Tokyo Day & Night
Arrived in Tokyo yesterday later afternoon and found my hotel in the Shinjuku district without much trouble, navigating the Tokyo Metro is easier than it looks- even for someone with my compromised sense of direction! This morning I explored the area near the JR Shinjuku railway station on foot- visiting the observation room in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings (TMGB) on the 45th floor to get a sense of the Tokyo skyline.
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- Shinjuku-Nishiguchi nightime
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- Shinjuku-Nishiguchi nightime
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- Shinjuku-Nishiguchi, evening
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- Nishi Shinjuku, Tokyo
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- Street Lamps, Nishi Shinjuku
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- TBGM Towers
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- Tokyo Skyline from TMGB
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- Tokyo Skyline
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- Tokyo Tower, Shinjuku
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- Tourist, TMGB
In the evening, I wandered around the same area in search of dinner.
In the afternoon, I met with the critic Hirofumi Sakamoto, who curated a touring exhibition of Japanese Artists’ video for EIA in New York entitled Vital Signals. I interviewed him through his excellent interpreter about the development of artists’ video in Japan. His comprehensive knowledge of the subject provided me with some important insights into the similarities and differences with the UK experience during the 1970’s and 80’s.
