"Ginza 1-Chome"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Saturday, January 28, 2012
"Ginza 1-Chome" - (111122)
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
"Variable Frame Rate, Semi-Fixed Playback - Fluid Time (VFR SFP FT)"
When recording moving pictures, the film is composed of a set number of frames recorded per second (24 for most films), with each frame exposed for a set amount of time (shutter speed). It seems to me that human vision is more fluid, both not locking onto rigid frames and not locking onto a set "frame rate" (for want of a better term), or recording at a set (effective) shutter speed.
So - assuming that we take in information on an as-needed basis, it stands to reason that the brain would automatically dial up the effective visual frame rate in times of danger, high-speed action, etc., and dial it down in situations/scenes with little need for attention to surrounding visual details.
Nevertheless, in spite of having variable speed visual perception, there's a sense/belief/perception of seeing at a constant rate, so when you combine that with our assumption that time flows forward at a set rate (watch the second hand on a watch for a demonstration); when we are in increased-frame-rate mode, it distorts our *perception* of time passing and very short intervals can seem to last a very long time.
Conversely, when in reduced-frame-rate mode, it distorts our perception of time passing and rather long intervals of time can seem to last for a very short time. Another factor of reduced-frame-rate mode is that as people get older, their vision gets less sharp, so they're taking in less detailed information, and this also pushes perception towards reduced-frame-rate mode.
There are mountains of details to go into, but I'm out of time today, so I'll post just this for now.
Here are a couple of links to time-perception that are basically the same thing - from a wide-field perspective (not confined to vision):
Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122322542
Time Perception
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception
Sore dewa, mata!
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
So - assuming that we take in information on an as-needed basis, it stands to reason that the brain would automatically dial up the effective visual frame rate in times of danger, high-speed action, etc., and dial it down in situations/scenes with little need for attention to surrounding visual details.
Nevertheless, in spite of having variable speed visual perception, there's a sense/belief/perception of seeing at a constant rate, so when you combine that with our assumption that time flows forward at a set rate (watch the second hand on a watch for a demonstration); when we are in increased-frame-rate mode, it distorts our *perception* of time passing and very short intervals can seem to last a very long time.
Conversely, when in reduced-frame-rate mode, it distorts our perception of time passing and rather long intervals of time can seem to last for a very short time. Another factor of reduced-frame-rate mode is that as people get older, their vision gets less sharp, so they're taking in less detailed information, and this also pushes perception towards reduced-frame-rate mode.
There are mountains of details to go into, but I'm out of time today, so I'll post just this for now.
Here are a couple of links to time-perception that are basically the same thing - from a wide-field perspective (not confined to vision):
Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122322542
Time Perception
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception
Sore dewa, mata!
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 23, 2012
"Tokyo Snow" - (120123)
"Tokyo Snow"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
"Getting to Japan - 1959 and 2012"
I've been looking at the opening pages of "All the Best in Japan" by Sydney Clark (published by Sidgwick and Jackson Limited in 1959), and it's interesting to contemplate how much things have changed over the past half-century.
"The first question for all intending passengers to the Far East is how to get there. Now that we have entered the age of jet air travel, this does not present much difficulty. ....."
This was the period when jet travel began taking off, yet travel by ship was still very common. I often think how nice it must have been to travel by ocean liner if you had a private cabin and access to the better restaurants on board. Time to contemplate the great distance traveled and the transition from one culture to another. Airplanes are nice in their own way, but are too much like riding in an elevator - you get in, hold still for a bit, then the doors open and suddenly you're in a very different place. There's no proper sense of the distance traveled on the way.
"Having chosen the route it is then necessary to choose the airline. All the main airlines of the world connect London to Tokyo. B.O.A.C. schedules four flights weekly at present by Comet IV Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong, to name every city covered by the various routes. The Hong Kong to Tokyo section increases to daily flights in conjunction with other airlines - and there are plans to introduce several new services to Japan and the Far East."
This was before direct flights to everywhere, so the planes made stops along the way - similar to ships visiting ports in a way (thus the name "air-port", come to think of it). It's also interesting to read of an airline scheduling four flights a week from London to Tokyo.
"Tokyo is now some 28 hours from London compared to 38 to 40 by previous schedules. Singapore and Hong Kong can be reached in 22 hours."
28 hours - down from 38 to 40 previously! Now it's down to something like 12 hours (depending on flight direction, winds, etc.).
"..... Winter is to be avoided in Japan, especially if you plan, as certainly you should, to make some stays in Japanese inns. Central heating is a rarity in therm and they'll be *cold*."
This is something I thought when I came here in the early eighties, but the idea of cold rooms doesn't bother me now. What suddenly seems strange to me, is how just as I have become used to cold rooms in the winter (basically you just leave your coat on inside), people have begun getting used to being warm all the time, and the locals seem to want everywhere to be warm (or what often feels rather hot)!
".... Japan, like Chile, is shaped something like a string bean or a pea pod, though is is not so tenuous as this sounds, being 170 miles wide at tis widest point. Its length from north-east to south-west is 1,300 miles...."
I've often heard multi-generation residents of Japan say how Japan isn't a very big country, but people don't seem to realize the uniqueness in how much distance there is from north to south, considering the total land area.
"..... This Company [United Netherlands Line] also advertises a reduction of 15 per cent in the sum of single fares for passengers making the round trip to Japan by the same ship, and during the ship's stay in Japanese ports, usually Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama, the ship is their hotel at no extra cost."
That could be a fun way to travel! Basically cruise ship style - which would mean you wouldn't have to worry about luggage at all, since you'd have the same room throughout the trip.
"The company [NYK - Nippon Yusen Kaisha] also has a trans-Pacific liner that runs from Vancouver via Honolulu to Yokohama and Kobe. This is the luxury ship M.S. Hikawa Maru, 11,600 tons, carrying 80 first-class passengers and 69 third-class A or "Tourist Class". The accommodation in the first class is of considerable luxury, and the service is courteous and excellent. ....."
The Hikawa Maru! This ship still exists - permanently docked by a park in Yokohama. I've gone on-board several times and always find myself wishing I could pop back in a time machine and experience crossing the Pacific on this ship. (Naturally such daydreams include a first-class cabin, access to the first-class lounges, etc.) I have a few pictures of the external appearance of this ship here:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/PhotoGlryMain/PhotoGlryA/Yokohama01.html
Incidentally, I bought the 1959 travel book in 2004 and wrote a little about it [here].
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
"The first question for all intending passengers to the Far East is how to get there. Now that we have entered the age of jet air travel, this does not present much difficulty. ....."
