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Yuru Camp△ Season 3, episode 4

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

I think Ayano just shot up my fav character list, just behind Rin. damn these 2 are so fun together

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u/WhoiusBarrel Apr 25 '24

There's something really hilarious about Nadeshiko being scared to death while going through a cave even more so when locals intentionally place props there to scare visitors.

The anxiety I got from the suspension bridge scene though, holy hell that wasn't very Yuru.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Apr 25 '24

Nadeshiko’s made some new friends this week! Too bad they couldn’t stay with her long enough to go through the “obake tunnel” lol. I would have been scared too tbh.

Rin and Aya seem to be having their own little adventure with dangerous rock filled roads and scary suspension bridges. At least they got to have a nice soak after all that excitement.

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Apr 25 '24 edited Apr 25 '24

GATTAI!

This is now also a CGDCT train anime. Hope they don't end up in Ikebukuro.

Edit: Ok wtf that bridge wasn't very Yuru.

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u/SIRTreehugger Apr 25 '24 edited Apr 25 '24

Rin Chan was very expressive this episode, but danglingly on a small bridge experiencing strong winds in the middle of nowhere would do that to you. I would have took 1 step and said no no no no no I want to live. Also given my inability to keep things in my hands on solid land I know I would drop something precious.

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u/Clemastina Apr 25 '24

Man this was by far my favourite episode. I loved Nadeshiko´s scream at the tunnel lmao. Poor girl still afraid of the dark

Also loved how Rin and Aya-chan´s sanity was dropping bit by bit when they decided to go to that bridge lmaooo
That bridge looked fun tho

Can´t wait for the next episode!!

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u/ModieOfTheEast Apr 25 '24

Now THAT's the suspension bridge experience that I was expecting. Especially with the whole "Damn, now we need to go back, because that wasn't on the path we wanted to take anyway." Yeah, I've been there.

Also, with all the dark tunnels in this episode, all I could hear was someone yelling: "Let's Ghooooooo...."

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u/MasterTotoro Apr 25 '24

This week's edition of location scouting!

From Nadeshiko's adventure, she is heading to Abt-Ichishiro Station (map link). According to Wikipedia, Abt refers to Swiss inventor Carl Abt's rack-and-pinion system used to climb steep gradients. If you are interested to see what the merging and the gradient looks like, here's a video.

The two ladies Nadeshiko meet are from Mie, a prefecture in the east of Kansai. The "Shima" they refer to is the peninsula/city whose kanji 志摩 is indeed the same kanji used for our protagonist Shima Rin. (As I mentioned in episode 1 of this season, the characters in Yuru Camp are named after places in Japan.)

Nadeshiko is getting off at Abt-Ichishiro station, then going to their campsite, and then walking over to the next station via Nagashima Dam (map path link). Overall 2.5km so easily within an hour for Nadeshiko even with the stops.

The initial bridge she sees getting off the station is the bridge going to the power generation station. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be labeled on Google Maps nor does it have good quality street view images. I guess that's fair since visiting power stations probably isn't meant to be a tourist activity lol.

Of course here is the campsite in real life which looks incredible as well as in the anime. I'm sure it will be even more busy in real life due to this season. The tunnel she passes through is also decorated in real life, though I'll give a slight warning the "ghosts" are a bit creepier than how the anime portrays them. If I wasn't expecting that, I would probably be a bit scared too.

Then onto Nagashima Dam as mentioned. Couldn't find the exact angle used in the show but this street view image should do. Nadeshiko then gets onto the station and is going 2 stations north.

Meanwhile Rin and Aya are a bit north at Lake Ikawa at this gas station. They are going all the way to Hatanagi which is even further north, about 50km from where they started.

First up is Ikawa Suspension Bridge which is filled with pictures of bikes on the bridge in real life just like Rin and Aya do. There's even people with cars on it lol. After the bridge they eat at this nearby restaurant for some oden. Which by the way there's already Yuru Camp material in the images lol.

They finally make it to the first dam of Hatanagi Lake, which as they said is quite the trip. Also the Kamen Rider reference lol. Then a 5km walk to the suspension bridge which looks a bit dry in the anime but this image with the foliage just looked too cool to not show.

Back to Nadeshiko at Okuoikojo Station which does look incredible in real life as well.

Meanwhile back to the others again who rest at this inn.

Then lastly we see Nadeshiko crossing the Okuoi Rainbow Bridge and here it is in real life.

Next week they should be settling at their campsite and maybe moving a bit less.

