Evening stroll in our neck of the woods in Meguro. Lots of matsuri
(festival) going on at this time of year. Atmosphere is most peaceful
and harmonious. Night time is generally safe in Japan - unlike my
hometown Hackney in London where I had to look behind my shoulder
every few seconds at night.
Safe to be out n about in your neck of the woods at night?
この時期には祭りが目黒でいっぱいやっている。今日も穏やかな祭りの夜
だ。
browsing the nets
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yup safe to be out n about in my neck of woods. i've come home at 2am and there were police patrolling the streets and some neighbourhood people too giving them a hand.
http://www.stefkov.com/
Where I am now, yes it feels quite safe. I walked back to my room at about half past 9 and there was hardly anyone around.
Underpants inspector #42
Canberra (Australia) is pretty safe, you hear of things like muggings every now and then in the CBD, but the suburbs are usually quiet.
Mad scientist
http://yazor-san.daportfolio.com/
I wouldn't call it safe around here. Someone was shot right in front of our house before we moved here (T_T), but that was years ago. Haven't witnessed anything like that myself.
Sentai Ranger
http://morganlamia.blogspot.com/
The specific streets around me? They're probably okay (other than near the shops in the next road which have hoodies-a-plenty everynight...)
In town/the city (Oxford)... Not a good idea. Hoodies, chavs, drunken/high people everywhere, you have to keep your eyes alert constantly.
初音ミク命
It's safe around here at night except for the occasional bear or bobcat. ^^;
Multimedia Technology Student
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I live in a pretty quiet neighbourhood so it's pretty safe to walk around my area at night, I've walked home from the station at 1-2am.
Fast food! YAY!
http://twitter.com/romieyo
Minneapolis is safe when it's not night.
COMPENG/SWENG Student
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Pittsburgh isn't too bad, but if I didn't have to do something at night downtown, I would wait till daytime. I did feel safe walking around Tokyo at night, though.
mahou kishi
http://www.animedia.com.mx
is hard to imagine for me a city where you dont need to see behind your shoulder
Student
>Safe to be out n about in your neck of the woods at night?
Mostly. But there are dangerous places here too.
Student
It's not really that safe to be out alone around my parts, never know what kind of maniac is watching you.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
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They say sg is generally safe at night but sometimes I feel that it's a false sense of security :P I had came home at 3 am before but seeing people liotering near my home make me walk a detour to reach home ^^;; but then again residential areas in sg is brightly lit compared to some areas in Canada where I live in ^^;;
Game Designer
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Safe here in Yoyogi ;)
animetard and a writer
http://kluxorious.blogspot.com/
I don't walk alone at night. I want to believe that it is safe but feel like it really isn't =\
Student
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Pretty save here, as long as you're not a girl under 14, because then you might get kidnapped and held in a basement as a sex slave by some 50-year old freak (or your father).
Its generally safe around here. There are however some bad places (like everywhere else) where you shouldnt walk alone due to muggers and gang activity. Car theft is also rampant in some parts over here.
It's quite safe in my part of Perth suburb. Can't say the same with other areas tho.
@Danny - was the photo taken with your new Oly PEN EP-1 or iPhone? Doesn't look like LX3 to me.
CEO MIrai Inc
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iPhone desu. All live blogging posts are taken on the iPhone.
Whilst walking through Kyoto alleys back to our ryokan one night, my son asked me whether I'd do the same in Perth. "No way..".
Japan seems safer (granted I haven't bad experience during my short stay). I didn't have to be on alert constantly especially on a crowded train.
What struck me the first time I was in Tokyo was how safe I felt at night. I thought it was ignorance of danger and (as I am from London) walked around as if at any moment I would be jumped on by a pack of Ninja-muggers! That soon all went away, and by the third day I was relaxed and enjoying Tokyo night life. Im back there soon (October this time) and I would really like to visit a few festivals. Anything going on in the Chidori-Cho area of Tokyo from the 15th october onward?
Student, collector, blogger XD
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its always safe around here, you can walk on the streets at 3:00 am and its safe XD
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/
LOL Here I had to grow another eye in by back (even walking around in day time is dangerous...) glad Japan is such a nice place! ^^.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
It might be safe here at night. I haven't been attacked whilst walking out at night.
???Confused???
Hm, alright here I guess...still wouldn't go out alone though...
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Yup. I just walk around unheeded. A concerned neighbour once told me I shouldn't walk alone late at night with my mp3 player out - the glowing screen attracting attention and all - but I had only one earbud on, my music was quiet, and I could hear anyone coming.
More importantly, I don't remember the last time a crime happened anywhere near my neighbourhood.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Please tell me good sir at what time & area you'll be about? Also, do you have a irrational fear of blunt objects?
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Not...really? I rather like round objects in particular. Round, soft objects if possible.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Ecchi kid.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
I just don't want to get hurt. Have no idea what you're talking about. ^^
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
Canada is pretty safe eh? Not everywhere, but most of the time it is. My town is completely safe. Only thing not so safe would be annoying teens on their skateboards bugging you, then you want to beat them up- not to safe for them ^^;
it's pretty safe but you still gotta be carefull