TOKYODV Video Log

This clip was made awhile ago, when ecstasy and raving in the park were the only and best things going on in town. I think that particular scene has waned a bit, but there are still rave/techno parties held in clubs every weekend.. I think ‘house’ is where it’s at now.

I took the sounds of a night rave in Yoyogi Park and combined it with sped-up video of Shibuya’s main crosswalk. This crosswalk provides some of the best eye-candy Tokyo has to offer, with it’s huge video screens, colorful lights, and masses of converging ‘crosswalkers’. It’s been featured in a lot movies and also can be seen in FOMA Debut and Vodafone Barcoding. FG has a thread with some old photos of Shibuya Crossing in the 40s or 50s.

The encoding quality is so-so, but the clip is short so you can move along quickly.. It’s called ‘Shibuya Crosswalkers: My Hobby is Shopping’..

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In a white smock and clutching a stack of notes, Nobutaka Takahashi stares down at the internal skeleton model of Nissan’s X-Trail fuel cell vehicle (FCV) on display at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.

Since the industrial revolution spawned only the internal combustion engine and not a provision for a $70-a-barrel rate for oil, alternative fuel vehicles are the talk of this year’s show. For Takahashi, a member of Nissan’s research and development team, this is his baby.

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Vadofone used to be called J-Phone in Japan; I believe Vadofone bought J-Phone in 2002.. Anyway, I stopped by one of their display booths in Shibuya and tested out their ‘barcode reader’. Actually, it looks more like a ‘mosaic’ code than bar code, but it works in the same way.

David Beckham was huge in Japan at the time, so at the booth you could take a picture of the barcode, send the photo to an email address, and receive a photo of Beckham on your phone.. Whoopee!

I think Vodafone was one of the first to successfully implement the barcode, which now can be found everywhere. Unfortunately, it didn’t help their business model in Japan as it seems they’re flopping like a football player in desperate need of a rest.. ;)

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