Thoughts on leaving Tokyo
Autumn comes in
On a melancholy wind.
Rain falls on the koi in the pond.
Japan is supposed to be a declining economy and maybe it is but it’s hard to see it in Tokyo. Every morning hordes of workers pour into the high rise office buildings looking serious and determined. At night they crowd the restaurants and bars in often raucous groups and spend freely. The high end shops are also crowded with buyers. There are towering construction cranes all over the city as tall new buildings rise. There also doesn’t seem to be much effect of the earthquake-tsunami from earlier this year although there are a few signs that people are cutting back use of the power grid. But the lights on the Ginza still shine brightly at night.
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