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blog-L - (2013b)
2013/05/18
"1990 Izakaya, Bubble Era, Here and There, Etc.; 2013 Hamamatsucho Etc."
There's more of 1990 than 2013 in this one, with many short videos of
various places in 1990 central Tokyo. This captures some of the
energy and optimism of the era, contrasted with the yet to be (at the
time) rebuilt backdrop of the Showa Era train system, etc. I'm
not sure how important it is, or even if it's important at all, but I
think many people have the wrong idea of what the bubble economy years
were like from watching fictional accounts of it. It goes
something like this:
Step-1: 1987-1991 television dramas and movies utilize the most modern
type of apartments as cool backdrops for their supposedly
"contemporary" fictional tales. At the time, people living in
typically much smaller and older apartments shake their heads a little
and say "What's with all the dramas showing ordinary people living in
sparkling palatial apartments?"
Step-2: Fast forward to post 2010 years. At this point, even the
people who were shaking their heads about the sparkling palatial drama
apartments at the time, after watching countless dramas and movies
depicting things that way, and seeing real-world apartment design -
some two decades later - looking as it was depicted before it became
the norm, come to think that the fictional over-the-top depictions in
the 1987-91 dramas was more or less accurate (through the brain's
memory management distortion of overwrite-save), even though they knew
it wasn't accurate at the time.
Step-3: Young scenario writers for a - say - 2012 movie about the
bubble era in Japan, reference the television dramas and movies that
were made in that era depicting supposedly contemporary life. Not
having (other than as small children) personally experienced the era
themselves, they're in an even worse position than the Step-2 people,
so they write a script showing a sparkling era that they think is
accurate, but since they're basing it on over-the-top fictional dramas
from that time frame, they amplify the fiction that everything was
sparkling then.
Step-4: The actors. They basically do the same thing the
scenario writers do, and compound the error-prone process by mimicking
the things they see actors of the period doing in fictional movies made
at the time. This has some (or maybe I should say "a lot of")
merit of course, as actors in a contemporary film are going to be
speaking - to a certain extent at least - in the style of the
time. The problem though, is that popular actors often get that
way by having peculiar and interesting ways of speaking! People
don't become fascinated with them because they seem ordinary (read
"real") after all!
Step-5: Step-2 people, with their largely shifted memories (due to too
much exposure to fictional accounts of the era) see a new movie about
the era they lived through and, since there is enough overlap with the
truth (or what is perceived as the truth anyway), they see it as
basically accurate, although naturally a bit over-the-top in the way
movies always are.
Step-6: Young people in their twenties see a modern movie about the
bubble era, with its depiction of sparkle and shine, and tell people
who lived through the era as young people themselves, "I envy your
experience of that wonderful era".
And here's where it gets complicated. The fictional accounts are
shallow - obviously - they're fiction after all. And so on one
hand, the era was actually *better* than people think, but not in ways
that they recognize. And the parts of it that they admire in the
fictional accounts were not as good as they think. All of this
makes me think - if we get things from such a recent era (just over two
decades ago) so wrong, how in the world can we have anything
approaching an accurate understanding of more distant things in history?
Now. You may well ask how it is that I would not fall victim to
Step-2 memory overwrite-save myself. The answer is I *did* fall
victim to it, although maybe less than some people, due to my not
watching many TV dramas or movies (although I have seen a fair number
of them). The difference for me, is that I recorded my
surroundings and myself via video camera at the time, and in
re-watching scenes I saw first-hand, a lot of the moment comes back to
me, and then I realize - with a shock - that my memory of the era had
been corrupted! Through new overwrite save of images and sounds
that I took of my experiences then, I'm correcting the errors, but it's
a shocking realization of how people's memories get changed and are not
necessarily accurate.
1990 Noontime Tamachi 午後の田町 (900528)
http://youtu.be/ASZfcZ-FaFU
The sounds of trains vary from model to model, so the combination of
the sounds of the trains combined with the visual element really bring
back memories. It was just the background to riding on the train
at the time, but now that they are running the next generation of
trains on the Yamanote Line, suddenly the old sounds bring on feelings
of nostalgia.
At the 0:31 mark, is a view looking out from the north exit of Tamachi Station - before they built out an elevated plaza there.
At the 0:41 mark, you can see early stages of construction work.
Something that is often forgotten about the bubble era years is that
the era was primarily one of demolishing old things and making big
plans for large scale construction projects. The construction
projects themselves weren't completed until many years later - after
the bubble years.
1990 Ginza and Yurakucho 銀座と有楽町 (900528)
http://youtu.be/aDFf6TA5DjA
This begins in Ginza, and then I walk into Yurakucho. There's
overlap in the atmosphere of the two districts, so for this video, I'd
say it's basically Ginza-Yurakucho, as one area.
This video is fairly rough, and the video camera I used (C1) for this
one didn't do very well at night, so it's on the dark side as
well. Actually, the camera was capable of more exposure than it
generally gave the picture, but the automatic exposure system was
ultra-sensitive to florescent lighting, of which there are vast
quantities in Tokyo, so with just a hint of florescent lighting in the
picture, the camera would pick up on that and darken the picture.
From the 02:42 mark, there's a long segment showing the opening of the
big clock in Yurakucho, that runs to around the 05:15 mark. I
considered cutting that part out, but ended up leaving it in, on the
off-chance that it might be interesting to somebody, somewhere,
sometime.
After that I walk through the outside yakitori places in Yurakucho (and
that is very definitely Yurakucho, not Ginza!). Incidentally, the
next video is one short segment contained in this longer video -
showing the under-tracks yakitori places that still (some of them
anyway) exist in lesser form. They were still going strong when
this was taken. It's (unfortunately) the age of chain store
everything, and independent shops are (seemingly) going extinct.
At the 09:55 mark, you can see large, garish, colorful flashing signs
that used to be all over the city, but are now almost all gone.
When this was taken, people would actually look around them while
outside. Now, of course, people stay tuned into their
micro-computers and don't pay any attention to what's around them in
the real world. I'm sure there are many reasons for the demise of
the large colorful advertising signs, but one of the reasons is likely
that people don't look up any more.
1990 Under Tracks Izakaya ガード下の居酒屋 (900528)
http://youtu.be/BWTOGNjw9n8
Part of this still exists - in much reduced form. The
under-tracks izakaya tunnel was much more exciting in 1990 than it is
in 2013. The open-air street part is more-or-less the same,
although now people have gone soft and they put out heaters, roofs,
tents, etc.
Personally, I think the whole reason for going to a place like this is
that you're outside, basically. Putting up plastic walls and
heating the space with electric heaters destroys the cool atmosphere of
the area. That said, it really does seem to me that a lot of
people are seriously anemic these days and their bodies appear to be
unable to self-heat. Here's something that was definitely better
before. People were healthier before. In 25 years, Japan
has gone from overuse of air-conditioning and under-use of heating, to
overuse of heating and under-use of air conditioning....
1990 Yurakucho Izakaya 有楽町居酒屋 (900528)
http://youtu.be/cbpnZdKrML4
Taken while inside an izakaya in Yurakucho. It's pretty much the
same as scenes in izakayas today, except for smoking, fashion, wanting
to be on camera, etc. I hesitated to post this one.... I
had consumed a fair number of beverages [cough] and got overly bold
with the camera. If this were a current video, I don't think I
would post it, but since it was taken 23 years ago, I'm thinking it is
sort of ancient history and has some historical value... and so here it
is.
1990 Yurakucho to Ikebukuro (Yurakucho Line) 有楽町駅-池袋駅 有楽町線 (900528)
http://youtu.be/l75PMTXj3KA
Another video that was you probably wouldn't want to try recording in this way today.
Regarding taking video outside in general. People are getting
hyper-sensitive to video these days. I was taking a video out a
window last week, carefully shielding the lens so as not to record the
inside of the train via reflection, and while taking it, a woman got a
real serious expression on her face and intently watched my monitor -
apparently to see if I was taking her picture(?). Sigh. The
way things are going, the only people who will be able to take pictures
in public will be banks, convenience stores, apartment buildings and
police, etc. So you'll be safe from someone's YouTube video, but
your every move once you set foot outside is recorded by
organizations. Oh well, GO-1984 is the society we live in now...
I guess.
1990 Transfer to Seibu-Ikebukuro Line 西武池袋線までの乗り換え (900528)
http://youtu.be/6ttszLcWvHg
It's a long transfer (then and now) from the subway, JR lines, etc. to
the Seibu-Ikebukuro Line. I wouldn't take this video in quite
this way now, but - again - after 23 years has passed, it's ancient
history and I think it has some historical meaning, and so here it is.
Ogawa to Hagiyama (Post Construction) 小川駅-萩山駅 西武拝島線 (130514)
http://youtu.be/jtsoVcDydrw
The construction to elevate (most of) the tracks between these two
stations is complete now. Here's a video (from last year) of the
same stretch while the elevated part was still under construction (but
nearly finished):
Ogawa to Hagiyama 120710
http://youtu.be/4rVQNrXPcWw
Seibu-Shinjuku Line (Side Window View) 西武新宿線 左窓風景 (130514)
http://youtu.be/1rKS_KGHrqY
Looking out a left-side window on the way to Takadanobaba.
Takadanobaba Seibu-Tozai Transfer 高田馬場駅で西武線-東西線の乗り換え (130514)
http://youtu.be/F_QPIeoDfE4
Waiting for Tozai Line at Takadanobaba 高田馬場駅で東西線を乗る (130514)
http://youtu.be/ViXZdaTUyqA
Tozai Subway (Side Window View) 東西線地下鉄の窓トンネル風景 早稲田駅まで (130514g)
http://youtu.be/4bIh5OOaVpE
I like the double-exposure effect, but a huge part of this record of
riding from Takadanobaba to Waseda is the sound. Nothing defines
subway travel more than sound I think - the way the sounds of the train
echo around inside the tunnel.
Tokyo to Yotsuya - Chuo Line Night View 東京駅-四ッ谷駅 中央線夜の窓風景 (130514g)
http://youtu.be/j8DvOtCZJIM
Just another nighttime ride on a train, but I like the way it
looks. It seems really clear... maybe the windows had just been
cleaned?
