"Kawagoe, Shinjuku, Shinbashi, Hamamatsucho, Ginza, Etc."

Past the heat of August, the temperatures in September are just about perfect.  It would be nice if this wonderful weather would stretch out into December or something.

It's been kind of an active couple of weeks - with exhibitions in Ginza (including my own), trips to Kawagoe, Shinjuku, Ueno, Shinbashi, Hamamatsucho, etc. etc.  I'll comment on some of the video links below.

Narrow Passageway in Otsuka 大塚の細い道 (130907)
http://youtu.be/u1hpV5yPAdw

Passing Streetcar and Rails for Posts (130907)
http://youtu.be/O_3P3hOX2lM

This is something that people almost never seem to notice, but old rails (railway rails - after wearing down and being replaced) used to be used for various things, most commonly walkways, platform roof supports, etc. at railway stations, but also as fence posts, as shown in this video.

Shinjuku to Tokyo (Chuo Line) 新宿駅-東京駅 中央線左側 (130907g)
http://youtu.be/DavtWSD2WKs

Yoyogi-Uehara to Shinjuku (Odakyu Line) 代々木上原駅-新宿駅 小田急線 (130907)
http://youtu.be/PI8N4WoQ7cs

新宿駅西口から中央線ホームまで Shinjuku Station - West Exit to Chuo Line (130907)
http://youtu.be/223MxlhgB7U

銀座奥野ビル501号室 Lyle H Saxon 2013 Exhibition-1991 - Rondo - Okuno Bldg (130914)
http://youtu.be/xRW1_Nr3CvQ

I had a solo exhibition earlier in the month - focusing on still photos taken from video material I took in (mainly) 1991, but also with videos I took in that period playing into the back of where Room-501's round window used to be.  These videos (above and below) give a fairly good view of how the exhibition looked.

Lyle Hiroshi Saxon 2013 Exhibition-1991 銀座奥野ビル501号室展示会 (130914)
http://youtu.be/O5T5MJflh7c

Kokubunji to Nishi-Kokubunji (Chuo Line) 国分寺駅-西国分寺駅 中央線 (130911)
http://youtu.be/hE62qtNCCOI

Ueno Art Gallery Outside Escalators (130910)
http://youtu.be/Kr_ND8EZusY

Summer Insect Songs in September (130910)
http://youtu.be/oue86AmztCo

During the hottest days of August, you are so preoccupied with thinking about - or trying not to think about - the heat, that you don't have much contemplative room to really take in details like the sound of insects.  Once the weather cools a little, but before the summer insects disappear from the scene, then the sound of them singing away produces a combination thought, the first part being "They sound really nice in the woods...", but as you contemplate the sound, a melancholy feeling comes over you as you envision the sound fading away, the wind getting colder, the leaves falling, and another unpleasantly cold winter beginning....

Kanda Station Under Construction (Chuo to Yamanote) 短い (130910)
http://youtu.be/uQJSoxPXDDk

Kanda to Ueno (Yamanote Line) 神田駅-上野駅 山手線 (130910)
http://youtu.be/waho5v6L11A

Ueno Sky and Clouds 九月の上野空と雲 (130910)
http://youtu.be/a42hZVF9Cg0

Ueno Park to Ueno Station to Akihabara 上野公園-上野駅-秋葉原駅 (130910na)
http://youtu.be/TzbYSVtyOQI

Akihabara to Yurakucho (Keihin-Tohoku Line) 秋葉原駅-有楽町駅 京浜東北線 (130910)
http://youtu.be/r7-gc2RIPUI

Twilight in Yurakucho (Quick View) 有楽町夕暮れ (130910)
http://youtu.be/t0gUV-rX1nQ

Twilight Sky and Crosswalk 夕暮れ空と横断歩道 (130910)
http://youtu.be/-Y9qXqtzFW4

Tokyo to Kanda (Chuo Line) 東京駅-神田駅 中央線 (130910)
http://youtu.be/Z5h3JaZvQQA

Kanda Station Under Construction 工事中の神田駅 (130912)
http://youtu.be/IHvCqcIQImI

Kurota Kobun 黒多弘文 Abe Yusuke 阿部祐輔 Room-306 306号室プロジェクト (130912)
http://youtu.be/ibWWHbd6EfE

