10 Favourite things about Japan?

GLOWlad · A List Star

10 Favourite things about Japan?

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Ah Glowlad, stop talking about japan hehe, i miss it terribly and reading about the many wonderful things makes me soooooo sad because i need to go back! Im dead jealous that others get to live there to.. Well anyway here is my top 10 so here i go (but to name just 10 is impossible...)

1) Japanese people
Espicially the girls hehe, the most beautiful, the friendliest, the most respectful people iv ever met in my life, iv been 3 times now and have always been treated with kindness, respect and just been a great pleasure to meet so many people,guys, girls, animals, everyone is so great. Of course there is bad people to, but iv been very fortunate to meet many good ones and all my friends are so lovely, i have a wonderful gf, and the best friends (many of them beautiful girls hehe) so yep..great!)

2) Joshi pro wrestling (espiclly Yuki Miyazaki!)
I love Joshi and its really fun, the girls are amazing and give everything to put on a good show
for people, also very Kawaii! They are also so friendly after, and of course Yuki is my baby, so
i hope to meet with her again next year! WWE divas have nothing on them.

3) Japanese Cinema
Would like to say its the best in the world, they have the most original and most amazing stuff there, from sci fi to the best horror films. Many wonderful actors and actress, my faverats being Sho Aikawa, Takeshi Kitano, Ai Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama ect ect..so great, funny, cute ect ect!
I could go on!

4) Studio Ghibili
The best animation films bar none (and i LOVE disney!).Hayao Miyazaki is a genius and every film from Ghibili is of the highest quality packed with so many memorable characters, moments ect. Wonderful!

5) Japanese TV
Utterly Cute, Utterly fun, this country has nothing on what they have there!

6) Japanese games
Same with Glowlad, most of my game systems come from japan and are so innovative, so
cool, the games they have in japan are crazy yet fun, i just wish i could understand some of
them whcih i have in my collection! Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is the best wrestling title EVER.

7) Places in Japan
Iv been to Akihabara, Sugamo, Enoshima, Ofuna, Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Ikebukuro, Sakura, Saitama, Iruma, Kanazawa Bunko, Chiba, Tokyo Disney land, Ghibuli museum, several Joshi Shows, Disney Sea....and every place full of the most beautiful, gorgeous shops, temples, shrines, girls, people ect ect, awesome!

8) Japanese fashion
The fashion in japan is fantastic, the guys clothes are really cool and the girls are so kawaii..
I absoloutley adore them all, and i wish i could pick up more when im there.

9) Manga
Fantastic stuff, best comic books in the world, wonderful stuff!

10) Purikura pictures
I love doing this with my friends, we sit in a photo booth, taking colourful pictures while doing funny poses and then decorating them with all kinds of funny things and pictures, i have over 100 now and being able to do them
with my girl friends makes it doubly pleasurable ^^. lucky me!

Got lazy at the end but probably edit later..if i can be bothered!

-- Edited by Totoro101 at 11:51, 2007-09-19

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

GLOWlad wrote:

This board is home to quite a few enthusiasts for all thing Japanese...what are your favourite Japanese things, it could be people, places, things...anything...

My picks, in no particular order...

1. Neon - Japanese cities at night are a feast of neon lit colour, an evening walk through Shinjuku or Akihabara is a whirl of Bladerunner style neon, just amazing.

2. Battle Royale - Gets better every time I watch it, just incredible movie,

3. Aki Hoshino - This top heavy temptress of course has that amazing figure, but its her kawaii face and loveable personality that make her special!

4. Respect - Even crossing the road in Japan is an experience filled with mutual respect, the whole culture is about that. Its something that Britain really lacks.

5. Mariko Yoshida - Joshi is amazing, and for me Mariko is its ultimate exponent. So skilful, charismatic, and hot too.

6. Cherry - Up and coming Joshi star, kawaii pixie face combines with a totally buff body, and lots of pink!

7. Shinjuku Gyoen - Love this park in the heart of Tokyo's vast urban landscape, its beautiful, thrilling to walk in the park, and see the skyscapers surrounding it, and feel your in paradise!

