Tokyo For An Afternoon - Five Hours Of Crowds, Chaos, And Bliss

It's the last weekend in Japan for my visiting brother...so that could only mean a required trip to Tokyo. For the afternoon, as it turned out, which is a terrible tease. And because I don't make the 100 minute journey to the capital megacity nearly as often as I should, it also means photos (and videos!) If you like crowd pics, this is your lucky day.

shinkansen track 14, on a sweltering Nagoya morning





all (or none!) aboard



video from shinkansen racing through Shizuoka

a monstrosity going up near Shinagawa



no nihonjin in line!



first stop: Akihabara



which can only mean...giveaway DVD release displays



well-placed advertising



lame AV video selection



nintendo toilets



and the requisite rip-off electronics





but let's face it, it looks great outside









back to the (recently remodeled??) station



Yamanote line heaven



next stop for us is Shibuya, but he's looking pretty unsure!



okii-dori



Yamanote Line video

wanted to give the new south exit at Shibuya station a try...what a long walk!



but well worth it for getting the grit tour





Shibuya station pedestrian bridge view

SHIBUYA CROWD FLOOD - not the biggest ones I've seen here before but not bad for an atrociously humid friday afternoon















Shibuya crossing video

now for others who I'm sure frequent the area far more than I...(otto, Shawn, etc.) does the daytime quiet at the top of the hill *ever* stop shocking you??





shibuya at its best





heartful crowd



heartful teen haven



heartful escaretah



heartful bus stop



heartful crossing



heartful stations







In the heart of a Tokyo station crowd

I *heart* urban japan

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