but we got word they were pretty much okay. Anyhow, I've never been to Japan, but reading and watching your vlog is almost as satisfying, since I get to see the "real' " Japan. Thanks again.
Amazing how much Tokyo looks like downtown L.A., lol. Thanks for posting these. Good to know everyone was pretty much alright. I play taiko, and was very concerned for the people on Sado island,
@TornadoXFighter The masks are for pollen/hayfever. Tokyo gets some of the highest airborne pine pollen levels of any city in the world between March and the end of April, and a lot of people are allergic, so they wear the masks, and often glasses, to avoid hayfever. In other times of the year, people wear masks when they have colds, in order to avoid coughing on people or spreading their germs - in those cases, the mask is worn out of consideration to others, and hygiene.
I'm already subscribed to your channel I love Your videos, I wish I really could learn really good Japanese, I'm trying mate no doubt, Hey What Kind of camera Are you using? Love the quality!!! what model is it ? brand ?
As the days keep passing Tokyo seems to be pretty much back to normal on the streets of Shinjuku and Shibuya. The girls are out in high heels and life goes on in the bustle... Good video, hope everything is good with you man
I must admit, having a toddler at home, the news about the water was the most disturbing development so far in this whole thing, but even that seems to be coming right now. Let's hope things affecting Tokyo resolve themselves soon, so we can turn our attention to where it is most needed.
2 days ago in the french they were saying that there was an important demonstration in the street of Tokyo because they suspected the Japanese government to hide what is really happening to Japanese people... apparently it was either a lie or they were overreacted....
@Mark96706 Ah, I see that too - the flickering is because of the camera, probably something to do with the 30fps framerate I shot with. That is not how the lights actually appear.
the wierest things i do find is that people are acting like it is Normal..... shopping for bags, getting drunk after work.... the atmosphere is really strange. i like what your saying and doing but.....
@BlkUnk I think people feel pressure and a kind of sense of responsibility to remain and act composed. I get what you mean, the atmosphere most definitely is strange, particularly in the foreign community, but the main point is that in spite of the circumstances, things haven't gone completely to hell in Tokyo, like a lot of foreign press was saying around the time I posted this.
thank you very much for posting this video and the link to your blog.
I might be wrong - I don't know - but I think you're right. the worst we can do to our beloved is to upset them even more. it's pretty difficult by not sounding to superficial but... I kind of proceeded to normal speech again - showing to be there, to keep in touch, trying to cheer up without constantly reminding about the catastrophe...
But are you not scared because of the atomic rays? They say that tokyo maybe gets hit by the atomic rays?
sorry for my english, I'm form germany actually. :( And we all are pretty worried about the people, japan and the nature over here... maybe they just dont tell you guys the truth over there so you dont panic!!! :(
@qweqeqeqdsx22222 I assume you mean "Radiation". About that.. yeah.. there is none. Well - no more than you'd get from a microwave i'd imagine.
i wish foreign media wouldn't explode things. My local news did a story how tokyo is DESERTED and everyone's wearing mask because of the radiation!! rediculous!
@qweqeqeqdsx22222 No. Well, a bit. But we have hourly info on levels here, and a lot of independent advice that even in the worst case scenario, Tokyo is roughly double the distance of any area that would be in danger.
@tremault First shot was with the GH1 using a very low depth of field f1.4 pancake lens. When you hold it up close to something (like your own face), stuff in the background blurs, which makes in focus objects "pop" more, and hence the feeling it is more vivid.
Most camcorders have lens settings to show everything in focus all the time. The GH1 let's you shoot video with lenses you would take photos with, and it makes the videos look great.
@Hikosaemon And they do look great!! Has that cinematic feel to it... Now does that camera have a built in Microphone? ANd or does it have an external jack for one? IT would seem a camera like that would skimp on a mic that has great sound. Yours sounds pretty good to me...
for tokio standards, this is quite empty streets...so its not a normal thing how the filmer would like to present it. And of course people are afraid, but I think Japanese culture does not "admit" showing fear in a public way.
And of course it is very silly how this is shown in western media... in germany and USA people seem to be more afraid than japanese themselves!
we are very thankful the wind changed and is pulling the nukes out to sea. My wife told her mom on the phone yesterday how nervous I was and she laughed and said she was going to work and everything will be fine. That is the Japanese spirit. They lived through the great depression, WWII & many, many earthquakes. They are very strong and we are in awe.
Thanks for this video. My wife is from Tokyo, we live in East Tennessee USA. All of her family are still in Tokyo. I think we met you at the Youtube Cherry Blossom party in Yoyogi park last Spring 2010. My parent-in-laws sleep under their dining table every night. My brother-in-law lives in Tsukishima near Tokyo fish market and they had flooding, but he's been going to work in central Tokyo. The American media keeps showing Narita like everyone is desperate to flee Japan but that's not the case.
