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
oh yeah. layer after layer after layer of awesome. crowded eateries serving who knows what? but, it all smells delicious, and looks enticing. in the tiny, almost micro neighborhood of nakameguro, tokyo, all is quiet. and amazingly, for right here in the middle of this eye goggling pinball machine of a city, greed. yasuda lives near here, and he loves this place, a low-key joint to enjoy family meals and meet friends. i so much appreciate seeing you and all of the people from the u.s. well, we miss you, you know? i miss new york city. i ll tell you something really terrible. every relationship i ve ever had with a woman, at some point very early on i bring them to yasuda in new york. mm-hmm. and i would watch how they eat. mm-hmm. if they talked too much, if