Tuesday, May 29, 2012

"Harumi-Dori" - (120326)

"Harumi-Dori"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Magazine for New Employees... (120421)

A magazine for new employees.  Okay... but I wish they would just use a JJ name for it instead of a JE name.  Why "freshers"?  Well, the lower case is because that's what young people do (it's illegal to use the shift key when typing if you're under 30) and the "fresh" part comes from "freshman" as in new students at a university.
Magazine for New Employees...
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Since people exit university and enter companies as though it were yet another school, the term "fresh-man/woman" is thought to apply to new company employees.  Oh well....

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Two Types of Tree" - (120326)

"Two Types of Tree" - (120326)
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 25, 2012

"Tokyo Side Street" - (120315)

"Tokyo Side Street"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Ginza Former Riverbed Movie Theaters" - (120326)

"Ginza Former Riverbed Movie Theaters"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Ginza Exhibitions, 1920's Hand-Crank Projector, HD-Enoshima, Etc."

This batch of clips includes some from the same time frame as the last batch of clips (featuring Kamakura and Enoshima) - but from a different camera, recorded in a wider aspect ratio and larger size. The newer clips include typical train scenes (Chuo Line, etc.) and several clips related to exhibitions at art galleries in Kyobashi and Ginza.

Ah! There is an unusual and interesting subject this time - a 1920's hand-crank movie projector that I was able to try out (along with several others in a group that watched some old movie clips from the 1930's). There are also a couple of short clips of the old movie (and animation) clips that were shown, which give some idea of the experience of seeing them in Room-508. The only thing electricity was needed for, was for the illumination behind the film. The man showing the film clips has been collecting old clips for some four decades, and is quite an expert on movie film, camera, and projector history. One very interesting thing I learned at the exhibition is that the early Chaplin and Keystone Cops material was filmed at 16fps, and (at the time) shown at 16fps, but sped up later to 24fps for no better reason than that movie film technology had moved from 16fps to 24fps and showing the old films on new projectors resulted in their being 1.5x their intended speed. I had grown up seeing only the sped-up versions of those very old films, so I thought that was how they had been intended to be seen.

Ginza Demolition Site - (120508) - Another section of Ginza loses several older buildings to make way for (highly probably) yet another over-size sealed-box with a recirculating air system. Someday humans will realize that it's vastly more humane to make buildings with proper ventilation, rather than making people feel like captive gold fish in a tank that needs to have its water changed. Meanwhile, most of us suffer in badly designed (air quality wise) sealed boxes while working....
http://youtu.be/dfMgKB4zey0

Gawa Kumiko (ガワクミコ) Gallery Ginza 1-Chome (ギャラリー銀座一丁目) - (C) - (120427) - Exhibition of glass art in an installation environment utilizing sculpted cardboard.
http://youtu.be/VlZ-FXzoBdM

Two Exhibitions - Hitotsuyama Chie (一ツ山チエ) and Murakami Ai (村上愛) - (120518)
http://youtu.be/o3Ld0w-qcmM

Hitotsuyama Chie (一ツ山チエ) Lixil Gallery (Lixil ギャラリー) - (120518) - What?! A herd of buffalo in Kyobashi?! A surprising installation.
http://youtu.be/ZRjPE6F4ArU

Kanda to Yurakucho - (120518)
http://youtu.be/2YomJ41gZJs

Chuo Line Interior - (120518)
http://youtu.be/tSksV3oKYbw

Yurakucho Plaza - One Evening - (120518)
http://youtu.be/qUgY8tZZ8x4

Shinagawa Early Morning Yokosuka Line Platform - (120511)
http://youtu.be/1walnK4YW6I

Yokosuka Line Arriving at Shinagawa - Early Morning Platform View - (120511)
http://youtu.be/7mv2EMCwutw

Early Morning Train Sleepers - (120511) - Very early in the morning, quite possibly these two men worked all night and were headed home for some much needed sleep?
http://youtu.be/RIf6WuYeDfc

Outward Bound Yokosuka Line - Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/vfIN0S33Wio

Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu - Short Clip - (120511)
http://youtu.be/fGvhpdINnaU

Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu - Traditional Wedding, Traditional Music - (120511)
http://youtu.be/dz73xqEccEU

