I found the lecture really interesting although at points the terminology got really complex and convoluted. I thought getting insight into the Japanese game industry and its view of arcades as being this "other" space than normal life was especially different than American views. Although in America we have specific times where youth can be in the arcades, I think in Japan the settings are a lot more strict, probably due to its connection to the "underground" desires, especially gambling (although not much evidence was provided for such). Overall, it gave me a good insight to the Japanese culture of maintaining social harmony, and Japanese arcades have such funky but different history about them that reflects that.
I watched this blog fully in Japanese with Japanese subtitles and even though I couldn't understand some words, it was quite easy to follow what they were doing and what was happening. The guy is promoting a Lacoste brand (which he is wearing), but he's also just going around Ueno, first to the park, then to the onsen and then to ame-meishi (I think?) market. Most of the Japanese was casual and there were some sarcastic jokes thrown around that I was surprised I even understood. Anyway, I thought Ueno looked to be a pretty cool part of Tokyo, so I'd like to go see it when they have some festival going around (like they did at the park).
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