Good lord is that camera picture great! I am having to put off traveling right now to Japan, even though I now have the ability to pay for the Japan rail pass and the Plane ticket. I will be putting it off till I am finished late April. So I start for Japan on May 1, and am trying to go to the May 3 meeting in Tokyo, and see Ikeda Sensei! I hope to at least.
@TubaBuddha I'm very hopeful that Shizuoka, Tokyo, Niigata and places peripheral to the crisis will return to some measure of normal by May, although I suspect we will have power rationing for a while. Certainly, anywhere south or West of those however will be fine. Please enjoy your trip!
Thank goodness that not whole Japan got as badly effected by the earthquake and tsunami as some other parts, the media really had me not knowing what to think. But I'll still go through with a donation whenever my paycheck comes in.
@NodnarbRS Panasonic GH1 with a f1.4 pancake lens. Some of the last shots were with a Xacti CA8 (the difference in picture quality is fairly obvious).
In the local paper here there is a pic of a women crying in her short in the middle of destruction not knowing what she will do or what happened to her family . And the thought of your whole family gone and its just u no mother n Father sister brother cousin aunts uncle. And while she was crying there this person was taking a picture of her anguish instead of helping and them selfs to get back to civilization that is disgusting the person who took the the pic should be ashamed of themslef
thanks for putting out the vid.i am going to try to teach my mom how to use" use yt" so that she can see your vid...so that we don`t have to skype every 2 days>so she can stop being so worried about my situation in OSAKA.
Thats just the City. the outer land are crushed people are going out to do what they can ( in the Radiation ) no protection what so ever just help to things started ( and have some pice of mind that things will one day seen normal if that possiable . And it is snowing in the outer areas and cold. . this vid the people are lucky to walking arouind in good weather while others are suffering. And what is the Emperor doing? this vid is a joke from what is really going on.
Pretty good report, but I must take issue with your remark about gasoline that, "they are not causing long line like you might hear." I experienced long lines trying to get my car filled up in Tokyo after all of the service stations in my area in Tochigi ran out of gas. Don't know now, but a couple of days ago long gas lines were not a rumor. They were indeed a fact.
@japundit Hey Ed. Sorry, a good point - I am only commenting on what I see going round inside the Yamanote Line, which is probably the quietest part of Tokyo right now. I'm a train/bicycle guy, but none of the four or fave stations we drove past had any queues. Still, I have heard, and seen on the news images of queues in other parts of Kanto, particularly areas more dependent on cars in the suburbs.
Yeah, looks like back to normal to me. As much as it can be. But thats not what the world media wants it to be. Theres no $¥ in any of that.
IF you made a video that showed only the distruction and recounted the horror storys of survivors you could be famous. Keep making videos like these is going to get you ignored and labeled boring. LOL!!! Trueね But this is the real world so keep it up. These kinds of videos are way more important not to make than the other tripe.
Hahah!!! Thats right!!! Mc Donalds, the bane of the world!!! Great video. Even better camera/picture. Loved the shallow depth of field you used in the opener. Good way to obscure the innocent in the background. LOL!!!
ビデオ ありがとうございます、ひこさえもんーさん. Good to see a level-headed summary of how level-headed TKO is. Most journos from my country (Oz) have been reporting exactly same as you, ie a little quieter, but otherwise, relatively normal. The last thing Japan needs is sensationalist exaggerators. Jya.
@katmcdowell Hey Kat!!! Sorry for the slow reply. We're all fine here but thanks for the thought. Likewise, you know I'm always around if there is anything I can do to help you out there :)
Thank you posting! I wanted to see Tokyo from a resident's point of view instead of the press with the nuclear scare going on.....the press made it seem like Tokyo was a ghost town.
Glad to know you're well. Keep up the vids, I always enjoy watching them!
the most ridiculous thing I heard was that a bunch of Japanese ppl were going to immigrate to America. & then they were discussing on whether or not we should allow them into the country...lol ...ignorant...
Yeah that's right, I kinda knew there wasn't much going on in Tokyo aside from the random aftershocks here and there.. Thanks for proving it to the world!
That was great footage for those that are concerned with Tokyo. It looks nice and quiet there, for the most part. That is great, too bad about other places! Thanks for the video. And take care of yourself over there!
Than you so much for posting this video ! I am currently in Tokyo and I can't believe all the crap many foreign media are saying. Wish you good luck !
