CKemu's Future Trip to Tokyo

**CKemu** · February 25th, 2008

Well as the title suggests, I'm off to Japan, in roughly one months time for a ten day holiday. Planning on spending most of my time in Tokyo, but also visiting Kyoto for its temples, history and of course the Manga Museum!

Going to climb Fuji-San - I don't mean half way up to take some pictures and pretend to have done it, I mean all the way to its summit, despite the fact it will be the first mountain I've climbed! (gulp)

Aside from the obvious overly photographed spots like Shinjuku's night skyline, Kyoto's famous Golden Temple etc I intend on using my 12MP camera and the 8GB of memory I'll be packing to take a variety of images which really depict not only the infamous and oft stereotyped Japanese culture, but Japanese life in general!

This trip is partly to aid me in getting used to Japanese culture as I will be moving out there as a teacher hopefully later this year (assuming my final teaching course goes well!).

Now this trip is a month away, so why the thread? Well I'm currently writting a series of notes (to take with me), on places I want to see, things I want to experience etc..and no not the soap girls, though that'd be an entertaining option!

When I've been on this trip I'll post my experiences and photos here, along with a first person perspective on what Tokyo/Japan is really like!

So if you've been to Tokyo/Japan, or indeed live there, what would you recommend I photograph and experience? Noting I am fairly familiar with Japanese culture in general, so looking for those more "out of the way" or "hidden gems" that I might overlook.

Sofar a few "must see's":

Harajuku - Yoyogi Park - Cosplay / Fashion: Got to visit on a Sunday to witness a cosplay mecca!

Shibuya - Shopping / Fashion: Its neon night sky, the 109 store (female only afaik, not sure?)

Akihabara - Otaku and Everything gaming! - Arcades, Otaku culture, anime/manga stores, MAIDS!

Ikebukuro - Home of Jean Snows "Cafe Pause" and various exclusive fashion houses and some nice parks!

Shinjuku - Again its sky line, with the TMG building as a view point, though not familiar with some of its more subtle points. Given it'll be the end of march, probably visit "Shinjuku Gyoen" for its cherry blossoms.

I'll be staying in Akasaka, so only a stones throw from Roppongi, however Roppongi is aimed at westerners, so I'd rather avoid it mostly, but I'd like to go clubbing - whilst avoiding "No foreigners" signs, I know there's a fairly famous club or two in the Tokyo bay area, but thats one hell of a treck when erm ..well potentially drunk!..So nightlife tips would be handy!

skoreanime · February 25th, 2008

Nice, I hope I can do the same thing one day

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Consider this thread bookmarked!

PCXL-Fan · February 25th, 2008

Be sure to go to a Shin Buddhist temple.

**MiretanK** · February 25th, 2008

SCEJ Headquarters!

Phil · February 25th, 2008

Make sure you visit Aichi, Toyotas global headquarters!! theres tons of museums there for the car freak, such as myself

Good Luck

P.S dont forget to take some great pics of those female cosplayers!!

ShadowDancer · February 25th, 2008

So I'm guessing you're going to fondle the school girls in the trains?

Remember those trains get packed so if your hand happens to "slip", no one would notice

Phil · February 25th, 2008

lol theres inforcers on the lookout for that.

Btw, if you have a camera phone, the "click" noise has to be enabled. This to deter upskirts

anyway, i doubt your phone will run on their networks. youre probably going to have to do most of your communication on the internet.

**CKemu** · February 25th, 2008

Taking my phone only as a alarm and to be used before and after the holiday (airport etc).

PSP, headphones, Camera (bought specifically for this trip) are the basic electric goods I am taking, bunch of clothes, a phrase book, my notepad and plenty of space for moogle cuddlies and random crap I buy!

I might visit Inuyama, for its castle, given its direct link to "Oda Nobunaga".

Phil · February 25th, 2008

dude you should buy a life size buster sword (the one cloud had in ff7) before you go and take it with you.

that way the yakuza wouldnt dare screw with you

skoreanime · February 25th, 2008

I demand many, many pics of neko girls!

*Edit
And a bunch of cute kimono wearing ones too

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Phil · February 25th, 2008

skore, this is supossed to be educational

Titus03 · February 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCXL-Fan

Be sure to go to a Shin Buddhist temple.

...and don't show your soles.

Taste some japanese beer and tell us if it was as good as many people have said.

**MiretanK** · February 25th, 2008

Take care with the 'traps' too, CK.