Shinjuku Chuo Line to South Exit 新宿駅 中央線から南口まで (130514)
http://youtu.be/saJg5Jha43s
Shinjuku South Exit Jazz Band (Very Short View) 130514
http://youtu.be/D9XOJWJqmb8
Just as the title says, a "very short" view of a jazz band performing
on the street in Shinjuku (just seven seconds). They just played
two melodies and as they began passing out fliers, I headed off down
the street - passing a couple of policemen hurrying in the opposite
direction about a minute later. Hopefully the police weren't
rushing over to kick the nice jazz band off the street (they were
finished at that point anyway), and if they were, I hope the band got
packed up in time. The crowd (including me) really enjoyed the
short concert, and I can't see how it could hurt anything for them to
play a couple of melodies like that....
Omoide-Yokocho Shinjuku West Side 思い出横丁-西新宿からの散策散歩 (130514g)
http://youtu.be/4msLtR29DPk
Beginning in front of the west side of Shinjuku Station - I walk over
to and through the Omoide-Yokocho izakaya street. This street
*looks* much as it has for many decades, but while it was a back street
filled with traditional Japanese izakaya places before, now many of the
shops are run by (or staffed by in any case) people from southeast
Asian countries. I bring this up, because the change in
nationality changes the atmosphere.
One mismatch with Japanese culture that I've noticed, is that it used
to be that you could walk through the street verbally and visually
unmolested, and shopkeepers would only call out to you if you were
peering into their shops, looking like you were thinking of entering,
but now woman from other south-east Asian countries stand like sentries
in the doorways (of some shops) and stare at you intently while you
walk by and (often) call out in an irritating way. That's not the
way it's supposed to be done here.
At the 02:51 mark is a shop with a Japanese flag and several sheets of
paper saying that the shop is authentically Japanese, etc. It
shows there's some friction about the direction the alley has taken.
Ochanomizu to Hamamatsucho (Tokyo Transfer) 御茶ノ水-浜松町 東京駅乗り換え (130516)
http://youtu.be/CqHA7jKTAKo
Midway to Hamamatsucho, I transfer from the Chuo Line to the Yamanote
Line at Tokyo Station. Typical 2013 video of the Tokyo train
system, but sort of a strange thing happened at Tokyo Station on one of
the long escalators leading down to the concourse area from the
elevated Chuo Line platforms. Beginning at about the 03:49 mark,
everyone on the escalator is walking, but the people on the left are
walking faster, and I fall in with them and speed past the slowly
moving line on the right. This is rather strange for two
reasons. Since road (and escalator) traffic uses lest-side travel
on two-way paths, and right-side passing lanes for same-direction
traffic, it was unusual to be passing people on the left. Also,
usually there is a line of people standing motionless on the left, so
the only place you can usually walk is the right. Thought I
better mention that in case someone got the wrong idea from watching
people zooming past on the left. That was freakishly unusual.
Venue for Kiki Performance in Hamamatsucho 浜松町Kikiライブの場所 (130516)
http://youtu.be/wAKaLPvvJ6g
A look at the interesting outside (but covered) space in Hamamatsucho that has live performances from time-to-time.
Kiki Live in Hamamatsucho - Kiki浜松町ライブ 2-4 (130516)
http://youtu.be/SLdugq-TRQs
Kiki performing my favorite song of theirs "Tonight" in Hamamatsucho in May 2013.
Hamamatsucho to Zojoji Temple 浜松町駅-増上寺の散策散歩 港区芝公園内 (130516)
http://youtu.be/Emte6KLnZWs
Walking by Tokyo Tower (Construction Work) 130516
http://youtu.be/p0xbtmqyACY
Yokoyama Mitsunobu よこやまみつのぶ Exhibition at Art Gallery Ishi アートギャラリー石 (130516)
http://youtu.be/dfYpif_7S20
Yurakucho to Tokyo 1020 PM 有楽町駅-東京駅 京浜東北線 (130516)
http://youtu.be/8tfC5HwQAc4
Tokyo Station - Waiting for Next Chuo Line Train 東京駅夜の中央線ホーム (130516)
http://youtu.be/M_BPUSZDj14
Tanker Train Passing Through Takao Station 貨物列車 高尾駅を通る (130516)
http://youtu.be/Vo9082r2R9I
You don't see that many freight trains in Tokyo these days,
particularly ones that go right by a platform, so when you do, it
stands out. I think the only type I've seen on the Chuo Line in
the last several years are tanker trains like this one.
大月駅行きの電車が高尾駅から出発 Old Type JR Train Departing Takao Station (130516)
http://youtu.be/W3OLzHrw8P8
午前零時の高尾駅 Midnight at Takao Station (130516)
http://youtu.be/D4ny1Pz6fB8
Zojoji Temple Look-Around 増上寺の見回し (130516)
http://youtu.be/nMVDRBG-ulU
Rainy Evening Side Street in Hamamatsucho 夕方浜松町の雨横道 (130516)
http://youtu.be/akiHEFnbozc
Evening Hamamatsucho Station (North Entrance) 夕方の浜松町駅 北口 (130516)
http://youtu.be/XQ1qWy7hH0M
Hamamatsucho to Yurakucho (Evening) 夕暮れ浜松著駅-有楽町駅 京浜東北線 (130516)
http://youtu.be/E7zRivAwsds
Evening Yurakucho Station 夕方の有楽町駅 (130516g)
http://youtu.be/0NLGaZ7UrGU
Train Coming In - Yurakucho Under-Bridge Passageway Etc (130516)
http://youtu.be/EblqhfoONPc
Yurakucho Night Rain Reflections 有楽町夜雨の反射 (130516)
http://youtu.be/6Ma3Z2i6hq8
Yurakucho-SB Zone in the Rain (130516)
http://youtu.be/omO8XSnwmHI
Yurakucho Station - Waiting for Late Night Train 有楽町駅夜のホーム (130516g)
http://youtu.be/jvi8eN-1igI
1990 Chuo Line to Nakano 中央線で中野駅まで (900529)
http://youtu.be/9qGznUxswpY
1990 Nakano New Bicycle Parking 新自転車駐車場 中野 (900529)
http://youtu.be/v5Jea_GlJHk
1990 Nakano Walkabout 中野散策散歩 (900529)
http://youtu.be/zWqQY6PccOo
1990 Nakano to Shinjuku (Right Side) 中野駅-新宿駅 中央線の右側 (900529)
http://youtu.be/iUBcsZbExjc
1990 Shinjuku Station (Chuo Line and Lower Concourse) 新宿駅 (900529)
http://youtu.be/oMps8Jh-YRk
1990 Chinese Restaurant in Shinjuku 新宿の中国料理 (900529)
http://youtu.be/Vmvx0dLccY0
It was a really good meal I had on the evening I took this. One
of the people I was with was Chinese and he really knew how to
order! He studied the menu carefully and called the server over a
few times to ask questions about ingredients, etc. The result was
the best Chinese food I'd ever had. The building this restaurant
was in was torn down not many years after this, and I don't know what
became of the restaurant (maybe it reopened within whatever building
replaced the old one?).
1990 Shinjuku South-Entrance 新宿駅南口 (900529)
http://youtu.be/45ipAKZvJG0
1990 Saikyo Line from Shinjuku 新宿駅からの埼京線 (900529)
http://youtu.be/oF_t3p6saXA
1990 Kanda Station Bubble Evening 神田駅バブル時代の金曜日夜 (900601)
http://youtu.be/RfvzN7HK8c0
Saying good-bye to some work acquaintances at Kanda Station. It
was an optimistic time. Notice the manual ticket gates - they
were automated a year or two after this was taken.
1990 Inside Old Type Saikyo Line Train 昔の埼京線車両内部 (900530)
http://youtu.be/UDMGY-hIFp8
1990 Shinjuku Station - Lower Concourse 新宿駅下の通路東口 (900530)
http://youtu.be/1jil9comeUw
1990 Shinjuku (East Side) 新宿東口側 (900530)
http://youtu.be/nhFrYxH0QOs
1990 Shinjuku Bookstore ある新宿の本屋 (900530)
http://youtu.be/c_2RkDyXIxA
With the Internet and various electronic ways to read things, there are
not nearly as many people in book stores these days. It used to
always be crowded, as it appears in this video. For many years,
when I wanted to read something in English, this is where I came to buy
it, and since a lot of other people had the same routine, I often ran
into foreigners I knew here.
1990 Shinjuku Night Walkabout 新宿夜散策散歩 (900530)
http://youtu.be/xwuJ61LkPTg
A nine-minute video of various things seen while walking around in
Shinjuku. Since I'd had that great meal at that Chinese
restaurant, I went back there, but without that Chinese guy to order,
the result wasn't so good.
The camera drifts in and out of proper exposure due to its faulty over
sensitivity to florescent lighting, but still there are some
interesting moments in the night stroll.
1990 Late Night Platforms 東京夜のホーム (900530)
http://youtu.be/H9h00LYRTDg
1990 Tamachi Station 田町駅 (900531)
http://youtu.be/bv7VXZFJhkk
1990 Evening Shinjuku Station Etc 夕方新宿駅など (900531)
http://youtu.be/ntr64J-lCQ8
1990 Walking into Nishi-Shinjuku 西新宿へ歩く (900531)
http://youtu.be/i_IO4R7rifM
1990 Shinjuku to Gotanda 新宿駅-五反田駅 山手線 (900531)
http://youtu.be/rRGuEQRmVRs
1990 Ikegami Line (from Gotanda) 池上線五反田駅から (900531)
http://youtu.be/6gHzcLwOur0
1990 Akihabara to Ryogoku 秋葉原駅-両国駅 (900601)
http://youtu.be/GJQVBYzpAiM
1990 Ryogoku Walkabout 両国の散策散歩 (900601)
http://youtu.be/1L9ULZSQU98
1990 Ryogoku to Akihabara (Sobu Line) 両国駅-秋葉原駅 総武線 (900601)
http://youtu.be/pbh6Sx0zlns
1990 Akihabara to Kanda 秋葉原駅-神田駅 京浜東北線 (900601)
http://youtu.be/4rxViUkTMHY
1990 Kanda Station (Afternoon) 午後の神田駅 (900601)
http://youtu.be/UpBVLP0xlcM
1990 Nihonbashi Kanpai Etc 日本橋の乾杯 (900601)
http://youtu.be/jE9ERWABx3E
I was walking around after work taking video, when I ran into some
business acquaintances, who I then went to a couple of izakayas with.
Lyle
2013/05/12
"1990 Night Trains, Etc., 1991 Tsukiji, Etc., Akihabara, Etc."