Ando Nobuhiro Exhibition 安藤信弘展示会インスタレーション Y's Arts-508 (130912)
http://youtu.be/xSGQgU99EwE

Yokoyama Mitsunobu 横山光伸 Art Gallery Ishi アートギャラリー石 (130913)
http://youtu.be/kWdMCpuYHXE

Seibu Line Train Departing Takadanobaba Station 西武高田馬場駅 (130913)
http://youtu.be/Nniuej_Rhbg

New Plant Wall on Yaesu Side of Tokyo Station 東京駅八重洲口 (130914)
http://youtu.be/I3rfP1johjA

Tokyo Station Yaesu Construction Zone 東京駅八重洲口 (130914)
http://youtu.be/GH-X0YlWwgk

Shinjuku to Ikebukuro (Yamanote Line) 新宿駅-池袋駅 山手線 (130913)
http://youtu.be/Qpj1KwIQcaI

Entering Subway 地下鉄に入る (130913)
http://youtu.be/-i1wNyLhO44

Walking by Departing Train in Takadanobaba 高田馬場駅の東西線を出発 (130913)
http://youtu.be/IkqR2nWvdQc

高田馬場駅の忙しい夜 Busy Evening at Takadanobaba Station (130913)
http://youtu.be/1YqYx7_IWbM

Kanda to Yurakucho Train Watching in Yurakucho 神田駅-有楽町駅 (130912)
http://youtu.be/AawKd7CIHYo

Kiki in Hamamatsucho 浜松町ライブのKiki (130919)
http://youtu.be/hCliupOBS9U

Kiki (from Kagoshima) put on another good performance in Hamamatsucho.  Incidentally, I did a write-up of them that you can see here:

"Kiki Live in Hamamatsucho - Summer 2013"
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.jp/2013/09/kiki-live-in-hamamatsucho-summer-2013.html

浜松町ライブKiki (A) Live in Hamamatsucho (Kiki - Shiraso) 130919
http://youtu.be/b0PIKketf4c

浜松町ライブKiki 金木犀 Live in Hamamatsucho (Kiki - Kimokusei) [B] 130919
http://youtu.be/FCKVykty3Sw

浜松町ライブKiki カテゴライズ Live in Hamamatsucho (Kiki - Categorize) [C] 130919
http://youtu.be/Fk6h2ykgsS4

Hamamatsucho Stage と Izakaya と Night Scene 浜松町駅前居酒屋 (130919)
http://youtu.be/NMRmQ6R_kp4

Masses of Birds in Kawagoe (in the trees) 川越の鳥鳥鳥 (130918)
http://youtu.be/fUv6vJVDR74

A very boring video - I don't recommend this one, unless you want to hear what they sounded like in the trees.  As I was nearing the area, there were great masses of them flying together in the sky, but by the time I got there, they had mostly settled down (noisily) to perches in the trees.  I was hoping they would perform another mass flyover, so I kept the camera rolling for a couple of minutes.  If you're into birds, you might like this one.

Yamanote Line Departing Yurakucho 夜の有楽町駅から山手線が出発 (130919)
http://youtu.be/qarte11j8PM

Late Night Yurakucho Station 有楽町駅-東京駅 夜の京浜東北線 (130919)
http://youtu.be/dc1JFMXY21I

Tokyo to Kanda (Chuo Line) 東京駅-神田駅 中央線 (130919)
http://youtu.be/q5vVTnO1Slc

Thursday Night Yurakucho-SB 木曜日の夜のYSB (130919)
http://youtu.be/GdAhps8u_6k

Yurakucho Izakaya (September) 九月の有楽町居酒屋 (130919)
http://youtu.be/UkHPIPRZkp0

Kanda to Yurakucho (Yamanote Line) 神田駅-有楽町駅 山手線 (130917)
http://youtu.be/r916Ok3TKYE

