"Ikebukuro to Hibarigaoka - July 1991"

Starting in the JR part of Ikebukuro Station, and then walking over to the Seibu-Ikebukuro part of the station (far, far away...). Scene showing train driver (of Seibu-Ikebukuro Line) accelerating away from station with independent power and braking controls (they are often integrated into one control lever these days). Getting off at Hibarigaoka Station, the ticket taker at the ticket barrier is going over the pile of tickets on the counter.

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://uk.youtube.com/lylehsaxon

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Seibu
• train
• Hibarigaoka
• Ikebukuro
• 1991
• July

[mcknife25]

i like that , near nothuing has changed since i did that exacttrip inthe video in 2008, brought back lovely memories!

[lylehsaxon]

The ticket gates were still manual at Hibarigaoka, but yeah - it's basically the same. It's not in this particular video, but Hibarigaoka Station was rebuilt between when I took this and 2008. - LHS

[fatandslat]

Great videos. The more like a field recording, the better! Reality expresses itself best in ephemera like this. Good good stuff.

[lylehsaxon]

Thanks! There's a bit more random than I'd like, but in any case, the purpose was to show (somewhat) how things appear in different places in Tokyo (with some videos from other areas). - LHS

[lylehsaxon]

Make "there's a bit..." they're a bit...." - sorry for the typo. - LHS

[ccr1965]

I'll watch any videos you post Lyle. They're always very well filmed and fun to watch.

My wife went to Giyu Gakuen school and took this train daily back in the day.

[lylehsaxon]

Thanks!! Jiyu-gakuen! That didn't sink in right away, but that was just across the tracks from where I lived (in Hibarigaoka) for 16 years! A student there once took me on a walking tour of the campus. It's a nice campus, with lots of trees... - LHS

[hachikounet]

懐かしい池袋駅ですね。

0:21あたりで公衆電話使っている人がたくさんいたのが印象的­でした。

今では携帯電話の普及により使ってる人はほとんどいませんね..­.。

[imdaman765]

Def keep posting them, very interesting view of Japan which we don't often see on youtube

[UpsidedownVieweing]

Ah they are available part by part, so I can really customize to specific detail which is pretty cool. Not sure about the price difference but maybe a teeny bit cheaper than they are over there as I've heard everything else cost a lot more in that place. For comparison the price of a 2.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo here is P5,600 about +/- $115