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Asylum Information

Below is information about the "Japan-fan meet up and more!" asylum on InsaneJournal. To join this asylum, click here. You may leave the asylum at any time.

Konshinkai: 懇親会 / こんしんかい - (noun) Friendly get-together

What Konshinkai is:
Konshinkai is an asylum created for several purposes. The first of which- to bring together people that have a passion for Japan. Japanese music + musicians, language, customs + traditions, fashion, pop culture, anime, movies and shows... any and everything related to Japan. Our aim is to develop a close community of people united by (but not limited to) their love of Japan.

WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE DIFFERENT...
Is that it's not dedicated to one specific band or thing. You're free to discuss anything you like related to Japan... and even more than that.
Our goal is for this asylum to serve multiple purposes. We want it to be a place where people that love Japan and Japanese things can come to discuss many subjects. A new release by an artist, memories about a trip to Japan, difficulty you have had related to your love of Japan/Japanese things, buying the new Shoxx magazine- whatever. We hope for this to be an "add me" community, a sharing community, a community where you can write about how frustrating your Japanese language class is. General topics are often not allowed in many communities but here it's not only ok... it's encouraged!
Unlike the communities dedicated to a specific band or thing, we don't expect that people only post with "news". Because of the kind of content we accept and hope to get, Konshinkai is more of a place to just talk, have friendly debate, and make new friends. Here you can get to know people more personally than in topic communities.

UNITED BY [BUT NOT LIMITED TO] OUR LOVE OF JAPAN.
Our asylum motto. While we have Japan as our common interest, it's not the only focal point that can be discussed here. We welcome discussions on a variety of topics that aren't just about Japan. Is it ok for you to post about that trip you just took to Chicago? Absolutely!



Asylum guidlines:
IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO POST:
[+] Introductory posts.
[+] General topic discussion, about Japan/Japanese things or otherwise.
[+] News related to Japanese artists.
[+] Images, wallpapers, icons, banners, etc. [Please place images larger than 300 pixels behind a cut.]
[+] "Add me" and "looking for friends" entries.
[+] Questions.
[+] Entries where you vent or complain.
[+] Fanfiction. [Please place it behind a cut and include a brief summary of content/warning if it's 18+]
[+] CD/DVD/movie reviews + recommendations.
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO POST:
[+] Advertisements
[+] Identities/usernames of anyone you may refer to in a venting post.
[+] Squeeling about who you want to bang and have babies with. Let's be mature here.
[+] Anything that will purposely start drama or that is simply rude.

WE ARE AN OPEN-POSTING, UNMODERATED ASYLUM.
Because of this, there is a chance that something offensive or otherwise not acceptable may slip in. Moderators reserve the right to delete any posts/comments that are against the community guidelines. If you see something that shouldn't be here, please point it out to us.
Please be mature in your posts/comments and refrain from being impolite. Habitually discourteous and/or immature members will be removed from the community. We also appreciate spelling out words and attempting to use correct grammar.



Day of the week themes:
NOT MANDATORY, BUT JUST FOR FUN. ^_^ You can choose to follow the theme or post whatever you like on any given day.

Writing Mondays: Post fanfic, poetry, stories.
Image Tuesdays: Share photos you've taken or that others have taken that you find impressive. The subject of the photo can be anything at all, including yourself. Cosplay photos are welcomed.
Venting Wednesdays: You can post about something that pisses you off, that annoying co-worker you have to deal with everyday or any general complaining.
Graphic Thursdays: Icons, wallpapers, banners, colorbars and all that good stuff!
Sharing Fridays: Share something with the community! Music, video, image scans, etc.
Inspired Saturdays: Talk about who inspires you, why they inspire you or someone that you admire/look up to.
Favorite Sundays: Write about your favorite things. What you like to do, a favorite memory, some of your favorite lyrics, your favorite book. Anything you hold in high regard.



Asylum moderators:
Please direct all questions, suggestions, + problems to the community owner/mod. Mods may be contacted via their personal journals or by email.
asylum owner/mod: Dokukyo. email: dokukyo [at] gmail [dot] com
asylum co-mod: Akisame. email: xyumikoki [at] gmail [dot] com
asylum co-mod: Konoyo. email: bakushin [at] gmail [dot] com



Promote:
Help promote the community! The more members we have the more fun it is! ^_^ Please save and upload images to your own server, do not hotlink.




Affiliates:
We are accepting affiliates here at Konshinkai. If you would like to affiliate with us, please leave a comment in the affiliates thread which can be found right here. Include a link to your asylum/rotation journal/website. Give a brief description of what your community is so that it can be listed and described properly in our affiliates section. We are open to affiliating with any asylum/site that is related to anything Japanese - bands, anime, fashion, anything! Feel free to take one of the Konshinkai banners located above for your linkback to here.

KONSHINKAI AFFILIATES:
ongakuno_nagare: An excellent asylum that is host to Japanese media rotation.
asylum_garden: A new up-and-coming asylum dedicated to J-rock's greatest, Buck-Tick!
oooer: This graphics journal features icons and such of anime as well as a variety of other subjects.