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– Tokyo, Japan – Daiba & Rainbow Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This Lumix GF-1 perspective captures the whole of my trip on a singular camera. From January 26 to February 20th, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japan Trip 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Day 1<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 2<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 3<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 4<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 5<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 6<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 7<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 8<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 9<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 10<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 11<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 12<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 13<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 14<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 15<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 16<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 17<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 18<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 19<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 20<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 21<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 22<\/a>] \u2013 [Day 23<\/a>] – [Day 24<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 27th, 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venturing around Daiba\/Odaiba, Aqua City, DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, Gundam Unicorn (Lalaport), Central Square, Ship Science Marine Museum, and of Soya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– One of my favourite images of Daiba, Rainbow Bridge, and this statue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Christmas Decorations still visible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Making note of the Rainbow Bridge and a river boat giving people tours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Skywalk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– A surreal experience hearing large planes taking off from Tokyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Surreal experience hearing, observing large passenger planes taking off from Tokyo, and over Daiba.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Surreal experience observing a plane taking off from Tokyo. Missing the full on ambience of the are, the unique roar of the engines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Aiming for the Maritime museum, especially hearing how it was being decommissioned. Closed down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Gundam Unicorn!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Gundam Unicorn!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Gundam Unicorn!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Gundam SEED FREEDOM movie advertisement – Winter 2023-2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Proudly Gundam! Sadly, a stupid tourist placed a water bottle in the hedges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Gundam Seed Freedom & Gundam Unicorn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I genuinely enjoyed Gundam SEED, Destiny, and especially the movie. The movie was great, and I view it all in high regard. Sadly, fake people shall destroy everything, trashing on everything they can, forcing everything to be be lesser than what it originally was. People can’t admire anything, hence the hate and constant disrespect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gundam: The Witch from Mercury was awesome on its own regards, sadly Far-Left political lunatics had to destroy that series into political trash. I initially cried at the nostalgia tied to the Gundam Statue in Yokohama, and when Gundam Mercury’s theme played. I sadly can’t have that moment because radicalized Far-Left terrorists ruin everything they touch, especially forcing Bandai-Namco to pretend their mental illness is validated. You don’t go around sexually assaulting little children, and you shouldn’t abuse the Japanese to pander to your poor up bringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I admire everything on its own merits, if sadly tainted by spoiled, bratty, and pathetic Far-Left lunatics turning everything into sexual assault, sexual child violations, and their own mental illness. Japan is bliss, the Woke Western world isn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– The back of Gundam Unicorn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– One of the best areas in Tokyo, especially for its various walking areas. Lovely gardens, trees, walkways, etc. Far better than what I would consider Ottawa (Canada) to be.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– DiverCity Tokyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Museum of Maritime Science!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– The lovely view of Tokyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– An obstructed view of Soya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– One of my favourite images – The Path of Life? Blocked one way, free the other. Forced to follow a path in life. It speaks poetically to me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Inside the ‘Museum of Maritime Science’.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Behind the counter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Cardinal directions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Soya – PL107.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Soya – PL107 – Mid-ship focus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Soya – PL107 – Bow focus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Poi! A highly decorative ashtray, something I found out after the fact. Fancy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Soya – PL107 – The lovely bow of Soya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Shinobazunoike Benten-do. (Temple & shrine) – (Ueno)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Kiyomizu Kannon-d? Temple (Ueno).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– A lovely, peaceful, nightly stroll in Ueno Park. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I had the most lovely walk I ever had in years, especially away from the retardation, and idiocy of the residence of Ottawa, Canada. Japan was highly peaceful, especially Ueno, with how serene everything was. It genuinely felt highly peaceful in Ueno I wish I had a prolonged stay in such an area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Away from people who brazenly eat bananas, cherries, apples, ice cream cones, or even husk corn in retail store settings in Ottawa. Away from drug addicts, crackheads, and dark-skinned rapists. Away from white-skinned ‘Karens’, and away from who refuse to follow common curtesy gestures. Japan was bliss, especially on the first day I had arrived there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan, the land of Common Sense. Granted, Japan has its own share of ‘Karens’, abusers, and such, just not in the scale I’m exposed to in Ottawa, and in Canada. Japan was genuinely bliss. I admired my strolls, my escapism, my attachments to Anime, and the various trains I hopped on. Not documented here is how I visited a location in Tokyo – Senzoku Station. I genuinely admired the off-beat path I traveled. Heavenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January 28th, 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Enoshima for the various attractions in the area. I traveled in from Ofuna Station to travel via the elevated monorail train. Quite a neat exprience! It allowed me to see a very beautiful, if shy, Mount Fuji in all her glory. Sadly, the clouds came rolling in forcing me to enjoy the Enoshima Aquarium instead, among other areas. I still enjoyed the Aquarium regardless of the cloud condition. Was on my ‘to-do’ list prior to my visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Mount Fuji, prior to being obscured by clouds, as viewed from Shonan-Enoshima Station. Next to Enoshima Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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February 1st, 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roaming around Hakodate, especially for this