"Tokyo Stock Exchange - Roaring 'Bubble' Years" - (June 1990)

[andrespereyda]

all that panning made me sea-sick, but thank you for uploading. retro technology

[j3212822]

Those were the best of times

[lylehsaxon]

@lewistalbot111 I just had another look at this one after not seeing it for a while - in light of the current economic troubles, it seems like it's a completely different world, which in a way, it was. The current young generation are the children of the young people in this video... - LHS

[Tobasm]

Imagine trying to find Dave in that crowd.

[andshiga]

It almost felt like I was there. Thank you!

[lylehsaxon]

@andshiga I'm glad you liked it - and I'm especially glad you mention the feeling of being there, as that was the effect I was trying to achieve. - LHS

[saintsaens21]

Tokyo still feels like it is in the 1990s actually, since most high rises (out o Shinjuku) are still boxy and quite ugly, very little futuristic stuff like the legend has it.

[lylehsaxon]

@saintsaens21 It depends on which part of the city you're in. Also, it's not so much that the design of individual buildings is futuristic as that there is a strong push to destroy old stuff, so there are very few very old buildings. Sometimes they tear down some very cool structures in order to put up new boxes... It's all about "Destroy anything old - build something new". - LHS

[UpsidedownVieweing]

That's a great way of ensuring your customers come back. xD

Mini shrine in the middle of the city is a good idea.

LOL! Over here they still wear long skirts... school administration stops them, it gives them this "Manang" feel (That's a dialect word here meaning Old Lady XDD)

And the robot makes me feel like dancing infront of it like an idiot. XDD

Would be great though if Stock Markets were lively just about now......

[lylehsaxon]

The robot - I'm not sure how obvious (or not) it is, but the idea of the robot is to allow people to practice the hand signals used on the floor while trading. Not something I feel inclined to learn, but when prices were high, I guess it looked cool. The shrines - yeah, there are actually a number of small ones scattered about the city - some on rooftops. - LHS

[HP1212555]

Pretty cool. Not used to seeing such wild camera angles! ;)

[lylehsaxon]

Yeah - I was trying to be innovative, but the result isn't so good. As I took more and more video, I used the diagonal angles less and less... - LHS