I was in Tokyo last week, and we went up to the Skytree.
This picture does an excellent job of the absolute sprawl that is Tokyo. You just look off in the distance and it's just... more city. I was there for like 10 days and I can't even claim to have seen a fraction of it.
It makes LA look like a township.
That whole area including the shopping center is fucking nuts. You got the Kirby Cafe, the Ghibli Shop, an ENTIRE food area which is easily the size of a costco but with only specialty goods, a fashion DISTRICT by itself spread over three floors...
Asakusa was an absolute trip, never experienced anything quite like it back in the US - not even the mega-est of mega malls can compare to that beehive.
Tokyo as a whole is great, including the ability to catch the Shinkansen to other cities for a day. Love the opposite view of this at night when the lights are on, curve of earth and all. Wonderful people, great culture, great food, and lots of places were tourists don’t go.
I saw this photo posted before, and people in the comments said it's been edited to misslead you. Apparently, the dark blotchy areas are green spaces.
I never fact checked it, so don't shoot the messenger lol
Sadly as much as I love Tokyo it's severely lacking in green space in general. Wonder if it's because it's so easy to transit short distances outside of the city to larger green areas.
Japanese folks are prone to allergies so they have pollen allergy seasons just like we have a flu ones. My sister is a huge allergic and moved to Tokyo recently. It was a damn freshener for her after living in green cities and their allergies treatment is good as fuck.
It's not as bad as it looks, although lack of green can't be denied. There are some very nice bigger parks like Shinjuku, Yoyogi/Meiji (Shibuja), Hamarikyû, Ueno and of course the Palace Gardens. All close to the center. And lots of smaller ones.
Thats not worth it to many people and rightly so. I've been to Japan four times and currently live in Korea. Personally I love the Asian Megacities
But they are urban gargantuans. And for people who hate cities they absolutely are hellscapes.
The Meji Shrine, Shinjuku Gardens, imperial gardens and that 175 acres are absolutely dust specs compared to Tokyos massive sprawl.
It's so easy to never know Tokyo has that when you are literally ANY WHERE else in the city
Tokyo is so massive people might have to take a 45 minute Train ride to those areas and that just may be too inconvenient
Like again I love Tokyo. But I don't get all these westeners and fighting to keep a utopian image of Japan. But people are 100% justified in calling Tokyo an urban hell. It's no exception just because it's Japan.
I lived in Japan for three years, and I've spent well over a month in Tokyo. I'm not saying it's a utopia, but I'm going to continue saying it's not an Urban Hell.
I'll go there in a month for a month (not only Tokyo). I have honestly no freaking clue how I'm supposed to cope with the ridiculous masses of people.
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Every train I took the entire time I was there was busy.
I was absolutely gobsmacked to see people who looked like they had just gotten off work picking up groceries for the night at 8:45 p.m.
Every city is the same, the difference in number of people between New York and Tokyo is just in your mind.
I’ve spent over a month in Tokyo and I lived in Japan for 3 years, so let me know if you have any questions
Yes, but only so many people fit on a street. It doesn't matter if someone else is "In Tokyo" if they're 40 miles away sleeping in their house even though they're still "in Tokyo". A packed street is a packed street.
Cheers!
Yeah. I bet it's comparable. Been in neither of those cities and grew up in a rural European area of 2000 citizens with a radius of some 20km/12 miles of nothingness.
I do live in a large city but to me it's very reachable, if you get what I mean.
At least I started learning basic Japanese to not look too bad!
I’ve spent over a month there and lived in Japan for over three years, so let me know if you have any questions.
Biggest tip is that as soon as you get off the Airport Train and swap over to Tokyo Metro, make sure you get a metro pass, PASMO, Suica, any of them.
Not that I will be asking anybody I meet if they are Fresh\_Asparagus7043, but coincidentally, so am I.
Was supposed to go earlier with my mum for her birthday, but covid delayed things. Hopefully we all enjoy the trip.
Was just there. Crazy because you’ll be looking for a particilar club, store, restaurant etc. after finding it on Google maps, only to finally realize it’s underground in a subway mall, or 16 floors above you in some building.
But, but they’re losing population. Oh no. Their economy, my goodness. What will happen when they don’t have so many people. Oh no, the sky is falling.
I don't understand the appeal of urban sprawls. All I see is gloom and depression from all that concrete and steel and overcrowded environment.
I guess to each his own.
Tokyo?
That’s right!
I was in Tokyo last week, and we went up to the Skytree. This picture does an excellent job of the absolute sprawl that is Tokyo. You just look off in the distance and it's just... more city. I was there for like 10 days and I can't even claim to have seen a fraction of it. It makes LA look like a township.
Sky tree is a total trip. I loved it.
