Tokyo Metropolis – you have to see it, to believe it…:-)
motto:
– Charlotte(Scarlett Johansson): Je ne sais vraiment pas ce que je suis censée être…
– Bob(Bill Murray): tu arriveras à le comprendre… plus tu sauras qui tu es et ce que tu veux, moins tu accepteras qu’on t’embête. – “Lost in translation”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0oZsqeG_s
Le Japon est absolument unique, différent de tout ce que j’ai visité avant… Tokyo – littéralement «capitale de l’est», anciennement Edo, est la première mégapole au monde, avec environ 37 millions d’habitants, sur un rayon de 50kms autour du palais impérial. Ils n’ont pas choisi d’embrasser l’avenir en sacrifiant leur passé compliqué – d’ailleurs, rien n’y est simple, tout y est paradoxal. Ils n’aiment pas trop les “gaijin”(étrangers), c’est la ville où le mot «impossible» est remplacé par «difficile», où les carottes sont rouges et les chauffeurs de taxi portent des gants blancs! 🙂 au fait, en japonais, on ne dit pas “tu me manques”, mais “il y a la tristesse et de l’abandon sans ta présence”… à propos, je ne suis jamais “perdue dans la traduction”, car nous communiquons avec des mots et des symboles communs, dont les émotions restent incrustés dans nos cœurs… tu me manques, cher Nihon! ❤
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a very short overview of the Japanese capital and among my photos, there’s “Park Hyatt Tokyo” where “Lost in translation” was almost entirely shot – in the loudest and most colorful districts: Shinjuku and Shibuya… 🙂
motto:
– Charlotte(Scarlett Johansson): I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be…
– Bob(Bill Murray): You’ll figure that out… The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. – “Lost in translation”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0oZsqeG_s
Japan is absolutely unique, unlike anything I’ve visited before… Tokyo – literally “eastern capital”, formerly Edo, is the first megacity in the world with almost 37 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius around the imperial palace. They haven’t chosen to embrace the future by sacrificing their complicated past. Nothing is simple, everything is paradoxical: they dislike the “gaijin”(outsiders), it is the city where the word “impossible” is replaced by “difficult”, where carrots are red and taxi drivers wear white gloves… 🙂 last but not least: in Japanese no one says “I miss you”, but “there is sadness and abandonment without your presence”… btw, I’m never “lost in translation”, ’cause we communicate by words and common symbols, whose emotions stay engraved inside our hearts… I miss you, dear Nihon! ❤
Posted on 7 April 2015, in melanie. Bookmark the permalink. 57 Comments.
Love the amazing collection of photos and the insights into the Japanese such as there being no word for impossible, only the word difficult. That will be with me from now on.
thanx, Eileen and have a SSS = sunny splendid Sunday! 🙂
J’ai bien aime le film avec Murray et Johansson!
🙂 me, too, également… 2 générations – 2 grands acteurs… 🙂
Your blog is a constant surprise, Mélanie. You are a true globetrotter. Thanks for the peek at Japan’s amazing infrastructure. I would love to visit there one day. Love the “Lost in translation” quote. 🙂 xxx
❤ thanx, paradise lady! well, my blog is kinda "melting pot", 'cause I never plan or schedule my post… 🙂
Tellement développés, qu’ils continuent à tuer des baleines et à massacrer les requins!!!…
eh, oui, comme les norvégiens, les canadiens et les danois des îles Féroé qui massacrent les dauphins “calderon” – par tradition ancestrale, pas pour se nourrir… quant aux requins, les japonais sont loin derrière d’autres nations développées et soit-disant “civilisées”…
Entièrement d’accord avec vous, désolé, si ma réaction de mammifère velu vous a quelques peu froissée, mais mon totem Loup s’emporte parfois, surtout en période de pleine lune…!!!
O.K. no problemo… j’aime tous les animaux, aussi… 🙂 ah, si vous avez 2′ disponibles, je vous invite à me lire ici:
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et ici: https://myvirtualplayground.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/of-humpback-whales-nene-geese/
Cela est déjà fait, merci…!!!