This was the period when jet travel began taking off, yet travel by ship was still very common. I often think how nice it must have been to travel by ocean liner if you had a private cabin and access to the better restaurants on board. Time to contemplate the great distance traveled and the transition from one culture to another. Airplanes are nice in their own way, but are too much like riding in an elevator - you get in, hold still for a bit, then the doors open and suddenly you're in a very different place. There's no proper sense of the distance traveled on the way.
"Having chosen the route it is then necessary to choose the airline. All the main airlines of the world connect London to Tokyo. B.O.A.C. schedules four flights weekly at present by Comet IV Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong, to name every city covered by the various routes. The Hong Kong to Tokyo section increases to daily flights in conjunction with other airlines - and there are plans to introduce several new services to Japan and the Far East."
This was before direct flights to everywhere, so the planes made stops along the way - similar to ships visiting ports in a way (thus the name "air-port", come to think of it). It's also interesting to read of an airline scheduling four flights a week from London to Tokyo.
"Tokyo is now some 28 hours from London compared to 38 to 40 by previous schedules. Singapore and Hong Kong can be reached in 22 hours."
28 hours - down from 38 to 40 previously! Now it's down to something like 12 hours (depending on flight direction, winds, etc.).
"..... Winter is to be avoided in Japan, especially if you plan, as certainly you should, to make some stays in Japanese inns. Central heating is a rarity in therm and they'll be *cold*."
This is something I thought when I came here in the early eighties, but the idea of cold rooms doesn't bother me now. What suddenly seems strange to me, is how just as I have become used to cold rooms in the winter (basically you just leave your coat on inside), people have begun getting used to being warm all the time, and the locals seem to want everywhere to be warm (or what often feels rather hot)!
".... Japan, like Chile, is shaped something like a string bean or a pea pod, though is is not so tenuous as this sounds, being 170 miles wide at tis widest point. Its length from north-east to south-west is 1,300 miles...."
I've often heard multi-generation residents of Japan say how Japan isn't a very big country, but people don't seem to realize the uniqueness in how much distance there is from north to south, considering the total land area.
"..... This Company [United Netherlands Line] also advertises a reduction of 15 per cent in the sum of single fares for passengers making the round trip to Japan by the same ship, and during the ship's stay in Japanese ports, usually Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama, the ship is their hotel at no extra cost."
That could be a fun way to travel! Basically cruise ship style - which would mean you wouldn't have to worry about luggage at all, since you'd have the same room throughout the trip.
"The company [NYK - Nippon Yusen Kaisha] also has a trans-Pacific liner that runs from Vancouver via Honolulu to Yokohama and Kobe. This is the luxury ship M.S. Hikawa Maru, 11,600 tons, carrying 80 first-class passengers and 69 third-class A or "Tourist Class". The accommodation in the first class is of considerable luxury, and the service is courteous and excellent. ....."
The Hikawa Maru! This ship still exists - permanently docked by a park in Yokohama. I've gone on-board several times and always find myself wishing I could pop back in a time machine and experience crossing the Pacific on this ship. (Naturally such daydreams include a first-class cabin, access to the first-class lounges, etc.) I have a few pictures of the external appearance of this ship here:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/PhotoGlryMain/PhotoGlryA/Yokohama01.html
Incidentally, I bought the 1959 travel book in 2004 and wrote a little about it [here].
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 22, 2012
"Waiting for a Train in Yurakucho" - (111104)
"Waiting for a Train in Yurakucho"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Friday, January 20, 2012
"Pond-side J-Cafe" - (111104)
"Pond-side J-Cafe" - (111104)
"Pond-side J-Cafe" - (111104)
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
"Tobu-Tojo Line, Ginza, Nihonbashi Side Streets, Kanda, Etc."
This batch of video clips begins with views on the Tobu-Tojo Line, followed by views on the Seibu, Tozai, and Ginza lines. Then there are street views of Ginza, a walk in an underground shopping mall in Nihonbashi, and views of side streets in Nihonbashi. After that I walk around in Yurakucho and Ginza, and ride the Chuo Line. There are also a couple of art exhibition views, and a 1990 look at the morning rush in Ikebukuro. Wrapping up this batch are a couple of views of the Kanda Station area (under construction) and a few other odds and ends.
Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fM4FSaQYE
Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (A)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWOWtmEOzE
Looking out on a dry winter view from a Tobu Tojo Line train. - (A and B)
Inside Nearly Empty Tobu-Tojo Line Train - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7OtBPk-sI
A look down a mostly empty car of a Tobu-Tojo Line train.
Ogawa-machi Station Platform - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ScNKXH93s
Looking around on a platform at Ogawa-machi Station.
Ogawa to Hagiyama - (Construction Zone) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKMs3yEGUEQ
Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama (past a rail construction site).
Boarding Tozai Line Train at Takadanobaba - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AiBYAZfo5o
Waiting for and then boarding a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.
Tozai Line - Takadanobaba to Waseda - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9WsWzWzsQ
Riding a Tozai Line train from Takadanobaba to Waseda.
Ginza Line - Departing Nihonbashi - (Rear Cab View) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrP9Nv42Ps
Looking out the rear cab of a Ginza Line train as it departs Nihonbashi Station.
Inside Ginza Line - Arriving at Ginza - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_al4uqDPw2M
Inside a Ginza Line train - and then getting off at Ginza Station and heading for street level.
Ginza Chuo-Dori Afternoon Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI2BLhDSJ-I
Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza one afternoon.
Nihonbashi 2F Post Office - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6NMssGgam8
A quick look at a second floor post office in Nihonbashi.
Nihonbashi Underground Shopping Mall - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07ST41EAlw
Taking a look at the underground shopping mall in Nihonbashi near Tokyo Station.
Nihonbashi - Underground to Street Level - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUfb_Sd69s
Going from the large underground shopping area in Nihonbashi up to street level.
Nihonbashi Twilight - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0O6Q4WN7bU
Twilight in Nihonbashi in January 2012.
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmyEPw0IEXY
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF1DaFhbsKE
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (C) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiQL4u7Y8E
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (D) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7upFEzspII
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (E) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrH7mR2DS8
Walking around on side streets in Nihonbashi. - (A-E)
Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHv-nmUcxrg
Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2MGUNoYIyw
Returning from a wrong turn stroll in Yurakucho. - (A and B)
Tokyo to Kanda (12:01 A.M.) - (120107)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVpHiB0Lk6c
Taking a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Kanda at 12:01 A.M.
Yurakucho Station Platform - Midnight Ride to Tokyo - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHdLJ4q7IlI
Looking around on a platform at Yurakucho Station and then taking a midnight train to Tokyo.
Tokyo Station Highway Bus Area - (Under Construction) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOp9P5X8n0
Walking through the Highway Bus Area at Tokyo Station (which is still under construction).
