…i mean in a sense that, which city made all that sensory overload, the huge LED screens first? (yep, i too was amazed at it after watching Lost in Translation the first time)
and, which city looks more cyberpunk/futuristic? or to rephrase that question, which city do you imagine with flying cars, or robots everywhere you look?
anyway, i’m Mexican and I love everything about both cities/ward. I am not at a state of culture shock when i visit these places because I know that it’s just civilization flashing forward.(In Kyoto, however, I was denied entry thrice in some tea house and bars there, but anyway, i’m not generalizing though, because i think Kyoto is a place of culture, religion and tradition and it is deeply immersed in that fact.)
And another question! What do you think Shibuya would look like in 2040? or 2085?
Times Square, Ny Or Shibuya, Tokyo? Which Was First?
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Well, Times Square was 1st.
And if you going to add comparison’s, I suggest you visit Hong Kong in December. Go across the bay to Tsim Tsa Tsui and look across the bay at the Island. AMAZING.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I’m not sure which was first. But I was just in NYC last month, and I was also just in Shibuya Tokyo this month (last week), and I was far more impressed with Tokyo. It seemed more “futuristic” to me, but maybe that was just because I was more out of my element there (I’m Canadian, so American culture isn’t anything new)