Reasons to love living in Japan « Notes From Tokyo. Hello!
Here I am again, after a few days away, with a gift for you: a great post written by my sweetheart friend . Before leaving Tokyo and back to Los Angeles, Eva wrote 65 reasons why she loved living in Tokyo. It’s just amazing how she managed to put all these points together. I’m sure you’ll love this post! Enjoy! It’s legal, it’s fun, it’s a way of life.
. : As many of you know, Toilets in Japan come installed with coolers (and heaters, for the winter) . : I’m Asian. . : It exists. . . : I hate cellphones, but if I’m going to use one, it might as well be a Japanese phone. . . . . : This is a concept that continues to baffle me because sadly, my western society is one that is very much divided and defined by class systems. . : I really like this one! : Japanese sticker pictures. . . : People take a week off to sit under pink cloud-like trees to drink publicly while admiring nature. . : I’ve always like symmetry and Tokyo is full of it! Homelessness in Japan (City Poor in Japan 2008) AKIHABARA, JAPAN － ELECTRIC CITY OF THE BIGGEST IN JAPAN 1080P. 50 Reasons Why Japan Is Awesome (or, 50 Things To Do & See In Japan)
This is a MONSTER post with lots of photos, so let’s get straight into it.
In no particular order, here is 50 cool things about Japan… Vending machines: Mostly they are really nothing special. We’ve heard rumours of vending machines with used school-girls panties and other crazy things, but never seen anything like it on my travels around this country. They are great because if you are thirsty, no matter where you are you are just about guaranteed to find one. And the prices are all reasonable, only about 10-50% higher than supermarkets, but definitely cheaper (and more convenient than) convenience stores – but that still equates to be about half the price we pay for the same drinks in Australia.
A colourful vending machine along the canal in Dotonbori, Osaka. Think you’ve seen them all? Beer vending machines: Usually about the same, sometimes less than convenience store prices. Dark, inebriated photo of the beer vending machine near my house. Nice and cheap at the local supermarket. Japanese Smileys. Japanese Smileys Most of us know side-ways smileys like :-) or :D or even 8-].
These were invented by Scott Fahlman in 1982, turn 25 years now and are used almost all over the world. Including in Google applications like Google Talk, which rotate smileys you enter into "normal" direction. The following was Scott's original post where he made his announcement that would change the world... or at least, make parts of it a little more emotional: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) From: Scott E Fahlman Japanese smileys (or "emoticons"/ "facemarks") on the other hand aren't read side-ways, and they are also more stronger focused on the expression of the eyes. Here are some Japanese smileys courtesy of this overview (you will be able to reproduce all of them in UTF-8 character encoding, but not ASCII): (･ｪ-) ... good night ( ^_^) ... hi!
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L. Ashliman © 1998-2008 Contents Return to D. The Two Frogs Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, on the sea coast, while the other dwelt in a clear little stream which ran through the city of Kyoto. So one fine morning in the spring they both set out along the road that led from Kyoto to Osaka, one from one end and the other from the other. They looked at each other for a moment without speaking, and then fell into conversation, explaining the cause of their meeting so far from their homes. "What a pity we are not bigger," said the Osaka frog; "for then we could see both towns from here, and tell if it is worth our while going on. " "Oh, that is easily managed," returned the Kyoto frog.
This idea pleased the Osaka frog so much that he at once jumped up and put his front paws on the shoulder of his friend, who had risen also. "Dear me! " The Mirror of Matsuyama Source: F. "Buried! " Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour. Dating-sims in English - Aurora. 21F.030 East Asian Cultures: From Zen to Pop, Fall 2005. 21F.065 Japanese Literature and Cinema, Spring 2006. 21F.039 Japanese Popular Culture, Spring 2003.