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'24.1.1 石切劔箭神社（石切神社）参道にて
元旦の初詣写真に戻りますｗ
お参り後もブラブラと撮り歩き。そしていつも気になる道路と面一の場所にあるポスト･･
#wishing for peace#石切劔箭神社#ishikiri tsurugiya shrine#参道#road approaching a shrine#東大阪市#higashi osaka city#大阪#osaka#日本#japan#冬#winter#正月#new years day#street photography#奈良公園じゃないシリーズ#photographers on tumblr#natgeoyourshot
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This is probably a wildly unpopular thing to say, but I see chatter and takes concerning Hyrule and the Hylians and Hylia where the fandom dissects them as white European, or more often British coded. I've seen it be argued that this is because of surface level European (like Greco-Roman and Celtic) aesthetics are commonly used for them, though these are pretty shallow wrapping paper at best in game. Not that similarities can't be drawn! I'm saying this with all my Irish distaste for Britain! But it seems to be more of a symptom of ignorance or unfamiliarity with Japanese culture and history, and its own tilt at Imperialism.
Which I get! The average Western Fan's closest touchstone to Imperialism is likely Britain.
But Hyrule represents Japan. It's narrative is deeply rooted in Japanese Shinto beliefs regarding the relationship between man, nature and spirits-- including spiritual purity and impurity-- as derived from Buddhist concepts. Hylians are a fantasy race of elves who are Japanese coded, their Royal Family and Imperial structure and attitudes reflect a Japanese Nationalism that is deeply tied to Shinto. Hylia reflects aspects of the Goddess Amaterasu and her role as a progenitor of Emperors in Japanese myth.
I fully understand that many criticisms that apply also pertain to British Imperialism and their own Divine Hegemony, which is valid. But I think it's also falling short to critique and dissect the meta and intention behind this franchise without bothering to have the context of Japanese beliefs and history, and without bothering to really seek it out.
JP Imperialism formed as a response to the Western encroach and their subsequent focus on forced unification of the east in order to defend against it is deeply reflected in how Hyrule operates. The localisation of games like SkSw and TotK have wildly missed their mark in the impression that they give of certain concepts to especially the North American audience, and entire concepts and references to cultural beliefs and history (and what they might imply within game) are simply invisible to many who do not have that context to connect back to.
And I'm not trying to say that what anybody takes from the story they personally received isn't a valid impression based on their own experience with the games and media around them. There are many interpretations and themes that you can take away and play with.
But I don't think that saying Hylians are just white people coded or following Christianised themes or 'basically Britain' and calling it a day is quite good enough if you want to meaningfully and accurately discuss and dissect the narrative and intent of the Zelda franchise. Being able to critically read it with both external and Japanese context is really important in having the full conversation about what it reflects on real world history, religiosity and nuance.
#shut up hero#And yeah I've been in the fandom since the 90s like I'm very aware that the eldest games had some particular Christian imagery#like that one illustration of Link praying to a cross and the presence of a 'bible' in game#as well as a connection to the idea of foreign knights#borrowed European religious symbols (and even other ones) was pretty par for course to see in Japanese fantasy and RPGs at surface level#there's really no depth to them beyond implying the vibes you know?#the og LOZ was inspired by Miyamoto exploring the forest behind an Inari Shrine#same shrine inspired starfox tbh#Ganon as was recently discussed is based on Cho Hakkai and Ox King in Journey to the West#but it's always been Shinto in approach and philosophy since the beginning#SkSw era forward has just made it undeniably more JP nationalist in shape
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【秋たけなわ】
吉野神宮参道。
2023年11月30日撮影
吉野(下千本)へ行く時に
鳥居から見える紅葉が綺麗だなと思った事はあったのですが
行った事がなく、今年初めて参拝。
思ってた以上に美しい秋の世界が広がっていました。
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#photo#japan#miyagi#shitigahama#hanabushi#shinto shrine#road approaching a shrine#Shinto shrine archway
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It's pretty fun for me to play Zelda games in a manner mostly isolated from fandom opinions. Like don't get me wrong I've absorbed a lot of LOZ spoilers, headcanons, interpretations etc. via osmosis, I am not playing these games blind. But regardless of how many spoilers and fanart/fanfic I've seen going through the AO3 tag after playing BOTW was still an Experience because it made me realize that the way I interpret both Link as a character and the game as a whole is apparently completely counter to the majority fandom opinion. Something I was blissfully oblivious to while playing the game.
