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United States
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Age 38
Hey, I'm Dylan! I love traveling and love Japan! Been living in Japan since I was 22, so about 12 years now. Originally from the states but Japan just feels like home to me now. My favorite thing about traveling is trying the different foods in each area!
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![[Image1]Was walking through Shimokitazawa the other day and found some really cool street art on the shutter](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/12665fa4530abf77f8de0ac281cd3c86a3887d19.jpg)
Was walking through Shimokitazawa the other day and found some really cool street art on the shutter of some shop or something (not really sure what the building was).
Just thought it was cool to see this.
Don't see much street art in Japan, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as usually it involves vandalism, but this doesn't look to be vandalism, although I could be wrong.
Either way I think it's a nice improvement to the empty shutters and definitely adds a little spice to the area.
Aesthetically I'm a huge fan since I enjoy learning about Japanese history, especially samurai, swords, etc., even if this is a fantastical rendition of the likes you'd find in some anime or manga.
Shimokitazawa is a pretty cool place though.
It seems like a lot of younger people go shopping in the area and there's a lot of restaurants as well.
If you're into coffee, cafes, and unique shops with trinkets, etc. it's an enjoyable place to visit. Really trendy
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]I stopped by the Jujo Ginza Shopping Arcade over the obon weekend and managed to take these two phot](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/6652829cd42274e917355ac71c3ce85b9d69c833.jpg)
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I stopped by the Jujo Ginza Shopping Arcade over the obon weekend and managed to take these two photos.
The first one was taken at Nanushi no Taki Park (名主の滝公園).
It was kind of an interesting place to find in Tokyo. It felt really removed from the rest of the city and its surroundings and had a completely different atmosphere from even just a block away. Once you got inside the park itself it seemed a lot quieter and it was quite cool as well. It's completely surrounded by greenery and the water must help keep the area cool. There's a walking course around the inside of the park but I opted against walking it as there were a fair number of mosquitoes biting at me. The waterfall itself was quite nice though.
The next spot was just before the shopping arcade near a railroad crossing. Thought it was interesting so I took a quick photo of it.
I believe the first one is GeGeGe no Kitaro, a famous anime, and everyone knows Doraemon
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Was back in Kanda today for the first time in a while, but I decided to go back to the same izakaya](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/4b866035ecc312eaa300d39af61f5ffa0cf510fc.jpg)
Was back in Kanda today for the first time in a while, but I decided to go back to the same izakaya I visited a few months ago. The food is really great and again it wasn't very crowded since I went a bit early. If you're in the Kanda area I recommend checking it out. Kakuuchi Inagaki (角打 いながき). They offer extra helpings of rice for free and also free refills of miso soup!
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Wanted to post this earlier this week, but better late than never I suppose.Was walking around Araka](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/64ea0bfb4573d33c601132a8dba946a010ea4dd5.jpg)
Wanted to post this earlier this week, but better late than never I suppose.
Was walking around Arakawa and they were having a rose festival sort of event it seemed like. Over by Arakawa Amusement Park there was a little area set up with some stalls. I didn't get to check it out but it seemed like there were a lot of people there.
The amusement park was also open. I don't think I've seen it open for a while so it was nice to see people are able to visit it again. When I was passing the Arakawa tram I noticed there were tons of roses along the sides of the track that I'd never noticed before so I decided to snap this photo of the pink tram passing by with them.
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ID:1The color of the train and the color of the rose are matched and it is wonderful!
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Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Had a nice relaxing golden week and to finish it off I saw some carp streamers billowing in the wind](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/429acd4f10fa4a1ce5ecb7188e707de0f7c696c2.jpg)
Had a nice relaxing golden week and to finish it off I saw some carp streamers billowing in the wind at some park along the river near Kita-senju. Had some really nice weather the past couple days too, which was great. Hope everyone had a nice holiday/vacation!
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Found a nice izakaya in Kanda today.The name is Kakuuchi Inagaki (角打 いながき). I think that's the readi](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/d7666604cfec05eb9e8c138ffe670e19cacf60a7.jpg)
Found a nice izakaya in Kanda today.
The name is Kakuuchi Inagaki (角打 いながき). I think that's the reading for the kanji at least...
The place had a really nice atmosphere and some really good food at very reasonable prices.
