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The story
On 5channel’s “Live News (Anything Goes)” board, someone posted a photo from Tsurumai Park in Nagoya with the caption “I’m a girl, at Tsurumai Park right now.” Skepticism about the poster’s claimed gender quickly poured in, with commenters mockingly declaring it “the usual middle-aged man” — and the original poster fired back at each jab individually. The conversation eventually drifted into local trivia: Tsurumai Park’s heyday as a Pokémon GO hotspot, and how the once-beloved “strawberry bread” shop had closed and turned into a udon restaurant. What started as an unverifiable self-declaration turned into a thread with that distinctive “nanG” blend of teasing and hometown chatter.
What people said
Not going, but thanks
That's you, buddy, as always
Pokémon GO
Wasn't this place a Pokémon GO hotspot? Anyone still play there?
Way fewer than the peak, but there's still a decent crowd
What's this guy even talking about
Hey, cut it out lol
You're the dull one
You should come check it out
The strawberry bread place went under
Got 4 shinies
Though I guess it wasn't really worth going hard on anyway
Ran out of battery, only got an hour in
But it's 700 yen, right?
Don't you think that's a little steep?
Not really
Nah, ranked 30th, in their 50s
Funniest thing I've seen all year, gonna follow you now
Your 2026 is gonna suck
Was hoping for a slightly more serious answer
I am being serious
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Tsurumai Park, located in Nagoya’s Showa Ward, was once nationally famous as a spot where rare Pokémon spawned in Pokémon GO, drawing large crowds of players during in-game events. The thread reflects this history, with users noting that the crowds are “smaller than the peak, but people are still there,” suggesting the park’s former buzz has faded but not disappeared. That said, the thread’s real focus wasn’t the park itself but the teasing over whether the poster’s claim of being a “woman” was true — following the classic “doubt first” pattern typical of this board. The poster’s actual gender and age can’t be confirmed from the thread, and it’s worth noting the whole exchange is really just the stylized back-and-forth typical of an anonymous message board.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Live News, Anything Goes board) thread “[Photo] I’m a girl, at Tsurumai Park right now lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.”
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