blog-LyleInTokyo

"Ginza 1-Chome" - (111122)

2012-01-28T21:34:00.000+09:00

"Ginza 1-Chome"

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

"Variable Frame Rate, Semi-Fixed Playback - Fluid Time (VFR SFP FT)"

2012-01-25T13:51:00.000+09:00

When recording moving pictures, the film is composed of a set number of frames recorded per second (24 for most films), with each frame exposed for a set amount of time (shutter speed). It seems to me that human vision is more fluid, both not locking onto rigid frames and not locking onto a set "frame rate" (for want of a better term), or recording at a set (effective) shutter speed.

So - assuming that we take in information on an as-needed basis, it stands to reason that the brain would automatically dial up the effective visual frame rate in times of danger, high-speed action, etc., and dial it down in situations/scenes with little need for attention to surrounding visual details.

Nevertheless, in spite of having variable speed visual perception, there's a sense/belief/perception of seeing at a constant rate, so when you combine that with our assumption that time flows forward at a set rate (watch the second hand on a watch for a demonstration); when we are in increased-frame-rate mode, it distorts our *perception* of time passing and very short intervals can seem to last a very long time.

Conversely, when in reduced-frame-rate mode, it distorts our perception of time passing and rather long intervals of time can seem to last for a very short time. Another factor of reduced-frame-rate mode is that as people get older, their vision gets less sharp, so they're taking in less detailed information, and this also pushes perception towards reduced-frame-rate mode.

There are mountains of details to go into, but I'm out of time today, so I'll post just this for now.

Here are a couple of links to time-perception that are basically the same thing - from a wide-field perspective (not confined to vision):

Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122322542

Time Perception
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_perception

Sore dewa, mata!

Copyright 2012 by Lyle H Saxon

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

"Tokyo Snow" - (120123)

2012-01-23T22:34:00.000+09:00

"Tokyo Snow"

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

"Getting to Japan - 1959 and 2012"

2012-01-23T03:22:00.001+09:00

I've been looking at the opening pages of "All the Best in Japan" by Sydney Clark (published by Sidgwick and Jackson Limited in 1959), and it's interesting to contemplate how much things have changed over the past half-century.

"The first question for all intending passengers to the Far East is how to get there. Now that we have entered the age of jet air travel, this does not present much difficulty. ....."

This was the period when jet travel began taking off, yet travel by ship was still very common. I often think how nice it must have been to travel by ocean liner if you had a private cabin and access to the better restaurants on board. Time to contemplate the great distance traveled and the transition from one culture to another. Airplanes are nice in their own way, but are too much like riding in an elevator - you get in, hold still for a bit, then the doors open and suddenly you're in a very different place. There's no proper sense of the distance traveled on the way.

"Having chosen the route it is then necessary to choose the airline. All the main airlines of the world connect London to Tokyo. B.O.A.C. schedules four flights weekly at present by Comet IV Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong, to name every city covered by the various routes. The Hong Kong to Tokyo section increases to daily flights in conjunction with other airlines - and there are plans to introduce several new services to Japan and the Far East."

This was before direct flights to everywhere, so the planes made stops along the way - similar to ships visiting ports in a way (thus the name "air-port", come to think of it). It's also interesting to read of an airline scheduling four flights a week from London to Tokyo.

"Tokyo is now some 28 hours from London compared to 38 to 40 by previous schedules. Singapore and Hong Kong can be reached in 22 hours."

28 hours - down from 38 to 40 previously! Now it's down to something like 12 hours (depending on flight direction, winds, etc.).

"..... Winter is to be avoided in Japan, especially if you plan, as certainly you should, to make some stays in Japanese inns. Central heating is a rarity in therm and they'll be *cold*."

This is something I thought when I came here in the early eighties, but the idea of cold rooms doesn't bother me now. What suddenly seems strange to me, is how just as I have become used to cold rooms in the winter (basically you just leave your coat on inside), people have begun getting used to being warm all the time, and the locals seem to want everywhere to be warm (or what often feels rather hot)!

".... Japan, like Chile, is shaped something like a string bean or a pea pod, though is is not so tenuous as this sounds, being 170 miles wide at tis widest point. Its length from north-east to south-west is 1,300 miles...."

I've often heard multi-generation residents of Japan say how Japan isn't a very big country, but people don't seem to realize the uniqueness in how much distance there is from north to south, considering the total land area.

"..... This Company [United Netherlands Line] also advertises a reduction of 15 per cent in the sum of single fares for passengers making the round trip to Japan by the same ship, and during the ship's stay in Japanese ports, usually Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama, the ship is their hotel at no extra cost."

That could be a fun way to travel! Basically cruise ship style - which would mean you wouldn't have to worry about luggage at all, since you'd have the same room throughout the trip.

"The company [NYK - Nippon Yusen Kaisha] also has a trans-Pacific liner that runs from Vancouver via Honolulu to Yokohama and Kobe. This is the luxury ship M.S. Hikawa Maru, 11,600 tons, carrying 80 first-class passengers and 69 third-class A or "Tourist Class". The accommodation in the first class is of considerable luxury, and the service is courteous and excellent. ....."

The Hikawa Maru! This ship still exists - permanently docked by a park in Yokohama. I've gone on-board several times and always find myself wishing I could pop back in a time machine and experience crossing the Pacific on this ship. (Naturally such daydreams include a first-class cabin, access to the first-class lounges, etc.) I have a few pictures of the external appearance of this ship here:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/PhotoGlryMain/PhotoGlryA/Yokohama01.html

Incidentally, I bought the 1959 travel book in 2004 and wrote a little about it [here].

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

"Waiting for a Train in Yurakucho" - (111104)

2012-01-22T10:53:00.000+09:00

"Waiting for a Train in Yurakucho"

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

"Pond-side J-Cafe" - (111104)

2012-01-20T15:46:00.000+09:00

"Pond-side J-Cafe" - (111104)

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

"Tobu-Tojo Line, Ginza, Nihonbashi Side Streets, Kanda, Etc."

2012-01-20T15:28:00.000+09:00

This batch of video clips begins with views on the Tobu-Tojo Line, followed by views on the Seibu, Tozai, and Ginza lines. Then there are street views of Ginza, a walk in an underground shopping mall in Nihonbashi, and views of side streets in Nihonbashi. After that I walk around in Yurakucho and Ginza, and ride the Chuo Line. There are also a couple of art exhibition views, and a 1990 look at the morning rush in Ikebukuro. Wrapping up this batch are a couple of views of the Kanda Station area (under construction) and a few other odds and ends.

Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7fM4FSaQYE

Dry Winter Window View - Tobu Tojo Line (A)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWOWtmEOzE

Looking out on a dry winter view from a Tobu Tojo Line train. - (A and B)

Inside Nearly Empty Tobu-Tojo Line Train - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM7OtBPk-sI

A look down a mostly empty car of a Tobu-Tojo Line train.

Ogawa-machi Station Platform - (120103)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ScNKXH93s

Looking around on a platform at Ogawa-machi Station.

Ogawa to Hagiyama - (Construction Zone) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKMs3yEGUEQ

Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama (past a rail construction site).

Boarding Tozai Line Train at Takadanobaba - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AiBYAZfo5o

Waiting for and then boarding a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.

Tozai Line - Takadanobaba to Waseda - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9WsWzWzsQ

Riding a Tozai Line train from Takadanobaba to Waseda.

Ginza Line - Departing Nihonbashi - (Rear Cab View) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrP9Nv42Ps

Looking out the rear cab of a Ginza Line train as it departs Nihonbashi Station.

Inside Ginza Line - Arriving at Ginza - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_al4uqDPw2M

Inside a Ginza Line train - and then getting off at Ginza Station and heading for street level.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Afternoon Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI2BLhDSJ-I

Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza one afternoon.

Nihonbashi 2F Post Office - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6NMssGgam8

A quick look at a second floor post office in Nihonbashi.

Nihonbashi Underground Shopping Mall - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07ST41EAlw

Taking a look at the underground shopping mall in Nihonbashi near Tokyo Station.

Nihonbashi - Underground to Street Level - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUfb_Sd69s

Going from the large underground shopping area in Nihonbashi up to street level.

Nihonbashi Twilight - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0O6Q4WN7bU

Twilight in Nihonbashi in January 2012.

Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmyEPw0IEXY

Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF1DaFhbsKE

Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (C) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiQL4u7Y8E

Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (D) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7upFEzspII

Nihonbashi Side Street Stroll - (E) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrH7mR2DS8

Walking around on side streets in Nihonbashi. - (A-E)

Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (A) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHv-nmUcxrg

Yurakucho Wrong Turn - (B) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2MGUNoYIyw

Returning from a wrong turn stroll in Yurakucho. - (A and B)

Tokyo to Kanda (12:01 A.M.) - (120107)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVpHiB0Lk6c

Taking a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Kanda at 12:01 A.M.

Yurakucho Station Platform - Midnight Ride to Tokyo - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHdLJ4q7IlI

Looking around on a platform at Yurakucho Station and then taking a midnight train to Tokyo.

Tokyo Station Highway Bus Area - (Under Construction) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOp9P5X8n0

Walking through the Highway Bus Area at Tokyo Station (which is still under construction).

Light-show Sidewalk (Near Tokyo Station) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEutlfgZFA

Walking over a light-show sidewalk not far from Tokyo Station.

Rail-bridge Underpass (Near Yurakucho) - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlP-dnoC4LU

Watching a shinkansen train pass by from under a rail-bridge near Yurakucho Station.

Entering Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bAaL4crtI

Walking into Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.

Kokusai Forum Walk-though - Yurakucho - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjjTaol_sI

Walking through the Kokusai Forum in Yurakucho.

Ginza 4-chome Evening - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkVBdt4MrI

Walking across the Ginza 4-chome intersection in the evening.

Yurakucho Track-side Walk - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXfgln9zBZE

Walking along (on the street, below the rails) the elevated railway near Yurakucho Station.

Ginza Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDFC7PqasI

Walking through Ginza in the evening.

Yurakucho Side Street - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBIaKby-Tc

A look at a side street in Yurakucho.

Ginza Side Street Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzoZTmCAts

Walking along a side street in Ginza.

Yurakucho Evening Stroll - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJGdp6wz-0

Walking through Yurakucho in the evening.

Ochanomizu to Yurakucho - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4v_iADlJcw

Riding Chuo Line and Yamanote Line trains from Ochanomizu to Yurakucho.

Free Bananas at Izakaya - (120106)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUQgYXKchw

People leaving an izakaya receiving free bananas... as part of some kind of promotional offer at the place?

Exiting Yurakucho Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb69dYYdbHo

Walking from the platform of Yurakucho Station and then out across the plaza and towards Ginza.

ふらんそわーずこげちゃとら Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 小野画廊-2 - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfaiXD11UTg

Artist ふらんそわーずこげちゃとら explains her exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2).

Musashino Line to Chuo Line Transfer - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PoD0JSNPU4

Transferring from the Musashino Line to the Chuo Line.

Crossing River - Outbound Chuo Line - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGhLCBatc8

Looking out a side window of a Chuo Line train as it crosses a river.

Walking Through Tokyo Station - (Temporary Bus Area, Etc.) - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUbyxcWf5g

Walking past the temporary bus area in front of Tokyo Station, and then walking through the inside of the station.

Chuo Line Departing Shinjuku Station - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdg_3zOxE7A

Watching a Chuo Line train departing Shinjuku Station.

Ride in Train Tunnel - Light, Dark, Exit - (120111)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-jjKdzkQE

Looking out the front cab of a train running through a tunnel. (For some reason, the driver turned the train's headlights off rather early, while the train was still running in the blackness of the tunnel.)

Exiting Shinjuku Station via South Exit - (120110)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bxz_Dj9Juw

Exiting Shinjuku Station via the south exit.

1990 Ikebukuro Morning Rush - (900419-0817)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8Kt9J5u9U

A look at the river-like flow of people from various lines, mostly headed for the Yamanote Line. I took this beginning at 8:17 a.m. on April 19th, 1990 in Ikebukuro Station. (Copyright 1990 by Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon. All rights reserved.)

‎1990年4月19日, 午前8時17分 - 池袋ラッシュー

Dual-Perspective Painting by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9QJ1Lg_Hws

A look at some dual-perspective paintings by Yokko (Yoshihiko Tsutsumi - つつみよしひこ) - shown in the Okuno Building in Ginza, Tokyo.

Ginza Okuno Building
Y's Arts-101/508:
http://www.ysarts.net/

Chuo Line Inside View - Arriving at Shinjuku - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn9rz0vI6fM

In a Chuo Line train as it arrives at Shinjuku Station.

Departing Shinjuku on the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhPB77jO6aM

Waiting while people board the train, and then departing Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.

Kanda Station Construction Zone Walk-through - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f62nqkImsc

Walking through under-(re)construction Kanda Station. (I'm not sure exactly what the construction is, but it's probably related to the construction of new Shinkansen tracks above.)

Yurakucho to Kanda via Nighttime Yamanote Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTgNh-SCms

Riding the Yamanote Line from Yurakucho to Kanda at night.

Kanda - West Exit Street View - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCLwlTsexw

Walking out the west exit of Kanda Station and looking around on nearby streets.

Moving Melody Clock in Yurakucho (Last Part) - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J6NAFDIQRY

A look at the very last part of the musical moving clock in Yurakucho.

Evening Musashi-Kogane Platform (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UjxgBhrTE

A brief look at one of the platforms at Musashi-Kogane Station (夕方武蔵小金井駅ホーム).

Yurakucho Under-Bridge Izakaya - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5n10VXxymE

Walking under the tracks in Yurakucho - past an under-bridge izakaya.

Ginza Chuo-Dori - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIYAAJJ5i2Y

Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori in Tokyo.

Reserved Seat Express Passing Kanda Station - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6i1g70lMc

Watching a reserved seat express train passing by Kanda Station.

Inbound Chuo Line at Musashi-Kogane (武蔵小金井駅での中央線) - (120116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO8SeRaOR6c

Watching an inbound Chuo Line train at Musashi-Kogane Station (武蔵小金井駅での中央線).

Entering Kanda Station at Night - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKs8m7m3dw

Walking into Kanda Station at night.

Kanda Station - Waiting for the Chuo Line - (120117)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1SZLoYAUCE

Waiting for the Chuo Line at Kanda Station.

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

"Changing Trains" - (111221)

2012-01-16T04:27:00.000+09:00

"Changing Trains"

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

"Tokyo - 1932 and 2012"

2012-01-15T21:13:00.000+09:00

In reading an old article about Japan entitled "Tokyo To-Day" (by William R. Castle, Jr. - Under Secretary of State, formerly American Ambassador to Japan) in the February 1932 edition of National Geographic, I found it interesting how some things were basically unchanged between 1932 Japan and 2012 Japan, and other things quite different. Aside from the progression of modern architecture and technology though, I'd say things haven't really changed all that much culturally. Let's take a look at some quotes from the 1932 article and see how they compare to 2012.

Re: "To-day Tokyo is a city of broad streets, of many splendid buildings, of spacious parks. For the tourist it has lost much of its charm; but, after all, it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist."

In 1932, Tokyo was remarkable for the number of modern office buildings it had - signaling a departure from centuries of tradition. At this point, Tokyo is awash in high-rise buildings, and what is surprising to a resident of this mega-city, isn't that there are many modern new buildings, but rather that any old structures remain at all! And as for the comment "... it belongs to the Japanese, not to the tourist", this is true enough, although many locals these days would also like to see a little more of some historical aspects of the city being preserved, rather than systematically razing everything to the ground in a fever of endless construction.

Re: "Except for the huge, gaudy advertisements everywhere, there is not as much color in the modern streets as one who has received presents of gay kimonos bought in shops run strictly for tourists might expect. Little girls, as I said, wear the most brilliant colors, but the street costumes of all others are restrained in the extreme. The men's clothes are always somber."

Certainly this applies for winter, although less so for summer. I've fallen into this habit myself - wearing basically dark clothing most of the time in the winter (which is the typical winter attire here). For summer, people wear light-colored shirts and visible ties (as opposed to ties buried under a sweater), but still avoid overly bright colors. If everyone wore bright colors, it wouldn't be any big deal, but when most people are wearing predominantly dark colors, if you do go out into that backdrop in very brightly colored clothing, you then really stand out!

Re: "A good-natured crowd, each unit a little inclined to ignore the existence of other units, but rather through self-absorption than because of rudeness. I never saw an instance of conscious rudeness in the streets of Tokyo. One goes to the Ginza again and again, partly because it is the place one naturally goes to buy anything, from fruit to a Mikimoto pearl or an umbrella; but principally, I think, because it is a wonderful place to get a cross-section of the life of the city."

This is an important observation. While people here, as anywhere, have their likes and dislikes regarding other people, on the whole, people place civilized behavior in public above personal feelings, and the inclination to "ignore the existence of other units" as Castle puts it, makes it possible to enjoy oneself with friends, etc. out in crowded spaces. Where there is space to spare, you can go and find a private spot to spend time with friends, but when there is very little private space, "ignoring the existence" of people nearby actually works really well - once you're used to it. (Lest the concept be misunderstood: It goes both ways. When you are quietly sitting somewhere and there is a noisy group nearby, you let them be noisy, and when you are part of a noisy group, you don't worry overly much about your surroundings as people leave the group alone. Over time, it's basically a give and take arrangement.)

Re: "The earthquake made Tokyo realize, as never before, the value of parks, not only for beauty, health, and recreation purposes, but as places of refuge for fleeing crowds and as obstructions to sweeping conflagrations. Since 1923, therefore, plans were made for three large new parks and some 50 smaller ones."

This is referring to the great 1923 earthquake (about the same strength as the 2011 quake), which destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama. I hadn't realized that many parks came about as a result of that. I wonder which parks the planned "three large new parks" are.

