Yeah, I've never been sung to in Missoula (MT), but I was sung to in Berlin, which is also a pretty clean city.
Another interesting thing about the homeless in Tokyo is that they DON'T beg at all, they just sort of hang out. If you go to Fukuoka, you'll see a lot of homeless people in the train station, too, but they are just sorta chillin'.
I hope you had so much fun in Tokyo! I'd love to see the footage when you can!
Yeah, you're right about the begging aspect. The homeless we saw in Ueno were just kind of hanging out, watching the day go by. I didn't really feel paranoid that if I made eye contact they'd start serenading me or ask for change.
By the way, Ueno is the homeless capital of Tokyo. You can see more in some parts of Osaka, apparently, but that is pretty much it. And yes, I don't think there is a single street in Japan that isn't safe to walk down at night. I think if you went to Kabukicho (the highest crime area in Japan), you would get an idea of how safe it is. Even the most "dangerous" areas feel like Disneyland at times, even late at night. It's nice, but can make you scared of leaving. ;)
Hey Shitashii, the pleasure was mine and I hope you're both enjoying Tokyo. Spot on about the rubbish. It was clean before, but apparently a few years ago somebody found that when you have a garbage bin, people would happily leave their garbage in, on, and around the bin, but when they took the rubbish bins away, people would just hold onto their garbage. So the Tokyo government decided to remove most public rubbish bins, and counterintuitively, it works. Have a safe trip back!
I remember them trying that here in the Disney parks (both in Florida and California) and having it fail. People still left their trash all over the place. Don't know what's up with that. It was very impressive to see it work so effectively in Tokyo.
Dinner with Hikosaemon? FUN!!!
Yeah, I've never been sung to in Missoula (MT), but I was sung to in Berlin, which is also a pretty clean city.
Another interesting thing about the homeless in Tokyo is that they DON'T beg at all, they just sort of hang out. If you go to Fukuoka, you'll see a lot of homeless people in the train station, too, but they are just sorta chillin'.
I hope you had so much fun in Tokyo! I'd love to see the footage when you can!
JamieDanger 3 years ago
Yeah, you're right about the begging aspect. The homeless we saw in Ueno were just kind of hanging out, watching the day go by. I didn't really feel paranoid that if I made eye contact they'd start serenading me or ask for change.
shitashii 3 years ago
By the way, Ueno is the homeless capital of Tokyo. You can see more in some parts of Osaka, apparently, but that is pretty much it. And yes, I don't think there is a single street in Japan that isn't safe to walk down at night. I think if you went to Kabukicho (the highest crime area in Japan), you would get an idea of how safe it is. Even the most "dangerous" areas feel like Disneyland at times, even late at night. It's nice, but can make you scared of leaving. ;)
Peace
Hikosaemon 3 years ago
Hey Shitashii, the pleasure was mine and I hope you're both enjoying Tokyo. Spot on about the rubbish. It was clean before, but apparently a few years ago somebody found that when you have a garbage bin, people would happily leave their garbage in, on, and around the bin, but when they took the rubbish bins away, people would just hold onto their garbage. So the Tokyo government decided to remove most public rubbish bins, and counterintuitively, it works. Have a safe trip back!
Peace
Hikosaemon 3 years ago
I remember them trying that here in the Disney parks (both in Florida and California) and having it fail. People still left their trash all over the place. Don't know what's up with that. It was very impressive to see it work so effectively in Tokyo.
shitashii 3 years ago