The Müuse Atlas / Japan

Tokyo

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AkihabaraFilming in Akihabara, Tokyo. Buildings faced floor to ceiling in printed advertising rise above a warren of tiny electronics stalls under the elevated tracks.

AsakusaFilming in Asakusa, Tokyo. A red temple gate opens onto a covered arcade of low shopfronts, with an old amusement park and rickshaws on the street outside.

KabukichoFilming in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Every building front along the grid is stacked floor to roof with illuminated signage for bars, clubs and pachinko halls.

KagurazakaFilming in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. Stone paved side alleys run off the main slope, with black timber fences and paper lanterns outside old ryotei restaurants.

Kiyosumi-ShirakawaFilming in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo. Warehouse blocks and canal bridges surround a station where two subway lines meet.

NakameguroFilming in Nakameguro, Tokyo. A concrete lined canal runs between low shops and workshops, cherry trees leaning over the water from both banks.

ShibuyaFilming in Shibuya, Tokyo. A scramble crossing under wrapped video screens, with department stores, rail viaducts and narrow bar lanes climbing the slopes behind it.

ShimokitazawaFilming in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. Low rise pedestrian lanes too narrow for cars, lined with secondhand shops, small theatres and coffee bars around a station whose tracks now run underground.