Tokyo 2009

Shots from my June 2009 visit to Tokyo.
I improvised a short score.

[@i5879]

The 2000's is as nostalgic to us now as the 90's were back then

[@Pkmn20]

surprisingly it doesn't look all that different from today, besides the glaring lack of smartphones i think

[@Randomman_4826]

@Pkmn20 That is true as Smartphones were only just being released at this point in time

[@BLVCKSCORP]

@@Pkmn20 I miss that the most......

[@CarlosEduardo-iz1qg]

The aesthetic is so dreamy that it makes me feel nostalgic even though I've never visited

[@MusicChanneI1738]

@@Pkmn20 The only thing that really changed was technology and how people dress lol.

[@neilugaddan]

Uploader knew 2009 will be nostalgic.

[@bparker06]

I don't think that's how nostalgia works :)

[@rexregumqeon7501]

@@bparker06 I think you missed the joke.

[@SuperPieninja]

Japan just changes too fast

[@gfif]

​@@bparker06 ?

[@AegisEdge]

@@SuperPieninja it doesnt look any different than todayss japan lol

[@ifeelfantastic7660]

I don't think we appreciate enough how carefully and aesthetically pleasingly the shots were taken.

[@piano4film]

Thank you!

[@BaldPotatoHead]

@@piano4film You answered? wow. New sub.

[@alexeystarkov7504]

​@@piano4filmYou know what would be awesome? If you tried to capture all of the places from this video and how they look now in 2024. I think the comparison we could make 15 years after will be very interesting to watch

[@piano4film]

@@alexeystarkov7504 I like this idea.

[@Exutz_]

​@@piano4film hm yep I will definitely then watch that video, btw you gain a sub .

[@poompelmo]

15 years later and they’re still amazing shots

[@piano4film]

Thank you

[@памперсгэнгста228]

@@piano4filmomg

[@THE-WAY953]

@@piano4filmTHANK YOU!!

[@deletdis6173]

Indeed they are. :')

[@piano4film]

@@deletdis6173 Thanks :)

[@kmk9592]

最近作られたちょい昔の映像にエモい音楽付ける動画とかじゃなくて、投稿されたのが本当にその当時なのがすごい

[@piano4film]

何年も経ってから KZbin のアルゴリズムがそれを発見したことに驚きました。

[@gygispavo]

Yeah you are so right @kmk9592 and @piano4film, thanks for uploading brings makes me remember good relaxed times

[@zoomertechreview4334]

this legend still likes comments in 2024.. and the quality of shots are stunning and nostalgic af..

[@magiveem]

right???

[@piano4film]

Thank you

[@kingsleepy5168]

@@piano4film No, thank you for letting us enjoy such a masterpiece so many years later.

[@piano4film]

@@kingsleepy5168 ⛩

[@THE-WAY953]

@@piano4filmliterally thanks to you this is when I was born this era it’s crazy I love it!!🫶🏻. 😍

[@meat_333]

im glad i ran across this

[@piano4film]

Thank you

[@meat_333]

no problem! :D@@piano4film

[@Palestinewillbefreeeeeee]

I fell into this

[@viralmomentsamp]

Anyone else getting this recommended in 2024?

[@piano4film]

Lately many.🎉

[@vormani2682]

Yeah :3

[@Dosed505]

Eu bro

[@蚊仔胖如风]

❤

[@rjn1212]

👍

[@moooonchild666]

i love how this video makes me feel like i'm in tokyo,living alone,working a 9-5 job but still not feeling bad because of the dirty beauty of tokyo

[@piano4film]

I love the picture you paint.

[@mikulover12]

thats really interesitng

[@egalscheie5714]

Lol 9-5 jobs in tokyo are not really 9-5 😂😂more like 8am-11 pm

[@piano4film]

@@egalscheie5714

[@HuyWADSvn]

No hawk tuah, no skibidi toilet, no changed title just Tokyo in 2009. Nice.