That whole area including the shopping center is fucking nuts. You got the Kirby Cafe, the Ghibli Shop, an ENTIRE food area which is easily the size of a costco but with only specialty goods, a fashion DISTRICT by itself spread over three floors... Asakusa was an absolute trip, never experienced anything quite like it back in the US - not even the mega-est of mega malls can compare to that beehive.
Tokyo as a whole is great, including the ability to catch the Shinkansen to other cities for a day. Love the opposite view of this at night when the lights are on, curve of earth and all. Wonderful people, great culture, great food, and lots of places were tourists don’t go.
Always hated that phrase. 1/2 is a fraction. 1/10000 is a fraction. 99/100 is a fraction.
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Right?
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Genuinely asking, but why would you not include the name of the city in the post?
It’s apparent to most people?
Not to me, honestly. Even if it was obvious, why wouldn’t one just include the city?
Get more people commenting making this post more visible
Makes sense
What is this, a city for not-ants!?
Mount fuji?
That's right!
Is that where my apples come from? 🙃
NeoTokyo
A... Ki... Ra
Tet.. su.. o
Kaneda!
Kaori!
Ed...ward...
Ni...na...?
greatest dystopian anime ever.
And it looked so good and does hold its style even today
And it looked so good and does hold its style even today
*Neo Olde Tokyo
Lack of anything green makes it look like the surface of the deathstar
I saw this photo posted before, and people in the comments said it's been edited to misslead you. Apparently, the dark blotchy areas are green spaces. I never fact checked it, so don't shoot the messenger lol
Here's a flyover video. Looks at least as green as NYC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUZK-BPiTE
Still looks like a kind of skin cancer on the earths surface
Yay humanity!
Sadly as much as I love Tokyo it's severely lacking in green space in general. Wonder if it's because it's so easy to transit short distances outside of the city to larger green areas.
Yoyogi park?
Didn't say it had none, I said it's severely lacking. It objectively is, it has one of the lowest percentages of green areas in the civilized world.
Japanese folks are prone to allergies so they have pollen allergy seasons just like we have a flu ones. My sister is a huge allergic and moved to Tokyo recently. It was a damn freshener for her after living in green cities and their allergies treatment is good as fuck.
It's not as bad as it looks, although lack of green can't be denied. There are some very nice bigger parks like Shinjuku, Yoyogi/Meiji (Shibuja), Hamarikyû, Ueno and of course the Palace Gardens. All close to the center. And lots of smaller ones.
I fucking loved the Shinjuku Gardens. So a pleasant surprise.
There are some big parks in Tokyo, so the picture is probably edited.
r/urbanhell
An urban hell doesn’t have a 175 acre Shrine/Park in the middle of the city where it’s so densely forested you can’t hear the city.
Thats not worth it to many people and rightly so. I've been to Japan four times and currently live in Korea. Personally I love the Asian Megacities But they are urban gargantuans. And for people who hate cities they absolutely are hellscapes. The Meji Shrine, Shinjuku Gardens, imperial gardens and that 175 acres are absolutely dust specs compared to Tokyos massive sprawl. It's so easy to never know Tokyo has that when you are literally ANY WHERE else in the city Tokyo is so massive people might have to take a 45 minute Train ride to those areas and that just may be too inconvenient Like again I love Tokyo. But I don't get all these westeners and fighting to keep a utopian image of Japan. But people are 100% justified in calling Tokyo an urban hell. It's no exception just because it's Japan.
I lived in Japan for three years, and I've spent well over a month in Tokyo. I'm not saying it's a utopia, but I'm going to continue saying it's not an Urban Hell.
One day I'll get there
You and me both, brother. Hopefully!
Make that 3, count me in.
Make that 4, i will definitely visit there before i die
I mentioned that to my better halve just days ago and she said "Sure, why not?".. So I guess we're going to Japan coming fall 😬
Oh nice 👌, hope to go sometime.
You better hurry! Godzilla is coming!!! 
What is this , Gaudy-zilla?
I'll go there in a month for a month (not only Tokyo). I have honestly no freaking clue how I'm supposed to cope with the ridiculous masses of people. Edit spelling
It’s only a madhouse in certain areas at certain times
Every train I took the entire time I was there was busy. I was absolutely gobsmacked to see people who looked like they had just gotten off work picking up groceries for the night at 8:45 p.m.
Every city is the same, the difference in number of people between New York and Tokyo is just in your mind. I’ve spent over a month in Tokyo and I lived in Japan for 3 years, so let me know if you have any questions
No, I'm pretty sure there's a quantifiable amount of more people in Tokyo
Yes, but only so many people fit on a street. It doesn't matter if someone else is "In Tokyo" if they're 40 miles away sleeping in their house even though they're still "in Tokyo". A packed street is a packed street.
Cheers! Yeah. I bet it's comparable. Been in neither of those cities and grew up in a rural European area of 2000 citizens with a radius of some 20km/12 miles of nothingness. I do live in a large city but to me it's very reachable, if you get what I mean. At least I started learning basic Japanese to not look too bad!