Re: "You walk along the straight, dusty street which leads into the Yokohama boulevard. You see modern buildings and modern shops; the street cars make just the same unpleasant squeaking that they make in Boston or New York and look just about the same. The Orient, always except for the people, seems pushed far into the background; and then you come to Shiba Park, walk through the great gates and pass under the shade of ancient trees into the group of temples, shrines of some of the Tokugawa shoguns."

This has fundamentally changed, as "the Orient" is more well-known for steel and glass towers now than the old wooden buildings the area used to be known for, but there are still a few areas in Tokyo where you can do a slight time-slip maneuver and slide into what feels like a different era. But those areas are fewer and fewer as Tokyo's habit of relentless destruction of nearly everything in the pursuit of endless new construction has resulted in there being very few old things and areas remaining.

As for street cars, they were mostly eradicated. There is one that runs exclusively on its own right-of-way (thus making it a train more than a "street car", since it doesn't run in the street), and one that only has one small section where it actually runs in the street. The formerly vast street car system of Tokyo was replaced with subway trains and standard surface street buses.

Re: "And then the movies are just as crowded as the theaters. There is a movie industry in Japan, but this does not detract from the popularity of the Hollywood productions. Talking pictures were hard to deal with at first, but now a solemn individual sits at the side of the picture and translates, apparently to the satisfaction of the audience, as the play progresses. The translator's endeavors to keep up are more interesting to the foreigner than are some of the plays."

I hadn't thought of this before, but with silent movies, you could just insert new frames between the scenes with whatever language you liked, but once a sound track was added, apparently they didn't initially have a way to overlay text on top of the picture. It's hard to imagine someone sitting by the screen doing simultaneous translations throughout the movie though! That would be a difficult job I imagine! I wonder if they tried to say each line right after the actor said it, or to say it (with a script) at the same time? I tried Googling for something related to this, but didn't find anything. If someone knows about this bit of history, I'd be interested hearing more about it.

Re: "These great papers are thoroughly up-to-date. They have regular airplane services of their own to carry pictures from Osaka to Tokyo, and transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire is as much used as in the United States. Moreover, the papers carry on large humanitarian work in the maintenance of hospitals or welfare enterprises."

A couple of things caught my attention here. First, that newspapers had their own aircraft back then for carrying pictures from one area of the country to another. And the "transmission of pictures by wireless or by wire" part! I hadn't realized that fax machine technology was already in regular use in 1932. According to Wikipedia:

"Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments."

1846! Wow! And the article goes on to say that commercial telefax came about before the invention of the telephone! I had thought that telephones preceded telefax machines.

Re: "Tokyo is full of cafes, always crowded, modeled somewhat on the cafes of Paris. In former days people gave geisha parties, those rather solemn affairs at which geisha's danced their symbolic dances. They were very expensive, and those who could not afford the expense contented themselves with picnics. Now the cafes are crowded, their principal patrons being, perhaps, the 'mobos' and the 'mogas'. (The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate, and 'mobo' is the abbreviation for modern boy, and 'moga' is the abbreviation for modern girl. Indeed, these mobos and mogas, dressed almost always in European clothes and trying to adopt the freedom of European manners, are about the most modern aspect of Tokyo.)"

Well here's something that hasn't changed! The terms "mobo" and "moga" aren't used any longer, but the statement "The Japanese, more than any other nation, love to abbreviate" may actually be true. If not "more than any other nation", then certainly "one of the top abbreviation-loving nations"!

Re: "So far as ideas are concerned, Kipling was wrong in saying that the West and the East could not meet. In Tokyo the West has met the East, and out of the meeting is growing a new kind of civilization, in which the ideals of the two hemispheres are fusing."

Indeed! In 1932 it was more Japan changing with things imported from the West, but in 2012, there has been a lot of influence in both directions. The two certainly do meet. Completely mesh? Obviously not, but a lot has been learned on both sides, and there is much to be learned on both sides still.

One of the things that's interesting to me about this 1932 article, is that it shows the level of western-inspired change before WW-II, in contrast with some people's idea that Japan's westernization began after the war.

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

"Looking Up in Harajuku" - (111028)

2012-01-08T21:47:00.000+09:00

"Looking Up in Harajuku"

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

"Waiting for the Doors to Close" - (111125)

2012-01-05T19:46:00.000+09:00

"Waiting for the Doors to Close"

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

"Kawagoe, Gallery Discussion, New Year's Day Shrine View, Etc."

2012-01-05T18:32:00.000+09:00

This batch has some of the usual scenes out and about in Tokyo, but mainly has several videos of Kawagoe, including the old area with buildings from the Edo era, and a series of video clips of a gallery discussion in Ginza. There are also a couple of views of a grocery store on December 31st, 2011 and a shrine on January 1st. 2012.

Majima Sachi Installation at Gallery Shorin (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lliWIf348o

A look at the Majima Sachi (間嶋沙知) installation at Gallery Shorin (ギャラリー松林) in Room-505 of the Okuno Building (奥野ビル505号室)

Kawagoe - Old Section (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQQjxNenEE

Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (A)

Kawagoe - Old Section Side Street - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhk7CbVo1UY

Looking down a side street in the old section of Kawagoe.

Kawagoe - Old Section (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPkYYDnGtk

Kawagoe - Old Section (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDjv_0aKv4

Looking around in the old section of Kawagoe. (B and C)

Looking Up - December 15th 2011 - (111215)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOEj0YKb6X4

Looking up (while walking) at trees in the early winter on December 15th 2011.

Kawagoe - Hon-Kawagoe Station - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIU9CVkI6lw

One of the entrances to Hon-Kawagoe Station in Kawagoe.

Kawagoe Shotengai - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkR5zvpR8g

A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (C)

Arriving at Shinjuku Station - Chuo Line - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIbfp537RP8

Arriving at Shinjuku Station on the Chuo Line.

Ginza-OBP Exhibition Tajima Yu (田島木綿) December 2011 - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVBu8IE9_88

A look at the mid-December Ginza-OBP Installation by Tajima Yu (田島木綿).

Y's Arts-508 December Exhibition/Installation - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT9plPYYlhg

A look at an interesting two-person installation/exhibition at Y's Arts-508. I don't have the two artist's names right now, but will add them if (when?) I get the information. There were hand-made bags by one artist and hand-made shoes by the other.

Nihonbashi Stroll - (111213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISq7SvePN70

Walking around in Nihonbashi.

Kawagoe Shotengai - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuqh6KiinZU

Kawagoe Shotengai - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qLV4YsWBQ

A fringe area of one of the Kawagoe shotengai streets. - (A and B)

Kawagoe - Fringe of Old Area - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMu9N28bM4Y

Walking through the fringe of the old section of Kawagoe.

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (A) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP1mux7V7KQ

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (B) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIDg27pGX0

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (C) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdC6JP9Z49Q

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (D) - (111214) - Temple-A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_QvStYx3I

Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (A, B, C, and D)

Kawagoe Temple Grounds - Autumn Colors - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjW0KGiFmvw

A look at late autumn / early winter colors at a Kawagoe temple.

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (E) - (111214) - Side Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ZmYopegPo

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (F) - (111214)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl1d1nOKvRA

Kawagoe - Old Area Sanpo - (G) - (111214) - Temple-B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd5XPnRoFgQ

Walking around in the old traditional area of Kawagoe. - (E, F, and G)

Outbound Chuo Line (Late at Night) - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAe5mwr_q5Y

Riding a late-night outbound Chuo Line train.

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (A) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eWpuVzQDU

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (B) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENYBfcvup_o

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (D) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dELlRQoZwwM

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (E) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EmuxHzVwz8

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (F) - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WuzdjiSME0

Part of a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, Tokyo. - (A, B, D, E, and F)

Nighttime Chuo Line - Yotsuya to Shinjuku - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSVEuL5GYNc

Riding a nighttime Chuo Line train from just after Ochanomizu to Shinjuku.

Seibu Line - Construction Zone - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juEQ6i4beKE

Riding a Seibu Line train past a rail construction zone.

Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (A) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf9vBuTZqBo

Y's Arts - 508 Exhibition - (B) - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFW7HmcX10

A look at an exhibition in the Room-508 of Y's Arts (which is in Room-101 and Room-508). - (A and B)

Hagiyama Station Arriving and Departing - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWR9_sXAMg0

Arriving and departing from Hagiyama Station on the Seibu Line.

Exiting Ginza Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6dUcaC208

Exiting Ginza Station to Chuo-Dori.

Chuo Line - Tokyo to Ochanomizu - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ab7yqO7pM

Riding a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Ochanomizu.

Y's Arts-101 Old Clock Chimes - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSv-2PeYZhI

Looking around in the Y's Arts-101 antique shop, and then listening to the chimes of old Clocks.

Ginza Chuo-Dori and Side Streets - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvGlQcdMSYw

Walking down Ginza's Chuo-Dori and then turning off into side streets.

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (A) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=givCZJCdr4w

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (B) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiByaXDXJbI

Listening to the first part of a discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza. - (A and B)

Seibu Line - Ogawa to Hagiyama - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muf3zwDynE

Riding a Seibu Line train from Ogawa to Hagiyama.

Waiting for Tozai Line at Takadanobaba Station - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL4SPpLS45w

Waiting for a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.

Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpgvCELLjE

Walking across a crosswalk in Shinjuku - crossing from Shinjuku to Nishi-Shinjuku.

Tokyo to Yotsuya - Late Night Chuo Line - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxupMIqyIU

Riding a late-night Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Yotsuya.

Tokyo to Kanda - Nighttime Window View - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IWrAL8VHo

Looking out a nighttime Chuo Line window while riding from Tokyo to Kanda.

Closing Party at Ginza Gallery - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=023GhvtGCE0

A view of an exhibition/installation at a closing party (last day of the exhibition) at a Ginza gallery.

Seibu Line - Rear Cab View Leaving Station - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdjULRNCYg

Looking out the rear cab of a Seibu Line train as it leaves a station.

Shinjuku Station South Exit - Yamanote Line Delayed - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdNIaIHmu8

Exiting the south exit of Shinjuku Station when the Yamanote Line was delayed.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll at Night - (111227)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDz4td-6Ins

Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori at night.

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (C) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isZPWnA_TVU

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (D) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHwWx2ZABEY

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (E) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf5CEq1eqmw

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (F) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Lkg7MwL-E

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (G) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUO5gbb7W0

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (H) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwzdJgL-6s

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (I) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AXGyw7NuoM

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (J) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1QpTCaCjw

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (K) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzivtvfC7GI

Kazuki Gallery Discussion - (L) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI58yybA2LU

Kazuki Gallery Discussion (Pose After Event) - (M) - (111223)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIz0ifH83rI

Listening to a gallery discussion at Gallery Kazuki in Ginza, and then a short clip of a few of the people posing for pictures afterwards. - (C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M)

Watching Trains at Kodaira Station - (111220)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIgQ_LLru0g

Watching trains arriving and departing at Kodaira Station.

Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (A) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_D6HcqHZec

Shopping on December 31st 2011 - (B) - (111231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACzSkop81Vo

Shopping on December 31st 2011 - a time that used to be really busy, but not so much these days since stores don't close from January 1-3 as they used to. (A and B)

Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (A) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9155hyz1j_0

Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (B) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JEYcyJxHs

Shrine Visit on January 1st, 2012 - (C) - (120101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rhQXL_epTE

Views from a shrine on January 1st, 2012. - (A, B, and C)

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

"Cars and Models - 2011" - (111203)

2012-01-05T13:10:00.000+09:00

"Cars and Models - 2011"

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

"Ginza in December" - (111220)

2012-01-01T22:30:00.000+09:00

"Ginza in December"

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

"Yurakucho in a December Rain" - (111206)

2011-12-27T11:15:00.000+09:00

"Yurakucho in a December Rain"

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

"1938 English Postcard"

2011-12-27T04:37:00.005+09:00

English postcard sent in 1938

The text (and postmark) on the card is as follows (if I'm correctly reading the handwriting):

WORTHING
6:45 PM
10 NOV
1938
SUSSEX

48. Marlowe Rd.
Worthing

Dear Dorothy,

Many thanks for stamps. Fancy them not knowing me six houses along! Hope this finds you well. All as usual here. Mum still as busy as ever. Hope the "old folk" are well. Shall you be home before Xmas? Must write uncle 6 or 13th.

Love, Marian

Miss D. E. Wiggins
4. Cedar Grove
Yeovil

I saw this card at Y's Arts (an antique shop with many fascinating items), in the Ginza Okuno Building:

Y's Arts
http://www.ysarts.net/

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

"Waiting for an Afternoon Train" - (111026)

2011-12-23T05:11:00.000+09:00

"Waiting for an Afternoon Train"

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

"Somewhere in Tokyo" - (111104)

2011-12-20T12:36:00.000+09:00

"Somewhere in Tokyo"

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

"October 29th Sky" - (111029)

2011-12-17T01:31:00.000+09:00

"October 29th Sky"

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

"Tachikawa, 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Kawagoe, Kagurazaka, Ginza, Etc."

2011-12-17T01:06:00.000+09:00

It's been too long since I updated this! It feels like it was a week or two ago when I last posted something, but having a look at the date of my last post, November 20th, I see it's been nearly a month. I've been posting video clips, but other things (participating in a group exhibition in Ginza, visiting the 2011-Tokyo Auto Show, videoing an art gallery event, etc.) have prevented me from getting enough time in front a computer to get new material posted. So - not in exact chronological order (or reverse chronological order), here are some comments about video clips, which pretty closely follow what I've been doing anyway (scroll down for links to the videos):

A look at the seasonal lights in Tachikawa - this time of year, many of the major stations have colorful lighting set up around the station.

Riding in an old JR train - I have fairly strong nostalgic feelings for this type of train, as it's what they used to run on the Tokaido Line, and so riding it brings back memories of going to and from Chigasaki in the Old Days. The box seating arrangement was great on late-night inbound trains when you could get a whole box to yourself - with a drink in hand, staring into the Kanagawa/Tokyo night scenes flowing by as you listened to the various sounds of the train (and there are many! - springs, compressor motors, brake noises, motor noises, etc.). Before the Always-Connected Age, each train ride was an interlude in which you couldn't reach (or be reached by) anyone. I was excited by the ability to always be in touch when I got my first cell phone, but it's gotten to the point where I sometimes miss the old days of being in a non-connected space.

Crowds of people in Tachikawa Station - the flow of people in Tokyo is something like water in a river. The flow just keeps going without letup. Once you get used to it, it just seems like the way it should be.

Walking around in Tokyo Station. Tokyo Station and the area around it has been under construction for what seems like a very long time. If you include the new versions of the Marunouchi Building and the Shin-Marunouchi Building (both rebuilt under the exact same names as the buildings they replaced), I think construction in the area has been nonstop for close to twenty years now.

A quick look at a free concert in a Tokyo Park. I should have stayed longer, but I was on my way somewhere and didn't have much time to check out more than one group of musicians (there were several performing that day).

Views of a couple of exhibitions/installations in Ginza. I wish I could get the artists to go in front of the camera to explain their art, but they tend to be camera shy.

A look at another large-scale, long-term construction area, this one by the south side of Shinjuku Station. The video was recorded at the point where the site was open ground. Speaking of long-term construction sites - both Shinjuku and Tokyo Stations are being rebuilt to accommodate more long-distance buses. A tragic state of affairs I think - considering what a great system of trains the country has - it's depressing to see more and more people traveling by bloody buses.

What with it being bonenkai season and all - there are more than the usual number of late-night scenes - centered around train stations. Without going into details, keep in mind that the entire train system shuts down between around 12:00-1:00 a.m. If you miss the last train home, the typical thing to do (unless you're a dirty bankster/gambler with pockets full of cash for a hotel or taxi), is to wait until the first morning train (the morning trains generally start between 4:30-5:30 a.m.).

An example of video I took that is 100% out-of-focus. I hate - really hate auto focus in video cameras! Any decent video camera should have manual settings that allow the user to escape the error prone-auto-focus system. Auto-focus works pretty well for still pictures, but is a disaster for video.

Chuo Line and Ginza views. What to say about those - I tend to have some of these with every batch of videos I post....

Several video clips of the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. It was interesting to experience, but - as always - the event itself was more interesting than the cars. It was (thankfully) held at Tokyo Big Site this year, instead of the very distant Makuhari (which isn't technically even in Tokyo).

Incidentally, these are spread out a bit - with some HD videos posted first, followed by (after videos of completely different stuff) more interesting videos taken in the 4:3 format.

A couple of views of rain falling into a puddle on an access road in a park. Very boring stuff, but really looking at this type of thing in person is part of tuning into and being a part of the world. I think it may be that the more people are disconnected from this sort of thing - as they spend an increasing percentage of their time in synthetic boxes - the less human and more deranged they become. It's time to stop destroying the planet as though it were our enemy and get back in tune with things.

A quick look at the light-up in Marunouchi - this area will likely be very thick with people on December 24th, which is the most crowded day for the areas of the city with various light-up exhibitions ("outside installations?).

Various Shinjuku Station scenes. Of all the stations in Tokyo, Shinjuku is probably the one that has most served as a hub for me - and indeed - it's (the last time I checked anyway) the busiest station in all of Japan (measured by the number of people who access the station, including transferring from one line to another without exiting the station area).

The Yurikamome Line, which I took from Shinbashi Station to the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show at the Tokyo Big Site convention center. I was right in front in the computer-driven train, so it was a great view, but it was really hot in the train (no ventilation and packed with people) so I had to keep wiping the glass in order to see outside.

Incidentally, the recorded announcement on this line used to be extraordinarily irritating. Since it didn't bother me this time around, I think maybe they fixed the earlier (very super-duper special ultra-horrible) recording - either that, or I've gotten used to it [shudder!]. It's hard to explain what was so terribly wrong about it before, but one component was that "next" was pronounced "ne-ku-su-to" (four syllables instead of one), which - along with weird intonation - got very very tiring as you heard exactly the same recording ("Za NE-Ku-su-tO su-te-shon i-zu...") at station after station after station, etc. etc. etc. (There's no need for an English announcement anyway - since the station name is the issue and that's the same in any language, baring mispronouncing it.)