Light-show Sidewalk (Near Tokyo Station) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEutlfgZFA
Walking over a light-show sidewalk not far from Tokyo Station.
Rail-bridge Underpass (Near Yurakucho) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlP-dnoC4LU
Watching a shinkansen train pass by from under a rail-bridge near Yurakucho Station.
Entering Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bAaL4crtI
Walking into Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.
Kokusai Forum Walk-though - Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjjTaol_sI
Walking through the Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.
Ginza 4-chome Evening - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkVBdt4MrI
Walking across the Ginza 4-chome intersection in the evening.
Yurakucho Track-side Walk - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXfgln9zBZE
Walking along (on the street, below the rails) the elevated railway near Yurakucho Station.
Ginza Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDFC7PqasI
Walking through Ginza in the evening.
Yurakucho Side Street - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBIaKby-Tc
A look at a side street in Yurakucho.
Ginza Side Street Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzoZTmCAts
Walking along a side street in Ginza.
Yurakucho Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJGdp6wz-0
Walking through Yurakucho in the evening.
Ochanomizu to Yurakucho - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4v_iADlJcw
Riding Chuo Line and Yamanote Line trains from Ochanomizu to Yurakucho.
Free Bananas at Izakaya - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUQgYXKchw
People leaving an izakaya receiving free bananas... as part of some kind of promotional offer at the place?
Exiting Yurakucho Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb69dYYdbHo
Walking from the platform of Yurakucho Station and then out across the plaza and towards Ginza.
ふらんそわーず こげちゃとら Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 小野画廊-2 - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfaiXD11UTg
Artist ふらんそわーず こげちゃとら explains her exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2).
Musashino Line to Chuo Line Transfer - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PoD0JSNPU4
Transferring from the Musashino Line to the Chuo Line.
Crossing River - Outbound Chuo Line - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGhLCBatc8
Looking out a side window of a Chuo Line train as it crosses a river.
Walking Through Tokyo Station - (Temporary Bus Area, Etc.) - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUbyxcWf5g
Walking past the temporary bus area in front of Tokyo Station, and then walking through the inside of the station.
Chuo Line Departing Shinjuku Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdg_3zOxE7A
Watching a Chuo Line train departing Shinjuku Station.
Ride in Train Tunnel - Light, Dark, Exit - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-jjKdzkQE
Looking out the front cab of a train running through a tunnel. (For some reason, the driver turned the train's headlights off rather early, while the train was still running in the blackness of the tunnel.)
Exiting Shinjuku Station via South Exit - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bxz_Dj9Juw
Exiting Shinjuku Station via the south exit.
1990 Ikebukuro Morning Rush - (900419-0817)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8Kt9J5u9U
A look at the river-like flow of people from various lines, mostly headed for the Yamanote Line. I took this beginning at 8:17 a.m. on April 19th, 1990 in Ikebukuro Station. (Copyright 1990 by Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon. All rights reserved.)
1990年4月19日, 午前8時17分 - 池袋ラッシュー
Dual-Perspective Painting by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9QJ1Lg_Hws
A look at some dual-perspective paintings by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - shown in the Okuno Building in Ginza, Tokyo.
Ginza Okuno Building
Y's Arts-101/508:
http://www.ysarts.net/
Chuo Line Inside View - Arriving at Shinjuku - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn9rz0vI6fM
In a Chuo Line train as it arrives at Shinjuku Station.
Departing Shinjuku on the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhPB77jO6aM
Waiting while people board the train, and then departing Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.
Kanda Station Construction Zone Walk-through - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f62nqkImsc
Walking through under-(re)construction Kanda Station. (I'm not sure exactly what the construction is, but it's probably related to the construction of new Shinkansen tracks above.)
Yurakucho to Kanda via Nighttime Yamanote Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTgNh-SCms
Riding the Yamanote Line from Yurakucho to Kanda at night.
Kanda - West Exit Street View - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCLwlTsexw
Walking out the west exit of Kanda Station and looking around on nearby streets.
Moving Melody Clock in Yurakucho (Last Part) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6NAFDIQRY
A look at the very last part of the musical moving clock in Yurakucho.
Evening Musashi-Kogane Platform (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UjxgBhrTE
A brief look at one of the platforms at Musashi-Kogane Station (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム).
Yurakucho Under-Bridge Izakaya - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5n10VXxymE
Walking under the tracks in Yurakucho - past an under-bridge izakaya.
Ginza Chuo-Dori - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIYAAJJ5i2Y
Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori in Tokyo.
Reserved Seat Express Passing Kanda Station - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6i1g70lMc
Watching a reserved seat express train passing by Kanda Station.
Inbound Chuo Line at Musashi-Kogane (武蔵小金井駅での中央線) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO8SeRaOR6c
Watching an inbound Chuo Line train at Musashi-Kogane Station (武蔵小金井駅での中央線).
Entering Kanda Station at Night - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKs8m7m3dw
Walking into Kanda Station at night.
Kanda Station - Waiting for the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1SZLoYAUCE
Waiting for the Chuo Line at Kanda Station.
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fM4FSaQYE
Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (A)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWOWtmEOzE
Looking out on a dry winter view from a Tobu Tojo Line train. - (A and B)
Inside Nearly Empty Tobu-Tojo Line Train - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7OtBPk-sI
A look down a mostly empty car of a Tobu-Tojo Line train.
Ogawa-machi Station Platform - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ScNKXH93s
Looking around on a platform at Ogawa-machi Station.
Ogawa to Hagiyama - (Construction Zone) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKMs3yEGUEQ
Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama (past a rail construction site).
Boarding Tozai Line Train at Takadanobaba - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AiBYAZfo5o
Waiting for and then boarding a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.
Tozai Line - Takadanobaba to Waseda - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9WsWzWzsQ
Riding a Tozai Line train from Takadanobaba to Waseda.
Ginza Line - Departing Nihonbashi - (Rear Cab View) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrP9Nv42Ps
Looking out the rear cab of a Ginza Line train as it departs Nihonbashi Station.
Inside Ginza Line - Arriving at Ginza - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_al4uqDPw2M
Inside a Ginza Line train - and then getting off at Ginza Station and heading for street level.
Ginza Chuo-Dori Afternoon Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI2BLhDSJ-I
Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza one afternoon.
Nihonbashi 2F Post Office - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6NMssGgam8
A quick look at a second floor post office in Nihonbashi.
Nihonbashi Underground Shopping Mall - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07ST41EAlw
Taking a look at the underground shopping mall in Nihonbashi near Tokyo Station.
Nihonbashi - Underground to Street Level - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUfb_Sd69s
Going from the large underground shopping area in Nihonbashi up to street level.
