http://youtu.be/pyaCokjm8DY
Nothing particularly exciting in this one content-wise, but by July 1991, I had been taking video for about 17 months, and I personally think I did a decent job of in-camera editing with this.
1991 西馬込駅-五反田駅-池袋駅-ひばりヶ丘駅 Nishi-Magome-Gotanda-Hibarigaoka 910711
http://youtu.be/zpAESrKZPWc
1991 Hibarigaoka RR-Crossing ひばりが丘の踏切 910711
http://youtu.be/vPFScQacbo8
This is still a common sight in some areas of Tokyo, but increasingly they're either elevating the rails or putting them underground, so there are fewer crossings like this than there used to be.
1991 ひばりが丘散歩 Hibarigaoka Walkabout 910712
http://youtu.be/GzkhvvPK6Bs
http://youtu.be/pAH1L8GFYbI
This is the real deal - it's confusing lately as they have a newer version Red Arrow train painted in the old paint scheme, but the type of Red Arrow train captured in this video isn't running any longer (not on the Seibu rails in any case, I don't know if they sold the train cars to another company or not).
1991 夕暮れのひばりヶ丘駅隣の踏切と電車 Evening RR-Crossing in Hibarigaoka 910712
http://youtu.be/8aQLZbngWjg
1991 Waiting for the Rain to Stop 雨を上げるまでを待っている 910712
http://youtu.be/MCkvNDyEMRQ
1991 Bowling Alley and Ice Skating Rink Etc ボウリング など 910713
http://youtu.be/zeT2uA6crU8
There was quite a lot contained in this one place - from (ice) hockey on the ground floor, to bowling, to pool tables, and through a window I saw women practicing ballet in a neighboring building (that was internally connected I think).
http://youtu.be/rQbUrDHIhx0
1991 高田馬場駅JRホームの見回り Platform Lookaround at Takadanobaba 910713
http://youtu.be/kLRMAdAoRs0
1991 Takadanobaba Walkabout 高田馬場散策散歩 910713
http://youtu.be/fdK_lPo6SSI
In this 30-minute video, I explore some surprisingly rustic areas of Takadanobaba on the west side of the station.
[Update (140730)]: I received the following comment about this video:
"It's amazing that someone actually took time to record these mundane scenes, which may not mean anything to lay people, but for someone like me who used to live and work in Tokyo between 1993 and 1994, these everyday scenes really resonate profoundly like long lost memories. I wonder why you took time out to do this back in 1991. This is over 20 years ago, but they come alive as historical documentaries."
Which prompted me to write down something about *why* I took all those videos in 1990-93:
Tokyo has always fascinated me, and once I bought a video camera, I felt compelled to do what I could to record what life was like here. Possibly the largest motivating factor was that I like to know how things really are (and were, and why), and I felt there was a need to record Tokyo - to get away from the tourist routine and really document the city. I wanted to record the whole city actually... I fell shy of that goal, but did manage to get scenes from a wide range of locations. Incidentally, I have a few videos posted from 1993, but not many. By then my (analog) equipment was beginning to break down and I was a little burned out from being into it so intensely in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Re: "This is over 20 years ago, but they come alive as historical documentaries" - The thing that feels strange to me now is how I was always focused on recording "Tokyo Today" and so it's a hard concept for me to fully grasp how that "Tokyo Today" became "Historical Tokyo"! Where *did* the time go, and when did the next generation step onto the stage? (Or something like that!).
1991 S-VHS Tape Machine - Running with Cover Off 910712
http://youtu.be/Z-tdq6lMl84
My S-VHS video deck... unfortunately, the tapes I recorded with this machine have not withstood the past 23+ years very well and are aging badly. They are playable, but are turning purple in places - a problem I didn't foresee when I took this video of the deck running.