An inside view of a bus that I took from the motor show to Tokyo Station. (I would have taken a train, but the bus was free, so...) I wish I had gotten a left-side window seat, as there were some interesting views in that direction on the way to Tokyo Station, including a fireworks display (probably from Tokyo Disneyland). As it was, I was standing in the middle, so I just recorded a short view of the inside of the bus - looking towards the front.

Some wet views of the plaza by Yurakucho Station, when it looks best due to the reflections and the lights, with Shinkansen trains passing by in the background, etc.

Kawagoe - otherwise known as "Ko-Edo", is an interesting area, with a fascinating section of old wooden buildings that date back to the Edo Era. I've been there several times, but it was pointed out to me that I didn't have any video clips posted from there, so I went and took a new batch of clips. There are two batches - the first batch is basically just the main Kawagoe station (JR and Tobu - the Seibu Line is at a separate location), with the second batch (not posted yet as I write this) focusing on the old historical area.

The Maruhiro Department Store rooftop amusement park. Most major department stores used to have this sort of thing for parents to take their young children too, but nearly all of them have shut down (the rooftop mini-amusement parks that is, and some of the department stores), what with fewer children (lower birthrate) and fewer people shopping at department stores (with most people shopping at discount stores and/or on-line these days). For old time's sake, it was good to see one still in operation - and fun to ride the rooftop monorail!

Kagurazaka. I thought I had some video clips of Kagurazaka posted, but apparently not. Recently asked about it, I rode the Tozai Line over there and took a few clips. There's only one small area that really resembles Kyoto, but it's mysterious enough, and the surrounding areas are interesting enough, that it's worth checking out as one of the things to see in Tokyo. In one of the clips (the only one showing the mystery zone, entitled: Kagurazaka Side Street Diving), a woman in a kimono magically appears from a discreet restaurant as I am walking through the area. One thing I was disappointed to discover in Kagurazaka though, was that an old shine had been demolished to make way for an apartment building. At least they rebuilt another shrine on the roof of the parking garage, but still...

The last clip in this batch is a walk down the Tozai Line platform at Nihonbashi as a train was pulling out. I ended up very close to the train as it left, since the area to walk in was so narrow.

Old J(N)R Train - Inside View - (111121-1840)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysBM9tKZ3hs

Walking through an old J(N)R train as it runs between stations. The noises of this type of train are an important part of the ambiance.

Tachikawa Seasonal Lights - (111121-1911)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJai7OnjYZk

Nearing the holiday season, the lights have gone up in Tachikawa.

Tachikawa - Near Monorail Entrance - (111121-1915)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gm6QdprDN8

A brief look at the area near one of the monorail entrances in Tachikawa.

Tachikawa - Passing Monorail - (111121-1917)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I4-6hGkll8

Watching a monorail pass by in Tachikawa.

Inside Old JR Train - To and From Hachioji - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-KRh1FzqAc

Riding an old JR (JNR) train through Hachioji.

Old JR Train - Night Window View Etc - (Toyoda, Hino, Tachikawa) - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Pyc4KVvME

Riding in an old JR (JNR) train at night, looking out the window, etc. while riding through Toyoda and Hino, and then stopping at Tachikawa.

Old JR Train Leaving Tachikawa Station - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn4M18qkWDU

Watching an old JR train leaving Tachikawa Station.

Tachikawa Station Platform - (Lens Fog) - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-AayVo3nZE

A quick look around a Tachikawa Station platform - with the first part through a lens fog.

Tachikawa Station Crowds - (Seasonal Lights) - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUMywUyMKA

Walking around among the crowds at Tachikawa Station, and looking at seasonal lights.

Tachikawa-Minami Monorail Station Area - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcYTqG4tfc

Walking around the Tachikawa-Minami (monorail) Station area.

Tachikawa Station Concourse, Etc - (North and South) - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JtOLoX76gw

Walking around Tachikawa Station concourses within the station and on both the north and south sides of the station.

Entering Tachikawa Station from South Side - (111121)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqq69cx6fGk

Walking into Tachikawa Station from the south side.

Walking Around in Tokyo Station - (111122)
http://youtu.be/NvMe3ldC_64

Walking around in Tokyo Station one afternoon.

Walking Away from Tokyo Station - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-oidfSq-hI

Headed away from Tokyo Station one day.

Walking Towards Park Concert - (111123)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsc53SJn3E

Walking towards a free concert in a Tokyo park.

Free Concert in Tokyo Park - (111123)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmCSE9Lpjg0

A quick view of a free concert in a Tokyo Park.

People on Hill Waiting for Park Concert to Resume - (111123)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xkYbYd32A

People on a hill in a park waiting for a free concert to resume.

Narumi Mineko 鳴海美年子展 Nabis Gallery なびす画廊 - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ty-zU9_wXk

A look at the Narumi Mineko (鳴海美年子展) exhibition at Nabis Gallery (なびす画廊) in Ginza. The artist's website is here: http://mineko-narumi.jp/

Ebato Kiyoshi 江波戸洌展 Exhibition at Gallery Kobo 巷房 - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0LbjwzLmTw

Part of the Ebato Kiyoshi (江波戸洌展) Exhibition/Installation at Gallery Kobo (巷房) in Ginza.

Boarding 11:40 p.m. Chuo Line From Shinjuku - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLukuoanqw

Boarding the 11:40 p.m. Chuo Line train from Shinjuku Station.

12:00 Midnight - Departing Kichijoji Station - (111123-0000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRa1SS4U5m4

Departing Kichijoji Station at 12:00 Midnight.

Shinjuku Street Musicians - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eItLmFfnn2M

A quick listen to a couple of street musicians in Shinjuku.

Large Construction Site - Shinjuku South Exit - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZSHYjrIWlo

A large construction site near the south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Shinjuku Station - South Exit Area (11:24 p.m.) - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP33YY12GeQ

Looking around in Shinjuku Station in the south exit area around 11:24 p.m.

Shinjuku Street Ramen - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZPh0zt680E

Waling by a Shinjuku street ramen vendor.

Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4LZ8_5wmVk

Walking across a sidewalk at night in Shinjuku.

Shinjuku Station - 11:30 p.m. - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9iR-oIvUOw

Looking around in part of Shinjuku Station at 11:30 p.m.

Late Night Shinjuku Platform - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_7VBt9H98

Waiting for a train on a late night Shinjuku platform.

Evening Rush at Shinjuku Station - South Exit - (111122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2txiWLzHOmw

Walking through the evening rush at the south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Entering Ginza Station - (111125)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-8GCjSH_cA

Going from Chuo-Dori to Ginza Station.

Why I Hate Auto-Focus (100% Blurry Video) - (111125)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXiOcRGoQ0

This is why I hate auto-focus - it is great for ruining videos. Question to the engineers - why is it that when the camera has trouble figuring out how to focus, it assumes that the picture is macro extreme close-focus? It would be much better if it defaulted to infinity.

Waiting for the Saikyo Line at Ebisu - (111125)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM5dkb2oOJY

Waiting for a late-night Saikyo Line train at Ebisu Station.

Ochanomizu to Kanda (Chuo Line) - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDNL0w7asN0

Riding a Chuo Line train from Ochanomizu to Kanda.

Exiting Yurakucho Station - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cRqel1Ovc

Exiting Yurakucho Station in Tokyo.

Ginza Side Streets - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p17ezKFJhMM

Walking around on side streets in Ginza.

Ginza Evening Side Streets - (111129-1834)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R4PhRquHMc

Walking down Ginza side streets in the evening.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Walk-Through - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJZNnX18U_Q

Walking through part of the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Crowds - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3EKDj6jVPM

A look at the crowds attending the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

Ginza-OBP Room-306 Exhibition - (December 2011) - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnn3YiPTU0

Discovering the latest exhibition at Ginza-OBP Room-306. - (December 2011)

Ginza Chuo-Dori at Night - (111129-1836)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FD7YnqKms

A night view of Ginza's Chuo-Dori.

Walking Through Tokyo Station - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHabufGk_jk

Walking through Tokyo Station in the evening.

Tokyo to Ochanomizu on the Chuo Line - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY_PbCfyuZ0

Riding the Chuo Line from Tokyo to Ochanomizu in the (dark) evening.

Chuo Line Platform at Shinjuku - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5hJgMSw2Y

One of the Chuo Line platforms at Shinjuku Station.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Honda Area - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CQOpmCMIVc

A look at part of the Honda area at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show.

Trains at Shinbashi Station - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Z34n_5Zac

Looking around on a platform at Shinbashi Station.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Renault - (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QewD5h720XY

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Renault - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7G9LQhROc4

Looking at the Renault exhibition at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. - (A and B)

People Leaving Big Site Convention Center - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myNcugThQlM

People leaving the Big Site convention center in Tokyo.

Tokyo Big Site Convention Center Concourse - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo_YAzyfPXI

A look at a concourse at the Tokyo Big Site convention center.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - (Suzuki) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUkKEFqJF88

A look at the Suzuki exhibition at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show.

2011 Tokyo Motor Show - Bus Window View - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWtEXZ6-cMc

Looking out a bus window (also part of the show) at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. - (A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show - Passing Out Pamphlets - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECX6Bz-KcYc

Watching pamphlets being passed out at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show.

Rain Puddle (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPT0AtTQes8

Rain Puddle (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFZ4OPNWJA4

Looking at details in a rain puddle. (A and B)

Marunouchi Tree Light-Up - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK59FnFSym0

A quick look at the light-up in Marunouchi.

Tachikawa Station Platform-360 - (111130)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCeCBmBtozw

Taking a 360-degree look at a platform at Tachikawa Station.

Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9MNSJCLIEU

A look at a crosswalk in Shinjuku.

People Walking into Shinjuku Station - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk-7Wyut4aI

A view of people walking into Shinjuku Station.

People Walking by in Shinjuku Station - (111129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUbywaJoWcE

Many people walking by in Shinjuku Station.

JR to Yurikamome Transfer - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrdUO3cnggY

Transferring from JR-Shinbashi Station to Yurikamome Station.

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0XsC5Z_2zU

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvEJ_EjS6eo

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (C) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47INaD0Biyc

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (D) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAmk9321AN8

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (E) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwK85m7TBI

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (F) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILHUr571L2A

Looking out the front window of a (driver-less) Yurikamome Line train. - (A-F)

Yurikamome Line - Front Window View - (G) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcap_0Kofg

Looking out the front window of a (driver-less) Yurikamome Line train. - (G)

Walking Towards Big Site Convention Center - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYdEBciWsw

Walking towards Big Site convention center in Tokyo.

Kanda Station - Passing Trains - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRnqNJZguNY

Watching trains at Kanda Station.

Tokyo to Shinbashi Station - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqUgXxXd4q8

Looking out a window of a train while going from Tokyo to Shinbashi.

Shinbashi Station Platform - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqHQmve3qeI

Looking around on a platform at Shinbashi Station.

Entering Tokyo Big Site for Tokyo Motor Show 2011 - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFABe2z9z1w

Walking into Tokyo Big Site for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show on opening day.

Tokyo Motor Show-2011 - Walking Through Corridors - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPu9oUmE84

Walking through connecting corridors on the way to the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show.

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Volkswagen, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfAYfRCn3pw

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Volkswagen, Etc.)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Suzuki, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAmEJelCb04

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Suzuki, Etc.)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Hitachi, Yazaki, and Mitsubishi, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB24w0Gz-Qg

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Hitachi, Yazaki, and Mitsubishi, Etc)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Trucks and Cars, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRol9Ad-cnY

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Trucks and cars, etc)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Audi, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3GbiZSPEqI

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Audi, etc.)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Audi - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAbevLF8ZU0

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Audi)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Porsche, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQgf-eKLN0

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Porsche, etc. - A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Volkswagen and Lotus - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCyAv7qQpWw

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Volkswagen and Lotus)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Honda, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo0OuyCT9Zc

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Honda, Etc. (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GRgi_rUmBg

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Honda, Etc. (C) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbZpa0EUA4Q

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Honda, Etc. - A-C)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Mercedes-Benz, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H575PVZIUMQ

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Mercedes-Benz, Etc. - A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Subaru, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCMbWCGc5a8

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Subaru, Etc. (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5F7FBDEgtk

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Subaru - A and B)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Nissan, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0KjnCepm4

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Nissan - A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Mazda, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UebltqABYw

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Mazda, Etc. (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIttCjKWsXk

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Mazda, Etc. - A and B)

1932 First Japanese Domestically Produced Bus - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_INe7DSyew

1932 First Japanese Domestically Produced Bus - (B) - (111203)
http://youtu.be/Soj15M5oWv8

A look at a very historically interesting vehicle - the sole remaining example of a 1932 bus - the first model domestically produced in Japan. - (A and B)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Hybrid Bus - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1huNfcjas

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Hybrid Bus)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Hino, Isuzu, Trucks, Etc. (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTSCAm3YhCI

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Hino, Isuzu, Trucks, Etc. - A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Mercedes-Benz, Etc. (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74QSqWG200

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Mercedes-Benz, Etc. (C) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boc1W7zoh7Q

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Mercedes-Benz, Etc. - C)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Renault (C) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNX5VCoQhg

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Renault - C)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Fuso Bus (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30nwKVjmRK8

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Fuso Bus - A)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Porsche, Etc. (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cETzZjdgZKs

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Porsche, etc. - B)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Honda, Mitsubishi, Etc. - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aydnagrJK2w

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Honda, Mitsubishi, Etc.)

2011-Tokyo Motor Show ITTOI - Honda-ACX - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVZfs_zONY

In the thick of it at the 2011-Tokyo Motor Show. (Honda-ACX)

Inside of Bus Leaving 2011 Tokyo Motor Show - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSQwq01qL3Y

Inside of Bus Leaving 2011 Tokyo Motor Show - (B) - (111203)
http://youtu.be/HyhrQ9Wr84o

Looking forward inside of a bus leaving the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. - (B)

Fire Truck in Takadanobaba - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpp_cZvKHPc

Watching a fire truck arriving near Takadanobaba Station.

Walking by Shin-Marunouchi Building - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npPKFBzdBsM

Walking by the Shin-Marunouchi Building in the evening.

Walking Through Marunouchi Building - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpeg0JtvdzM

Walking through the Marunouchi Building (near Tokyo Station).

Walking Towards Ginza in Early December - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-fcH07UKH0

Walking towards Ginza in early December, 2011.

Marunouchi Light-Up (Short Clip) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaXwQY1J47o

A quick look at part of the end-of-year light-up in Marunouchi.

Wet Yurakucho Plaza Stroll - (B) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNESfVntuPM

Wet Yurakucho Plaza Stroll - (A) - (111203)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w32guyZSovg

Walking around in a light-reflecting wet Yurakucho Plaza. (A and B)

Ginza Pedestrian Paradise - Saturday Afternoon - (111210)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6bkSys2LyY

Walking down Chuo-Dori - Ginza's main street - on a Saturday afternoon when it's been converted into a "Pedestrian Paradise". They should ban vehicle traffic on this street all the time....

Shinjuku to Yotsuya - Evening Window View (Chuo Line) - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmJuvqocku0

Riding a Chuo Line train from Shinjuku to Yotsuya in the evening, while looking out a side window.

Yotsuya to Kanda - Evening Window View (Chuo Line) - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSZStHAaw2E

Riding a Chuo Line train from Yotsuya to Kanda in the evening, while looking out a side window.

Kanda to Yurakucho - Evening Window View (Chuo Line) - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcBXJJmG7A

Riding a Chuo Line train from Kanda to Yurakucho in the evening, while looking out a side window.

Tunnel Walk to Iidabashi Subway Station - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSK_a9RT4CI

Walking through several underground passageways to the Tozai Line at Iidabashi Station.

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (A) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJFW3I8lM40

Walking around, having a look at evening Kagurazaka. - (A)

Kawagoe Sanpo - (A) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqfDXqxxDWs

Walking around in Kawagoe in the afternoon. - (A)

Departing Higashi-Koganei - Chuo Line - (111204)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyvIdVPPtZk

Looking out the window of a Chuo Line train just before departing Higashi-Koganei Station.

Chuo Line Night Reflections - (111204)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNugd8xhW2E

Looking at reflections on a nighttime Chuo Line train.

Midnight Kokubunji Station - (111204)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydj-155BBFs

A view of midnight Kokubunji Station.

Down Escalator - Tokyo Station Chuo Line - (111205)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RTGPLOYLlg

Heading into Tokyo Station via the down escalator from the Chuo Line.

Tokyo Station Evening Stroll - (111205)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8gvrF_1klI

Walking through Tokyo Station one evening.

Last Chuo Line Train at Takao Station - 1:53 a.m. - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNnpzjpuzQQ

Walking out of and then beside the last Chuo Line train (for the night) at Takao Station at 1:53 a.m. which is about to be shut down for the night.

Chuo Line Window View of Suburbia - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zX-VTHiU0

Looking out at suburbia from a side window on a Chuo Line train.

Chuo Line Window View - Nearing Central Tokyo - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZuOqJ2o7jY

Looking out a side window of a Chuo Line train while nearing central Tokyo.

Nakano Station Area Construction - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_26r9UJR0

Looking over the construction area beside Nakano Station.

Yurakucho Plaza in the Rain - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zluJbYh0HvA

A look at Yurakucho Plaza in the rain.

Ginza in the Rain - Nearing 4-Chome - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnuCULhgUo

Nearing the 4-Chome intersection in Ginza in the Rain.

Kobo Under-Stairs Installation - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D0_aP32bII

A look at an installation in the Kobo under-stairs space in Ginza.

Evening Chuo Line - Tokyo to Ochanomizu - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI74AhxaSog

Riding an evening Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Ochanomizu.

