"I am totaly lost."
well...as i wrote here before, i was thinking of making a documentary on japanese girls who are fanatic about Japanese male idols. Actually i went to interview those girls at the concert last weekend but i found it almost impossible to reach those girls...like...they definitely thought i was one of the fans and making a joke on them or so...
Anyways, i might be giving up this theme and here are my new proposals.

1. My favorite cafes in Tokyo.....I often go to cafes by myself or with my friends and i know many nice cafes in shibuya, harajyuku, shimokitazwa...so...its like a trip on cafes around popular areas in tokyo. In this case, i would probably just take pictures and might make a game...?

2. I was pretty inspired by the documentary by Johnathan, "Tarnation" today and i thought i could probably make a documentary on ME ....lol The main theme is...."LOVE".
What i am thinking is, I will reflect on my memories....like First love....attached to the paticular area in Tokyo.
I also want people to talk about what love means to themif possible.

I used to live near Haneda in Otaku, very southern part of Tokyo where Haneda airport is near by. everyone was so close each other there because it was kind of fisherman area. I have a really strong feeling about this area....Even after i moved to Omori, which is also in Otaku by the way, I miss Haneda area so much. I mean, of course i spent most of my life there, went to junior high school where one thirds of kids were like little gangs, like...having blonde hair, riding on a motorbike, taking drugs and so on... lol Even though i hated this area when i was a teenager, I still miss there. I have my history including my love......what i am today is based on the area. So, my suggestion is that i wanna focus on my bitter sweet MEMORY when i was younger, with the place i have strong feelings about. Those paticular areas are Haneda area, Shinagawa and maybe.....Shinjyuku( its gonna be interesting to focus on Kabukicho and ask people about "LOVE")
So, this is going to be more emotional piece.

I might be leaving Japan after this semester for long , maybe im gonna quite TUJ, so I wanna make something for myself, clear up my vision, my thoughts, i wanna inherit my own history as a piece.

I would mainly take pictures, short videos, put it all together....thas my plan by now.

Well....im not sure yet, but i would probably go with no.2 for my final.

"Study Questions #2"
the definition of the word labyrinth...
* the path that makes you lost
*something that you cannot find any answer out of it

I guess there are tons of other definitions, but i could only come up with those.

1. If I think about starback and local sentos, they are ovbiouslly places where lots of people get together, share the time unconsiously.

2. I dont quite understand what you mean by human needs.....yet, thanks to technical advance, we are able to connect friends, family and others using mobiles and internet. So even if you get lost in the huge labyrinth called Tokyo, you will find a way to reach your friends.

3. in the next 50 years...I donno how this city is going to be, but i guess more and more people feel isolated and small local shops will be totally diminished, we wont have traditional stuff anymore........

"Okkake culture in Japan-for my final project!"
Today, we cannot talk about Japanese pop music without referring to Johnnys that is composed of good looking male idols. They are greatly adored by young Japanese girls and they are famous for being enthusiastic about following those idols. Generally, those fanatic girls are called “Okkake”. There are quite interesting rules among those Okkake girls because they categorize themselves into several different groups of fans such as well mannered fans and extremely fans. Sometimes, they seem kind of scary because some of those girls do not go to school to follow the idols.
My questions are…..
Why those idols from Jonnys & Associates so popular in Japan and what do the Okkake girls want?
I would like to interview some of Okkake girls and also join okkake for one day in Yokohama and Roppongi area…..!!!!

"the Place I am interested in"
in the last calss, Ron asked us where we wanted to focus and explore in our neighborhood.
next few weeks, i want to look into shimokitazawa because it is one of my favorite places in Tokyo.
There are many nice pubs, clubs where they play my favorite British Rock!!! Also, there are lots of second hand clothing stores which i will go crazy if i see them.
you can see some street artists playing the guitar by the station. what i like about in shimokitazawa is that people look really friendly compared to other parts of Tokyo. My first visit in Shimokitazawa was actually a year ago, i only knew the name of the place but i had never been there. However, when i went to shimokitazawa for the first time, i was greatly amazed by those little shops that looked like a doll house and I had to love them all. You can get there by the Inogashira line from shibuya and if it is an Express train, it takes only 7 minutes. You should definitely visit there sometime if u have never been there.

I will visit there next monday to observe.....so see ya until then.