Ready.. Get Set.. GO...Shinkasen to Kyoto

which life?

kyoto is a beautiful place with rich historical culture and magnificant scenary. it gets more peaceful and quiet as we depart further away from the city and what's left is nature and shrines.

i wonder how is it like to grow up, educate, work and live in a town like this. towns such as uji or arashiyama. life must be simple, you either run a ryokan, a cafe or any shop. you count jogging, gardening, and walking the dog as a hobby. if you are not that old, you work as a rickshaw man or shop assistant tending to the small tourist industry. there is nothing much to crave for, becos there is nothing much you will need in the first place.

once back in tokyo, and everything speeds up like there is no tomorrow. flashy dressing, blinking neon lights, chaotic noises. everything shouts for attention. you feel the rush and the strong beat of life.

which life would i prefer?

a different kind of japan

we took a break from the hectic tokyo and move south to kyoto, a city that provides fresh air, beautiful scenes and ancient history. enjoy the photos!

無以言喻的京都之美

我要怎麼告訴你我看見的美麗風景吶/潺潺流水的河畔遠處是山/青蔥綠影/還有多層次粉紅或雪白的櫻花點點簇簇/就算是我們的粉紅公主真真穿著一身粉紅在櫻花樹下/也定要黯然失色的/我們沒有想到/櫻花開滿整座山林的清水寺竟然如此美得令人心醉/盛開怒放或者冷冽的風吹過/滿山飄落片片點點的粉紅雪白櫻花花瓣/那個感動啊足夠儲存好幾年的份量了/我要怎麼告訴你我看見了嵐山的竹林小道的清幽靜謐/隨著風的搖曳奏樂起來/古道車夫/鞠躬微笑你好/走在窄窄町巷看見最真實的生活/我們手拿著熱咖啡鐵罐溫暖著/日落時/看著紅得像鴨蛋黃的夕陽落到山的那頭/還有/那垂向我們在宇治陽台的櫻花枝椏/我要怎麼告訴你那落英繽紛樹下我的櫻花夢/還有喝著麒麟一番搾啤酒的幸福/這些這些/全都是我無以轉印的京都印象/那些那些/全都是我無法言語詞窮的美麗絕景

tok yo f a st l a n e (pleasekeepright)

東京的行人匆匆/我的腳步已是極快/卻還是無法和那位手提公事包身穿時尚貼身黑西裝的上班族或百折裙學生制服卡娃依的大眼美媚相比/心理納悶/東京人吶/你們到底要趕著去哪裡啊/我不是在各大時尚購物商場看見滿滿的美媚嗎還有那些不過星期一晚上就喝得爛醉的上班族嗎/這條往右前進的快速通關走道有沒有更美麗一點的理由呢/比如趕去賞滿開快散去的櫻花/或者/ 和公園滿坑滿谷的人潮的喝酒吃好玩乐/在夜晚的櫻花樹下/那晚在上野公園的集體賞櫻體驗真是大開眼界了/那種興奮的感覺/連冷冽的空氣都無法穿透我們/每一餐精緻美味的日本餐每走的一條巷道每一棵櫻花樹的盛開/是我所無法快速消化的美麗時光/當然/日間的咖啡餐後的啤酒是完美的必須/就算購物遇上瓶頸也可以舒緩我的神經線/一天才會完美的結束/天亮後/再次迎接空氣中有櫻花香氣的早晨/當然/我的酒量大概也就被訓練升級了吧/我太貪婪太多感受無法一一載錄/屬於我更深層的東京體會/我想我還需要再努力消化再努力走動走動/天一亮/我們就要搭乘傳說中的新幹線往京都出發/我還在這裡當半夜守衛聽著誰逛街太累後的打呼聲吶/早安了/我親愛的朋友

　

artistic day

polished life

there are 2 very different tribes in japan: the zen minimal vesus the over the top. one day you are at harajuku where everything crashes mix and matches, the next you are at roppongi hills where clean structures sets the landscape. one minute you are shopping with gothic lolita girls, the next you are lunching besides men in sharp killer suits.

but no matter how diverse they are, japanese are people with self discipline, awareness and automation. it has become a culture taught since young, already way passed the duty of the government.

anyway, i am happy with my shopping and dining. haha!

21_21 @ tokyo mid town

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