Mr. Colorful Backpack in Shinjuku - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhaockDCeI

Mr. Colorful Backpack in Shinjuku crossing a busy sidewalk.

Entering Shinjuku Station via South Entrance - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grZ8pI4SsCs

Walking into Shinjuku Station via the south entrance.

Trains Going and Coming at Shinjuku Station - (111206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpgOI1BB_yk

Watching trains going and coming at Shinjuku Station.

Walking Around in Kawagoe Station - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI7AGAXhwoU

Walking around in Kawagoe Station (JR and Tobu).

Kawagoe Sanpo - (D) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RkH8nqSPIU

Kawagoe Sanpo - (C) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isLZhVhtPH4

Walking around in Kawagoe. - (C and D)

Combination Store by Kawagoe Station - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD1lSFaWnIc

Walking around in part of a combination store next to Kawagoe Station.

Kawagoe Sanpo - (B) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJW40G3lEds

Walking around in Kawagoe. - (B)

Maruhiro Department Store Rooftop Amusement Park - (A) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07AHi2FPJCY

A look at the rooftop amusement park at the Maruhiro Department Store in Kawagoe. - (A)

Maruhiro Monorail Ride - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycUYm6HXaFc

Riding the rooftop Maruhiro Monorail ride in Kawagoe.

Maruhiro Department Store Rooftop Amusement Park - (B) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CSBBWqkemU

A look at the rooftop amusement park at the Maruhiro Department Store in Kawagoe. - (B)

Skipping the Elevator - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zztcz9_nBQ

Skipping the elevator and taking the stairs at a department store.

Department Store Stroll - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6rtQcivgXc

Walking through part of a department store in Kawagoe.

Kawagoe Sanpo - (E) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvrmPxxbPV4

Kawagoe Sanpo - (F) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzS9NAgDOxQ

Kawagoe Sanpo - (G) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKQhR0Bq190

Walking around in Kawagoe. - (E, F, and G)

Autumn Colors at Temple in Kawagoe - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJRdkJ9eOeU

A view of autumn colors at a temple in Kawagoe.

Takadanobaba Station One Evening - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGVHVml5ML4

Walking through part of Takadanobaba Station one evening.

Boarding Tozai Line at Takadanobaba - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0urebnCntfo

Boarding a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.

Arriving at Kagurazaka Station - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t9H4c52EKY

Arriving at Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai Line.

Rebuilt Rooftop Shrine in Kagurazaka - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRK6mK1wD5M

Visiting a rebuilt shrine in Kagurazaka - now located on a parking garage roof.

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (B) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQdM88QuMI

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (C) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrW6fzYcAmM

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (D) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ZetsSXBRo

Walking around, having a look at evening Kagurazaka. - (B, C, and D)

Kagurazaka Side Street Diving - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-lSNFALt4

Walking on narrow footpaths in Kagurazaka.

Middle of the Night in Tachikawa - (111208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vD-WBeo4A

A quick look at the middle of the night in Tachikawa.

1:40 a.m. - Empty Tachikawa Station - (111208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZZJ0ApnyA

Empty Tachikawa Station at 1:40 a.m.

Waiting for Midnight Train at Tokyo Station - (111208)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-X6hV-aO8A

Waiting for a midnight train at Tokyo Station.

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (E) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXd4PK2dRFo

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (F) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSZOC7uvbuA

Kagurazaka Sanpo - (G) - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfwZmAf_1Ts

Walking around, having a look at evening Kagurazaka. - (E, F, and G)

Platform Walk at Nihonbashi Station - (111207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYvH4ucrBY

Walking along a platform at Nihonbashi Station.

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

"Waiting for a Train" - (111114)

2011-12-06T13:39:00.000+09:00

"Waiting for a Train"

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

"On the Chuo Line" - (111028)

2011-12-06T13:25:00.000+09:00

"On the Chuo Line" - (111028)

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

"Akihabara Afternoon" - (111104-1500)

2011-12-03T02:29:00.000+09:00

"Akihabara Afternoon"

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

"Matsuri in Central Tokyo" - (111019)

2011-11-20T17:39:00.000+09:00

"Matsuri in Central Tokyo"

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

"Yurakucho Street View (Near YSB)" - (110926)

2011-11-20T17:27:00.000+09:00

"Yurakucho Street View (Near YSB)"

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

"Ueno Park, Akihabara, Ginza, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ebisu, Hachioji, Etc."

2011-11-20T17:20:00.000+09:00

There are a lot of video clips in this batch - including the usual Train scenes (riding trains is a big part of life in Tokyo after all), and visits to several areas, as well as a look at an art exhibition. So - where to start... I suppose listing the places visited is probably best, combined with a few comments about what I saw there.

In order (with exceptions) of how they're listed below (which is not strictly chronological in either forward or reverse order in the first place): Nezu, Ueno Park (including an inside view of an old pond-side coffee shop in the park), Ueno (including Ameyokocho), Akihabara (electronics area), Ginza (side streets), Kokubunji, Asagaya (more views of the jazz festival that I mentioned in a previous batch of videos), Yurakucho, Shinjuku, Ebisu (Ebisu Garden Place, etc.), Shibuya (walking around in Friday evening crowds, Hachiko Plaza, etc.), Hachioji (plaza and bus area, etc.), unusual clouds with a rainbow in the middle, masses of birds on power lines, Tagami Masakatsu exhibition in Ginza, Tokyo Station, Otemachi, etc.

Departing Kagurazaka Station - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu8W0w1ECTI

Looking out a wide window while departing Kagurazaka Station.

Departing Takebashi Station - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtfdrs3-ns

Looking out a window while departing Takebashi Station.

Chiyoda Line Train Departing Nezu - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BsTh-En7j8

Watching a Chiyoda Line train departing Nezu Station.

Entering Side Street in Nezu - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olY_Sc8mCQw

Walking into a side street in Nezu.

Pond in Ueno Park - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd3U9yUBRt0

Looking over a pond in Ueno Park.

Coffee Shop by Pond in Ueno Park - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRHM74G0lkM

A quick look around in a coffee shop by the large pond in Ueno Park.

Looking Over Plants at Pond in Ueno - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ejGFcKlzM

Looking out a window and over plants at a pond in Ueno Park.

Ueno Monorail - As Seen Over Pond - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-2O3jiYB3M

Watching the Ueno Monorail go by from a coffee shop across the pond in Ueno Park.

Scene from Temple in Ueno Park - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbUgxHj87o

Looking around from a temple in Ueno Park.

Street Scene Near Ueno Station - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPUREyno6KY

Looking over towards Ueno Station - past a construction site.

Walking Towards Ueno Station - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPDMsr8sP0

Walking past a construction site and heading towards Ueno Station.

Ameyokocho Stroll - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCfoB9lHZs0

Walking through Ameyokocho in Ueno.

Akihabara Street Scene - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOnQrV1-TpA

A look at a street scene in Akihabara.

Akihabara Electronic Component Shops - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A_jx_Ys3ps

A quick look at small shops in Akihabara selling electronic components.

Ginza Side Street - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_S30xJpP0

Walking down a Ginza side street.

Ginza Evening - (111104)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtKZ2fotXr8

Walking in the twilight of a Ginza Evening.

Evening Kokubunji - (111107)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SA4VQxpXQE

Walking around in the evening in Kokubunji.

Hachioji Station - Chuo Line to Yokohama Line - (111107)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYc4gTCZkX4

Walking from the Chuo Line to the Yokohama Line at Hachioji Station.

Nearing Harajuku Station - Shadows - (111028-1445)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RayOIC-iDvk

Noticing shadows as I walk towards Harajuku Station.

Shinjuku Afternoon Platform - Yamanote to Chuo - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljAFETIu-8E

Shinjuku afternoon platform views - transferring from the Yamanote Line to the Chuo Line.

Chuo Line - Shinjuku to Nakano - (111028-1500)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZAq7hQnl-E

Riding the Chuo Line from Shinjuku to Nakano.

Nakano to Asagaya on the Chuo Line - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-lb_weKLCY

Riding from Nakano to Asagaya on the Chuo Line.

Asagaya Station Platform - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qeF_Arbhu8

Watching outbound and inbound Chuo Line trains at Asagaya Station.

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 - (111028-1513)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otI_IT6nu3o

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 - (111028-1519)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8Mh3kUEP8

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 - (111028-1536)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASFoPj1AnU

Asagaya Jazz Festival - 111028-1536. 阿佐ヶ谷ジャズ

Asagaya Trumpet Player - (111028-1644)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R8qEyWCcAk

Coming upon a trumpet player in Asagaya under a rail bridge.

Twilight at the 2011 Asagaya Jazz Festival - (111028-1708)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnDMkG_AzLM

Watching an outside jazz performance in the twilight of October 28th, 2011.

Twilight on Asagaya Station Platform - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi9_yp0Ll6Y

Looking around in the twilight on a platform at Asagaya Station before boarding an inbound Chuo Line train.

Keihin-Tohoku Line Train Passing Yurakucho Station - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6DuseaG1A

Watching a Keihin-Tohoku Line train pass Yurakucho Station.

Arriving at Kikuchi Megumi (菊池恵) Exhibition at Y's Arts-508 - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWJX5JtX5BM

Arriving at the Kikuchi Megumi (菊池恵) exhibition at Y's Arts-508.

Okuno Building Elevator Inside View (HD) - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS-C6wnFOV0

Looking at the yellow inside gate as the elevator goes up.

Chuo-Dori Stroll, Ginza - (111108-1832)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0jKcvjMkk

Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza.

Ginza Evening Stroll - Walking Towards Yurakucho - (111108-1834)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lpSssWYZ8

Walking along in Ginza in the evening - heading towards Yurakucho Station.

Edge of Yurakucho Stroll - (111108-1839)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BynEcX10Zzg

Walking along the edge of Yurakucho (next to Ginza).

Yurakucho Yakitori Area - Early Evening - (111108-1843)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUsQfNawLjQ

Walking through the Yurakucho yakitori area in the early evening.

Yurakucho Station Area at Night - (111108-1851)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xrGnspjfx8

Walking beside Yurakucho Station at night.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - (111108-1856)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNTd_BtFV4

Riding a Keihin-Tohoku Line train from Yurakucho to Tokyo.

Tokyo to Kanda - Chuo Line - (111108-1900)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXjm-fvGTA

Riding the Chuo Line from Tokyo to Kanda.

Crosswalk at 2X Speed (no sound) - (111108-2100)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jowtib9G9sk

Walking across a crosswalk (video at 2X playback speed).

Shinjuku Chuo Line Platform - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rIABvn5dNY

View of the Chuo Line platform in Shinjuku.

Shinjuku Station Temporary White Wall Area - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB4r0hjM0hw

The temporary white wall area at the under-construction part on the south side of Shinjuku Station.

Chuo Line Arriving at Takao Station - (111109)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew4kWJNvBy0

Watching a Chuo Line train arrive at Takao Station.

Birds - Masses of Birds - (111110-1632)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qun37ElYKlY

Birds massing on power lines by a busy road.

Ebisu Conveyor Belt Stroll - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgY_4K5vrxU

Walking towards Ebisu Garden Place on the elevated passageway conveyor belts.

Ebisu Escalator Angles - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl5-iRsbwAA

View angles on an escalator in Ebisu.

Ebisu Stroll - (111028-1923)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QH8SwqgLh0

Walking around in Ebisu.

Shinjuku Yamanote to Chuo Transfer - (111028-2319)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WstvLgKzy_A

Transferring from the Chuo Line to the Yamanote Line in Shinjuku.

Shinjuku Yamanote Line Platform - Evening View - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSsI2xElyC0

Experiencing one of the Shinjuku Yamanote Line platforms in the evening.

Shibuya Platform Walk - (111028-1739)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1jKvaA5vj0

Walking down a platform at Shibuya Station.

Shibuya Sanpo - (111028-1743)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZQ30Jj_dM

Walking through Shibuya one Friday evening.

Shibuya Crosswalk, Old Tokyu Train, Etc. - (111028-1747)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzOrpIvLsw

Walking over the "scramble" crosswalk in Shibuya, and then having a look at the old Tokyu train in Hachiko Square.

Shibuya Hachiko Plaza - (111028-1800)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF6iAIXJBa4

A look at Shibuya Hachiko Plaza on a Friday evening.

Entering Shibuya Station - (111028-1802)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbKQ2xLXdZs

Walking into Shibuya Station.

Shibuya Platform Walk - (111028-1804)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8h1uL7hL14

Walking down a platform in Shibuya on a Friday night.

Shibuya to Ebisu - (111028-1807)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkazSYd-Cw4

Riding the Yamanote Line from Shibuya to Ebisu.

Hachioji Station Area Stroll - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9fePbidu0

Walking around in the Hachioji Station Area.

Buses by Hachioji Station - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBu_uaCJYF4

Looking over a bus area by Hachioji Station at night.

Hachioji Station - Waiting for the Chuo Line - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_tr2vtINg

Waiting for a Chuo Line train at Hachioji Station.

Hachioji Station - Plaza and Bus Area (360-degree View) - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afIoQC7iZ70

A 306-degree view of a plaza and bus area by Hachioji Station.

Hachioji Bookstore - Quick Look - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htck3xq8zAg

Taking a quick look inside a bookstore near Hachioji Station.

Hachioji Station - Heading to Street Level - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCR1wh6-x70

Walking down to street level at Hachioji Station.

Chuo Line Night Window View - Central Tokyo - (111108)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2MQpNjGjaA

Looking out a window of a Chuo Line train in central Tokyo at night.

Old Type JR Train Departing Hachioji Station - (111114)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9bccnaknRo

Watching an old type JR (formerly JNR) train departing Hachioji Station.

Afternoon Shadows - (111113)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGlGvqegsG0

Watching shadows in the late afternoon.

Bipedal Shadows - (111113)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGUSV8MhXPQ

Watching bipedal shadows in the late afternoon.

Unusual Clouds with Rainbow - (111113)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5oDuG7x1NU

Looking up at unusual-looking clouds with a rainbow in the middle.

Nakano to Shinjuku (Chuo Line) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMciSJjaDsw

Looking out a right side window on a Chuo Line train as it goes from (just past) Nakano Station to Shinjuku Station.

Inside Late-Night Chuo Line Train (A) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBay8S3ylA

Inside a late-night Chuo Line train. (A)

Inside Late-Night Chuo Line Train (B) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuvAkeud3LQ

Inside a late-night Chuo Line train. (B)

Old Type JR Train at Takao Station - (111116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upATenrmpug

A look (and listen) to an old type JR Train at Takao Station, including watching it depart the station.

Kokubunji Station Concourse in the Evening - (111116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKaROUi-eQg

A quick look at the Kokubunji Station concourse in the evening.

Shinjuku Station - Platform View - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0iDvj8uolE

A few platform views from Shinjuku Station.

Yurakucho Station Platform Views - (111115-1551)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgs7i7A4ARc

Looking down the platform at Yurakucho Station.

Tokyo Station Stroll - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKbEwkKR67k

Walking around inside Tokyo Station.

Tagami Masakatsu 田上允克 Exhibition at Gallery Kazuki 画廊香月 (A) - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJy_Q1de7I

A look at the Tagami Masakatsu (田上允克) exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) in Ginza at the Okuno Building. (A)

Tagami Masakatsu 田上允克 Exhibition at Gallery Kazuki 画廊香月 (B) - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au5uZqLSZcQ

A look at the Tagami Masakatsu (田上允克) exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) in Ginza at the Okuno Building. (B)

Shinjuku to Ochanomizu - (Chuo Line) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvqPLDgiGNk

Riding the Chuo Line from Shinjuku to Ochanomizu.

Route to Ginza-One (Ginza Okuno Building) - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcqxnQw66X4

The hallway route to Ginza One (銀座ワン), in the Ginza Okuno Building.

Ochanomizu to Tokyo - (Chuo Line) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNoP_ztt4U

Riding a Chuo Line train from Ochanomizu to Tokyo.

Tokyo Station - From Platform to Lower Shopping Area - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp2s_s5fY7I

At Tokyo Station - walking from the Chuo Line platform to the lower level shopping area.

Walking Through Tokyo Station - (Evening Rush) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKZMxubTzw

Walking through Tokyo Station during the evening rush.

Chuo Line Platform Walk - (Tokyo Station) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObznVAOHOyw

Walking along the Chuo Line platform at Tokyo Station.

Chuo Line Train Leaving Takao Station - (111116)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pkrc85ma2E

Watching a Chuo Line train leaving Takao Station.

Tokyo to Kanda - (Chuo Line) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3XSOCE-kVE

Riding a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Kanda.

Kanda to Ochanomizu - (Chuo Line) - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPqSLGZINU

Riding the Chuo Line from Kanda to Ochanomizu.

Exiting Shinjuku Station via South-Exit - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-J69pUfNXc

Walking through Shinjuku Station and exiting via the south exit.

Chuo Line Night Window View - Departing Shinjuku - (111115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4mjmOBHLs0

Looking out a window of a Chuo Line train as night as it departs Shinjuku

Otemachi Passageway to Chiyoda Line - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaFStUpSfc

Walking through an underground passageway on my way to the Chiyoda Line.

Approaching Ueno Station - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2y_VADLC10

Walking towards an entrance to Ueno Station.

Ueno to Akihabara - (Yamanote Line) - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xru3Rx250_c

Riding the Yamanote Line from Ueno to Akihabara.

Akihabara to Tokyo - (Yamanote Line) - (111118)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjKlo5XYfI

Riding the Yamanote Line from Akihabara to Tokyo.

Yurakucho Plaza Coca-Cola Event - (111118)
http://youtu.be/dKbMM9DQVRM

Walking through Yurakucho Plaza during a Coca-Cola advertising event.

