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Oct 13 2010 9 Comments

An internal Tokyo time-lapse?

All cities change, there’s no doubt about that, but Tokyo sometimes seems like it’s in an almost constant state of flux, with shops regularly being reinvented and buildings getting razed and rebuilt at a really quite staggering rate.

In fact, even in the 12 years or so that I’ve been here, some of the areas I’m familiar with have changed enormously, so what kind of transformation this old lady has seen as she leisurely looks out from her balcony must be truly mind-blowing.

Japanese old lady

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  1. loco says

    10/13/2010 at 5:31 pm

    Yeah, i can just imagine…

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  2. Stephanie says

    10/13/2010 at 6:41 pm

    I guess it’s really like that for most countries in Asia. Singapore is another prime example!

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  3. Joel says

    10/14/2010 at 2:23 am

    Yeah, I know how the old lady feels, my hometown is changing a lot recently. When I was a kid the semi status quo that we were living was good for me. And well now…. well now… everything changes at a fast pace and I don’t kinda like this. We are all my memories now? Well, I guess they are in my head now, safe.

    Great blog, I always read it. Nice pictures, nice reflectiones. You make us think a lot, Lee. Thank you for that!

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    • Lee says

      10/14/2010 at 7:52 am

      Glad you liked it Joel, and thank you very much for the positive words. Very kind of you to say so.

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  4. tadpoles says

    10/14/2010 at 12:55 pm

    Superb counterpoint. Very eloquent.

    Thanks, Lee.

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    • Lee says

      10/14/2010 at 3:39 pm

      Cheers tadpoles!

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  5. K says

    10/15/2010 at 3:29 am

    Side Note: Uhm Tae Woong the Korean actor on that billboard….

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  6. Paul H- says

    10/18/2010 at 9:09 pm

    I noticed this woman as well a couple of weeks back! Near Takadanobaba or Shin-okubo station if I recall correctly. How strange. For some reason she really stood out on that balcony from a hundred metres away or more. Must be her favourite thinking spot.

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    • Lee says

      10/18/2010 at 9:49 pm

      Yeah, it was near Shin-okubo station. No way. Small world eh?

      It was the same with me. I noticed her straight away. Seems like she spends quite a bit of time there.

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