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30 August 2010, 04:47 PMThe crows of Japan. They're all around and you hear them also in the cities. What kinda bad omen is this? :)
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30 August 2010, 07:23 AMPeople and metro...
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30 August 2010, 03:56 PMBuildings. Skyscratchers.
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30 August 2010, 04:02 PMColors. Lights. Honor, perfection, organization. Cleanliness!
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30 August 2010, 04:07 PMThats Japan! And this is Shinjuku. When I say honor, I mean that here, being unrespectful or unpolite is something very bad.
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30 August 2010, 04:09 PMHonor because for example... when working, they couldnt stop for a rest every hour, like us. That would be unrespectful for the work colleagues.
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30 August 2010, 04:17 PMSo they work. Hard. Every man you see working works seriously, a lot, no matter what sort of job. No rest if others dont rest, cause that would be unpolite to them. They motivate themselves!
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30 August 2010, 04:22 PMKnow what I mean? And also perfection: all structures, paviment, fences, stations, houses, all in public domain, ALL,
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30 August 2010, 04:42 PMis perfectly finished till last detail. Till last screw, till last floor tile, till last cable. Look at this street, it might look abandoned, but it is perfectly clean and working.
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30 August 2010, 04:44 PMEven the small streets of Kabukicho, here, are clean and transitable. By the way, look at this HUGE cat.
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30 August 2010, 04:48 PMIncreidible lights and buildings, walking thru the Shinjuku area all this time.
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30 August 2010, 05:19 PMThe Koma theater! A famous place for shows and stuff.
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30 August 2010, 05:19 PMAround this area, the people is dressing very modern, and fashion is all around.
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30 August 2010, 05:21 PMTokyo is also the first place where I've seen homeless people on streets, in Japan.
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30 August 2010, 05:27 PMNow, there, see a big happening: a false alarm of fire catched everybody's eyes,
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30 August 2010, 05:27 PMgiving me a chance to get nice pics...!
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30 August 2010, 05:28 PMUnbelievable how there's some kinda virtual human model, probably taken from videogames, to whom they all want to be similar to.
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30 August 2010, 05:29 PMAnd then they pose.
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30 August 2010, 05:30 PMWhat's clear is they don't like black -own's race style- hair.
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30 August 2010, 05:31 PMWell, back to the false fire alarm.
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30 August 2010, 05:36 PMThat was more than fun. Still, this trendy guys pose and look.
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30 August 2010, 05:36 PM:D
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30 August 2010, 05:39 PMThese ball-game places everywhere! A game called PACHINKO... tragaperras!
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30 August 2010, 06:46 PMOnce I got to Yoyogi park it was a bit late and dark, so I had few pics to take...
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30 August 2010, 06:47 PMClaqué dancers (hear sound)
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30 August 2010, 07:44 PMAnd this is Omote-Sando... A modern place with many shops and malls, commercials... Best shops and most expensive....
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30 August 2010, 07:50 PMDesigned buildings... (spiral building)
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30 August 2010, 07:54 PMronaldo with... Penelope!
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30 August 2010, 08:04 PMFuturistic Mc Donalds
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30 August 2010, 09:31 PMToo tired today... going home. This is the closest thing I've seen to IKUKO ... (my sister Alezeia, will understand)
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31 August 2010, 11:05 AMNext morning... Lets watch around Ueno Park, Ginza and imperial Palace
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31 August 2010, 11:23 AMRemember how people respect all rules and each other? I love it. Always behind the line!
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31 August 2010, 11:23 AMForming lines..
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31 August 2010, 12:06 PMGinza! Financial district, modern buidings and a manhattan touch...
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31 August 2010, 12:10 PMThe imperial palace here in the back, has some swans.
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31 August 2010, 12:31 PMThis is inside the imperial palace, where I had a quick walk (nothing really interesting)
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31 August 2010, 01:42 PMThis is the Yurikamone train taken in Shimbashi, a modern driver-less line going around the Tokyo bay, where we'll have a walk after.
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31 August 2010, 01:46 PMSee? Perfection, all finished and clean, even in external unhabitated areas.
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31 August 2010, 01:48 PMWe're going there to the other side!
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31 August 2010, 01:49 PMWonderful buildings
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31 August 2010, 01:50 PMWe're under a highway, but still elevated over neighborhood.
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31 August 2010, 01:51 PMGoing thru the bridge now
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31 August 2010, 01:57 PMJapan is a place where all modern techniques, all human challenges can be achieved, since there's desire, willing, money and technology for it
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31 August 2010, 03:39 PMFor example: they want a beach, they have a beach. In the middle of nowhere, far from center, in the bay, kind of residential-fun area...
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31 August 2010, 04:27 PMArc de Triomph
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31 August 2010, 05:57 PMYes, now we will visit the TOKYO tower... a nice overview and a good end for a day at sunset.
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31 August 2010, 05:58 PMQuite similar to Eiffel tower!
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31 August 2010, 06:00 PMHey! Here's my old job in Barcelona... Trixi Driver!
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31 August 2010, 06:10 PMViews from Tower. Do you see there the Fuji-San mount shape? I do...
