First set of pictures for your enjoyment. You can view the whole album on Flickr. https://flic.kr/s/aHskog8nKj
Sensō-ji temple. Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple. Established in 628.
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For those who like robots and anime, here is a life sized Gundam statue in Odaiba, Tokyo.
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very cool!
That is cool.
We rode the Shinkansen to Kyoto and visited Yasaka Shrine (Shinto) and the Gion Geisha district. We saw a Maiko (apprentice) but wasn't able to take some pictures.
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I'm always impressed with how clean streets are in Japanese cities. It literally looks so clean you could eat off of them. Very nice pictures Jomni! O0
Great pictures, jomni.
Thanks for sharing, Jomni. You got some great shots.
What's interesting is that these ancient temples and shrines are still being used today for religious activities and is still relevant in their daily lives.
Thanks for posting.
So easy is it to travel about? Are the hotels comfortable?
Very nice presentation. Looks like a great place to see. I'll put it on my Bucket List.
Quote from: Centurion40 on November 02, 2015, 08:43:48 AM
Thanks for posting.
So easy is it to travel about? Are the hotels comfortable?
As an Asian, it is fine for me. You need to know the rail system so a bit of pre-planning is needed. Knowing a little Japanese helps too.
I got crushed by the infamous Tokyo rush hour crowd like the one below.
As for hotels, they mostly offer two separate beds instead of the usual single king sized bed.
aaaaah - that explains it
for the last 15 years i have got in lifts in London hotels that are packed in like sardines - but no, at every stop on every floor theres always a Japanese family happy to try and squeeze in, despite the occassional
'theres clearly no fkng room, step back!!!' shouts from the back of the lift, nothing will deter them
i see now they experience this everyday!!
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 02, 2015, 05:29:36 PM
aaaaah - that explains it
for the last 15 years i have got in lifts in London hotels that are packed in like sardines - but no, at every stop on every floor theres always a Japanese family happy to try and squeeze in, despite the occassional
'theres clearly no fkng room, step back!!!' shouts from the back of the lift, nothing will deter them
i see now they experience this everyday!!
I used to live in Japan (only for a year, SDR is our resident expert).
A "full" elevator in the west is only about a quarter full by Japanese standards.
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The most compressed I've ever been was outside of a train station after a small fire. When the "all clear" was given the press of bodies was both orderly and beyond anything you can imagine. Without being crushed there managed to probably be 15 people touching some part of my body - maybe more. I've never experienced anything like it.
Quote from: LongBlade on November 02, 2015, 05:39:50 PM
... 15 people touching some part of my body - maybe more. I've never experienced anything like it.
And you didn't even have to pay them- Win/Win for everyone! :))
I've had two separate incidents of an elevator getting stuck between floors while I was in it. The first time the emergency phone in the box wasn't sending outgoing calls either, so all I got to hear was "hello? hello?" on the other end before someone eventually decided to come check 20 minutes later, after repeated calls.
Thankfully wasn't very crowded either time. With my past elevator luck, I'd probably start to panic in a sardine situation.
My hand was caught in between some guy's groin and another guy's butt.
Quote from: jomni on November 02, 2015, 08:28:27 PM
My hand was caught in between some guy's groin and another guy's butt.
Hey, we don't judge.
Have you met Gus yet?
Quote from: LongBlade on November 02, 2015, 05:39:50 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 02, 2015, 05:29:36 PM
aaaaah - that explains it
for the last 15 years i have got in lifts in London hotels that are packed in like sardines - but no, at every stop on every floor theres always a Japanese family happy to try and squeeze in, despite the occassional
'theres clearly no fkng room, step back!!!' shouts from the back of the lift, nothing will deter them
i see now they experience this everyday!!
I used to live in Japan (only for a year, SDR is our resident expert).
A "full" elevator in the west is only about a quarter full by Japanese standards.
You just didn't look scary enough. I could be on a completely packed train but I'd still have a little
gaijin bubble of space around me most of the time. The shaved head and goatee I sported at the time probably helped.
Haha gaijin bubble. Too bad I don't look gaijin enough.
Quote from: jomni on November 03, 2015, 02:37:35 AM
Haha gaijin bubble. Too bad I don't look gaijin enough.
I'm sure you did. You just didn't realize it. Once you spend enough time over there it's becomes fairly easy to figure out - if not by looks than demeanor.
And teeth.