The Entire History of Tokyo in a 3D TIMELAPSE

Tokyo burned down twice in just 22 years, and came back as one of the biggest cities on Earth. Watch the whole story, from a small castle in the marshes in 1457 to the giant city of today, as a 3D timelapse. 0:00 Tokyo in 15 seconds 0:17 Marshes and fishing villages 0:26 1457: a small castle called Edo 1:13 Tokugawa arrives, the shogun's city 1:59 The biggest castle in Japan 2:14 The Great Fire of 1657 2:39 Edo grows across the river 2:56 One million people 3:35 The black ships 3:54 1868: the city becomes Tokyo 4:15 Brick, trains and Tokyo Station 4:54 The 1923 earthquake and fires 5:22 Rebuilding 5:46 The 1945 air raids 6:18 Building again: Tokyo Tower and the Olympics 6:48 Skyscrapers: Shinjuku, Rainbow Bridge, Skytree 7:57 Tokyo today: a city tour 9:21 Then and now 9:33 The whole story in 20 seconds Pictures: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain: Copernicus DEM. Music (in order of appearance): "Tranquil Fields (Eastern)" by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com) "The Fall of Chongzhen" by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com) "Guzheng City" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Tranquil Fields (Tense)" by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com) "Expeditionary" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Anguish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Deliberate Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Wholesome" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) "Tranquil Fields (Peaceful)" by Alexander Nakarada (https://creatorchords.com) All licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Created under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules using assets from Age of Empires II. Not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.