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The story
Hello! Project member Ami Tanimoto posted photos from a solo trip to Kyoto on Instagram, captioned as a “summer memory.” On the 5ch forum, the sight of her riding the Shinkansen’s Green Car (first-class) and apparently staying at the upscale Granvia Kyoto hotel touched off speculation about where her money comes from. At the same time, cooler-headed posters pointed out that the discounted “Puratto Kodama” travel package can make even Green Car seats cheap, while others compared the trip to past solo-travel posts by fellow members and recalled her earlier comment about splitting meal costs with her family — sending the discussion off in several directions.
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Summer memories 💭
Just zoning out without a thought in my head.
Source: instagram.com / Original post here
What people said
A Yuki-silk kimono with a hand-painted Shiose obi (quoting the classic enka ballad 'Amagigoe')
Getting pregnant would be fine too
It's the safe, reliable Puratto Kodama deal, obviously
Hurry up and bring in the 'Yumi's' era already
Isn't the 👑 (the group's ace) getting restless?
Riding in the Green Car and staying at the insanely pricey Granvia Kyoto
Is Ammy secretly loaded?
Hello! Project alone shouldn't pay that well, so it really is a mystery…
She did say they settle who pays for family meals with rock-paper-scissors, so it's not like her parents are just handing out cash either
The ones who flex brand-name goods and a slightly lavish lifestyle on Instagram are usually the nouveau riche from the countryside
what comes into view
is — that's right — Kinkaku-ji (a joke, since the two aren't actually anywhere near each other)
Here I was hoping this was another sexual-harassment thread lol
I love that despite the pretty-girl looks, she's got the soul of a perverted old man underneath
Background and Key Points
The “Puratto Kodama” package mentioned in the thread is a discounted Shinkansen-plus-hotel bundle sold by JR Tokai Tours, and booking the Green Car through it can end up cheaper than even a standard reserved seat on the Nozomi. Because of that, a fair number of replies pushed back on the simplistic “Green Car equals big earner” assumption as jumping to conclusions. There’s no way to confirm whether a celebrity’s “solo trip” is truly solo, or where the money for lodging actually comes from, beyond what she herself shares — so most of the thread amounts to speculation with no factual backing. The fact that posters brought up other members who’ve posted similar solo-trip photos in the past also shows how this kind of post tends to stir up the same debate again and again.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Ami Tanimoto’s solo Kyoto trip announcement.”
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