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The bright lights, the video on the buildings, the throngs of people walking around, it keeps on going and going. As long as there are kids, a neighborhood like this will keep on going even as new ones pop up. It's not that cold here, and a tiny bit humid. It's actually a decent time to be here. See that HMV store? I went in there. See the Starbucks which is below the largest video screen? That's...
The bright lights, the video on the buildings, the throngs of people walking around, it keeps on going and going. As long as there are kids, a neighborhood like this will keep on going even as new ones pop up. It’s not that cold here, and a tiny bit humid. It’s actually a decent time to be here. See that HMV store? I went in there. See the Starbucks which is below the largest video screen? That’s the busiest one in the world. It’s like 6 streets or so, maybe more colliding in this insane intersection. It might be one of the craziest intersections in the world in terms of people walking through. Free hugs to a good home. Japan isn’t a hug society. People don’t give hugs often, and even with this many people with that many signs, most just walk on by. I don’t know what this dudeis doing but it’s some type of performance. He makes weird movements, and says stuff in funny tones of voice. Otakus are everywhere.
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Walking around Daikanyama. There it was. Thanks somebody. It's weird to see this here, especially since I'm not a sticker tag guy. Thousands of miles away from our area, someone's looking out for us.
Walking around Daikanyama. There it was. Thanks somebody. It’s weird to see this here, especially since I’m not a sticker tag guy. Thousands of miles away from our area, someone’s looking out for us.
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I like how you can walk down the street in Tokyo and see Tommy Lee Jones in a Coffee billboard. The whole Boss coffee campaign is great. Tommy plays a regular guy, sort of like a Japanese guy. But he's the man behind Boss. Does that make any sense? TLJ always plays a boss type of character, but he's juxtaposed as a foreigner in Japan. He sometimes sheds tears in the commercials.
That's Nao with the...