[@ClutchCps]

It's so weird looking at people's faces in the video and realizing that all of them are 15 years older now. Even weirder is realizing that 15 years ago was 2009. Weirdest of all is realizing I was 2 years old back then.

[@xninja2369]

Woh Same 😮

[@marinettedupaincheng9764]

Same here

[@spacefreak4563]

Damn same

[@awesomegirl5365]

Me too 😮 2007 in November

[@GrayMimikyu]

Y'all babies get off the internet. I was like 14 back then 😭

[@afiyah1503]

i just love it when youtube recommends random videos from 15 years ago on my home page

[@piano4film]

❤🎉😊

[@TikaTika-u2l]

Jjjj​@@piano4film

[@TikaTika-u2l]

1:10 yuui

[@piano4film]

@@TikaTika-u2l

[@Kyupiece]

わあ、上京したての頃だ。 この頃は都会にいるのが嬉しくて坂だらけの都内を自転車でどこまでも走り抜けてたなあ。

[@ikkotoarice5018]

私も同じくらいに上京しました！ ずっと、田舎から都会に憧れていて、やたら意味もなく夜中まで出歩いたり、原宿や渋谷行ってました😂

[@Kyupiece]

@@ikkotoarice5018 同じ時代に同じようなことしてた仲間…！楽しかったですよね〜。社会の荒波に揉まれて15年、たまには深夜の東京徘徊してみようかな。

[@EggScrambles]

@@ikkotoarice5018 사람은 다 똑같구나! 나도 한국의 시골에서 서울로 상경했어 며칠동안 한밤중에 이유없이 강남이나 잠실을 가곤 해 도시의 분위기를 즐긴다랄까

[@bbrother92]

What camera was that?

[@piano4film]

@@bbrother92 Canon HV20

[@windyblackrose]

2009…Back then I was only 8 years old…and now I’m 23. Nostalgia hits hard man.

[@The.only.Michelle15]

You just told me I will be 24 in 15 years

[@RedYoshiGamer2]

@@The.only.Michelle15dawg are you 9

[@celestiaur01]

the amount of likes r ur age now i made it 23 congrats bro

[@CoolDrifty]

same, we're practically the last generation that can remember most of the 00s, gotta cherish the memories.

[@bonzaburger5531]

I was 99. Now I’m 114

[@otterappreciator]

Props to the videographer because these shots are just so surreal and hypnotizing

[@piano4film]

Thanks!

[@Anne-lu5yf]

the background melody makes it very 2000s

[@gothamtransitauthority7990]

Do you know the name of it?

[@piano4film]

I appreciate that.

[@piano4film]

I improvised it and set the scenes to it.

[@HaHeiX]

​@@piano4film Wow, you are still replying after 15 years

[@Doggaaa]

Please Tell the Name Bro?

[@Melton_Love]

15年前にも関わらずかなり綺麗な画質

[@loserchan2360]

はい😮 どんなカメラが使われていたのだろうか

[@piano4film]

@@loserchan2360 Canon HV20.

[@loserchan2360]

@ ありがとうがざいます。

[@i_show_ability-official]

​@@piano4film you're active for 15 years 😱😱

[@Bruead]

1,920 x 1,080 camera in 15 years ago😮

[@king_s_light]

投稿されたのがしっかり15年前なのエモいな

[@Lionmaru.910]

それな

[@coelacanth666]

ほんとそれな

[@nobodyplaylists]

Why do I still feel like 2009 was just 4 years ago? ...

[@Sawdbunny]

It was probably

[@piano4film]

@@Sawdbunny lol

[@naoedasuaconta-22]

Because you is OLD 🧓🧓🧓

[@freeway1823]

Thats cus the world ended in 2012

[@piano4film]

@@freeway1823

[@El_Tovis_237]

I thank you very much KZbin, there is one month left until the end of the year and you recommend a tremendous work of art.

