Exploring the Bizarre and Beautiful World of 1990s Tokyo (1994)

On 7 March 1994, ITN's cameras capturing the rhythms of daily life in and around Japan's capital city of Tokyo, including the city's heaving subway system, its bustling nightlife, and the serene landscape surrounding nearby Mount Fuji.
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[@mikemontesa3181]

I lived in Tokyo from 1991 to 2006. The sights and sounds in this video are so familiar to me. I know the locations just from the camera angles. This just takes me right back. Feels like it was just yesterday.

[@ItZFlipz]

this is great thanks

[@Frank-qs3pe]

I graduated high school in 1994, wish I would’ve been to go here.🙂And notice no cell phones !

[@Bellasie1]

We all had cellphones in Japan in the mid-90s, actually 2 types of phones one of which was by satellite, more advanced and more expensive, but the other type enabled about anyone to be able to afford a mobile phone anyway. Soon after or around that time already, we could also take photographs with our phones, which was always a surprise to any foreigner visiting, as that feature wouldn't reach the Western world for a few more years, until the early 2000s if I remember well. People back then only used their mobile phones to call or text one another, screen addiction came later with the phones becoming mini-screens.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

@@Bellasie1 yeah I forgot we had the”brick” here in America. Expensive too.🤣

[@MichaelBosley]

Quite ambient and relaxing watching and listening to the original footage without a correspondent yapping over the top.

[@ProductofNZ]

looks pretty much the same except the clothes and hairstyles are different. The economic woes in Japan from the 90s onwards seems to have stifled a lot of progress.

[@panchorr1444]

Japan stagnated economically, but remains a highly developed country until today.

[@Jasi-Mori]

And still actually better than most countries then and currently, my country still cant compete with 90s Japan

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

This is my new favorite channel! So much excellent footage of the times I miss so much!

[@Adamthegreat984]

BBC Archive is also a good channel to follow 👍 nice to see better times

[@Disconn3cted]

What's the song at the beginning?

[@Bellasie1]

Why bizarre? It was before the English, Chinese and Korean signs everywhere and before foreign tourism. Not super different but a lot more relaxed.

[@aclark903]

#YodobashiKamera still exists!