Post Your Purikura!
 

So I searched around and what I found were some user generated purikura pic threads, so it was suggested (RealJames!) that there should be a legit purikura thread. So if you're from/been to/are in Japan and have REAL Purikura pics, post them up here!

I am linking all these from facebook, if they don't show I'll have to move them...


This one isn't actually purikura, but it's right in front of the machine, I thought it might be interesting for those who've never seen one.

All the following ones are from my gf's birthday last year and this year.

Well... I foundthat Purikura thing... quite creepy :bigears:

Anyway, i've never been good with that kind of cute or romantic stuff... Well, that could be one of the reasons why my relationships last for 1 month... maximum... :)

Purikura is totally weird, but it's one of those things that EVRERYONE does, so you kind of just stop caring what people think. There are a lot of guys I know who think doing purikura questions their masculinity, but they're just missing out on some really fun moments with their friends. :D

There's a lot of stuff like that in Japan, though. Like I would never seek out a place to do karaoke back home, but it seems like I frequent those joints all the time now since it's just a good social thing to get my friends together and have some fun!

Nice! You guys look like you had a great time!

yeah now that you mention karaoke, it seems to be an inseparable set with purikura for the younger generation.
everyone does karaoke, any age, it's weird and funny and cool all at once

Same here.

I mean, what's with the EYES?!

Seriously. It looks like you've been sniffing crack right up your nose and straight to your brain, and you're totally high and wasted like, going into trance. Creepy, indeed.

Like, cute little Hello Kitty-loving children on serious drugs.

that would be the best way to describe popular culture in Japan...
It's a little surprising for me to see anyone saying that in a place called JapanForum.com lol

Whoa. O.o
 

WingsToDiscovery, those eyes, man... they look through you, into your soul... and then your soul gets creeped out, too. O.O
Well, anyways...
I've always wanted to try Purikura, and I hope to if I ever get to Japan!

Looking like total crack junkies is what best describes popular culture in Japan?

Purikura is a huge part of Japanese culture for anyone between the age of 4 and 40, and a few older ones too.

Exactly as you see above, eyes and all.

There isn't a group of friends or a couple here that hasn't gone to get them done, stuck the stickers on their phone/laptop/mirror/etc at least a dozen times.

Yes, this is Japanese culture at it's most naive, innocent and finest moment.

(just to clarify, in case you didn't know) People here generally don't know what crack junkies look like, they don't even know what weed smells like let alone what someone who is high on it looks like.
This was a huge culture shock for me, coming from west coast north America.

Really? It is uncommon for the youth there to get high on weed? Not even hash?

Mmmh, that just gave me an idea for an undercover business. :cool:

I thought they looked really cute--

Even a pinch of weed (or any other drug for that matter) is hard jail time in Japan, no questions asked. It's soooo illegal it's not even funny.

It's illegal pretty much everywhere and people still do it. I don't think its high level of illegality is what causes it to be unpopular among the Japanese population.

No, I don't think you understand the severity. Just ask anyone else here who lives in Japan an they'll elaborate. I know it's been discussed before but I think in nondescript threads.

you'll make the 6 o'clock news on the other side of the country if you're caught with a gram lol

Another one to kind of keep this going.