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Shinjuku, Tokyo's busiest district, has two faces. West Shinjuku is a business district filled with skyscrapers. You could call it Japan's Manhattan. Meanwhile, East Shinjuku is an entertainment district. You would see numerous neon signs glittering along every street during night time. Kabukicho area in particular is well-know for its shady stores. Sometimes it is called "Japan's most dangerous area". I pedaled there in the daytime in the middle of the state of emergency. It looked very different from what I know. It was quite interesting. Let me share it with you guys. Enjoy Kabukicho Trip!
Music:
Little Moments, My Country by Adam Vitovsky (http://www.adamvitovsky.com)
J.S. Bach - Suite No.4 in E flat - II. Allemande by European Archive (ED)
#tokyo #japan #cycling
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Shinjuku, Tokyo's busiest district, has two faces. West Shinjuku is a business district filled with skyscrapers. You could call it Japan's Manhattan. Meanwhile, East Shinjuku is an entertainment district. You would see numerous neon signs glittering along every street during night time. Kabukicho area in particular is well-know for its shady stores. Sometimes it is called "Japan's most dangerous area". I pedaled there in the daytime in the middle of the state of emergency. It looked very different from what I know. It was quite interesting. Let me share it with you guys. Enjoy Kabukicho Trip!
Music:
Little Moments, My Country by Adam Vitovsky (http://www.adamvitovsky.com)
J.S. Bach - Suite No.4 in E flat - II. Allemande by European Archive (ED)
#tokyo #japan #cycling
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Ooedo Onsen Monogatari, located in Odaiba, Tokyos waterfront entertainment area, is an onsen theme park, or a hot spring theme park, with various baths using natural hot spring water pumped from 1,400 meters below ground. The theme park houses not only baths, but also restaurants, bars, souvenir shops and an accommodation facility. You can relax your body there after you fully enjoyed the area.
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The car company Honda often provides cool iPhone apps that you can enjoy even if you dont have a car. This movie was made with Honda RoadMovies, their brand new work.
http://www.honda.co.jp/internavi-dots/roadmovies/
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- Shot in 1080p full HD with an iPhone 4S on Dec. 23rd, 2012")