This is completely off topic, but the quality of this is really nice! Also thank you for the reassurance about the current state of Tokyo, my girlfriend and some friends are ithere at the moment, and the UK media's take on this situation only brings negative thoughts on it all and its quite scary even to watch. So thank you for showing this.... It is greatly appreciated. - Ashszu
ohhhh watta boring vid LOL... most dangerous place is the mcdonalds haha. Hope the little one gets better soon. The stuff they say on the news here is so infuriating, it's ridiculous. Wish I could be over there right now to be with my friends :( sucks being here unable to do anything!! Thx for all the updates and telling it like it is over there!... and my ex in the states now flipped out on me for telling her to stop watching CNN! :p i sent her the NHK link. thanks! Keep the updates coming!!
I saw the video of that horrific tsunami live just as I was getting ready to go to bed here on the west coast of the U.S. and have been following ever since. I'm so glad that Tokyo is doing well. Reports were that markets were out of food due to people stocking up with emergency supplies. I saw that there were alot of trucks out as you were driving around in the taxi. Are they getting re-stocked? Thanks for posting. Well wishes from one earthquake country to the other.
Great tp hear the winds are blowing from the West. Its hard to get a good idea of whats going on over there. Family & friends say everythings fine & at the same time the media are very adept at causing concern.....love the anti macca's sentiment. Its extra funny, coz by coincidence, my next vid has it too ; D
Ugh it's a shame Japan was destroyed by the Earthquake and Tsunami, they are very nice and smart people and I've always wanted to visit Downtown Tokyo and Disney land Tokyo :(
Thank you!to visit Japan and especially Tokyo it's my dream since j was a little boy!...j'm so worried ...j mean such a beautiful country can't be "ruined "by human stupidity(nuclear power plant)...anw ciao cheers greetings from Italy!
Yeah, some of the news in the UK here was making out Tokyo was becoming a ghost town because everyone is fleeing the city because of whats happening in Fukoshima.
The UK news have made a big deal out of it as usual even calling it "apocalyptic" -_-. I heard that Russia have sent quite a bit of gas to Japan so I guess that's good :). The weather looks really nice :)
Thanks for the update! Very helpful to know that it's almost back to normal.
I was planning my visit to Tokyo in May but was not certain with the quake, I'd feel as if I will be only a burden when people don't have place to stay or to eat. I wonder if you'd mind posting this in the forum of Japan guide? People are concerns about traveling to Japan and this might assure some of their concerns.
@aysharemei I also have been planning going to Japan, in particular Tokyo, later this year (Aug/Sept) time on a working holiday visa. However, as much as I still want to go I don't think I'll be able to so soon, if things do progress. Our Government (in the UK) are asking any British nationals in or north of Tokyo to consider leaving the area due to elevating radiation in that area. They may be exaggerating, and I think they are too. It still will be difficult to apply for a visa at this time...
Nice to see videos like this that reflect the actual state of things in Tokyo rather than the inaccurate sensationalist media floating around which has given a false impression and spread paranoia.
@hikosaemon check out 3:00 - do the green lights flash at epilepsy speed normally? or was it just the refresh rate and the camera making it look that way?
@Hikosaemon hey hiko thanks for commenting back and for the video update i wanted to go to japan this year i was wondering if its still possible to go?
march 16th is my birthday
guadisawesome 1 month ago
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signetroup 1 month ago
but we got word they were pretty much okay. Anyhow, I've never been to Japan, but reading and watching your vlog is almost as satisfying, since I get to see the "real' " Japan. Thanks again.
kilasandra 5 months ago
Amazing how much Tokyo looks like downtown L.A., lol. Thanks for posting these. Good to know everyone was pretty much alright. I play taiko, and was very concerned for the people on Sado island,
kilasandra 5 months ago
Danger! Go back now!!
mumu241 8 months ago
Wow, this video was taken one day before my last birthday! My birthday is on 17th March!
AlbinShajan 8 months ago
cool camera!
EugenKaalikas 10 months ago
Thumbs up for the 4 Mercedes in the video
HoodSebastian 10 months ago
Why do so many people in Japan (compared to other countries) where protective mask ?
TornadoXFighter 10 months ago
@TornadoXFighter The masks are for pollen/hayfever. Tokyo gets some of the highest airborne pine pollen levels of any city in the world between March and the end of April, and a lot of people are allergic, so they wear the masks, and often glasses, to avoid hayfever. In other times of the year, people wear masks when they have colds, in order to avoid coughing on people or spreading their germs - in those cases, the mask is worn out of consideration to others, and hygiene.
Hikosaemon 10 months ago 4
@Hikosaemon WOW so many people °_°
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Great video. Thanks for uploading.
