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My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps

429 points · 181 comments · ahmedhossamdev

  1. rambambram · · focus · HN ↗
    I had to click this title!

    For some months now I do basically the same, but without the clicking in Streetview. There are some channels on Youtube where someone walks through neighborhoods in Tokyo, I found I really enjoy these. The streets are so clean and the houses so beautiful. Indeed, once in a while a Japanese sports car pops up around a corner, just standing there on somebody's driveway.

    I also enjoy the walk-throughs of neighborhoods in New York (edit: now that I think about it, this started with following ari@home, a streamer who makes electronic music on the fly while walking and having an open mic). I tried Dallas once, I guess, but it was all way too big and bulky (but it was down town I guess, so that's to be expected of a lot of cities on this planet).

    Does anybody have ideas for other nice spots on this beautiful planet!? I think I know Tokyo by now. ;)

    1. chompy_99 · · focus · HN ↗
      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;@tokyolens" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtube.com&#x2F;@tokyolens

      If you think you know Tokyo, think again! This guy really got me into a rabbit hole of all these cool places and spots all around Tokyo and the surrounding areas.

      He left his corporate job in the US to train to become a pilot in Japan and make YouTube on the side, exploring the beautiful country :)

      1. mathgorges · · focus · HN ↗
        Norm does make some really beautiful content, but be warned that he can be a bit of a bastard in the comments if you say anything that disagrees with his opinion. I caught some strays myself once when pointing out that the largest second hand electronics market in Tokyo wasn&#x27;t the one that he claimed it was.
        1. Findecanor · · focus · HN ↗
          I long suspected that I had been shadow-banned from commenting on his channel, and I couldn&#x27;t figure out why. Then I found a subreddit with several threads about his behaviour and it made a little more sense.
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