Mon 2008/12/01 11:24
Some maps in Japan are easy to read - and some are not... Via Kirainet. Algunos mapas en el Japón son fáciles de leer - y algunos no son ...
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Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Lol.......looks like there are a lot of retails bunched up in a single block. That's if each Japanese scripture describes the name of the retail space.
(ID #393423) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:36
Scientist, unemployed.
Wow... That is a very tightly packed map....
(ID #393427) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:37
Shirimasen.
I'm getting a headache just looking at that.
(ID #393431) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:39
Unemployed Digital Production Artist
Is a magnifying glass provided for the pocket-sized version of this map?
(ID #393432) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:40
LOL, thats hilarious.
(ID #393771) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:21
amatuer bum
The roads are very easy to reads. Everything else looks like a nightmare. Could also just be from the fact that I am unable to read the language. But as the FMP says, it looks pretty tightly packed @_@
(ID #393433) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:40
*head explodes*
(ID #393436) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:41
Unemployed bummer
that's quite scary and intimidating. i already have a hard time locating places via their addresses. this would be totally outta my league.
(ID #393437) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:42
it would be hard for you to locate a shop... but simply having these maps around the neighborhood itself is already better than having no map at all.. i am always in the support of maps, cause in my country its very hard to find one..
(ID #393441) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:44
Hmmm...no wonder they don't like foreigners much over there, a tourist gets lost and asks for directions resulting in everyone having a bad day.
(ID #393442) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:44
Hotdog Repairman
Where's the "You are here"?
(ID #393443) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:44
You have to find Waldo first...good luck with that (>Xx)>
(ID #393458) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:48
Blogger & Web Developer
Yeah, I'm lost already... ^^
(ID #393573) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:00
All of those red ones are "you are here" signs (^_^)
(ID #656438) Posted on 2009/06/25 16:15
ゲ！ O_o
(ID #393446) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:45
............Man, what happened to simplicity and being practical?
(ID #393447) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:45
Student artist
This is where the Iphone comes in handy!
(ID #393460) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:49
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Danny that's one heck of a difficult map to read and follow! O_O If was there again, probably having a vacation there, I'll be lost in translation!
(ID #393463) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:50
My head starts spinning just looking at it (@_@)
(ID #393466) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:51
Student/Music Producer/Web Designer
Oh my.... @.@ *headache*
(ID #393468) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:52
I think I'm going blind from looking at this.
(ID #393471) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:53
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
HAHAHA.....i bet the red ones represent a Mc Donald's.....lol
(ID #393474) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:54
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
Wow...looks os complicated @_@
(ID #393481) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:57
Mechanical Engineering student
I bet I have better chances of finding a place by myself than taking a look at this map! O_o
(ID #393483) Posted on 2008/12/01 11:59
Kawaii Pink Stuffs FanGirl, Cat Lover, Otaku, MP3 Hunter, Matcha & Afternoon Milk Tea Addict.
this one is one confusing mad... o_O
(ID #393487) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:01
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Oh so it's not a map but a mad? :p
(ID #393497) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:04
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
It's madly confusing!
(ID #393802) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:38
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
Are those store names? Well I guess you can't get lost unless if you forgot the store you're in. ^_^
(ID #393492) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:01
It seems to be for local people as I've seen a similar one when I went to Tsukiji fish market.
(ID #393527) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:19
This is rather confusing. I would be so lost using this. It's not the type of maps I'm used to seeing where they label the streets and not the stores. Unless those are nameless alleyways? And what's the difference between the red and black store names? They would have to make a new map each time a shop changes.
(ID #393532) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:22
I never did get the hang of Tokyo directions, I relied on "turn left at the blue building" type directions ;P
(ID #393535) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:23
university film student
Aiyaiyai...well, I'm sure it's doubly confusing for me since it's not in my home language, but imagining this in English doesn't make it much better. And...what's with the random language change at the bottom? o_o
(ID #393537) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:25
a favor of Spanish speakers I guess...
(ID #393852) Posted on 2008/12/01 16:16
Pokemon master
How do people navigate with that thing?
(ID #393540) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:29
Alright, Danny...where's Mirai Inc. on here? ^^;
(ID #393543) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:31
LIES! It can't be a map!!! Tis a scripture of some sort!
(ID #393548) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:38
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
is this a map of a commercial area or residential? that could make all the difference for me with the naming
(ID #393559) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:47
student
wats up with the taco lingo?