very scenic view. I came to Hakodate mainly for a split-land view, something I had initially seen via Japanese social media. For Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 vibes, and for an Anime called ‘Hokkaido Gals Are Super Cute’ Manga & Anime. Hakodate has everything going for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– A lovely, if overcast view of the area. JS Shiranui can be seen in the center-right of the image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Various freighters parked outside of the harbour. Snowy conditions, near sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Snowy, if beautiful. Strongly reminds me of various freighters parked outside of Vancouver’s harbour area. Lovely view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Beautiful Hakodate from the observatory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Airport on the upper-right side of the coast-line, ropeway on the bottom right, and Hakodate on the rest of the image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Hakodate allowed me to have a real winter in Japan, something I was unable to have in Ottawa over various reasonings. Too mild, potential climate manipulation (cloud seeding), etc. Japan was awesome, and I thank Hakodate for providing a real winter. A lovely moody sunset can also be seen behind the clouds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– The area became stupidly over-populated preventing people from taking proper images. I was forced to either wait, or improvise. I have a ‘V’ shaped nightly view of Hakodate. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Disgusting. Far too many people doing far too many stupid things. This area either needs to either, A) Allow less tourist bus people, or B) Expand the platform for more people to take images of Hakodate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I hated tourism in this place to the core of my bones. Similar to how the cold was beginning to freeze me to the core, so was the anger with how “over-tourism” fouled my mood in Hakodate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– L-Shaped lights held up on a tripod stick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– The one, or two best images I could obtain from Hakodate. I was genuinely angry with the “over-tourism” of the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– A warmer perspective of Hakodate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hakodate was fun, and I genuinely admired Hakodate. I simply wish it wasn’t overflowing with tourists in buses destroying the whole point of the observatory. I was even freezing to the core. My jacket gradually became useless in the cold climate up that mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hakodate was a genuinely magical experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February 3rd, 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main objective of my trip was to visit Sapporo’s Winter Snow Festival, something I finally managed to do. Miku, Hello Kitty, Gundam Seed Destiny, Blue Archive, and other fun attractions. It was a genuinely rewarding experience, one I admired highly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– Snow Miku 2024! Sapporo Winter Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Hello Kitty – 50th Anniversary. Also sharing for my Vancouver friend’s girl admiring Hello Kitty. Nice!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– 1st Anniversary to Sapporo’s first baseball team! (Es Con Field Hokkaido)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Sapporo railway network, and Sapporo Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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– Neuschwanstein Castle – Bavarian Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Side-Note<\/strong>: I feel split in emotion both knowing both good and bad German people. A few good ones being Red51, a game-maker for Rising World, and X-Shunin, an Anime friend from Germany. I met the latter in a game called Phantasy Star Online 2 after wondering if they were an NPC or not. We hung out for a bit from then onwards. On and off manner. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the bad ones? The rest of the Rising World forum community members are as vile as they can be, even spewing actual 100% hatred and bigotry, such hatred and bigotry they always attempt to pin such vile behaviours of theirs onto myself. They over-protect Rising World to a fault, especially on a political Far-Left leaning point of view. I’ve always had issues with German people aligned with Far-Left Liberal political idiocies, even to the point they’ve attempted to be brutally aggressive with it. Kicking me out of their Unofficial Discord group (peer pressure), harassing me on main and Steam forums, self-sabotaging themselves in modding, as well as allowing actual pedophile-behaviour go unexcused, as had been done by same morally corrupted girl simply visiting the Rising World community over abusive desires. Posting about me on Reddit. Abusive behaviour is tolerated by Far-Left leaning Germans, and those who admire Rising World from other nations [Mexico, USA, etc…]. I’m noting this because I wish I could befriend actual real-world human beings, especially from the German nationality. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the Dutch, German people are vile creatures to me, but only if they align themselves on the Far-Left scale on the political measurements. If they believe in fake “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ (DEI) then they’re as fake as the silicon breasts. I’ve always had issues with people (now with Germans) who lean Far-Left. Other real-world Germans noted how corrupt their news outlets are, hence the cause for Germans being more vile, aggressive, and vindictive. If someone calls you a Nazi then you can be 100% certain they’re a useful idiot, and a brainless moron in this world.<\/em> I’ve attempted to share Azur Lane’s Iron Blood German faction, was viewed as an insulting gesture. Far-Left Germans only care about violating little children, not the beauty of Japanese-Chinese artistic designs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[View Azur Lane’s German Iron Blood faction here via a Wiki.<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel bad for each, and any Japan local who has to deal with politically, morally corrupted Germans. I have to constantly deal with their stupid antics. Japan was a blessing, an escapism, and I had to note this as a side note attached to the ‘Swan Lake’ sculpture. If you’re either Dutch or German then do note I shall be highly wary, and on my guard against Far-Left minded lunatics. They sabotage everything they touch, especially in regards over false inclusion, fake diversity, and abusive practices. They’ll label people ‘Racist’, ‘transphobe’, and other Far-Left buzzwords because that’s all they have. They do not live in reality. They’ve (the Far-Left; LGBTQ folks & Far-Left Germans) been known to violate children, especially babies, to the point they had to have reconstructive surgery. Especially babies.<\/em> Headlines in Germany always note of female and child sexual violations. Some of what I’ll source may not be from Germany, the Far-Left Germans however firmly support it to the point they’re willing to blow up private property over their false, perverted ideals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Don’t believe me? Here – (1<\/a>), (2<\/a>), (3<\/a>), (4<\/a>), (5<\/a>), (6<\/a>), (7<\/a>), (8<\/a>), (9<\/a>), (10<\/a>).]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Japan is angry with Far-Left Westerners: [Here<\/a>].]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That grim side-note aside, back to the Japan and it’s proper escapism! A lovely, chill, snowy night in Sapporo. Properly, expertly crafted sculptures of varying types. I wish I could befriend uncorrupted, normal German friends, especially ones not shy about connecting with their German history, even in the slightest. I wish I could observe more occasions of Germans accepting of their past, especially once having proudly played ‘Silent Hunter 3’, a game about German U-Boats roaming the seas sinking convoys, a game released back in 2006. We need more true, natural, and proud Germans. Actual honest Germans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still have this bookmarked thanks to how I was actively harassed, bullied, and mistreated in a German gaming community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n