here in a society of tight places. the pressure is on. to keep up appearances. to do what is expected. to not let the life become exterior. at night, things are different. what you need to know about tokyo? deeper waters. the first time i came here. it was a transformative experience. it was powerful experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning what do i do now. i see the whole world in a different way. i often compare the experience. going to tokyo for the first time. to what eric clinton and pete townsend must ve gone through. the raining guitar gods of england. what they must have gone through the week jimi hendrix came to town. you go see it. the whole window opens up. a whole new thing. you think, what does this mean? what do i have left to say. what do i do now? welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. a 12 hour flight and i am baked. no sleep. must go out. the district near my hotel has the advantage of
tokyo s willing cog, in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what s called karoshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces and many expectations, the pressure s on. to keep up appearances, to do what s expected. to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night, things are different. what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative, experience. it was a powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning, what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time, going to tokyo for the first time, to what eric clapton and pete townsend must ve gone through, the reigning guitar gods of england, what they must ve gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it, the whole
relationship. that s it. that s the end. they don t serve high end sushi here or elaborate hiseki-inspired fare. it s almost like hipster tempura. this style of food is known as kushiage skewers of delicious things dipped in batter and fried, perfectly. yasuda-san orders up shrimp and basil, lotus root, octopus and pickled quail eggs. you also have to have their take on okonomiyaki, a type of egg batter pancake that can be filled with many things. for us, it s squid and brushed with worcestershire sauce. wow, that s awesome.
they didn t understand how to eat sushi, if they did not eat the uni, we will never have a relationship. that s it. that s the end. they don t serve high end sushi here or elaborate hiseki-inspired fare. it s almost like hipster tempura. this style of food is known as kushiage skewers of delicious things dipped in batter and fried, perfectly. yasuda-san orders up shrimp and basil, lotus root, octopus and pickled quail eggs. you also have to have their take on okonomiyaki, a type of egg batter pancake that can be filled with many things. for us, it s squid and brushed with worcestershire sauce. wow, that s awesome. i ve been coming here for many times, but this is the first time to eat. oh, okonomiyaki, yeah.
quail eggs. we also have to have their take on a type of egg batter pancake which can be filled with many things. for us, it s squid. and brushed with worcestire sauce. coming here many times. but this is the first time. for yeah. yeah. you lived in new york, what, 14 years? 18 years? 27 years. since 1984 to 2011. 27 years in new york. that changes a person. very much. you re a new yorker, now. yes. what was the hardest thing to get used to when you first came here? culture. the culture? yes because so much different between the u.s. and here. and is so interesting, always. i never, ever get boring. i never get bored and i always learn new things in manhattan.