TDV Reports: Commuting to Work
A friend back home was doing a report on ‘how people live in other parts of the world’. I thought maybe a video of my commute to and from work might represent ‘living in Japan’.
Since I don’t own a car and use the trains exclusively for transportation, I thought it might be interesting for her American classmates.
Her school is also in a rural area in the States, so the Tokyo skyline and large buildings I see everyday and take for granted might also be unique.
At a little over 10 minutes, the video is much longer than my usual clips. I’m not sure if it’ll be very interesting for some.. But I think it will be for others.
The clip has trains, drunks, escalators, people, buildings, and views from inside Roppongi Hills. The music is cheesy, but it’s my original and natural cheese.. 
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day is unique in Japan; only women give gifts and chocolates. The men give white chocolate one month later; ‘White Day’ on March 14th..
Seems strange, but I guess it helps men avoid any social mistakes of what to give to whom. Although, I think it mainly has to do with chocolate companies creating another lucrative holiday.
This video doesn’t have much to do with Japanese Valentine’s Day, but it was released around then. I ’stumbled’ into an adult shop and filmed some of the items on sale. You’ll see magic mushrooms, which are now illegal, and other various types of stimulants. There are also some shots of love hotels, both inside and out.
I wanted the clip to represent, what I hoped to be, a typical Valentine’s Day in Japan.. After chocolate, there’s sex, drugs, and love hotels.
Related: Read Captain Japan’s article on Japanese Love Hotels!
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