Driving from Kawaguchi to Nihonbashi – TOKYO Drive 4K JAPAN [Slow TV]

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00:00 Kawaguchi City, Saitama Pref.
01:48 Sangyo-doro Ave.
08:33 Kawaguchi Station
11:15 Iwatsuki-kaido Road
13:21 Akabane, Kita ward, Tokyo
13:55 Kitahondori Ave.
18:14 Kamiya, Kita ward, Tokyo
22:49 Meiji-dori Ave.
26:59 Hongo-dori Ave.
28:08 Honkomagome, Bunkyo ward, Tokyo
34:23 Hongo, Bunkyo ward, Tokyo
37:03 Awajicho, Kanda, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
38:37 Shussefudo-dori Ave.
39:55 Hongoku-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo ward, Tokyo

About Saitama Pref.
Saitama Prefecture is located just north of Tokyo Prefecture, and has a well developed transportation network including railways and highways, making for excellent access from neighboring prefectures and international airports.
The prefecture is blessed with a variety of sightseeing resources represented by “Little Edo” Kawagoe which retains its appearance from the Edo Era and the greenery of Chichibu and Nagatoro, as well as other food, drinks, anime, nature, industry, history, traditional culture, sports, and various experiences.

About Kawaguchi City
Kawaguchi (川口市, Kawaguchi-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 600,388, and a population density of 9,691.49 persons per km². Its total area is 61.95 square kilometres (23.92 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area’s 8th most populated city (after passing Hachioji), and second largest in Saitama Prefecture.

After the last ice age, during early and middle Jōmon period, most of the area which is now Kawaguchi was under sea level except for the area which is now Omiya Tableland. Ancient peoples living in this area left several shell middens, in which shells, Jōmon pottery, and pit houses have been discovered by archaeologists. Many Kofun period barrows were also found in Kawaguchi, however many have also been destroyed by urban development. From the Heian period onwards, Kawaguchi was part of Musashi Province. The name “Kawaguchi” appears in the Kamakura period chronicle Gikeiki, but it is not proven that this name designated current area of Kawaguchi.

During the Edo period, Kawaguchi-juku developed as a post station on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō, a highway used by the Tokugawa shōgun and daimyō to visit Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Towards the Bakumatsu period and into the Meiji period, the demand for metal products increased. Because of proximity to Tokyo and convenient water transportation using Arakawa River, Kawaguchi became the center of metal casting industry, for which it has remained famous until modern times.

About Kawaguchi Station
Kawaguchi Station (川口駅, Kawaguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

About Akabane
Diners and drinkers crowd into the cozy, lantern-lit alleys of Akabane Ichibangai and OK Yokocho around Akabane’s east exit from early afternoon, ready to forget the stresses of the day. The area evolved from a postwar black market and retains some of that raffish charm. It’s a good place to meet the locals, who are relaxed after the day’s work and ready to chat over a draft or two. You can find every kind of cuisine, from traditional eel restaurants to quick and tasty yakitori chicken skewers.

About Hongo
Hongō (本郷) is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno.

About Chiyoda ward
Centrally located among Tokyo’s 23 wards, Chiyoda is brimming with character and unique attractions, from the Imperial Palace to Akihabara and more.
Various area where is full of the highlight including Akihabara which is town Jinbocho, Ochanomizu of Kasumigaseki, Nagatacho that subway and JR Line run in length and breadth inexhaustibility, and center of politics and the Diet building where it is are enshrined in Chiyoda-ku where is distinguished for Access and student continuing for a long time, center of subculture.
With some of Tokyo’s most recognized landmarks, Chiyoda is sure to delight and surprise at every step. And with this much to see, it is the perfect spot to check out on foot.

Get out and explore Chiyoda to find a peice of Tokyo all your own!

Filming Date: July 16th, 2020

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