#Once again I want to become a more genuine person who approaches media analysis on a basis of joy in its own right#And not lead every one of my posts with 'so I've seen ppl do this and here's why I think they're wrong'#I am failing bc I'm full of spite but worse than that I also genuinely enjoy being a hater#But I'm not even mad this time. I dont even think ppl are necessarily wrong to interpret#Post-calamity link as their traumatized little meow meow#I think it's less interesting than my interpretation bc I think it loses the contrast between pre- and post-calamity link#But its not WRONG. Link doesnt exactly get a whole lot of characterization even in botw#He's still mostly a blank slate so ppl get to do what they want with him. The game doest contradict it#I'm just. So confused ppl looked at botw and went 'link's trauma would be worse post-calamity or at least carry over in its full force'#Like u don't think the hard reset that was the shrine of resurrection and experiencing the wonders as a free spirit like#Had. Y'know. An effect?#I honestly just don't think post-calamity Link is all that traumatized anymore. I think that shit was more effective than therapy#It's not an uncommon interpretation im aware but im still shocked at the amount of ppl that didnt have it#Does that make sense or am I insane?#My posts#Loz#Botw
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if u go to tokyo please take a day trip to kita-kamakura/kamakura
#yesterday I spent the entire day walking around shrines and temples and there was nobody there#and then I sat on the beach until it got dark#it was so lovely#beware though japanese men will randomly approach you with 0 rizz#mt
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Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine（酒列磯前神社）. Shrines in Ibaraki, Japan.
Beyond the tree-covered approach road.
Very beautiful shrine near the sea. Come and see.
August 2023
#ibaraki#shrine#japanese culture#shinto#sacred places#approach#blue sky#seaside#tunnel of trees#茨城#神社#神道#参道#写真#original photographers
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20230714 Ise+Toba 1 by Bong Grit
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内宮の参道。いつ行っても空気が締まってる。 @Naiku, Ise city, Mie pref. （三重県伊勢市 内宮）
#Approach#Forest#Green#Tree#Trees#Nature#Plant#Gravel#Pebbles#Amaterasu-Omikami#Naiku#Kotai Jingu#Ise jingu#Shinto shrine#Shinto#Shrine#Ise#Mie#Japan#Nikon#Nikon D850#AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G (Special Edition)#flickr
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Best approach to ‘Tears Of The Kingdom’?
Don’t do any of the shrines apart from the mandatory ones on Great Sky Island before completing the main campaign. The weapons and armor you get as a reward improves the further along you are in the game and the more powerful you become as a result. Yes, it ultimately means you’ll be stuck with 4 (or 3) hearts and 1 (or 1 and a quarter) stamina wheel for most of the game but it’s worth it. Not to mention the puzzles in the shrines are a lot more fun once you’ve gotten used to the mechanics of the Zonai abilities Link has.
Just focus on main campaign and side quests.
Do not complete any shrines. Trust me. Getting end game gear is so worth it. And you get it in the shrines.
#the legend of zelda#tears of the kindgom#best approach#leaving shrines till last#nintendo switch#nintendo
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#skyrim#skyrim scenery#mehrunes dagon#its pretty much tradition for me by now to approach the shrine from this direction#may the ground you walk queue as you pass
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Hello! Here is a rose 🌹
Hope you have a nice day
"Jade shakes his head but doesn't stop Floyd - even if bullying Azul was a hit below the belt, he also was annoyed over destroying their small investigation."
I hope you'll have a great day too! ♡
#•Shrine's believers#new fandom approaches#azul ashengrotto#Azul my beloved but still bullying him is valid sometimes
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“If i pretend day of devotion doesn’t exist I’ll be fine, and not murdered.” Rose you can’t hide from your problems.
#ic musings#shes afraid even approaching Caeldori will get a mad shrine maiden after her head#‘I just want to befriend her! stupid crush!’
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but everyday I think about the way yukari loves and remembers
#renko and i visited the hakurei shrine. centuries ago i chose the abandoned hakurei shrine as the centerpiece of gensokyo#renko and i went by train to tokyo. ive used trains as danmaku for years now. waiting until trains evolve again to what i once knew#renko and i thought of visiting the moon by fantastical means. but ive invaded infiltered and invited lunarians by the same method#renko and i wrote my dreams under a pseudonym. i havent used my real name in millennia#rainbow colored septentrion and the emotions it evokes. plus the direct reference to the extinct wolves#as compared to the kitsune shikigami from hell#and then of course. border of life & necrofantasia#or how she approaches youkai like humans - marisa and sumireko maybe#AND YET she only remembers the small things of the past decades#does she truly remember the rest or is it just something ingrained in her subconscious
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“hm hello? do you need help?” yuuji approached the lady walking the hallways so slowly she seemed lost.