Phil · February 25th, 2008

hmmm why not take this trip as an opportunity to make global news?? hijack a Shinkansen or infilterate the government over there.

btw buy some quality Doujinshi. the selection over there is unmatched

Seta-San · February 25th, 2008

you pretty much covered the highlights afaik. Just try to keep in mind that japan is NOT the happy place you see in anime. This is the place with the highest suicide rate in the world. All those anime are there just to convince kids to try to last past highschool. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, could you say hi to old man fujiki in shinjuku. You would immediately recognise him if you saw him. He runs a portable okonomiyaki stand around the tokyo metropolitan building.

Hard core Rikki · February 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seta-San

japan is NOT the happy place you see in anime. This is the place with the highest suicide rate in the world. All those anime are there just to convince kids to try to last past highschool.

you...you kIIIed the thread

ck, babe cosplay pics, k thx ?

Seta-San · February 25th, 2008

happy to be of service.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hard core Rikki

you...you kIIIed the thread

ck, babe cosplay pics, k thx ?

Squall-Leonhart · February 25th, 2008

Sailormoon CosPlay sex pics or ban!

Cid Highwind · February 25th, 2008

I wouldn't return without pictures of Yokohama forklifts... and sailors, lots of sailors

**CKemu** · February 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seta-San

you pretty much covered the highlights afaik. Just try to keep in mind that japan is NOT the happy place you see in anime. This is the place with the highest suicide rate in the world. All those anime are there just to convince kids to try to last past highschool. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, could you say hi to old man fujiki in shinjuku. You would immediately recognise him if you saw him. He runs a portable okonomiyaki stand around the tokyo metropolitan building.

Thankfully I've never followed much anime, so my impression of Japan is alittle more rounded, if I spot any salarymen jumping, I'll be sure to grab a picture or two!

...Old man Fujiki near the TMG Building..erm, okay...I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hard core Rikki

you...you kIIIed the thread

ck, babe cosplay pics, k thx ?

I'm already planning to go to the Bridge in Harajuku on sunday, the home of Gothic Lolita and Cosplay hanging out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squall-Leonhart

Sailormoon CosPlay sex pics or ban!

If anyone is doing Sailormoon, afaik its mostly cosplaying their favourite bands these days and more modern animes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cid Highwind

I wouldn't return without pictures of Yokohama forklifts... and sailors, lots of sailors

Whilst I plan to visit Yokohama, sailors are not on my list, unless they're cute school girls

February 25th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
CKemu It's a Spinning Smile! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,220	CKemu's Future Trip to Tokyo Well as the title suggests, I'm off to Japan, in roughly one months time for a ten day holiday. Planning on spending most of my time in Tokyo, but also visiting Kyoto for its temples, history and of course the Manga Museum! Going to climb Fuji-San - I don't mean half way up to take some pictures and pretend to have done it, I mean all the way to its summit, despite the fact it will be the first mountain I've climbed! (gulp) Aside from the obvious overly photographed spots like Shinjuku's night skyline, Kyoto's famous Golden Temple etc I intend on using my 12MP camera and the 8GB of memory I'll be packing to take a variety of images which really depict not only the infamous and oft stereotyped Japanese culture, but Japanese life in general! This trip is partly to aid me in getting used to Japanese culture as I will be moving out there as a teacher hopefully later this year (assuming my final teaching course goes well!). Now this trip is a month away, so why the thread? Well I'm currently writting a series of notes (to take with me), on places I want to see, things I want to experience etc..and no not the soap girls, though that'd be an entertaining option! When I've been on this trip I'll post my experiences and photos here, along with a first person perspective on what Tokyo/Japan is really like! So if you've been to Tokyo/Japan, or indeed live there, what would you recommend I photograph and experience? Noting I am fairly familiar with Japanese culture in general, so looking for those more "out of the way" or "hidden gems" that I might overlook. Sofar a few "must see's": Harajuku - Yoyogi Park - Cosplay / Fashion: Got to visit on a Sunday to witness a cosplay mecca! Shibuya - Shopping / Fashion: Its neon night sky, the 109 store (female only afaik, not sure?) Akihabara - Otaku and Everything gaming! - Arcades, Otaku culture, anime/manga stores, MAIDS! Ikebukuro - Home of Jean Snows "Cafe Pause" and various exclusive fashion houses and some nice parks! Shinjuku - Again its sky line, with the TMG building as a view point, though not familiar with some of its more subtle points. Given it'll be the end of march, probably visit "Shinjuku Gyoen" for its cherry blossoms. I'll be staying in Akasaka, so only a stones throw from Roppongi, however Roppongi is aimed at westerners, so I'd rather avoid it mostly, but I'd like to go clubbing - whilst avoiding "No foreigners" signs, I know there's a fairly famous club or two in the Tokyo bay area, but thats one hell of a treck when erm ..well potentially drunk!..So nightlife tips would be handy! __________________ » Beta Tester for PCSX2 \| ZeroGS KOSMOS \| Satourne \| nullDC \| Dolphin \| Misc Projects « » AMD64 X2 4400+ 939 1MB L2 @ 2.20GHz \| GeForce 8800 GTX 768: 575/1800 \| 2GB OCZ DC RAM @ 2-3-2-5 \| 768GiB HDD « Last edited by CKemu; February 25th, 2008 at 01:58.