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

"2011 Rooftop"

2011-11-20T15:02:00.000+09:00

"2011 Rooftop"

Copyright by LHS

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

"Waiting in Line" - (110929)

2011-11-20T14:57:00.000+09:00

"Waiting in Line"

Copyright by LHS

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

"Billboards" - (110929)

2011-11-14T04:22:00.000+09:00

"Billboards"

Copyright by LHS

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

"Old Water Pump in Tokyo" - (111021)

2011-11-05T17:08:00.001+09:00

"Old Water Pump in Tokyo"

There aren't many of these working water pumps left in Tokyo, but a few (including this one) are still in use.

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

"Subway Tunnel Walk, Asagaya Jazz Festival, Ameyokocho, Harajuku, Shamisen, Etc."

2011-11-05T16:33:00.000+09:00

It's been too long since I've posted an update regarding video clips - and a number of them have pilled up. Just to quickly mention the different... categories(?) of video clips (some things repeat since I recorded them more than once): Seibu-Takadanobaba Station platform; old elevator arrival; inside Seibu train; Takadanobaba Station crowd; Otemachi Station; tunnel walk and train ride; Asagaya Jazz Festival; Ameyokocho; Seibu Line; Tozai Line; a modern restroom; Kyobashi sky; Chuo Line; Shinjuku; Harajuku; Okuno Building (all floors); Shamisen (with singing) performance in Room-306; Ginza; train views; Nakano Station in the evening (and a back street view); Ginza; Okuno Building; Ginza 4-chome; trying out an old switch; various city trains; a band performing near the south exit of Shinjuku Station; whitewall tunnel; Shinjuku; edge of Kabukicho; more Shinjuku; Yamanote Line views; Chiyoda Line, Ameyokocho (again); Hibarigaoka Shotengai; Tozai and Ginza Lines; Chuo Line, Yamanote Line; etc.

Takadanobaba Seibu Platform - (111021-2129)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5t4R6gz7M

A quick look at the Takadanobaba Seibu platform.

Elevator Arrival - (111021-2018)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjV6G_5WFJw

Watching an elevator arrive in an old building.

Inside an Outbound Seibu Line Train - (111021-2148)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMHgQnz5AC8

A look inside an evening outbound Seibu Line train.

Takadanobaba Station Crowd - (111021-2126)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_4dI9TyHYo

Walking through crowded Takadanobaba Station on a Friday evening.

Arriving at Otemachi Station - (111020z-0921)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMqCsCxoUM

Riding a subway into Otemachi Station.

Tunnel Walk and Train Ride - (111020z-0924)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vAUSzcrvLk

Doing the Tunnel Walk and then getting on a subway.

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 - (111028-1523)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG4doHXgJMs

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 - (111028-1630)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvhK_-7nloA

Asagaya Jazz Festival-2011 (阿佐ヶ谷ジャズ)

Ameyokocho - (111028-1238)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saibs_-M1Ds

Ameyokocho - on October 28th, 2011.

Ogawa to Kodaira (Right Side Window View) - (111025-1339)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2tTm_CPwPU

Looking out on the new construction of a section of the Seibu Line between Ogawa and Kodaira stations.

Boarding Tozai Line at Takadanobaba - (111025-1412)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdOw4MjeLyw

Boarding a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.

Modern Restroom - (111025-1509)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGaXt0aRHNk

A look at a modern restroom.

Kyobashi Sky - (111025-1513)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBlkqsjLzO8

Looking up at the sky in Kyobashi, near Ginza.

Evening Chuo Line (Tokyo to Ochanomizu) - (111025-1919)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql0AT1t-7j4

Riding an evening Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Ochanomizu.

Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111025-1934)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pArmL4ieT5g

Crossing over to Nishi-Shinjuku on a busy street.

Shinjuku Evening Streets - (111027-1749)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXn9VF61Bc

Walking along evening Shinjuku streets in October, 2011.

Harajuku Platform - Waiting For a Train Etc. - (111028-1448)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p3BszbYeS8

Standing on the platform at Harajuku Station - looking around while waiting for a train, and then riding towards Shinjuku.

Okuno Building - All Floors - (111030-1546)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh-Zx3odC3g

Walking through all seven floors and two basements of the Ginza Okuno Building.

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-01) - (111030-1611)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdgGKWIxWQ0

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-05) - (111030-1625)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTrr4L3BKWk

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-04) - (111030-1621)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ZkkXqn0To

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-03) - (111030-1618)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE5APfWH7Cc

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-02) - (111030-1614)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbALG_sVhHw

Shamisen Performance-306 - (Song-03)
Ginza, Tokyo
October 30th, 2011

Outbound Chuo Line (Night View) - (111029-2226)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjVIXtzvOgk

Window view from nighttime outbound Chuo Line train.

Yurakucho to Ginza Stroll - (111030-1346)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHmFGBI1_w

Walking from Yurakucho plaza into Ginza.

Old Express Train Leaving Station - (111029-1620)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6iDguG51TE

Watching an old express train leaving a station.

Kanda to Yurakucho - (111030-1337)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6wijwh-ryU

Going from Kanda to Yurakucho.

Nakano Station Platform View - (111029-1709)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ0EYdJ25_I

Looking around from a platform at Nakano Station.

Nakano Station - Platform to Ticket Gates - (111029)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWD-5o7hbOU

Walking from a platform at Nakano Station to one of the exits.

Nakano Back Streets - (111029)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KUCM9ss76s

Looking around on back streets in Nakano.

Boarding Chuo Line at Nakano - (111029)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcXsTT3yApc

Boarding a Chuo Line train from Nakano Station.

Outside Tea Ceremony Exhibition in Ginza - (111030)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh0UVxYyRcs

Walking by a large outdoor tea ceremony event in Ginza.

Okuno Building - 2nd and 3rd Floors - (111030-1526)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2HQESDtVHY

Going from the 2nd to the 3rd floor in the Okuno Building (奥野ビル)

Okuno Building - 4th to 2nd Floor - (111030-1530)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07oAxh1TLw0

Going from the 4th to the 2nd floor in the Okuno Building (奥野ビル)

Crowd Gathered for Shamisen Player in Room-306 - (111030-1604)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJY0FofN0g

A quick look at a crowd gathered for a shamisen player in Room-306.

Ginza 4-Chome Intersection (Middle) - (111030-1652)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nrc_EsqoNw

Standing in the middle of the Ginza 4-Chome crossroads.

Trying Out an Old Switch - (111030)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHesna0nOOM

Trying out an old switch in an old building.

Shinkansen Passing Yurakucho - (111030-1926)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlQ1ej_ie28

Watching a Shinkansen train passing by in Yurakucho.

Boarding Chuo Line at Tokyo Station - (111030)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDumbgGSins

Boarding a Chuo Line train at Tokyo Station.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - (111030)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFNFRUNuEVw

Riding from Yurakucho to Tokyo.

Band by Shinjuku South Exit - (111025)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sIosiqCpmg

Walking by a band playing near the south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Whitewall Tunnel - Shinjuku Station - (111025)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTz16CVI29Q

Walking through a temporary white-walled tunnel near the near south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Cell Phone Readers - Chuo Line - (111025-2333)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyGsqLum68s

Typical cell phone readers on an outbound Chuo Line.

Chuo Line Sounds Near Asagaya and Ogikubo - (111025)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ygckf9wMTU

Listening to typical sounds (motor, announcements, etc.) on an outbound Chuo Line train around Asagaya and Ogikubo stations.

Shinjuku Evening Streets - (111027-1749)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk0F4-__DCo

Walking around in Shinjuku in the evening.

Edge of Kabuki Stroll - (111027-1757)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjjgDAh1Pg

Walking along the edge of Kabuki in Shinjuku.

Rough View of Rubber Walkway in Shinjuku - (111027)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c147zZW0w4

A rather rough view of a rubber walkway in Shinjuku.

Tobu-Tojo Line Train Leaving Station - (111026)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nkmiQiqH-g

Watching a Tobu-Tojo Line train leaving a station.

Shinjuku Under-Rail-Bridge Stroll - (111027)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfG6U5zTVL0

Walking under a rail bridge in Shinjuku.

Shinjuku Station West Exit Stroll - (111027-1430)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClr1CtTBEk

Exiting Shinjuku Station at the Central West Exit.

Nishi-Shinjuku Stroll (A) - (111027-1644)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nHC_GYTmGQ

Walking through Nishi-Shinjuku. (A)

Nishi-Shinjuku Stroll (B) - (111027-1656)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4lCgH8pFU

Walking through Nishi-Shinjuku. (B)

Nishi-Shinjuku Evening Stroll - (111027-1710)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Npkpy8n-I

Walking through Nishi-Shinjuku in the evening.

Down Escalator at Electronics Store - (111027)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5kfpQ-DuE

Going down an escalator at an electronics store in Shinjuku.

Chuo Line Nighttime Window View - (111025)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XOykC1N8-0

Looking out a window on an outbound Chuo Line train.

Shinjuku Crosswalk Diagonal - (111027-1806)
http://youtu.be/XbsVU-yy3W8

Taking a diagonal view of a crosswalk in Shinjuku.

Entering Seibu-Shinjuku Station - (111027)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mtdy8m-WnQ

Walking into Seibu-Shinjuku Station.

Door Window View - Chuo Line - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Xjre0tVPI

Looking out a door window of the Chuo Line.

Ueno Station - Ueno to Uguisudani - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx4BlqIE14s

Walking through part of Ueno Station and then taking a train from Ueno to Uguisudani.

Ochanomizu to Shin-Ochanomizu Transfer - (111028-0931)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZaorhnJjs

Transferring from the Chuo Line (Ochanomizu Station) to the Chiyoda Line (Shin-Ochanomizu Station).

Yushima to Nezu - (Chiyoda Line) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBYqGxCSQo

Riding from Yushima to Nezu on the Chiyoda Line.

Chiyoda Line Train Leaving Nezu Station - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOs3KbJP1OQ

Watching a Chiyoda Line train leaving Nezu Station.

Ameyokocho Side Streets - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIG56XtRC9U

Walking down some side streets in Ameyokocho.

Ameyokocho Stroll (B) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOhZqIKqkEM

Walking through the Ameyokocho area. (B)

Ameyokocho Stroll (C) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdl0LRp0Wo0

Walking through the Ameyokocho area. (C)

Ameyokocho Stroll (D) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejQ2eWACS84

Walking through the Ameyokocho area. (D)

Hibarigaoka Shotengai (Shopping Street) - (111102-1705)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2f95SpVLfQ

Walking down the Hibarigaoka Shotengai (shopping street) one evening.

Hibarigaoka Station (and Stationside) - (111102 - 1658)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcT8TbYzEHI

Hibarigaoka Station, including the platforms, the inside area, both exits, and (briefly) areas beside the station.

Ogawa to Kodaira - (Seibu Line) - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iKiWHtzoxY

Right-side window view from a Seibu Line train between Ogawa and Kodaira.

Kammer Exhibition at Gallery Camellia - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2EEce6voQU

A quick look at a part of the Kammer Exhibition at Gallery Camellia.

Tozai Line Train Arriving at Tokorozawa Station - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bksyFBUZs0g

A view of a Tozai Line train arriving at Tokorozawa Station.

Nihonbashi to Ginza - (Ginza Line) - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhwvPH_5GU

Riding a Ginza Line train from Nihonbashi to Ginza.

Walking Through Tokyo Station - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXO9yDRs8EI

Walking through Tokyo Station in the evening.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll - (111101)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey4NoHKJ9a0

Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza, Tokyo.

Okuno Building Elevator and Shadows - (111101-1514)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kF1lwst8Yw

Riding in the Okuno Building elevator and walking through shadows.

Mitaka Station Platform - 11:40 p.m. - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIVpz5sXOb4

Walking down a Mitaka Station platform at 11:40 p.m.

Yamanote Ride to Nishi-Nippori - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcQmrBwHA_M

Riding the Yamanote Line to Nishi-Nippori Station.

Takadanobaba to Shinjuku - (Yamanote Line) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkowIDFmaGo

Riding a Yamanote Line train from Takadanobaba to Shinjuku.

Harajuku Takeshita-Dori Stroll - (111028-1342)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXIbzZoXYig

Exiting Harajuku Station and then walking down Takeshita-Dori.

Yamanote Ride to Tabata - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sCbc5hCpvQ

Riding the Yamanote Line to Tabata Station.

Tabata to Komagome - (Yamanote Line) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHboxUROfDo

Riding the Yamanote Line from Tabata to Komagome.

Sugamo to Otsuka - (Yamanote Line) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-pqy3rD7Es

Riding the Yamanote Line from Sugamo to Otsuka.

Ikebukuro to Takadanobaba (Yamanote Line) - (111028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7EZzy1Ew8

Riding the Yamanote Line from Ikebukuro to Takadanobaba.

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

"Very Old Japanese Magazines / 昔の日本雑誌"

2011-10-27T13:08:00.000+09:00

I was recently shown some very old (wood-block printed) Japanese magazines that I was told are from the Edo Era. I'm not an expert in old publications like this, but they were very interesting to have a first-hand look at! Notice that two of the hand-sewn-binding magazines put together form one picture (magazine 1/2 and 2/2).

昔の日本雑誌 / Very Old Japanese Magazines

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

"From Fixed-Focus Kodak Box to Digital Photography"

2011-10-27T12:30:00.001+09:00

Looking back at a 50+ years-old Kodak Duoflex-IV camera brings back memories of what photography was when I was a child, and then, reconsidering my digital camera, the digital camera suddenly seems like some kind of ultra-modern device from a science fiction novel!

The contrast really is amazing! The amount of technology in what are now run-of-the-mill (now there's an old expression for you) devices is quite amazing when you stop and try to really comprehend just how much technology is in a typical digital camera.

The sophistication of modern cameras make it so easy to take good pictures that some of the magic of film photography with old cameras is hard to imagine. Holding this 50+ year-old camera (manufactured from 1955-60) in my hands brings back so many memories....

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

"Shinjuku South Exit - October 11th, 2011"

2011-10-23T22:35:00.000+09:00

"Shinjuku South Exit - October 11th, 2011"

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

Ginza Showroom - (111014)

2011-10-20T23:51:00.000+09:00

Ginza Showroom

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

"Ginza, Shinjuku, Yurakucho, and Bettara-Ichi Festival, Etc."

2011-10-20T23:34:00.000+09:00

Another batch of video clips, starting with various train trips - Kanda to Yurakucho, Hibiya to Ginza, a Saitama countryside view from a moving train window, and various station views while changing trains, etc. Then there are some views of a large new construction project near the south exit of Shinjuku Station (which is technically in Shibuya-ku). Mixed in are Ginza, Yurakucho, Shinjuku, etc. street views, a view from a bus ride, a view of part of an interesting exhibition/installation at a Ginza art gallery (by Ohtani Noriyuki), an Okuno Building view, and then several clips from the 2011 Bettara-Ichi Festival in Tokyo - taken on October 19th. The festival was interesting for me, as it has a long history (held every year on October 19th and 20th, regardless of the day of the week), but this year was the first time I personally experienced it.

Kanda to Yurakucho, Etc. - (111011-1333)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7beuOxACYs

Going from Kanda Station to Yurakucho Station via the Yamanote Line.

Ginza Antique Gallery (銀座アンティークギャラリー) - (111011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vp63ft0a_g

Ginza Antique Gallery (銀座アンティークギャラリー)
Imperial Hotel Plaza 3F (帝国ホテルプラザ3階)

Tokyo Station Stroll to Chuo Line - (111011-1906)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zqjzBYK89s

Walking through Tokyo Station and up to the Chuo Line platform.

S9TS and S7TS - (111011-1625)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivw7kvRVFJU

S9TS and S7TS
A look at a couple of remnants of a trash-chute system in an old 1930's building in Ginza.

Train Cab - Rear View - (111012-0004)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQpB1UnbfA

Looking out the rear cab of a train at night.

Shinjuku Shadows - (111011-2109)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAla_ahzGTM

Shadows in motion in Shinjuku.

Wooden Shoes on Stone Stairs - (111011-2345)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEAp0qr4D7I

Watching and listening to wooden shoes (geta) on stone stairs.

Shinjuku Crosswalk - (111011-1925)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSlvSsTak2k

Walking across a Shinjuku crosswalk.

Shinjuku South Exit Construction - Slot View - (111011-2258)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLQoxUoBlS0

A quick look at construction near the south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Shinjuku South Exit Construction - (111011-2303)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwYbgK6Ca2k

A quick look at a large construction project near the south exit of Shinjuku Station.

Shinjuku Station White Wall Zone - (111011-2310)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epfhzDthMmY

A temporary part of Shinjuku Station while construction continues - the White Wall Zone.

Hibiya to Ginza - Hibiya Line - (111014-1309)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hulFEZUNu10

Riding the Hibiya Line from Hibiya to Ginza.

Ginza Chuo Dori Stroll - (111014-1318)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuVZY9IDVhM

Walking down Ginza Chuo Dori.

Yurakucho Station - Keihin-Tohoku Line - (111014-2021)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML7zk01v1qk

Watching a Keihin-Tohoku Line train arrive at Yurakucho Station.

Ginza 4-Chome Intersection - (111014-1537)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYaDxwmPNf8

Walking over to the clock building at the Ginza 4-Chome intersection.

Ginza 4-Chome Side Street - (111014-1559)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgbFTywhsRw

Looking around on a side street in Ginza 4-Chome.

Walking Towards Yurakucho in a Light Rain - (111014-1941)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHReqttDV0Q

Walking towards Yurakucho Station in a light rain.

Yurakucho Reflections - (111014-1947)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZFtY2lzsQ

Looking out on Yurakucho Plaza through reflections....

Tobu-Tojo to Yamanote at Ikebukuro - On to Otsuka - (111019-1355)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEtnEi86-Ug

Changing from the Tobu-Tojo Line to the Yamanote Line at Ikebukuro Station, and then on to Otsuka Station.

Saitama Countryside from Train Window - (111019-0720)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yMRNBtbAe0

Looking out on the Saitama countryside from a train window.

