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| Posted by: Initial D World Oct 1 2011, 03:58 AM |
Much of Initial D's realism is in part due to depiction of actual locations in the series as previously mentioned. The famous "Fujiwara Tofu Shop" (藤原とうふ店) was an actual shop that sold tofu in Shibukawa, Gunma. (Referred to as the "City S" in the manga) The owner of the shop is named Fujino (藤野). The original name of the shop is Fujino Tofu Shop. The shop was renamed because the Initial D Live Action movie crew had to find a shop that resemble the tofu shop shown in the manga. So they picked Fujino's shop for filming. However, due to recent urban redevelopment and road construction, Fujino's tofu shop was demolished in 2010.  Well, at least the Fujiwara Tofu Shop in Initial D will forever live in our collective memories. (Image Credit: “AE86 Ryuji”)http://facebook.com/go2id/photos/296534863695519 Image size reduced, original size: 720 x 479. http://i4.minus.com/ixvZrPX0iVpPU.jpg to view the image in its original dimension. |
| Posted by: kyonpalm Oct 1 2011, 05:22 AM |
| I wish I could have at least visited that shop once, before it went down. |
| Posted by: WRX DEMON Type R Oct 1 2011, 07:24 AM |
| Back in 2008 when I first started living in Japan, I visited it. Was pretty awesome. I got some pics too. I also went everywhere in Gunma prefecture and Tochigi (Irohazaka) that the Manga went to and met the real life rally driver who Shigeno often goes to for advice when it comes to racing techniques (but let's keep that a secret). The tofu shop is gone, but there's plenty left about Initial D in Gunma Prefecture. I might even start up an "Initial D Tours" type thing for fans of the series who'd like to take them there and show them around to all the locations, including from left to right of the prefecture, Myogi mountain, Usui Touge, Oginoya road station (where Mako and Iketani first met), Haruna Mountain, Haruna Lake, Ikaho town (where Takumi and Mogi went on their dates) Shibukawa city (Takumi's town), the plot where the tofu shop stood, Shibukawa High school (Takumi's school), Takasaki City (Where the Takashi bros. lived - also where I lived for 3 years), Maebashi city Prefectural building (where Keisuke brought Kyoko on their date iirc), Gunma University (Ryousuke's school), Akagi Mountain and the two lakes on it, Tsuchizaka (?) touge (where they raced the EVO 5 and 6 - I've been there twice), and concluding with a 2 hour trip to Mt. Nantai in Tochigi prefecture where we'll go uphill on IRohazaka Touge uphill road (only seen in games like Kaido Battle/Tokyo Extreme Racer) then back down Irohazaka Downhill Road (the famous one from ID3rd stage the movie). I also know a place where we could rent an Initial D-look-a-like AE86 Trueno. How's that sound? |
| Posted by: Perry Oct 1 2011, 11:00 AM |
| That sounds really tempting, DEMON. I am sure a lot of die hard Initial D fans (myself included) would love to go there and have a feel of the place where Takumi grew up from. It really put things in perspective. It's one thing to have realistic characters in a series, but having real life locations just make it so much more realistic. I think no other series can even come close in terms of the realism in Initial D. |
| Posted by: WRX DEMON Type R Oct 1 2011, 11:59 AM |
| Initial D really changed my life. I've always wanted to see Japan, but if it weren't for Initial D, I would never have gone to Gunma (I actually specifically requested it on my application - and almost no one requests Gunma). Double plus for me, as my fav. car maker is also from Gunma - Subaru. |
| Posted by: THE_HONDA_CG2 Oct 1 2011, 05:30 PM |
| I think its amazing how much attention to detail that Shuichi Shigeno gave to the Initial D universe. Every single area that is featured actually exists somewhere in the world. Its one of the reasons why I love the series so much. It must be surreal to actually live in the Gunma prefecture and see places like this on a daily basis. I would kill for a chance just to go and see what these places look like, just once in my life... |
| Posted by: WRX DEMON Type R Oct 1 2011, 07:04 PM | ||
I'll admit. It was indeed surreal - for the first half of the 3 years I was there. It eventually grew on me. And became normal. But now that I'm back home in Canada, I think back and man, I'd love to go back to Gunma... Some day. First I gotta build up my life in Canada first. |
| Posted by: THE_HONDA_CG2 Oct 1 2011, 07:08 PM | ||
May I ask how you ended up in Gunma? It sounds like you were studying abroad... Sorry if I'm getting personal. XD |
| Posted by: WRX DEMON Type R Oct 1 2011, 07:32 PM |
| Actually, the opposite, I was teaching. |
| Posted by: THE_HONDA_CG2 Oct 1 2011, 07:46 PM |
 Teaching abroad!? Now this is a new concept for me. You sir are amazing! |
| Posted by: Yoshida Seiji Oct 1 2011, 07:58 PM |
| Shame you're back in the US. I'm moving out there next year. Chiba though. |
| Posted by: WRX DEMON Type R Oct 1 2011, 08:40 PM |
Back in Canada.  Who knows, now that I have friends, connections and know to get back into Japan, I could pretty much go back whenever... Just the responsibilities I have here in Canada are what hold me down. I think I'll become one of those dudes you see at the airport boarding the plane with their Japanese wife and half-Japanese children who works 10 months of the year in Canada or the States doing their thing, then goes back to Japan for two months to make sure everyone is happy. |
| Posted by: THE_HONDA_CG2 Oct 1 2011, 08:46 PM | ||
Aww. You are such a hard working person! But from my experience, it's though jumping from place to place seeing your family and going back to work. If that makes any sense.... >.< My friend is one of those kind of people. She spends boat loads of money on plane tickets and is never here to hang out with me over the summer. :\ |
| Posted by: Deadfish Aug 13 2015, 06:46 PM |
