Hokusai Manga Puns

My grandma passed away not too long ago and I was going through her house. I found an old Japanese comic book and found out the creator was Hokusai. The book looks extremely old and maybe like the pages are made of bamboo. Can anyone tell me about it or pm me and I can send images of it? Genuinely curious about it.

While I was in my local book shop I came across this https://imgur.com/a/g3sTHUZ

What are the drawings about and as a person who is interested in Japanese culture I was wondering if I should get it?
P.S What is the animal on the cover in the image? It looks like a koi fish but it's really long. Does it appear anywhere else in Japanese culture? Thanks in advance!

Hi Japan travel, since my last post (V3) I've made more changes than I anticipated I would (it is now point to point instead of a round trip among other things), so I'd love it if you could cast your eyes over it again. Relating to when the trip would be, its more likely to be at the end of this year (hopefully) but with the restrictions who knows. I have listed the days of the week though as I know what day of the week I would be flying out, so if some attractions are closed on certain days it'd be easier to shuffle them around. In terms of specific questions whilst I have a fairly concrete idea of what areas I'm staying in for Tokyo and Kyoto, I'm still figuring out where I should stay in Osaka, plus I'd appreciate any recommendations for good accomodation under 10000yen/night in Hiroshima and Yokohama!

Flying in from Melbourne to Tokyo overnight with JAL

Tokyo (Staying in Asakusa)

Day 1(Sat): Arrive in the morning, drop off luggage at the hotel and do light exploring. If I’m feeling energetic go to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Afterwards check in and settle in.

Day 2(Sun): Visit the Hokusai Museum and Edo-Tokyo museum in the morning (if not already), visit Senso-Ji on the way back as well as the Nakamise shopping street. Have lunch in the area, do more exploring, return to the hotel. Then have drinks on Hoppy street after dinner.

Day 3(Mon): Train out to Koishikawa gardens in the late morning, then head over to Yanaka, having lunch around the main shopping strip. Visit Yanaka cemetery and the temple inside it in the afternoon, then head through Ueno Park to Ameyoko.

Day 4(Tue): Take a train out to the Imperial Palace in the morning, explore the gardens and visit MoMA before lunch. Take the train afterwards to Akihabara, have lunch and explore until I get tired.

Day 5(Wed): Take a train to Tsukiji in the morning, explore and eat an early lunch, then explore Ginza, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi throughout the day until I get tired.

Day 6(Thu): Train out to Yoyogi or Shinjuku stations. Visit Shinjuku Gyoen, Meiji-jingu and Omotesando in morning, Harajuku in the afternoon. After dinner either back in Asakusa or around Shinjuku, explore Kabukicho then Omoide Yokocho before heading back to the hotel.

Day 7(Fri): Take a water bus/ boat out to Odaiba (1hr) in the morning and visit Teaml

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I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

The doctor says it terminal.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

Mathematical puns makes me number

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.

Gender is fluid.

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

But let me give it a shot.

Hi Japan travel!

Thanks to your help on my previous posts ( v2 ) and a bit of consolidating I've been able to create what may be the final version of my first Japan trip, pending some additional feedback and whatever new travel restrictions await in the meantime! Here it is as follows:

Flying in from Melbourne to Tokyo

Day 1: Arrive staying in Shibuya, rest day, catch up on some z's

Day 2: Visit Meiji-Jingu and Yoyogi Park in the morning, then Shinjuku Gyoen, then Harajuku in the afternoon on the way back to the hotel. After a rest + dinner head up to Kabukicho, check out Samurai museum or Golden Gai, visit Omoide Yokocho afterwards.

Day 3: Explore Shibuya (Supeinzaka, Centre Gai, crossing), Daikanyama and Nakameguro during the morning, Sengakuji before lunch, and have lunch nearby. Visit Odaiba (Teamlab borderless) in early afternoon then head back to the hotel. Explore Shibuya at night.

