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

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

The most wretched den of scum and villainy in tokyo.

And that's why I keep going back to Kabukicho. 

They are trying to Gentrify it.

But the grime is too thick, and the lure of flesh, too strong.

It's become safer but I don't think it could ever truly be a safe-space.

And in a city that's actively trying to kill of everywhere that is remotely fun. 

And replacing it with corporate friendly, entertainments for the boring, mainstream masses.  

It's the scummy corners like Kabukicho that will be the last refuge for proper fun, in central Tokyo.

Shinjuku Friday Night #TokyoStreets

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The allergy season has begun. #TokyoStreets

Spring is here, and it's earlier than it should be (It must be co-incidence, after all, global warming is a myth). As a result, however, the pollen is here sooner too, and thus, the masks are becoming more visible than usual.

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...RUN #TokyoStreets

Saturday Shinjuku Street Shots

Camera: Sony a7S Lens: FE35f2.8

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It's better than no job. #TokyoStreets

connected #TokyoStreets

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

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People Watching, Shinjuku rooftops, a street performer and more... #7Days7Minutes (2016-05-09)

Vivid vicarious voyeruristic visual vistas.

The diamond miner at 1:56 is Reno from http://anthrobotic.com/
He did that on purpose for the camera.

All music by MilesM
support him at: https://soundcloud.com/russellcrossfire

More of my stuff here:
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More from the Japanese Underground:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darc.jp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darcjp666

Kabukicho - The Morning After the night before #TokyoStreets

The thing about blogging, is you have to do it. Unlike instagram, where apart from staggering posts, there is very little upkeep. This can become quite tedious at times. Though it is where everything all started for me, so I feel like I need to keep it going... Which is more than I can say for the peeps in the first two photos.

This last picture is of an evenly matched group pf guys and girls (one of the dudes just dashed off) looking terribly sober and lacking any other signs to hint at any group (or individual for that matter) debauchery. I know peeps are not getting it on as much as before but when you have matched pair dates in Kabukicho overnight at  least  make sure you do something. 

Incidentally, if you haven't followed me on instagram, you probably should.

Ray(MadAfro), a drunk, 80D autofocus & more...#7Days7Minutes (2016-04-25)

Only a month behind... thats pretty good by my standards :p
April was the month for visitations. One of my oldest and best mates spent 3 weeks with us. fortunately for you, most of the shenanigans were not caught on camera. There is some gratuitous Shibuya too, as always.

Music:
"The Bridge" and "Heavenly Loon"
by MilesM (DJ Russell CrossFire)
https://soundcloud.com/russellcrossfire


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Canon 80D
iPhone 6
Sony a7S

Cyberpunk Cityscapes, late sakura, Iron Maiden and more... #7Days7Minutes (2016-04-11)

I was lazy, so here's 7, minute-long clips. No cuts, only colour grading. And of course, some music.

music:
Warped by Harbinger (via Argofox
https://soundcloud.com/argofox/harbinger-warped

Twilight by MannyMarx
http://mannymarx.com

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SerpentZA, Culture Shock, sakura petals and more... #7Days7Minutes (2016-04-04)

One of my oldest and best friends, Winston (SerpentZA), finally made it over to Japan. It was the first time we'd met since we he left SA 10 years ago.


Music:
taken from the Sounds like an Earful "freebies" creative commons pack and the YouTube creators' library.

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Tokyo Twins #RandomJapan

Ameterasu Omikami sets Tokyo's skies ablaze #JapanScapes

I was in Shinjuku and had time to kill, so hit up the the Tocho (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building) and snapped the sunset from the 45th floor observatory. and incase you didnt know, here's the wikipedia link about Ameterasu Omikami.

Cyberpunk Tokyo II - Shinjuku Dusk.

I clicked a link on a blog post about the Tocho (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building) and the youtube video that was supposed to be a "thrilling view" was a wobbly, amateur, half-baked mess. So here are some decent shots I took from the Tocho 3 weeks ago, so that you peeps can link to quality next time.

Halloween 2015 - Shinjuku 2 Chome #TokyoStreets

Because Halloween is so epic in Japan(and I took so many pics, in so many places) you get to relive the celebration with me, again, and again, and possibly one more time 

this batch is from Shinjuku-2 Chome, after the last trains had stopped running. As always, you can see the full gallery on the DARC JP facebook page and flickr profile.

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Full gallery on the DARC JP facebook page and flickr profile.

Trains, Fukushima protesters, halloween & more #7Days7Minutes (2015-10-26)

An interesting, if somewhat typically Tokyo selection. Yes, it's a week late but that's to make up for the following week... which isn't coming.

Music comes from the Liquidata royalty free pack.

Halloween 2015 - Bar PSY #BecauseJapan

A halloween party night wouldn't be a party night if I didn't make a turn at my favourite bar in Tokyo. Good people, good booze and good times.

you can see more pics here (DARC facebook) or here (DARC flickr)

you can see more pics here (DARC facebook) or here (DARC flickr)