Not The Onion

12368 readers

316 users here now

Welcome

We're not The Onion! Not affiliated with them in any way! Not operated by them in any way! All the news here is real!

The Rules

Posts must be:

Links to news stories from...
...credible sources, with...
...their original headlines, that...
...would make people who see the headline think, “That has got to be a story from The Onion, America’s Finest News Source.”

Comments must abide by the server rules for Lemmy.world and generally abstain from trollish, bigoted, or otherwise disruptive behavior that makes this community less fun for everyone.

And that’s basically it!

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

kescusay@lemmy.world

329

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

40 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The neighborhood suddenly became a popular spot about two years ago, apparently after a photo taken in a particular angle showing Mount Fuji in the background of a local convenience store, became a social media sensation.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 60 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, what? If I learned one thing from JRPGs is that it's ok in japanese culture to just barge into someone's home unannounced, without knocking. Have they been lying to us?

[–] ScrotusMaximus@lemm.ee 49 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Gotta smash the pottery as well for rupees/yen

[–] Contingencyfork@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget walking into every bit of wall hoping to find a hidden passage or something

[–] radix@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And there's always a treasure chest in the kid's bedroom. Be sure to walk right in there and check it out.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Also check grandma's cabinet. You might find some rare and expensive ethers for free!

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

smash the pottery as well for rupees

that's your mistake, it's an indian custom.