[@piano4film]

🥰

[@canarykenny]

I really hope that I will visit this beautiful city someday

[@piano4film]

I hope you get to see it too!

[@sarahtaqi-g6g]

if only it wasn't expensive as shot 🥲

[@piano4film]

@@sarahtaqi-g6g

[@dokidokiringtone]

the fact this was uploaded like a present day video and had no idea that would be considered as specific and high cultured content

[@thisissupposed]

0:31 for a second I was really confused how they had an (almost) bezelless smartphone

[@adidiindraneelvenkatakarth6064]

Yeahhh

[@user-lf9tw3bm71]

Yeah

[@dabiduforown]

yeah

[@RendererEP]

yeah

[@axxfxv]

yeah

[@krimoyuki-xz7tb]

Thank you, Anthony for giving a glimps of 15 years old. It feels nostalgic, a different vibe, everything felt peaceful and different then. This video will always be priceless ❤️

[@piano4film]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.

[@voodoocurry2762]

Why do I feel nostalgic of a place I’ve never been to

[@MrWackypackages]

People when this was uploaded: meh, cool I guess People 15 years later: WOOOAAHHHH nostalgia and memories :,))

[@piano4film]

lol it is strange....

[@yrs_qi]

Tokyo was always beautiful, can't imagine this was tokyo when I was born..♡

[@ddaengenthusiast7920]

Its like watching the opening scene of a movie with brilliant cinematography.

[@piano4film]

🎉Thank you😊

[@Quallen_Princess]

It's like experiencing some kind of unknown joy while watching this video...

[@ytdanytevero]

Why do all of these amazing videos get recommended after 15 years?😭

[@換捌部]

0:24 この手書きのポップが懐かしい。今あまり見ないよなぁ 見るだけでドラッグストア特有の匂いがしてくる

[@坂田金時-q7f]

そういや昔はこういうの普通にあったな 忘れてた

[@Notime4646]

Then 4 years later, phones became a much more important thing in daily life. And social media of course... Since then, media was social but people were virtual.

[@usersk559]

I got this recommended after 15 yrs its so beautiful

[@piano4film]

Thank you

[@alfianmelodic]

16 years old back and still in high school. the best life i've ever had.

[@humonchronos9048]

If your life peaked in high school that is pretty sad

[@mocca3633]

Just stumble upon your video. Great job, man. Beautiful.

[@piano4film]

Hey, thanks!

[@小粒]

its hard to believe that people 20 then are 35, 15 are 30, 55 are 70. the kids from 0:52 are adults. idk i find it weird

[@In_time]

Time is nuts 😳

[@simon_reacts1236]

I was 6 then, now I’m 21 😢

[@detectivenora]

I was 3 and now im 18

[@gangstagamegangstagame4467]

@@detectivenorastill teenager

[@gangstagamegangstagame4467]

@@simon_reacts1236 I was 8 then 23 now we are still young under 30

[@mechasenpai951]

I was 8 yrs. old when this was uploaded. Now, I’m 24.

[@livingforryujin]

It's the year 2024 and I'm still coming here and watching this video :)

[@piano4film]

🎉 Yay

[@zebracherub]

That’s very pleasing footage, and your improvised score is actually very fitting for something so long gone… would give a lot to go back

[@piano4film]

Thanks, me too.

[@tealover70]

Holy hell this is a gem.

[@piano4film]

Thank you!

[@dahsarrashad6700]

This video feels like a dream for some reason.

[@GreydaCloud]

Probably because of the music

[@miku9277]

for something that came out 15 years ago it feels ike it was just out yesterday this is incredible.

[@piano4film]

Thank you.

[@MonkeyBiznessFGC]

I visited Tokyo in 2024 and honestly it looks the same but its the people that present a little differently. Thanks for the high quality film.

[@piano4film]

Thanks for watching and your comment!