Looking back at material I recorded in 1990 and 1991, it occurs to me
the atmosphere of go-go-go!, on-to-a-brighter-future! that was much in
evidence during Japan's "bubble" economy years was still pretty much
still near full strength in 1990, but less so in 1991, when it was
beginning to sink in that things were really not going to go up-up-up
forevermore. It's hard to pin down exactly, but while most
people's lifestyles were not suddenly changed in those years of
spiraling land prices, the dramatic strengthening of the yen and the
many big projects put in motion at the time contributed to an energetic
atmosphere that was evident even in the mundane act of transferring
from one train line to another in the hub stations.
I'm not entirely confident that will be evident to everyone who sees
the video records of 1990 and 1991 I've included below, but keep the
thought in mind and see how much of the atmosphere of the time makes it
way through the screen into the 21 century.
Trains at Ochanomizu お茶の水の電車 (130503hd)
http://youtu.be/13gz1q7G7Is
A short video, taken from the middle of a bridge, with the timing such
that Chuo Line trains and Marunouchi Line trains were both running at
the same time. (The Marunouchi Line is a subway, but it briefly
comes out of its tunnels to pass over a river here.)
Shinjuku East Side Night Walkabout 新宿東口夜の散策散歩 (130507)
http://youtu.be/F4S1Xlxhpgg
Starting just across the street from Studio Alta and then doubling back
and entering Shinjuku Station and walking by the east side ticket gates
and back up to street level towards the south, ending after I arrive at
the plaza by the southeast entrance.
新宿駅東南口 Shinjuku Station Southeast Entrance Plaza (130507)
http://youtu.be/2lFJYjqX-Q4
I go by here from time to time anyway, but I took a harder look than
usual this month after watching the following video that I took of the
area in 1991:
"1991 Shinjuku Old Squatter Area (910410)"
http://youtu.be/tcXWt8z4zeE
There's not a trace of what was there before, but I've gotten used to
it... until watching the 1991 video a few times, after which I could
sense the immense change that has taken place.
新宿夜の散策散歩 (思い出横丁など) Nighttime Shinjuku (West Side Etc) 130507g
http://youtu.be/1CRbNNu-6iE
For experiencing a lot of the trackside atmosphere of (mostly) the west
side of Shinjuku Station, this video covers a lot - from the
under-steel-bridge sounds of a rail bridge to the izakaya alley
"Omoide-Yokocho" and then the concrete pedestrian tunnel that leads
over to the east side, which has its own distinctive sounds while
trains are passing overhead. A vital component to the overall
atmosphere of Tokyo are the overhead trains - I hope they never put
them underground (and indeed - in spite of the added transfer
convenience - the Toyoko Line being underground in Shibuya now is kind
of depressing).
1991年築地市場散策散歩 Exploring the Tsukiji Fish Market (910518) [Reload]
http://youtu.be/HneEzLX9zpU
As I say on the YouTube post: "This a higher (not 'High' with a capital
'H', but 'highER') resolution version of a video I previously posted of
my May 18th, 1991 exploration of the Tsukiji Fish Market."
This came about due to my original post of this video having been of
very low resolution. Normally I wouldn't worry about an old post
too much, but I spent some time editing this one and wanted a
better-looking version available, so I made a higher resolution version
(with the same edit points), which is what this version is.
Keio Line Train Passing Park in Hachioji 京王線電車 春公園を通る (130428g)
http://youtu.be/kembqaU-okw
No big deal, but I thought the appearance of the train through the green on a beautiful spring day was nice to see.
Takao to Takaosanguchi (Keio Line) 高尾駅-高尾山口駅 (京王線) 130428
http://youtu.be/LreYVFOc230
Takadanobaba to Seibu-Shinjuku (Seibu Line) 高田馬場駅-西武新宿駅 西武線 (130507)
http://youtu.be/sVloYtCtzZQ
Seibu-Shinjuku Station Platform Walk and Stroll into Kabukicho 西武新宿駅 (130507)
http://youtu.be/rSJXpItaL3A
歌舞伎町の散策散歩 - ある風が強い日 Walkabout in Kabukicho One Windy Day (130507)
http://youtu.be/ZYlKPEVKZGY
Kokubunji to Nakano (Chuo Line) 国分寺駅-中野駅 中央線右窓の眺望 (130504)
http://youtu.be/ZB5s22SWyek
Speeding along in an afternoon Chuo-Tokkai (中央特快) from just after
Kokubunji - looking out a right-side window until the train arrived at
Nakano Station. Some of the angles are a bit wild, but this video
conveys the speed of a Chuo-Tokkai (rapid) train fairly well I
think. (They're not particularly fast early in the morning, by
the way, since the tracks are crowded then.) I'm not sure how
this one plays for others, but I rather like it.
1990 Tokyo Evening Crowds Etc 東京夜の人々 (900524)
http://youtu.be/hyK3-w1TIyg
1990 Shiinamachi at Night 夜の椎名町駅あたり (900524)
http://youtu.be/0BaPmCLy2j4
The analog camera I took this one with didn't record dark scenes very
well, so this looks a bit darker than it actually was at the
time. It was also overly sensitive to florescent light tubes,
which are used in many signs for small shops and restaurants.
1990 Late Night Trains 夜遅くの電車 (900524)
http://youtu.be/GNvlp4S61H4
One thing that stands out to me when I watch this - is how many windows
were open. In May, when the temperatures are nice, it's a perfect
time to open windows, but even though the newer trains still have a few
windows that can be opened, people seem to prefer to suffer in a stuffy
sealed box. I can never quite figure this aspect of people out -
it's as though they think fresh air is dangerous or something....
1990 Nakano Late at Night 夜遅くの中野 (900526)
http://youtu.be/qN2w49qffP4
Two things that stand out in this video are the manual ticket gates and
the buses in front of the station. For some reason, the buses
have been moved into inconvenient locations and there's a huge area of
unused space in front of the station now - for what purpose this was
done I have no idea.
1990 Midnight Chuo Line (900526)
http://youtu.be/hhOw0T_D7Kw
Again I'm struck by the open windows. As the old type Chuo Line
comes into the station, notice all the open windows. This is one
aspect of the older trains that is vastly superior to the new ones -
ventilation. There were also vents in the ceiling that could be
opened up. The new trains have no vents in the ceiling and only
some of the windows open... but people hardly ever open then -
unfortunately.
Another general difference between videos from 1990 and 2013 is that in
1990, people read books, magazines, and newspapers on the train, rather
then jabbing at little screens on electronic devices with a finger or
thumb.
1990 Musashi-Sakai Station 武蔵境駅 (900526)
http://youtu.be/kXKSOhQlgxA
1990年 夜中の武蔵野市 Late Night Musashino-shi (900526)
http://youtu.be/cJHsyb0yvT0
Keio Line - Right Side Window View 京王線右窓からの景色 (130428)
http://youtu.be/JPYuh7-L1v4
Chuo Line - Left Side Window View on Inbound Train 中央線左側窓からの風景 (130428)
http://youtu.be/Z3hju7g204I
Takaosan Bound - Golden Week Crowds 高尾山向きのゴールデンウィーク人々 (130428)
http://youtu.be/pLVE0J4oD-k
Spring Green Near Takaosan 高尾山近くの春緑 (八王子市) 130428
http://youtu.be/-56w8_AH1MA
A very short clip (26-seconds), but it shows the spring green of early May near Mt. Takao.
Bosozoku Near Takao in Hachioji 八王子高尾近くの暴走族が通る (130428)
http://youtu.be/PWI7UUb7tEI
A group of bosozoku motorcycle riders goes by - making their signature sounds.
春の緑 Green Leaves - Spring Closeup of Maple Leaves in a Breeze (130428)
http://youtu.be/tV3S4bPGFDg
Riverside Green in Hachioji 八王子の川隣の緑 ゴールデンウィーク (130428)
http://youtu.be/Wn6JmvRUU4c
Takaosanguchi Station Golden Week Crowds 高尾山口駅GWの人々 (130428)
http://youtu.be/IIZiqW8_HzU
高尾山口駅ホームからの風景 End of Platform View from Takaosanguchi Station (130428)
http://youtu.be/udZTqaUCwrA
Takaosanguchi to Hazama (Keio Line) 高尾山口駅-狭間駅 (京王線) 130428
http://youtu.be/_Iwr33PFjhg
Akihabara - Golden Week Scene 秋葉原夕暮れ道の様子 ゴールデンウイーク (130503)
http://youtu.be/yjUE8yJbAlk
I went to Akihabara twice over the Golden Week holiday period and was a little surprised at how many people were there.
Akihabara Walkabout - Station Area GW-Stroll 秋葉原電気街散歩 駅辺り (130503)
http://youtu.be/D1oIaW8C_74
Akihabara Plaza Twilight View (Golden Week) 夕暮れの秋葉原駅前広場 (130503)
http://youtu.be/hP7yTHZjMA8
Akihabara Station - Plaza to Platform 秋葉原駅 - 広場からホームまで (130503)
http://youtu.be/zWmRkXStzOU
Twilight Views - Akihabara to Ochanomizu 夕暮れ都市眺め - 秋葉原駅-御茶ノ水駅 (130503g)
http://youtu.be/xvDA1qySOPU
Ogikubo to Asagaya (Chuo Line) 荻窪駅-阿佐ヶ谷駅 (中央線) 130509hdc
http://youtu.be/x2zLhO0o328
Koenji to Nakano (Chuo Line) 高円寺駅-中野駅 (中央線) 130509hdc
http://youtu.be/E9p2cLSQee8
Yurakucho-YSB View (130509)
http://youtu.be/D7NbMPuaZyA
Yurakucho-YSB Night Dance (130509)
http://youtu.be/G8mkWhiwCbs
Yurakucho to Tokyo (Yamanote Line) 有楽町駅-東京駅 (山手線) 130509
http://youtu.be/BNxu-1osCho
Nakano to Shinjuku (Chuo Line) 中野駅-新宿駅 (中央線右側風景) 130509
http://youtu.be/UvYtrfEZTaY
Shinjuku to Kanda (Chuo Line) 新宿駅-神田駅 (中央線右側風景) 130509
http://youtu.be/Dhefit7Ys-U
Kanda to Hamamatsucho (Yamanote Line) 神田駅-浜松町駅 (山手線) 130509
http://youtu.be/F-iw5r9XiyY
Hamamatsucho - Walking Towards Station 浜松町駅へ向かう (130509)
http://youtu.be/eudeAI13RaE
Hamamatsucho to Yurakucho (Yamanote Line) 浜松町駅-有楽町駅 (山手線) 130509
http://youtu.be/bKHMBHiUXoE
Nihonbashi Night Walkabout 日本橋夜散策散歩 (130509)
http://youtu.be/mgEiiB7QWjg
Part of Nihonbashi appears to be a little like Kabukicho in
Shinjuku. Maybe it's always been that way, but I never noticed it
until a year or two ago.