Bus Windshield View - (111019-0743)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssbOTcWvnHc

Looking out the front windshield of a bus on the road.

Tobu-Tojo Line Compressor Noise (from Platform) - (111019-1354)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HLYlM0qixA

Listening to a Tobu-Tojo Line compressor at Ikebukuro Station.

Departing Otsuka Station - Yamanote Line - (111019-1401)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIbbqdU6z2o

Departing Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line.

Tokyo Station Keihin-Tohoku Line View - (111019-1416)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEg0gW0q6Xg

Keihin-Tohoku Line platform view at Tokyo Station.

Platform to Walkway to Platform - (111019-1418)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryrqw-28G5I

Walking from a platform to an under-rails walkway and back to the platform.

Part of Ginza Station - (111019-2213)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqpHYHzSrjY

Looking down an underground passageway at part of Ginza Station.

Kodenmacho Station (小伝馬町駅) (Hibiya Line) Train Arriving - (111019-2159)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNfmKfKL8eM

Watching a train arrive at Kodenmacho Station (小伝馬町駅) on the Hibiya Line.

Ohtani Noriyuki (大谷宗之展) Installation at Kobo (巷房) - (111019-1445)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7N2ktAXZdQ

Experiencing the installation part of Ohtani Noriyuki's (大谷宗之展) exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房), in the under-stairs echo room (humming by LHS).

Okuno Building - From 6th to 4th Floor - (111019-1506)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjM33DdO83M

Walking from the 6th floor (by the former lounge) to the fourth floor in the Okuno Building (奥野ビル).

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (A) - (111019-1724)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn-2onbhyF0

Walking around, checking out the 2011 Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) in Tokyo's Nihonbashi. (A)

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (B) - (111019-1729)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIJ1JaLV4rA

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (C) - (111019-1849)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW0yTkV5dEs

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (D) - (111019-2002)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcdDHRvav2E

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (E) - (111019-2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS3f6TxxMNM

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) 2011 (F) - (111019-2016)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxw70XimWW8

Candy Maker - Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - (111019-1731)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZZTPRCsXOE

Watching a candy maker at Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市).

Behind the Stalls at the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - (111019-1917)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soQIrr9HMyk

A perspective of the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) from behind some food stalls.

Approaching a Shrine at Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - (111019-1932)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoD-BnJ-QNk

Walking through the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - approaching a shrine within the event area.

Higashi-Ginza - Waiting for Train - On to Tsukiji - (111019-1705)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RYHpqyYhxo

Looking around on the Higashi-Ginza Station platform, and then - after waiting for the train to arrive, riding to the next stop - Tsukiji Station.

Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - Food Stall Stroll - (111019-1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g06JHR4mGBQ

Walking around at the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - looking at the various food stalls.

Bettara-Ichi Shadows (べったら市の影) - (111019-2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUHCQJY6itI

Walking through the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市) - watching ground shadows and looking up from time-to-time.

Bettara-Ichi Crossroads (べったら市) - (111019-2027)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14HqIrCmbRE

Looking around at a crossroads within the Bettara-Ichi Festival (べったら市).

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

"Looking Towards Yoyogi Station" - (110927_2126)

2011-10-16T03:45:00.000+09:00

"Looking Towards Yoyogi Station"

Copyright by Lyle H Saxon

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

"Edge of Ginza" - (111004)

2011-10-10T21:00:00.000+09:00

"Edge of Ginza"

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

"Ginza, Yurakucho, Shinjuku, Various Train Lines, Art Exhibitions, Etc."

2011-10-10T20:55:00.000+09:00

Opening with a street view of Kokubunji, and then moving on to typical train scenes - on the Seibu Line, Chuo Line, Tozai Line, Ginza Line, etc. There are few Ginza exhibition views, a look at the very last sliding (steel frame) window in a 1932/34 building, and then walking views of Yurakucho. After taking a Chuo Line train to Shinjuku, a walk down a platform at Shinjuku Station, and then a look at a Tobu-Tojo Line train arriving at a station, following by Yurakucho and Ueno Park views. Then more trains views, including from the Ginza Line and the Chiyoda Line, and more art exhibition views. And... that's about it for this batch.

Kokubunji Street Scene - (111003-1918)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJBHq4bhCA

Walking down a street in Kokubunji.

Train Arriving at Ogawa Station - (111004-1238)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzSh-SRWIvo

Watching a Seibu Line train arrive at Ogawa Station.

Arriving at Kodaira Station - (111004-1243)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A89F7FpOSQQ

Arriving at Kodaira Station on a new type Seibu Line train.

Waiting for Tozai Line Train at Takadanobaba - (111004-1311)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh3hxC5L26Q

Waiting for a Tozai Line train at Takadanobaba Station.

Boarding Ginza Line Train at Nihonbashi - (111004-1331)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm1rcYqBKJo

Boarding a Ginza Line train at Nihonbashi Station.

Kyobashi to Ginza - Ginza Line - (111004-1334)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_-z8PXWcUU

Riding the Ginza Line from Kyobashi to Ginza.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll - (111004-1336)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lC0MeFCH8g

Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori in the afternoon in October, 2011.

Hazama Naoko (羽間直子) Exhibition at Nabisu Gallery なびす画廊 (B) - (111004-1419)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbciIg9SPrI

Looking around at the Hazama Naoko (羽間直子) exhibition at Nabisu Gallery なびす画廊 (B).

Hazama Naoko (羽間直子) Exhibition at Nabisu Gallery なびす画廊 (A) - (111004-1413)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jJw7uIMCvo

Looking around at the Hazama Naoko (羽間直子) exhibition at Nabisu Gallery なびす画廊 (A).

Tanba (丹波岳仁) "Gattai 合体" Exhibition at Y's Arts-508 - (111004-1645)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRPamxZckXo

A look around the Tanba (丹波岳仁) "Gattai 合体" exhibition/installation (インストレーション) at Y's Arts-508 in the Ginza Okuno Building.

Last Sliding Window - Okuno Building - (111004-1733)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLHHTKmxhtQ

Having a look at the last sliding window in the Okuno Building.

Crossing Yurakucho Plaza - (111004-1852)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmwDbR0R0SY

Walking across Yurakucho Plaza.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - Keihin-Tohoku Line - (111004-1855)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl8PF_L7D1E

Riding from Yurakucho to Tokyo at night on the Keihin-Tohoku Line.

Tokyo Station Stroll and Ride to Kanda - (111004-1858)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI0MYGBpfgg

Walking around in Tokyo Station and riding a Chuo Line train to Kanda Station.

Shinjuku Late Night Platform Stroll - Chuo Line - (111004-2306)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4aS1Wt3yU

Walking down a late night Chuo Line platform at Shinjuku Station.

Round-Earth Train Arriving - (111004-2359)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJyte0NXTlM

Gravity-bound round-earth train approaching.

Tobu-Tojo Line Train Arriving at Station - (111005-0716)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYJlaYQA2rg

Watching a Tobu-Tojo Line train arriving at a station.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - Friday, 11:00 p.m. - (111007-2302)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcLe-ihzPg

Riding a Keihin-Tohoku Line train from Yurakucho to Tokyo on a Friday, at 11:00 p.m.

Yurakucho-SB (and Walk to Yurakucho Station) - (111007-2300)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvDQ0ois3GA

Walking by the Yurakucho-SB, and then on to Yurakucho Station.

Walking Towards Yurakucho Station - (111007-2256)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mou55g8ZPKg

Walking towards Yurakucho Station on a Friday night in early October.

Bus Ride in the Rain - Kawagoe Kanko - (111005-1317)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=318aUlx1J_g

Riding on a Kawagoe-Kanko bus in the rain.

Ginza Okuno Building - 2nd to 3rd Floor - (111007-1931)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2B3CagTIvc

Going from the 2nd to the 3rd floor in the Ginza Okuno Building.

Ginza Okuno Building - 3rd to 2nd Floor - (111007-2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ItYmpWyR_8

Going from the 3rd to the 2nd floor in the Ginza Okuno Building.

Horikoshi Chiaki (堀越千秋) Exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) - (111007-1617)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLoIkf-ilJo

Taking a look at the Horikoshi Chiaki (堀越千秋) exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) in the Ginza Okuno Building. See also:
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-gallery-gallery-kazuki-august-2011.html

Okuno Building Sounds (銀座奥野ビル音) - (111007-1936)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHHY_DvjS8

Listening to the sounds of the Ginza Okuno Building (銀座奥野ビル音).

Hildegard Spielhofer and 東亭順 Exhibition at GC, PS & APS - (111007-1809)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7xo73oU8Lc

Hildegard Spielhofer and 東亭順 joint exhibition at GC, PS & APS.

Hildegard Spielhofer Participatory Art at Gallery Camellia - (111007-1731)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFldGXXFj4

Watching participatory art by Hildegard Spielhofer at Gallery Camellia (ギャラリーカメリア).

Fish and Plants in Ueno Park Pond - (111007-1252)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb6yCPUbNx4

Looking at a couple of large carp and the many large-leaved plants in the Ueno Park pond.

Walking Around Near Nezu - (111007-0947)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VkBMdOUBA

Walking around on side streets near Nezu Station.

Tobu to JR - Transfer at Asaka - (111005-1359)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrurIVdvYa8

Transferring from a Tobu line to a a JR line at Asaka.

Boarding Chuo Line at Nishi-Kokubunji - (111005-1421)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51CfHu9vNYc

Boarding a Chuo Line train at Nishi-Kokubunji Station.

Riding Bike Towards Nishi-Kokubunji Station - (111006-1112)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rR8p5bAtw0

Riding a bike towards Nishi-Kokubunji Station.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll - (111007-1318)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHN2bsEAEos

Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza.

Ginza Station Platform Walk - (111007-1313)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdCK8txsenw

Walking down the platform of Ginza Station.

Inside Mostly Empty Odakyu Train on Chiyoda Line - (111007-0936)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h8Q0u4tqqQ

Riding an almost empty Odakyu Line train on the Chiyoda Line.

Ueno-Hirokoji to Ginza - Ginza Line - (111007-1301)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gtdpz2RqkU

Riding a Ginza Line train from Ueno-Hirokoji Station to Ginza Station.

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

"Clear Air..." - (110922)

2011-10-01T20:02:00.000+09:00

"Clear Air..."

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

"Ginza Exhibitions, Yamanote Line, Seibu Line, Shinjuku, Ueno, Etc."

2011-10-01T19:48:00.000+09:00

This batch of video clips opens with a view of trees blowing in fairly strong winds a few hours before Typhoon-15 blew through Tokyo. Also in this batch are several art exhibition related clips, of galleries, installations, and exhibitions. There are crickets at a nighttime train station, several train views (Yamanote, Tozai, Seibu lines, etc.), There are also views of Ginza, Ueno Park (including a look inside a cool pond-side old-style coffee shop), Shinjuku, etc.

Trees Blowing in Pre-Typhoon Wind - (110921-1551)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldia8UG8VpY

Trees blowing in strong winds shortly before Typhoon #15 hit Tokyo on September 21st, 2011.

Room-306 Installation - (110924-1622)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdOhZK9JvkQ

A quick look at an installation in Room-306.

Ikeda Tatsuo Exhibition (池田龍雄展) at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) - (110924-1807)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B88M-UEAqzM

A quick look around during the Ikeda Tatsuo (池田龍雄展) exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) in Ginza, Tokyo. See also this blog post about the event:
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/2011/09/ikeda-tatsuo-exhibition-at-gallery.html

Crickets at Higashi-Murayama Station - (110924-2156)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nao340nMAXo

September 2011 crickets heard from a platform at Higashi-Murayama Station.

Waiting for Train at Takadanobaba Station - (110924-2122)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMue5PMWHEQ

Waiting for a train at Takadanobaba Station.

Ginza Chuo Dori Stroll - Saturday at Noon - (110924-1204)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DqAJ_2LRVU

Walking down Ginza Chuo Dori at noon on a Saturday.

Noontime in Front of Okuno Building - (110924-1209)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zph-EX--M4A

Looking around in front of the Okuno Building at just after noon on a Saturday.

Walking Down Platform at Tozai Takadanobaba - (110924-2115)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyIr4RzYAqo

Walking down a platform at Tozai Takadanobaba Station.

画廊香月での昔話 - (110924-1844)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51HmyjJvwU

画廊香月での昔話 - 2011/09/24

画廊香月昔話銀座

Glimpse of Ginza-One Opening Party - (110926-1853)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRWljc1ZjdY

A quick look at the September 26th, 2011 opening party at Ginza One.

Ginza One Artist Explaining Hidden Face Painting (B) - (110926-2201)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxiyAn_SqF4

A Gallery Ginza-One artist explaining his hidden face painting. (B)

Ginza One Artist Explaining Hidden Face Painting (A) - (110926-2146)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLV80fuP0DU

A Gallery Ginza-One artist explaining his hidden face painting. (A)

Kurota Hirofumi and Kato Emiko Exhibition at Project-306 (A) - (110926-1801)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZUIZ-KqngU

Kurota Hirofumi and Kato Emiko Exhibition at Project-306 (B) - (110926-1807)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLu-gpCYuWA

Kurota Hirofumi (黒多弘文) and Kato Emiko (加藤恵美子) Exhibition at Project-306 (306号室プロジェクト). (B)
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/2011/09/kurota-hirofumi-and-kato-emiko.html

Yurakucho to Imperial Hotel Plaza (有楽町駅から帝国ホテルプラザまで) - (110926-1601)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdfHd603QNk

Walking from near Yurakucho Station to Imperial Hotel Plaza (有楽町駅から帝国ホテルプラザまで).

Kanda to Tokyo (Yamanote Line 山手線) - (110926-1259)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZG7LJHLSs

Riding a Yamanote Line (山手線) train from Kanda to Tokyo.

Window View - Morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line (A) - (110928z-0836)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKUMBaVBRI

Looking out a side window on a morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line train. (A)

Window View - Morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line (B) - (110928z-0840)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm1JJMpLvz8

Looking out a side window on a morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line train. (B)

Window View - Morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line (C) - (110928z-0846)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baycJRZCzrc

Looking out a side window on a morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line train. (C)

Window View - Morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line (D) - (110928z-0851)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCzIayskhTg

Looking out a side window on a morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line train. (D)

Window View - Morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line (E) - (110928z-0855)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5026IeLJvY

Looking out a side window on a morning Seibu-Shinjuku Line train. (E)

Takadanobaba to Waseda - Tozai Line - (110928z-0905)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3NTo0t1NDg

Riding a Tozai Line train from Takadanobaba to Waseda.

Takadanobaba to Seibu-Shinjuku - (110927-1859)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldp_DwaXmkg

Riding a Seibu-Shinjuku Line train from Takadanobaba Station to Seibu-Shinjuku Station.

Edge of Kabukicho to Near Shinjuku Station - (110927-1907)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwiqJOoV3fc

Walking from the edge of Kabukicho to near Shinjuku Station - including the Omoide-Yokocho akachochin izakaya street.

Walking by West Side of Shinjuku Station - (110927-1917)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GxmNuUXsRI

Walking by the west side of Shinjuku Station in the evening.

Sidewalk Stroll in Shinjuku - (110927-1926)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCZr6I6s5c

Walking down an evening sidewalk in Shinjuku.

Trains on South Side of Shinjuku Station - (110927-2128)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVosVJUZ-k

Watching trains on the south side of Shinjuku Station (which is actually in Shibuya-ku).

Cell Phone Reading at Shinjuku Station - (110927-2242)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWjt_oQN-0

A person standing on a platform at Shinjuku Station reading something on their cell phone screen.

Insect Sounds in the Foothills - (110928-1259)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqT1u-O4WI8

The sound of insects in trees in the foothills.

Train with Noisy Brakes - (110928-1313)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfuiDnjtFHo

Watching a train with noisy brakes come into the station.

Old Type Chiyoda Line Train Leaving Station - (110928z-0924)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovDYeoVQuwA

Watching an old type Chiyoda Line train leaving the station.

Old Style Coffee Shop in Ueno Park - (110929-1258)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ETDk7p69o0

Looking around in a cool old coffee shop in Ueno Park.

Walking Around in a Coffee Shop in Ueno Park - (110929-1321)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5VSpDa_Lio

Walking around having a look at the details of a cool old coffee shop inside Ueno Park.

Plants in Breeze in Ueno Park Pond - (110929-1422)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DJcIkbwhtI

Watching plants in a pond in Ueno Park moving slightly in a breeze.

Street Musician by Pond in Ueno Park - (110929-1424)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3aqkoFN6U

Quick view of a street musician by a pond in Ueno Park.

Yurakucho Station to Tokyo Station - (110929-2315)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmD4bnnvRYo

Riding a Keihin-Tohoku Line train from Yurakucho to Tokyo.

Walking Towards Yurakucho Station - (110929-2207)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRk-tUVK6Mo

Walking towards Yurakucho Station late at night.

Street Scene in Yurakucho - (110929-2304)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64eZtTFEM7M

A street scene in late-night Yurakucho.

Waiting for Train at Tokyo Station - (110929-2320)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMcUUXeU5YE

Waiting for a Chuo Line train at Tokyo Station.

Ginza Chuo-Dori Stroll - (110929-1441)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJxuC7tbqfc

Walking down Chuo-Dori in Ginza on a nice September day.

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

"Waiting for a Train" - (110719)

2011-09-29T03:19:00.000+09:00

"Waiting for a Train"

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

"How was this made?"

2011-09-27T17:42:00.000+09:00

"How was this made?"

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

"Typhoon #15 Aftermath" - (110921)

2011-09-23T01:47:00.000+09:00

"Typhoon #15 Aftermath"

As typhoon #15 approached Tokyo, I had heard that it was expected to pass by without directly hitting the city, so I was surprised at the ferocity of the winds that came Wednesday evening, September 21st, 2011. Going out and walking over to a park, there were several broken trees there - a couple shown above. Later, looking at a television report, it looked like the typhoon went directly over/through Tokyo. Also on television were reports of fallen trees all over the city....