[@kokoninut]

wow this is beautiful can't believe it's going in everyone's recommended 15 years later

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

This is when I wanted to visit Japan, but I was a broke high school freshman with no money. I made that dream happen.....15 years later

[@piano4film]

❤Awesome

[@smthgood3747]

I miss those days. Every single year prior to covid, had something special to it. I miss those days so much.

[@piano4film]

I know what you mean.❣

[@ssvo.f.]

Idk why, but i am feeling nostalgic seeing this...

[@piano4film]

I wonder why?

[@Salma-z7i1n]

I it’s crazy that this is nostalgic for so much ppl cause I was born in 2009😭😭

[@awesomegirl5365]

وأنا كمان لما أشوف حجات قديمة

[@piano4film]

@@awesomegirl5365 Me too.

[@YashSharma-m2h]

​@@Salma-z7i1n I was born in 2009,but I still find it nostalgic for some reason

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

2009. It was my golden age of my youth. Until 2010, my life ended with misery. Getting bullied. I miss 2009 so much.

[@piano4film]

Sorry to hear you were bullied, I was too, no fun. Take care.

[@laurabeltranmelee]

one last look at the 2000s before we went into a new decade thank you so much for uploading this

[@kittyphom]

I love that I got recommended this, 15 yrs later. It’s cinematic and the quality is amazing.

[@piano4film]

Thank you.

[@ONLYSTUDY832]

​@@piano4film Bro you are still active! Even after 15 years! 😱! 37 min before!

[@piano4film]

@@ONLYSTUDY832 👍☺

[@epicalprototypeW98]

its not so long ago but, at the same time it is, and its so nostalgic to me already. and the music makes it a more dream like scene. what a beautiful literal memory trip this was thank you

[@piano4film]

🎉You're welcome ❤

[@epicalprototypeW98]

@ bless you🙏💚

[@dinara___]

Someone.. bring me back to that time, I miss it so much..

[@piano4film]

Me too.

[@gunnasintern]

i watched a lot of these videos at the time and i still do here and there. i’ll always love living in the present as it’s the only time that exists which is why i’m glad these videos are still up. internet preservation like this should be given the love and attention it deserves

[@PrimeYash76]

Tokyo in 2009 was truly remarkable, showcasing an impressive blend of cleanliness, technological advancements, and efficient urban design. Even 15 years later, it stands as a benchmark for modern cities worldwide ☺🗿

[@piano4film]

Indeed!

[@earththeearth]

Nice to see that this guy is still hearting comments!! Its not very common to find an account from 2009 thats still active today ^^

[@piano4film]

I appreciate comments!

[@hanten7]

sometimes you just gotta let out a sigh seeing someone live your dream and say ‘damn’

[@wendigovertigo]

I’m not even from Japan but seeing this feels so nostalgic like I’ve been in Tokyo before

[@piano4film]

🎉Awesome

[@luverbird]

The video is very impressive but whats even more impressive is that the creator is still liking all the comments today

[@piano4film]

🥰 Thanks

[@imeshi2088]

Dude this is so nostalgic and you truly captured the beauty of 2009 Tokyo. This deserves to go viral.

[@piano4film]

Thanks 😊

[@Jeeaspirant27007]

Modernizing the world too much just results something less aesthetic than earlier Here I can see Tokyo beautiful as much as I have ever imagined trulyyyy❤ and it's very very beautiful hard to expresssss😅🎉❤❤❤

[@kayoko.q5214]

i moved to japan and lived in 2007-2013, since there i never comeback to japan due to my jobs. Lucky for me it was over and i be able to go back next month. Seeing this really bring tears to my eyes, Tokyo was the place that i has so many beautiful memory with my friends, brother and people around there. My family still there and Tokyo still keeping it beauty, but the feeling wont be the same anymore, i just really miss the old simple time so much.

[@piano4film]

Thanks so much for this lovely comment! I really value your impressions. I hope you have a good reunion when you return. I know what you mean about simpler times, I hope we can recapture that one day.

