We traveled from Kyoto to Mt. Koya. On this sacred mountain, we had two objectives. One was to film this Buddhist temple area. Second was for Chidi to have his head shaved by a monk so that he could h...
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May 7 Kyoto Station and the Bullet Train
Paul Lindberg
After a night in the capsule hotel, Chidi and I made the best of the rainy day. We filmed the futuristic bullet trains and capture the mass of people in Kyoto Station.
Kyoto station and the bullet...
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May 6 A Night in Osaka and a Capsule
Paul Lindberg
From the country back to the city, we were back in the concrete urban jungle of Japan. In Osaka, we met up with the Awake Film crew who was also going to film the urban youth at a rave.
The night s...
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May 5 – The Blessing of the Goddess
Paul Lindberg
The local priest’s dog, Teddi, woke us up. Teddi walked around the shrine as if it owned the place. Priest Ashizu told me that his dog cost 5,000 dollars but seeing such a cutie “teddy bear” dog. The...