Nihonbashi Twilight - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0O6Q4WN7bU
Twilight in Nihonbashi in January 2012.
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmyEPw0IEXY
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF1DaFhbsKE
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (C) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiQL4u7Y8E
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (D) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7upFEzspII
Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (E) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrH7mR2DS8
Walking around on side streets in Nihonbashi. - (A-E)
Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHv-nmUcxrg
Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2MGUNoYIyw
Returning from a wrong turn stroll in Yurakucho. - (A and B)
Tokyo to Kanda (12:01 A.M.) - (120107)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVpHiB0Lk6c
Taking a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Kanda at 12:01 A.M.
Yurakucho Station Platform - Midnight Ride to Tokyo - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHdLJ4q7IlI
Looking around on a platform at Yurakucho Station and then taking a midnight train to Tokyo.
Tokyo Station Highway Bus Area - (Under Construction) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOp9P5X8n0
Walking through the Highway Bus Area at Tokyo Station (which is still under construction).
Light-show Sidewalk (Near Tokyo Station) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEutlfgZFA
Walking over a light-show sidewalk not far from Tokyo Station.
Rail-bridge Underpass (Near Yurakucho) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlP-dnoC4LU
Watching a shinkansen train pass by from under a rail-bridge near Yurakucho Station.
Entering Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bAaL4crtI
Walking into Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.
Kokusai Forum Walk-though - Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjjTaol_sI
Walking through the Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.
Ginza 4-chome Evening - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkVBdt4MrI
Walking across the Ginza 4-chome intersection in the evening.
Yurakucho Track-side Walk - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXfgln9zBZE
Walking along (on the street, below the rails) the elevated railway near Yurakucho Station.
Ginza Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDFC7PqasI
Walking through Ginza in the evening.
Yurakucho Side Street - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBIaKby-Tc
A look at a side street in Yurakucho.
Ginza Side Street Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzoZTmCAts
Walking along a side street in Ginza.
Yurakucho Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJGdp6wz-0
Walking through Yurakucho in the evening.
Ochanomizu to Yurakucho - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4v_iADlJcw
Riding Chuo Line and Yamanote Line trains from Ochanomizu to Yurakucho.
Free Bananas at Izakaya - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUQgYXKchw
People leaving an izakaya receiving free bananas... as part of some kind of promotional offer at the place?
Exiting Yurakucho Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb69dYYdbHo
Walking from the platform of Yurakucho Station and then out across the plaza and towards Ginza.
ふらんそわーず こげちゃとら Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 小野画廊-2 - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfaiXD11UTg
Artist ふらんそわーず こげちゃとら explains her exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2).
Musashino Line to Chuo Line Transfer - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PoD0JSNPU4
Transferring from the Musashino Line to the Chuo Line.
Crossing River - Outbound Chuo Line - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGhLCBatc8
Looking out a side window of a Chuo Line train as it crosses a river.
Walking Through Tokyo Station - (Temporary Bus Area, Etc.) - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUbyxcWf5g
Walking past the temporary bus area in front of Tokyo Station, and then walking through the inside of the station.
Chuo Line Departing Shinjuku Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdg_3zOxE7A
Watching a Chuo Line train departing Shinjuku Station.
Ride in Train Tunnel - Light, Dark, Exit - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-jjKdzkQE
Looking out the front cab of a train running through a tunnel. (For some reason, the driver turned the train's headlights off rather early, while the train was still running in the blackness of the tunnel.)
Exiting Shinjuku Station via South Exit - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bxz_Dj9Juw
Exiting Shinjuku Station via the south exit.
1990 Ikebukuro Morning Rush - (900419-0817)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8Kt9J5u9U
A look at the river-like flow of people from various lines, mostly headed for the Yamanote Line. I took this beginning at 8:17 a.m. on April 19th, 1990 in Ikebukuro Station. (Copyright 1990 by Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon. All rights reserved.)
1990年4月19日, 午前8時17分 - 池袋ラッシュー
Dual-Perspective Painting by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9QJ1Lg_Hws
A look at some dual-perspective paintings by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - shown in the Okuno Building in Ginza, Tokyo.
Ginza Okuno Building
Y's Arts-101/508:
http://www.ysarts.net/
Chuo Line Inside View - Arriving at Shinjuku - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn9rz0vI6fM
In a Chuo Line train as it arrives at Shinjuku Station.
Departing Shinjuku on the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhPB77jO6aM
Waiting while people board the train, and then departing Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.
Kanda Station Construction Zone Walk-through - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f62nqkImsc
Walking through under-(re)construction Kanda Station. (I'm not sure exactly what the construction is, but it's probably related to the construction of new Shinkansen tracks above.)
Yurakucho to Kanda via Nighttime Yamanote Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTgNh-SCms
Riding the Yamanote Line from Yurakucho to Kanda at night.
Kanda - West Exit Street View - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCLwlTsexw
Walking out the west exit of Kanda Station and looking around on nearby streets.
Moving Melody Clock in Yurakucho (Last Part) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6NAFDIQRY
A look at the very last part of the musical moving clock in Yurakucho.
Evening Musashi-Kogane Platform (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UjxgBhrTE
A brief look at one of the platforms at Musashi-Kogane Station (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム).
Yurakucho Under-Bridge Izakaya - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5n10VXxymE
Walking under the tracks in Yurakucho - past an under-bridge izakaya.
Ginza Chuo-Dori - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIYAAJJ5i2Y
Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori in Tokyo.
Reserved Seat Express Passing Kanda Station - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6i1g70lMc
Watching a reserved seat express train passing by Kanda Station.
Inbound Chuo Line at Musashi-Kogane (武蔵小金井駅での中央線) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO8SeRaOR6c
Watching an inbound Chuo Line train at Musashi-Kogane Station (武蔵小金井駅での中央線).
Entering Kanda Station at Night - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKs8m7m3dw
Walking into Kanda Station at night.
Kanda Station - Waiting for the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1SZLoYAUCE
Waiting for the Chuo Line at Kanda Station.
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 16, 2012
"Changing Trains" - (111221)
"Changing Trains"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 15, 2012
"Tokyo - 1932 and 2012"
In reading an old article about Japan entitled "Tokyo To-Day" (by William R. Castle, Jr. - Under Secretary of State, formerly American Ambassador to Japan) in the February 1932 edition of National Geographic, I found it interesting how some things were basically unchanged between 1932 Japan and 2012 Japan, and other things quite different. Aside from the progression of modern architecture and technology though, I'd say things haven't really changed all that much culturally. Let's take a look at some quotes from the 1932 article and see how they compare to 2012.
Re: "To-day Tokyo is a city of broad streets, of many splendid buildings, of spacious parks. For the tourist it has lost much of its charm; but, after all, it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist."