[@FB_Imdoc01]

This is probably the best video recommendation for me since 2020

[@piano4film]

I'm glad!

[@Rosaline_FC]

Often times at work I wish or fantasize about living a few decades earlier, experiencing their/your reality back then. But we often forget that what made this world beautiful then was the lives we lived, not the materials themselves. We'll always find something beautiful, someday beautiful. There'll always be a blue sky eventually. I hope you had a beautiful last two decades, and that this one only offers you love.

[@piano4film]

Thank you for this thoughtful, sensitive comment. I wish the best for you and hope you continue to find beauty.

[@Said-op8of]

After 15 years I'm now getting recommended of this vid at the end of 2024. Thanks KZbin and a Happy new year.

[@piano4film]

🎉 Happy New Year 🎉

[@DR_GAMERZ2004]

Before everyone busy on mobiles with face down. Nostalgia 😢

[@marcor3663]

I wish I was born in the 90's and living this period is so beautiful😢

[@Abel-Alvarez]

Got this recommended a minute ago, worth it! 🔥🙏

[@piano4film]

@@Abel-Alvarez I'm so glad 😊

[@waleedalim3631]

​@@piano4film Do you have more early 2000 Japan footage

[@piano4film]

@@waleedalim3631 I posted a number of Tokyo videos from 2006-2010 on KZbin.

[@yupitsme7574]

KZbin randomly recommending this to me makes me feel nostalgic of the year 2009. I was still in elementary during that year. Time flies by so fast and right now it's 29 days before we reach the year 2025. This year 2024 went by so fast in my POV and next month it will be January again.

[@willow277]

So this is what Tokyo was like during the exact month and year I was born. I've been recommended this, now that over the years I've grown to love Japan and it's wonderful culture. Pretty cool. Thank you for this.

[@piano4film]

🥰

[@JohnDoe-yq9rt]

This makes me want to take photos and videos on my trips and cherish them forever

[@piano4film]

Go for it!

[@lannta2000]

もう2009年ともなるとガラケーとスマホの違いだけでほぼなんにも進歩してないと思う。ちなみにリーマンショックで世の中は真っ暗。なお「さくらや」は翌年2010年に廃業。

[@alhassanmohamed5678]

This is definitely going to my favorite vids playlist, these shots are just awesome !

[@piano4film]

Thanks so much!

[@kau111]

the beautiful shots with the sound behind really brings all the nostalgia this gorgeous video has

[@piano4film]

Thanks for appreciating the combination!

[@Ff_x_lL]

Anthony Tobin, you're a legend for making this Hiden masterpiece🎉

[@piano4film]

Much obliged 🎉

[@sharanyasrivastav8780]

Tokyo looks so beautiful in this video❤ Can't believe I was almost 2 months old when this video was uploaded 😅 Its beautiful ❤

[@piano4film]

Thanks ☺

[@rhodephorus7733]

I was an 8 year old elementary schooler then, still remember how my mom used to drop me to school every morning and after the final bell I used to wait for my mom to come and take me home. Now I am almost in my mid-20s

[@piano4film]

Nice memory. Good luck with everything.

[@verxtori]

I felt a burst of nostalgia there even tho I was born in 2009

[@amberperez7960]

Everything in this video was perfectly shot, and it captured the nostalgia of living in a much simpler time. It feels like a distant dream

[@piano4film]

Thank you.

[@amberperez7960]

@@piano4film you’re welcome

[@Gato_Calvone]

It brings me back to when times were simpler and family was still reunited. Amazing to see people from 15 years ago. I wonder how everyone's life has been.

[@piano4film]

One really does wonder what has happened to everyone, the Great Kanto Earthquake was 18 months later. Thanks for your comment.

[@wowow28]

スマホやSNSがない時代よかったよなー 一昔前の映像見るとすごく懐かしい

[@piano4film]

[@Milena_ce2bk]

Beautiful, why is youtube recommending this only now???

