Hello Tokyo's had a facelift, new voiceovers and some updated details. I ended up doing the voiceovers for the transportation section while I was still stuffy. I did my best, but my voice sounds a little strange.
If you'd like to see it, all 11 minutes are available now for free via Google Video:
Despite a few remaining flaws, I premiered it to an audience of 48 newcomers at Tokyo Here and Now this morning, followed by a presentation about some other basic Tokyo bits and bobs, and a long Q & A session. The fun thing about presenting such a general topic is that I always learn something. Did you know that there's a dog taxi service in Tokyo? It's called Angel Buggy
Or that the subway wickets marked with the bright pink labels will accept two Passnet cards at once? I thought they were only for commuter passes + Passnet, but I was wrong. They let you use up the spare change on your Passnet cards, or you can insert a regular ticket and a Passnet card so you don't have to fare adjust. It works great; I tried it this afternoon.
So now I have even more updates to do on Hello Tokyo. Watch for a new version in...2009?
You should add this to YouTube or Google Video and let them do the heavy lifting of distribution...
Hey, thanks for the passnet info, leftovers on there have always been a pain.....
Thank for this video!
For a sometimes interesting effect, try putting two tickets in the "standard" wicket. I have done it once and it spat the extra ticket about 2 meters away.