中央特快が西荻窪駅を通る Chuo-Tokkai Passing Nishi-Ogikubo Station (130509)
http://youtu.be/yYmV9iMWDKk
In this video, you can see how smoothly the train is rolling on the
tracks - with no sign of the cars rocking in either direction.
Tokyo Station - Train to Yurakucho 東京駅八重洲口-京浜東北線で有楽町 (130509g)
http://youtu.be/u5JbiVi8YcU
Yurakucho Night Stroll to YSB 有楽町夜散歩YSBまで (130509g)
http://youtu.be/OvX7BQAUi2Y
1991 - Newspaper Tour 新聞のツアー (910516)
http://youtu.be/CiIHOG-NRsw
1991 - Ginza to Tsukiji Walk 銀座から築地までの散歩 (910516)
http://youtu.be/nmwh7EkYCk0
1991 - Edge of Tsukiji Market 午後の築地市場の様子 (910516)
http://youtu.be/hecLF1IKxdA
1991 Tsukiji to Ginza (Hibiya Line) 築地本願寺から銀座駅まで (910516)
http://youtu.be/xtzMRtpyBs0
1991 Ginza to Ikebukuro (Marunouchi Line) 銀座駅-池袋駅 (丸ノ内線) 910516
http://youtu.be/fODnQaoL9T4
1991 Ikebukuro East Side Quick View 池袋駅前の様子 (910516)
http://youtu.be/U0rlTDGPtRs
1991 Ikebukuro to Hibarigaoka (Seibu Line) 池袋駅-ひばりヶ丘駅 (910516)
http://youtu.be/lgUcDd3vqVw
1991 Basement Grocery Store in Tokyo Suburbia (910516)
http://youtu.be/rfrUPIGH4NI
1991 Sumiyoshi-cho Suburb 保谷市住吉町 (910516)
http://youtu.be/4FmTLTGEvcg
1991 Hibarigaoka Early Morning View 朝早くのひばりが丘 (910518)
http://youtu.be/Oqcu7EhvbNY
1991 Hibarigaoka to Ikebukuro ひばりヶ丘駅-池袋駅 西武池袋線 (910518)
http://youtu.be/12ZWfC8zCnY
1991 Ikebukuro to Shinbashi (Yamanote Line) 池袋駅-新橋駅 山手線 (910518)
http://youtu.be/oKi4w48X5iY
1991 Shinbashi to Tsukiji Walk 新橋駅-築地までの散歩 (910518)
http://youtu.be/BUl08ABv8PM
This starts off at Shinbashi Station on the Yamanote Line platform, and
then I walk through a fairly boring stretch, during which I stop and
spend too much time looking around at things, but by the end of the
video, the pace picks up with the amazing amount of activity I ran into
when I got to the Tsukiji Fish Market.
Not far from Shinbashi Station, I look back and it's a little startling
from the viewpoint of 2013 to realize there's no trace of the
Yurikamome Line, as they hadn't started constructing that yet.
There is also no trace of the Shiodome office towers - just a large
open space with some temporary things (model homes, etc.) where there
used to be a freight rail yard.
Lyle
2013/04/30
"1991 Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Mukojima, etc; 2013 Minami-Senju, Etc."
This batch of videos starts off with several views from April 1991,
from general going about town views (Hibarigaoka, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku,
etc.), to views of Ueno, Asakusa, and Mukojima. Jumping forward
to 2013, there are views of Akihabara, Ueno, Ogikubo, Minami-Senju,
Musashisakai, Akasaka-Mitsuke, Shinjuku, etc.
1991 Hibarigaoka to Ikebukuro ひばりヶ丘駅-池袋駅 (西武池袋線) 910410
http://youtu.be/YbXS1wqTWHg
1991 Nishi-Ikebukuro Walkabout 西池袋散策散歩 - 東武デパート新工事 (910410)
http://youtu.be/yhP9o0R4i1Q
The big difference between now and the views in this 1991 video are the
Tobu Department Store (section) under construction. Also, in
closely watching the video, it seems to me that the 1991 people in the
video are feeling futuristic as they experience the modern new
structures of the day. A generation on, the current young crowd
experiencing the same places takes them for granted - and why shouldn't
they? They've known them all of their lives and yesterday's
sparkling new things are getting old now.
1991 Ikebukuro to Shinjuku 池袋駅-新宿駅 (埼京線) 910410
http://youtu.be/ngO2M-wgbs0
1991 Shinjuku Walkabout 新宿散策散歩 (910410)
http://youtu.be/xDcyg9DIceQ
1991 Shinjuku Old Squatter Area (910410)
http://youtu.be/tcXWt8z4zeE
This old area - just outside the South-East Exit of Shinjuku Station -
looks so out of place even 22 years ago... There's no trace of it
left now, so this video really feels like something from long-long
ago. In the video, as I look on, an expensive car drives up, a
man in a suit gets out, who then goes to one of the ramshackle
buildings. Considering I was reading a contemporary book at the
time that stated they were trying to clear the area, I now imagine that
business-suited man from the expensive car was connected with that
somehow? "Listen, if you agree to move, we'll pay you..." etc.?
1991 Shinjuku to Hibarigaoka 新宿駅-ひばりヶ丘駅 (910410)
http://youtu.be/kOJyQitGfTg
1991 Ueno Station Underground Old Layout 上野駅昔の地下 (910406 910413)
http://youtu.be/A8jutEH5vJ4
I put together views from two days for this one; from April 6th and
13th, 1991. Since the footage consists of many short clips, it's
a little hard to piece together how the basement of Ueno Station used
to be, but there's still a lot to see if you carefully scrutinize the
material. If I had realized it would so radically change, I would
have recorded it much more carefully! Still, it's a glimpse in
moving pictures with sound of a bygone era.
1991 Tobu Store Under Construction 東武百貨店の工事中池袋店 (910410)
http://youtu.be/JOqBItihEAo
1991 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space 東京芸術劇場 (910410)
http://youtu.be/fcrZvEuyctg
This building is basically the same, but now it's just something that
everyone is used to, while it seemed ultra-modern in 1991, so the
atmosphere generated by the people using the structure has
changed. Here's a look at when it was kind of exciting just to
enter the space.
1991 Hibarigaoka to Ikebukuro ひばりヶ丘駅-池袋駅 (西武池袋線) 910413
http://youtu.be/b81i3UHkZdc
1991 Ikebukuro to Ueno 池袋駅-上野駅 (山手線) 910413
http://youtu.be/xiSPrKe4FNE
1991 Ueno Station Basement Restaurants 上野駅の地下レストラン (910413)
http://youtu.be/WWlJ6262I9k
If you watched "1991 Ueno Station Underground Old Layout 上野駅昔の地下
(910406 910413)" above, then there's no need to see this one, which is
basically the April 6th, 1991 part of that material (I edited this one
first and then realized there was more material I could add, and so
created the other video).
1991 Ueno to Asakusa 上野駅-浅草駅 (銀座駅) 910413
http://youtu.be/PXIbdQcWSP0
1991 Asakusa Underground Shopping 浅草駅の地下商店街 (910413)
http://youtu.be/83Rg9GFE8cc
This looks quite old even for 1991, so I'm really curious what has
become of it. Probably they remodeled the space, but the last few
times I went to Asakusa I went straight up to the surface of the earth
and forgot that this area existed (and still exists?).
1991 Asakusa Sumida Riverside 浅草隅田川隣 (910413)
http://youtu.be/02WwluEe0jk
1991 Mukojima Walkabout 1991年の向島散策散歩 (910413)
http://youtu.be/5mqWanNjptI
A long video - 45 minutes of walking around in Mukojima (two or three
hours at the time, with the recorded scenes adding up to 45
minutes). Something I don't think I realized at the time, is how
close this area is to Kyojima. When (re)watching the material
while editing it, one type of old pre-WW-II building caught my
attention and I thought "Wait... that looks like the buildings I
thought were unique to Kyojima!", so I took a good look at a map and
was surprised to see that Kyojima and Mukojima are basically right by
each other.
Akihabara Back Street (Quick View) 秋葉原電気街一見 (130423hd)
http://youtu.be/SQPYdJFn9CQ
Akihabara - Avoiding Street Dolls 秋葉原 (130423hd)
http://youtu.be/LgA3W0eCx0U
I hadn't wanted to turn down that alley - but there were a team of
irritating young women on the street trying to entice men into one of
those theme coffee shops, so I couldn't walk down the street I wanted
to without recording them. Frankly speaking, I find it highly
irritating that the streets of Akihabara have been taken over by armies
of young women out noisily trying to get young men to spend their money
at one of the many (many-many-many) theme coffee shops. That the
shops are there doesn't bother me much (although I think it's not
particularly constructive or healthy for either the people working
those kinds of jobs or the people spending money on that kind of
thing), but what gives them the right to take over the streets like
that? They're ruining Akihabara. Come to think of it, I
guess I can just boycott the area and shop elsewhere. There are
fewer and fewer quality computer places in "Akiba" anyway.
Akihabara Main Street Stroll 秋葉原大通り散策散歩 (130423hd)
http://youtu.be/E32uYBwsugA
Akihabara Station Bound 秋葉原駅向き - 夕方散策散歩 (130423hd)
http://youtu.be/nkdg4_rcd_E
Trains Passing in the Night (SST) 夜の電車が通ります (130423hd)
http://youtu.be/mwtsyVGS6tA
Shinjuku to Yotsuya (Chuo Line) 新宿駅-四ッ谷駅 - 中央線 (130423hdc)
http://youtu.be/XuKfj49IqNg
Kanda Station Under Construction - Platform to Exit 工事中の神田駅 (130423hdc)
http://youtu.be/ELXTaesbpMI
With the extension of some long distance trains (some combination of
the Takasaki, Utsunomiya, and Joban lines) from Ueno to Tokyo, they
will presumably be adding a new platform to Kanda Station.
Considering the current state of the under-(re)construction station,
it's probably a safe bet to assume that the station will be fairly
radically different once construction is finished (although
construction in Tokyo never, ever ends, so I probably shouldn't say
"finished").