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31 August 2010, 06:22 PMNow is when lights come all on, and all buildings get a red tilting light on top... The well known Tokyo's night skyline.
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31 August 2010, 06:36 PMPlaying with camera... a bit, just what it lets me.... :)
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31 August 2010, 06:53 PMWell ... that is tokyo's night.
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31 August 2010, 07:35 PMhuh [sigh]. By the way, everybody here has the same mobile device.... not same model, but same shape: big screen, half lid opening. Very representative pic.
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31 August 2010, 07:36 PMAnd everybody who's reading, reads a perfect, well-conserved book with the japanese vertical vocabulary... awesome. Actually they cover the book while reading with a plastic or clothe, to protect it. They repect books so much.
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31 August 2010, 07:36 PMBut they are soooo independent. In subway, they won't touch you, there's a space for each, and they would never look at you, even if you are doing something remarkable. And they are inside their cells...
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31 August 2010, 08:16 PMHow about a japanese sushi show line restaurant? Of course! See the place. You sit and take whatever you like,
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31 August 2010, 08:18 PMevery dish' color means a different price.
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31 August 2010, 08:19 PMThe line comes in and out the kitchen , where they replace.
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31 August 2010, 08:20 PMTheir tapas version, call it.
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31 August 2010, 09:17 PMAnd yes, this is the bill. They count the dishes with an electronic machine, which transmits the data to this device.
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1 September 2010, 10:33 AMNext morning... A bit of visit to our district main temple, Asakusa shrine...
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1 September 2010, 10:33 AMClose to our hostel, in Asakusa, they are building a new tower which will be very famous soon: the SKY TREE
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1 September 2010, 10:33 AMThis is the Asakusa Sensoji Shrine. After Kyoto and Nara, I am not stunned.
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1 September 2010, 10:36 AMMonks
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1 September 2010, 10:45 AMInside the complex.
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1 September 2010, 11:01 AMAsakusa, where I sleep
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1 September 2010, 12:44 PMLongest scalator of world, in Ikebukuro.
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1 September 2010, 01:44 PMAnd now, I am in Shibuya. A nice place with trendy people, where you will see the most famous cross ever, of which I also made some video.
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1 September 2010, 01:54 PMStation.
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1 September 2010, 01:57 PMThis is it. You might have seen this on TV or docums, and this was just a normal time, but on rush hour, you might shock to see how many people can cross this place intermitently, alternating with the traffic.
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1 September 2010, 02:02 PMWaiting... Steady
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1 September 2010, 03:06 PMYep. There's these futuristic bikes roaring in city... ... Too much maybe? Feels like AKIRA movie!
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1 September 2010, 06:20 PMejem
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1 September 2010, 06:21 PMThis baby loved me. Always looking at me and taking my nose on his hands... I had to take a pic...
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1 September 2010, 06:44 PMThe porno manga, a must to see. This is the beginning of a story in the Akihabara district, where manga, games and other japanese freakisms bright.
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1 September 2010, 06:52 PMThe most important parts are coloured in white... jeje
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1 September 2010, 07:07 PMGames
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1 September 2010, 07:18 PMThe Mario story family... I lov this shit... but very expensive!
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1 September 2010, 08:00 PMAnd then... inside... those freakisms we've all seen sometime on tv or so...YES! They exist! And there's people playing all the time with them...
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1 September 2010, 08:01 PM..., becoming experts on THAT particular thing... Like this drummer, he was a crack.
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1 September 2010, 08:02 PMOr the hand-touch game...
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1 September 2010, 08:03 PMOr guitars
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1 September 2010, 08:03 PMOR DJ'S!!!!!!!!!!!
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1 September 2010, 08:08 PMOr the feet jump thing...
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1 September 2010, 08:10 PMAnd yes. ALL those arcade games we were forgetting... They're still all there... Like this Cody's great legend...
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1 September 2010, 08:10 PMAnd you can play with friends, connected... I mean, it is just the old arcade world with more technology...
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1 September 2010, 08:13 PMWhen I say ALL, I mean ALL
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1 September 2010, 08:17 PMOutside again
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1 September 2010, 08:38 PMManga stars
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1 September 2010, 08:46 PMThe main shopping mall of Akihabara, Yodobashi
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1 September 2010, 09:02 PMMore games
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1 September 2010, 09:06 PMGames, games and games...
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1 September 2010, 09:50 PMComing back to ... sleep? in Asakusa...
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2 September 2010, 09:48 PMExhausted, but not willing to miss the party in Tokyo...
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2 September 2010, 09:49 PMGents and youngs play together board games in street, here in...
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2 September 2010, 09:49 PM...My district, my home!
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2 September 2010, 09:50 PMGreat for out dinner and drinks.
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3 September 2010, 01:09 AMAnd now YES... Here I am, wasted but still trying the japanese flavours of the night.
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3 September 2010, 01:19 AMI just went to ROPPONGI area to find some clubs,
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3 September 2010, 01:19 AMand I stuck to and joined some local guys who were going to a nice club...
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3 September 2010, 01:21 AMso here I am!