February 25th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
skoreanime Insomniac in training... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,963	Nice, I hope I can do the same thing one day . Consider this thread bookmarked! __________________ Born free, riding free, living free. Always be free. Q6600 @ 3Ghz, 333x9 Gigabyte DS3R, Rev1.0 Patriot Extreme DDR2 PC-6400RAM BFG 9800GX2 @ stock

February 25th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
PCXL-Fan GET 2 DA CHOPPAAAAAAA!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada ──────────────────── PC Accelerator (aka PCXL) was a Computer gaming magazine published from 1997 until 2000 Posts: 2,942	Be sure to go to a Shin Buddhist temple. __________________ E6600 Core 2 Duo, Geforce 8800GTX @ Stock Speed. 1x 2.1GB HDD, 1x 1.4GB HDD Windows XP Pro Sp2. \| Flexing my penticeps for tri-mammaried ladies across the world \| gamersat678's Bug Reporter \|\|\| cottonvibe's pcsx2 guide for noobs \|\|\| GSdx plugin DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

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February 25th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,663	Make sure you visit Aichi, Toyotas global headquarters!! theres tons of museums there for the car freak, such as myself Good Luck P.S dont forget to take some great pics of those female cosplayers!! __________________

February 25th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
ShadowDancer Heh... Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 1,899	So I'm guessing you're going to fondle the school girls in the trains? Remember those trains get packed so if your hand happens to "slip", no one would notice

February 25th, 2008	#7 (permalink)
Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,663	lol theres inforcers on the lookout for that. Btw, if you have a camera phone, the "click" noise has to be enabled. This to deter upskirts anyway, i doubt your phone will run on their networks. youre probably going to have to do most of your communication on the internet. __________________

February 25th, 2008	#8 (permalink)
CKemu It's a Spinning Smile! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,220	Taking my phone only as a alarm and to be used before and after the holiday (airport etc). PSP, headphones, Camera (bought specifically for this trip) are the basic electric goods I am taking, bunch of clothes, a phrase book, my notepad and plenty of space for moogle cuddlies and random crap I buy! I might visit Inuyama, for its castle, given its direct link to "Oda Nobunaga". __________________ » Beta Tester for PCSX2 \| ZeroGS KOSMOS \| Satourne \| nullDC \| Dolphin \| Misc Projects « » AMD64 X2 4400+ 939 1MB L2 @ 2.20GHz \| GeForce 8800 GTX 768: 575/1800 \| 2GB OCZ DC RAM @ 2-3-2-5 \| 768GiB HDD «

February 25th, 2008	#9 (permalink)
Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,663	dude you should buy a life size buster sword (the one cloud had in ff7) before you go and take it with you. that way the yakuza wouldnt dare screw with you __________________

February 25th, 2008	#10 (permalink)
skoreanime Insomniac in training... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,963	I demand many, many pics of neko girls! Edit And a bunch of cute kimono wearing ones too . __________________ Born free, riding free, living free. Always be free.* Q6600 @ 3Ghz, 333x9 Gigabyte DS3R, Rev1.0 Patriot Extreme DDR2 PC-6400RAM BFG 9800GX2 @ stock

February 25th, 2008	#11 (permalink)
Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,663	skore, this is supossed to be educational __________________

February 25th, 2008	#13 (permalink)
MiretanK bmlejanfjnfsknf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: kbnodibmp Posts: 2,323	Take care with the 'traps' too, CK. __________________ GeneralEmu\|dA Page\|flickr\|Unseen64\|Desktank

February 25th, 2008	#14 (permalink)
Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,663	hmmm why not take this trip as an opportunity to make global news?? hijack a Shinkansen or infilterate the government over there. btw buy some quality Doujinshi. the selection over there is unmatched __________________

February 25th, 2008	#15 (permalink)
Seta-San PCSX2ベータテスター Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,393	you pretty much covered the highlights afaik. Just try to keep in mind that japan is NOT the happy place you see in anime. This is the place with the highest suicide rate in the world. All those anime are there just to convince kids to try to last past highschool. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, could you say hi to old man fujiki in shinjuku. You would immediately recognise him if you saw him. He runs a portable okonomiyaki stand around the tokyo metropolitan building. __________________

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February 25th, 2008	#19 (permalink)
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