Ueno Station - Main Concourse (Platform to Ticket Gates) 上野駅中央色々 (130423hdc)
http://youtu.be/4VPJkK6xdzE
Akihabara to Tokyo (Yamanote Line) 秋葉原駅神田駅 - 山手線 (130423)
http://youtu.be/Wkc2Fl-5qRI
Tokyo Station (Tokaido to Yaesu Side) 東京駅 - 東海道線-八重洲口 (130423)
http://youtu.be/8xixPrUI4Wo
Performance Art (GOBP-306 April 2013) 奥野ビル306号室パフォーマンスアート (130423)
http://youtu.be/dJxXQppIfJU
A very short clip, but it shows the jovial atmosphere of this performance art installation.
Tokyo to Kanda (Late Night Chuo Line) - 東京駅-神田駅 - 夜遅くの中央線 (130423g)
http://youtu.be/-q-dddTYmjk
Walking Towards Late Night Chuo Line Train (Shinjuku) 新宿駅 (130423)
http://youtu.be/KxRrYe9g9GA
Mysterious Old Structure (130423)
http://youtu.be/jcMoRq_bwAE
I don't know what this is/was, but it's near a freight rail yard and I wonder if it was some kind of grain storage facility?
Ogikubo Station Walkabout 荻窪駅ホームから上の改札口まで (130423)
http://youtu.be/fQctGO8Rl2E
Ogikubo Station Area - North Side 荻窪駅から上荻まで (130423)
http://youtu.be/Zdul0TiAzb4
Ogikubo Walkabout (North to South) 荻窪散策散歩 - 上荻一丁目-荻窪五丁目 (130423)
http://youtu.be/dAMJePUYgm0
Ogikubo Walkabout (South Side to Station) 荻窪五丁目から荻窪駅までの散策散歩 (130423)
http://youtu.be/85j3Aa5Z5pY
Ogikubo Platform and Ogikubo to Asagaya (Chuo Line) 荻窪駅-阿佐ヶ谷駅 - 中央線 (130423)
http://youtu.be/r8ijsiwGAr8
Ogikubo to Shinjuku (Afternoon Chuo Line) 荻窪駅-新宿駅 - 午後の中央線 (130423)
http://youtu.be/xpzbKke_e3U
Ochanomizu to Kanda (Chuo Line) 御茶ノ水駅-神田駅 - 中央線の左側 (130423)
http://youtu.be/UFGBmmSd-G4
Kajicho Stroll - Near Kanda Station 鍛冶町散策散歩 - 神田駅の近く (130423)
http://youtu.be/pNp1fq3me44
A walk along a street in Kanda. Nothing really amazing, but it captures the atmosphere in afternoon Kanda somewhat.
Entering Kanda Station (Under Construction) 工事中神田駅を入る (130423)
http://youtu.be/DConkovU7ss
Kanda-Ueno via Yamanote と Keihin-Tohoku 神田駅-上野駅 - 山手京浜東北 (130423g)
http://youtu.be/hff0xlj2QQo
Ueno Upper Concourse to Joban Line 上野駅上の通路から常磐線まで (130423)
http://youtu.be/ykX8ehj4YgQ
Vertical Gated Communities and A Discount Store (130423)
http://youtu.be/53aJUupV1ec
There isn't much horizontal space for creating US-style gated
communities in Tokyo, but the same effect is created with residence
towers that always have (every one I've seen in any case) restricted
access, creating a vertical gated community. Some have
convenience stores, etc. within them, so people can go shopping, etc.
without leaving the tower. I thought the huge 100-yen store at
the base of some of these expensive towers was an interesting
juxtaposition.
Nippori to Minami-Senju (Joban Line) 日暮里駅-南千住駅 - 常磐線 (130423)
http://youtu.be/yrAnhWVl_BQ
Minami-Senju Station (Platform to Exit) 南千住駅 - ホームから出口まで (130423)
http://youtu.be/4tLAlFxvyQw
Minami-Senju - Station to Bicycle Parking Lot 南千住散策散歩 (130423)
http://youtu.be/zDLRT3bJpdE
Bicycle Parking in Minami-Senju 南千住有料自転車駐車場 (130423)
http://youtu.be/M6X6yxxdMDQ
This video shows the machines that handle paying for a parking space in a bicycle parking lot near Minami-Senju Station.
Crossing Main Road by Rail Yards (130423)
http://youtu.be/sOcAE4WdVUY
Minami-Senju - Areas on Both Sides of Station 南千住の駅隣 (130423)
http://youtu.be/R4SIhzMQh7Y
Minami-Senju Walkabout - Narrow Streets Etc 南千住散策散歩 - 細い路地など (130423)
http://youtu.be/iNRv_qwTZwo
Minami-Senju to Ueno (Joban Line) 南千住駅-上野駅 - 常磐線の右側 (130423)
http://youtu.be/YAiUP782NWs
Many angles explored in this one - from walking around on the platform
while waiting for my train, watching an outbound train arrive and
depart on a neighboring platform, to inside and window views on the
inbound Joban Line train I boarded at about the same time the outbound
train was departing.
Ueno Station - Walk to End of Joban Line Platform Next to Main Concourse Building (130423)
http://youtu.be/JWXVp--v5A4
Ueno Station - End of Platform View (Joban Line) 上野駅常磐線のホーム様子 (130423)
http://youtu.be/F0TCAJdrCso
This one might be interesting for rail fans, as it shows the tracks
that will be upgraded to take current end-of-the-line trains in Ueno up
to Tokyo Station, and is right next to the old high roof (with new
translucent material covering it - creating one huge skylight) that is
over the central entrance concourse area. Past the concourse area
roof, you can see the side of the 1932 Ueno Station building.
Ueno to Akihabara (Yamanote Line) 上野駅から秋葉原駅まで - 山手線 (130423)
http://youtu.be/F_UjiJ6MjbI
Akihabara Stroll 秋葉原散策散歩 Walking into Akihabara from Station (130423)
http://youtu.be/9W2q17rQ_g8
Akihabara Station - Ticket Gates to Platform 秋葉原駅 - 電気街改札口とホーム (130423)
http://youtu.be/_4CSZBiLgnY
Minami-Senju - Walk by Rail Yards 南千住散策散歩 (130423g)
http://youtu.be/CgHbXYNTfOY
Tadpols in a Temple Pond 平成25年4月
http://youtu.be/YtOwir4yuxY
Walking Around at a Temple One Spring Day 平成25年4月
http://youtu.be/JeClW8E4Lg0
Spring Day at Temple ある春の日のお寺 平成25年4月
http://youtu.be/BAln4bj6WGM
Tokyo Rural Scenery Rolling By (Chuo Line) 中央線からの風景 (130424hdc)
http://youtu.be/lueFlUL9r2I
Marunouchi to JR Transfer 丸ノ内線-JR線乗り換え (130425hd)
http://youtu.be/bNf-L6szG54
Shinjuku Station - West Exit Stroll 新宿駅西口散策散歩 (130425hd)
http://youtu.be/QIVe_dIfuD0
Trees in a Light Breeze 平成25年4月 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/Dnai85_7t1E
Lobby of Pre-High-Rise Era Building (130425)
http://youtu.be/RUwXb6y3ICo
Just an office building lobby, but the type of stone used for the walls
and the sound of the elevator arrival
bells/chimes/whatever-that-sound-is-called are nostalgic to see in
2013, as that's the style that was used in the former Iino Building and
other buildings that have since been torn down to make way for newer
buildings.
Incidentally, the confusing thing about building names in Tokyo, is
that when they tear down a building and build a new one in its place,
they tend to use exactly the same name as the old building! There
doesn't appear to be (not to my knowledge anyway) a system to
differentiate the different buildings built on the same area of
ground. I think I'll start just putting a version number after
the name. So the lobby of the old(ish) office building in the
video is similar to the (former) Iino Building-I and the (former)
Marunouchi Building-I, but not to Iino Building-II and Marunouchi
Building-II.
Underground Passageway Between West and East Sides of Shinjuku Station (130425)
http://youtu.be/xra5VLEUMss
Edge of Kabukicho - Night Stroll 新宿歌舞伎町夜散策散歩 (130425)
http://youtu.be/DvECrEynvjw
Higashi-Murayama Station Platform at Night 東村山駅ホーム - 夜の様子 (130425)
http://youtu.be/nJ3gawDq4Uo
Higashi-Koganei to Musashisakai (Chuo Line) 東小金井駅-武蔵境駅 - 中央線 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/gdpdSE1PEB8
Musashisakai Station Plaza (Spring Day) 武蔵境駅前広場 - ある春の日 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/tTtSsPC7L7M
It was a truly beautiful spring day when I took this - not too hot, not
too cold, and with a pleasant breeze blowing - rustling the leaves of
the large trees in front of the station.
Musashisakai Station Area - North to South 武蔵境駅 - 北と南 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/LQ9TJhQQBM4
Musashisakai Station - North Side to Platform 武蔵境駅 - 北側からホームまで (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/tDP58e2Fi70
Musashisakai Station - Afternoon Platform Scene 武蔵境駅の午後の様子 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/mLhN-Y87K4c
The trains were off schedule when I took this - due to some problem
down the line at Kichijoji Station apparently, so I walked around the
platform a bit while waiting for my train. Incidentally, the two
times I looked down over the edge in the middle, it looked black to a
person's eyes adjusted for the brightness of the platform, which is why
I aimed the camera down (since it adjusts to darkness more quickly than
the eyes do) to see what was down there. Really seeing it for the
first time at home on my monitor later, I wished I hadn't done that, as
it doesn't look either nice or interesting, but at the time, it was a
kind of semi-black void, and so I was curious....
At about the 01:03 mark, the automated recordings saying that the
platforms are no smoking areas went off on both platforms - slightly
out of sync. Before they automated the station announcements,
there was an actual living person who made the announcements, and they
only made them when they had something to say. Even though what
they said you tended to already have memorized, each time it was
slightly different, since it was live and coming from an actual living
person. The thing about the d**n recordings, is that not only
have they (for some strange reason) not bothered to make ones with
someone that has a nice voice, but since announcements like the no
smoking one are exactly the same at all the stations on the same
system, by the time you've heard precisely the same announcement
several thousand times, it becomes an audio version of the Chinese
water torture. The more you hear it, the more irritating it
becomes.
I really wonder if the people responsible for the recordings at most of
the railways have any idea how horrible their recordings are.
From harsh voices that are unpleasant to listen to in the first place
(probably they thought the voices were "professional" by being cold and
robotic?), to amateurish readings and obviously cheap methods (one
recorded sentence with inserts of different locations sloppily
inserted), and truly horrible English announcements. Some day,
some day... probably the country will stop torturing its train riders
and produce better announcements - I hope that day comes soon.
At the 01:59 mark, you can just make out a train stopped between
stations down the line. There was also an express train stopped
on the same track between stations in the opposite direction.
