• Syrc@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Slightly better translation from google:

    ▪︎A simple walk almost killed me

    I came to Mt. Fuji.

    I couldn’t see Mt. Fuji.

    I decided to take a walk since I’d come all the way.

    I turned the forest into a karaoke venue and sang to my heart’s content.

    Maybe I could make it to the foot of Mt. Fuji.

    I kept walking with this expectation in my heart.

    On the way, I passed a similar sign and trees and wondered if I was looping around the same place?

    I got excited thinking that.

    There was no way that was the case.

    There was no one in the forest.

    I arrived at a teahouse, but it was closed for the day.

    I put 10 yen at the mini shrine and said Thank you for your beautiful voice.

    I’ll sing a lot.

    I finally reached the hiking trail.

    It seems to be called “Uma Kaeshi”.

    It was named after a horse that once turned back from here.

    If I turned back here, I’d be just like the horse.

    I was frustrated, so I stepped a little further in.

    There were stairs and a torii gate, and stones piled up.

    It was mystical, but I felt like I wouldn’t be able to go back if I went in, so I gave up.

    I looked around but there was no one there. There were no buses heading back.

    My phone’s battery was below 30%.

    It wasn’t dark yet.

    I’d make it in time.

    While I was thinking that, it was already pitch black.

    I walked all the way down the concrete road.

    I fell over on the cracked and shattered ground.

    I sang a song to myself, feeling like I was about to give up.

    I turned on the light on my cell phone.

    I remembered the bear warning signs I’d seen countless times, but I sang even though I was scared.

    The concrete road was completely devoid of cars.

    I returned to the teahouse. I greeted the mini-shrine I’d visited on the way there with joy, and took a rest on a bench.

    Then I realized, I couldn’t find my location on the map.

    I’d better hurry home.

    This is what they mean when they say it’s fine to go there, but scary to come back.

    I kept walking without looking back.

    My breath went white, and I felt my body getting cold. I warmed myself up with some gin, the god of Mt. Fuji, that I’d bought at a convenience store on the way there.

    I clutched it like a charm and sang along well.

    I was so happy to finally find a sign.

    It said that if I followed the “Yoshida Route” I could get home.

    I cried and thanked the complete stranger Yoshida.

    If I took this path I’d definitely get home. I felt a deep sense of relief.

    I kept walking while sobbing.

    I was so relieved that the tears wouldn’t stop.

    Just as I was starting to feel refreshed, I saw lights on a road where not a single car had passed.

    If this were a horror movie, they’d make you feel safe and then trick you, so I wasn’t going to be fooled.

    I had time to think about such things.

    My battery was at 9% and I didn’t know where I was.

    If I kept going like this I’d really be lost.

    I might get eaten by a bear.

    This was a life-or-death situation.

    I mustered up all my courage and hitchhiked.

    But the world isn’t an easy place.

    But if I’m lucky, I’ll hitchhike!

    I tried many times, but when I thought about it carefully, I saw a mysterious woman waving with a light in one hand. It was clearly a frightening sight.

    My dream of hitchhiking never came true.

    Don’t depend on me, just walk.

    Car lights are 100 times better than a pitch black road with no light.

    In fact, when the cars stopped passing by, I even felt lonely.

    I turned off the light on my cell phone to save battery.

    I relied on the occasional car light.

    My feet were already throbbing.

    But walking was the only way home.

    I wondered how far I had walked.

    I was finally able to return.

    Even though I had wanted to be in touch with nature so much, I had overdosed and began to miss the modern world.

    When I passed people in the city.

    When I bought a drink from a vending machine.

    When I arrived at the station and visited a shop.

    I was embarrassed, but I also felt relieved.

    This is an easy way to time travel.

    When I took off my shoes at the shop to check the size, my socks were covered in blood.

    No wonder they got hurt on the street.

    I bought a pair of slippers that looked comfortable.

    At the souvenir shop, I bought a bag for my discarded shoes.

    I felt like I had thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Mt. Fuji.

    The shop assistant even gave me a plastic bag to put my shoes in.

    I was also able to charge my phone in a closed cafe.

    This was a life-or-death situation, so I was saved.

    Thank you so much.

    I couldn’t see Mt. Fuji, and I hadn’t even started climbing it yet

    Even just the walk in the forest was an epic day.

    Not bad for a first time on Mt. Fuji!

    I’ll get my revenge someday.

    Just wait for me! Mt. Fuji.

  • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org
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    14 days ago

    Really, a girl waves at you on the side of a desert road, at night, and you drive on? Cmon people it’s Japan, not Massacre, TX