anything Japanese

[TenshuTanuki~]

I'd like to go for video games.

But mostly too see all the historic sights. Likethose big temples with Cherry Blossom trees outside. And learn about the Shinto religion. That'd be awesome.

[<3Ryu]

Originally Posted by skullreken

I like the weapons that they made
mainly because I'm a medival nut so I love reading about samurai
almost as musch as knights and european tribes
I really like the naginata but I heard it's exclusively a womans sport now

Naginata isnt exclusive to women, my old iaido sensei was trained in naginata, sometimes to really fuck us up he would use that during training instead of his iaito, when you spend 6months learning how to fight another swordsman it really pisses on your parade. haha

[Fonzer]

i would actualy like to go to one of those shrines where i would pull a fortune paper to tell me if ill have good luck or bad and pray a wish in front of the shrine.
I would also like to visit some summer festivals where they are in yukatas and also i would like to see their fireworks and scream tamaya as they do :)
Also trying their food there and video games probably checking also some doujin shops.
Would like to see the cherry blossoms also and probably try a few martial arts

[skullreken]

Originally Posted by <3Ryu

Naginata isnt exclusive to women, my old iaido sensei was trained in naginata, sometimes to really fuck us up he would use that during training instead of his iaito, when you spend 6months learning how to fight another swordsman it really pisses on your parade. haha

Pole arms all the way tman hey are my absolute favourite weapons theres nothing better than keeping your foe at a distance
The european equivalant of the Naginata is the Glave but it's got a much heavier blade one aspect of the naginata that I realy like over a glavie asside from weight is the the use of a tang built into the shaft to secure the blade rather than a socket also the addition of a tsuba to stop a swordsman running his blade down the shaft and taking out you fingers.
Over all I prefer a good old spear its got the lighter weight of the naginata but is primarilaly a thrusting weapon as opposed to the cutting and slashing that glaive and naginata are capable of althoug becase the baldes are lighter many spear designs encoporate side guards that act in th same way as a tsuba and allow you to hook your oponents weapon

[whiteday26]

I have been to Japan a few times. Apart from the obvious things I expected...

Finding one sushi (yes, one, not one plate, not one set, just one) to be expensive as five US dollars was :O
but seriously, the best sushi I have ever tried. My parent complained about eating such expensive sushi.

Plus, akihabara was as rumored in various animes. Otaku's Mecca, never before have I seen two three buildings both above 9 floors, right next to each other, selling anything related to anime & manga.

Although, I would have liked to advised one of the fellow otaku there to not buy that cosplay...

[<3Ryu]

haha yeah tell me about it, i couldnt get near my sensei, but yeah ill stick to my katana and wakizashi thanks. But theres something daunting about naginatas, all of a sudden i felt very exposed, especially around my legs haha. He just liked to show off i think.

[ah.ni.may]

hey Ryu thanks for the picture of the cherry blossoms ... I wish I could visit Japan during the Hinata season then ...

maybe when I'm able to visit Japan, I'll bring along Fonzer, aca, skull and whoever else wants to come ... then we'll visit Ryu ... then we'll all go to a unisex onsen ... how does that sound guys?

I've never been to a hot springs before in my life

[whiteday26]

In my opinion: Hot Springs should be a compulsory event in one's life. :P

[<3Ryu]

Your welcome ah.ni.may, like i said before anything you want pictures of ill do my best to find around osaka ^-^
Yeah you guys are all welcome to come crash at my place haha, actually theres a great festival this month in kyoto "gion matsuri" pretty much the whole of kyoto wears yukatas or jinbe and fill the streets at night its awesome, so ill get some pictures up after i go ^-^

[Fonzer]

very nice ah.ni.may i almost forgot about the hot springs there.
Would like to go there also.