Guess where this is?

[lecter]

I actually know a couple of nice girls from that shithole city

Let's see...try this one out for size:

[DC]

hawaii? or maybe Japan?

[lecter]

Japan's correct

[Brian Ellis]

Looks like a nuke reactor, but I haven't been able to identify it. From the vegetation, I'd guess Kyushu or Shikoku, so Sendai, Genkai or Ikata????

Haven't you thought it ironic that the country which has suffered the most from nuclear effects is one of the most heavily nuke-powered with some 19 or 20 major power stations, some with a plurality of reactors?

[lecter]

None of the above...and yes, irony is one of the driving forces of the world

I have no idea what the building in the pic is, I just got a decent-looking pic off Google, but the place itself is quite famous.

[Brian Ellis]

As it's obviously not in the north of the archipelago, let's start at the south. The two "quite famous" names that come to mind are Okinawa and Iwo Jima????

[lecter]

Nope, not those...ok, so it's not THAT famous

[Brian Ellis]

OK, how about, as I suggested before, in Kyushu or Shikoku?????

[lecter]

Nope...

[lecter]

It could've been in Japan had things turned out differently...

[Brian Ellis]

Don't understand. "It could've been in Japan" but "Japan's correct"
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[lecter]

I was just making a reference to Japan's WWII plans for U.S. invasion, since xortam said San Diego...the place is in fact in Japan, it's very well known for its natural beauty. So well known and appreciated, that it can be found on an important organization's list of such places...

[Brian Ellis]

Gotcha! That one was obscure. Yakushima island. But I don't think that photo was the cause for fame???????

[Brian Ellis]

OK, an equally obscure one for you. The white rectangle covers the answer. What is the building?

[lecter]

Leatherface's house in Texas?

Seriously, though...I was thinking Britain, but it looks rundown. How about some place in Africa?