Mini-mi of Tokyo

Today I was going through some information about Kawagoe, and I found out that the city used to be called "Koedo", it is because there was a Kawagoe Castle was the headquaters of the Kawagoe Domain and it all connected with Tokugawa.

The buildings all around the city seems kind of new, because almost all the buildings are remaind during Edo period to remodle the city, because it was getting bigger.

From the information I found it really interesting, because I felt like Saitama is really boring and nothing special than other prefecters. Now finding out about more on the city I was born, I am kind of starting to like living in Saitama more.

Candy Shop

For final project, I wanted to story on where I was born, which is Kawagoe.
In the city, there is a section that still keep old building and have business going.
For symbol of Kawagoe, there is a clock that made in Edo period, and they also have that until this day.
In the section of city there is a street that called Okashi-yokochou, it is a street that has old style sweet shops. Each stores have different feeling to it, and since everything is all in a street that tourist loves that they can try different sweets.

For the final project, I want to do something like covering the sweets that they were eating during Edo period, and also focus on style of architecture during Edo period.

It's a long way home........

Third day, I wanted to know how long dose people usually ride train everyday. It takes me about a hour half to get school. since Japan is famous for rush hour, I wanted to focus on ways to get to work.

One guy he was a hair stylist, because he hated rush hour and crowded when he was going to open his own hair salon he choose to open in Saitama. So, everyday he goes to work from Tokyo to Saitama, and do not have to ride crowded train.

Other group that I talked to was girls that goes to same school, they always meet up at Omiya station, so they can all ride train together. They said they like this train station, because pretty much everybody lives Saitama have to stop at Omiya station to switch the train, so it is easy place to meet up.

After I talked to people, I realize that this Train Station has different meanings for different people. Some people have made good memories at this train station, the train station is a central place for people to interact and communicate.

Girls Girls Girls

On 2nd day, I focused on groups of people that meeting up at the train station.
I noticed that between girls and boys, there is a different interact to others.

When I was looking at group of girls, when they all meet up first they tend to get close to say hi but right after that they tend to compare each other by looking at what they are wearing. One group of girls that I was focusing on, I think they are on the way to go some party or Nomi-kai, most girls in the group were dressed up casually and only a girl came dressed up. As soon as the girl alive all the girls were bashing her about how she was dressed up and looked kind of pissed at her, and they almost tend to pull her out of group.

But when I was staring at group of guys, they keep their distance from others but are more casual, there is no complication with others.

From the 2nd day I was surprised by the fact of when girls meet together, the initial exchanges are longer than guys

Time Goes By,.............

I hated train or even train station, I had great last ten years of life that did nothing to do with train, so for this project I choose train station so maybe I will find something new or interesting to make me at least like train station.

This morning I was standing at central Omiya train station, looking around people rushing to their work and school. But out of all the people walking by I saw a group of ladies dressed up in black.

They all seemed sad and in blank, after little while I noticed it is group of people that are going to funeral.
After I saw the group, I realize that train station is a place that people interact first, on the way to their destination.

But it is not like you are meeting people, you are interacting with each other without noticing. Like today when I saw the group of funeral instant I feel bad and little relate to them by remembering about the loss.

By each morning on the way to your destination, I bet each of you will find something new. It can be sad or good thing, but the train station is the place that people come together and kind of share your life story to the strangers.

I think we can learn about someone by looking at their fashion style or music that they are listening to and conversation to you accidently heard while standing by someone.