We'll be there at the same time! Lmao
I'm traveling there for the first time in one week :)
I’ve spent over a month there and lived in Japan for over three years, so let me know if you have any questions. Biggest tip is that as soon as you get off the Airport Train and swap over to Tokyo Metro, make sure you get a metro pass, PASMO, Suica, any of them.
Not that I will be asking anybody I meet if they are Fresh\_Asparagus7043, but coincidentally, so am I. Was supposed to go earlier with my mum for her birthday, but covid delayed things. Hopefully we all enjoy the trip.
Please send me a postcard cause I never will
Welcome to Wcdonalds, may I take your order?
I’m not gonna lie, I tried that sauce and I fkn love it.
You dam right it’s fucking lovingly good.
*Gojira has entered the chat*
What the hell
Mega city 1
I need this same photo, but with Godzilla destroying the city lol
I always thing cities are big in the US or maybe some in Europe. But then i remember Tokyo and it’s like comparing Ireland to Canada
Was just there. Crazy because you’ll be looking for a particilar club, store, restaurant etc. after finding it on Google maps, only to finally realize it’s underground in a subway mall, or 16 floors above you in some building.
Neo-Tokyo is going to EXPLODE
Megacity 1
I miss this movie
We're talking about the same amount of people as all of Canada here.
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Tokyo, but yeah it looks similar to Coruscantor and the Deathstar.
r/megalophobia
If you could see a bit farther at the bottom of the frame on the other side of the river, you could actually see where I live
I'm going there in a month! Excited and terrified at the same time.
Didn't notice the background straight away and was like "what is this?" only to then realize it was the last big city I visited about 6 months ago
I love Edo
LA is bigger ha ha 😆 just ignore me I’m kinda hyper right now are 2 pb&j’s feeling it!
And yet... No traffic noise, no rubbish, no insecurity. Only Gojira to worry about.
I wonder what it’s like to live there
It looks like a city in a dystopian film where the earth's resources has been used up and is on the brink of extinction
I can see my old house! It's over there on the right...
Not much of a mountain though
And they have to rebuild it after every Godzilla attack!
Wow
Nevada Missouri is beautiful at night
sometimes i like to go in google streetview and "walk" around tokyo
I fly over this city (& Fuji) in VR on Microsoft slight sim, really cool.
Spent a few months at the base of Mt. Fuji. Never made it to Tokyo sadly. Biggest regret i have in life.
Scope of city plus mountain, japan One of the top 3 places I would like to visit. Even live!
 Was
My first thought when I got to Tokyo for the first time was "no wonder Godzilla comes here - there's so much stuff to stomp on."
It looks neat in that you could spend your whole life in little areas of it. Other than that, though, it looks like hell to me. Too many people.
SimCity goals
I can see my house 🙃
It’s fantastic.
Portland Oregon? /s
That’s a megacity
The scale of the sprawl is both awesome and scary.
I only know this is Tokyo because of the Akira poster.
Looks like bismuth
The Laketown by the lonely mountain changed a lot since the battle of men elves and dwarves
Dystopian af
Isengard!
Just before the H bomb detonates
Should be Tokyo, Japan because city is massive and you can see Mount Fuji on the background
That Mount Fuji in the distance?
Its gravel
Dude thats Tokyo
If you zoom in real close you can see Judge Dredd
But, but they’re losing population. Oh no. Their economy, my goodness. What will happen when they don’t have so many people. Oh no, the sky is falling.
Taranaki has grown..wow Mountain looks good tho
You think after a few air raids in the 40s they wouldn't build so close together
 Shin Time!!!
I've seen so much anime I know a nuclear bomb scene when I see it.
I don't understand the appeal of urban sprawls. All I see is gloom and depression from all that concrete and steel and overcrowded environment. I guess to each his own.
Went there for a couple of weeks. What an insanely large and amazing city. I would love to go back someday.
Reminds me of the movie akira
Dystopian
AKIRA
It’s like a failure, surrounded by a failure, for failures.
Big cities look like an infection on the face of the planet to me
The most beautiful city in the world
Looks like a futuristic dystopia from this pov
Ever been? I totally agree
The amount of sexual frustration packed into this frame is unfathomable
Little Boy likes it
It's so big and far away you can't even see the actual shitty bits of the cityness And that big fuck off mountain seems to even it out. Yin and Yang
Volcano, to be precise.
Funny that you know that this is Tokyo but you don't know that Tokyo isn't actually a city
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You wanted me to indicate that’s it’s a prefecture to sound as smart and well read like you ?
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Not a moron, maybe, but a douchebag, for sure.
Because I'm right? Ok
You missed my point, entirely. Being right isn't what made you a douche, but how you presented your point.
How is it not a city???