Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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It's been a week since a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo. What is the city like? I took some footage on my way home from work. Check it out and let me know what you think about it and what it is like in your place.
Shot on Apr. 14th, 2020
Music:
Spinnin' by Alex (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/32423 Ft: spinningmerkaba (OP)
J.S. Bach - Suite No.4 in E flat - II. Allemande by European Archive (ED)
Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 15 'Raindrop' by Ivan Ilic (BG)
#tokyo #japan #cycling
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It's been a week since a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo. What is the city like? I took some footage on my way home from work. Check it out and let me know what you think about it and what it is like in your place.
Shot on Apr. 14th, 2020
Music:
Spinnin' by Alex (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/32423 Ft: spinningmerkaba (OP)
J.S. Bach - Suite No.4 in E flat - II. Allemande by European Archive (ED)
Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 15 'Raindrop' by Ivan Ilic (BG)
#tokyo #japan #cycling
![Tokyo View from the Drivers Cabin of a Train [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p95cQ4UD33s/mqdefault.jpg "Tokyo View from the Drivers Cabin of a Train [iPhone 4S/HD]
From Tokyo Station to Hamamatsucho Station, the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Jul. 26th, 2012")
![Mikoshi at Tatara Festival 2014, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pD-z8MJnorU/mqdefault.jpg "Mikoshi at Tatara Festival 2014, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
Visit to learn more about this festival:
Tatara Festival 2012, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdggFCriNWM
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Aug. 3rd, 2014")
![Katsushika Fireworks Festival 2012 at Shibamata, Tokyo [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pFgu28McAmw/mqdefault.jpg "Katsushika Fireworks Festival 2012 at Shibamata, Tokyo [iPhone 4S/HD]
In Japan, fireworks are a feature of summer. Hundreds of fireworks shows take place all over Japan during summer and millions of people go see them.
Katsushika Fireworks Festival, held at Shibamata, Katsushika, marked the beginning of the shows of this summer in Tokyo. Over 10,000 colorful fireworks lit up the summer night sky and over a half million people enjoyed the spectacle.
The fireworks season has just begun. Numerous shows are following this. Folks living in Japan, dont miss them!
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Jul. 24th, 2012")
![Daikanyama T-Site, Stylish Commercial Complex by Tsutaya [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pnv71tmG23Q/mqdefault.jpg "Daikanyama T-Site, Stylish Commercial Complex by Tsutaya [iPhone 4S/HD]
Tsutaya, the largest music and video rental chain in Japan, was the first company which implemented the idea of selling books at video rental stores.
They opened Daikanyama T-Site in the Daikanyama of Tokyo, a stylish commercial complex centering on its large bookstore. You can browse books sitting on a chair or a sofa before buying them at the store.
The facility has various stores: restaurants, cafes, a clinic, a toy store, a dog salon, a camera store, an electric power-assisted bike store, and so on. It would be a good idea to enjoy shopping after browsing and buying books or read a book you bought while drinking good coffee at a cafe.
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Jul. 31st, 2012")
![Karate Performance at Local Shopping Street Festival, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qm5rHvnBvDY/mqdefault.jpg "Karate Performance at Local Shopping Street Festival, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
A small festival was held at a local shopping street near my place on a sunny Sunday. A karate center beside the street presented this performance there. Watching them destroying boards, bats or something with their bare hands and foot, I was like Ouch!
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on May 27th, 2012")
![Tanabata Festival at Local Shopping Street, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qs-Kk_G2N_o/mqdefault.jpg "Tanabata Festival at Local Shopping Street, Kawaguchi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
Based on the Chinese myth about the star Vega and the star Altair separated by the Milky Way, a lot of festivities take place in some Asian countries around on July 7th. Here in Japan, the day is called Tanabata and Tanabata Festivals are held here and there. People say that your wish will come true when you wish upon stars on that day. At the festivals, you can see decorations that remind you of the Milky Way and colorful paper strips on which people wrote their wishes.
A Tanabata Festival is held also at a local shopping street near my place every year. Despite the rainy season, a lot of people gather there, enjoy the festival and wish upon stars.
Click below and check the description to learn more about the Chinese myth and Tanabata!
http://youtu.be/QDzpNXClChA
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Jul. 6th, 2012")
![Tanabata Festival at Warabi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rPxhvs9IhCc/mqdefault.jpg "Tanabata Festival at Warabi, Japan [iPhone 4S/HD]
Tanabata Festivals, or Star Festivals, are basically held around Tanabata Day, July 7th. It is based on the Chinese myth about the star Vega and the star Altair. But some festivals in some regions take place in August according to the lunar calendar. It is said that your wish will come true when you wish upon stars on Tanabata Day.
Warabi Hata Matsuri, held in a city next to my city, is one of the festivals which are held in August although the Tanabata Festival takes place in July in my city. I can wish upon stars twice a year. What a lucky guy I am.
Click below and check the description to learn more about the Chinese myth and Tanabata!
http://youtu.be/QDzpNXClChA
And here is the video of Tanabata Festival in my city!
http://youtu.be/qs-Kk_G2N_o
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Aug. 4th, 2012")
![Finale of Itabashi/Todabashi Fireworks Festival 2012, Tokyo-Saitama [iPhone 4S/HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rldvDpDQm1w/mqdefault.jpg "Finale of Itabashi/Todabashi Fireworks Festival 2012, Tokyo-Saitama [iPhone 4S/HD]
This video is the cutoff version which featured the finale of Itabashi/Todabashi Fireworks Festival. Long version video of the festival is here.
http://youtu.be/eSsUm1Nxbhw
- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Aug. 4th, 2012")
