murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 The following are a few of my favorite pictures I took while on vacation, enjoy. Tokyo Tower Shiny Building in Tokyo My Favorite Building I think i want to go to the 2nd floor Tokyo Street at Night Ad Board outside of an Electronics Store Jizo Statues (Buddhist protector of children) - this temple had thousands of them Kyoto - Golden Pavilion A friendly dont walk sign Fushimi Inari Shrine - there were over 1000 of these Shinto Torii [gates] Osaka Castle Osaka Skyline at Dusk A Love Hotel Famous, Colorful Ads A Bomb Dome - the only building left in Hiroshima built prior to Aug 6 1945 An Old Buddah from Daisho-in Temple Lastly, my personal favorite Miyajima "Floating" Torii Gate [on a cloudy day, I am sure this is super badass with blue skies and water] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 looks incredible, vince. glad you had a good trip and made it home safely. we've missed you around here, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eriathomas Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 What, no Geisha's in Kyoto?! Looks awesome Vince, glad you enjoyed yourself. Did you walk through Akihabara at all in Tokyo, and see all the weird anime stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davezer Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks like a great time! the picture a Love Hotel makes me giggle. silly heads with feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 The city looks so clean, not sure if it really is but it looks that way. Cool pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Very jealous! Looks like you had a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurrobear Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I can't wait till its my turn to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 i had a great time, thanks everyone. akihabara is amazing. the yodobashi video board above is from that area. of all the technology, i have to say that toilet seats are the most amazing things i saw! no geisha girls, they can run you up to 800 bones an hour. i did spend some time at a hostess bar - a good time, but my japanese was hardly conversational the cities are all absolutely spotless, there is no trash anywhere to be seen. what makes this even more odd is that there are no trash cans anywhere! lots of recycling bins to toss out the vending machine teas and beers, but no trash. also, they limit smoking outside to designated areas so butts arent all over the place either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servo Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 miyajima is the coolest fucking place in all of japan. how awesome were the deer there!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 miyajima is the coolest fucking place in all of japan. how awesome were the deer there!? they were awesome. this little guy wanted to party hard, but i knew i wouldnt be able to keep up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 some of the pics aren't loading right due to my slow internet, but no life sized gundam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 the gundam sadly wasnt up anymore. i did make it to the Studio Ghibli museum, but no photos allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviolentworld Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 i enjoyed these photos. looks like you had an awesome time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eriathomas Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Yeah, they took the Gundam down a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanukichu Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 the gundam sadly wasnt up anymore. i did make it to the Studio Ghibli museum, but no photos allowed. SO JEALOUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fueledbymike Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 wow this makes me really want to go out and travel. so beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 That castle looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nice pics. Did you make it to Kamakura or Nikko? I love Japan. What did you think about Osaka (in general, and also compared to Tokyo)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 murakami (if you're okay, i will call your name ), i suggest you dig a japanese films named 'always : sunset on 3rd street' both episodes, you will fall in love with tokyo tower. i like that film a lot. about your pictures, those looks so good. you make me miss tokyo after never visit it nearly to 15 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nice pics. Did you make it to Kamakura or Nikko?I love Japan. What did you think about Osaka (in general, and also compared to Tokyo)? Didnt make it to either of those places. Osaka was pretty awesome, the food there was out of this world. Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki will be missed greatly. Osaka gave me a feel of being a city that would be easier to live in than Tokyo, it felt a little less clustered. I wish I had alloted more time to spend there, I know that much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 murakami (if you're okay, i will call your name ),i suggest you dig a japanese films named 'always : sunset on 3rd street' both episodes, you will fall in love with tokyo tower. i like that film a lot. about your pictures, those looks so good. you make me miss tokyo after never visit it nearly to 15 years.... i have those two films on my radar and will watch them when they become available on netflix, thanks Yu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soysquad Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hokkaido or GTFO j/k, looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hokkaido or GTFOj/k, looks awesome! if i had the time, i would have totally gone to Hokkaido - they had the ice festivals going on. the snow sculptures would have been ridiculous to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 The land of wind and ghosts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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