With Friday now here, for this week's postings some views taken this past November as I was being driven through the streets of Tokyo. (Pictured are Tokyo Tower, The Diet Building [Japan's Capital], and a police car ahead of us.)
And these shots were captured as I was crossing the street in the Ginza district of Tokyo:
(At the time I thought I had just chanced upon a wedding party. Later I learned that it I had walked into a staged commercial. If this is the take they use, when it airs on Japanese TV I will likely be in the commercial. . )
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With Friday now here, for this week's postings some views taken this past November as I was being driven through the streets of Tokyo. (Pictured are Tokyo Tower, The Diet Building [Japan's Capital], and a police car ahead of us.)
And these shots were captured as I was crossing the street in the Ginza district of Tokyo:
(At the time I thought I had just chanced upon a wedding party. Later I learned that it I had walked into a staged commercial. If this is the take they use, when it airs on Japanese TV I will likely be in the commercial. . )
That's actually very cool! If they air it and you can find it, post it here!
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With Friday now here, for this week's postings some views taken this past November as I was being driven through the streets of Tokyo. (Pictured are Tokyo Tower, The Diet Building [Japan's Capital], and a police car ahead of us.)
And these shots were captured as I was crossing the street in the Ginza district of Tokyo:
(At the time I thought I had just chanced upon a wedding party. Later I learned that it I had walked into a staged commercial. If this is the take they use, when it airs on Japanese TV I will likely be in the commercial. . )
That's actually very cool! If they air it and you can find it, post it here!
Thanks. Hopefully one of my friends in Japan will alert me if they see it.
Many years ago I loaned one of my vehicles (a Mercedes 240D) for use in a commercial for a Japanese cosmetic company that came to my state to film on an ice field. The owner of the company also had a financial interest in the Mercedes franchise in Japan and he wanted a Mercedes in the commercial for that reason. I was never able to confirm if the commercial actually aired but the driver who took my vehicle to the filming location did give me a Polaroid print of my vehicle as it was being used in the filming.
For an added piece of trivia, I did get my 15 minutes of fame on Japanese TV though in 2019. The Diamond Princess Cruise ship on which I was a passenger had its inaugural port call in Himeji, Japan and the whole town celebrated the event either by coming out to the port or watching the festivities on TV.
When the TV crew found out I could speak some Japanese they singled me out for a live interview asking about my reactions to the welcoming ceremony that was attended by the mayor and ship's captain along with Miss Himeji and the Himeji Castle Mascots. The entertainment included a special Taiko Drum performance and they wanted my thoughts on that as well. I am sure the townsfolk were entertained to hear a foreigner being interviewed in Japanese and responding back in much less than perfect Japanese.
As a footnote that was the last full year the Diamond Princess sailed in Japan and its contemplated returns to Himeji as a port have remained on hold due to COVID-19 and Japan having been closed to foreign tourists until just this past fall. It will finally return to Japanese waters this year. (This was the same cruise ship that was the focus of media attention as its passengers remained under quarantine in the port of Yokohama as the world first came to learn of COVID's threat at the beginning of 2020.)
Pictured:
The townspeople of Himeji, Japan gathered to celebrate the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship's inaugural docking at Himeji:
Himeji's iconic castle as I photographed it during our Sakura Season port call there:
The Taiko Drummer who performed for us during the welcoming ceremony along with the cameraman who filmed the live TV interview with me:
Yours truly at the Himeji, Japan Port after appearing on camera:
The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in its last full year sailing on Japanese Waters before the quarantining of its passengers:
The Governor, Mayor, Ship's Captain and other luminaries along with Miss Himeji and the Himeji Castle Mascots all gathered to welcome us for Princess Cruise's inaugural port of call to the Himeji, Japan Port:
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With Friday now here, for this week's postings some views taken this past November as I was being driven through the streets of Tokyo. (Pictured are Tokyo Tower, The Diet Building [Japan's Capital], and a police car ahead of us.)
And these shots were captured as I was crossing the street in the Ginza district of Tokyo:
(At the time I thought I had just chanced upon a wedding party. Later I learned that it I had walked into a staged commercial. If this is the take they use, when it airs on Japanese TV I will likely be in the commercial.
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2014 you can see it had a ladder and sails still.
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That's actually very cool! If they air it and you can find it, post it here!
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Thanks. Hopefully one of my friends in Japan will alert me if they see it.
Many years ago I loaned one of my vehicles (a Mercedes 240D) for use in a commercial for a Japanese cosmetic company that came to my state to film on an ice field. The owner of the company also had a financial interest in the Mercedes franchise in Japan and he wanted a Mercedes in the commercial for that reason. I was never able to confirm if the commercial actually aired but the driver who took my vehicle to the filming location did give me a Polaroid print of my vehicle as it was being used in the filming.
For an added piece of trivia, I did get my 15 minutes of fame on Japanese TV though in 2019. The Diamond Princess Cruise ship on which I was a passenger had its inaugural port call in Himeji, Japan and the whole town celebrated the event either by coming out to the port or watching the festivities on TV.
When the TV crew found out I could speak some Japanese they singled me out for a live interview asking about my reactions to the welcoming ceremony that was attended by the mayor and ship's captain along with Miss Himeji and the Himeji Castle Mascots. The entertainment included a special Taiko Drum performance and they wanted my thoughts on that as well. I am sure the townsfolk were entertained to hear a foreigner being interviewed in Japanese and responding back in much less than perfect Japanese.
As a footnote that was the last full year the Diamond Princess sailed in Japan and its contemplated returns to Himeji as a port have remained on hold due to COVID-19 and Japan having been closed to foreign tourists until just this past fall. It will finally return to Japanese waters this year. (This was the same cruise ship that was the focus of media attention as its passengers remained under quarantine in the port of Yokohama as the world first came to learn of COVID's threat at the beginning of 2020.)
Pictured:
The townspeople of Himeji, Japan gathered to celebrate the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship's inaugural docking at Himeji:
Himeji's iconic castle as I photographed it during our Sakura Season port call there:
The Taiko Drummer who performed for us during the welcoming ceremony along with the cameraman who filmed the live TV interview with me:
Yours truly at the Himeji, Japan Port after appearing on camera:
The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in its last full year sailing on Japanese Waters before the quarantining of its passengers:
The Governor, Mayor, Ship's Captain and other luminaries along with Miss Himeji and the Himeji Castle Mascots all gathered to welcome us for Princess Cruise's inaugural port of call to the Himeji, Japan Port:
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@1northcoin that’s very cool! 👍
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