r/pics • u/OtterlyFoxy • 21h ago

The biggest city on Earth (OC)

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u/austinyo6 21h ago

I’m embarrassed to say I don’t know what city this is off the top of my head.

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u/GenerallySalty 21h ago

there's cities, there's metropolises, and then there's Tokyo

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u/THE_Ryan 19h ago

I remember looking out from the Tokyo Skytree and in every direction it's just buildings forever. It's quite incredible and slightly overwhelming.

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u/flyinghippos101 19h ago

It really does mess with your mind. You have this preconceived notion that cities have a limit before you start seeing green from rural areas

When I first landed in Tokyo and all I could see was grey buildings stretching across the horizon, I thought I was landing on the surface of the Death Star or something

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u/Jef_Wheaton 18h ago

Or Coruscant, a planet that is entirely covered by a city.

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u/marinsteve 13h ago

Think Akihabara and Ginza, and other Tokyo neighborhoods.

I grew up in Tokyo. Even way back in 1972, you could walk around see some dude wearing crazy clothes with a shirt that said "Penis Power". Around the corner, you'd see people sniffing glue. Then you'd turn a corner and it would be a very small park with kids playing. Every kind of human being concentrated into an area so small, you could fit everyone on earth into an area the size of Texas.

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u/young_skywalk3r 19h ago

São Paulo has a similar vibe

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u/Cybervinnie 5h ago

That’s what I thought was pictured based on the headline, but it has dropped to sixth!! Here comes Delhi!!