On a technical note regarding this particular model - it had variable speed rewind, so it would rewind the tape at a furious pace until near the end, when it would sense the tape was nearly fully rewound and slow down. Unfortunately, the sensor didn't always work, and it would reach the end running at full-out hyper-speed, making a horrendous "whap!" sound, which ended up stripping some gears in the mechanism and causing the tape to jam when ejecting.
If you haven't worked with VHS tape before, you are probably wondering why the tape didn't break when it hit the end. They had a very strong leading section to the tape to prevent that from happening.
Shinjuku Station Southeast Exit (2x) 新宿駅東南口 130129
http://youtu.be/x39Ls6KBIV8
新宿東南口広場 (2x) Shinjuku Southeast Exit Plaza (2x) 130129
http://youtu.be/zcfgKLHoAcQ
Shinjuku Station (2x) Upper Concourse to Platform 新宿駅 130129
http://youtu.be/5HaxJH6T6Vg
Shinjuku Station Upper Concourse (2x) 新宿駅 上の通路 130515
http://youtu.be/UQowAL2LQWc
Construction Zone by Shinjuku Station ホームの見回り 新宿工事現場隣 140710
http://youtu.be/h-wvRDlSXR0
http://youtu.be/gCxjoZmucWc
Shinjuku to Osaki / 新宿駅-大崎駅
Shinjuku to Osaki / 新宿駅-大崎駅
Shinjuku to Osaki / 新宿駅-大崎駅
http://youtu.be/8D_vvgT2PzM
高尾山口駅-高尾駅 京王線 Takaosanguchi to Takao Keio Line 140714
http://youtu.be/bQSYDpGRQWg
上野駅-有楽町駅 山手線 Ueno to Yurakucho - Yamanote Line - Daytime View 140715
http://youtu.be/NtpVckeptdk
新宿駅-大崎駅 湘南新宿ライン東海道線直通快速 Shinjuku to Osaki SSLTCK-R 140717
http://youtu.be/yiwfSmisAlY
三鷹駅-中野駅 中央線 Mitaka to Nakano - Chuo Line - Left Side Daytime View 140718
http://youtu.be/TMp5-Qk6I4I
東鷲宮駅-土呂駅 宇都宮線 Higashi-Washinomiya to Toro - Utsunomiya Line 140718
http://youtu.be/w34b5ju2NFg
430AM Tokyo Station Chuo Line Platform and Escalators 東京駅中央線ホームなど 140719
http://youtu.be/vq3Ta6eDDhU
This was a new experience - I got stuck in town by missing the last train home, so I took the first one out in the morning. I've done that before, but never from Tokyo Station, so since I had some time before the first train departed, I walked around and took some video.
Twilight Street Scene in Nishi-Shinjuku 夕暮れの西新宿横道 140708
http://youtu.be/6J9BkRwLjcY
Fleet of Taxis at Night 夜の待ってるタクシー 140708
http://youtu.be/YT4_yaFtX1M
Osaki - Headed Home Before Storm 大崎 嵐の前に帰る 140710
http://youtu.be/V4yMDZ9dHsA
飯田橋駅-水道橋駅-御茶ノ水駅 中央線 Iidabashi to Ochanomizu - Chuo Line 140711
http://youtu.be/0_3F7-iEc8k
Tokyo Pub Interior View 140718
http://youtu.be/vfBl5tyY9qk
British style pubs are fairly popular in Tokyo. The combination of food and drink (as opposed to primarily drink) is actually very similar in concept with Japanese izakaya places.
Empty New-ish Building 140715
http://youtu.be/s0BycBqN3Gw
This was sort of a strange experience - I walked down a side street in... Kyobashi I think it was, and stopped at one point and looked around. The only green nearby was from two trees in front of a modern - or at least what I thought was modern - building. But then I noticed that the mail boxes were all taped up and the building appeared to be completely vacant. I'm not sure what it means. It may be that they want to build something bigger there - the usual reason for tearing down buildings in Tokyo.
