See other days-> September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
September 13, 1999
Day 6.
Today: Kojimachi
(my place) -> Akasaka-Mitsuke-> Shibuya -> Akihabara -> Syakujii-Koen
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'Good morning
Tokyo!'
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An Asian
scenery.
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Sunshade
everyday (but only with elder people)
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Akasaka-Mitsuke
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Going for
lunch. Many Japanese workers in different companies have lunch almost
same time in a day. The streets are mess.
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Here they
are.
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Women workers
too.
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People
must buy subway ticket with the vending machine.
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There is
a open library in the subway station. No one controls it. Get it free,
return it free.
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Posters
of 'the Tokyo Disneyland.'
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My lunch,
buckwheat noodles (soba).
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Inside
of the noodle shop.
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Mr. Hayashi
of Financial Supervisory Agency of the Japanese government.
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Shibuya
is another district of fashion and 'fun.' A lot of teenagers are hanging
there.
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Mr. Kuboyama,
a film maker. Now he is making a short film. He sold his TV station
this year
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The world
famous Akihabara district. There are thousands of all kind of electric
shops.
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Smallest
retail electric shops in the world? Every shop is like 8ft x 8ft in
this building.
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This shop
carries magnetic tapes only.
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This shop
is speakers only.
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The lock
specialist.
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And the
calculators.
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Chaos!
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Phone and
Fax.
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We are
going to buy a digital camcorder.
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'We are
making it cheap.'
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'Can you
make it TAX free?'
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'Would
you make it cheaper?'
Ms. Hirose of G's corporation. |
A blond,
dark skinned Japanese girl!
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Girls are
stimulating to buy something all the times.
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'Buy my
stuff!'
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Too many
people in the train.
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'We are
tired.'
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'We too.'
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Large bus
on the narrow street. Typical Tokyo suburb scenery.
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Japanese
style delicatessen.
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We are
working!
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Another
Soba restaurant.
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My dinner.
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The desert.
Sweetened red beans over buckwheat balls.
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Ms. Mieno,
a professional astrologer. The magazine she is writing the articles,
called Can Cam, is sold multi millions every month!!
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And Ms.Okano,
a cartoonist. Her works are not like American 'cartoon' nor comic, but
with dramatic stories and historical facts. But it's funny too. Her
books are sold multi time millions.
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It's relax
time! Ms. Tajima gives Okano-san a massage. Ms. Tajima is a 'Syo' player.
Syo is a mouth organ used in the Japanese traditional music Gagaku which
has some thousands of years history.
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Good night,
Tokyo.
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