TOKYO DRIVE – Driving Downtown 2020 JAPAN – Azabu, Ariake & Kiba [4K] Slow TV (POV) Japanese Scenery

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About Azabu
Azabu (麻布) is an area within Minato in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo. Its coverage roughly corresponds to that of the former Azabu Ward, presently consisting of nine official districts: Azabu-Jūban, Azabudai, Azabu-Nagasakachō, Azabu-Mamianachō, Nishi-Azabu, Higashi-Azabu, Minami-Azabu, Moto-Azabu and Roppongi. It is known as Tokyo’s most expensive upscale residential district; many artists, business people, and celebrities reside there.

The name Azabu literally means hemp cloth. Until the early Edo period, the area was agricultural. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area was inhabited as far back as the Jōmon period. The Juban Inari shrine (formerly known as Takechiyo Inari) was constructed in AD 712, the temple of Zenpuku-ji in 824, and the Hikawa Shrine in 939 (on orders of Minamoto no Tsunemoto).

The area became urbanized in the 17th century, after Tokugawa Ieyasu established his seat of government in nearby Edo. Azabu soon became home to the Juban Horse Grounds, Edo’s largest horse market. In 1859, the first United States delegation in Japan was established at Zenpuku-ji.

Azabu (including the adjacent district of Roppongi) was a ward of Tokyo from 1878 to 1947. During the industrialization of the Meiji era, Azabu was connected to Tokyo by horse-drawn trams. The lowlands became light commercial areas, while the hilltops became prime residential areas. Later, during the Taishō period, Azabu was overrun with theaters, department stores, and red-light districts, becoming one of Japan’s best-known entertainment districts.

Much of Azabu was destroyed during the firebombing of Tokyo in 1945, although a special bunker created for the privileged classes that lived there saved many lives, including Yoko Ono’s. Azabu’s commercial areas were not revived after the war, and the area is mainly a residential district today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azabu

About Ariake
Ariake is most well known internationally as the site of the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition centre. Other important facilities located within Ariake include the Differ Ariake Arena, Ariake Tennis Forest Park (Ariake Tenisu no Mori Kōen), Ariake Coliseum, Ariake Sports Center, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research and the headquarters of Universal Entertainment Corporation. Ariake is a center for shipping in the pulp and paper industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariake,_Tokyo

About Wakasu
Roughly half of the island is an industrial zone, while the other half contains the Wakasu Seaside Park, Wakasu Golf Course, and a popular camping ground. There is also a large wind turbine located nearby the golf course. The 18-hole golf course and the campground attract many people from all over Tokyo.
Wakasu was planned to be the venue for sailing events at the 2020 Summer Olympics,but as of 2015 it is planned that the yachting will take place in Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture. Instead it will host golf moved from Kasumigaseki, Saitama as the planned venue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakasu

About Shin-Kiba
Shin-Kiba might lack the name recognition of Shinjuku or Shibuya, but it’s a good spot to know for those looking to break away from Tokyo’s usual tourist meccas. There are several noteworthy places within walking distance of Shin-Kiba station, which is located two train stops away from Tokyo Disney Resort on the Keiyo Line. If you want to stroll across the open-air walkway of the Dinosaur Bridge, however, you’ll need to know which bus to take.
Tokyo Gate Bridge:
At a length of more than 8,500 feet, Tokyo Gate Bridge has been nicknamed the Dinosaur Bridge because of its size but also because of its appearance. The two enormous truss sections of this double cantilever bridge do indeed give the appearance of dinosaurs locking horns.

Shin-Kiba

Camera: GoPro HERO8 Black

Filmed in February 2020

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Drive with me! Japan travel guide 2020
Road trip across Japan in a kei car – Japan scenery 4k by Tokyo Smith

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