Konnichiwa Tomadachi (Good Day My friends)
Today was a great for street photography in the street of Shibuya.
Shibuya is one of the trendiest areas of Tokyo. By night people say that it is the Tokyo of dreams and by day it is a street with an ecclectic mix of young japanese loaded with money. There is more Louis Vitton, Hermes & Gucci bag per capita then any other place in the world and there selling price is marked up at 30% higher than in America and Europe. Most ladies own 3-4 of these bags and they keep up with the latest trends like a nurse who is monitoring high fever on a patient.
Shibuya is not rich in historical sites however it is one of the best location to check the pulse of the city. It is a pumped up of version of the plateau Mount Royal in Montreal with Yoyogi Koen (park) In the middle.
The began with a stop at at temple in Shoto (where I am currently staying in Shibuya). Followed with a breakfast of Champion at a local eaterie The Dream; Japanese Omellette,Sushi & Green Tea for breakfast. By the way did I mentioned that if you hate fish and seafood, you should skip Japan. Fruit from the sea is king here and fresh is an understatement. And not to worry Japanese are obsessed with cleanness and freshness no E-coli or salmonela on the menu.
Once we fueled the adventure began with 5 hours of discovery; Metro Stations, Street Attractions Stores of all kinds...A stop here for a cup of green tea hummm... and there for a shot of hot sake ... Life is good!!
I would like to point out 2 encounters I had today:
The first is with Assan a brother who wiped his eyes twice when he saw me on the street. Sisters are rare here and I undertsood what he meant in the magnitude of his embrace :) Assan works at a local hip hop store and speaks french & english fluently. I guessed that he is orginally from Nigeria.
My second encounter was with author and poet Hideo Asano in Yoyogi park. Who approched us interested to know where we were from. Hideo was born in North Korea studied at the University of Southern California and travelled the world as a journalist. He recently visited Canada and was sad that he did not get a chance to spend some time in Montreal. He gave me a book of poems & a few of his essays for a small token. You can see him in the pictures of the day: (cut & paste in your browser): http://www.mybetterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.asp?memberID=137637
By for now!!
L
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