Day 4: Travel out to Kichijoji in the late morning, visit Ghibli Museum at one of the fixed entry times, explore Mitaka and Kichijoji in the afternoon after lunch, get dinner out and have drinks at the Jojo bar in Nakano on the way back to the hotel.

Day 5: Shinkansen in the morning to Kyoto, staying near Gion/Kawaramachi/Sanjo, go out to To-ji first then Fushimi Inari Taisha direct from Kyoto station, check into hotel afterwards.

Day 6: Visit Nijo Castle in the morning, then the Manga Museum before lunchtime. Have lunch at Nishiki Market, then visit the Imperial palace gardens. Finish at Shimogamo shrine (closes at 5pm). Have drinks and or dinner in Pontocho.

Day 7: Explore Gion in the morning, heading towards Maruyama park to see Yasaka shrine and Chion-in. Head south stopping by Kodai-ji, have lunch, then continue to Yasaka pagoda, afterwards continuing south to finish at Kiyomizu-dera. Revisit Gion if there's time to see Geishas?

Day 8: Head to Ginkaku-ji in the morning, then afterwards walk the Philosopher’s path, stopping at the temples, shrines and gardens along the way, finishing at Nanzen-ji. Then visit Heian shrine, before heading back across the river to have lunch, exploring the area south of the palace gardens.

Day 9: Take a train out to Kinkaku-ji in the morning, then walk southwest stopping at Ninna-ji, finishing at Tenryu-ji. Have lunch then head across the river to Ara

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I'm currently planning my first trip to Japan next year in either of the two time periods listed above. I'd love to visit in time for the cherry blossoms to start blooming but also know that unless the Japanese government opens up in the next couple of months a later 2022 trip is more likely. Here is the itinerary as follows;

1: Arrive in Tokyo flying from Melbourne, staying in Shibuya, rest day with light exploring

2: Exploring Shinjuku whilst visiting Harajuku and Meiji Jingu during the day, Golden Gai at night.

3: Explore Shibuya and Minato city areas, visiting Roppongi, Sengakuji and Odaiba if I have time.

4: Visit Ghibli Museum, explore Kichijoji

5: Shinkansen to Nagoya in the morning, visit Tokugawa and Toyota museums, continue to Kyoto, visit Toji temple and staying Northeast of the station.

6: Explore Gion and Higashiyama, visit Nijo Castle, Manga Museum and Nishiki Market

7: Visit as many of the temples and shrines in east Kyoto as possible, as well as the Philosophers Path

8: Visit Kinkaku-ji and Ninna-ji as well as Arashiyama

9: Local train to Osaka, staying central near Umeda station? Visit Osaka castle and Shitennoji

10: Explore central Osaka

11: Day trip to Kobe, visit area around Shin-Osaka on way back (Asahi Museum?)

12: Day trip to Nara, visit Nara park and Todai-ji as well as the Heijo palace

13: Shinkansen to Himeji, see the castle and gardens, continue to Hiroshima in late afternoon, staying central

14: Visit peace park + museum, Mazda museum and Shukkeien gardens.

15: Visit Miyajima in the morning, Shinkansen back to Tokyo in late afternoon/ evening, staying in Asakusa.

16: Explore Asakusa, visit Hokusai museum

17: Explore Ikebukuro and Yanaka, visit Koishikawa gardens

18: Explore Akihabara, visit Imperial palace area and MoMA if I have time

19: Explore Ginza, Nihonbashi and Kyobashi areas, plus Tsukuji if I have time

20: Free day, revisiting an area of Tokyo I liked, possibly fly back in evening

21: Fly back to Melbourne if I haven't already.

I orginally had planned this itinerary over 2 weeks but figured I'd stretch it over 3 to reduce the chance of over exerting myself. My questions are:

1: Are Nagoya and Kobe worth visiting? Besides the attractions I listed, I feel like these could be ditched to spend more time in other places, particularly Kyoto.

2: Are there attractions or areas near those on this list that I'm missing out on? Was debating doing a day trip to either Nikko or Kamakura during my second T

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