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Hidden Spots ☞ Senzoku Ike

Hidden Spots ☞ Senzoku Ike

大井町線と繋がっている池上線にある洗足池駅を発見して、行ってみたいと思った。

Along the Ikegami line which is connected to Oimachi line where I lived,
there is a station called Senzoku Ike which translates to Senzoku Pond. It is one of those random stations I wanted to try to explore.

 
 

 
 

#1 Strolling inside an Ukiyo-e Painting

Senzoku Pond洗足池
★★★★☆
Address 2 Chome MinamisenzokuOta City, Tokyo 145-0063


Access  6 minute walk from Senzoku-Ike Station
Price  サイクルボート（大人2人＋幼児1人/30分600円）
スワンボート（大人3人または大人2人＋子供2人/30分800円）
ローボート（大人3人/30分400円）

よく浮世絵に描かれた景勝地の洗足池にいると浮世絵の中にいるような感じがする。

散歩したり、写真を撮ったり、サイクルボードに乗ったりするなどもできる。

今回そこで撮った映像を浮世絵のように面白く編集してみた。

This pond has a long history and was often the subject of traditional ukiyo-e paintings, going there is like being in an ukiyo-painting.

You can stroll there, take pictures and ride cycle boats.

I took several videos and edited them like ukiyo-e paintings this time.


 

 

 
(ABOVE) Self-initiated experimental b-rolls
(上)実験的な映像

 

 
 

#2 Retro Takoyaki

Fuefuki Senzoku-ike Shop (たこ焼き笛吹 洗足池店)
 
★★★☆☆
Address 〒145-0064 Tokyo, Ota City, Kamiikedai, 2 Chome−31−2 清泉ハウス
Access  1 minute from Senzoku Ike Station

そこのたこ焼きがいいとネットで読んだが、
行ったら確かによく特集される感じがする。

特集された雑誌とかあちこちに挟んである。
全体的に店の中がかなり素朴で、レトロで生な雰囲気。持ち帰りで買って、池に向いているベンチで食べてちょうどいい。

3個280円

I read that this Takoyaki place is good on the internet and indeed it was. It was filled with magazines it got featured on, it was a humble retro-looking place. It would be perfect if you takeaway from here and munch on while sitting on a bench overlooking the pond.

3 pieces for 280 yen

 

 
 
 

 
 


 
 

 
 

 

 

Next stop ☞ Meiji Jingu Mae

Model & Sketch #2

I have thankfully made it to year 2 safely which brings me to another post where I share random models and sketches. Once again, I come to document my progress in the subject I literally have the worst results for–Expression, which is about drawing/painting. I am really really bad at drawing and painting by hand as compared to the local Japanese kids. Its really… bad. Therefore I want to reiterate that this post is not to show good skills but for documentation like a diary such that I can compare my progress as I work towards the future.
 
 

#1 Modern Tokyo Ukiyo-e  

Our first assignment is to paint a modern interpretation of traditional japanese wood-cut illustrations known as ukiyo-e. I had to research various renowned ukiyo-e artists and it was really interesting. Ukiyo-e has an intentional flat sense of space, interesting use of gradations as well as outlined elements.

I composed my shot using a humble ramen stand against the backdrop of Tokyo Skyscrapers. Upon reflection, I realised I should have used thinner lines in some parts and take care of the proportions of the man more carefully.


 
 
 

 

#2 Aluminium Can Sculpture

The second assignment is making sculptures out of soft drink cans. I chose Sapporo Beer and Horoyoi cans to form a vacuum cleaner. I really like my Makita vacuum cleaner and I modelled its shape based on it. It is important to make paper mockups. In the end there are many rough parts and the top is not sealed but I learnt a lot in the progress.

 

 

#3 Food Stop-motion Sketches

 

I am supposed to explore the interaction between 2 objects with this assignment. My main subject is bread with butter, sausage and ritz sandwich as secondary subjects. I tried to do something special with each–Sausage spins of the x-axis but the bread responds by rotating in the y-axis; The Ritz Sandwich rotates together with the bread crusts tearing off like a switch; The butter unmelts as the bread gets toasted.

 
oh man, I gotta try harder next semester.