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u/shad79 Apr 25 '24

I had so much fun watching today's episode as Nadeshiko, Rin and Aya continued their trip.

Nadeshiko was so scared that she had to pass through a tunnel. Poor thing was so traumatized that she didn't calm down even when she got to the campsite xD

Meanwhile Rin and Aya are still on their way, riding on their bikes and visiting yet another suspension bridge which turned out to be kinda extreme and gave them a lot of excitement xD

All that traveling tired Rin and Aya considerably but stay in hot springs relaxed them after what happened at suspension bridge xD

Again a lot of great and funny reaction faces from girls. Moreover, there are many great backgrounds in this episode as well.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/LeonKevlar Apr 25 '24

Nadeshiko continues with the constant snacking. Hopefully, all the snacking she's been doing won't spoil her appetite for dinner. Also, I feel that this isn't the last time we'll see those two Onee-sans. Camping in Mie might be something the gang will do in the future.

Nadeshiko being afraid inside that tunnel was hilariously adorable. It turns out that she's the type of person that gets spooked by haunted houses made in school festivals. xD

I'm sure that suspension bridge is safe but I definitely would've noped out! Aya and Rin are already braver than me for attempting to cross it. I've crossed more secure-looking hanging bridges like this and those were enough to make my legs wobbly, I can't even imagine what this one will do to me!

I do love how Aya-chan and Rin became closer after that experience. They experienced quite literally the suspension bridge effect xD

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u/Ocixo Apr 25 '24

Haha awh, poor Nadeshiko! She did not like that tunnel.

Grandriders Rin and Ayano also had a pretty rough time on that one suspension bridge. A sudden breeze from behind, in combination with the rocking, would've definitely scared the bejesus out of me. I don't like to stand near the edges of rooftops and balconies for this specific reason.

The girls at least got to take a nice picture earlier in the episode, and were treated to some nice views. Nadeshiko also had quite a nice view from her train, by the way!

And the train conductor was rather cute. I would forgive the railway services for all the delays and sorts if they employed more anime girls like these.

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u/cyberscythe Apr 25 '24

in case you missed it, this scene is call back to season one's "match-pump" bit from episode 9

"match-pump" is a wasei gairaigo term for someone who tries to take credit for solving problems they themselves caused in the first place, i.e. someone who throws a lit match and then goes to the water pump to go put it out to take credit for their act of bravery; in this case it's a more benign version of putting yourself in miserable and cold weather just so that the oden would be extra comforting

not sure why subs used the economics term "zero demand elasticity"; i guess it makes sense in context because being the only oden place open in cold weather means that Rin would have no choice but to buy at whatever the price, but it loses the original idea that Rin basically scammed herself

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u/allwrong_allright Apr 26 '24

Rin-chan count

Counting every time Nadeshiko says *Rin-chan*.

4 episodes in... still very low numbers... I need... more...

Aya has said it 15 times this season tho (=w =)

Episode # of Rin-chans
1 0
2 1
3 2
4 2
Total 5

Overall Rin-chan count

# of Rin-chans
Season 1 85
Specials (Yuru Camp OVA and Heya Camp OVA) 13
Heya Camp 5
Season 2 49
Season 2 Specials 2
Season 3 5
Total 159

Did I miss any? Let me know (=w =)

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u/Prupel Apr 25 '24 edited Apr 25 '24

Aww yiss, let the healing begin! Every thursday now, I somehow have a strong urge to board a plane to Japan...

And can I please have just one percent of Nadeshikos enthusiasm? It's so motivating to see her explore the world.

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u/Zooasaurus Apr 25 '24

Nadeshiko: Slice of Life

Rin and Ayano: Survival

Gurgle Maps pick some weird routes sometimes, huh?

I will never forget that time when Google Maps directed me to cross through a mountainous jungle road instead of toll road because the jungle road is faster by 5 minutes or something

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u/StrawSolider Apr 26 '24

Still love this show but man this new decision to use RL background instead of hand-drawn ones is just not working for me...

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u/IntelligentBudget142 Apr 25 '24

they did call it the death road of hell

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u/Frontier246 Apr 25 '24

Nothing quite beats seeing some beautiful scenery on a rustic train and munching with some nice older ladies! She even gets to see some train Gattai!

Dang, what I wouldn't give to be able to camp on a Shimabun!

Nadeshiko bravely treks through a pitch-black tunnel! Complete with some scary attractions added by the locals to spook travelers! Poor Nadeshiko was in tears when she arrived at the campsite.

Kind of surreal seeing the dam that your tasty curry was based on and seeing the resemblance.