I like the blur in the first scene, which camera do you use?
SJVFX 10 months ago
Great video. Thanks for uploading.
東京も危険だと思ってる海外の方が沢山いるので、こういうビデオはとてもありがたいです。
qsk1106 10 months ago
ＮＺに住んでいる日本人です。私の夫はＮＺ人で、私の両親は東京に住んでいますが、いくら両親が「東京は大丈夫。」と主人に言っても信用してくれませんでした。 私は日本にホリデーに行く予定だったのですが今は見合わせている状態です。 彦左衛門さんのお陰で、少しはうちの主人も分かってくれたようです。 ありがとう。
Ｇｏ ｈａｒｄ の意味がどーも良く分かりません。 それで探していたら彦左衛門さんのＹｏｕＴｕｂｅにあたりました。
mikinwylie 10 months ago 2
I'm already subscribed to your channel I love Your videos, I wish I really could learn really good Japanese, I'm trying mate no doubt, Hey What Kind of camera Are you using? Love the quality!!! what model is it ? brand ?
kevin26tx 11 months ago
Is there any abroad media video on youtube making fuss about Japan?
Transfusions 11 months ago
i feel really bad for going off topic but...
Nice camera...really awsome quality :)
good luck japan!
LillehTv 11 months ago
As the days keep passing Tokyo seems to be pretty much back to normal on the streets of Shinjuku and Shibuya. The girls are out in high heels and life goes on in the bustle... Good video, hope everything is good with you man
CakesBomb 11 months ago
@CakesBomb Too right :)
I must admit, having a toddler at home, the news about the water was the most disturbing development so far in this whole thing, but even that seems to be coming right now. Let's hope things affecting Tokyo resolve themselves soon, so we can turn our attention to where it is most needed.
Cheers mate
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
It is nice to see that you are okay, and hope that your son get well soon. Glad you are showing the other views there, yes the normal view,
TheJusticeadvocate 11 months ago
nice quali video. what do you use?
nihonjon 11 months ago
Thank you, it's very reassuring. As you know, DS and DIL are in Tokyo, it's good to see what it's really like.
crella 11 months ago
What does taxi tokkaikinshi mean?
lordmetroid 11 months ago
@lordmetroid Not sure what you mean - is it somewhere in the video?
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
@Hikosaemon I see now that it says taxi tokki kinshi, it is on a sign to the left at the crossway @5:15
lordmetroid 11 months ago
海外メディアの写真は「放射性物質を気にしてマスクをつけた日本人」日本人が見たら「ただの花粉症」
michio1979 11 months ago
@michio1979 うん。日本に来る前に環境汚染防止だと思っていました。海外ではあまりマスクをつける文化のある国はないので、皆が簡単に変な方向に思い込む
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
2 days ago in the french they were saying that there was an important demonstration in the street of Tokyo because they suspected the Japanese government to hide what is really happening to Japanese people... apparently it was either a lie or they were overreacted....
jerome1668 11 months ago
I noticed that the traffic lights blink continuously. Is that common in Japan?
Mark96706 11 months ago
@Mark96706 Ah, I see that too - the flickering is because of the camera, probably something to do with the 30fps framerate I shot with. That is not how the lights actually appear.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
the wierest things i do find is that people are acting like it is Normal..... shopping for bags, getting drunk after work.... the atmosphere is really strange. i like what your saying and doing but.....
BlkUnk 11 months ago
@BlkUnk I think people feel pressure and a kind of sense of responsibility to remain and act composed. I get what you mean, the atmosphere most definitely is strange, particularly in the foreign community, but the main point is that in spite of the circumstances, things haven't gone completely to hell in Tokyo, like a lot of foreign press was saying around the time I posted this.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
thank you very much for posting this video and the link to your blog.
I might be wrong - I don't know - but I think you're right. the worst we can do to our beloved is to upset them even more. it's pretty difficult by not sounding to superficial but... I kind of proceeded to normal speech again - showing to be there, to keep in touch, trying to cheer up without constantly reminding about the catastrophe...
any advice welcome
5kizzle 11 months ago
come on...have some fun...
next time you see al jazeera...get a bunch of people to run around screaming...GOJIRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
brabon1 11 months ago
@brabon1 lol, great idea :)
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Thank you very much for sharing!
I'm making a list of video reports of Tokyo.
