English We did not expect to receive a request to post an “unaltered” version of our Yurikamome Hyperlapse, but we did and here it is. Especially for you today, a new TokyoStreetView 4K video with a 13-minute long ride from Shimbashi station to Odaiba-Kaihinkoen. Français Depuis que notre hyperlapse du Yurikamome est en ligne, nous […]
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English Here you are, as requested, an unaltered 15-minute long 4K Video of the ride on the Yurikamome from Daiba Station to Shimbashi Station. If you are interested in the Shimbashi to Odaiba-Kaihinkoen version of this video, please follow this link! Uncut 15 minutes long ride on the Yurikamome from Daiba Station to Shimbashi Station […]
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English Alongside Tokyo Midtown (coming soon on TokyoStreetView), Roppongi Hills is a new urban center designed to give a second life to the old and dirty Roppongi area. Completed in 2003, Roppongi Hills and its 238m high Mori Tower is far from having a glamorous past due to its revolving doors causing the death of […]
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English Nakameguro or Naka-Meguro, with its picturesque river, is a unique place that everyone has to come and visit at some point. A typical residential district by day, Nakameguro is by night and during the weekends, a fashionable place to have a drink and dinner with friends. It plays host to a huge range of […]
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English Credited as one of the most beautiful parks in Tokyo, Shinjuku Gyoen is definitely another place to enjoy when visiting Tokyo. The garden was completed in 1772 and was the original residence of the Naitō family during the Edo era. It became a botanical garden in 1906 until it went through a complete reconstruction […]
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English Here is the second part of our trip to Ueno Park! Today we will visit three new locations: Toshogu Shrine (Part 2) Ueno Park Pagoda (Part 2) Bentendo Hall Temple and the Shinobazu Pond (Part 2) Click here If you missed the first part of this video where we covered these sites : http://www.tokyostreetview.com/ueno-park-part-1/ […]
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English Massive…this is how we could best describe the sheer size (534,000m2) and the many attractions to be found in this park. Established in 1873, Ueno Park is among Japan’s first public parks and home of some major museums like the Tokyo National Museum, National Science Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, National Museum of Western […]
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English What’s the best way to hide a hideous and monstrous highway intersection : Just cover it up and turn it into a nice, quiet garden! Planted on top of the roof of the Ohashi Junction, the Meguro Sky Garden is a 400m long spiralling garden constructed on a slope rising from 15 to 35 […]
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English Have you ever wonder where most Japanese restaurants in Tokyo are purchasing those mouth-watering, but fake, sushi and ramen? Well stop wondering since they must have been probably been purchased in one of the many specialized stores in Kappabashi-Dori! Located between Ueno and Asakusa, Kappabashi-Dori is almost entirely populated with shops specialized in supplying […]
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English Hello Kitty may not actually be the most famous Japanese cat after all! It all started in 1697 according to the legend! At that time, before the Gotokuji Temple was what it is now, a poor and lonely priest was living alone with his cat. One day, during a heavy storm a rich nobleman […]
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English Another oasis in this busy city is how you could describe Hamarikyu and its beautiful gardens. Located a few meters away from the busy Shiodome business area, surrounded by buildings and nearby the mouth of the Sumida River, this garden is a typical Daimyo garden from the Edo period. Opened to the public in […]
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English Known by many as the Japanese version of the Champs-Élysées, Omotesando Avenue was in fact originally created in the Taisho Era (1912 – 1926) as the formal pathway to the Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken temple also known as the Meiji Shrine. Today things are really different and as stated earlier, Omotesando […]
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