Twilight Drive into Tokyo
Gliding into central Tokyo on the elevated Shuto Expressway as the city switches its lights on.
Moving camera: its position on the map is approximate.
About this view
An 8K drive into central Tokyo, live from the past, on the Shuto Expressway, the elevated toll network, over 300 km of it, that threads between office towers, over the bay and sometimes straight past tenth-floor windows. Lofi beats replace the traffic noise; the light does the rest.
The drive starts at dusk and lands in full neon: taillights pooling at the junctions, the Rainbow Bridge arcing over Tokyo Bay, Tokyo Tower flashing past in orange. It is the closest thing to the opening credits of a film about the city, which is exactly how the expressway is usually cast.
Twilight is the honest time to watch: Tokyo's blue hour lasts only minutes, and this drive stretches it across the whole descent into the city. Pair with headphones and a slow evening.