/view_play_list?p=FE7820E8272A1D53
ShowaCoolJapan 11 months ago 5
@ShowaCoolJapan
The research results of environmental radioactivity levels has been published here.
eq.yahoo.co.jp
ShowaCoolJapan 11 months ago 2
@ShowaCoolJapan Ah cool, I will look up - there is a site with hourly readings for Shinjuku that I have posted on my blog too
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
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ShowaCoolJapan 11 months ago
which cam and lens ?
very nice effect :)
akagodofheaven 11 months ago
But are you not scared because of the atomic rays? They say that tokyo maybe gets hit by the atomic rays?
sorry for my english, I'm form germany actually. :( And we all are pretty worried about the people, japan and the nature over here... maybe they just dont tell you guys the truth over there so you dont panic!!! :(
qweqeqeqdsx22222 11 months ago
@qweqeqeqdsx22222 I assume you mean "Radiation". About that.. yeah.. there is none. Well - no more than you'd get from a microwave i'd imagine.
i wish foreign media wouldn't explode things. My local news did a story how tokyo is DESERTED and everyone's wearing mask because of the radiation!! rediculous!
stargateheaven23 11 months ago
@qweqeqeqdsx22222 No. Well, a bit. But we have hourly info on levels here, and a lot of independent advice that even in the worst case scenario, Tokyo is roughly double the distance of any area that would be in danger.
I'm mildly concerned about aftershocks.
Slightly concerned about asteroid strikes.
Radiation is somewhere on the same level
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
did you use a different camera or setting for the first shot?
it looks amazing!
a good video :) everything is more or less normal and ok.
tremault 11 months ago
@tremault First shot was with the GH1 using a very low depth of field f1.4 pancake lens. When you hold it up close to something (like your own face), stuff in the background blurs, which makes in focus objects "pop" more, and hence the feeling it is more vivid.
Most camcorders have lens settings to show everything in focus all the time. The GH1 let's you shoot video with lenses you would take photos with, and it makes the videos look great.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
@Hikosaemon And they do look great!! Has that cinematic feel to it... Now does that camera have a built in Microphone? ANd or does it have an external jack for one? IT would seem a camera like that would skimp on a mic that has great sound. Yours sounds pretty good to me...
edtomorrow 11 months ago
@Hikosaemon ooh thanks, GH1 sounds awesome. now i want to experiment more with my own camera.
tremault 11 months ago
LOL It is certainly a ghost town...
pontakun07 11 months ago
Thank you for taking and uploading this video.
mytube124 11 months ago
You're already losing hair ;)
Tass1701 11 months ago
@Tass1701 ZING!!!!
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
for tokio standards, this is quite empty streets...so its not a normal thing how the filmer would like to present it. And of course people are afraid, but I think Japanese culture does not "admit" showing fear in a public way.
And of course it is very silly how this is shown in western media... in germany and USA people seem to be more afraid than japanese themselves!
PatagonianWarrior 11 months ago
Thank you Hiko-san for taking your time to make this video. Always nice to see some light in this cloudy time. Take care and be safe.
Laura17T 11 months ago
we are very thankful the wind changed and is pulling the nukes out to sea. My wife told her mom on the phone yesterday how nervous I was and she laughed and said she was going to work and everything will be fine. That is the Japanese spirit. They lived through the great depression, WWII & many, many earthquakes. They are very strong and we are in awe.
ccr1965 11 months ago
Thanks for this video. My wife is from Tokyo, we live in East Tennessee USA. All of her family are still in Tokyo. I think we met you at the Youtube Cherry Blossom party in Yoyogi park last Spring 2010. My parent-in-laws sleep under their dining table every night. My brother-in-law lives in Tsukishima near Tokyo fish market and they had flooding, but he's been going to work in central Tokyo. The American media keeps showing Narita like everyone is desperate to flee Japan but that's not the case.
ccr1965 11 months ago
耐震のされてる東京のビルや家屋は震度５強位じゃ倒壊はしないよ。
TheBakkonn 11 months ago
Thanks for setting the record straight Hiko. We're a bit edgy up here in Fukushima, but there's no mass exodus from Aizu yet.
NikkeinJapan 11 months ago
Let's see if it's still all fine when the reactor explodes.
ParkLeeNa 11 months ago
@ParkLeeNa I'm more concerned about spontaneously combusting...
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Good lord is that camera picture great! I am having to put off traveling right now to Japan, even though I now have the ability to pay for the Japan rail pass and the Plane ticket. I will be putting it off till I am finished late April. So I start for Japan on May 1, and am trying to go to the May 3 meeting in Tokyo, and see Ikeda Sensei! I hope to at least.
TubaBuddha 11 months ago
@TubaBuddha I'm very hopeful that Shizuoka, Tokyo, Niigata and places peripheral to the crisis will return to some measure of normal by May, although I suspect we will have power rationing for a while. Certainly, anywhere south or West of those however will be fine. Please enjoy your trip!
