This batch of video clips starts off with Ginza street scenes, and goes to Shinbashi, where I walk around in the area that reportedly inspired the director of the movie Blade Runner (in print very soon after the movie was made - but for some reason, people started saying the inspiration was Shinjuku some years later, probably due to the "Omoide-yokocho" izakaya street, combined with the destruction of much of Shinbashi's former back-street izakaya). While Shinbashi doesn't have nearly as much of a mysterious atmosphere as it used to, there are still some interesting back street places and a little of the old atmosphere (see videos below).
I've posted short clips of the Okuno Building before, but there are two in this batch where I systematically go through the building (actually two buildings combined) one half (1932) first, and then the other half (1934) - explaining some features of the building. And - further down the page - I go through the whole building, taking a systematic look at the fascinating floors, which are a kind of history book that some people are capable of reading/perceiving.
Then there are some scenes from Shinjuku, and various trains views, from the Chuo, Tozai, Ginza, Keihin-Tohoku, Seibu lines, etc. February is the coldest time of year, which keeps the camera from overheating while taking extended videos, but really chills my camera hand! I'm looking forward to spring, but am not so enthusiastic about the coming heat of summer.
Ginza - Walking Towards Shinbashi Station - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkAlcwNfsLo
Ginza Main Street Stroll - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwI9vyNYYS0
Ginza Side Street Stroll - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1AnCYPKTZY
Passing Trains at Yurakucho Station - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8aKSdRF6Nk
Ochanomizu to Yurakucho - Chuo and Yamanote Lines - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4xobJekq0
Walking to Shinbashi Station - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52lADtegKqo
Evening Ginza 4-Chome Intersection - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1uE-h7eOA
Shinbashi SL-Plaza in February 2012 - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pY42eVnJhU
Shinbashi Side Streets (A) February 2012 - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1LKtJR0lqk
Izakaya Quest - Shinbashi (February 2012) - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ofbTc-Hj0
Shinbashi Side Streets (B) February 2012 - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgCL4LGoLVY
Shinbashi Station Area Night Stroll - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0w99n9Ws4
Shinbashi SL-Plaza - Walk Towards Ginza - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tLw7-O7J-w
Shinbashi Walkabout - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHOHTPVvXU
Walking Around in Shinbashi - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WrCDHpb2oM
YSB Scene - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBweV3KGytY
Walking into Yurakucho - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx6RsYBV9xQ
Yurakucho Night Stroll - (120202)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgf6bc65oDs
Okuno Building Tour - 1932 Building - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKjktbtbLU
Walking through the 1932 half of the Ginza Okuno Building - going from the 7th floor down to the basement and with a quick view of the front exterior of the building.
Okuno Building Tour - 1934 Building - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxMste12d38
Walking through the 1934 half of the Ginza Okuno Building - going from the 1st floor, up to the 7th floor in the elevator, and then back down to the basement (via the stairs) and including a quick view of the front exterior of the building.
Ginza Line - Nihonbashi to Ginza - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F37XKnNTQmA
Shinjuku - Waiting for Walk Light - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjZUnr28ryo
Shinjuku South Exit (Evening) - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjDYPuhuGR8
In Front of Takadanobaba Station - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0h2_xblMXs
Chuo Line - Tokyo to Kanda - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on4tnAfTRNg
Polished Stairs in Ginza - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrsC0oy_4mQ
Boarding Tozai Line in Takadanobaba - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNlQGpG3sGM
Ogawa to Hagiyama (Construction Zone) - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VK1L3FapFw
Yurakucho Plaza Reflections - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFdob52p8Wk
Yurakucho - Evening Sidewalk Stroll - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KOhzj5LeTQ
Shinjuku Chuo Line Platform - Evening Outbound - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4psAYiQpfE
Yurakucho to Tokyo (Yamanote Line) - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77f6YI-75SU
Nearing Kichijoji on Chuo Line - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTCI_NzdrjA
Seibu Line Window View - to Takadanobaba - (120207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XDLIMxHCAo
Side Window View - Outbound Chuo Line (Winter) - (120208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWlMEgaQ_G4
Chuo Line Side Window View - Outbound to Tachikawa - (120208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V_JHKrqKGs
Chuo Line to Hachioji - Window View - (120208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv95jZ3It9U
Outbound Chuo Line (Interior) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfJwQ56mD6Y
Kichijoji - December 2011 Shopping - (111225)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgpbzM2hlkM
Kichijoji Sidewalk - (111225)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lxxa7R4t_U
Kichijoji Station Area - (111225)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDlYyDW2xis
Hagiyama to Kodaira - Seibu Line - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0sY2z51PFk
Ogawa to Hagiyama - Construction Zone (Seibu Line) - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbyIK9QeLw
Historical Floors - Ginza Okuno Building - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qOPUnRNhRQ
Taking a look at the fascinating floors of the Ginza Okuno Building. 80/78 years of people walking on them. They are a kind of historical record and an accidental piece of art.
Ginza Station - Ginza Line Platform View - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64KRihfQog
Waiting for a Subway Train - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaQ3yPYBxA
Shiiba Taishi 椎葉泰志展 Installation at Gallery Kobo 巷房 (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjuju4rkaAc
Walking Through Tokyo Station in the Evening - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZpLkFdBO0E
Tokyo to Kanda - Night View (Left Side) - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHDLPJfQdvE
Busy South Exit Area - After Chuo Line - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-wvcfa35o
Going from the 1st Floor to the 7th Floor - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYI7val47k
Ginza Line - Nihonbashi to Ginza (HD) - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLKKUu58B7c
Chuo Line Night View - Departing Ochanomizu - (120214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krJ1cKIVSFc
Okuno Building - 1st and 6th Floors - (120216)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvfCJ2ANhjQ
Hachioji to Nishi-Hachioji (Chuo Line) - (120215)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0KN8qDzpEg
Okuno Building - Basement Installations - (120216)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrbgHxjLBzc
Tokyo Station - Waiting for the Chuo Line - (120216)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64lAzZ-M9A
Kanda to Yurakucho (Keihin-Tohoku Line) - (120216)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM6oaRgXZL8
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
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