JAPANLIFE... (Mega Pic Warning)

[Rezz]

To all Japan residents:

I've had a request to post up pics of everyday life in Japan... the local Konbini, vending machines, housing, shops, the nextdoor neighbors dog...

So go for it! Post up as many pics as you can (but keep the comments short and sweet... cheers)

I'll start:

Umeda, Osaka, Western Japan, early March 2004. View from my schools 3rd floor balcony, looking across the Umeda Center Bulidings forecourt to Hankyu Entertainment Park 5 (Hep 5) and the Hep 5 Ferris wheel.

[Demon Dave]

for anyone interested in seeing what "everyday Japan" is like, especially Tokyo then I highly recommend having a look at hunkabutta. It's a weblog of a guy that lives in Tokyo - and has hundreds superb photos that really give you an idea of what it's like.

But, for those who can't be bothered to follow the link or wade through 2 years of blog entries, here's some of my poor efforts...

Tokyo Skyline:

Sashimi

Tokyo Street

Traditional fans

Japanese chef prepares food as customers watch

Traditional Japanese wedding

Sunset in Hakone

when it snows in Yamanashi

[Demon Dave]

Japanese "Oni" or devil

Guardian at entrance to a temple

Golden temple in Kyoto

Traditional Japanese garden

Buddhist monks

no comment

kids parade in the annual Tanabata festival

some of my students at their kindergarten graduation party (yes, even kindergarten students have grad parties and at 2 hours, it's almost as long as my University Grad ceremony! )

[(B1) MR_fanny]

gotta love that monk statue!!

ive heard of parks where people gather just to hang out and dance/break...does anyone have pics of those....oh and some sunday markets too:D:D

[Rezz]

Dave, as good as they are, most of those are tourist shots/travel brochure style shots... no offence

I was asked to take pics of stuff I'd see walking to the train station or going to the supermarket, that sort of thing... but go for it anyway, don't mind me!

[urbanoperations]

nice looking pics, damn those DOCKS are huge , awesome place japan is

[Demon Dave]

Dave, as good as they are, most of those are tourist shots/travel brochure style shots... no offence

 

I was asked to take pics of stuff I'd see walking to the train station or going to the supermarket, that sort of thing... but go for it anyway, don't mind me!

In which case, hunkabutta has tons of great photos like these:

photos by Michael Clarke

[Demon Dave]

[urbanoperations]

damn there is a lot of people on that train, in the last pic what are those green ball things?

are they some type of seaweed/kelp ball dried out are they???

[Demon Dave]

see Hunkabutta for many, many more like these...

[Evo_Lee]

I'll have to dig up some old photos as I'm already domesticated and don't find anything unusual these days.

Dave, as good as they are, most of those are tourist shots/travel brochure style shots... no offence

Oh you mean these non-tourist shot . Taken last Saturday, my mate's STi V2 he rallies course without the 18" when he is bashing through the bushes.

[NRB]

Man, I miss Japan!

[benm]

man I wanna go to Japan

[Rezz]

This is pretty much what I see on the way to work every morning...

Down the end of the street on the left is my apartment building.

JR Kobe line looking west up to Settsu Motoyama station.

1960's era house... it withstood the Hanshin earthquake back in '95.

Again, looking west towards Sumiyoshi this time.

Hankyu Okamoto station. This is one of the more classier areas around Ashiya (a famously wealthy place where a number of Japanese celebrities live).

Not so exciting I know, just wanted to let you guys in on what I see from day to day... more tomorrow.

[benm]

haha I find it interesting how in most pics it looks like a 3rd world country until you look in the garage and see they have a really nice car

[SKY031]

The streets look so clean...... unlike every melbourne street which is strewn with paper, plastic bags, cans, broken bottles, syringes and debris from car crashes. :Oops:

[benm]

Your living in the wrong area than SKY031. Just in walking from the carpark to my office (150m) I have to dodge 2 council cleaning trucks and 2 council guys walking around with those leaf blower thingo's.

..they don't exactly like to give way either

[dan_the_man]

These photos are fantastic!!!

I want more!

[Rezz]

Some more pics:

Shitloads of bikes... an all too common site in the city.

A reasonably high-tech drink machine.

A typical Mitsubishi elevator at my bosses apartment. I have exactly the same one in my building.

As if the Mitsubishi Galant headlights were'nt slim enough, this guy has used white vinyl tape to give the Galant some "much-needed" eyelids, and has taped over the front fog lamps to make them into circles aswell (beat that Brian!!! )

Who said Panasonic just make Hi-fi, car stereo and TV's? This bike had just about everything, except disk brakes. Btw, Panasonic also make houses... yes, houses (called "PanaHome").

Umeda, Osaka... looking out to the Hankyu Grand Hotel (tall building).

Umeda, Osaka looking north...

Looking down a stairwell to the street below.

Another Umeda street scene.

Another view of the Hep 5 Ferris wheel. That train line is 3 stories off the ground, with the highway in the distance another 3 stories above the train line.

Looking east to Osaka Business Park and the general direction of Osaka Castle.

[G0DF4Th3R]

funny how everything looks so quiet especially in Rezz's neighbourhood