The good thing about Tokyo being so enormous is that you can find an area that you enjoy. There's a lot of variety. I really like Meguro, where my favorite sushi-go-round is, and Harajuku, a shopping area with fantastic people watching. One of the busiest areas is Shibuya, and if you say that name around here, it invokes thoughts of a certain famous intersection. It goes every which way. All directions. If you have to go to the opposite corner, you don't have to walk to one corner and wait for the green to the other corner. Traffic stops, it all turns green at once, and people walk in all directions. It can be absolute and wonderful chaos, and you have to prepare yourself for it. It's fun to watch and, luckily, there's a Starbucks situated perfectly on one of the corners. Here's a little progression of what the intersection in Shibuya is like.
There is a great movie that features this intersection called "Baraka". Have you seen it? It's full of images like this set to music...no talking at all in the whole movie. Just incredible scenes to music. This intersection is juxtaposed with footage of baby chicks on a conveyor belt in an industrial type factory farm. Yeah, it's weird. :)
ReplyDeleteBaha. Sounds fantastic. I've never seen it, but it sounds wonderfully wonky! I'll have to check into that one.
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