Video: Taking a Spin on the Shuto Expressway, Tokyo’s Urban Motorway
From Toyosu to Ueno, across Rainbow Bridge and on to Ginza, the motorway passing through Tokyo offers varied landscapes and views.
From Toyosu to Ueno, traversing the famous Rainbow Bridge and on to Ginza, the motorway running through the Japanese capital offers drivers (for a small fee) a variety of landscapes and panoramas. The view from Rainbow Bridge, particularly magnificent, is amplified by this video, filmed with a mounted camera. Buckle up, we’re off!
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