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Better safe than sorry ... What if the wind changes direction?
QuiksiIver 11 months ago
@QuiksiIver Japanese, and the assessments of British, UK and US governments are that Tokyo is in no health danger, even if downwind.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Thanks for all you're doing to get the correct info out there!
qiranger 11 months ago
@qiranger Cheers mate. It's frustrating to even feel I have to, but yeah... Thanks for the support.
Kamsahamnida! ;)
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Thank you for the vid, reassurence calms our hearts. I'm glad its not in panic and such, I hope it gets better there.
ryok2 11 months ago
Thank goodness that not whole Japan got as badly effected by the earthquake and tsunami as some other parts, the media really had me not knowing what to think. But I'll still go through with a donation whenever my paycheck comes in.
FiredPhoenix08 11 months ago
What camera was this shot with? if you don't mind my asking :)
NodnarbRS 11 months ago
@NodnarbRS Panasonic GH1 with a f1.4 pancake lens. Some of the last shots were with a Xacti CA8 (the difference in picture quality is fairly obvious).
And I don't mind your asking at all :)
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
In the local paper here there is a pic of a women crying in her short in the middle of destruction not knowing what she will do or what happened to her family . And the thought of your whole family gone and its just u no mother n Father sister brother cousin aunts uncle. And while she was crying there this person was taking a picture of her anguish instead of helping and them selfs to get back to civilization that is disgusting the person who took the the pic should be ashamed of themslef
HarPlayer 11 months ago
thanks for putting out the vid.i am going to try to teach my mom how to use" use yt" so that she can see your vid...so that we don`t have to skype every 2 days>so she can stop being so worried about my situation in OSAKA.
qchome 11 months ago
such a goooooooooood video quality. what kind of camera is that? D:
winDragon79 11 months ago
@winDragon79 Panasonic GH1, with f1.4 pancake lens
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Thats just the City. the outer land are crushed people are going out to do what they can ( in the Radiation ) no protection what so ever just help to things started ( and have some pice of mind that things will one day seen normal if that possiable . And it is snowing in the outer areas and cold. . this vid the people are lucky to walking arouind in good weather while others are suffering. And what is the Emperor doing? this vid is a joke from what is really going on.
HarPlayer 11 months ago
Haha!!! Thats awesome! I've walked down Meji before. so cool to see a place where IVe been. Hope you didnt spend to much on the cab ride for us...
edtomorrow 11 months ago
Pretty good report, but I must take issue with your remark about gasoline that, "they are not causing long line like you might hear." I experienced long lines trying to get my car filled up in Tokyo after all of the service stations in my area in Tochigi ran out of gas. Don't know now, but a couple of days ago long gas lines were not a rumor. They were indeed a fact.
japundit 11 months ago
@japundit Hey Ed. Sorry, a good point - I am only commenting on what I see going round inside the Yamanote Line, which is probably the quietest part of Tokyo right now. I'm a train/bicycle guy, but none of the four or fave stations we drove past had any queues. Still, I have heard, and seen on the news images of queues in other parts of Kanto, particularly areas more dependent on cars in the suburbs.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
Yeah, looks like back to normal to me. As much as it can be. But thats not what the world media wants it to be. Theres no $¥ in any of that.
IF you made a video that showed only the distruction and recounted the horror storys of survivors you could be famous. Keep making videos like these is going to get you ignored and labeled boring. LOL!!! Trueね But this is the real world so keep it up. These kinds of videos are way more important not to make than the other tripe.
edtomorrow 11 months ago
@edtomorrow I think you hit on the problem right there.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
@Hikosaemon I completely agree with you. :D I just found your channel. I love it so far. Keep up the video uploads man. :)
powerinstars6 10 months ago
Hahah!!! Thats right!!! Mc Donalds, the bane of the world!!! Great video. Even better camera/picture. Loved the shallow depth of field you used in the opener. Good way to obscure the innocent in the background. LOL!!!
So izakaya party or no?
edtomorrow 11 months ago
Most of the damage is from Tsunami
Kortik 11 months ago
Very normal. I like. Better than the alternative, with panic and mayhem everywhere.
TeddyDora94 11 months ago
ビデオ ありがとうございます、ひこさえもんーさん. Good to see a level-headed summary of how level-headed TKO is. Most journos from my country (Oz) have been reporting exactly same as you, ie a little quieter, but otherwise, relatively normal. The last thing Japan needs is sensationalist exaggerators. Jya.
