This batch of clips begins with a couple of trips back to 1990; one showing a ride on the Ginza Line and the other a look at a few of some very popular (at the time) pachinko parlors. Then there are a a few views from 1991, all taken in the East-Shinagawa area - one featuring a walk down an overgrown sidewalk that seemed to be almost completely unused; another a look at a shipping container-handling monster machine that I found very interesting at the time (and still think is fascinating, but only if you like machines I guess). The third clip is a (nearly) hour-long video of my wanderings in East-Shinagawa on that August 24th, 1991 summer day (including the overgrown street and the shipping container footage).
From this year - 2012 - feeling a bit nostalgic about it as I walked around - I did what I used to do back in my 1990-93 video days: I went to places specifically to record the moving sights and sounds of the area as I walked around. I spent most of the time in Kamata and in Akabane, but also spent some time in Ueno - in and around Ueno Station. Both Kamata Station and Akabane Station have changed radically (been almost completely rebuilt basically) - the rail platforms haven't changed much, but now the upper part of Kamata (and the lower part of elevated Akabane) are basically shopping malls.
1990 Old Type Ginza Line Train 1990年昔の銀座線 (900723)
http://youtu.be/jl9oE6akz0A
In 1990, they had mostly replaced the old fully orange trains on the Ginza Line (maybe the 2000 Series?) with the newer aluminum type (with an orange stripe), but there were still a few of the old trains on the rails. For some reason, in spite of their rarity, I didn't feel a particular need to document them as I went about Tokyo taking video. Nonetheless, I did get some video footage of the old type - one example being this clip.
Pachinko Mania 1990 パチンコ フィーバー1990年 (900723)
http://youtu.be/jeMeYb_dsow
I had gotten the impression that the number of pachinko parlors in Japan had been decreasing since 1990, but according to a statistics site I checked on-line, they went on increasing until 2000 and have been decreasing since then. Looking at a graph, it looks as though the total number is about the same now as when this video was taken. However, I don't seem to see them as often - maybe the ones that remain are in more out-of-the-way places than before?
1991 Shipping Container Handling Machine in Shinagawa (910824)
http://youtu.be/71lDm4CjwxA
1991 East Shinagawa Jungle Walk 東品川ジャンゲル散歩 (910824)
http://youtu.be/Hl90SZlERqE
1991 East Shinagawa Walkabout 東品川散歩１９９１年 (910824)
http://youtu.be/BZQEqGGw0Xs
Kamata_BR-SB (A) 蒲田バーボンロード (120905)
http://youtu.be/65_YblzbiQU
Kamata_BR-SB (B) 蒲田バーボンロード (120905)
http://youtu.be/9xrnCTfjQUY
Kamata_BR-SB (C) 蒲田バーボンロード (120905)
http://youtu.be/GSdEKw1NWwc
Kamata Bourbon Road (A) 蒲田バーボンロード (120905)
http://youtu.be/5dEIIbiFYps
Kamata Bourbon Road (B) 蒲田バーボンロード (120905)
http://youtu.be/OyESjTVnWRY
Kamata Tokyu Trackside 120905
http://youtu.be/Loxu3YJy4s0
Kamata Rooftop Amusement Park (A) 120905 (For Children)
http://youtu.be/44AMalaQEnA
Kamata Rooftop Amusement Park (B) 120905 (For Children)
http://youtu.be/PZx6Mmw8YG4
Kamata (A) East Side Walkabout (120905)
http://youtu.be/ZvRLgkJQo98
Kamata (B) East Side Walkabout (120905)
http://youtu.be/cHzOt_V0y6Y
Kamata (C) East Side Walkabout (120905)
http://youtu.be/jOvfBOstl64
Kamata Station Platform 蒲田駅ホーム 120905
http://youtu.be/IiKS8Uk2j1k
Old Type Platform Seats (Kamata Station) 120905
http://youtu.be/POK1-aadKjk
As these get old and are replaced with a new type, this old type is getting rare at most of the stations I use in Tokyo.
Kamata Station 蒲田駅 120905
http://youtu.be/V_kdgtLHCCo
Kamata In-Station Shopping Mall (120905)
http://youtu.be/b5iOWxG8iAs
Old Photographs of Kamata Station Area (120905)
http://youtu.be/VbmoP5YnR5w
Exiting Kamata Station (120905)
http://youtu.be/M2CL53EvbSQ
Kamata West Side Plaza and Shotengai (120905)
http://youtu.be/g77qYFiNTjs
Kamata Back Streets (120905)
http://youtu.be/RJgO2GvHS_8
Ochanomizu to Tokyo (Chuo Line) 御茶ノ水東京中央線 (120905)
http://youtu.be/L4dickDF_LI
Escalator and Concourse (Tokyo Station) 120905
http://youtu.be/FVPKrNn5APk
Tokyo Station Platform (Daytime Yamanote) 120905
http://youtu.be/yWQdf1AkgHo
Tokyo to Tamachi (Daytime Keihin-Tohoku Line) 東京田町京浜東北線 (120905)
http://youtu.be/-ZJ5TwQrhkk
Tamachi to Kamata (Keihin-Tohoku Line) 田町蒲田京浜東北線 (120905)
http://youtu.be/gHOZ5oL8SgE
Akabane Station 赤羽駅 (120905)
http://youtu.be/EgKvMSOZooY
Akabane Walkabout - Mostly East Side (120905)
http://youtu.be/N1V2JT8riXg
Akabane - Large Empty Lot on East Side (120905)
http://youtu.be/FqvvalyTzMc
Akabane Quiet Back Streets (East Side) 120905
http://youtu.be/ubAOjpFUyxA
Kamata (D) East Side Walkabout (120905)
http://youtu.be/fxgU4aFeK-M
Akabane Ticket Gates to Train - Evening Inbound (120905)
http://youtu.be/pEOBugWLj6Q
Train Passes by in the Night 120905
http://youtu.be/iXFLzwPg23U
Between Ueno Park and Ueno Station at Night (120905)
http://youtu.be/YaSUpDsp-UE
Ueno Walkabout 120905
http://youtu.be/AZYDrYx5sUg
Ameyokocho Night Stroll 120905
http://youtu.be/3njVmc7mPAI
Approaching Ueno Station (120905)
http://youtu.be/SVVWO5BnwVM
Ueno Lower Level Ticket Gates (120905)
http://youtu.be/9QNL32nWQwU
Ueno Yamanote Line Platform (120905)
http://youtu.be/2Bb8HjDKKl4
Boarding Keihin-Tohoku Line at Ueno (120905)
http://youtu.be/tlD9NxptWqg
Ueno Platform Walk - New Train (120905)
http://youtu.be/i_jhihOHG2E
New Train Departs Ueno Station (120905)
http://youtu.be/3Wj9FDB8cIw
Ueno Station Platform Walk, Etc. (120905)
http://youtu.be/iz7GHGituY0
Ueno Station Retail Area (120905)
http://youtu.be/_dRKoAsF5qs
Ueno Train Watch (B) 120905
http://youtu.be/T8HcN6frX7A
Trains in the Night (Ueno) 120905
http://youtu.be/sgRiGlBU84o
Lonely Street at Night (120905)
http://youtu.be/d8EA5CnmwfY
Ueno Train Watch (A) 120905g
http://youtu.be/Spso3CafrFM
Akabane to Ueno - Evening New Train (120905g)
http://youtu.be/U0-a4cWwWPw
Kamata Station Plaza - East Side Evening (120905g)
http://youtu.be/g3U-3lSYcs0
Ueno Night Walkabout 120905g
http://youtu.be/7k2CamUHLOw
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/
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