Earth Day - Tōkyō

Today was Earth day. Now I've been and helped organise one of these in Kyōtō. In Kyōtō there was a reason for the Earth Day. The whole event was self sufficient - meaning all the power, utilities and food was sourced independently without help from the government. They had people riding bikes hooked up to generators to make electricity for the concert and the movie about the Rokoshō village plea. In Tōkyō it was quite different. There were shops. Hundreds of them all hooked up to the main grid. Most of the shops were commercialised stores and even some chains that set up stalls selling their clarence stock. There was no element of "Earth" here what-so-ever. They even gave away free condoms for a donation with a lady who watches and gestured me to donate then checked the donation I made (30yen) followed with a 'displeased' look on her face. Apart from being with Hiromi and a friend, I didn't enjoy this Earth Day one bit. If you enjoy shopping then it may be worth coming here. If you enjoy the spirit that the Earth brings then don't bother with the Tōkyō version.