Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Rural Japan has narrow roads that weave through mountains often terraced for rice farmers. The stores and domiciles often are cross between an oriental New Jersey and rustic charm. And once you get on the northern side of the geographic boomerang you can expect 4 very distinct seasons.



I know that picture lacks the uniform, and very attractive, results of European urband planning, but I’ve spent some time in this particular town and found it visually pleasing in its still MILFY urban decay. Although come to think of it, it looks a bit spruced up here.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.