Monthly Archives: May 2015

Shibuya

 DAVID:  I think I’m the oldest person on this street.  ELI:  We’d never be able to tell.

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Drift

The iconic Shibuya crosswalk (sans Tokyo drifting and endangerment of human life.)

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Moat 

 Moat around the Imperial Garden.  You’d think a “no trespassing” sign would’ve sufficed, but you’d be wrong.

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Escape

 Had to push through throngs of teenage girls who were all waiting for (what we gathered was) some sort of boy band festival.  An incident I shall henceforth refer to as “David & Eli’s Escape from Budokan”.

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South

Had trouble orienting myself to this map. Get your shit together, Tokyo. 

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Demento

Saw this and instantly started singing the song.  

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Tsujiki

Lunch at the famed Tsujiki fish market.  Freshest. sushi. EVER.

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Talisker

William Gibson always said that the Japanese always excelled at lovingly replicating artifacts from the West — down to all the flawed, wabi-sabi details — but improving everything just a little. This dim, basement whiskey bar was perfectly Gibsonian.  

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Miniatures

First impressions of Tokyo were that everything looked like a miniature set.  Like the Tokyo establishing shot from Kill Bill Part I.  Or a tilt-shifted photograph. Only after several hours did I realize that it was an effect of the … Continue reading

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