In 1932, Tokyo was remarkable for the number of modern office buildings it had - signaling a departure from centuries of tradition. At this point, Tokyo is awash in high-rise buildings, and what is surprising to a resident of this mega-city, isn't that there are many modern new buildings, but rather that any old structures remain at all! And as for the comment "... it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist", this is true enough, although many locals these days would also like to see a little more of some historical aspects of the city being preserved, rather than systematically razing everything to the ground in a fever of endless construction.
Re: "Except for the huge, gaudy advertisements everywhere, there is not as much color in the modern streets as one who has received presents of gay kimonos bought in shops run strictly for tourists might expect. Little girls, as I said, wear the most brilliant colors, but the street costumes of all others are restrained in the extreme. The men's clothes are always somber."
Certainly this applies for winter, although less so for summer. I've fallen into this habit myself - wearing basically dark clothing most of the time in the winter (which is the typical winter attire here). For summer, people wear light-colored shirts and visible ties (as opposed to ties buried under a sweater), but still avoid overly bright colors. If everyone wore bright colors, it wouldn't be any big deal, but when most people are wearing predominantly dark colors, if you do go out into that backdrop in very brightly colored clothing, you then really stand out!
Re: "A good-natured crowd, each unit a little inclined to ignore the existence of other units, but rather through self-absorption than because of rudeness. I never saw an instance of conscious rudeness in the streets of Tokyo. One goes to the Ginza again and again, partly because it is the place one naturally goes to buy anything, from fruit to a Mikimoto pearl or an umbrella; but principally, I think, because it is a wonderful place to get a cross-section of the life of the city."
This is an important observation. While people here, as anywhere, have their likes and dislikes regarding other people, on the whole, people place civilized behavior in public above personal feelings, and the inclination to "ignore the existence of other units" as Castle puts it, makes it possible to enjoy oneself with friends, etc. out in crowded spaces. Where there is space to spare, you can go and find a private spot to spend time with friends, but when there is very little private space, "ignoring the existence" of people nearby actually works really well - once you're used to it. (Lest the concept be misunderstood: It goes both ways. When you are quietly sitting somewhere and there is a noisy group nearby, you let them be noisy, and when you are part of a noisy group, you don't worry overly much about your surroundings as people leave the group alone. Over time, it's basically a give and take arrangement.)
Re: "The earthquake made Tokyo realize, as never before, the value of parks, not only for beauty, health, and recreation purposes, but as places of refuge for fleeing crowds and as obstructions to sweeping conflagrations. Since 1923, therefore, plans were made for three large new parks and some 50 smaller ones."
This is referring to the great 1923 earthquake (about the same strength as the 2011 quake), which destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama. I hadn't realized that many parks came about as a result of that. I wonder which parks the planned "three large new parks" are.
Re: "You walk along the straight, dusty street which leads into the Yokohama boulevard. You see modern buildings and modern shops; the street cars make just the same unpleasant squeaking that they make in Boston or New York and look just about the same. The Orient, always except for the people, seems pushed far into the background; and then you come to Shiba Park, walk through the great gates and pass under the shade of ancient trees into the group of temples, shrines of some of the Tokugawa shoguns."
This has fundamentally changed, as "the Orient" is more well-known for steel and glass towers now than the old wooden buildings the area used to be known for, but there are still a few areas in Tokyo where you can do a slight time-slip maneuver and slide into what feels like a different era. But those areas are fewer and fewer as Tokyo's habit of relentless destruction of nearly everything in the pursuit of endless new construction has resulted in there being very few old things and areas remaining.
As for street cars, they were mostly eradicated. There is one that runs exclusively on its own right-of-way (thus making it a train more than a "street car", since it doesn't run in the street), and one that only has one small section where it actually runs in the street. The formerly vast street car system of Tokyo was replaced with subway trains and standard surface street buses.
Re: "And then the movies are just as crowded as the theaters. There is a movie industry in Japan, but this does not detract from the popularity of the Hollywood productions. Talking pictures were hard to deal with at first, but now a solemn individual sits at the side of the picture and translates, apparently to the satisfaction of the audience, as the play progresses. The translator's endeavors to keep up are more interesting to the foreigner than are some of the plays."
I hadn't thought of this before, but with silent movies, you could just insert new frames between the scenes with whatever language you liked, but once a sound track was added, apparently they didn't initially have a way to overlay text on top of the picture. It's hard to imagine someone sitting by the screen doing simultaneous translations throughout the movie though! That would be a difficult job I imagine! I wonder if they tried to say each line right after the actor said it, or to say it (with a script) at the same time? I tried Googling for something related to this, but didn't find anything. If someone knows about this bit of history, I'd be interested hearing more about it.
Re: "These great papers are thoroughly up-to-date. They have regular airplane services of their own to carry pictures from Osaka to Tokyo, and transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire is as much used as in the United States. Moreover, the papers carry on large humanitarian work in the maintenance of hospitals or welfare enterprises."
A couple of things caught my attention here. First, that newspapers had their own aircraft back then for carrying pictures from one area of the country to another. And the "transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire" part! I hadn't realized that fax machine technology was already in regular use in 1932. According to Wikipedia:
"Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments."
1846! Wow! And the article goes on to say that commercial telefax came about before the invention of the telephone! I had thought that telephones preceded telefax machines.
Re: "Tokyo is full of cafes, always crowded, modeled somewhat on the cafes of Paris. In former days people gave geisha parties, those rather solemn affairs at which geisha's danced their symbolic dances. They were very expensive, and those who could not afford the expense contented themselves with picnics. Now the cafes are crowded, their principal patrons being, perhaps, the 'mobos' and the 'mogas'. (The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate, and 'mobo' is the abbreviation for modern boy, and 'moga' is the abbreviation for modern girl. Indeed, these mobos and mogas, dressed almost always in European clothes and trying to adopt the freedom of European manners, are about the most modern aspect of Tokyo.)"
Well here's something that hasn't changed! The terms "mobo" and "moga" aren't used any longer, but the statement "The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate" may actually be true. If not "more than any other nation", then certainly "one of the top abbreviation-loving nations"!
Re: "So far as ideas are concerned, Kipling was wrong in saying that the West and the East could not meet. In Tokyo the West has met the East, and out of the meeting is growing a new kind of civilization, in which the ideals of the two hemispheres are fusing."
Indeed! In 1932 it was more Japan changing with things imported from the West, but in 2012, there has been a lot of influence in both directions. The two certainly do meet. Completely mesh? Obviously not, but a lot has been learned on both sides, and there is much to be learned on both sides still.
One of the things that's interesting to me about this 1932 article, is that it shows the level of western-inspired change before WW-II, in contrast with some people's idea that Japan's westernization began after the war.
