DOWNLOADED CULTURE

CULTURE downloaded spreads.

today, every single tune is in your reach through the internet.

everything you need. just whole gamut.

people download the culture from various countires around the world.

it might be amazing, but it might be surreal.

it says, today some people in Europe also fanatically

listen to Japanese rock music.

once Japanese developed a longing for Western music.

who could have ever imagined today's tide then?

we 're living in the downloaded culture.

it might be really surreal.

NIGHT LIGHT

it's time for getting away from all of your business.

go outside and enjoy flickers of light in the town.

the park of night light.

at Roppongi, tokyo midtown.

I feel released when I see people enjoying their time after work.

it's not too bad to live in this city.

WALKING in THE SHOWCASE

AOYAMA

it feels like walking through a big showcase.


collect fragments of city-sights.

then you 'll find a little gallery there.

don't you think so?

FEEL HOME

a yawn of a cat

too monotonic, but too nostalgic.

the gentle ground found in Russia.

Ryazanskaya Oblast' 2005

AWAY FROM CROWDS AND NOISES

we have several spots near the moat, such as Yotsuya,

Iidabashi, or Ichigaya(JR sobu-line).

The moat was originally the outer ward of Edo Catsle.

in this waterside area, always time goes so slowly.

there is a fishing pond near sta. Ichigaya, people enjoy fishing and

it is full of holiday mood.

here, you can escape from crowds and noises often seen in the centre.
we need a balance to live in this huge metropolis.

ATTRACT DIGITALLY

There is no news flash, no stock market, no weather forecast.

but a flood of advertising from UNIQLO.

they try attracting us in diverse ways.

EATING UP

TSUKIJI, the central wholesale market is the biggest fish market in Japan.

at Sushi bars and eat-in spaces around the market, you can enjoy
delicious and fresh fish at reasonable price.

when I was walking by one of SUSHi bars, I met a chef just

coming out from the shop. He was about to carry a huge head of

MAGURO(tuna) and tail fin to his shop to cook them.

the entire Maguro was more than 1 meter long.

it is not that big as Maguro actually.

after cutting up a whole Maguro, each part is used for various dishes.

but most of them are so good to eat as raw fish, ilke sushi.

Even the head part and the tail are ready to be cooked, eaten up.

it is so wasteful to throw them out.

when we have a meal, we say "ITADAKI-MASU".

Itadaku means to have, get, receive, or eat of course.

but it doesn't simply mean "lets's eat".

it shows the mind of modesty and expresses our thanks for other living.

we live eating other living's lives.

we have to appriciate of it and we are not allowed to waste it.

that is what people have thought since time immemorial..

-that's where the word "Itadaki-masu" comes from.