Just a cool little video I came across: a night drive in the Tokyo metropolitan area in an Alfa Romeo Spider (939 model), before the 3/11 earthquake.
It really is amazing to see how well-developed the infrastructure is as well as how busy the city is; I've never felt more sensory overload (or insignificance of myself for that matter haha) than when I was in Tokyo -- not even NYC or HK come close to how massive and dense everything is there. Although, I hear that things have quieted down some post-quake, even though Tokyo wasn't that directly affected.

Anyway, enjoy the video!

I recommend watching full screen in 1080p HD for the full effect.

 

I was there in January and Tokyo had seemed pretty much back to normal.

I was there last year about 4 weeks after the earthquake and it was totally different, very quiet and not the same.

 

That's good to hear. Thanks for the info!

 

i tried to do something like this with my gopro here. everything was just dark at night. LOL

 

i was always amazed on how taxi drivers knew everywhere to go..way too many streets/side streets...would amaze me how i would go from one area to another within a few minutes where normally it would take a few train stops ha

 

Tokyo is the brightest city at night I've ever been to in my entire life haha. I remember some streets were so well-lit that night felt like day.

... Not to mention that the address system makes ABSOLUTELY no sense in Tokyo.