Expresso98 11 months ago
I'm glad you are ok Hiko!!! I hope to see you again really soon!!! Let me know if there's anything I can do for you!
katmcdowell 11 months ago
@katmcdowell Hey Kat!!! Sorry for the slow reply. We're all fine here but thanks for the thought. Likewise, you know I'm always around if there is anything I can do to help you out there :)
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
so I'm guessing up north japan is the affected part?
curlytopgir 11 months ago
Thank you posting! I wanted to see Tokyo from a resident's point of view instead of the press with the nuclear scare going on.....the press made it seem like Tokyo was a ghost town.
Glad to know you're well. Keep up the vids, I always enjoy watching them!
WanchaiFerryWonton 11 months ago
Ahhh,good to see!nice vid mate.
Do you plan on coming home for the world cup?(rugby)
peteynum1 11 months ago
the most ridiculous thing I heard was that a bunch of Japanese ppl were going to immigrate to America. & then they were discussing on whether or not we should allow them into the country...lol ...ignorant...
midori1 11 months ago
Yeah that's right, I kinda knew there wasn't much going on in Tokyo aside from the random aftershocks here and there.. Thanks for proving it to the world!
Ido013 11 months ago
Japanese girls are so cute:D i just wanna hug them!
jagmej 11 months ago
@jagmej I'd like to do more than hug them LOL :D
But to the video. I'm glad that everything in Tokyo is okay.
Joshuak1985 11 months ago
*Some CEO at McDonalds sees 5:09*
"We have to kill this man..."
NeverForgetWizet 11 months ago
thx for this vid. nice to see how things are realy going in tokyo
the media in germany go nuts these days.
bedampft 11 months ago
That was great footage for those that are concerned with Tokyo. It looks nice and quiet there, for the most part. That is great, too bad about other places! Thanks for the video. And take care of yourself over there!
knowntothose 11 months ago
Than you so much for posting this video ! I am currently in Tokyo and I can't believe all the crap many foreign media are saying. Wish you good luck !
lefabb 11 months ago
This is completely off topic, but the quality of this is really nice! Also thank you for the reassurance about the current state of Tokyo, my girlfriend and some friends are ithere at the moment, and the UK media's take on this situation only brings negative thoughts on it all and its quite scary even to watch. So thank you for showing this.... It is greatly appreciated. - Ashszu
apocalipticmonk 11 months ago
ohhhh watta boring vid LOL... most dangerous place is the mcdonalds haha. Hope the little one gets better soon. The stuff they say on the news here is so infuriating, it's ridiculous. Wish I could be over there right now to be with my friends :( sucks being here unable to do anything!! Thx for all the updates and telling it like it is over there!... and my ex in the states now flipped out on me for telling her to stop watching CNN! :p i sent her the NHK link. thanks! Keep the updates coming!!
cruxay 11 months ago
I saw the video of that horrific tsunami live just as I was getting ready to go to bed here on the west coast of the U.S. and have been following ever since. I'm so glad that Tokyo is doing well. Reports were that markets were out of food due to people stocking up with emergency supplies. I saw that there were alot of trucks out as you were driving around in the taxi. Are they getting re-stocked? Thanks for posting. Well wishes from one earthquake country to the other.
Trala52 11 months ago
Great tp hear the winds are blowing from the West. Its hard to get a good idea of whats going on over there. Family & friends say everythings fine & at the same time the media are very adept at causing concern.....love the anti macca's sentiment. Its extra funny, coz by coincidence, my next vid has it too ; D
MicknFumi 11 months ago
nice video! are you living in tokyo or just travel? how it is there in normal circumstances?
suudabraalis 11 months ago
wow, good thing you're here to make sense of it all. Damn that CNN.
MrJingjong 11 months ago
5:35 LOL.. the Guy with the crutches walking like he don't need them... that is a Nice Camera ;D
Nooklet 11 months ago
Hey Hiko!!
The city look amazing...waaaa i can't wait to be there....some day LOL XD
the taxi driver is soo polite...something you'll never see in my country.
Btw what camera are you using now? I want one hehehe
p.s.- i need to talk to you about the 円
fabitapunk 11 months ago
Ugh it's a shame Japan was destroyed by the Earthquake and Tsunami, they are very nice and smart people and I've always wanted to visit Downtown Tokyo and Disney land Tokyo :(
xlatinoxprincex 11 months ago
Glad you're okay : )
joelmb1000 11 months ago
Oh how i miss just walking around and watching buildings in Japan.
Thanks for the video.
