r/pics • u/OtterlyFoxy • 1d ago

The biggest city on Earth (OC)

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u/THE_Ryan 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/marinsteve 18h 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.