A VR Review of Tokyo’s Tourist Attractions

Shibuya’s scramble crossing, world-famous for its throngs of pedestrians. (© Somese Naoto)

Water buses in Tokyo Bay provide astounding views of the city. (© Somese Naoto)

In autumn, large numbers of sightseers come to view the brilliant yellow leaves of the ginkgo trees in the Outer Garden of Meiji Shrine. The rows of trees are to be cleared as part of a redevelopment project. (© Somese Naoto)

“Shibuya Blue Cave Illumination” (Ao-no-Dōkutsu Shibuya) fills Sasaki Park’s rows of Japanese zelkova trees with blue light each winter. (© Somese Naoto)

The life-size Gundam statue in Odaiba changes poses at fixed times. (© Somese Naoto)