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Postby Orange ESP » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:48 am

I went to japan and i searched for the place. I went to Yokosuka and found the US military base. I didn't find dobuita but i stayed in a place absolutely similar to the small streets near ryo's place and man i was really into it i was reallly impressed how similar it was..

I mean the can or toys selling machines, the houses with rooms upstairs accessible only from the stairs behnd (i stayed in one of these rooms)...

Also the have these "tomato store "-like all around it's open late at night, the ramen, the bars....

I probably have some pictures aroune i have to scan it.
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Postby boysetsdavies » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:17 pm

Jeez, this is spooky :lol:
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Postby Dayno » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:48 pm

Just some cool looking pictures of yokosuka. (I think).

this first one has no relevence, it just reminds me of kiyuu's sig

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 364420.jpg

look familiar?

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 255397.jpg

tom isnt black anymore!

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 583312.jpg

Maybe slightly like sakuragaoka?

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 443838.jpg

looks good!

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 038237.jpg

certain bar?

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 291653.jpg

Drinks.

http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt= ... 713267.jpg


By the way theres many more pictures but just thought these ones were good.
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Postby Henry Spencer » Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:02 pm

^ I said it before, and I'll say it again; great pics man. ;)
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Postby Dayno » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:01 pm

thx bud
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Postby threeblades » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:50 am

Hey guys I came back from Japan, I have my 147 pictures of Yokosuka in my USB key now, I'll post some of them sometime this week. I came back during the night and I don't feel very good after such a long plane ride, I had to wait extra long for my connecting flight in Vancouver too because there was something wrong with the plane. Now I can't really sleep and I don't feel that great.
Anyway I'll get better soon and post those pics, just hang on for a little while.
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Postby Kiyuu » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:33 pm

threeblades wrote:Hey guys I came back from Japan, I have my 147 pictures of Yokosuka in my USB key now, I'll post some of them sometime this week. I came back during the night and I don't feel very good after such a long plane ride, I had to wait extra long for my connecting flight in Vancouver too because there was something wrong with the plane. Now I can't really sleep and I don't feel that great.
Anyway I'll get better soon and post those pics, just hang on for a little while.

I hope you had a wonderful time in Japan. Can't wait to see those pictures! :)
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Postby threeblades » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:42 pm

Yeah it was great! Thanks for the help finding Yokosuka! I'm SOOO glad I got to go there. 7 years ago when I first played this game I thought it would be pretty cool if I could go there. But I never thought I'd actually do it for real!!
It is important to note that, for a regular tourist visiting Japan, I don't think Yokosuka would be a very interesting place. It takes 2 hours to go there from the place where I was situated (closer to Tokyo), and there is not much to do that can't be done somewhere else
However, of course for a Shenmue fan such as myself and all of the people here, the situation is completely different. You might compare it to visiting the place where your favorite TV series or movie was shot. Even if there isn't much to do, it was a total blast. And to be completely fair, there are quite a few interesting shops too.

Now it's time for some pics for everybody!! Finally!!
I wont post everything because I have a lot of them, but I'll show the most interesting ones. I wont show everything today either.


The visit begins just outside of Shioiri station. If Ryo ever goes down to Tokyo with his friends to have some fun, that's where he takes the train.
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Nothing too familiar yet... but after walking just a few steps I came across this:

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Things are starting to feel vaguely familiar.


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I have no idea what this place is about, but I took a picture just for the hell of it


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Continuing along Dobuita street:


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"Yes! Now I recognize it! This is it, I'm finally here!!!"



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One of the many jacket shops in Yokosuka.


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More pictures soon...
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Postby Henry Spencer » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:57 pm

That last picture looks exactly like Jupiter's Jackets!
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Postby threeblades » Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:05 pm

Continuing along the street, we can see the "Yokosuka parking" on the right, situated at a different location than in the game. Did the developpers decide to change it for a specific reason, or was it simply at the game emplacement a couple of years ago? We might never know.

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A better view of the parking: it actually has cars in it :D

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You can see an arcade on the right, called "Games Eldorado", situated approximately where the You arcade should be. As you can see, it is much bigger. A shop called "Lucky record" is situated right across from it.


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We are now arriving at the end of this street. As you can see, unlike in the game, I can turn left OR right here. In the game, you can't turn right because the arcade is at the end of the street.


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Turn left, and you see, as expected, a bus stop, although it is positioned differently than what you are familiar with. Also, no flower shop. You will of course be able to see the street where the motorcycle sequence takes place.


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Turn around 180 degrees... as you can see, this area is very different than what you would expect from the game: the You arcade should be right in front of you. Instead, a big street continues right through.



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That is all for today! Next time, I will post pictures of my exploration of the little streets that branch out from the Dobuita street that you have just seen.
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Postby Kiyuu » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:52 pm

Thank you for the pictures! :) It's a shame that many of the shops are closed,
including the arcade and the ones like these, though:

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And, do you know the reason why a couple of your pictures are not shown?
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Postby threeblades » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:30 pm

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Postby fuku_san » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:40 pm

Nice pics 8)
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Postby threeblades » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:41 pm

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Postby threeblades » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:58 pm

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