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3 September 2010, 01:36 AMsome friends I made... quite fashion and everything huh
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3 September 2010, 02:43 AMSome drunk barbies in street...
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3 September 2010, 02:50 AMRoppongi hills
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3 September 2010, 02:54 AMA manga book I found in metro, good for travel
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3 September 2010, 04:02 AMAnd YYYEEES
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3 September 2010, 04:09 AMI found what I wanted, a real karaoke experience, with locals and myself, only....
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3 September 2010, 04:26 AMI managed to enter when club was closing and make new friends for a karaoke.
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3 September 2010, 04:29 AMThis are my new friends, and this is MUSE club pivate karaoke room...
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3 September 2010, 04:32 AMIt was so fun to have this time here, just check the video..
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3 September 2010, 04:54 AMMuse club... All for me!
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3 September 2010, 05:06 AMWell. Yes ... Sunrise. Now what....
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3 September 2010, 05:23 AMI am leaving the country today... :( So...
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3 September 2010, 05:24 AMShould I go home.... or... Should I do something... It's like 5am...
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3 September 2010, 05:43 AMI am in the metro.... What do I do...
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3 September 2010, 05:51 AMahA! I know. I will show you, in my last morning, one of the best experiences in Tokyo. The Fish Market of Tsukiji
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3 September 2010, 05:51 AMAn impressive huge place where all gets cut and dealt within an hour, 4.30 to 5.30, and after, 'all fish is sold'
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3 September 2010, 05:53 AMAnd sometimes a little booth like this for accounting the money.
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3 September 2010, 05:55 AMThe place is terrific! All wet, stinky, and you feel they hate you for being there, cause you are a fucking foreigner..
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3 September 2010, 05:57 AMBut the best is yet to see....The tuna auction... WOW
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3 September 2010, 06:11 AMI recommend you to see my videos, and check for tuna auction... IMPRESSIVE
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3 September 2010, 06:12 AMI still dont know how I got in here, but it is forbidden and you need to wear special clothes for them to let you around.
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3 September 2010, 06:16 AMThe guy over rest calls for auction in a very strange manner, calling numbers and shouting....
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3 September 2010, 06:17 AMThe rest follow up with hand signs when they're interested...
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3 September 2010, 06:17 AMIt is really weird to be here... Its like other planet....
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3 September 2010, 06:17 AMEverybodys's got a hand on a tuna, checking for quality...
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3 September 2010, 06:18 AMSee the cold-fog from floor?
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3 September 2010, 06:20 AMHuh... outside already. thats was awesome... I feel very lucky to be here, with no sleep, after party, to have seen the fish auction, the be me and to be in Japan.
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3 September 2010, 06:26 AMThat was a good end for Tokyo, and this is my last present... A pic of Hello Kitty, a character that's been ruling Japan for decades and is still there. Love you friends!
Tokyo
Videos from Tokyo:
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The Shibuya Cross1 September 2010
Shibuya, Tokyo
One of the most famous pedestrian crosses in the world, doubtless. Anytime, anyday, hundreds of pedestrians get crossed on every green light. I was there on a quiet point of the day, but imagine how this grows on weekends or rush hours. And then I thought of pitching the video a bit to make it fun.
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The sushi bar dinner31 August 2010
Asakusa, Tokyo
One sushi dinner with friends in a real sushi place! The turning exhibition of small dishes lets u choose whatever, and the color of the dishes is the distinction of the prices... And yes! When you order the bill, they come with a detector that counts the dishes and add the different prices, and after all the billing info is transferred to a plastic card, with which you pay upon leaving. Very interesting.
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A look into a Manga Video and Book Store1 September 2010
Akihabara district, Tokyo
While walking around Akihabara, with all the games and manga stores around, I had to see what kind of Manga content you can purchase in there... So with the camera hanging in a subtle way, I went in and saw the funny comics and porno stuff... Check!
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The old arcade gaming platform rescued!1 September 2010
Akihabara district, Tokyo
Hahaha... Couldn't believe how players are so interested still in our old times' fashioned games, like Street Fighter I and II and so many others... Or yes I do: me myself would love to play them again... on real machines.
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Let us party a bit around Roppongi2 September 2010
Roppongi, Tokyo
Did you think I could leave Tokyo without checking its nightlife? NO. It was a Thursday and there was not a big club scene to check, but walking around I made quick local friends who took me to this club and around... fun fun fun
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Tokyo Karaoke3 September 2010
Muse Club, Roppongi, Tokyo
I was so happy to have the chance, with these spontaneous colleagues I met in the famous Muse Club, to test myself the real karaoke feeling in a private luxurious cabin. They invited me to come in after a chat, and in a while we were confident enough to sing madly, as this lady does at the end of the video. Lost in translation?
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The spectacular experience of the Tsukiji fish market and auction3 September 2010
Tsukiji district, Tokyo
WOW. Early as never, after party and karaoke, some 4.30am, I thought: Will I be awake any other day at this time? NO, so lets try the famous fish auction of Tsukiji. I started walking slowly but suddenly... I found myself in the middle of an auction. They wouldn't let me record it so I had to find my way around to get these wonderful video catches.