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

"Rusting Bridges..."

2011-09-21T17:11:00.002+09:00

In the two and a half decades I've been using the Tokyo train system, one thing I've always taken for granted was maintenance. The railways were always carefully maintained. I hasten to say that the system is still functioning very well, and is still probably the very best intracity and intercity rail system in the world, but steel bridges and other structural parts that need to be repainted on a regular basis in order to keep rust away, are rusting for want of paint!

Every time I see rust on a bridge (and many other places, but especially on bridges), I keep thinking "Why aren't they doing basic, long-term maintenance?". If they're planning on just running the system into the ground and letting it fall apart, then nothing matters, but that just can't be! Can it? But if they plan on long-term viability for the train system, then how can they let the steel structures rust/rot away? For short-term profit? It's far more expensive to build a new bridge than it is to maintain an existing one through repainting it, etc.

It can't be (can it?) that they are sabotaging the future of Japan's rail system for the sake of STP (Short Term Profits)! The situation seems symptomatic of so much that is going wrong in the world now - basically sabotaging the future for short-term savings/profits.

Priorities... the railways have spent a lot of money installing elevators and escalators at all the stations (no mean feat, that, given the vast scope of the Tokyo train system), and now that the economy is is doing badly, a lot of advertising spaces are going unrented. I can't know what is going on management-wise in the offices of the railways, but could it be that due to lower revenues than expected, they are putting off expensive maintenance in the hope that the economy will improve before the bridges become so rusted that the rail lines have to be shut down for safety reasons?

If this is the case, it seems like a fool's gamble to me. Any rust on a steel structure means it is that much weaker than before part of the steel rotted. Hard times or no, painting vital steel bridges should be a non-negotiable absolute must-be-done priority! If there isn't money, the suits should get out of their worthless meetings, put on overalls and grab some paint brushes! I think. I'm only saying this because I have great respect for Japan's rail system and want to see it stay in great shape!

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

"Nishi-Shinjuku (Yodobashi)" - (110802)

2011-09-19T18:49:00.000+09:00

"Nishi-Shinjuku (Yodobashi)"

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

"Vroom! Vroom!! Vroom!!!" - (110908)

2011-09-17T23:58:00.001+09:00

"Vroom! Vroom!! Vroom!!!"

I don't know the exact technical details of this car, but it appears to be an electric car used for getting around in a local area - quite useful on very narrow streets I imagine.

Copyright 2011 by Lyle H Saxon

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

"Night Train Reflections" - (110905)

2011-09-17T23:23:00.000+09:00

"Night Train Reflections"

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

"Musashino Line, Tamagawa-Josui, Koganei Park, Chiyoda and Hibiya Lines, Etc."

2011-09-17T20:01:00.000+09:00

This batch of videos starts off with a ride on a surface part of the Musashino Line, followed by another video taken inside a Musashino line train as it runs through an underground section of the line. Then there are a couple of views taken near a monorail line; a few taken near the Tamagawa Josui canal; a few of a ceramics festival in Koganei Park; train views (of various lines - the Musashino, Chiyoda, Hibiya, Chuo, Yamanote, etc.); and wrapping up with a view of trains passing in the night on the very edge of Shibuya-ku - near Shinjuku Station.

Musashino Line - Above Ground - (110914-1403)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMyB6uIW_k

Riding on an above-ground section of the Musashino Line.

Musashino Line (Underground) - (110914-1415)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUAi3H280Pw

Riding on an underground section of the Musashino Line.

Bicycle Ride Along Road and Monorail (A) - (110911-1314)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jIrsrXi4JU

Riding a bicycle along a main road and (nearly) under an overhead monorail line. (A)

Tamagawa Josui (From Bridge) - (110911-1341)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4aYDUFf4is

Taking a look over part of the Tamagawa Josui canal from a Bridge over the canal.

Path Along Tamagawa-Josui Canal - (110911-1343)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gcynEjEnXo

Looking at a path along the Tamagawa-Josui Canal.

Bicycle Ride Along Road and Monorail (B) - (110911-1402)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix8u1SYtaUg

Riding a bicycle along a main road and (nearly) under an overhead monorail line. (B)

Insects in Trees by Small Farm - (110911-1411)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhDVTYFjktM

Listening to insects in the trees by a small farm.

Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) at Koganei Park (小金井公園) (A) - (110911-1516)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcNHhp7btCU

Looking at ceramics at the Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) festival inside Koganei Park (小金井公園) (A).

Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) at Koganei Park (小金井公園) (B) - (110911-1519)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M44ZPVs8UJU

Looking at ceramics at the Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) festival inside Koganei Park (小金井公園) (B).

Fire Engine Ladder Ride in Koganei Park - (110911-1521)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H3lXb1Q8qk

Watching people going up in a fire engine ladder ride in Koganei Park.

Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) at Koganei Park (小金井公園) (C) - (110911-1528)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn0F5dWiU0w

Looking at ceramics at the Daitoki-Ichi (大陶器市) festival inside Koganei Park (小金井公園) (B).

Kanda to Yurakucho - Yamanote Line - (110913-1657)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnO4soSsDkM

Riding a Yamanote Line train from Kanda to Yurakucho.

Musashino Line to Chuo Line Transfer - (110914-1421)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKouTbRmt-Y

Transferring from the Musashino Line to the Chuo Line at Nishi-Kokubunji Station.

Trains Approaching Shinjuku Station at Night - (110913-2235)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4XEveqB45o

Watching trains approaching Shinjuku Station at night.

Boarding Musashino Line at Kita-Asaka Station - (110914-1403)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4v15svg3g

Boarding a Musashino Line train at Kita-Asaka Station.

Walking Towards Kita-Asaka Station (北朝霞駅) - (110914-1401)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CL57aS5Lkk

Walking towards Kita-Asaka Station (北朝霞駅) one hot September day.

Chiyoda Line Window View - (110915-1256)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlxCI9zq6iM

Looking out a window of a Chiyoda Line train.

Chiyoda Line and Transfer to Hibiya Line at Hibiya - (110915-1301)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AQSIJTG6N8

Riding a Chiyoda Line train to Hibiya and transferring to a Hibiya Line train.

Waiting for Hibiya Line at Hibiya Station - (110915-1308)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItfLdQW_zS4

Waiting for a Hibiya Line train at Hibiya Station.

Boarding Hibiya Line Train at Hibiya Station - (110915-1310)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxDA6kVNt8

Waiting for and boarding a Hibiya Line train at Hibiya Station.

Hibiya Line Train Arriving at Station - (110915-1327)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27IfNKl47b0

Watching a Hibiya Line train arriving at a station.

Hibiya Line Train Leaving Ginza Station - (110915-1337)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoLB43ghoW8

Watching a Hibiya Line train leaving Ginza Station.

Edge of Shibuya Night - (110913-2234)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSr5dgT2wNM

Looking around late at night on the edge of Shibuya (which is very near to Shinjuku Station).

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

"Shopping" - (110825)

2011-09-16T15:03:00.000+09:00

"Shopping in Kichijoji"

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

"Empty Passageway at Shinjuku Station" - (110906)

2011-09-13T07:37:00.000+09:00

"Empty Passageway at Shinjuku Station"

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

"End of the Line" - (110829)

2011-09-10T16:07:00.000+09:00

"End of the Line"

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

"Train Views, Nishi-Shinjuku Stroll, Ginza, Ueno, Etc."

2011-09-10T15:56:00.000+09:00

Another batch of videos from out on the train system, as well as views of Ginza, Shinjuku, Ueno, etc. Typical stuff. It's not particularly exciting to watch any of it now, but in the future it will have more value as a record of how things used to be. Time and time again I've taken something for granted in Tokyo and then been shocked to return and find no trace of it. The appetite of the Godzilla construction industry is truly insatiable, so almost everything is destroyed within a few decades or so. That being the case, I think it's important to record street scenes in general, because you never know when any part of them will be eaten by Godzilla.

Don't get me wrong - I like new construction as well, but do feel that the balance between preserving some aspects of the city and building/rebuilding new parts is very heavily biased in favor of endless new construction, even when it isn't really necessary or even desirable.

[.... shaking....]

Another earthquake. Hmm... maybe I should acknowledge here that I understand that there's a much greater need for structures to be strong in Tokyo than in many other cities in the world.... But perfectly good, strong structures are also destroyed, so I still say there is too much emphasis on endless construction.

September 10th... finally the weather is beginning to cool off a little from the heat of August. Autumn is a nice time of year, but I can't say I care for winter.

Nighttime Kokubunji Station Edge - (110905-2032)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YYjDwrUqwg

Looking around on the edge of Kokubunji Station in the evening.

Rear Cab of Seibu Train at Night - (110905-2036)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAgffjo4ENg

Looking into/out-of the rear cab of a Seibu Line Train at night.

Insects, Crows, Aircraft, and Trees - (110906-1102)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N2kjYG-H7I

Listening to insects, crows, and aircraft in a grove of trees in Tokyo.

Shinjuku West Exit to Mitsui Building - (110906-1912)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v2xXE6dQn4

Walking from the west exit area of Shinjuku Station, to the Mitsui Building.

Departing Shinjuku via Outbound Chuo Line - (110906-2328)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0w3lCpq-8M

Riding out of Shinjuku on an outbound Chuo Line train.

Seibu to Tozai Line Transfer - (110906-1152)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwHc4B7t8SU

Transferring from the Seibu-Shinjuku Line to the Tozai (subway) Line.

Boarding Tozai Line at Takadanobaba Station - (110906-1158)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h4b2ANUYWY

Boarding a Tozai Line (subway) train at Takadanobaba Station.

Boarding Ginza Line at Nihonbashi - (110906-1218)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wndJVBJeyho

Boarding a Ginza (subway) Line train at Nihonbashi Station.

Traditional Food Box Demonstration - (110906-1813)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6FruJ3to-0

Watching a demonstration of how a traditional-design hand-built, wooden food box is assembled.

Short Stroll on Chuo Dori in Ginza - (110906-1236)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmwU3bR8Cqo

Walking along Chuo-Dori in Ginza.

Inside Evening Tokyo Station - (110906-1855)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FqwhYdP50s

Walking through evening Tokyo Station.

Inbound Chuo Line Arriving at Takao Station - (110907-1913)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmb68ECuStw

Watching an inbound Chuo Line train arriving at Takao Station.

Street Musicians in Kokubunji - (110907-2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxgyR1A1jns

A quick look at some street musicians in Kokubunji.

Tozai to Chiyoda Transfer at Otemachi - (110908-0923)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv2eUH9-21Y

Walking from the Tozai Line to the Chiyoda Line at Otemachi.

360-Degree View from Temple in Ueno Park - (110908-1421)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVvaZIrsb7k

Taking a 360-degree look from a temple in Ueno Park.

Corner of Ueno Park - (110908-1425)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lshLg5oPkA4

Looking around in a corner of Ueno Park.

Construction Site Near Ueno Park - (110908-1430)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-g_7M3tJWM

Walking by a construction site near Ueno Park.

Nezu Back Street Stroll - (110908-0939)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kZBeBxncdw

Walking around on back streets in Nezu.

Entering Ueno Station - (110908-1432)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qf9WRPfENk

Walking into Ueno Station - heading for the ticket gates.

Hollow Section of Wall (Former Trash Chute) - (110908-1537)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR7fNwg_cR0

Checking out the sound of a hollow section of a wall in an old building.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - 10:40 P.M. - (110908-2240)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvVzFn8rHs8

Riding a late night Yamanote Line train from Yurakucho to Tokyo.

Store Escalator - (110908-1458)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmkR0qpiFs

Riding a store escalator towards the exit.

Ueno to Akihabara - Yamanote Line - (110908-1434)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ckUupGzO2o

Riding a Yamanote Line train from Ueno to Akihabara.

Akihabara to Yurakucho - Trains at Yurakucho - (110908-1439)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MhzUA9dobU

Riding a Yamanote Line train from Akihabara to Yurakucho, and watching a few trains go by in Yurakucho.

Yurakucho Station Platform View - (110908-1446)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYQ8SoEXBHU

Looking around from the platform of Yurakucho Station before exiting the station.

Late Night Yurakucho Plaza - (110908-2231)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_FXK4ruH-Y

Walking across Yurakucho Plaza late at night.

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

"Ochanomizu Station" - (110826)

2011-09-03T14:35:00.000+09:00

"Ochanomizu Station"

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

"Kichijoji Station" - (110825)

2011-09-03T00:30:00.000+09:00

"Kichijoji Station"

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

"Mt. Takao Cable Car, Keio Line, Insect Noises, Ginza, Etc."

2011-09-03T00:19:00.000+09:00

This batch begins with a visit to Mt. Takao, followed by some Keio Line train views, an insect symphony in a grove of trees in Tokyo, train views near Tokyo Station, walking along the edge of Ginza, a look at an art installation, and looking down on Kanda from an outbound Chuo Line train.

Mt. Takao Cable Car - Up the Mountain - (110829-1715)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ang2dwlYbA

Riding a cable car up Mt. Takao.

Green Leaves at Night - (110829-1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyj4KyrPByg

Looking at green tree leaves illuminated at night in a wooded area of Tokyo.

Mt. Takao Cable Car - Down the Mountain - (110829-2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGmZJA5FheQ

Riding the Mt. Takao cable car down the mountain - with a car full of people returning from the Mt. Takao beer garden.

Keio Line Train Reflections - (110829-2023)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gztnAaE_wTo

Looking at reflections off the side of a Keio Line train.

Hazama to Takao - Keio Line - (110829-2028)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy665gDu27s

Riding a Keio Line train from Hazama Station to Takao Station.

Takao Station - Keio to JR Transfer - (110829-2033)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v53kNrkIa_U

Changing from the Keio Line to the (JR) Chuo Line at Takao Station.

Insect Noises in Tokyo Trees - (110830-1250)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aTiUeTqKh0

Listening to insect noises in some trees in Tokyo.

Kanda to Yurakucho - and Trains in Yurakucho - (110830-1403)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQFbJk7UlZo

Riding from Kanda to Yurakucho - and watching a few trains (Shinkansen, etc.) passing by Yurakucho Station.

Edge of Ginza Stroll - (110830-1426)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FNLltI8Z-s

Walking along the edge of Ginza one hot August day.

Itou Kazunori (伊藤和紀) Installation at Gallery Ginza 1-Chome - (110830-1647)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegEpCm1hzo

A quick look at an installation by Itou Kazunori (伊藤和紀) at Gallery Ginza 1-Chome.

Looking Down on Kanda from Chuo Line - (110830-2018)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFmc2lqRZbw

Looking down on the streets of Kanda from a Chuo Line train.

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

"August Green" - (110822)

2011-08-28T20:54:00.000+09:00

"August Green"

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

"Kyobashi Truck and Contruction Site" - (110823)

2011-08-28T20:45:00.000+09:00

Kyobashi Truck and Construction Site

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

"Chuo Line, Kichijoji, Chiyoda Line, Nezu Area, Ginza, Etc."

2011-08-28T20:12:00.000+09:00

August is coming to an end.... In the hot afternoon, the cicadas still sing, but come the cooler evening, the crickets begin singing away - reminding listeners that Autumn is on the way. I welcome cooler temperatures, but still feel a little sad that summer is almost over. And speaking of August, and summer, this batch of video clips may be a final blast of summer images - taken in the heat of summer, with no thought of the approaching Autumn. Train views of the Chuo Line, Hibiya Line, Chiyoda Line, etc., and visits to Kichijoji, Nezu, Ginza, etc.

Inside Late Night Chuo Line - (110823-2337)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERWgHwafBds

Inside a late night Chuo Line train. (Some very irritating camera work on this one - sorry about that!)

Shimmering Water and Jackhammers - (110822-1142)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4ZeEm26ek

Looking down at shimmering water (over asphalt) to the audio backdrop of nearby jackhammers.

Inbound Chuo Line Arriving at Mitaka Station - (110823-1259)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpvNSrUm-3Q

Watching an inbound Chuo Line train arriving at Mitaka Station.

Inside Chuo Line - Inbound Daytime Lights Off - (110823-1305)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_xiVwwOX34

An inside view of an inbound Chuo Line train with the internal lights off in order to save power.

Ochanomizu to Tokyo - (110823-1323)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJ5ByejF6U

Riding an inbound Chuo Line train from Ochanomizu to Tokyo.

Tokyo Station Walkabout - (110823-1330)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqVip2NLElA

Walking through Tokyo Station in the early afternoon.

Nihonbashi Main Street Stroll - (110823-1340)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIh99U9On0Y

Walking down a main street in Nihonbashi.

Fujiwara Shinji Exhibition - (110823-1547)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SnNyltaFsk

Looking at an exhibition by Fujiwara Shinji.

Chuo Line - Tokyo to Kanda - (110823-2049)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdMjzYwH3Fo

Riding a Chuo Line train from Tokyo to Kanda.

Tokkyu Rolling Through Musashi-Koganei - (110825-1616)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX3veHpgxk8

Watching a tokkyu reserved seat train roll through Musashi-Koganei Station.

Arriving at Kichijoji (Chuo Line) - (110825-1139)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8Bt0MTd7U

Arriving at Kichijoji on a Chuo Line train, and then walking out into the streets of Kichijoji.

Irritating Announcement at Electronics Store - (110825-1348)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8e3cdbbbA

Listening to an irritating announcement at a discount electronics store in Tokyo.

Tower Records in Kichijoji (Weekday Afternoon)-A - (110825-1458)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcucJVqbK5w

Walking around in Tower Records in Kichijoji on a weekday afternoon. (A).

Tower Records in Kichijoji (Weekday Afternoon)-B - (110825-1503)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1s75eJNuK4

Walking around in Tower Records in Kichijoji on a weekday afternoon. (B).