Evening Enoshima Shotengai - (120511)
http://youtu.be/saSkX_Bvc9g

Yurakucho Camera Dance - (120518)
http://youtu.be/EKwh75xDx4Y

Ginza Evening Reflections - (120518)
http://youtu.be/srPrgxMIU4k

Enoshima Sunset 江ノ島夕日 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/kMhkNtIJIrM

Tokyo to Shinjuku - Night Rain View - (120522)
http://youtu.be/lvEpHqIyQOQ

Exploring Park While Waiting for Eclipse - (120521)
http://youtu.be/sjrkRMT3qcs

Experiencing the Solar Eclipse Without Realizing it Exactly - (120521) - A very boring clip. If you are feeling like you missed something by not seeing the eclipse, then have a look at this and you may feel better. While it was interesting to see the effect through dark glasses, the view on the sun-illuminated ground was nothing more than it seeming like it was early evening for a few minutes (which was somewhat interesting, but didn't record into video very well).
http://youtu.be/yvN-0Wzp4Fc

Looking at Last Part of Solar Eclipse - (120521)
http://youtu.be/mpbU1CX4xEg

Ishida Mari 石田眞利 Exhibition at Kobo Gallery - (120522) - An interesting exhibition/installation of hand-carved wooden art objects.
http://youtu.be/yLAwHc1gnnk

The following four clips are of an interesting installation done with stained glass and mirrors, creatively lit, creating shadows and reflected light on the ceiling, walls, and floor.

Kanbayashi Keiko 上林恵子 Exhibition at Kobo Gallery - Walk Through - (120522)
http://youtu.be/rzNPHJtpyVw

Kanbayashi Keiko 上林恵子 Exhibition at Kobo Gallery - (A) - (120522)
http://youtu.be/x_I3PpDt1uE

Kanbayashi Keiko 上林恵子 Exhibition at Kobo Gallery - (B) - (120522)
http://youtu.be/z5_bOQAWGXQ

Kanbayashi Keiko 上林恵子 Stained Glass Installation - (120522)
http://youtu.be/PBNb3Hc5XqU

Boarding 3-Door Seibu Line Train - (120522)
http://youtu.be/cbkSmuXoo5Y

Departing Tokyo Station in the Rain - (120522)
http://youtu.be/J2A_Cblh4G4

Kawai Etsuko (河合悦子展) Exhibition at Gallery.B Tokyo - (120522) - A side-to-side view of one of this artist's paintings, showing how it looks rather different depending on what angle the picture is viewed at.
http://youtu.be/8WntPEgTiqI

Different Angles One Evening - (120521) - Experimenting with camera angles in a nearly empty train.
http://youtu.be/dln1kmyvPBM

Glimpse of Art Space Rondo - (120522) - This is a new gallery that - so far - I've only been able to look at through the front door glass. By-and-by they'll probably have an exhibition and I'll get a chance to have a better look then. I do wonder a little about the division of the room into what appear to be two nearly equal halves. The original room size is perfectly good for exhibitions, but only a little over half of the room might be a bit small? It's a nice room though - too bad the last tenant ripped out the original 1932 wooden flooring. This is how it looked as the flooring was so tragically being ripped out two years ago: [Destruction of original 1932 flooring in Room-501 (2010)]. Well - the destruction of that wonderful flooring can't be undone now, but I certainly hope that the few rooms in the building which still have the original flooring are protected against this sort of destructive redecorating in the future.
http://youtu.be/iweIxvXa-zU

Old Crossover Bridge at Takao Station - (120521)
http://youtu.be/aZWrBA3gr4g

Mostly Empty Chuo Line Train - (120521)
http://youtu.be/llVZEv6_REs

The following four clips are of an exhibition in which old 1930's film clips were shown in a 1920's hand-cranked projector. It was an interesting, educational, and fun exhibition to experience!

