TIL that a) Japan has a biannual tournament for senior citizen and b) 92-year-old Hisako Sakai won this years Tekken 8 tournament. I think this is awesome. Lifegoals!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQZ4MytV3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cj0XFWPkA8
More about the Japanese esports association Care:
Re last boost: #Oh, #OhDear, and #OnlyInJapan I guess.
(Mind you, I can’t be TOO critical, there are parts of the #LoveLive project that I quite enjoyed)
Japan steckt voller Überraschungen – von versteckten Tempeln über schrille Straßenkreuzungen bis zu entspannten Onsen. Entdecke die kleinen Momente, die jede Reise unvergesslich machen! #OnlyInJapan #Japan #MustDoInJapan #JapanHighlights
https://sumikai.com/japan-erleben/was-du-in-japan-unbedingt-machen-musst-361866/
The "Tokyo Metropolitan Government Projection Mapping" cost about 4.8 billion yen, but Japanese netizens feel the money spent does not reflect the quality of the projection mapping at all
https://neotokyo2099.com/2024/06/20/the-tokyo-metropolitan-government-projection-mapping-cost-about-4-8-billion-yen-but-japanese-netizens-feel-the-money-spent-does-not-reflect-the-quality-of-the-projection-mapping-at-all/
#OnlyinJapan?
Ramen shop in Ibaraki closes after owner receives death threats and other “customer harassment” such as chair kicking and dumping toothpicks into ramen bowls
https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASS642GPSS64OXIE00RM.html #カスハラ
On my first Japan trip 18 years ago, I ran into this surprising scene at Ninenzaka along the hills of Higashiyama in Kyoto. Three women (likely tourists) in Maiko attire are passing a more contemporarily-dressed young couple. There are services allowing people to rent a full “package experience” including make-up and wearing kimono and traditional accessories.
#photography #fotografie #japan #kyotolife #kimono #japaneseculture #onlyinjapan #travelphotography #streetphotography #japanstreet