Takao Cable Car - Riding to Upper Station 高尾ケーブルカーの上り 140714
http://youtu.be/KGZUd1Npsk4
Looking Around on Mt Takao 高尾山の見回り ビアマウントの近く 140714
http://youtu.be/vk1lQut_3qI
Mt Takao Cable Car - Beginning Night Descent 高尾山ケーブルカー下がり 140714
http://youtu.be/2Z4fI7UOi0A
Mt Takao Cable Car - Bottom Tunnel and Lower Station 高尾山夜ケーブルカー 140714
http://youtu.be/5Vq_rhzBEIk
Yamanote Line Arriving at Takadanobaba 高田馬場駅 山手線 140715
http://youtu.be/NFIdu2OS5RA
Saikyo Line Train Departing Shinjuku 新宿駅から埼京線が出発 140717
http://youtu.be/ykDiD28ZkD8
新宿駅と埼京線電車 Saikyo Line Train and Construction Site - Shinjuku 140717
http://youtu.be/KvzbJ5zCGcY
御茶ノ水駅-東京駅 中央線 Ochanomizu to Tokyo - Chuo Line 140711
http://youtu.be/KI2r4ylrEUk
東京駅山手線ホームの見回りなど Tokyo Station Old Platform Lookaround 140711
http://youtu.be/pMvsUMX68Y0
I think this may be the only platform left at Tokyo Station that still has (over part of the platform) a wooden roof.
高尾駅-高尾山口駅 京王線 Takao to Takaosanguchi - Keio Line 140714
http://youtu.be/kYVPu1hNWiY
高尾駅-高尾山口駅 京王線 Takao to Takaosanguchi - Keio Line 140714
http://youtu.be/kYVPu1hNWiY
立川駅の夜南口 Tachikawa Station - South Exit Night View 140714
http://youtu.be/doRS_LD_ktE
http://youtu.be/iqrbYpgu8vQ
立川駅中央線夜ホーム Tachikawa Station - Chuo Line Platform 140714
http://youtu.be/XrOS_HaDbS8
駒込駅で山手線を待ってる Waiting for Yamanote Line at Komagome 140715
http://youtu.be/MFgO2zBG6xE
恵比寿駅隣 金曜日の夜 Sidewalk Scene Beside Ebisu Station 140718
http://youtu.be/u6O4d0wIx6U
Ebisu Station - Waiting for a Train 恵比寿駅で電車を待ってる 140718
http://youtu.be/iT-yWZzyX4c
Departing Ebisu Station at Night 恵比寿駅から夜出発 140718
http://youtu.be/2sQGpMSvYTs
東鷲宮駅の夜ホームの様子 Higashi-Washinomiya Station Night Platform 140718
http://youtu.be/J5_h5rlVxMk
Waiting for a Train at Higashi-Washinomiya 東鷲宮駅で電車を待ってる 140718
http://youtu.be/IIqW0b_CAvk
大宮駅までの最終上り電車 Last Inbound Train to Omiya 140718
http://youtu.be/SIyCrUZWzaE
東京駅 午前四時の空っぽ朝変えり 410AM Tokyo Station 140719
http://youtu.be/tzL1HAFEn9M
Waiting by the ticket gates early Saturday morning, when they switched them on at 4:10 a.m., I was one of the first people (aside from the people working there) to walk into the station. It was a bit weird walking through gleaming empty spaces that are usually full of crowds of people rushing here and there....