1920's Hand-Cranked Projector Test - (120522)
http://youtu.be/BRD6sdTZprY

Mechanical Projector Mechanism - (120522)
http://youtu.be/4fkvwLKUulg

1930's Film Clip in Hand-Cranked Projector - (B) - (120522)
http://youtu.be/g_QuF5xlyaU

1930's Film Clip in Hand-Cranked Projector - (A) - (120522)
http://youtu.be/s8us5ewAQLQ

Takadanobaba Arrival Etc. - Seibu Line - (120522)
http://youtu.be/SoT82yCHBQQ

Temporary Bus Area at Tokyo Station - (120522)
http://youtu.be/sTNbe4lrPOg

Nihonbashi to Ginza - Left Side View - (120522)
http://youtu.be/Qd3Q11eqZzo

Walking Through Tokyo Station - (120522)
http://youtu.be/6TSP0aFnw34

Rain Walk - Nearing Tokyo Station - (120522) - Walking through the rain on the way to Tokyo Station.
http://youtu.be/eNPJK8fNccY

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Waiting for a Train" (120326)

"Waiting for a Train"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 18, 2012

"Ginza, Kamakura, Enoshima, and Hachioji"

Okay - I finally got out of Tokyo for a change, and went down to Kamakura and Enoshima. It was good to do something different, and the weather was about as nice as you could hope for - sunny, but not too hot (pretty close to perfect!). All in all, it was a great day. In fact, I was having enough fun that I left the camera off for much of the day, so there isn't very much material from Kamakura, but there are a lot of train views (primarily the Yokosuka Line, Enoden Line, and the Shonan-Enoshima Monorail), and I got myself back into image-record mode by the time I got to Enoshima, so there are some fairly long scenes from there, particularly (recommended), this clip:

Enoshima Evening Side Streets, Etc. - (120511)
http://youtu.be/S-SPgfuqh14

Now I've recommended one of the clips (from the long list below), there are a couple of others I should also recommend, starting with a rainy view of a side street in Ginza:

Ginza Side Street in the Rain - (120515)
http://youtu.be/czWF87AC0ic

I also like this view of the elevated plaza beside Hachioji Station - taken on one of the first relatively warm nights of the year - with street musicians out performing and people walking around without their winter coats:

Hachioji Elevated Plaza at Night - (120516)
http://youtu.be/pxHtlwj_U4E

And since there aren't many views of Kamakura, these three capture a little of the ambiance of the day:

Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu View 鶴岡八幡宮 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/My2wzB9fjiY

Priests at Hasedera 長谷寺 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/sXHZEyA8j4w

Quiet Shrine in Kamakura - (120511)
http://youtu.be/-LfPKj0Ci6E

And - I guess that's about all for what I'd specifically recommend, although, if you're a rail fan, you might want to check out the Shonan Monorail and Enoden Line front cab views, of which there are several long clips.

Well - with that, here are the most recent batch of video clips:

Ogawa to Hagiyama - (120504)
http://youtu.be/twpgxK0gav8

Tokyo to Kanda at Night - Chuo Line - (120501)
http://youtu.be/9dO3KUv3-PE

Entering Tokyo Station - (Past Temp Bus Zone) - (120508)
http://youtu.be/2FF7wGqa28Q

Tokyo to Kanda - Chuo Line at Night - (120508)
http://youtu.be/zsTnAxJDz6o

Platform Walk - Tokyo Station Chuo Line - (120508)
http://youtu.be/RMvlrmAhNL4

Kyobashi to Ginza - Ginza Line - (120508)
http://youtu.be/9v8ym2ZaPQk

Yokosuka Line (A) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/WujA1LeARWk

Yokosuka Line (B) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/JQiKObpLw64

Yokosuka Line (C) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/ROfUgkTl53U

Yokosuka Line (D) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/r8_Z7vR5AEo

Yokosuka Line (E) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/KZuAeW7c6uI

Yokosuka Line (F) Outbound Early Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/hSMp_764nEY

Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu View 鶴岡八幡宮 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/My2wzB9fjiY

Priests at Hasedera 長谷寺 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/sXHZEyA8j4w

Quiet Shrine in Kamakura - (120511)
http://youtu.be/-LfPKj0Ci6E

Arriving at Kamakura via Yokosuka Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/qJqX8i2KCQ0

Morning Platform Walk at Kamakura Station - (120511)
http://youtu.be/Q4TatNVzuSs

Kamakura Station - From One Side to the Other (Morning) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/V1oMFowpU_0