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Re: "To-day Tokyo is a city of broad streets, of many splendid buildings, of spacious parks. For the tourist it has lost much of its charm; but, after all, it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist."
In 1932, Tokyo was remarkable for the number of modern office buildings it had - signaling a departure from centuries of tradition. At this point, Tokyo is awash in high-rise buildings, and what is surprising to a resident of this mega-city, isn't that there are many modern new buildings, but rather that any old structures remain at all! And as for the comment "... it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist", this is true enough, although many locals these days would also like to see a little more of some historical aspects of the city being preserved, rather than systematically razing everything to the ground in a fever of endless construction.
Re: "Except for the huge, gaudy advertisements everywhere, there is not as much color in the modern streets as one who has received presents of gay kimonos bought in shops run strictly for tourists might expect. Little girls, as I said, wear the most brilliant colors, but the street costumes of all others are restrained in the extreme. The men's clothes are always somber."
Certainly this applies for winter, although less so for summer. I've fallen into this habit myself - wearing basically dark clothing most of the time in the winter (which is the typical winter attire here). For summer, people wear light-colored shirts and visible ties (as opposed to ties buried under a sweater), but still avoid overly bright colors. If everyone wore bright colors, it wouldn't be any big deal, but when most people are wearing predominantly dark colors, if you do go out into that backdrop in very brightly colored clothing, you then really stand out!
Re: "A good-natured crowd, each unit a little inclined to ignore the existence of other units, but rather through self-absorption than because of rudeness. I never saw an instance of conscious rudeness in the streets of Tokyo. One goes to the Ginza again and again, partly because it is the place one naturally goes to buy anything, from fruit to a Mikimoto pearl or an umbrella; but principally, I think, because it is a wonderful place to get a cross-section of the life of the city."
This is an important observation. While people here, as anywhere, have their likes and dislikes regarding other people, on the whole, people place civilized behavior in public above personal feelings, and the inclination to "ignore the existence of other units" as Castle puts it, makes it possible to enjoy oneself with friends, etc. out in crowded spaces. Where there is space to spare, you can go and find a private spot to spend time with friends, but when there is very little private space, "ignoring the existence" of people nearby actually works really well - once you're used to it. (Lest the concept be misunderstood: It goes both ways. When you are quietly sitting somewhere and there is a noisy group nearby, you let them be noisy, and when you are part of a noisy group, you don't worry overly much about your surroundings as people leave the group alone. Over time, it's basically a give and take arrangement.)
Re: "The earthquake made Tokyo realize, as never before, the value of parks, not only for beauty, health, and recreation purposes, but as places of refuge for fleeing crowds and as obstructions to sweeping conflagrations. Since 1923, therefore, plans were made for three large new parks and some 50 smaller ones."
This is referring to the great 1923 earthquake (about the same strength as the 2011 quake), which destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama. I hadn't realized that many parks came about as a result of that. I wonder which parks the planned "three large new parks" are.
Re: "You walk along the straight, dusty street which leads into the Yokohama boulevard. You see modern buildings and modern shops; the street cars make just the same unpleasant squeaking that they make in Boston or New York and look just about the same. The Orient, always except for the people, seems pushed far into the background; and then you come to Shiba Park, walk through the great gates and pass under the shade of ancient trees into the group of temples, shrines of some of the Tokugawa shoguns."
This has fundamentally changed, as "the Orient" is more well-known for steel and glass towers now than the old wooden buildings the area used to be known for, but there are still a few areas in Tokyo where you can do a slight time-slip maneuver and slide into what feels like a different era. But those areas are fewer and fewer as Tokyo's habit of relentless destruction of nearly everything in the pursuit of endless new construction has resulted in there being very few old things and areas remaining.
As for street cars, they were mostly eradicated. There is one that runs exclusively on its own right-of-way (thus making it a train more than a "street car", since it doesn't run in the street), and one that only has one small section where it actually runs in the street. The formerly vast street car system of Tokyo was replaced with subway trains and standard surface street buses.
Re: "And then the movies are just as crowded as the theaters. There is a movie industry in Japan, but this does not detract from the popularity of the Hollywood productions. Talking pictures were hard to deal with at first, but now a solemn individual sits at the side of the picture and translates, apparently to the satisfaction of the audience, as the play progresses. The translator's endeavors to keep up are more interesting to the foreigner than are some of the plays."
I hadn't thought of this before, but with silent movies, you could just insert new frames between the scenes with whatever language you liked, but once a sound track was added, apparently they didn't initially have a way to overlay text on top of the picture. It's hard to imagine someone sitting by the screen doing simultaneous translations throughout the movie though! That would be a difficult job I imagine! I wonder if they tried to say each line right after the actor said it, or to say it (with a script) at the same time? I tried Googling for something related to this, but didn't find anything. If someone knows about this bit of history, I'd be interested hearing more about it.
Re: "These great papers are thoroughly up-to-date. They have regular airplane services of their own to carry pictures from Osaka to Tokyo, and transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire is as much used as in the United States. Moreover, the papers carry on large humanitarian work in the maintenance of hospitals or welfare enterprises."
A couple of things caught my attention here. First, that newspapers had their own aircraft back then for carrying pictures from one area of the country to another. And the "transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire" part! I hadn't realized that fax machine technology was already in regular use in 1932. According to Wikipedia:
"Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments."
1846! Wow! And the article goes on to say that commercial telefax came about before the invention of the telephone! I had thought that telephones preceded telefax machines.
Re: "Tokyo is full of cafes, always crowded, modeled somewhat on the cafes of Paris. In former days people gave geisha parties, those rather solemn affairs at which geisha's danced their symbolic dances. They were very expensive, and those who could not afford the expense contented themselves with picnics. Now the cafes are crowded, their principal patrons being, perhaps, the 'mobos' and the 'mogas'. (The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate, and 'mobo' is the abbreviation for modern boy, and 'moga' is the abbreviation for modern girl. Indeed, these mobos and mogas, dressed almost always in European clothes and trying to adopt the freedom of European manners, are about the most modern aspect of Tokyo.)"
Well here's something that hasn't changed! The terms "mobo" and "moga" aren't used any longer, but the statement "The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate" may actually be true. If not "more than any other nation", then certainly "one of the top abbreviation-loving nations"!
Re: "So far as ideas are concerned, Kipling was wrong in saying that the West and the East could not meet. In Tokyo the West has met the East, and out of the meeting is growing a new kind of civilization, in which the ideals of the two hemispheres are fusing."
Indeed! In 1932 it was more Japan changing with things imported from the West, but in 2012, there has been a lot of influence in both directions. The two certainly do meet. Completely mesh? Obviously not, but a lot has been learned on both sides, and there is much to be learned on both sides still.