Yamanote Line Train Departing Yurakucho Station 有楽町駅 (130917)
http://youtu.be/aU-KUijKTe8

本川越駅に到着 西武線 Arriving at Hon-Kawagoe Station (Seibu Line) 130918
http://youtu.be/jJNZsQ0GjhI

Looking out the front cab of a Seibu-Shinjuku Line train as it comes into Hon-Kawagoe Station.

Insect Sounds in the Woods (130918)
http://youtu.be/mnEtDrT4hmk

Kawagoe Rooftop Amusement Park Monorail (130918)
http://youtu.be/91fzLt52F60

I wrote a short blog entry while on the rooftop, which I posted here:

"Kawagoe Rooftop Amusement Park - 2013"
http://lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/2013/09/kawagoe-rooftop-amusement-park-2013.html

Looking Around at Rooftop Amusement Park in Kawagoe (130918)
http://youtu.be/t0pyv2KLKrU

Temple in Kawagoe 川越にあるお寺 (130918)
http://youtu.be/v0SbwKnmvj4

Kurazukuri Building Interior in Kawagoe 川越蔵造り (130918)
http://youtu.be/NOSHzAAH46Q

Kawagoe September Evening Green 川越九月緑 (130918)
http://youtu.be/x9fAGGRdrj0

Kawagoe Kenryuji Temple September Evening 川越見立寺 九月の夕方 (130918)
http://youtu.be/XkbH2HT7OdA

Kawagoe Evening Kashiya-Yokocho 川越夕方の菓子屋横丁 (130918)
http://youtu.be/a9Xmr_Uqicw

川越菓子屋横丁の道焼き物 Street Tiles - Kawagoe Kashiya-Yokocho (130918)
http://youtu.be/SHHfEHV7TpM

川越の昭和時代の店 Kawagoe Old Shops on way to Hon-Kawagoe Station (130918)
http://youtu.be/Cr9_qgspA_U

Tokyo to Hamamatsucho (Keihin-Tohoku Kaisoku) 東京駅-浜松町駅 京浜東北快速 (130919)
http://youtu.be/1l61rQ_bwUQ

Hamamatsucho Train Watching 浜松町駅で電車を見る (130919)
http://youtu.be/t6cnIHw5j_E

Arriving at Shinbashi Station (Yamanote Line FCV) 新橋駅に到着 (130919)
http://youtu.be/YH7lVJL0g4E

Another front cab view - this time watching as the train arrives at Shinbashi Station.

Shiodome Escalator 潮留エスカレーター (130919)
http://youtu.be/kGq8wSqPEfQ

Shiodome Buildings and Passageways 潮留ビルと通路 (130919)
http://youtu.be/vRjDJxqofcE

Yurikamome Line Train Passing Between Shiodome Buildings ゆりかもめ線 (130919)
http://youtu.be/u5rbOXIAUGA

Shinbashi SL-Plaza Quick 360 新橋駅前SL広場360 (130919)
http://youtu.be/nmSHl106iJI

Shinbashi Station Platform - Waiting for a Train 新橋駅ホームの様子 (130919)
http://youtu.be/HMxy0nuN2hI

Shinbashi to Hamamatsucho (Yamanote Line) 新橋駅-浜松町駅 (130919)
http://youtu.be/-gfMDCoQsFI

Nighttime Hamamatsucho (Near Station) 夜の浜松町駅辺り (130919g)
http://youtu.be/8FGUCCzTyww

Hamamatsucho to Yurakucho (Yamanote Line) 浜松町駅-有楽町駅 山手線 (130919)
http://youtu.be/g66T5yM7bGI

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/
http://lookback1997.blogspot.jp/
http://tokyoht.blogspot.jp/