Random photos of stations I have visited

[Kingmeow]

I've heard New Years is a BIG deal in Japan.  It would be great if you can post some pictures of whatever festivities or traditions that go on.  One day, one day, I'll be in Japan and stay over the New Year just to experience it.

 

Happy New Year!

[cteno4]

7 hours ago, kuro68000 said:

 

Hachioji Horinouchi. What's the deal with this bridge? It's not mechanized. Just to allow it to move when the ground does? Or something to do with how it was built?

Yes I would guess expansion joint to let the bridge float a bit with stresses of load, temperature changes, and earthquake movement. I’ve seen them a lot in overpasses here in the states.

 

jeff

[kuro68000]

I was so tired I ended up just going to bed!

[kuro68000]

 

Was actually the 31st, not sure why Youtube has the wrong date.

 

 

First photo of the year from Asuma.

 

       

 

Minami Nakano, Saitama.

[kuro68000]

           

[kuro68000]

 

Mishima Futsukama, from the 28th.

 

I got some bad news from back home. My cat has been missing for six days. Got out and disappeared. I'm sick with worry but can't do anything.

[Tony Galiani]

Hope you get good news about your cat.  I have experienced that and it is really distressing.

Tony

[Kingmeow]

Hopefully she/he will be back soon.  Family pets are family members!

[cteno4]

Very sorry to hear about your cat. Hopefully gets hungry and comes home soon.

 

jeff

[kuro68000]

Thank you everyone. He was a stray that we took in a couple of weeks before I went away. Seems to not be very curious at all, just wanted to stay in one room. My mum left the door open when taking out the rubbish and he went out, then got frightened by foxes, and now she can't find him.

 

Hadn't had a chance to take him to the vet to get microchipped, or to attach a collar and tracker tag. I'm worried sick but there isn't much I can do.

[kuro68000]

 

It's raining on just me.

[kuro68000]

 

Komagawa Station Mae.

 

 

Any idea what this is?

 

     

[kuro68000]

 

Kawagoe.

 

  

 

Fujimino.

[kuro68000]

     

 

Mizuhodai.

 

 

Akihabara Station, Tsukuba Express.

[Gunzel]

Initially I was thinking photography related, but the speeds (if that’s what they are) are wrong. Any more photos?

[kuro68000]

1 hour ago, Gunzel said:

Initially I was thinking photography related, but the speeds (if that’s what they are) are wrong. Any more photos?

 

Sorry, to what are you referring?

[cteno4]

The scale sort of looks logarithmic, but some of the 1/2 marks jump around and 7/8 is bigger than 6/7. Weird beastie. Some photographic exposure control was what popped to mind for me too.

 

jeff

[kuro68000]

4 hours ago, cteno4 said:

The scale sort of looks logarithmic, but some of the 1/2 marks jump around and 7/8 is bigger than 6/7. Weird beastie. Some photographic exposure control was what popped to mind for me too.

 

jeff

 

Oh, that thing. Sorry, I seem to have some infection, keep coughing and already took a bath and went to bed. Not at my best.

[kuro68000]

I caught a virus from some kid, one of the hazards of being interested in video games I suppose. Anyway I nearly died, twice. First time was just my usual reaction to infection: extreme arthritis, every joint swollen and painful. Luckily I brought some prescription pain killers. Unluckily, or perhaps unrelated, I might have had a reaction to the throat medicine, or just the hot bath I took. Either way I fainted getting out of said bath. Dreamed about being in a U-Boat for a few seconds, then suddeny wanted to breath again so dragged myself out. Somehow otherwise uninjured.

 

Should probably stick to public baths were I can be rescued. Or showers.

 

Anyway have been taking it a bit easy. Running out of time now, will try to go to Hamamatsu tomorrow, then maybe on to Nagoya. If the weather improves then on to the north.

[kuro68000]

Okay maybe not tomorrow for Hamamatsu, hips are saying no.

[cteno4]

Take it easy and get well, more important than one more hard off.

 

jeff

[Kingmeow]

OMG!  Glad there was no report from the Coroner!   😲

 

Rest up.  We can wait a little longer for your next report.

[kuro68000]

Thanks guys. Maybe I exaggerated a bit, but honestly I was lucky not to hurt myself. I go years without this kind of thing and forget how it works.

 

I mostly feel okay today, although my throat is sore and I didn't sleep much. I'll probably be very tired later so will head back early. Try to post some photos too.

[Tony Galiani]

Hope you feel better soon.  And get some quality rest.  Here is a picture of my go to item for sore throats in Japan.  Works well for me and the dispenser design is brilliant.

Cheers,

Tony

[kuro68000]

Thanks Tony. If things have not resolved themselves by tomorrow I'll get some of that. I have some different spray stuff but it's been of limited effect. I also bought some povidone-iodine mouthwash to gargle, hoping it was similar to one I use in the UK. It's a lot weaker in the recommended dose, but I'm not going to exceed it. I'll see if it does anything.

 

Aside from a sore throat and tiredness I've been feeling run down but okay. A big step back from where I was, but hopefully a sign that I will recover quickly. I can never tell.

 

Anyway, finally some photos.

 

 

Was intending to grab this because it seems that while the cartridge has been preserved, the tape has not. Then forgot. Maybe if I go back for this...

 

 

Kubota make tractors so I don't know what the deal with his 12 cm magneto optical drive is. It was only 1000 yen, SCSI of course. If was the bulk that put me off. I don't have an 12 cm MO drive for my collection of failed storage media, but I do have a selection of 8 cm ones. Maybe it was for some farming software or something, although knowing these Japanese companies maybe Kubota had a line of computer peripherals I don't know about.

 

 

Funabashi.

 

  

 

Yatsuka.