Life in Japan - Pictures galore !! Arcades, Temples, Rainy days, etc

**Yakumo** · 06-29-2011

Nice pictures, Kao. Done with a DSLR for sure but what one did you use?

Yakumo

**Kao** · 06-29-2011

Thanks, Yakumo. I shot them with a Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS7. It's a pretty nice camera!

At first I was concerned that it had a smaller maximum aperture than my old Canon PowerShot, as well as a shorter maximum shutter length in Program mode, but the image quality was better, and it turns out that bumping the ISO up a few times in low light isn't terrible when you're shooting at 12 MP. I did a lot of manual exposures with a tripod, as well.

**Tatsujin** · 07-04-2011

some random stuff :)

A very fame latern ;)

Some tomatos

Some Engrish lulz:

**Yakumo** · 07-04-2011

How the hell can those idiots have miss spelt game consoles names? The Japanese really are a disgrace when it comes to English.

Yakumo

**subbie** · 07-04-2011

Tatsujin,
How is the space invader coin bank? I've always though about buying one.

Originally Posted by Yakumo

How the hell can those idiots have miss spelt game consoles names? The Japanese really are a disgrace when it comes to English.

Yakumo

Hehe, first one to catch my eye was Rejister, the game console names was golden since it's written on the box.

**MattyHusted** · 07-05-2011

just wow such awesome pictures me and the girlfriend wanna go to japan someday she loves the culture and i just love the technology

**GaijinPunch** · 07-06-2011

NSFW...Funny as shit though...

**Tatsujin** · 07-06-2011

ROLF!!

**Martin** · 07-06-2011

Where, and how much?

**Consumed** · 07-06-2011

Forget what the overhead pictures look like, on the other side of that wall is some 63 year old crone pissed off her tits on Saki :nod:

**spot778** · 07-07-2011

Love how the trucks there had all the accessories like a hot wheels toy

it's all old stuff shot in '09.

**Yakumo** · 07-19-2011

At the moment a typhoon is passing through Japan although it's not coming here. Saying that it has had a very strange effect on the lighting. At 7pm tonight everything was a strange shade of dark pinky purple!

All of these below shots were taken from different windows of my house. the images have not been photoshoped or altered in anyway at all except for size.

This picture below is from the balcony

and again from the balcony of the school over the road.

Yakumo

**Sp!nz** · 07-22-2011

Originally Posted by Yakumo

How the hell can those idiots have miss spelt game consoles names? The Japanese really are a disgrace when it comes to English.

Yakumo

It could never be worst than fake marketing french phrases :nod:

Especially "Bonjour Bon" where they sell french pretended breads and pastries :P

@ Tatsujin : in Yujin we trust :thumbsup:

I really enjoyed the thread , i almost seen every pages , it's incredible to see how much things can be appreciated depending of the context.

If i think about it , i'll try to share some to :)

**GaijinPunch** · 07-23-2011

Especially "Bonjour Bon" where they sell french pretended breads and pastries

Why bother with those when you have Viron, Aux Bachanalles (sp?) and Paul -- who have better than French, French pastries. :)

**GaijinPunch** · 07-23-2011

Photos...

**Yakumo** · 07-23-2011

Getting a bit arty farty with that last shot :-P Love the game center picture. Great angle on that one.

Yakumo

**Sp!nz** · 07-23-2011

It looks somebody just insert coins in Shinjuku's Taito Station :D

**GaijinPunch** · 07-23-2011

Well, they all went through heavy post production to be fair, and the last one was a simple click of a button on the phone. Didn't realize I uploaded it at full resolution. It worked better than in color.

And yep -- that's exactly where that photo was taken: Taito Station. Good eye, Sp!nz! Would love to do an "arcades" series. The old magazine Continue had some inspirational "hipster" arcade shots.

**Kao** · 07-24-2011

Great shots. I love Shinjuku. :) That tilt shift lens photo looks like it was taken near Shinjuku station. Is the Tokyo Tower one just a long exposure? Tokyo is a beautiful place, and you can get some incredible shots just by leaving the lens open a bit longer. Thanks for sharing.