“huh?” you turned and he smiled, thinking how gorgeous you looked. your uniform was a lot like nobara’s, although it was lighter, like it was slightly bleached or just worn a lot, “no, i… i go here.”
“oh are you gojo-sensei’s student too?” he was excited to meet another student, it was such a big school for just a few people.
“gojo… sensei” you repeated confused.
“oh you must be utahime-sensei’s student then? from kyoto?” he tilted his head, like a puppy.
“utahime…” you whispered, “is geto here?” you asked with a certain urgency in your voice, “geto suguru.”
“who? geto?” he scratched his head, trying to remember if he heard about a sensei called geto suguru, “i don’t think i—“
“itadori!” megumi called from outside, yuuji saw him die below through the open windows of the second floor he was at, his classmate probably saw him as well.
“ah fushiguro!” he greeted his friend and turned back to you, “i’ll ask megumi, he’s been here for longer than me.”
“who you talking to?!” megumi shouted.
“her!” he pointed, you were in front of him, right by the opened window too, he couldn’t see you?
megumi even moved a bit, “itadori, there’s no one there. stop playing, we got to leave!” megumi scolded him before entering the building.
“eh?” yuuji was frowning.
“sorry, i think i’m in the wrong place” you bowed and turned away running.
“wait!” he ran after you, turning corners he thought you could’ve gone but after a few ones he reached a dead end.
“hm? yuuji?” gojo emerged from a classroom.
“gojo-sensei! there was… someone…” he looked around.
“oi, we’re waiting for you, let’s go” megumi came from where he was, grabbing yuuji by the hood of his uniform and dragging him away.
gojo watched through a window as they walked down the staircase until both boys walked out of the building.
“that was weird” you murmured from inside the classroom he was in, “that boy called you sensei” you put more rice into your hungry mouth, “does yaga know you’re pretending to be a teacher here?”
satoru closed the door, lighting another incense on the table that you used to sit. where every year on the anniversary of your death he built a shrine with food you liked.
“i thought haibara was in a mission but i saw him by the tree” you pointed behind you with your chopsticks, where, outside the classroom and behind the building remained the tree you always had lunch underneath during hot summer days.
he undid the blindfold, letting his hair fall as he sat in front of you, admiring how you never aged a day. after all, you couldn’t.
in fact, it seemed like you didn’t realize how much time has passed. every year you appeared and every year you thought it was still 2006, when you had two kouhais that did everything you asked, a girl best friend that insisted you smoked with her and two boys that were helplessly in love with you. the last year you were alive.
“is suguru not coming?” you asked with your mouth full.
gojo swallowed hard, “no, angel. it’s just us.”
#i gotta say i kinda love writing dead readers#also this is unrelated to ghost!reader from middle ground#be real did you see the plot twist coming#divider by cafekitsune#jjk x reader#jjk angst#gojo x reader#<- i guess?
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any male character (afab) × top amab reader
(reader's gender isn't really specified but is written as amab)
the guy that everyone thought was a slut but actually is a virgin and he's saving it for you !!! how sweet <3
you never really care about him as he's the typical popular kids. the type of person who would laugh out loud just to annoy everyone in the class. he's so popular among both the guys and the girls that makes it hard for you to approach him so you never really tried to.
though, he secretly is very much into you ! he has your pictures, all your missing belongings and such as kept in his little shrine of you. you didn't know and he don't want you to know
imagine your shock when you actually get him in your bed and he told you that he's a virgin ! you didn't believe him of course because how can someone like him... still a virgin ? he's popular and basically everyone wants him. there's no way he's still a virgin
"there's no way you're a virgin. look! your pussy is swallowing my fingers" you teased, fingering his cunt infront of the mirror. his face flushed, trying to look away from the view infront of him
he looked at your face, telling you to put it in already. he's so cute begging for it like this ♡ your cock was sliding in him so easily because of how wet and loose he is too !
"you're lying right? no way you're a virgin" you asked again and he shook his head " 'm telling the truth" he responded, hands gripping your shoulders. you still didn't believe him because there's no way that you're taking the virginity of the most popular guy in the school ?
"fuck, i forgot the condom" you realise that you basically put it in without any protection. he trapped you with his legs around your waist "it's fine" he told you.
you hesitate for a seconds but if that's what he wants, then it's fine right ?
the way his pussy gripping onto your cock is just so slutty ! he creamed all over your cock before you came inside him
he's so happy that you were the one that took his virginity!! he'll always cherish this moment. after all, his dream did come true <3 he really wanted to keep your cum inside him and maybe make himself pregnant so you'll stay forever with him ? you wouldn't know though about his idea, he'll make it seems like it's all an accident so you'll have no choice but to stay.
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