| Hi gurus, i will be visiting tokyo in a week's time and i am staying there for a week. Is there any recommendation for visitation of real life sites in gunma prefecture? Keeping in mind that i cant drive in japan nor do i speak japanese. Any suggestion will be very helpful. Thank you in advance. [ Post made via Mobile Device ] |
| Posted by: Möbius Aug 14 2015, 03:39 PM | ||
The main person in this thread is banned, so don't expect a reply. |
| Posted by: Tessou Aug 14 2015, 04:06 PM |
| He was hardly an expert, either. |
| Posted by: Möbius Aug 15 2015, 05:34 AM | ||
Touché!  |
| Posted by: JKaiba Aug 16 2015, 12:59 AM | ||
Tokyo's a 2 hour train ride just to get to Gunma. Add another 2 to visit the BASE of any mountain and often few public transit options to reach the top. If you intend to spend a few days in Gunma it might make it worth your while. You'll really want a car or a guide with a car out in the mountain regions unless you can think on your feet, but since you don't speak the language it can limit your options. I speak caveman Japanese and but even then my ineptitude got me lost on the way out from Yokohama to Hakone the last time I was there so have a plan (and have a plan to find your way back or hunker down for the night in case you can't go further). |
| Posted by: Möbius Aug 16 2015, 06:20 PM | ||
Forgot about you, and how you might be of help.  |
| Posted by: Spaz Aug 17 2015, 09:29 AM |
| Now-a-days everybody wanna talk like they got somethin' to say But nothin' comes out when they move their lips Just a bunch of gibberish And motherbananaers act like they forgot about J |
| Posted by: Nomake Wan Aug 17 2015, 03:31 PM | ||
| Know what they say Still the same old J And he's been okay Hated on by mostly niggas with no pay No brains and no say Sh1t wheels like CJs If it ain't Nissan then nope, it can't play Mad at J 'cause he can finally afford to import whatever car he wants today Got a shop out on the pier and it's chock full of crates To bring in the stuff ICE just hates Chillin' up in his office with his hands controllin' the floodgates Did y'all think J was just some nobody? B1tch, please! You better stop tapping on those keys Who you think brought you the 3-2? Who you think brought you Hakos, too? Fairladys and GTS-Ts, fool! What he dabbles in is super cool A giant finger up at ICE that's sayin' screw the rules! Gave you a JDM whip that'd twist necks drivin' down the street And when your eurotrash wasn't the hottest shiet, who's the legend they told you to go see? Y'all better listen up closely All you niggas that said J's a dumb fop Whose business'd flop Y'all ain't the reason that J's life been goin' swimmingly! So fsck y'all! All o' y'all! If y'all don't like J? Ya don't say! If y'all are gonna keep fsckin' around with him he'll turn right back to his old ways...
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| Posted by: Tessou Aug 17 2015, 04:22 PM |
| Future attempts by any and all members to circumvent the profanity filter will be fined one credit for violation of the Verbal Morality Statute. |
| Posted by: Nomake Wan Aug 17 2015, 05:24 PM |
| If it blanked them that would be one thing, but by changing the word completely it eliminates the entire point of being lyrics. Fix your filter, then I'll fix my posts. |
| Posted by: Tessou Aug 17 2015, 05:47 PM |
| He doesn't know about the three seasbananas! |
| Posted by: JKaiba Aug 25 2015, 08:45 PM |
| ....I just walked in here and noticed this touching tribute. 感動します (  ) / <(＿ ＿)> |
| Posted by: xiao Aug 25 2015, 09:26 PM |
| I just noticed the Stallone reference. XD J' your Japanese is as good as your annoucer voice; it took me a quick trip to jishorg to find kandou's meaning. Ever been to Osaka man? My cousin tells me the weather's as nice as San Antonio... I love hot weather, the hotter the better, cold makes me hibernate like a bear. |
| Posted by: JKaiba Aug 26 2015, 02:02 PM | ||
No never been to Osaka. Kyoto is furthest West I've been. I run hot because of the vast quantities of unnatural energy it takes to essentially reanimate and preserve my corpse... So I prefer colder weather. Lets me dress well... Also how do you know what my voice sounds like? Have you been watching my Bad Fanfic theatre? I need to record one where my 'Murican voice is not as pronounced. Also N1, clearly anyone who believes me to be a 'dumb fop' is observant enough to note that I do obfuscate my cunning and agendas through feigned stupidity and cultured enough to know the proper use of the word fop as one who is foolishly attentive to and vain of his appearance, dress, or manners; a "man of fashion" who overdresses, aspires to wit, and generally puts on airs, which may include aspiring to a higher social station than others think he has. So I can't hate on anyone describing me as such that much or at all. lol |
| Posted by: xiao Aug 26 2015, 02:58 PM |
| Yeah, I was browsing TT's forums and clicked on the video. As far as ranking your awesome voice... I'd say you're right up there with Chris Peppler. Good point regarding weather; actually I think spring and fall... good olde Haru & Aki (beautiful names to give your daughter and son, right?) are about the best seasons to rock the business casual. Went to macy's last week for some cologne, CK Be, and ended up buying two pretty neat watches. Not as high as TAGs but they're quite cool for their function. Saw some Tommy and CK blazers while walking out, but after my eyes popped out of my organic sockets, I reconsidered and opted to get 'em when the winter comes. Cost was 4... hyaku! is the voice my throat made, when I saw the price. Next time you're in Tokyo don your white suit and blue tie, see if anyone says anything.  |
| Posted by: Nomake Wan Aug 26 2015, 11:57 PM | ||
Yeah, I needed something that rhymed and for whatever reason actually knew that word. Am glad you took no offense though you're absolutely right that the hypothetical person believing it would probably be too stupid to know it... Rap is a difficult thing. |