Earth’s Model MEGACITY: Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is the most successful metropolis in the history of the world with 39 million residents, 50% more people than any other urban area. It is the safest big city on the planet and has a two trillion dollar GDP--an economy larger than all but eight entire countries.
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Video by Bryce Plank

Drone/helicopter videography courtesy of:
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   • 4K東京空撮素材　Tokyo Aerial 4K footage  

Music:
"Keep Em Coming" "Where Soul Meets Body"
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Media sources used in video:
   • Edo-Tokyo Museum, 江戶東京博物館  
   • Видео  
   • [HD] Satoyama I Japans Secret Waterga...  
   • View from Above- Japan  
   • Видео  
   • WWII TOKYO 1 OF 3 RARE COLOR FILM  
   • Tokyo Station and Trains  
   • Inside an Automated Car Park  
   • Underground bike parking system in To...  
   • Jiro Dreams of Sushi (3/11) Movie CLI...  
   • President Obama plays soccer with a r...  
   • Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Full HD Rep...  
   • Inside the Japanese Hotel Staffed by ...  
   • Pepper the robot brings artificial in...  
   • Japan Earthquake Pictures, Video. Dis...  
   • TOYOTA Fuel cell - How does it work?  
   • Rail Tunnel Survey  
   • ViaTech Road and Infra Laser Scanner ...  
   • Best Views of Rainbow Bridge in #toky...  
   • Japan introduces solar heat-blocking ...  
   • Omotesando Avenue - Tokyo - 表参道 – 4K ...  
   • The Gaman Spirit: Why Cycling Works i...  
   • Видео  
   • Flood Control from Underground  
   • Building a House in Japan:  Fire proo...  
   • Видео  
   • 第46回全国消防救助技術大会in仙台・宮城2017　陸上の部２  
   • 第46回全国消防救助技術大会in仙台・宮城2017　陸上の部２  
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And the film "Tsukiji Wonderland"

Script:
Our story begins 561 years ago when a samurai warrior built a castle on the shore of a fishing village called Edo. Its rich soil was ideal for growing rice and attracted farmers from far and wide.

In 1600, the great commander Tokugawa Ieyasu won the Battle of Sekigahara, a pivotal moment in history that secured Edo’s status as the most important place in Japan.

Unfortunately, the buildings of the expanding city were made of wood and paper, a dangerous combination to confront the warm winds of summer. Legend has it that on one particularly dry afternoon in 1657, a priest made the deadly mistake of burning an unlucky kimono. The fire flared up, ignited his temple, and engulfed 70% of the city. 100,000 people lost their lives.

Despite the disaster, by the middle of the 19th century Edo’s population was in the millions. That’s when the military shogunate system that had ruled for almost 700 years ended. A new government led by a young emperor finally made Edo the official capital of Japan, renamed it Tokyo.

Today, a century of conservation has resulted in parks covering 20% of the land in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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