Driving from Ogikubo to Nihonbashi: 4K TOKYO DRIVE [Slow TV] JAPAN

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00:00 Ome-Kaido
02:19 Minami-Asagaya
05:29 Koenji
10:33 Nakano-sakaue
11:46 Nishi-Shinjuku
14:06 Kabukicho
16:27 Suehiro-dori Ave.
18:55 Shinjuku-dori Ave.
21:25 Yotsuya
23:40 Kojimachi
25:13 Daikancho-dori Ave.
26:50 Uchibori-dori Ave.
28:58 Eitai-dori Ave.
30:28 Tokyo Station North Exit

Ome Kaido
Ōme Kaidō (青梅街道) is one of the main roads leading westwards out of Tokyo. It begins in Shinjuku, passes through Ōme, and ends in Kōfu, Yamanashi.

Koenji: The capital of underground culture in Tokyo
The liberal, bohemian Koenji neighborhood in western Tokyo grew out of Japan’s radical student movements of the 1960s. Now it’s a hub for alternative music culture, vintage clothing, and cheap pubs. Walk down Koenji Junjo Shopping Street where you’ll find vintage clothes and discount stores, alongside affordable pubs and restaurants.

Once the sun sets, grab a drink from one of the numerous izakaya bars, and consider seeing a live show at U.F.O. Club or 20000 Den-Atsu. If looking to stay the night in the area, consider lodging at the BnA Hotel, where each room is decorated by different Tokyo-born artists.

Shinjuku: A buzzing urban playground open around the clock—don’t blink, you might miss something

A station bursting to the seams, armies of office workers, school kids and international travelers squeeze through Shinjuku Station’s ticket gates on a daily basis—out into a sprawling area of towering sky scrapers, wide shopping streets and countless cafes, bars and restaurants. Nishi-Shinjuku, west of the station, houses a forest of skyscrapers, while the east side is your access point for shopping, dining and entertainment. Bathed in neon, the area of Kabukicho is a maze of hotels and spots for nighttime revelry. Exit south from the station to find the Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and modern shopping complexes such as NEWoMan Shinjuku.

Kabukicho: Battling robots, a six-floor onsen, and tiny, quirky bars and eateries—all in Tokyo’s neon heart

Kabukicho in Shinjuku is the most densely packed, neon-burning, boisterous yet safest red-light district in Asia and, possibly, in the world.

Yotsuya
Yotsuya (四谷, 四ツ谷) is a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

It is a former ward (四谷区 Yotsuya-ku) in the now-defunct Tokyo City. In 1947, when the 35 wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Ushigome ward of Tokyo City and Yodobashi suburban ward of Tokyo-fu to form the modern Shinjuku ward.

Yotsuya is located in the southeastern part of Shinjuku. Prior to 1943, when Tokyo was still a city, Yotsuya was one of its wards and had definite boundaries, but it is less clearly defined today. Yotsuya is generally defined as coinciding with the jurisdiction of the Shinjuku City Yotsuya Branch Office and the Yotsuya Police Station, which includes most of Shinjuku east of Meiji-dōri and south of Yasukuni-dōri. To the east lies the neighborhoods of Banchō in Chiyoda.

For addressing purposes, the name Yotsuya is used for a part of Shinjuku located immediately west of Yotsuya Station; it is divided into four chōme.

Before the growth of Edo, Yotsuya was a farming village outside the city. In 1634, with the digging of the outer moat around Edo Castle, many temples and shrines moved to Yotsuya. The moat had stone walls, and a mitsuke, or watch tower, was also built. Yotsuya Mitsuke stood near the present-day Yotsuya Station.

Tokyo Station
The red-brick façade of the beautifully restored Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station building is one of the city’s most striking pieces of architecture, especially distinctive against the glass and steel of neighboring skyscrapers. Behind it lies one of the city’s key transport hubs, connecting the country through bullet trains that run to Hakodate in the far north and to Fukuoka in the far south. Not only does the station contain a wealth of shopping and eating opportunities, but the surrounding areas also offer some of the city’s best sights, from the impressive Marunouchi financial district to Nihonbashi, the downtown center of Edo, the Tokyo of the past.

Filming Date: July 7th, 2020

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