8. Nintendo - Kings of videogames, like my Wii, LOVE my DS Lite, so inventive, original, Japanese!

9. Shinkansen - The fabled bullets train's are a classic Japanese design, sleek, futuristic.

10. Takeshi's Castle - Utterly silly, but sometimes hilarious slice of Japanese gameshow weirdness. Always a good laugh.

There are so many things Ive missed I know...maybe Ill add to the list later!

I'm no Japanese expert but I agree wholeheartedly with you Gl. Also, I'd like to add Lost in Translation to this list. This is kind of how I imagine japan to be, with me being the Bill Murray of the equation. The kind of not understanding what is going on around me and embracing it all anyway.

I do think we need a Takeshi's Appreciation Thread, with your favorite games etc... GL wanna start it?

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Ill happily start that Dark M! I love Takeshi's castle as well, wonderful tv show!

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Having not been there I cannot list 10 things but from an armchair perspective I could go as far as:

1. The women
2. Anime
3. The films
4. The wrestling
5. It's not Britain!

GLOWlad · A List Star

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

About Lost in Translation, I like the Karaoke scene a lot, and the shots of the aforemention neon-lit streets are amazing.

I liked the film a lot more the second time I saw it, its quite moving at the end, and has a lot to say about loneliness, and finding someone in the world who really gets you...its has its flaws, but is well worth a look.

I was amazed that the bizarre show Murray goes on is a real show, I saw it in Japan.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

Iv never actually seen lost in translation,because iv never been a big bill murray fan mainly but i should check it out myself.I always make sure to be prepared when i go to Japan, i always arrange my stay first, where and when to meet my friends and dates of Joshi shows and such so i always make sure to plan out what i do ^^ Im sure your the same Glowlad. Another thing i love about japan is how clean and tidy every place is, its really nice to go out and about and not worry about broken bottles on the street and such.Ah i wish i could have had it but the Game Centers in japan are fantastic! oh and the girls....^^.

NymVette · Movie Producer

Here is my top 10 fav things about japan.

1 Reina Tanaka
2 Sola Aoi
3 Reina Tanaka
4 Battle Royale
5 Reina Tanaka
6 Traditional Japanese Clothing (kimonos)
7 Reina Tanaka
8 My Nintendo Wii and DS
9 Reina Tanaka
10 Anime

GLOWlad · A List Star

Thanks again for all the feedback, there are so many thing to love about Japan!

Totoro, Lost in Translation is hated by some enthusiasts for Japan, some even suggest its an anti-Japanese film. Some of the early culture shock stuff is a bit dubious, but I think in the end the movie comes through, its haunting sad...actually the end for me reminds me of the desolation I felt on having to leave Tokyo, that longing to stay...thats not what the movie is really about, but its what it means to me! When I said goodbye to the hotel staff I was nearly in tears, I wanted to stay forever!

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

I might try to check it out then Glowlad :),for some reason its never been a movie iv been intrested in but ill have to watch it if its as good as you said.Yep Japan is indeed wonderful,an amazing place! The only thing i do have a little problem with is some of the traditional japanese food which really made me ill when i eat so i usually stuck to simple fast foods or noodles for dinner which was kind of my host family but id love to be able to adapt to eating foods like sushi,Natto,Okonimiyaki ect ect.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

I love the meloncholness of the film, the end scene is one of the greatest 'what happened' moments in movie history, bit like Cassablanca and Gone With The Wind.

The relationship between Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson is so sweet it is almost perfect. I also, don't think the film is anti Japan, but actually Murrays characters confusion with being in a different culture which he doesn't get and the world and his career is passing him by, we are seeing this from his viewpoint in the third person.

It's also about lonley souls meeting in a collision of fate.

This is one of my all time favs I could go on about this for ages but I won't coz I'll bore you all....

braxious · 500 Club Member

1) the bullit train
2) mount fuji
3) sumo
4) the work ethic
5) the way they build for earth quakes
6) the people are so polite
7) the electroincs
8) samuri swords
9) manga
10) the cars

i have worked with the japaneese people and they are some of the best ive worked with, they work hard and OMG they PARTY HARDER