Tokyo is a truly massive, multi-layered metropolis, but like big cities the world over, it’s still all about the people.
Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo is a truly massive, multi-layered metropolis, but like big cities the world over, it’s still all about the people.
LAObserver says
Agreed. The first aspect which comes to mind whenever I hear the word “city”, is the people who reside there.
Lee says
What gets me when looking down onto Tokyo like this is the sheer number of people that do so. Walking round and travelling on the trains its very obvious there are a lot of people, but seeing the city on this scale certainly brings home its magnitude on every level.
Al says
That’s a scary amount of buildings. I’m not sure I’d be smiling so high up: 😉
Lee says
So long as there is glass in place, and of course there isn’t an earthquake, I don’t mind so much. Always makes for an incredible view.
cdilla says
What a lovely smile. Perfect timing as ever. Is that from the Govt building? The view from there is quite amazing – and free. We went one evening as it was only a short walk from the hotel, and the night-time view across the city was stunning and beautiful at the same time. I love high views of big cities like that. They help you manage the scale and realise that those little islands of metropolis you pop out of the transport system to visit are sometimes not that far apart. Shinjuku, Yoyogi, Harajuku, Shibuya, just three miles end to end and all in view at once from the Govt building.
I spent most of my time in Tokyo with a smile like that – though nothing like as photogenic 🙂
Lee says
Cheers.
Yes, it is. I hadn’t been for years and was nearby, so I decided to pop in. Regretted it at the time, as the queue for the lift down was massive. But getting back and seeing this shot made it worthwhile. It is a spectacular sight, isn’t it? Really brings home the city’s humongous size.
I think the efficiency and the sheer number of trains means many tourists simply take them without giving it a second thought. But like you say, many places aren’t that far apart. And walking between such places can often throw up more interesting sights/situations than the actual destinations.
Roberto says
Very nice picture.
It’s also possible to take pictures of people in the other tower, sometime they look as people from another dimension, in a very similar place yet with some difference 🙂
Roberto.
Lee says
Thanks.
That’s the perfect way to describe that view. A very interesting one, isn’t it? With only a 35mm, they were sadly too far away…
Dave says
A fascinating picture! Whenever I go to a viewing tower I look down. Next time I’ll remember to look up!
Lee says
Thanks. Likewise. This taught me a valuable lessons too!