東京駅 朝一の電車を待ってる Waiting for 1st Trains from Tokyo Station 140719
http://youtu.be/dsS9pGoYDIM
Twilight Yurakucho in the Rain 夕暮れの雨有楽町 140711g
http://youtu.be/hZDKySPibRE
プラットホームの人々が仕事に向かう People Walking Down Platform 140717g
http://youtu.be/MZP0FwPC110
The title sounds really boring, but as everyone was walking in the same direction, it feels a little like standing on an island, facing downriver, and watching water flowing by on both sides.
http://youtu.be/epVN0xTJtqY
Shibuya / 渋谷
Shibuya / 渋谷
Shibuya / 渋谷
http://youtu.be/EVhBOqHSAd0
歩行者天国 銀座四丁目 Ginza Pedestrian Paradise 4-Chome 140721
http://youtu.be/a-NW-iigQ5k
アートスペースロンド 下町の祭り (ア) 村山勝治と村山能扶子 140721
http://youtu.be/YOAEzXG6Nu8
アートスペース_ロンド 下町の祭り (イ) 村山勝治と村山能扶子 140721
http://youtu.be/YrDqZvl5nQ0
Yasumoto Ryosuke 安元亮祐 (ア) Gallery Kazuki 画廊香月 140721
http://youtu.be/NP-wypaciRM
Yasumoto Ryosuke 安元亮祐 (イ) Gallery Kazuki 画廊香月 140721
http://youtu.be/huequNCv2jI
Yasumoto Ryosuke 安元亮祐 (ウ) Gallery Kazuki 画廊香月 140721
http://youtu.be/IUOfZIvPWv8
四ッ谷駅ホーム午前八時四十分の一見 Glimpse of Morning Yotsuya Station 140722
http://youtu.be/tGOTu9W9brk
西新宿向かうの横断歩道 Crossing Into Nishi-Shinjuku 元淀橋へ 140722
http://youtu.be/Pa9LmOCObYo
People Waiting to Buy Lottery Tickets in Shinjuku 夜の新宿 宝くじの人々 140722
http://youtu.be/a6DGy-0gKHM
京王線特急府中駅から出発 Keio Tokkyu Departing Fuchu Station 140724
http://youtu.be/KBKQOKIHVKI
http://youtu.be/3t0klaG4HBY
新宿夜の思い出横丁など Walking Through Shinjuku Omoide-Yokocho 140722
http://youtu.be/mQ5Kp2Ta2xI
新宿駅-四ッ谷駅 朝の中央線 Shinjuku to Yotsuya - Morning Chuo Line 140723
http://youtu.be/i0EISbj5ZBs
昼の丸の内線 霞ヶ関 Afternoon Marunouchi Line at Kasumigaseki 140723
http://youtu.be/ZPI2iBBaLII
霞ヶ関駅-赤坂見附駅 丸の内線 Kasumigaseki to Akasaka-Mitsuke - Marunouchi Line 140723
http://youtu.be/2VVFT8XXvx4
http://youtu.be/m8h12A4ETmk
http://youtu.be/V8KaM4YjRNc
京王線東府中駅北口 East Exit of Keio Higashi-Fuchu Station 140724
http://youtu.be/KqwUrwnmAs0
夜の分倍河原駅 Bubaigawara Station at Night 140724
http://youtu.be/0-XyxOa-ZGw
http://youtu.be/cwjTul69kdc
http://youtu.be/KAOqOviV44Q
霞ヶ関駅-神谷町駅 朝の日比谷線 Kasumigaseki to Kamiyacho - Hibiya Line 140725
http://youtu.be/63tp3NyiRIE
朝神谷町駅ホームの様子 Platform Walk at Morning Kamiyacho Station 140725
http://youtu.be/GkdmMvk2ahU
Waiting for Marunouchi Line Train at Kasumigaseki Station 霞ヶ関駅丸の内線 140725
http://youtu.be/4fMPV3PQ8So
Summer Shinjuku Quick-360 夏の新宿 横道360 140725
http://youtu.be/bEonFyeTmLw
I would have taken a lot more in Shinjuku on the day I took this, but it was so hot out that I was primarily focused on getting myself into an air-conditioned space.
工事中の新宿駅新南口 South Part of Shinjuku Station Under Construction 140725
http://youtu.be/tCBjRHk9Xeo
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/
http://lookback1997.blogspot.jp/
http://tokyoht.blogspot.jp/
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