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34 Before-And-After Pics Showing How The “Japan Effect” Tricks Everyone
What do you imagine when someone mentions Japan? Maybe it’s warm bowls of ramen. Or peaceful mountain views. Or, of course, the iconic pop culture that has gained fans all over the world. Whatever it is, Japan has a reputation for making everything look a little cooler, a little cuter, and a lot more visually appealing.
A viral TikTok trend is proving exactly that. People are taking random snapshots from their own cities and demonstrating that once you label them as “Japan,” they instantly come off as charming and aesthetically pleasing. Scroll down to see the “Japan Effect” in action.
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Tyranamar Seuss 10 months ago
So they lightened it up. Really, it doesn't count if you photoshop the pictures. Bc now you're looking at 2 different images. Of course the photoshopped one looks better. I see now why this article got a bunch of downvotes. I'm going to stop here. This is dumb.
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PandaGoPanda 10 months ago
A strangely green and empty Tokyo. And writing ‘there’s lots of humidity’ on the concrete pole doesn’t really change that.
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MrLiesegang 10 months ago
Come on, here's no difference. And KonKon is good Store with Japanese and Korean Konbini Stuff.
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sfgothgirl 10 months ago
BUH?! This is quite possibly the dumbest BP post I've seen . . . and that's really saying something.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Nope, this is actually not "hehe so funny memes!" at all. This is terrible. This is actually harmful and offensive to both the locations being shìt upon as "ugly" or "less desirable" AND Japan. Not only does it give the impression that the locations in question have no charm, appeal, or interest of their own, they're actually ONLY "cute" or interesting if they're "Japanified" (in many of these photos, extremely poorly.) This harms both cultures. And, as an American myself, I have to point out the elephant in the room: if someone did this and "Americanized" photos of locations/cities in European/Canada/etc., people would be out in a mob with their pitchforks and torches. It doesn't make it any more "okay" just because we're "Japanifying" the locations instead. These cities and places have their own charm and don't need to be plastered with sakura flowers to be wonderful, beautiful, enjoyable places in their own right.
sfgothgirl 10 months ago
BUH?! This is quite possibly the dumbest BP post I've seen . . . and that's really saying something.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Nope, this is actually not "hehe so funny memes!" at all. This is terrible. This is actually harmful and offensive to both the locations being shìt upon as "ugly" or "less desirable" AND Japan. Not only does it give the impression that the locations in question have no charm, appeal, or interest of their own, they're actually ONLY "cute" or interesting if they're "Japanified" (in many of these photos, extremely poorly.) This harms both cultures. And, as an American myself, I have to point out the elephant in the room: if someone did this and "Americanized" photos of locations/cities in European/Canada/etc., people would be out in a mob with their pitchforks and torches. It doesn't make it any more "okay" just because we're "Japanifying" the locations instead. These cities and places have their own charm and don't need to be plastered with sakura flowers to be wonderful, beautiful, enjoyable places in their own right.
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