One of the things that's interesting to me about this 1932 article, is that it shows the level of western-inspired change before WW-II, in contrast with some people's idea that Japan's westernization began after the war.
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 08, 2012
"Looking Up in Harajuku" - (111028)
"Looking Up in Harajuku"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 05, 2012
"Waiting for the Doors to Close" - (111125)
"Waiting for the Doors to Close"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
"Kawagoe, Gallery Discussion, New Year's Day Shrine View, Etc."
This batch has some of the usual scenes out and about in Tokyo, but mainly has several videos of Kawagoe, including the old area with buildings from the Edo era, and a series of video clips of a gallery discussion in Ginza. There are also a couple of views of a grocery store on December 31st, 2011 and a shrine on January 1st. 2012.
Majima Sachi Installation at Gallery Shorin (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lliWIf348o
A look at the Majima Sachi (間嶋沙知) installation at Gallery Shorin (ギャラリー松林) in Room-505 of the Okuno Building (奥野ビル505号室)
Kawagoe - Old Section (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQQjxNenEE
Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (A)
Kawagoe - Old Section Side Street - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhk7CbVo1UY
Looking down a side street in the old section of Kawagoe.
Kawagoe - Old Section (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPkYYDnGtk
Kawagoe - Old Section (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDjv_0aKv4
Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (B and C)
Looking Up - December 15th 2011 - (111215)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOEj0YKb6X4
Looking up (while walking) at trees in the early winter on December 15th 2011.
Kawagoe - Hon-Kawagoe Station - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIU9CVkI6lw
One of the entrances to Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe.
Kawagoe Shotengai - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkR5zvpR8g
A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (C)
Arriving at Shinjuku Station - Chuo Line - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbfp537RP8
Arriving at Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.
Ginza-OBP Exhibition Tajima Yu (田島木綿) December 2011 - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVBu8IE9_88
A look at the mid-December Ginza-OBP Installation by Tajima Yu (田島木綿).
Y's Arts-508 December Exhibition/Installation - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT9plPYYlhg
A look at an interesting two-person installation/exhibition at Y's Arts-508. I don't have the two artist's names right now, but will add them if (when?) I get the information. There were hand-made bags by one artist and hand-made shoes by the other.
Nihonbashi Stroll - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISq7SvePN70
Walking around in Nihonbashi.
Kawagoe Shotengai - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuqh6KiinZU
Kawagoe Shotengai - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qLV4YsWBQ
A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (A and B)
Kawagoe - Fringe of Old Area - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMu9N28bM4Y
Walking through the fringe of the old section of Kawagoe.
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP1mux7V7KQ
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIDg27pGX0
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdC6JP9Z49Q
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (D) - (111214) - Temple-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_QvStYx3I
Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (A, B, C, and D)
Kawagoe Temple Grounds - Autumn Colors - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjW0KGiFmvw
A look at late autumn / early winter colors at a Kawagoe temple.
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (E) - (111214) - Side Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ZmYopegPo
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (F) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl1d1nOKvRA
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (G) - (111214) - Temple-B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5XPnRoFgQ
Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (E, F, and G)
Outbound Chuo Line (Late at Night) - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAe5mwr_q5Y
Riding a late-night outbound Chuo Line train.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (A) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eWpuVzQDU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (B) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENYBfcvup_o
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (D) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELlRQoZwwM
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (E) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EmuxHzVwz8
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (F) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WuzdjiSME0
Part of a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, Tokyo. - (A, B, D, E, and F)
Nighttime Chuo Line - Yotsuya to Shinjuku - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSVEuL5GYNc
Riding a nighttime Chuo Line train from just after Ochanomizu to Shinjuku.
Seibu Line - Construction Zone - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEQ6i4beKE
Riding a Seibu Line train past a rail construction zone.
Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (A) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf9vBuTZqBo
Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (B) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFW7HmcX10
A look at an exhibition in the Room-508 of Y's Arts (which is in Room-101 and Room-508). - (A and B)
Hagiyama Station Arriving and Departing - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWR9_sXAMg0
Arriving and departing from Hagiyama Station on the Seibu Line.
Exiting Ginza Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6dUcaC208
Exiting Ginza Station to Chuo-Dori.
Chuo Line - Tokyo to Ochanomizu - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ab7yqO7pM
Riding a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Ochanomizu.
Y's Arts-101 Old Clock Chimes - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSv-2PeYZhI
Looking around in the Y's Arts-101 antique shop, and then listening to the chimes of old Clocks.
Ginza Chuo-Dori and Side Streets - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvGlQcdMSYw
Walking down Ginza's Chuo-Dori and then turning off into side streets.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (A) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=givCZJCdr4w
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (B) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiByaXDXJbI
Listening to the first part of a discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza. - (A and B)
Seibu Line - Ogawa to Hagiyama - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muf3zwDynE
Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama.
Waiting for Tozai Line at Takadanobaba Station - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL4SPpLS45w
Waiting for a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.
Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpgvCELLjE
Walking across a crosswalk in Shinjuku - crossing from Shinjuku to Nishi-Shinjuku.
Tokyo to Yotsuya - Late Night Chuo Line - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxupMIqyIU
Riding a late-night Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Yotsuya.
Tokyo to Kanda - Nighttime Window View - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IWrAL8VHo
Looking out a nighttime Chuo Line window while riding from Tokyo to Kanda.
Closing Party at Ginza Gallery - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023GhvtGCE0
A view of an exhibition/installation at a closing party (last day of the exhibition) at a Ginza gallery.
Seibu Line - Rear Cab View Leaving Station - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdjULRNCYg
Looking out the rear cab of a Seibu Line train as it leaves a station.
Shinjuku Station South Exit - Yamanote Line Delayed - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdNIaIHmu8
Exiting the south exit of Shinjuku Station when the Yamanote Line was delayed.
Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll at Night - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDz4td-6Ins
Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori at night.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (C) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isZPWnA_TVU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (D) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwWx2ZABEY
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (E) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf5CEq1eqmw
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (F) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Lkg7MwL-E
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (G) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUO5gbb7W0
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (H) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwzdJgL-6s
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (I) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXGyw7NuoM
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (J) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1QpTCaCjw
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (K) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzivtvfC7GI
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (L) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI58yybA2LU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (Pose After Event) - (M) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz0ifH83rI
Listening to a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, and then a short clip of a few of the people posing for pictures afterwards. - (C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M)
Watching Trains at Kodaira Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgQ_LLru0g
Watching trains arriving and departing at Kodaira Station.
