Random Pics From Japan!

[Rezz]

Hello... I've got bearly a week and a half left in Japan and I thought I might post up some real random stuff I've got pics from... nothing special but they may be of interest to some who might be REALLY bored at work/home whatever...

My wife ordered some carboard boxes (called 'Dan-boh-ru' in Japanese...) and there was this 'Power Builder Bee Racing' piece of card under the plastic straps to protect the boxes from ripping etc... of all the places...

A pic of the Moon and Venus at dusk in Ashiya, I took it a few days ago. Thats only a 3x zoom with a Canon IXY 500.

I went to the Nanko street drifting a few weeks back and took this pic of SAU member 'Gojira's car... the R32 is at the back (no I didn't have a go at drifting).

Japanese holiday 'Obon' fireworks on the Yodo river in Osaka. About 2 million people were along the river and surronding areas to watch that night. Taken about 3 weeks ago.

Just some random 'Engrish' written on a CD box...

Edited September 10, 2005 by Rezz

[Rezz]

Speaking of 'Engrish' check these out... Alloy wheel center caps:

If you've been to Japan and you don't know Ka-ru Ojisan, you should be sent to bed without dinner! :lol:

The Skyline ready to get loaded into a shipping container...

[Rezz]

Random Umeda (Osaka) streetscapes...

At first I thought C-West had gone under, but they're just refurbishing their Nishinomiya Service Garage.

If you ever wondered what a SuperAutobacs garage looks like, well here it is... with my Silvia getting the front coilovers changed and big camber dialled in (and white AVS VS-6 wheels put back on)...

... went out into the parking lot while waiting and saw this:

[Rezz]

My missus got a new laptop:

I noticed that Japanese laptops have 'Characters' floating around the screen... you have to look after them. This one is called 'Para-chan' an it's a baby seal (boy).

Here he's asking: "Have you been using the Schedule function?"

Thats all for now

[Intensevil]

Great pics man. Barely ever see stuff like this on the net so top job! and Both your cars look soo dam clean. Good luck with the move back to aussieland

[Rezz]

Thanks mate

Some more:

Some pics of Sakura (cherry blossoms) I took earlier in the year around April or so. They only bloom like this (in this area - the blooming starts from Kyushu then moves north up throughuot Japan) for a week or two then look just like normal trees for the rest of the year...

... another streetscape.

You see? Ricey car mods DO exist in Japan! It's a Mitsubishi Legnum.

Edited September 10, 2005 by Rezz

[Rezz]

This is Itami Airport, Osakas northern Domestic terminal. Actually, it was Osakas old International terminal before Kansai International was built 10 years or so ago.

Some driving shots, going down Route 43 (night) and Hanshin Kousoku Wangan-sen (Hanshin Bayside Expressway). It's not always that empty, but between speed camera locations you can average 150 - 180km/h (damn speed limiter!) if it's quiet.

[Intensevil]

wtf kind of parking is that in the last sakura picture?

[Rezz]

wtf kind of parking is that in the last sakura picture?

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It a really old corner house, maybe 60+ years old, and thats the only space for a car on the 'block'... I say block but the whole house would be on a pad of say 8m x 10m

[cogs]

I'm on 56k so I've been downloading this page for the last 3 days now

But seriously I love seeing pics like this.

Everything seems more exciting when it's in Japan

Have a safe trip home, rezz!

[Player_Hater]

cool pics... im definately bored enough 2 have a look and always wif delight... I like the cherry blossoms.. its cherry blossoms yeh?

[Beer Baron]

lovely photos justin. i am sure you will miss japan quite badly. is your wife coming with you to aus?

i know i will miss your pics, but i will take plenty of my own in january when i go back.

[lwells]

I noticed that Japanese laptops have 'Characters' floating around the screen... you have to look after them. This one is called 'Para-chan' an it's a baby seal (boy).

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OMG. Its Clippy's Japanese cousin

I love this little insights in to peoples lives/world. In some ways these more mundane things are the most interesting.

[Elmo_Chic]

I have para-chan on my laptop too!

I can click on him and try and get money. I get more money if he eats food and gets bigger.

[180Pete]

awsome pics, makes me want to visit japan even more

[aussie_tul]

nice pictures,mann!!

[AMS]

Great pics! I spot a Stagea in one of them...B)

[Ronin 09]

If anyone has ever seen the Japanese movie "nobody knows", is this where they filmed the end with the little girl?

Awsome movie...

[aussie_tul]

sakura is very beautiful

[Ronin 09]

also Rezz - thought you were leaving the skyline in Japan?