Shonan Monorail (A) 湘南モノレール - (120511)
http://youtu.be/Ci5Zfj5ugm0

Shonan Monorail (B) 湘南モノレール - (120511)
http://youtu.be/QyFyydgno4U

Shonan Monorail (C) 湘南モノレール - (120511)
http://youtu.be/np6cF-TMDXE

Shonan Monorail (D) 湘南モノレール - (120511)
http://youtu.be/RJk9J7-_4lI

Inside of Quiet Monorail at Shonan-Enoshima Station - (120511)
http://youtu.be/GO6fYgaBVA8

Night Ride - Shonan Monorail (Shonan-Enoshima to Ofuna) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/cwWnYbfoSaQ

Boarding Shonan Monorail in Ofuna - (120511)
http://youtu.be/bDodPtYD_iA

Hanging Monorail Departs Ofuna - (120511)
http://youtu.be/djUZe5SFRiM

Ofuna to Shonan-Enoshima 大船から湘南江の島まで - (120511)
http://youtu.be/WQJDCVybRbQ

Early Morning Shinagawa Station - Changing Trains - (120511)
http://youtu.be/BeuYoJ-ev_0

Enoden Line - Gokurakuji to Hase 鎌倉 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/yAsMOkguKo0

Enoden Train Leaving Station - (120511)
http://youtu.be/dS1tkwYFo_M

Enoden Line - Gokurakuji to Hase 鎌倉 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/yAsMOkguKo0

Enoden Line Morning Ride - (120511)
http://youtu.be/8r6ofg0E4u0

Gokurakuji Station (極楽寺駅) in the Morning - (120511)
http://youtu.be/MPZ9wGl6Gc8

Kamakura Komachi Dori (Walking Towards Kamakura Station) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/y-hHVf_NjvU

Kamakura Traditional Wedding People (Short Clip) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/BDhzRtXUIzU

Kamakura Komachi Dori (鎌倉小町道) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/u_QX78ULkLw

Kamakura Morning Path (鎌倉) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/BnzMo3whEZM

Kamakura Morning Hillside (鎌倉) - (120511)
http://youtu.be/-HHKw4-uEzo

Kamakura Station - Against Flow to Enoden Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/TG4wUxlq0jY

Path of Shadows and Birdsong - Kamakura - (120511)
http://youtu.be/KHnwtI9L8bc

Morning Walk to Gokurakuji Station (極楽寺駅) in Kamakura - (120511)
http://youtu.be/eli7zJNgVIk

Yurakucho Plaza to KT-Line - Ride to Tokyo, Etc, - (120511)
http://youtu.be/q7UDw5AHMK8

Tokyo to Kanda - Late Night Chuo Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/TSNeMiRZ3js

Rattling Glass in Windowpanes Sound - (120511)
http://youtu.be/pGIw8BatZb8

Tokyo Station Concourse - (120511)
http://youtu.be/WvSsZBdSFMY

Yurakucho SB Area - (120511)
http://youtu.be/lQOC6elPadg

Tokyo to Yurakucho at Night - (120511)
http://youtu.be/x7RNy8pUz4I

Ofuna Sanpo - Back-streets - (120511)
http://youtu.be/5Tm0iWlVbeA

Ofuna Sanpo - Near Station - (120511)
http://youtu.be/LVOr5i-KycU

Ofuna Sanpo - Walk by Karaoke Bar - (120511)
http://youtu.be/eHSDICjS1EY

Ofuna Station - Ticket Gates, Train, Etc. - (120511)
http://youtu.be/19TZF1GyRYQ

Hachioji Taxi Stand - (120516)
http://youtu.be/XP4GzWV1R84

Hachioji Station - Ticket Gates to Chuo Line - (120516)
http://youtu.be/t6X5Cxgty4Y

Hachioji Station-side - Looking Around - (120516)
http://youtu.be/sJlbPvVXdbw

Exploring Plaza by Hachioji Station - (120516)
http://youtu.be/awdWM6A9VdE

Yuji - Live in Hachioji ユウジ - ライブ イン 八王子 - (120516)
http://youtu.be/qNxiFa2hx3o

Hachioji Elevated Plaza at Night - (120516)
http://youtu.be/pxHtlwj_U4E

Y's Arts-508 堤壽子 Exhibition - Haha-no-Iro 母の彩 - (120515)
http://youtu.be/L2vDzVvZlkI

