The view from my new office (snaps)

[Hokuto]

Just a couple of snaps taken from my new university office. Construction was officially completed on June 1, and I'll be moving in until the 15th. I'm on the top floor (17th) with a great view of Roppongi and Tokyo Tower. (And sorry, but I took these with my briefcase cam, the Oly C-755), braced against the window frame.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P6060031_NW_w1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P6070034_NW_w1.jpg

[Skyscaper]

That's a wonderful city view you have there. How do you expect to get any work done?

Ed

[tb2]

The first shot is a stunner. I especially like the grey sky. It gives the view a bit of a "Bladerunner" feel!

Regards, Tony

[BigB]

So ... is there a job market there for a 26 year old data analyst that doesn't speak Japanese? :D

[blueridgegirl]

Whoa! Very cool views. Thanks for posting those! Happy move-in day. :)

[3dpan]

Great night-light pics, though the words "concrete jungle" do seem appropriate too.

Cheers,
Alec

[Hokuto]

Thanks, folks. I'm really excited about the move, since this is the first private office I've had since working for the university (20+ years), and it's larger than the one I've been sharing with a colleague for the last several years. --and the view is nice, as you can see. This is toward the east, but the guys on the other side of the hall have a great view of Mt. Fuji in the winter. I'm envious of that, but not of the summer sun coming in that side.
Concrete jungle is right; which is why I like living out here in the country.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/_5237850TMw1.jpg

[E B]

You've got a couple of very respectable captures there, whatever the camera!

[3dpan]

So, just out of interest, what is your commuting time, country to the office ?

Cheers,
Alec

[Hokuto]

Thanks, EB. The C-750/755 is a very nice 4MP camera, at least for photography where shutter lag and electronic viewfinder aren't impediments.

Alec, my commuting time depends on the combination of trains I take. It varies from about 1:35 (door-to-door) at the very fastest, to over two hours with bad combinations of trains and waits at transfers. I normally get to sit down on the trains for all but the last 6 minute on the Yamate Line from Shinjuku to Shibuya, though, so it's not too bad (mostly I nap or read). And I currently don't go in but about 3-4 times a week, so I work at home the other days.

[Dan Browning]

I've never been to a city that big and hope I never do. I'll take the Smoky Mountains view I have, anyday.

Very nice image though!


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[Hokuto]

I've never been to a city that big and hope I never do. I'll take the Smoky Mountains view I have, anyday. Very nice image though!

Thanks, Dan. Sigh, yes, I envy you your view of the Smokey Mountains, and wish I had a bit more opportunity to stroll the bit of nature we have behind our house. I'm not much of a big-city person anymore, and I think every big city is a jungle--Tokyo more than many, perhaps--although the crime rate is admirably low. Cities are a necessary evil in Japan, given the dearth of livable land in this tiny country, so one has to be amazed how few fisticuffs break out given the crowded conditions in commuter trains, for example. Perhaps people here have simply been socialized to recognize the futility of excessive conflict.

[Luke]

Very good shots, Norman. I like the lit tower as point of interest in the photo's.
I prefer the country too but go into town to work 4 days a week too.
Fortunately it only takes me about 15 to 20 minutes.
I guess each has its own attractions.
Luc

[Hokuto]

Very good shots, Norman. I like the lit tower as point of interest in the photo's. I prefer the country too but go into town to work 4 days a week too. Fortunately it only takes me about 15 to 20 minutes.
I guess each has its own attractions.
Luc

Thanks, Luke. I didn't have much choice where to point the camera in these shots, since I didn't have a tripod and getting the base of the camera to sit still against the flush edge of the window meant the orientation was pretty much fixed. Just goes to show how good the view is from the window, I guess.
I lived in central Tokyo for 2 years when single, then 9 years in another location, then four years in a suburb, and you're right, the city does have its attractions/conveniences, especially when you're single, I guess, but once we had our kids, I didn't like the air quality any more and felt the need for more space. We're lucky in living in one of the very nearest green belts to Tokyo, only an hour by commuter train to Shinjuku, so we're glad to have found it, even though the commuting can't be called pleasant.