武蔵境駅 - 特別快速中央線電車が通る Express Train Passing Musashisakai (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/MQN4vEzuruk
Akasaka-Mitsuke to Shinjuku - Marunouchi Line 赤坂見附駅-新宿駅 - 丸ノ内線 (130425)
http://youtu.be/RYfXYR1nGAI
Musashisakai Station - Boarding Chuo Line Train 武蔵境駅で中央線を乗る (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/Ke98tf4psrM
Musashisakai to Higashi-Koganei (Chuo Line) 武蔵境駅-東小金井駅 - 中央線 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/IyUTEBzeECY
Departing Musashikoganei Station (Chuo Line) 武蔵小金井駅から出発 (130426hdc)
http://youtu.be/M6sA4UznWQM
Walking into Akasaka 3-Chome at Night 夜の赤坂三丁目散策散歩 (130425)
http://youtu.be/6t5QRIFOYWs
Akasaka at Night - Walking Around 夜赤坂三丁目の散策散歩 (130425)
http://youtu.be/VLgq-ExeElI
Entering Akasaka-Mitsuke Station 赤坂見附駅を入る (130425)
http://youtu.be/t51UpKuzk6I
新宿駅 - 丸ノ内線からJR線口までの乗り換え Shinjuku - Marunouchi to JR Transfer (130425)
http://youtu.be/dBQ5W32f1rY
新宿散歩 - 夜の思い出横丁など Shinjuku Walkabout - Omoide-Yokocho Etc (130425)
http://youtu.be/eCAbCR0dfYY
Akasaka Lights - Akasaka Tokyu Hotel 赤坂光 - 赤坂東急ホテル (130425g)
http://youtu.be/gxh7tOiIKXs
Lyle
2013/04/21
"1991 Asakusa, Ueno, Ikebukuro, Etc; 2013 Shibamata, Joban Line, Kameari, Etc"
I've been going back and forth between 1991 Ueno Station and 2013 Ueno
Station, trying to pin down how the building has been modified.
On one trip over to the station this year, a woman who stopped to help
(mistaking my standing looking at the building intently as a sign of
being lost), told me how there used to be some restaurants and izakaya
places in the basement of the building (at the front side), which
brought up vague memories of my own of having seen that, so I got to
wishing that I had taken a video of that back in 1991... and it turns
out I did! I had forgotten about it, but on a trip to Asakusa, on
the return part of the trip, I recorded images of Ueno Station while
making the transfer from the Ginza Line to the Yamanote Line. Not
in as much detail as I'd like, but enough to understand one of the
original design elements of the building that is impossible to figure
out from observation alone of the station in its current form.
Anyway - more about Ueno Station further down the page. Now, on to the videos!
1991 Asakusa Walkabout 台東区浅草散策散歩 (910406)
http://youtu.be/UNYOnIRdQ-Y
Walking around in Asakusa - looking into old shops and at the street
scene there in general. In the rain, most of the umbrellas are
colorful - this being before the clear plastic ones came into popular
use. At one point, I go down to the B1 level and find myself in a
kind of time-slip atmosphere with restaurants and izakaya places that
seemed quite old even in 1991, and so I suspect might not still be
there now. Then I walk down a covered outdoor shotengai street.,
and then back underground - which turns out to be connected with
Asakusa Station on the Ginza (subway) Line. Right at the end is a
very brief view of one of the old type (all orange) Ginza Line
trains. For that ride, see the next video:
1991 Asakusa to Ueno - Old Ginza Line Train 昔の銀座線 (910406)
http://youtu.be/1JFABo2PZwE
The old type (all orange) Ginza Line trains were being phased out in
1991 - but there were still several running, and I ended up on one in
this video. The sounds of the train are a little different from
now. Watching and listening to this video actually brings back
some faint smell memories associated with the subway. This was
before they air-conditioned the subway system, so it had some very
distinct (and not always very pleasant) smells that came in the open
windows form the old tunnels.
At the end of the clip is a quick view of one of the old underground
restaurants in Ueno Station that I mentioned above in the
introduction. For more views of 1991 Ueno Station, see the next
video:
1991 Ueno Station 平成三年の上野駅 (910406)
http://youtu.be/8wInS29iu64
Watching this now, I really wish I had spent more time on it and
recorded the scene at Ueno Station in more detail, but at the time, I
was just transferring from the Ginza Line to the Yamanote Line, so I
just took a few quick views. The relevant parts that show the old
design go by very quickly though, so you need to replay the video and
pause it here and there to figure out what's what.
At around the 0:53 mark, is a view from inside the main part of the
original 1932 station building, with a long row of ticket machines on
both sides. This space is used in a different way now, with part
of it being taken up with a Hard Rock Cafe, an escalator, etc., and so
it seems much smaller now.
Around the 1:08 mark you can see how the large area in front of the
Central Entrance looked, with the ceiling and it's florescent lights
(before the spot type lights now used that were already installed in
2000, when I took the pictures I posted in the following blog entry
(scroll down the page a little for the pictures of 2000 Ueno Station):
2000年のあっちこっち - Here and There in 2000 Tokyo
http://lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/2013/04/2000-here-and-there-in-2000-tokyo.html
In the 2000 photos, also notice how the 1932 building ticket machines
are already shut down and construction is about to begin on the
transformation that led to the current layout of the station.
At the 1:24 mark, there's a view of a station employee pulling out a
jammed ticket from one of the (at the time) very new automatic ticket
gates. They didn't properly explain the technology of the
machines, and while observant people noted that the back side of the
new type tickets was covered with a magnetic material the same color as
some cassette tapes, and understood the machines were reading
magnetically recorded information, a lot of people had no idea how the
machines worked, and would put older type tickets into the machines,
which the machines couldn't read. If you listen carefully, you
can hear a recorded woman's voice explaining (in Japanese) that tickets
that are white on the back can't be used in the automatic ticket gates.
1990 - Shinjuku to Tamachi (Yamanote Front Cab View) 山手線 (900409)
http://youtu.be/Nk7v6-8TUTI
This one gets off to a shaky start (literally I'm afraid) as I walk
down a platform at Shinjuku Station, but once I'm on the train, the
front cab views are interesting in that many of the stations the train
passes through have pretty radically changed, so it's interesting for
comparing 1990 Yamanote Line Stations with the same stations in
2013. Also, all the announcements are in Japanese, and made by a
real, live human being! Just imagine! The horrible
passenger-harassing amateurishly read English recorded messages they
use now really... damage (I'm tempted to say "ruin") otherwise pleasant
train trips.
1991 Ikebukuro to Hibarigaoka 池袋駅-ひばりヶ丘駅 西武池袋線 (910406)
http://youtu.be/uq8CEzAC2r4
1991 Ueno to Ikebukuro (Yamanote Line) 上野駅-池袋駅 山手線 (910406)
http://youtu.be/eXHDNxKvNko
1991 Evening Ikebukuro Rush 夕方池袋駅ラッシュー (910406)
http://youtu.be/Hh1o1HFmOlw
This video, showing huge numbers of people changing trains at Ikebukuro
Station, is good background regarding why they have built new subway
lines and extended surface train lines so many people who used to have
to transfer at Ikebukuro Station, can now just ride through on one
train.
Ueno to Nippori (Joban Line) 上野駅-日暮里駅 - 常磐線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/CU1aCUYcl2o
Nippori to Matsudo (Joban Line) 日暮里駅-松戸駅 - 常磐線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/wNJpNZeCIt4
Matsudo Station Afternoon Platform View 松戸駅午後ホーム (130416)
http://youtu.be/6ZsdylT4Ps4
Night Window View and Kita-Senju Transfer 夜常磐線窓風景と北千住乗り換え (130416)
http://youtu.be/Kr-CjZj-nuQ
Kita-Senju to Ueno (Joban Line) 北千住駅-上野駅 - 夜常磐線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/wc7sTej67eU
Boarding Twilight Joban Line Train at Kanamachi 金町駅から常磐線を乗る (130416)
http://youtu.be/cgy4CxcD2Fw
Utage Train at Nakano 宴電車 - 中野 - Ozashiki-485 (130411)
http://youtu.be/q77wHVThisM
Afternoon Nakano Station Platform 午後中野駅ホーム中央線を乗る (130411)
http://youtu.be/NF9LYJikKHk
元万世橋駅新工事 (A) New Construction at Manseibashi Remains (130411)
http://youtu.be/_MTHASZ5h0M
元万世橋駅新工事 (B) New Construction at Manseibashi Remains (130411)
http://youtu.be/YT3U4K8B_g4
秋葉原散策散歩 Akihabara Stroll (Near Station) 130411
http://youtu.be/GZYHTcIALXs
Yurakucho-SB (130411)
http://youtu.be/NKH4H-LpIcs
Yurakucho to Tokyo (Yamanote Line) 夜有楽町駅-東京駅 - 山手線 (130411)
http://youtu.be/HS4mOIUyBHI
夜遅くの東京中央線ホーム Tokyo Station Chuo Line Late Night Platform Stroll (130411)
http://youtu.be/JJHpdQ3duz4
Nighttime Kanda Glimpse from Chuo Line 夜遅くの神田 - 中央線から (130411)
http://youtu.be/RKAFN1gGNsg
Just a quick look through a Chuo Line window, but I liked the way it looked.
Tokyo to Ueno - Keihin-Tohoku Kaisoku 東京駅-上野駅 - 快速京浜東北線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/IXi4HDqSz6A
Ueno Station Upper Concourse Stroll 午後上野駅上の通路の様子 (130416)
http://youtu.be/tDwbJi-Vq-E
Joban Line Green Car - Upstairs and Downstairs 常磐線グリーン車上下 (130416)
http://youtu.be/CLKrugNvQnw
Shinjuku Outbound Chuo Line Platform Walk 新宿駅下り中央線ホーム様子 (130416)
http://youtu.be/mKq0epq5mD0
Local Chuo Line Passing in the Night 新宿夜の中 - 各駅中央線電車が通る (130416)
http://youtu.be/8zA18_hKH94
Shinjuku South Entrance to Chuo Line 新宿駅南口から中央線まで (130416)
http://youtu.be/6hCEGTqXUuQ
Matsudo to Kita-Senju (Joban Line) 松戸駅-北千住駅 - 常磐線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/CNQoTxO0WhM
Kita-Senju Station - Upper Platforms 北千住駅常磐線のホーム (130416)
http://youtu.be/NZwLthU0MK4
北千住駅 - 昔の改札口探検 Kita-Senju - Exploring Old Ticket Barriers Etc (130416)
http://youtu.be/SRLL0M1jEBc
Kita-Senju to Ayase (Chiyoda Line) 北千住駅-綾瀬駅 - 千代田線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/PfT2hSMB3pw
Ayase Station Platform Look-Around 綾瀬駅ホームの見回り (130416)
http://youtu.be/LYnqgVmx5AQ
Ayase to Kanamachi - Afternoon Joban Line 綾瀬駅-金町駅 - 午後の常磐線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/ylCJR6213NM
Kanamachi to Keisei-Kanamachi Station 金町駅-京成金町駅乗り換え (130416)
http://youtu.be/-CrD1sFpepk
Keisei-Kanamachi to Shibamata 京成金町駅-柴又駅 - 京成金町線 (130416)
http://youtu.be/t_kZdL8MJG8
Shibamata Shotengai Entrance 帝釈天参道 - 柴又商店街 - 柴又帝釈天 (130416)
http://youtu.be/twsXmydcS9k
Shibamata is the area featured in the Tora-san movie series (proper
name "Otoko-wa Tsurai-yo"). After seeing many of the movies, you
really half expect to meet the characters from the movie as you walk
down the old shotengai shopping street and also while walking on the
grounds of the nearby temple.
