Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

Thank you Justin, it truly means a lot. It also has a lot to do with the beauty of Japan itself.

Agreed! Japan is such a beautiful place!

Agreed. It was my first time going there and definitely will not be my last. Have you ever been there?

Unfortunately no. I have only seen montages such as yours. But it is certainly beautiful. I'll go there when I have money :P

Haha, yeah I definitely recommend going...you wont be disappointed.

Haha, I'm glad it did. Was there anything lacking in the second half? Just out of curiosity...

Not at all, I just vividly remember some of the places you shot at.

Ah that makes sense. Thanks!

Thanks Paco. Yes, it was very exhilarating to film in Japan!

Thanks man, your videos are great too!

Thank you very much Kurt.

Thanks Kole, it really means a lot.

Thats really cool Jon. I've always thought of Japan as a really intriguing place, and going there just confirmed that. I'm sure your stuff is not terrible and you should post it up.

Thanks again Kurt. What mode are you shooting on?

Thanks Michael, that's really cool that you previously used to live in Japan. It has definitely really changed over the years and has become much more contemporary. Some of the technology over there is insane, to say the least.

You mentioned How modern and contemporary Japan is. I missed the graciousness and charm of yesterday. not until Kamakura did a kimono come into view. The Shinto Priests were a welcome sight! On going over this comment, it sounds like sour grapes. I certainly do not mean that. As we grow older, we regress to a happier time. Thanks again Eric
Mike

It doesn't sound like sour grapes at all...it's actually pretty neat to listen to someone who used to live there and know what it was like before. I am sure Japan has kept the tradition more in the areas that I did not travel to (i.e. Kyoto, Osaka, etc.) Unfortunately, I only stuck around in the general Tokyo area just because there is only so much to do in a week's worth of time. In the near future I would love to go to the more rural and traditional parts of Japan to explore the other side of the country.

Thanks man, I got the angle from the second-story of a local Starbucks. Strangely enough, 'Lost in Translation' actually filmed the crosswalk from the same window, which is pretty neat.

The other high views of the city were from a lot of observatories that I went to. One was in Yokohama and the other was in Shinjuku.

Thank you Pierre, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, it really is an amazing place. I definitely recommend going there.

Thank you Francesco.

I appreciate it Carlos, thank you.

Awesome. It's a great place to film in.

TV Mode I used for all the scenes that were in the day because it increases the contrast of the picture and makes the blacks more black etc.

As for cinema mode, I used it for the darker scenes or night scenes because it tends to decrease the 'grainy'-ness of the picture.

Yup.

No problem. Thanks for watching. Hopefully you will enjoy your stay there as much as I did!

Thank you David. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks man, it means a lot. Unfortunately, I don't know what that reads though...sorry. I'm going to try to learn how to read and speak Japanese hopefully very soon!

Thank you.

Thanks Ian. I definitely agree with you on Sigur Ros, haha. You're very lucky to be going back to Japan especially with such a nice camera!

Haha, thank you. Good luck in Korea!

Thanks Dominic, much appreciated.

Thanks. I primarily edited the whole video using Final Cut Pro--an editing software and I did the effect in there.

Unfortunately no. I wish I had one though, haha.

Just shot in Cinema Mode--much less grain. Then punched up the contrast in post.

Thanks dude.