Flyover video of the Tokyo metropolitan area (circa 2004).

Note: Excel Air offers helicopter cruising tours like this over the city. They operate out of the Urayasu Heliport near the Tokyo Disney Resort. http://www.excel-air.com/

Time lapse video of Mt Fuji from various vantage points.

Raw video of Genbaku Dome, Motoyasu-gawa, and Memorial Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Dome Survivors

Near raw footage of castle walkthrough. Need to redo this again (before they start the 3 year restoration work in 2009) since I didn't even realize at the time how dirty the lens filter was. I also forgot to disable the auto focus (=_=').

Some kind of small hand held stabilizer might also help (a larger unit like a Glidecam, Spiderbrace, or one of the DIY type systems might be problematic in navigating up the steep/narrow stairs). Walking up these steep steps with a large and nearly loaded backpack while carrying two cameras (and recording with one) can be rather hazardous as it messes with your balance (nearly fell backwards one time). I didn't video my previous Himeji visit and had a smaller pack so it was much easier going.

BGM: DAITA - Triumphal Return, Earth Beat, Suna no Shiro, 絢香ayaka - Te wo Tsunagou, Jewelry Day

Short clip of other yakatabune in Tokyo Bay near Odaiba

Near raw footage of the approach to the main donjon Tenshukaku from the Water Chestnut Gate (Hishi-no-mon basho).

Fukuroda Falls (袋田の滝 Fukuroda no taki) is located deep within a gorge in the town of Daigo (大子町 Daigomachi) in Ibaraki Prefecture.  It is considered one of the top 3 most beautiful falls in Japan.  During the winter, the waterfall freezes completely into a gigantic icicle. making an already spectacular sight even more amazing.

This is a short clip of a single room at Hotel Trusty Shinsaibashi in Osaka.

The first part of the clip is the walk from the Shinsaibashi Subway Station to the hotel via the route underneath the Shinsaibashi Plaza Building.

掛川城 in Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken

This is a short clip of a type B single at Tokyu Stay Gotanda in Tokyo.  Detailed overview.