I ordered the Saba no Shioyaki (さばの塩焼き, salt grilled mackerel) and it was really tasty and only cost 750 yen as well.
Definitely a nice place to drop by for some after work drinks with a friend or coworker or just for lunch like I did.
It seems like they serve nikomi and oden later at night as well, so if you like that I definitely recommend it.
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Was nice weather over the weekend so I did a little exploring.Found this nice little temple near the](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/74066caf5dd1ff5e0b00ce95211889b9e4673a59.jpg)
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Was nice weather over the weekend so I did a little exploring.
Found this nice little temple near the Sumida River called Hozoin Temple (寳蔵院) in Arakawa.
I wasn't sure where exactly I was allowed to go inside the temple, and I didn't have much time anyways, so I just took a peak through the gates and snapped a photo.
It was a really quaint place and apparently it has some landscape paintings and itabi tablets.
From what I saw, it looked like there was a garden across the ground.
Maybe a rock garden or something of the sort, I wasn't able to get a good look at it though.
The area around the temple was the hunting grounds of the Tokugawa Shogunate as well it seems.
Pretty amazing to imagine there was enough greenery in the area to hunt in the past.
Also managed to stop by a nice udon/soba restaurant for lunch.
It was called Sunaba (砂場) I believe.
I ordered the kamo (duck) nanban udon and it tasted great.
Haven't had duck in a while, but it's always a treat.
The lady taking orders was really nice as well.
Overall a great place!
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]It's finally starting to feel like spring.Loving the cherry blossoms around Tokyo already, it just n](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/6f73399a7fd5d9badbbdd45d1e95dab409ab1765.jpg)
It's finally starting to feel like spring.
Loving the cherry blossoms around Tokyo already, it just needs to get a bit warmer.
Temperature feels a lot more up and down this year, but maybe it's just my imagination.
Hoping I can get out this weekend and enjoy some more views outside of Tokyo.
I'm not sure how much the cherry blossoms have bloomed in Saitama, but I enjoyed seeing all the photos and videos of the Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival.
It's a bit too far/expensive for a day trip (6 hours on a train doesn't sound fun), but it'd be nice to see them one day.
From my knowledge, the cherry blossoms tend to stay in bloom longer there so it'd be nice to see them eventually.
Either way, I'm just happy spring is finally here!
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Was passing through Komagome the other day and stumbled across this quaint little shrine in front of](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/1a16abde901045ec7886121c0168a492bef28f13.jpg)
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Was passing through Komagome the other day and stumbled across this quaint little shrine in front of the station.
Apparently it was established in the Edo Period but didn't actually look like a shrine until the Meiji Period.
It's also dedicated to Okuninushi who has a lot of different mythology surrounding him, but according to what I could find, he was the head of the gods on earth.
There are also a lot of legends and folklore about him in the Kojiki as well it seems, the most interesting sounding one being 'The White Hare of Inaba" (因幡の白兎) where he apparently wins over a princess that his brothers wanted to married and then is subsequently killed by them with the use of a flaming boulder and he is then brought back to life by the gods after his mother goes up to heaven to ask another deity to bring him back, after which he is brought back to life as a handsome man.
And that's why I like reading about Japanese mythology lol. So much interesting stuff to read about
Dylan Gibson posted.
Was walking through Shimokitazawa the other day and found some really cool street art on the shutter of some shop or something (not really sure what the building was).
Just thought it was cool to see this.
Don't see much street art in Japan, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as usually it involves vandalism, but this doesn't look to be vandalism, although I could be wrong.
Either way I think it's a nice improvement to the empty shutters and definitely adds a little spice to the area.
Aesthetically I'm a huge fan since I enjoy learning about Japanese history, especially samurai, swords, etc., even if this is a fantastical rendition of the likes you'd find in some anime or manga.
Shimokitazawa is a pretty cool place though.
It seems like a lot of younger people go shopping in the area and there's a lot of restaurants as well.
If you're into coffee, cafes, and unique shops with trinkets, etc. it's an enjoyable place to visit. Really trendy
Dylan Gibson posted.
![[Image1]Forgot to include this in my post yesterday so I'm posting it today.When I was walking to Minami-Sen](https://um1-img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/ca5963f42fe8209bfe3a4c35ebc28fc8a0f01083.jpg)