MageThief 11 months ago
あなたの日本語はすごいですよね！ボクはオケでしたけど、今たくさん忘れちゃっています。スイスに引っこすし、ドイツ語とフランス語を習わなければなりませんね。ざんねんですけど、また日本語を勉強するつもりです。このビデオをはいてありがとうございました。
koolaboy 11 months ago
at 4:47 i was like, "holy shet a midget!" and then right after at 4:54 i was like, "holy shet an even smaller midget!" lmao.
good to see that things are well in the land of the rising sun.
kripazznigga211 11 months ago
Thank you!to visit Japan and especially Tokyo it's my dream since j was a little boy!...j'm so worried ...j mean such a beautiful country can't be "ruined "by human stupidity(nuclear power plant)...anw ciao cheers greetings from Italy!
spikelive 11 months ago
@spikelive Nuclear power plants are far from human stupidity.
4077Hawkeye4077 11 months ago
@4077Hawkeye4077 everyone has his own opinion...in my opinion Nuclear power plant are a huge sign of the human stupidity ,especially in 2011 !!
spikelive 11 months ago
Yeah, some of the news in the UK here was making out Tokyo was becoming a ghost town because everyone is fleeing the city because of whats happening in Fukoshima.
Retrosofer 11 months ago
The UK news have made a big deal out of it as usual even calling it "apocalyptic" -_-. I heard that Russia have sent quite a bit of gas to Japan so I guess that's good :). The weather looks really nice :)
AoiTaka6 11 months ago
glad to hear u and ur family are all well mate and its great to hear and see the truth compared to the news pumping up the drama!cherrs =)
loganaustralia 11 months ago
Enjoyed the video, glad to see things are running smoothly and normally in Tokyo.
I forgot that japan drives on the wrong side of the road lol. At first i felt like, "what is wrong with this picture..."
MotokenUchia 11 months ago
great video
109mytiger 11 months ago
Taihen des = it's tough i really starting to pick stuff up.
BahamutDKing 11 months ago
Thanks for the update! Very helpful to know that it's almost back to normal.
I was planning my visit to Tokyo in May but was not certain with the quake, I'd feel as if I will be only a burden when people don't have place to stay or to eat. I wonder if you'd mind posting this in the forum of Japan guide? People are concerns about traveling to Japan and this might assure some of their concerns.
Thanks :)
aysharemei 11 months ago
@aysharemei I also have been planning going to Japan, in particular Tokyo, later this year (Aug/Sept) time on a working holiday visa. However, as much as I still want to go I don't think I'll be able to so soon, if things do progress. Our Government (in the UK) are asking any British nationals in or north of Tokyo to consider leaving the area due to elevating radiation in that area. They may be exaggerating, and I think they are too. It still will be difficult to apply for a visa at this time...
CandyKoRn 11 months ago
Nice to see videos like this that reflect the actual state of things in Tokyo rather than the inaccurate sensationalist media floating around which has given a false impression and spread paranoia.
rainydayuk 11 months ago
I hope your baby boy gets well soon! thanks for the video. take care.
whitemagick4 11 months ago
Wow quality of video is great!! Thanks for informing us!
RainyRaven 11 months ago
Thanks for the update. BTW Your picture quality looks fantastic!
japanarchist 11 months ago
Thank You for the insider perspective!!
eqilibrium 11 months ago
As usual the media wants to stir up news!!
crnjrkrfan 11 months ago
Thanks for info/updates. I've been watching NHK's live stream but with my Japanese I can only understand like 10% :P
Peace man, stay safe.
Rhyski
BloodFalcon2k7 11 months ago
@hikosaemon is it still smart for me to plan a trip to japan ? because i wanna go to kyoto or tokyo for a couple of months!
dripplex 11 months ago
yes a driving video !!! love driving videos from japan! even if it's a taxi^^
zmjhgvn 11 months ago
@hikosaemon check out 3:00 - do the green lights flash at epilepsy speed normally? or was it just the refresh rate and the camera making it look that way?
ziozio123 11 months ago
My parents keep asking me how Tokyo is after all this ruckus. They don't believe me when I tell them that it's pretty much business as usual >.>
ryno4u 11 months ago
240p is where its at. Im glad things are starting to get back to normal.
ziozio123 11 months ago
@ziozio123 hehe, yep, it should be 720p in a few minutes.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
this is my only chance HEY HIKO WOOOHOOO THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE FOR TOP COMMENT!!!
max2icey 11 months ago
@max2icey lol :D
Hikosaemon 11 months ago
@Hikosaemon hey hiko thanks for commenting back and for the video update i wanted to go to japan this year i was wondering if its still possible to go?
max2icey 11 months ago
Woot First View! Glad to see everything in Tokyo is alright. Hope the areas closest to the earthquake recover quickly
syriangamer 11 months ago
@syriangamer It really is. People are of course worried, but everything here is fine. Cheers.
Hikosaemon 11 months ago