Chuo Line - Mostly Empty View - (120516)
http://youtu.be/0es6jxpqMpY

Kyobashi to Ginza - Ginza Line - (120515)
http://youtu.be/mZ7NM5Ru8DQ

Evening PA-Melody on Enoshima Island - (120511)
http://youtu.be/5tk18zDE990

Rail Crossing by Enoshima Station - Enoden - (120511)
http://youtu.be/rLxZlPBnHSY

Enoshima Back Road Sunset - (120511)
http://youtu.be/S_7eEysLfX4

Enoshima Island Evening Colors - (120511)
http://youtu.be/511XFskm5Ds

Walking Through Kamakura Station - (120511)
http://youtu.be/yyvutL6M0rQ

Departing Hase Station - Enoden Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/GwuKcIXtlt0

Entering Kamakura Station - Enoden Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/MyqOqX0F_2s

Kamakura to Hase - Enoden Line 江ノ島電鉄線 - (120511)
http://youtu.be/ngLVWph86Gs

Shonan Beach-side Run - Enoden Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/jk-k4Gx2Y2s

Enoshima Bound - Enoden Line - (120511)
http://youtu.be/j6vroeA-QUY

Shonan-Enoden Line to Enoshima - Window View - (120511)
http://youtu.be/7fHYUjaXZo8

Ginza Side Street in the Rain - (120515)
http://youtu.be/czWF87AC0ic

Sunset Over the Water at Enoshima - (120511)
http://youtu.be/qJ4dY6HJ55k

Enoshima Evening Side Streets, Etc. - (120511)
http://youtu.be/S-SPgfuqh14

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Thursday, May 03, 2012

"Night Sakura" - (120413)

"Night Sakura"
Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Wish I Had More of These" - (120415)

Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

"Art Exhibition Views and Yurakucho Plaza in the Rain"

Friday last week turned out to be a good time to visit Kyobashi and Ginza art galleries - there was really interesting installation by Okawa Mamiko; an innovative exhibition/installation by Gawa Kumiko; and a very interesting exhibition by Moriizumi Shoko. Fortunately I received permission to record video at all three events (see links below), so the events can be both seen from afar and also seen in the future, long after the events are finished.

It's video's archival value that strikes me as a truly wonderful thing these days. That has always been photography's main purpose in a way, but so often I've used it for the purpose of showing things to people living very far away, that the archival value ended up being of secondary importance... until recently, when I've been looking over old images and appreciating that it's possible to see things which have long gone. Video is wonderful for this not only due to the recording of motion, but also because of the sound - or maybe even especially because of the sound. The strange thing I've found with sound is that it seems more difficult to recall than images - yet when a sound is heard again, it is easily remembered as soon as you hear it. (What is the process/reason for that anyway? I suppose to recognize people's voices? There's little need to recall them if they are not present, but it's important to recognize the voice of someone you know/knew when you meet them?) Anyway - check out the videos below if you have time!

Gawa Kumiko Exhibition at Gallery Ginza 1-Chome A 120427
http://youtu.be/_9A-eLXnDZg

Gawa Kumiko Exhibition at Gallery Ginza 1-Chome B 120427
http://youtu.be/-gnTlJfIaEo - [Art blog]

Moriizumi Shoko 森泉笙子展 Exhibition at Salon De La サロンドゥラー A 120427
http://youtu.be/-gnTlJfIaEo

Moriizumi Shoko 森泉笙子展 Exhibition at Salon De La サロンドゥラー B 120427
http://youtu.be/kIoiCamATho

Moriizumi Shoko 森泉笙子展 Exhibition at Salon De La サロンドゥラー C 120427
http://youtu.be/J2-n59OWzaM

Moriizumi Shoko 森泉笙子展 Exhibition at Salon De La サロンドゥラー D 120427
http://youtu.be/EtG-xuFjMOg - [Art blog]

Okawa Mamiko 大川真美子 Installation at Gallery Hinoki ギャラリー檜 120427
http://youtu.be/Y4NYg49-8nE - [Art blog]

Artist Making Sketch - (120427)
http://youtu.be/XnuiSe3pdKs

Wet Nighttime Look at Yurakucho Plaza - (120427)
http://youtu.be/QNgkqN4FZSw

Yurakucho to Tokyo - (120427)
http://youtu.be/FT9bur9dY2Y

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/