lylehsaxon's Diaries (page 2)
"July 1991 Sumida River & Re-edit of SRT"
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lylehsaxon (Mon Jun 22, 2009 at 01:54:15 PM EST) (
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On Saturday, July 6th, 1991, I visited an area along the Sumida River with my video camera (camera #3 or #4 since 1990 - I kept burning them out by using them too much). River views and nearby business district views. And... (another video clip) a new edit showing the lead-in to the SRT (Sardine-Run Train).....
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"An Outside Market & the Market Under Hachiko"
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lylehsaxon (Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 09:37:34 PM EST) (
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I visited a couple of markets one evening on the same day - one an old outdoor shopping street, and the other an almost traditional-feeling market under the Hachiko Plaza in Shibuya. Naturally, I had (video) camera in hand.
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"The Vapid Secretary from the Depths of...."
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lylehsaxon (Fri Jun 12, 2009 at 10:02:05 PM EST) (
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An amazing thing I've noticed at some offices I've worked at in Japan (is this similar elsewhere, or peculiar to this country?) is how there seems to be a general awareness and appreciation of a graphic artist's need for a relatively quiet workspace in which to properly concentrate on their work, but this professional courtesy does not extend to writing and translating! ......
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"Subtle, or Extremist Japan?"
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lylehsaxon (Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 07:34:24 AM EST) (
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What prompts this title? 1) Think "Subtle Japan" - if you've read a few books on Japan, you've probably run into that concept somewhere. 2) Think Canadian/Hokkaido winter temperatures in the summer - via overusing air-conditioners in the late 1980's. 3) Think Sub-Saharan heat in the winter - via overuse of heating and windows that are never opened in the years 2008 & 2009.
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"Steel vs. Rubber Wheels - Transporation Culture"
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lylehsaxon (Sun May 31, 2009 at 08:06:58 AM EST) (
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I've had the concept of "car culture" in mind for decades now, with life without cars generally referred to under the category of "public transportation". But there's a culture to city rail travel as well .....
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"History is like Disneyland?"
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lylehsaxon (Mon May 25, 2009 at 12:15:45 PM EST) (
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On Friday, I met some friends in Yurakucho, and after socializing for a bit, we got to talking about old buildings in Tokyo, and how it was a shame there are so few of them. From there, I mentioned an interesting one I know of in Ginza, and it was decided that four of us would walk over to it, with me leading the way.
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"Taking the Seibu Express to Ikebukuro - One Afternoon in 1991"
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lylehsaxon (Sun May 24, 2009 at 07:25:13 AM EST) (
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Another historical video from 1991. And to think I was talking to the camera to explain modern Japan at the time.....
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"Revisiting Botchan - Again & Again &....?"
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lylehsaxon (Tue May 19, 2009 at 10:09:48 AM EST) (
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I was looking around on-line for the original Japanese text to Natsume Soseki's Botchan, when I came upon yet another translations of the book into English. About twenty years ago, I read two different English-language translations, one by a Japanese person and other by a foreigner, possibly American. .....
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"A Walk Through Ginza & Yurakucho - 2009"
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lylehsaxon (Mon May 11, 2009 at 05:06:14 PM EST) (
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Ginza is historically Tokyo's most well-known area (these days, I'm not so sure - it might be Shibuya, Roppongi, or Shinjuku), and Yurakucho is way down the list, but the two are side-by-side and for the many people who visit Ginza via Yurakucho Station (JR surface train station), they have to walk through a section of Yurakucho in order to get to Ginza.
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"Contemplation via Waiting"
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lylehsaxon (Wed May 06, 2009 at 06:17:43 PM EST) (
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Always on a journey from one place to another, it's easy to forget that a huge part of the total experience of life is in the transition between where you were and where you think you are going. Sitting at stoplights back in car-culture California ......
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