There is not much going on at the moment to write about, so I thought I might as well throw this one in the mix. That is unless you’d like to read about me skating flatground in the local park after work. Fascinating as it may be, I have my doubts.
最近何か楽しい話題がないので、とりあえずこれをアップしようかな~と思ってた 。
This map is a little project I’ve been working on since spring. Japan is not very easy to explore even with (or should I say ‘especially with’?) a car. Busy narrow streets, mountains, heaps of people, and not a free parking spot to be found. Exploring by train puts a dent in one’s pocket and limits accessable areas. Traveling by board, which is ultimately the most effective method, can be tiring and fruitless if you end up lost in the urban sprawl. As a result people tend to stick to the more well known and accessable spots. This is part of the reason why I started this map. The other part is because I tire of the old “Dude, I found the sickest spot” routine, in which the usually response is an indifferent “Hm, sounds cool”. Also it’s a little disappointing when you roll up on a new spot only to find out it’s a bust during the day, or that it needs wax, etc.
今年の春から少しずつこのマップにスケートスポットを載せている。日本はそんな簡単に移動できないので新しいスポットを探すことがかなり面倒くさいでしょう・・・。自動車で移動するならガソリンや駐車場代がいるし、道はいつも混んでいる。電車でもあっちこっちに移動すると結局は高つき、しかも駅から近くにある所にしか行けない。だから地図を見ただけで明確にどんなスポットがどこにあるのかを載せようと思った。
On this map street spots are marked with red push pins, public skate parks with green, private parks with the yen symbol, and skate shops with a shopping bag. All entries have a basic description of it’s location and the terrain. I try to include at least one photo of every spot but not all of them do at this point in time (use street view!).
この地図で赤い押しピンはストリート・スポット、緑は公共のスケートパーク、日本円マークは有料パーク、そしてお買い物バッグ のマークはスケートショップの印です。全項目は簡単な説明(行き方、どんなスポット、注意事項など)が書いてある。なるべく写真を一緒に載せるけどこの時点ではまだまだ全部をアップできてない。ストリートビューを利用すればほとんどのスポットを見ることができます。
So far I’ve only covered spots in the Kansai area and a handful in Nagoya. I hope that people will contribute and will be able to someday showcase spots from all around the country. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done but I think I’ve got pretty decent base up right now, so check it out and pitch in!
現時点では、まだ関西エリアと名古屋のスポットを少ししか載せていないのですが目標は全国のスポットを掲載したいと思います。まだまだこれからですが、本格的になかなか詳しい地図になってきた。誰でもこの地図にスポットを載せられるのでご協力お願いいたします!
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Tim
October 19th, 2010
Rad Leiv!
I’ve added it to the bookmarks. I’ll try and contribute when I can as well (wish I had an iPhone now…)
Leiv
October 19th, 2010
iPhones are for sheep.
iPods however are for sheep who can’t aford iPhones. Me.
Joe
October 20th, 2010
Baaaa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6YAobKhMQ
Treacherous L.
October 20th, 2010
Yeah! I love that video.
Whatever happened to Charlie Wilkins?
davej
October 22nd, 2010
hey, bro…how can i add some ashiya area spots to the map?
nice work, keep it up.
http://projectskates.com
Leiv
October 22nd, 2010
Cheers dude! I’ll send you a colab invite!