I can’t imagine that you are ever lost in translation or for translation. 😉
well, it depends… any law or rule do have 1 or some exceptions… 🙂
What a delightfully, inspiring share… I’ve never been — but it’s on my list. Thanks to your insight, it just moved up many notches!!! Merci beaucoup! 😘
🙂 avec joie, LLL = lovely luggage lady! ❤ if you ever fly to Japan, don't miss Kyoto where I've been twice… I could live there: 🙂
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P.S. I dedicated several posts to Nihon as I've been there 4 times, to all the main islands, did visit both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Yakushima island(earthly paradise!), etc… if you're interested and if you have some spare time, please enter "Japan" @ "search"… 🙂
Dream destination! 🙂
ca toata Japonia unde-as putea trai oricând… 🙂
Do you ever stop in one place or are you constantly on the Move LOL 🙂 Lovely photos… and You take me all around the World. Hugs your way. Enjoy your week. Blessings, Sue
to answer your rhetorical question: yes, I do, of course… 🙂 btw, I’m a language teacher and a free lancer. Thanx, Sue and same heartfelt and friendly thoughts… ❤
🙂 … Well you speak at least One more language than I… LOL… as I use Google Translate! We, English were very lazy back in the 50’s and 60’s when I was at school… And a language teacher how wonderful… 🙂
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Incredible! I see why you love it.
J’ai vu le film et l’ai trouvé pas mal du tout…
Melanie, we just loved Japan. We could live there for sure. Leslie
same here, Leslie dear! ❤ I miss Kyoto: 🙂
Me too! Leslie
Extraordinary little house made garden in middle of the big buildings. Looks like a happy place.
everything is EXTRAORDINARY in Japan, FR… btw, when do you fly to Nihon?… 😉
The only thing I know about future is that I don’t know how it’s going to be XD
I’m not surprised by your reply: it’s sooo typically South-American… 😉
Thanks for your visit to Deranged Writers, glad you stopped by. – Just arrived here on your playground and am having a look around. Nice place. 🙂 Will be back.
Hope to see you again and connect.
you’re welcome, Anne! thanx a bunch of your favourite flowers for your generous words, tons of inspiration and c u asap! 🙂
Comme c’est bien dit et expliqué que tout cela Mélanie! Tes photos sont aussi spéciales et superbes!
Beautiful, unique city. Great photos, Melanie. When was that?
xié-xié, Amy! it was from mid-March to the beginning of April… 🙂
I want to see it more than anything else!!! especialy for the “old charms and styles”, hard for us to understand but very interesting!!! good for you! I know you are “in love” with Japan!
go, Ninette, go! 🙂 da, reconfirm cu mâna pe inima: iubesc Japonia – visceral… ❤
Very interesting post, thank you!
ciao, grazie e con piacere! 🙂
Welcome to Japan! What time of Japan, dear Mélanie?
🙂 domo arigato, KOH-san! @”what time?” – what do you mean, please?…
Sorry… How many times to Japan?
I’ve been to Japan 4 times and I’ll return asap… 🙂
Thank you so much! Good luck!
I’d love to visit Japan. I met a Japanese woman once, she was extremely charming and beautiful.
I do believe you, CG – 100%! btw, I could live in Kyoto… voilà:
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in case you’re interested and you have some spare time, please enter “Japan” @ “search” and you’ll come across other bloposts dedicated to Nihon… 🙂
Hope you arrange another visit 😊❤️ xxx
in fact, 2 months ago, we changed our initial project: we had planned to return to Japan, but we eventually switched for Mauai & Kauai, Hawaii… so, maybe next year… 😉 sayonara, Violet-san! ❤ 🙂
What a great plan for next year! 😍xxx
Japan has flourished in the world of infrastructure and architecture, wonder if it retains some of its old world charms and styles, getting a bit carried away Melanie as I reminisce on old movies I have seen.
as I’ve mentioned: they haven’t chosen to embrace the future by sacrificing their complicated past… so, “old charms and styles”, traditions, customs, art, etc do coexist with(in) modern Japan… 🙂
Thanks Melanie.
My wish… Japan.
some wishes and dreams may come true, so good luck, Kyoko-san! 🙂
Japan is full of surprises and beauty.
Excellent sharing, Melanie – Thank You
Big Hugs
john
domo arigato, John-san! 🙂 I’ve been to Japan 4 times and I love it – à la vie, à la mort… ❤
btw, I could live in Kyoto… voilà:
Kyoto – anagram of Tokyo – is my favourite, too!