Grind Chaos. Slow-mo-Kabukicho. First Sakura of the season.

Work has been hell, and as a result, this is late. Sorry.
It takes a lot to edit anything of my own after wrecking myself editing client work.

Music:
 - Shadows of the Mind
 - Waltz of the Undertaker
 - The Arcade
All tracks from: MachinimaSound.com
 - https://machinimasound.com/



Camera:
 - Sony a7S
 - Sony fs5 (rental)

Car: Nissan Silvia S14 Q's

Social:
 - https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
 - https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

Passion:
 - http://darc.jp
 - http://bit.ly/darcjp666
 - https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
 - https://twitter.com/darcjp666


work:
 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDYQOcu6MwS-z_gNvYa67Aw

Yoyogi Park in springtime #tokyostreets

自分の写っている写真で削除してほしいものがあったら私に連絡ください。 If you want your picture removed, please contact me.

Today in Tokyo (2017-02-02)

Today in Tokyo, this epicness happened.

So naturally, I asked to take his portrait 

Yes he's wearing a mask. But he's a school student so It's to protect his Identity.

Kitamoto nights, Ikebukuro trips, Shibuya ollies & more... #7Days 7Minutes (2016-06-06)

This one has a fair bit of travel in it.
Kitamoto (Saitama) Ikebukuro, Sugamo & Shibuya (Tokyo) and Shibukawa (Gunma)

Music:
DNA Activation by Jon Andre Lundal
Spontaneous Combustion by iawkwardlobster

Watch: Japan How It Is - Getting a Haircut:
https://youtu.be/swFVUlyTgWw


More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
YouTube: http://bit.ly/darcjp666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

#MINAMIS Street perormance - Shibuya #RandomJapan

follow them:
https://twitter.com/MINAMIS_pdf
#MINAMIS


More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
YouTube: http://bit.ly/darcjp666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Yoyogi park weekdays, fishing in Nagano and more...#7Days7Minutes (2016-05-16)

A slightly more abstract video than the last, and a bit rushed on the cuts, but I need to make a point of pushing through the backlog, so quality may suffer.

Otherwise, I don't get on camera this week either. For which, you're probably better off.

MUSIC:

Terminus by May
http://bit.ly/mayterminus

Les Toreadores (Bizet)
Youtube Creator's Library

Wounded
by Avius & Kyoot
from Creative Comons on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/creativecommonsmusicfree/avius-kyoot-wounded-creative-commons

original:
https://soundcloud.com/dubstep/wounded-by-avius-kyoot

More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
YouTube: http://bit.ly/darcjp666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Shibuya #RealJapan

Before i lived here, I wasn't much of a fan of the Fuji/Sushi/Geisha/shrine images of Japan that Japanophiles, tend to spam the internet with. Nowhere on Earth is anything like the postcard, but the inability of visitors here to see past their sakura tinted glasses bugged me, after 8 years in Japan, it positively vexes me.

It may be one of the best places to live. I know I don't want to live anywhere else. But all the 'japanese culture' that the tourists shnarf like cocaine no more real than the twisted right-wing nationalism that Shinzo Abe is trying to force down everyone's throats. It's all a facade. Thick white makeup covering a pockmarked and blemished face.

I do my damndest to show the reality of this place, through well composed and quality Photo/videography. Sadly, if there is one universal truth about the vast herd of snapchatting baboons infesting the globe, it's that the last things anyone wants to see, are reality and quality.

#MINAMIS live in Shibuya. #TokyoStreets

Shibuya was abuzz last Saturday, for a change. I happened upon the MINAMIS in Udagawacho. They were probably the most energetic street performance i've seen in a long time. It's good to see people out, expressing themselves through their art, in public. We need more invasions into polite society like this.

Follow the MINAMIS on twitter: https://twitter.com/MINAMIS_pdf

for more on the Japanese Underground,
follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
and facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darcjp/

I'm not dead yet. #tokyostreets

We have moved to Saitama. Our broadband line still hasn't been installed, but things are good, life wise. I'm still in two minds about work, we'll see how that pans out. Till things settle down and I can post more, here's some Tokyo street shots.

Cherryblossoms, Shibuya 109, epic Tokyo nightscape and more #7Days7Minutes 2016-03-28

Thanks to Michelle ( https://www.instagram.com/ailanthusia/ ) I got to get some slices inside the hallowed halls of Shibuya 109. Also, random local cherryblossoms.

Music:
Angel by Manny Marx ( http://mannymarx.com )
Godsense by The Living ( http://bullafey.com )
and a random guitar tune from the YouTube library.

Street Performer: Shinobu Kodama ( http://shinobukodama.aremond.net )

More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
Youtube: http://bit.ly/darcjp666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Shibuya Streets #RandomJapan

Getting down and dirty on the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo Japan.

Music by MannyMarx - http://mannymarx.com


More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9L6kFzwvenEwZvO8lUwGiQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

6Days8Minutes, Gratitude, a cover band and more... #7Days7Minutes (2016-03-07)

Another week, another late upload. Thanks for dealing with my constant lateness.  I wish I was only making videos here but quality content doesn't pay the bills (and I'd jump in front of a train before reducing myself to stupid 'top10 list bullshit assertion' vids) unless it's quality content for other people. Sadly, when I get any time away from work, I tend to want to avoid looking at any other videos, so things here start to go downhill.

Unfortunately, there is no way for me to change that, unless a magical trust fund appears, or I return to teaching (which I can't do right now because I shot that gig in the foot).

Here's to hoping I can find an escape before the stress kills me. Though right now... I'll take either outcome.

music:
EDM by MilesM
https://soundcloud.com/russellcrossfire/edm

More of my stuff here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcnoodles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcnoodles

More from the Japanese Underground:
web: http://darc.jp
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9L6...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Sexy Spring 2016 - 3 fresh looks from the streets of Tokyo!

In Tokyo, Fashion is king and trends dictate one's reason for living. Here are some of this spring's hot new looks, fresh off the Shibuya streets!

Shibuya Static #TokyoStreets

Another Instagram piece that Instagram quality just doesn't do proper justice to. That said, It was on Instagram ages ago... so there is that, Incidentally, watermark aside, this shot is all in-camera. No lightroom processing for a change.

Pagan metal, Cyberjapan dancers and slices of Tokyo #7Days7Minutes (2016-1-18)

This one turned out pretty well for a 7 Days 7 Minutes. It makes Tokyo look way better than it should though :p

as always. Big ups to MannyMarx for letting me at his tunes. commission him to make sounds for you here: http://mannymarx.com

Frozen Yoyogi #JapanScapes

Coming of age, Sangenjaya, crows and more #7Days7Minutes (2016-1-11)

First #7Days7Minutes of 2016. Let's see how long I can keep these regular  this year :p

Last of 2015 #7Days7Minutes

I tried to get this up while I was in South Africa but the slow internets wasn't having any of it. So. Happy New Year, with the last bits and bobs of the old year!

Incidentally, I'm back in Japan.

The Legend #JapaneseRides

One of the most beautiful machines ever made. While I have a bit of a soft spot for the R-32, the only GT-R I really want is the original hakosuka. Sighting mint ones like this in the wild is always a treat.

Halloween in Shibuya - The craziest halloween street party on Earth! #RandomJapan

Raw footage of the insanity that unfolded in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan on Halloween in 2015. Eseentially, it's the craziest Halloween street party on earth!