Kichijoji Stroll - (A) - (110825-1521)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef122YqQjFE

Walking around in Kichijoji in Tokyo. (A)

Kichijoji Stroll - (B) - (110825-1535)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvYNEylrLs

Walking around in Kichijoji in Tokyo. (B)

Kichijoji Stroll - (C) - (110825-1550)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHbzPJ_A8lY

Walking around in Kichijoji in Tokyo. (C)

Entering Kichijoji Station - (110825-1558)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-bwvtwdnkY

Walking into Kichijoji Station on a weekday afternoon.

Boarding Outbound Chuo Line Train at Kichijoji - (110825-1606)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA_F6CD5Cxg

Boarding an outbound Chuo Line train at Kichijoji Station.

Mitaka to Musashi-Koganei (Chuo Line) - (110825-1609)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfiap_EQJQ

Riding a Chuo Line train from Mitaka to Musashi-Koganei.

Boarding Chuo Line at Higashi-Koganei - (110826-0842)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Bd1HVN2us

Boarding a Chuo Line train at Higashi-Koganei Station.

Mitaka to Kichijoji (Chuo Line) - (110826-0848)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy3AEzSKDys

Riding an inbound Chuo Line train from Mitaka to Kichijoji.

Departing Ogikubo via Chuo Line - (110826-0856)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4X_arzXPz4

Looking out a window while a Chuo Line train departs Ogikubo Station.

Inbound Chuo Line - Partway to Yotsuya - (110826-0908)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLmtNXeq1DU

Riding an inbound Chuo Line train towards Yotsuya.

Inbound Chuo Line - Yotsuya and Ochanomizu - (110826-0910)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2kZ4eyIjI

Riding an inbound Chuo Line train - Yotsuya and Ochanomizu.

Ochanomizu Station - Morning-Only Exit - (110826-0920)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dURILpQZB4

Exiting Ochanomizu Station via the morning-only exit.

Ochanomizu to Shin-Ochanomizu Transfer - (110826-0922)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQoHynmCz6Y

Transferring from Ochanomizu Station (JR) to Shin-Ochanomizu Station (Chiyoda Line).

Shin-Ochanomizu to Nezu (Chiyoda Line) - (110826-0926)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiOZUlZwq8

Riding a Chiyoda (subway) Line train from Shin-Ochanomizu Station to Nezu Station.

Nezu Station Stroll - (110826-0933)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQuUQH3aZuc

Walking through Nezu Station on the Chiyoda Line - watching trains arrive and depart.

Nezu Area Walkabout-A - (110826-1230)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqpYZt63KLQ

Walking around in the Nezu Station area. (A)

Old Water Pump - (110826-1246)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKg0yEHCIw0

Trying out an old water pump in Tokyo.

Nezu Area Walkabout-B - (110826-1249)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRSuzFXm_s

Walking around in the Nezu Station area. (B)

Old Senbei Shop - (110826-1256)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NjNsGmIejM

Having a look at an old senbei shop not far from Nezu Station.

Nezu Area Walkabout-C - (110826-1300)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLWr8Xm1TlI

Walking around in the Nezu Station area. (C)

Nezu Area Walkabout-D - (110826-1305)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUcKexb-PQ0

Walking around in the Nezu Station area. (D)

Nezu Area Walkabout-E - (Park) - (110826-1310)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa4ZPiTfNZI

Walking around in the Nezu Station area - including a small park. (E)

Nezu Area Walkabout-F - (Cat) - (110826-1328)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8dKNm3YrHA

Walking around in the Nezu Station area - including a small field with a cat. (F)

Nezu Area Walkabout-G - (Old Houses) - (110826-1331)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0psf9jBl6g

Walking around in the Nezu Station area - including a look at a row of old houses. (G)

Chiyoda Line Train Arriving at Nezu Station - (110826-1413)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6SbgLN-qk

Watching a Chiyoda Line train arriving at Nezu Station.

Chiyoda Line Departing Hibiya Station - (110826-1423)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feoLEHaIasQ

Watching a Chiyoda Line train depart Hibiya Station.

Hibiya to Ginza (Hibiya Line) - (110826-1425)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jW6v1Y9Ras

Riding a Hibiya Line train from Hibiya Station to Ginza Station.

Ginza Station (Near Hibiya Line) - (110826-1431)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuJ7ef0ue9U

Looking around Ginza Station near the Hibiya Line.

Ginza 4-Chome and Chuo-Dori - (110826-1435)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW0A12ByPsY

A look at the Ginza 4-Chome intersection before walking down Chuo-Dori.

Downpour Seen From 5th Floor - (110826-1539)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DCnEY-duTs

Looking out a 5th-floor window in a Ginza downpour.

Friday Night Yurakucho-SB - (110826-2206)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2UYh_qUdFM

Friday night street view in summer Yurakucho.

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

"Yushima-Seido (湯島聖堂)" - (110812)

2011-08-22T13:32:00.002+09:00

Yushima-Seido (湯島聖堂)

The thing that struck me about this old wall, is how the roofing tiles are so broken up. How does that happen if they're just sitting there? The heat and cold of the years create cracks and the tiles begin breaking into pieces? Or has someone been up walking on the wall?

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

"August Cicada" - (110817)

2011-08-22T13:13:00.000+09:00

"August Cicada"

When I took this picture, it was rather dark and I didn't even see the cicada on the left. I initially took the picture because I wasn't sure the insect had already come out of the shell, and I thought I'd have a larger look at it later. So when I first saw the cicada on the left, it was a bit of a surprise.

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

"Rectangular CD-R Disks" - (110811)

2011-08-22T12:35:00.000+09:00

"Rectangular CD-R Disks"

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

"Summer Leaves and Insects, Train Views, Shinbashi, Harajuku, Ginza, Etc."

2011-08-22T01:32:00.000+09:00

The summer on its hottest days has me looking forward to cooler weather, but when I think back to a typical January or February day, I remember how much I look forward to the signs of life in the summer - the green of the trees of course, and the sounds of different types of insects (some are quite musical and pleasant to listen to). So now that the August weather has cooled down for a few days, I look at the green, and listen to the various insects, and I'm happy that it's summer. Attempting to capture the sounds a little, I took a video clip in a park, but the recorded sound is not nearly as nice as the original - still, it gives you at least some idea of the type of sounds I'm talking about. Another clip shows some green leaves blowing in a slight breeze on a very hot day.

Train views include the Chuo Line, Ginza Line, Yamanote Line, Tozai Line, and Chiyoda Line. One thing that caught my attention this past week was one of the tunnel walls beside the platform at a Chiyoda Line station - the brick facade was mostly off, and there were temporary-looking signs attached to the bare concrete that had been behind the brick facade. I think that may be evidence of damage from the March 11th earthquake, but I'm not sure. There are some tiles that appear to have fallen off at one of the Tozai Line stations as well. I'm not certain that those examples of facade damage were caused by the earthquake, but I think they may well have been.

What else... I walked through Harajuku, which I associate with summer since I spent some time there when I first came to Tokyo back in the 20th century, and feel some strange need to experience it again every summer. It was raining, but that's okay - umbrellas look good in pictures, and rain is also part of my memory of the Early Days.

Speaking of the Early Days, I also made a nostalgia run over to Shinbashi, which has changed a lot over the past couple of decades, but still has enough things remaining from that time that it's satisfying to visit. When there's nothing left at all from a previous time at some place, it's disorienting and depressing to visit, but as long as there's something you remember, there's a satisfaction in going back to old places that were familiar in a day-to-day way.

Insects in Trees - (110817-1830)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ0ESpSRb6c

Looking up and listening to some insects in the trees.

Ochanomizu to Yurakucho - (110816-1505)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxC82IomVVA

Riding first a Chuo Line train, and then a Yamanote Line train while going from Ochanomizu to Yurakucho.

Leaves in a Summer Breeze - (110814-1215)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiHSw5WyjmA

Looking at some leaves in a summer breeze while waiting for a bus.

From Yurakucho Platform to Ginza - (110816-1517)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVEVy8MozTQ

Walking from a platform at Yurakucho Station, to Ginza.

Walk Through Tokyo Station - From Bus Area - (110816-2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tvKrL2113o

Walking from the bus area (under construction) on the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station, and then through the station (under the tracks) to the Chuo Line.

Tokyo to Shinjuku (Chuo Line) - (110816-2014)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ZWgYpLL98

Riding the Chuo Line from Tokyo to Shinjuku.

Okuno Building - 7th Floor to 4th Floor - (110816-1545)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TX3n3xwPac

Walking down one of the staircases in the Okuno Building - from the 7th Floor to the 4th Floor.

Tachikawa Station - Late Night Platform View, Etc. - (110820-0016)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpgSDfKrx6M

Looking around late at night on a Tachikawa Station platform - waiting for the train to get under way.

Walking by Tank Cars at Tachikawa Station - (110820-0015)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2zTjkUSKuU

Walking by some tank cars at Tachikawa Station.

Demonstration by Yurakucho Station - (110819-2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co35TWezUAc

Watching a group of demonstrators walk by near Yurakucho Station.

Demonstration by Hibiya Park - (110819-2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pisfB0pSkuk

Walking a group of demonstrators walk by Hibiya Park.

Walking Towards Shinbashi - (110819-2032)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjfvAQcowyQ

Walking along next to the (overhead) tracks towards Shinbashi Station.

Izakaya Scene - (110819-2222)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY7WQdRN1g

A scene in an Izakaya place.

Waiting for Yamanote Line at Shinbashi Station - (110819-2324)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUxj5aLfCo

Waiting for a Yamanote Line train at Shinbashi Station.

Seibu to Tozai Transfer at Takadanobaba - (110819-0905)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6I2Hf1RHE

Transferring from the Seibu Line to the Tozai Line at Takadanobaba Station.

Otemachi Station - Tozai to Chiyoda Line Transfer, Etc. - (110819-0921)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHCyVHvHOCw

Making the long transfer in Otemachi Station from the Tozai Line to the Chiyoda Line, and then looking out a window of a Chiyoda Line train.

Meiji-Jingu-Mae - Platform View - (110819-1237)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOF91UlCfb0

Looking around a platform at Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station.

Takeshita-Dori Walk-Through (Harajuku) - (110819-1246)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLEssDbktfw

Walking the length of Takeshita-Dori.

Harajuku - Meiji-Dori Stroll in the Rain - (110819-1309)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kTg0CwGoF8

Walking down Meiji-Dori in Harajuku in the Rain.

Harajuku Jingumae Street Corner in the Rain - (110819-1312)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdmL0WfLIMw

Looking out at a street corner at the Jingumae intersection in Harajuku in the rain.

Entering Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station - (110819-1326)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7Y-Nvr4X0

Walking into Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station.

Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station Stroll - (110819-1332)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ZIuhYzdT8

Looking around within Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station.

Meiji-Jingu-Mae Chiyoda Line Stroll - (110819-1335)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeuvGkm5BIg

Looking around in the Chiyoda Line section of Meiji-Jingu-Mae Station.

Omotesando Station Stroll - (110819-1340)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wop7pq3FhOc

Walking through Omotesando Station.

Omotesando to Gaen-Mae Station (Ginza Line) - (110819-1347)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGJYiCuu6AM

Riding the Ginza Line from Omotesando to Gaen-Mae.

Shinbashi to Ginza (Ginza Line) - (110819-1355)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMuwkxeetc

Riding the Ginza Line from Shinbashi to Ginza.

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

"Taxi" - (110801)

2011-08-18T06:28:00.000+09:00

"Taxi"

Copyright by LHS

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

"Heading for a Train" - (110728)

2011-08-16T11:32:00.000+09:00

"Heading for a Train"

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

"Electric Taxi, Old Helicopter, Yushima-Seido, Ueno Park, Ginza, Etc."

2011-08-16T11:25:00.000+09:00

Another batch of video clips, beginning with (what else?) train scenes, and then a couple of views of an old helicopter in a museum; a look at Taguchi Kenji's installation in Ginza; Yurakucho scenes; more train and train station views; walking over Hijiri-bashi (near Ochanomizu Station); walking through Yushima-Seido; more train views (from the Chiyoda Line); several clips of walking through Ueno Park; more train views (the Ginza Line); walking through Ginza one hot summer day; more train views (Ginza and Tozai Lines); walking through Ginza and Yurakucho; walking through one of the izakaya areas of Yurakucho; and walking into Ginza from Yurakucho in the twilight of a summer evening.

Boarding Chuo Line at Kokubunji - (110809-1419)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soWMCPFx608

Boarding a Chuo Line train at Kokubunji Station.

Arriving at Tokyo Station, Etc. - (110809-1505)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q6BiZi-Ec

Arriving at Tokyo Station and then walking through the station - over to the construction and bus area.

Electric Taxi and Stock Prices - (110809-1515)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S-WmVxW0CU

A brief look at a new type electric taxi and then a view of an announcer talking about stock prices while standing on the street in front of a board showing prices.

Old Helicopter (A) - (110809-1558)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anqEzB_Z7Y

A quick look at an old helicopter in a museum. (A)

Old Helicopter (B) - (110809-1600)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OZQTB5KTFE

A quick look at an old helicopter in a museum. (B)

Taguchi Kenji (田口賢治) Installation at Kobo (巷房) - (110809-1842)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rxdcyIWi30

Having a look at an installation by Taguchi Kenji (田口賢治) at Gallery Kobo (巷房).

Walking into Yurakucho Plaza, Etc. - (110809-1914)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCQjzbDoxp0

Walking into Yurakucho Plaza and over to the other side of the tracks.

Entering Yurakucho Station - (110809-2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEJEXmncjq4

Walking into Yurakucho Station one evening.

Yurakucho to Tokyo - 8:05 p.m. - (110809-2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1D4erBJ4Q

Riding a Yamanote Line train from Yurakucho to Tokyo at around 8:05 p.m.

Boarding Chuo Line in Shinjuku - (110809-2332)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRVVoY7D4k

Boarding a Chuo Line train in Shinjuku.

Inside Outbound Chuo Line Train - (110809-2338)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M28qVOXk_Vo

An inside view of an outbound Chuo Line train.

Shinjuku to Ochanomizu on the Chuo Line - (110812-0857)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk00FGkn9aI

Riding from Shinjuku to Ochanomizu on the Chuo Line.

Ochanomizu Station Platform View - (110812-0908)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaTgVkP1rtc

Watching Chuo Line trains from a platform at Ochanomizu Station.

Views From Hijiri-bashi Bridge (聖橋) in Ochanomizu - (110812-0913)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITHy5SyH7g

Looking around while walking over Hijiri-bashi Bridge (聖橋) in Ochanomizu.

Yushima Seido (湯島聖堂) - (110812-0917)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA69s6G0qQ0

Looking around inside Yushima Seido (湯島聖堂) in Tokyo (near Ochanomizu Station).

Yushima Seido to Shin-Ochanomizu Station - (110812-0928)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZZCu084wQA

Walking from Yushima Seido to Shin-Ochanomizu Station.

Chiyoda Line to Nezu Station - (110812-0934)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUzfLdmMoc

Taking a Chiyoda Line train to Nezu Station.

Odakyu Line Train at Nezu Station - (110812-0943)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMbGH-pw-0U

Watching an Odakyu Line train arrive at Nezu Station.

Walking Through Ueno Park - (110812-1235)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0gqS-dmBKg

Walking through Ueno Park - by the green plant-filled pond on a hot August day.

Ducks and Turtles in Ueno Park - (110812-1247)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o75der60UI

A quick look at some ducks and turtles in Ueno Park.

Ueno Park - Pond Full of Plants - (110812-1259)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd6KfXjoK6U

Walking through Ueno Park - looking at the pond full of plants.

Path to Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅) - (110812-1312)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sHnRhb1Yk

Walking to Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅) one hot August day in 2011.

Entering Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅) - (110812-1317)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwSIy_tdaAI

Walking into Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅).

Boarding Ginza Line at Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅) - (110812-1319)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9j-0S_P6iQ

Boarding a Ginza Line train at Ueno-Hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅).

Ginza Summer Noontime Stroll - (110812-1332)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXG_wHZb8n8

Walking around on a hot summer day in Ginza, Tokyo.

Ginza to Kyobashi - (110812-1953)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdI3FEjXTDk

Walking into Ginza Station and then taking the Ginza line to Kyobashi.

Tozai Nihonbashi Platform - (110812-2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK4c1fKMHp0

Looking around on the Tozai Nihonbashi Station platform.

Hot Afternoon - Ginza Chuo-Dori - (110812-1340)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-33PJww9LA

Walking down Ginza Chuo-Dori one hot afternoon in August.

Yurakucho Plaza - Loud Announcement - (110812-1654)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB8_2s7WAJc

Walking by Yurakucho Plaza as a very loud announcement is being made.

Yurakucho Tunnel Izakaya - (110812-1940)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogn6jA6SLNU

Walking through the izakaya tunnel that runs under the tracks in Yurakucho.

Walking into Yurakucho Izakaya Area - (110812-1942)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CAGg9p4wQg

Walking into one of the izakaya areas in Yurakucho.

Yurakucho Izakaya Search - (110812-1946)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1uWcAVKOlE

Walking around observing one of the Yurakucho Izakaya areas.

Twilight Ginza in Summer - (110812-1855)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR3q_e2Vc18

Walking into (and through) Ginza in the twilight of a summer evening.

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

"Yurakucho Plaza" - (110805)

2011-08-14T04:42:00.000+09:00

"Yurakucho Plaza"

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

"Yurakucho Line" - (110728)

2011-08-10T21:28:00.000+09:00

Yurakucho Line

Copyright 2011, by LHS

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

"Kanda Station" - (110726)

2011-08-07T02:20:00.000+09:00

"Kanda Station"

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

"Shinjuku in the Rain" - (110719)

2011-08-07T02:01:00.000+09:00

"Shinjuku in the Rain"

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