Shibamata Shotengai Quick View 帝釈天参道 - 柴又商店街 - 柴又帝釈天 (130416)
http://youtu.be/a6Ssl2X7q_c
Shibamata Taishakuten Temple - Quick Look 柴又帝釈天 (130416)
http://youtu.be/89D_tRy6Z2U
Shibamata Taishakuten Bell Being Rung 柴又帝釈天 (130416)
http://youtu.be/eqTroA4bpx0
Twilight Shibamata Shotengai 夕暮れ帝釈天参道 - 柴又商店街 (130416)
http://youtu.be/jhptalURnTo
Shibamata Station - Twilight View 夕暮れの柴又駅 (130416)
http://youtu.be/FBQrd2vSYl4
Kanamachi Station - from Entrance to Platform 金町駅 - 入り口から-ホームまで (130416)
http://youtu.be/-y1_jNEXW4Y
Shibamata to Kanamachi (Keisei Line) 柴又駅-京成金町駅 - 京成金町線 (130416g)
http://youtu.be/Fo369RsblK4
Ueno to Yurakucho (Yamanote Line) 上野駅-有楽町駅 - 山手線 (130416g)
http://youtu.be/5eI1LMA90kA
Tokyo to Kanda - Chuo Line Night View 東京駅-神田駅 - 中央線夜の風景 (130416g)
http://youtu.be/KnjrzKSUuVE
Akihabara Station - Ride to Yurakucho 秋葉原駅と有楽町駅まで (130411g)
http://youtu.be/qKfIRb9i43c
Ueno to Matsudo - Kaisoku Joban Line 上野駅-松戸駅 - 快速常磐線 (130419)
http://youtu.be/qflvk0GpLUc
Matsudo Station - Departing Station on Joban Line_松戸駅から出発 (130419)
http://youtu.be/3syE04HNL0g
Joban Line Left Side View on Way to Kita-Senju 常磐線北千住に (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/i0CqjdfmSOA
Kita-Senju - Afternoon Platform View 北千住午後ホームの様子 (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/6fmVITlfyFY
Kita-Senju Station - Top to Bottom 北千住駅 - 上から下まで (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/0BxOiLm75EI
Nishi-Ogikubo - Walking to Station 西荻南三丁目から西荻窪駅まで (130419)
http://youtu.be/9rHPU1bpHMI
Nishi-Ogikubo Vending Machine Kiosk 西荻窪駅無人自動販売機キオスク (130419)
http://youtu.be/p8oAM-ncBWg
It used to be that the only place to buy anything once you were within
the ticket gates of many stations, was at the ubiquitous kiosks, but as
they convert train stations into half-station, half shopping mall
designs, and steadily cut the number of railway employees, it stands to
reason they would cut the number of people working at the kiosks and go
for vending machines instead. You hear people worrying about
Japan's falling birth rate - saying "Who will be of working age in the
future?", I think of all the automation and think "It's a good thing
people in developed countries aren't breeding like rabbits - not only
is the worsening food situation in the world such that increasing the
population isn't really a very good idea, but how many jobs will there
even be, as automated machines are doing ever more of the work that
used to be done by humans."
Nishi-Ogikubo Station - Watching Trains 西荻窪駅 - 電車を見ている (130419hd)
http://youtu.be/giXlHqeBEpo
Ochanomizu to Tokyo - Old Manseibashi Rails Etc 御茶ノ水駅-東京駅 - 左側 (130419)
http://youtu.be/cBl2-IjQI-c
It looks like this old train yard at the former terminus of the Chuo
Line is about to be ripped up. By the time they finish with the
construction they're doing here, I think there will be very little left
of the former Manseibashi Station (元万世橋駅).
Tokyo Station - North Concourse (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/8X41WcmEsf4
Waiting for Train on North End of Platform at Tokyo Station (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/UZidMRvATZ8
Ginza to JR Transfer at Ueno Station - 銀座線からJR線までの乗り換え (130419)
http://youtu.be/lALzQ_5t0Ao
Keisei to Ginza to Hibiya Underground Passage - 京成線-日比谷線の地下通路 (130419)
http://youtu.be/8rI17Iw1ZMg
Hibiya to Ginza Transfer at Ueno - 上野駅の日比谷線-銀座線乗り換え (130419)
http://youtu.be/g0yEdVyYj5Q
Construction Recordings at Yurakucho Station 有楽町駅の工事注意録音 (130419)
http://youtu.be/-NwJSVWVtCY
Yurakucho Station - Pre-Barrier Platform View 有楽町駅ホームバリアー前 (130419hd)
http://youtu.be/_RrHLz1KjFw
Kobayashi Kiyomi 小林清美作品展 - Flowers Exhibition - Art Space Rondo (130419)
http://youtu.be/GEu1oV5BD3A
This exhibition/installation at Art Space Rondo was pretty cool.
The only problem was that the light placement was such that as you went
about the room checking out the exhibition, it was a little difficult
to keep from interfering with the lighting by accidentally blocking the
light and momentarily wiping out some of the cool shadows.
Kobayashi Kiyomi 小林清美作品展 - Ceiling Shadows at Flowers Exhibition (130419)
http://youtu.be/yCzbXreRdV4
Yurakucho Izakaya Tunnel 有楽町居酒屋トンネル - 春が来ました (130419)
http://youtu.be/myqSZL27kxo
Tokyo to Ochanomizu - Night Chuo Line - 東京駅-御茶ノ水駅 - 夜の中央線 (130419)
http://youtu.be/ZSRdXsdDNII
御茶ノ水夜散策散歩 (A) Night Stroll in Ochanomizu (130419)
http://youtu.be/pXqA2whQcTs
Ochanomizu Night Streets (B) 夜の春御茶ノ水道 (130419)
http://youtu.be/xma0Xu9KL4I
Ochanomizu Station - Ticket Gates to Platform - 御茶ノ水駅の御茶ノ水橋口 (130419)
http://youtu.be/VUY7vb9Y1tM
Tokyo to Ueno - Keihin-Tohoku Kaisoku 東京駅-上野駅 - 京浜東北線快速 (130419)
http://youtu.be/R_wisbwRmqs
Ueno Station - Upper North Concourse to Joban Line 上野駅 - 北上通路と常磐線 (130419)
http://youtu.be/fDBkeYtD7WE
Boarding Afternoon Joban Line at Ueno Station 上野駅で午後常磐線を乗る (130419)
http://youtu.be/ZV_uO6nn-yg
Joban Kaisoku to Joban Local Transfer - Kita-Senju 北千住駅乗換え (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/8s4rNPb2yM8
Kita-Senju to Kameari - Joban Local Line 北千住駅-亀有駅 - 常磐線各駅 (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/ZkuZ5MvP5c0
Kameari Station - Platform to Exit 亀有駅 - ホームから出口まで (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/NcF4GlMqchA
Kameari - North Side Walk (A) 亀有五丁目散策散歩 (130419)
http://youtu.be/p9zgbeyg3Rw
亀有五丁目散策散歩 Kameari - North Side Walk-B (130419)
http://youtu.be/qdczsaGk5JA
Kameari - South Side Walk (A) 亀有三丁目散策散歩 (130419)
http://youtu.be/KptgaFiuaxg
亀有三丁目散策散歩 Kameari - South Side Walk-B (130419)
http://youtu.be/oXikqmpcM8g
Kita-Senju Station - Local to Kaisoku Transfer 北千住駅各駅-快速乗り換え (130419hdc)
http://youtu.be/I7bb497tqWI
Joban Line - Arriving at Ueno Station 常磐線で上野駅に到着 (130419)
http://youtu.be/GpBHFOJe6Rc
Ueno Station - Central Exit 上野駅中央口 (130419)
http://youtu.be/Y0ADMyvSuVo
Ueno Station - Main 1932 Building to Yamanote Platform - 上野駅-山手線 (130419g)
http://youtu.be/E1PdSBlBeso
Okachimachi to Yurakucho - Keihin-Tohoku Line 御徒町駅-有楽町駅 - 京浜東北線 (130419g)
http://youtu.be/ykPAo0lkyMA
Yurakucho Train Typhoon - 有楽町駅の夕方の電車台風 (130419g)
http://youtu.be/rrYx5wFxkQI
Taken in the early evening - watching as one train after another passed
by - including the Yamanote Line, the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Tokaido
Line, Shinkansen trains, etc.
Lyle
2013/04/12
“1991 Tateishi, Tokyo Station, Etc.; 2013 Train Views, Etc.”
The
first several videos in this batch are from 1991 - starting with views
of Tateishi, and also a fairly good look at Nippori Station. One
video that I spent a bit of time editing, is a nearly one-hour video
focusing on the many platform and train views at Tokyo Station - taken
on March 30th, 1991. Actually, the platform and train views are
mostly in-camera editing, but what I ended up spending time on was
including a number of short views of other things I saw *around* Tokyo
Station that day, including the Central Post Office and the Marunouchi
Building (the previous version of the current building with the same
name).
For current views from 2013, there are a series of
wide format videos taken out a left-side window of an inbound Chuo Line
train, and other views mostly taken either in trains or around train
stations. I'm commenting on some of the videos, but many have
pretty self-explanatory titles, so I won't comment on those.