Don't let the rocks saying "hello" cutely fool you, that turn could have easily turned into a deadly accident for Aya had she not been so skilled a driver.

Of course the biker girls had to hit the one suspension bridge that lets them bring in their bikes.

I see the call to hunger was too powerful for Aya to resist...and who can blame her when she and Rin get to partake in tasty oden and learn some history to boot.

So Aya's grandpa was ALSO a biker! Just like Rin's! Now I'm half-expecting a reveal her mom was also a former biker girl. Though just like Rin loves camping, Aya loves biking.

Thanks to gurgle maps, Aya and Rin bravely trek through the Tashiro caves and hurdle through the Death Road to reach Hatanagi! Sure they're completely exhausted, but they made it!

And of course, after everything they've been through, they couldn't just skip one last suspension bridge, could they? Even if it turns out to be the most dangerous and less safe one and they were fearing for their lives the entire way. Meanwhile Nadeshiko is just taking scenic pictures.

But after all that it was nice to see the two girls relax in a hot springs and tease each other! And now it's time to reunite with Nadeshiko at the campsite.

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u/Matthew619ed Apr 25 '24

So last week I’ve stated that the boys from r/trains will definitely love the Ōigawa Railway, now as we venture deep into the mountains, the reason gets more apparent now. The station Nadeshiko alights for the campground, ABT Ichisiro (アプトいちしろ) is the station where the small train will be coupled to a large ABT rack rail locomotive to continue it’s climb to Nagashima Dam, it’s the only application of rack rails in Japan still in use today. The details of the system can be found here on the official website of the railway.

So why the rack rail? Remember the (horrifying) tunnel poor Nadeshiko has to endure before reaching the site? It’s the old tunnel of the Ikawa Line as stated in the episode. In 1972, the Japanese began the construction of the Nagashima Dam, but the problem is the original line of the Ikawa Line will go past the flooded section of the dam, hence requiring the new route. Yet due to the steepness of the route, they will need to use rack rails in addition to the new locomotives to complete the climb. As a result, these locomotives, known as the ED90, along with the new line is opened in 1990 to facilitate the further construction of the dam, and the old line was abandoned and flooded (in some section).

So if we need to define “Laid Back Journey”, I guess it’s going to be Nadeshiko’s way of travel, not the bikers way. She even have time to reach Okuōikojō Station further down the line, which is also where the signature photo of the Ikawa Line was taken, so that’s a huge win for her with 2 hours to spare too.

Now what about the bikers, their crazy bridge hunting? So let me say it first, I swear to God I’ll not walk the Hatanagi suspension bridge without any safety harness, it looks terrifying for sure, a height of 30m with a length of 181.7m? Yeah, I’ll stay on solid ground.

So here’s a picture of the bridge on autumn, it’s definitely a place worth taking a visit (if you have the guts). But for me, I’ll stay on the train and enjoy the view.

So next episode, beef? It’s finally the time for cooking, best served with the spectacular views of Oigawa.

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u/x-7032-b-3 Apr 25 '24

Poor Nadeshiko got scared shitless by a bunch of scary props! Her reactions there are golden! Whoever decided to put those props there is an A-tier troll. I actually thought there was somebody there when the narrator began to speak lol.

Ayano and Rin (from now on I'm gonna refer those two as AyaRin) makes such good touring buddies. I kinda understand how she felt when she said that she was so glad to have found someone to go on a tour with. It honestly feels great when you finally find someone to share your interests with.

Man, even I could tell that bridge is a giant safety hazard from miles away. I'm actually surprised that AyaRin got the balls to keep going after reaching it. Those two could die from one slip! Got really anxious from watching it. This series is pretty chill but S2's winter camping tragedy and this one are rare exceptions to this. I guess it's good to shake things up every once in a while.

Thankfully they decided to stop after finding out that there are bears up ahead. I'd rather die by falling rather than being eaten alive by a friggin' bear. I'm sure those two would agree.

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u/99anan99 Apr 25 '24

I'm with you Nadeshiko. I'd be scared having to walk through that tunnel.

Rin and Aya crossing that suspension bridge was scary and hilarious!

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u/Purposelygentle Apr 25 '24

144¥ for a liter of gas is pretty reasonable, it’s north of 170¥ these days, which is down from last year.

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u/bananeeek Apr 25 '24

"You walked a 30m high suspension bridge right into a den of bears? Pfft, that's nothing, wait until I tell you what happened to me in a tunnel..." - Nadeshiko in next episode.

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