"Hibarigaoka to Ikebukuro via Seibu-Ikebukuro Line - March 1991"

Views of walking around both the Hibarigaoka Station area and the Ikebukuro Station area, with views out the window of a Seibu-Ikebukuro Line express train. Of note are the tracks under construction (nearly the entire line was on the ground at the time); the Toshimaen branch line merging with the main line on the ground (before it was elevated); and the Tobu Department Store on the West side of Ikebukuro Station under construction.

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

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Ikebukuro express
• Hibarigaoka
• Ikebukuro
• 1991 Tokyo

[blueandrewblue]

Can I ask something...What do people see in Japan? To me it looks a little...depressing

[lylehsaxon]

@blueandrewblue Well - this was taken at the end of winter, so things are sort of winter-dreary. Spring, Summer and Autumn are more interesting.  Also this taken with an analogue tape recorder video camera, so the picture is not as clear and sharp as with newer cameras.

[caperucita0]

I love your video! I lived on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and had to take the train every day towards Ikebukuro. It's so interesting how the city changed, everything looks so different now, only Ikebukuro station didn't change so much.

[lylehsaxon]

When did you use the line? Recently or sometime between now and 1991? I use a different line recently, but still take the Seibu-Ikebukuro Line from time to time to visit old friends still living along that line. Tokyo changes so fast - almost nothing stays the same! - LHS

[caperucita0]

I used the line between March and August this year, because I lived in Oizumi-Gakuen... and I've never seen a video of this part of Tokyo (Nerima-ku and so) before, therefore I was surprised how it changed.

But I know that Tokyo changes all the time, a friend of mine told me that even Shinjuku station looked completely different 4 years ago and they changed the whole area around "Shinjuku-eki".

[lylehsaxon]

Interesting you should mention that the Shinjuku Station area has changed - I just uploaded a video I edited today showing the south exit area of Shinjuku - with no Southern Terrace and the Takashimaya Department Store just beginning to be built. It's titled "Out & About - Shinjuku, Etc. - September 1990". If you have a chance to see it, let me know what you think! - LHS

[UBK43397]

its meaning is contribution.

[lylehsaxon]

Konichi-wa. Ki-ni itte kurete, arigato! 1991-nen no hoka no mo arimasu. Jikan aru shidai ni YouTube ni nosemasu. Etto... "toukou-suru" wa, doiu imi desu ka? - LHS

English - Thanks for your comments! I have other footage from 1991. As I find time, I'll post more of it.. - LHS

[UBK43397]

totemo kityouna eizou desune.

seibu ikebukurosen no chikakuni zutto sunndeirunodesuga, watashiga chiisaikoro wa subete koukadewanaku,

chizyou wo hashitte imashita,

syougakkou no korowa mainichi kono

eizou no youna fuukeiwo minagara

dennsyani notteita kotowo oboeteimasu.

kono zidaino eizouwo zutto sagashiteitanodesuga, dokonimonakute

ima kokode mirukotogadekite totemo

ureshiidesu.

hokani, onaziyouna eizouwo omochideshitara zehi toukoushitekudasai.

[lylehsaxon]

Yeah - I keep shaking my head when I think of that figure too! When I was taking videos back then, it was modern Japan - now it's historical Japan! I took a lot of stuff - the only thing in the way of putting a lot of stuff up is the time to edit it. As I find time, I'll put up new clips. - LHS