1991 - Tateishi Night Stroll 立石駅夜散策散歩 (910324g)
http://youtu.be/0g9wEUMzl8c
Starting
with when I get off a train at Tateishi Station, I walk through the
manually run (by humans, not machines) ticket gates, and then walk
around the area. There's a major (roofed) shopping arcade, and
interesting side streets.... I went there not knowing what to expect,
and it turned out to be a pretty interesting area. It was kind of
late, so things were just winding down with the stores closing
up. The atmospheric narrow side streets appeared to have a bit of
history behind them, but of course the action was (presumably) inside
and I stayed out on the street, walking around, so the streets also
have a bit of that late-night lonely feel to them. Also, it was
late March, with still cold weather affecting the feel of the streets
as well. The approximately fifteen minute video ends after I
return to Tateishi Station and board the first of several trains for
home.
1991年の立石駅 Tateishi Station in 1991 (910324)
http://youtu.be/wJUuWu15fq0
1991 - Tateishi to Nippori 立石駅-日暮里駅 (910324)
http://youtu.be/WzW76tc3ftI
The multi-train night trip from Tateishi Station to Nippori Station, including station and platform views, transfers, etc.
1991年の日暮里駅 Nippori Station in 1991 (910324)
http://youtu.be/NfrNbScxC9E
Arriving
at Nippori Station on a Keisei Line train, looking around the station
for a while, and then leaving on a Yamanote Line train.
1991 - Hibarigaoka to Tokyo - ひばりヶ丘駅-東京駅 (910330)
http://youtu.be/tB39RJJP7Vs
There are a fair amount of scenes of a busy Saturday at Tokyo station at the end of this one.
1991年東京駅新幹線探検 Tokyo Station Shinkansen Views (910330)
http://youtu.be/zLxto8u4k48
About
eight minutes of checking out Shinkansen trains at Tokyo Station.
As a terminal station, the trains were all stopped for several minutes
after arriving, allowing for cleaning and whatnot, so I had time to
walk through some of them and have a look inside.
1991 - Keiyo Line Passageway Etc at Tokyo Station (910330)
http://youtu.be/B_p8TnaUUtk
The
extension of the Keiyo Line to Tokyo Station was still new (beginning
in 1990), so it was a new area to explore rather than an established
one with a long history. In this video, I mention that I'm really tired
- I had been walking around Tokyo Station all day recording video, and
it was getting pretty late... I think I had been taking video almost
non-stop for about twelve hours at this point.
1991 - Tokyo to Hibarigaoka 東京駅-ひばりヶ丘駅 (910330)
http://youtu.be/B8SHiE1WwmQ
1991年東京駅の裏ミステリーゾーン 91-Tokyo Station Mystery Zone (910330)
http://youtu.be/gpW9KNSKOpM
As
this area is now completely gone, I edited this part to show as much of
it as I could. I explain some about the history of the mysterious
brick tunnel/passageway, and have several pictures (taken from the
video) in this blog post:
1991 Tokyo Station - Yaesu Side - 東京駅八重洲口 (910330)
http://youtu.be/lN6bEebuLfU
This
is a short video, at less than two minutes, but I wanted to show the
footage I took on this side of 1991 Tokyo Station, because there have
been a lot of changes on this side since this was taken.
1991年の丸ノ内散策散歩 - Marunouchi 1-Chome Stroll (910330)
http://youtu.be/r8-s7Hr-CXU
A
lot of attention has been focused on the many changes on the Marunouchi
side of Tokyo Station, but there have been a lot of changes on the
Yaesu side as well. In this video, I start on the Yaesu side and
walk over to the Marunouchi side.
1991年の東京駅電車など - Tokyo Station Trains (910330)
http://youtu.be/IevI1fZcGA0
At
a little over 56 minutes, this is a long one. The focus of this
particular edit are platform and train scenes, but I also put in a
little from the surrounding area, including quick looks at the Central
Post Office and the Marunouchi Building, as well as views of the Tokyo
Station Art Gallery and the Tokyo Station Hotel.
Ginza-Kyobashi Art Cards 2012-001 (April) 銀座京橋展示会DM絵葉書 (130404)
http://youtu.be/pWRRbQb1NZU
Ginza-Kyobashi Art Cards 2012-002 (April) 銀座京橋展示会DM絵葉書 (130404)
http://youtu.be/joBcF7EZHWE
Ginza-Kyobashi Art Cards 2012-003 (April) 銀座京橋展示会DM絵葉書 (130404)
http://youtu.be/CpGuKL9Hx28
Shinjuku - Evening Inbound Chuo Line Platform 夕方新宿駅上り中央線ホーム (130402)
http://youtu.be/egbagqdzodU
A
quick look around on the inbound Chuo Line platform - which seems
surprisingly empty, but since it was the evening, the flow of people
was in the outbound direction, which is a completely different platform
(not just the other side of the same one, as is typically the case for
one train line).
Shinjuku - Night Outbound Chuo Line Platform 夜新宿駅下り中央線ホーム (130402)
http://youtu.be/sHB6awliypM
A bit late in the evening, middle of the week, and ahead of the last trains, the platform scene is pretty relaxed.
Nishi-Shinjuku Evening Rain Walk 夕方西新宿 (元淀橋) 雨散策散歩 (130402)
http://youtu.be/fZlESFLgMAs
The next several videos are a wide-format look out a left-side window of an inbound Chuo Line train.
Kokubunji to Musashi-Koganei (Chuo Line) 国分寺駅-武蔵小金井駅 - 中央線 130409hdc
http://youtu.be/FHKxX6LS5RU
Musashi-Koganei to Higashi-Koganei (Chuo Line) 武蔵小金井駅-東小金井駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/QfqV0MB1h3o
Higashi-Koganei to Musashi-Sakai (Chuo Line) 東小金井駅-武蔵境駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/kW8hBI4cNsg
Musashi-Sakai to Mitaka (Chuo Line) 武蔵境駅-三鷹駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/sB5cC8j1sbk
Mitaka to Kichijoji (Chuo Line) 三鷹駅-吉祥寺駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/tOGEoIjG378
Kichijoji to Nishi-Ogikubo (Chuo Line) 吉祥寺駅-西荻窪駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/Gd6jYriIhs4
Nishi-Ogikubo Station Platform Lookaround - Announcements Etc - 西荻窪駅 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/-fdiuY-ncjA
The
faster versions of the Chuo Line don't stop at Nishi-Ogikubo, which is
why they go zooming past in this view. Then the automatic
recorded platform announcements (male voice for one direction, and
female voice for the other) unusually match up almost perfectly and for
a few seconds they are speaking in unison.
Nishi-Ogikubo to Ogikubo (Chuo Line) 西荻窪駅-荻窪駅 - 中央線 (130409hdc)
http://youtu.be/WYA8U_Ql3a8
Ginza-Kyobashi Art Cards - April 9th 2013 銀座京橋展示会絵葉書 (130410)
http://youtu.be/Y10dsix1tLQ
Kitagawa Kenji (北川健展) Exhibition: 「廻廊にてー午前四時のシメールの肖像」 (130409)
http://youtu.be/3s60FTKE9tY
A quick look at the latest exhibition at Gallery Kazuki (画廊香月) in the Ginza Okuno Building (奥野ビル).
東京駅-神田駅 - 中央線 Tokyo to Kanda - Chuo Line (130409)
http://youtu.be/hYRenToQ3cg
Tanker Train at Tachikawa Station (130410)
http://youtu.be/dFGg9hKH4Us
Everyone
once-in-a-while, a freight train will stop at a platform like
this. Standing right next to one, it's always sort of tempting to
climb on, but I don't think I ever will!
Tachikawa Station Late Night Platform Walk - Tanker Cars (130410)
http://youtu.be/MC0Mr-9dcBo
Tachikawa to Kunitachi - Chuo Line 立川駅-国立駅 - 中央線 (130410)
http://youtu.be/Eno-DFWXw74
Mitaka to Nishi-Ogikubo - Chuo Line 三鷹駅-西荻窪駅 - 中央線 (130405)
http://youtu.be/PHMU9hl2KCQ
Nakano to Shinjuku - Chuo Line 中野駅-新宿駅 - 中央線 (130405)
http://youtu.be/kubtkU9n8Ao
中央線の右側窓眺め - 中央東京 Chuo Line - Right Side Window View (130405)
http://youtu.be/Kkfhe3nP_Vg
Alone on the Rampart (130405)
http://youtu.be/bPKiIAyfpVw
Yotsuya Platform Walk 四ッ谷駅ホームの様子 (130405)
http://youtu.be/OnZ9tDqWNi0
Ochanomizu to Kanda - Chuo Line 御茶ノ水駅-神田駅 - 中央線 (130405)
http://youtu.be/Vc-LdbiXsM4
Kanda Station Under Construction - New Escalator 工事中神田駅 (130405)
http://youtu.be/qCm9v076DcQ
Kanda to Yurakucho - Yamanote Line 神田駅-有楽町駅 - 山手線 (130405)
http://youtu.be/VB4YATJcCrs
Ginza Harumi-Dori Afternoon Stroll 銀座晴海どおり散策散歩 (130405)
http://youtu.be/beR3tK3Rc1g
Art Exhibition at Art Space Rondo (130405)
http://youtu.be/r42DTjes4m8
Busy Evening at Yurakucho-YSB (130405)
http://youtu.be/M1i7gLRUl50
Waiting for Late Night Chuo Line - Tokyo Station (130405)
http://youtu.be/-djKEc0sPdw
Afternoon Sakura Trees in Ginza 夕方銀座桜木の様子 (130405g)
http://youtu.be/SNkpUEOFsD8
Tokyo to Kanda - Chuo Line 東京駅-神田駅 - 中央線 (130405g)
http://youtu.be/1SHlgdOC4lI
Late Night Nishi-Kokubunji Station 夜遅く西国分寺駅 (130406)
http://youtu.be/BLSHTQ9iG_k
Afternoon Kokubunji Station Platform 午後国分寺駅ホーム見回り (130409)
http://youtu.be/X35narVAy-0
Ochanomizu to Kanda - Front Cab View 御茶ノ水駅-神田駅 - 中央線 (130409g)
http://youtu.be/kAC1QpuJueU
工事中神田駅 Kanda Station Under Construction (130409)
http://youtu.be/2DIPipTERwE
神田駅-有楽町駅 - 山手線 Kanda to Yurakucho - Yamanote Line (130409)
http://youtu.be/Nx1-CjOWrM0
Yurakucho Light and Shadow 有楽町光と影 (130409)
http://youtu.be/HluCP7ZQlRA
Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://lylehsaxon.blogspot.jp/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
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