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (A) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_D6HcqHZec
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (B) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACzSkop81Vo
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - a time that used to be really busy, but not so much these days since stores don't close from January 1-3 as they used to. (A and B)
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (A) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9155hyz1j_0
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (B) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JEYcyJxHs
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (C) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rhQXL_epTE
Views from a shrine on January 1st, 2012. - (A, B, and C)
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Majima Sachi Installation at Gallery Shorin (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lliWIf348o
A look at the Majima Sachi (間嶋沙知) installation at Gallery Shorin (ギャラリー松林) in Room-505 of the Okuno Building (奥野ビル505号室)
Kawagoe - Old Section (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQQjxNenEE
Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (A)
Kawagoe - Old Section Side Street - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhk7CbVo1UY
Looking down a side street in the old section of Kawagoe.
Kawagoe - Old Section (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPkYYDnGtk
Kawagoe - Old Section (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDjv_0aKv4
Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (B and C)
Looking Up - December 15th 2011 - (111215)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOEj0YKb6X4
Looking up (while walking) at trees in the early winter on December 15th 2011.
Kawagoe - Hon-Kawagoe Station - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIU9CVkI6lw
One of the entrances to Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe.
Kawagoe Shotengai - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkR5zvpR8g
A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (C)
Arriving at Shinjuku Station - Chuo Line - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbfp537RP8
Arriving at Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.
Ginza-OBP Exhibition Tajima Yu (田島木綿) December 2011 - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVBu8IE9_88
A look at the mid-December Ginza-OBP Installation by Tajima Yu (田島木綿).
Y's Arts-508 December Exhibition/Installation - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT9plPYYlhg
A look at an interesting two-person installation/exhibition at Y's Arts-508. I don't have the two artist's names right now, but will add them if (when?) I get the information. There were hand-made bags by one artist and hand-made shoes by the other.
Nihonbashi Stroll - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISq7SvePN70
Walking around in Nihonbashi.
Kawagoe Shotengai - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuqh6KiinZU
Kawagoe Shotengai - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qLV4YsWBQ
A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (A and B)
Kawagoe - Fringe of Old Area - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMu9N28bM4Y
Walking through the fringe of the old section of Kawagoe.
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP1mux7V7KQ
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIDg27pGX0
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdC6JP9Z49Q
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (D) - (111214) - Temple-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_QvStYx3I
Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (A, B, C, and D)
Kawagoe Temple Grounds - Autumn Colors - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjW0KGiFmvw
A look at late autumn / early winter colors at a Kawagoe temple.
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (E) - (111214) - Side Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ZmYopegPo
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (F) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl1d1nOKvRA
Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (G) - (111214) - Temple-B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5XPnRoFgQ
Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (E, F, and G)
Outbound Chuo Line (Late at Night) - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAe5mwr_q5Y
Riding a late-night outbound Chuo Line train.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (A) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eWpuVzQDU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (B) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENYBfcvup_o
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (D) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELlRQoZwwM
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (E) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EmuxHzVwz8
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (F) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WuzdjiSME0
Part of a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, Tokyo. - (A, B, D, E, and F)
Nighttime Chuo Line - Yotsuya to Shinjuku - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSVEuL5GYNc
Riding a nighttime Chuo Line train from just after Ochanomizu to Shinjuku.
Seibu Line - Construction Zone - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEQ6i4beKE
Riding a Seibu Line train past a rail construction zone.
Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (A) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf9vBuTZqBo
Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (B) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFW7HmcX10
A look at an exhibition in the Room-508 of Y's Arts (which is in Room-101 and Room-508). - (A and B)
Hagiyama Station Arriving and Departing - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWR9_sXAMg0
Arriving and departing from Hagiyama Station on the Seibu Line.
Exiting Ginza Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6dUcaC208
Exiting Ginza Station to Chuo-Dori.
Chuo Line - Tokyo to Ochanomizu - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ab7yqO7pM
Riding a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Ochanomizu.
Y's Arts-101 Old Clock Chimes - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSv-2PeYZhI
Looking around in the Y's Arts-101 antique shop, and then listening to the chimes of old Clocks.
Ginza Chuo-Dori and Side Streets - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvGlQcdMSYw
Walking down Ginza's Chuo-Dori and then turning off into side streets.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (A) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=givCZJCdr4w
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (B) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiByaXDXJbI
Listening to the first part of a discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza. - (A and B)
Seibu Line - Ogawa to Hagiyama - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muf3zwDynE
Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama.
Waiting for Tozai Line at Takadanobaba Station - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL4SPpLS45w
Waiting for a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.
Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpgvCELLjE
Walking across a crosswalk in Shinjuku - crossing from Shinjuku to Nishi-Shinjuku.
Tokyo to Yotsuya - Late Night Chuo Line - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxupMIqyIU
Riding a late-night Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Yotsuya.
Tokyo to Kanda - Nighttime Window View - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IWrAL8VHo
Looking out a nighttime Chuo Line window while riding from Tokyo to Kanda.
Closing Party at Ginza Gallery - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023GhvtGCE0
A view of an exhibition/installation at a closing party (last day of the exhibition) at a Ginza gallery.
Seibu Line - Rear Cab View Leaving Station - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdjULRNCYg
Looking out the rear cab of a Seibu Line train as it leaves a station.
Shinjuku Station South Exit - Yamanote Line Delayed - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdNIaIHmu8
Exiting the south exit of Shinjuku Station when the Yamanote Line was delayed.
Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll at Night - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDz4td-6Ins
Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori at night.
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (C) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isZPWnA_TVU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (D) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwWx2ZABEY
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (E) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf5CEq1eqmw
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (F) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Lkg7MwL-E
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (G) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUO5gbb7W0
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (H) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwzdJgL-6s
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (I) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXGyw7NuoM
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (J) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1QpTCaCjw
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (K) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzivtvfC7GI
Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (L) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI58yybA2LU
Kazuki Gallery Discussion (Pose After Event) - (M) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz0ifH83rI
Listening to a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, and then a short clip of a few of the people posing for pictures afterwards. - (C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M)
Watching Trains at Kodaira Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgQ_LLru0g
Watching trains arriving and departing at Kodaira Station.
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (A) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_D6HcqHZec
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (B) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACzSkop81Vo
Shopping on December 31st 2011 - a time that used to be really busy, but not so much these days since stores don't close from January 1-3 as they used to. (A and B)
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (A) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9155hyz1j_0
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (B) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JEYcyJxHs
Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (C) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rhQXL_epTE
Views from a shrine on January 1st, 2012. - (A, B, and C)
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
"Cars and Models - 2011" - (111203)
"Cars and Models - 2011"
Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 01, 2012
"Ginza in December" - (111220)
"Ginza in December"
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://ginzalyle.blogspot.com/
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
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