(ID #393564) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:54
It's called spanish, not taco lingo nor "mexican".... un poco de respeto por favor
(ID #393674) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:25
Heeey!!! Show some respect!!... "El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz"... Saludos paisanos e hispanohablantes!!!
(ID #393844) Posted on 2008/12/01 16:09
CEO MIrai Inc
@butteredtoast - another quote like that and its sayonara desu ^^
(ID #395702) Posted on 2008/12/02 19:33
Student, Freelance Artist
My head's spinning just by looking at it... @_@
(ID #393566) Posted on 2008/12/01 12:56
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
can't they make it with a smaller fonts? not that I can read any kanji in there :p
(ID #393574) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:00
research student to be
o_o That looks like an old old map of Japan. But there're traffic lights, so it can't be old.
(ID #393579) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:03
mahou kishi
exageration, is just a map with names, if you get a map in any country with names it will be the same, dont get scared by the kanjis
(ID #393584) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:08
College Student
O.O!?
(ID #393593) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:18
At first I thought it was a page from one of those booklets from the Buddhist temples that tells your fortune...
(ID #393599) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:28
王オタク ｘ 天才様
Well there are a few temples in there!
(ID #393629) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:51
Otaku, High School Student, Aspiring Animator
Um....uh...wut? That's just ridiculously confusing. They at least attempted to section things off with lines but it did not work.
(ID #393604) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:32
wow that is tight, just out of curiosity how big of an area is that?
(ID #393610) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:36
Student
Eek. Less art in Nippon maps eh?
(ID #393611) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:36
I think I'm having a headache just looking at this ^^;
(ID #393614) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:39
DCX001-Prototype
What is this? Edo-jidai???
(ID #393617) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:42
former Emperor of Britannia
WHOA!!!! Dizziness came to mind after seeing it for the first time.
(ID #393623) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:48
王オタク ｘ 天才様
There are a number of 卍 in there.
(ID #393625) Posted on 2008/12/01 13:48
If I had a map like this in Japan I'd probably panic and end up lost in a dark alley somewhere.
(ID #393653) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:08
What the heck. That's a map? I would assume all the words are important buildings within that block. But that seems to be inefficient as it's really hard to find the right place.
(ID #393656) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:09
Holy crap lol, I'm getting a headache from just looking at it. xD
(ID #393659) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:11
Omg! Ha. But I think the locals would be able to browse through and find what they're looking for quite fast.
(ID #393684) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:31
Programmer Trainee
One word: ouch I wonder if ANYONE can read that
(ID #393694) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:35
Still Student (I Think)
holy moly, this is so confusing....
(ID #393702) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:39
I cannot for the life of me comprehend that map. Guess I'm getting a GPS.
(ID #393707) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:41
Must be some kinda art. Cannot be a map...
(ID #393709) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:42
Otaku-Lolikon-Student
somehow to me I kindda liked this map. clear and detailed with all shop's name.
(ID #393725) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:48
Detailed, yes. Clear, no... *LOL*
(ID #393741) Posted on 2008/12/01 14:56
LOL that's a map of kanji words
(ID #393752) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:07
Good thing highlighters exist :D
(ID #393806) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:40
i tried to find mcdonalds. T_T
(ID #393815) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:47
Exelent!!... Gracias Danny por pensar en nosotros los hispanohablantes T_T... a veces me siento intimidado con tanto ingles XD... Insisto... el Español y el Japones son bastante parecidos... Mata ne!!
(ID #393837) Posted on 2008/12/01 16:04
WOW, that is one hard-to-ready map alright:P
(ID #393849) Posted on 2008/12/01 16:12
student
I already don't know how to read a map in english... if I see that, I could fall into a coma.
(ID #393861) Posted on 2008/12/01 16:35
InfoSys Student and Saxophone Player
Reminds me of my notes from school.
(ID #393901) Posted on 2008/12/01 17:16
hahaha i wonder what is the exam for taxi driver without GPS like ? ^^
(ID #393935) Posted on 2008/12/01 17:45
Ho-Li-Crap. Thats all I have to say. @.@
(ID #393942) Posted on 2008/12/01 17:50
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Wow Danny... that's one weird manga. XD
(ID #393957) Posted on 2008/12/01 18:06
Student and full-time otaku
Hey, at least it is a map....with no signs and a crazy section-block-building-house adress buildup, I'll take any help I can get ^^
(ID #393964) Posted on 2008/12/01 18:12
In Japan you can buy map books that shows every house in the local ward, with the name of the family who live in it. It's quite scary in a way.
