Episode 58 - Let’s Tokyu Hands
16Feb08
Ever wonder what its like to sit in someone’s pocket as they walk around Tokyo?? Now is your chance to find out! In this episode, I take a commute to Tokyu Hands leaving the recorder on for the full monty. I also talk about two fairly interesting topics. If you’re into sound tours, you’ll enjoy this episode.
Show Notes:
- Pre-show - explanation of show format
- Current Laundry Setup
- Screwing around with my laundry machine
- Walk to Kuramae
- Hanging out with Scott from Tokyo Calling
- Needed the de-stressing from my visa issues
- Talking about co-habitation with the fiancee
- Quick stop at Lawsons (19:00)
- Cement truck turning sound
- Brief explanation of numbers on train maps
- Kuramae to Iidabashi (9 minutes edited out)
- Construction warnings
- Really annoying alien sound
- Running into the same guy who sold me food the day before
- Iidabashi to Ikebukuro (42:00 - 51:45)
- Trying to find the right exit
- Talking about usage of strange English
- The Bic Camera audio Assault! (45:00)
- Almost going to McDonalds for coffee
- Sonna no kankei nai advertisement (51:00)
- Tokyu Hands
- Valentine’s Day explosion!
Saturday, February 16th 2008 at 7:54 pm
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2268853618_2e24f19d7b.jpg
it looks like you wear much more important clothes than i do christopher! i’d like to challenge anyone else to show some photos of their laundry stations
Tuesday, February 19th 2008 at 6:58 am
Hope you are enjoying your time with Linda. Please get sick of her and podcast instead
Speaking of White Day, Korea has another one, not sure if Japan does, called Black Day. That’s the 14th of April when all the people who couldn’t get dates on Valentines/White Day get together and eat Jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles). Sad huh?
I liked the sound scape, although some times I couldn’t hear you over the loudness from Tokyo. I guess that’s why people like places like Tokyo. It explodes on the senses!
Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 3:33 am
A very interesting episode, thanks for the metal door bits too.
Had a bit of audio that drowned out your speaking (when the train came into the station) but other than that, a very pleasant trip. Always love listening to the sounds of Tokyo, as they differ quite a bit from the ones I hear while I walk to work. 
Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 5:44 am
This episode was fun to say the least, another that I was upset when it was over cuz I was having a good time (btw, what the heck was that werid commercial thing at the end?). Kind of cool how your washing machine makes music, oh, and I didn’t know subway station announcements played in English (though I guess it’s secondary like Spanish is here). Anyway, yeah I DEFINETELY feel sound tours episodes are more entertaining and fun than regular episodes, especially when you’re doing commentary or taking us into a busy shopping plaza like the one from the Guitar Hero episode. Lot’s of funny sounds and friendly (if not just plain weird) sounding people. Looking forward to the next episode:
RRR =D (I’m starting to like this internet identity, even though this one out of my multitudes is only used here and on iTunes)
Friday, February 22nd 2008 at 11:23 pm
Another excellent episode. I was astounded by the amount of noise from the advertising on the streets. I can’t imagine what that must be like to someone who can understand It :/ For some reason I keep being surprised by the amount of traffic noise as well.
One thing that I thought was especially amusing was a bit of sound buried in the back of part of the recording. It’s something I don’t recall ever hearing before in any “in the wild” Japan podcasts I’ve listened to - the sound of a misbehaving child. I think it was as you were getting off the train and looking for exit 42; there in the mix was the sound of a squalling kid. I guess it just caught my ear as a parent, but it was something I hadn’t heard before.
Good stuff as always, keep it coming.
Sunday, March 2nd 2008 at 1:43 am
こんにちは。
楽しく拝見しています。
いろいろな場所に行かれているんですね。
私も旅行が大好きです。
特に日本が好きです。
写真や音声に触れているとまた旅行がしたい衝動に駆られます。
神戸の南京町の広場の写真がありましたが、
私もよく行きました。横浜の中華街より規模が小さいけど、
中国という感じが凝縮している雰囲気で好きでした。
広場の近くに小さな豚饅頭の有名なお店があるのですが、
いつも行列だったのを思い出しました。
http://www.roushouki.com/
これからもブログ内で楽しく仮想旅行させてくださいね。
Saturday, March 8th 2008 at 12:29 am
I just found and subscribed to your podcast. I enjoyed it. Thanks for making it. It reminds me of when I was in Tokyo. I love hearing the sounds.