(ID #393971) Posted on 2008/12/01 18:34
huh? thats a map? looks like some feng sui thing..
(ID #393972) Posted on 2008/12/01 18:40
Illustrator, Autobot envoy
.......Talk about cramped quarters...... :p
(ID #393976) Posted on 2008/12/01 18:42
I never really checked up on it, but i was told that the postal delivery people were required to have a masters degree because of the difficulty involved with delivering mail. After trying to find places and seeing a few maps like this one i can see why.
(ID #393989) Posted on 2008/12/01 19:06
Looks like a massive literature mindraep. Zomgee
(ID #394002) Posted on 2008/12/01 19:17
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
my eyes!!! IT BURNS!!!!!!
(ID #394025) Posted on 2008/12/01 19:35
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
AWESOME... I can only see in white and black now...
(ID #394034) Posted on 2008/12/01 19:42
Student/Teacher
It's not a map it's a my first kanji primer.
(ID #394048) Posted on 2008/12/01 19:53
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
>.< I can actuallly make out a few words but, otherwise @.@ It's pretty intimidating... I won't give up though!
(ID #394065) Posted on 2008/12/01 20:04
Exchange student
As said before, is not that intimidating if you know a minimum of Japanese. In fact, considering the usual maps that the companies give you to find them, this is pretty clear.
(ID #394079) Posted on 2008/12/01 20:15
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
That's a map!!!!!!!!! And I thought reading British maps was hard Dx
(ID #394081) Posted on 2008/12/01 20:15
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
Looks old. You mean maps like this still exist there?
(ID #394137) Posted on 2008/12/01 20:56
It'S not too bad if you can read, really.
(ID #394289) Posted on 2008/12/01 23:42
Just wow...i wouldn't know where to begin :P I'd hate to be a postman in Japan.
(ID #394317) Posted on 2008/12/02 00:03
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
1 point for being intricate, then I phone the town council.
(ID #394375) Posted on 2008/12/02 00:57
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
Too.many.kanjis. Can't read at all..lol..
(ID #394385) Posted on 2008/12/02 01:02
seems like building names to me. and i guess the p inside a circle might be private parking space or private road. just wondering the different colors sed for the streets. just oe - two roads are yellow while rest are in orange. one way streets? or emergency lanes?
(ID #394509) Posted on 2008/12/02 03:01
....yup..........im lost already...........
(ID #394584) Posted on 2008/12/02 04:52
Executive Seneschal of the Third Ward
Hm... it seems one of the "if this makes sense to you, you probably wouldn't actually need it" map variety.
(ID #394606) Posted on 2008/12/02 05:09
haha *el Japón son fáciles de leer* I don't know spanish but I can read it I menn the same in french XD Le japon son facile de lire* hahah and what a map... don't want to be a taxi over there haha ^^
(ID #394649) Posted on 2008/12/02 05:42
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
OMG lol... thats looks epicly hard to find things on...
(ID #394656) Posted on 2008/12/02 05:45
Gamer,Anime Watcher,Student,Youtuber (below is my YouTubepage click for reviews and more)
This wt satnavs were made for ......and women who can read maps but you can just hire them for a fiver ( british talk for five pounds)
(ID #394768) Posted on 2008/12/02 07:47
aaarrrrgggghhhhh... does not compute!!!
(ID #394777) Posted on 2008/12/02 08:03
this has to be a secret code...or not
(ID #394831) Posted on 2008/12/02 08:59
3D Video Game Artist
Looks like the new movie poster for The Matrix...
(ID #394847) Posted on 2008/12/02 09:08
can anyone spot their house one there?
(ID #395054) Posted on 2008/12/02 11:38
It looks to me like a lot of information is conveyed. I prefer that to maps on which only the main streets are labeled--that doesn't help anyone!!
(ID #395316) Posted on 2008/12/02 13:40
Would suck to get lost there...
(ID #395860) Posted on 2008/12/02 22:29
No way that i'm gonna use that map. Too much hassle translating it.
(ID #396157) Posted on 2008/12/03 01:16
Student & Game Designer
I even suck at regular maps... help =D
(ID #396402) Posted on 2008/12/03 05:01
wowww i wouldn´t like to be by myself in the middle of Japan with that map hahaha
(ID #396491) Posted on 2008/12/03 06:35
Maybe need to make a new pair of glasses after reading this map. -_-""
(ID #504139) Posted on 2009/02/27 21:32
google maps is a lot better than this...
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