[@piano4film]

Thanks, I wonder too!

[@anxiety]

Tokyo was beautiful and still is. I wish i can go travel to Japan one day. 🇯🇵

[@piano4film]

🎉I hope you can soon. ❤

[@anxiety]

@ i am trying to save a lot of money even though I’m unemployed 🥲😅😎

[@XxMyvxRocksx382xX]

2009 in general was so special as a kid, i will never forget that year

[@piano4film]

How was it special as a kid?

[@guyleon0]

Omg one of the most beautiful videos I've seen in this year

[@piano4film]

Thanks for this comment.

[@HamzBurg9799]

gives me the vibes ive never had before in my life... thank you.. and those shots are legendary!

[@piano4film]

Thanks so much 🎉

[@HamzBurg9799]

@@piano4film whats the song named tho?

[@piano4film]

@@HamzBurg9799 I didn't name it, I improvised it to go with the footage.

[@HamzBurg9799]

@@piano4film Damn okay.. have a good one!

[@piano4film]

@@HamzBurg9799 You too!

[@quiteafancyemerald]

The quality despite 2009 KZbin is insane

[@CasperChi]

Absolutely Beautiful

[@piano4film]

Thank you!

[@shivamishra6594]

2009 was the year when i was born and back then tokyo did look magistic✨ and nostalgic💗

[@piano4film]

It was, and is! Best to you.

[@srivallnejiiiii]

Wow this video is so nostalgic I was born in the year 2009 but seeing this video brings me back to my childhood memories and I love how u shot this video the quality is very good too

[@piano4film]

Thanks so much! ☺

[@zerozero1439]

Tokyo has always been such a fantastic City!

[@n777-h9p]

当時中学3年生、今年30になります。 もう15年も前なんだ。 子供の頃は1年が長いと感じていたけど社会人になってから時の流れがものすごく早く感じる。 自分より年上の人はもっと早く感じるのかな。

[@piano4film]

年を取るにつれて、時間が経つのが早くなるのが分かります。

[@n777-h9p]

@@piano4film そうですよね。自分が年寄りになるのは遠い先の話かと思ってたけど、案外あっという間かもしれませんね。

[@piano4film]

@@n777-h9p 私たちがいかに早く老いていくかは驚くべきことだ。

[@coelacanth666]

@@piano4film分かる。マジでそう。だから少しでも後悔しないように生きたいね。

[@piano4film]

@@coelacanth666 それは良い目標です。後悔は麻痺させる可能性があります。

[@adil11223344]

I love the comfy feel this video has

[@kqarima]

It like jumping back into the past this video is like 3 months older then me and it’s crazy to see it 15 years later on my KZbin Startpage thank you for this little piece of Nostalgia

[@marylandj3228]

This is literally amazing! Thank you for blessing me with this at 4am ❤!!

[@piano4film]

I'm so glad this reached you! 🥰

[@kailim8110]

Now this is a trip down memory lane. I was born in Shinjuku in 2003. Moved to the states in 2008, but visited Japan frequently in the summer (like ten times haha) This was the Japan I grew up in right before I moved, the Japan that I was a true 'local' to haha. Some of my first memories were here: Ultraman Mebius, Kamen Rider Den-O, Yes! PreCure 5. It does make me sad that I won't ever experience this era of Japan again, but at least there's a whole lot of videos recorded that I can watch on KZbin!!

[@piano4film]

Thanks for sharing your perspective and history, I am glad this resonates with you.

[@dtjsal]

We are the last analogian... are you birth in 2003? me too.. i'm from S.Korea.. both country are growing up so fast... 했지만 경제가 침체되어가서 씁쓸해요...

[@ハローOdamieさん]

当時、私は東京の中心部に滞在し、数日間渋谷に滞在した後、オーストラリア西部のパースに休暇で出かけました。私は埼玉県越谷市出身ですが、大部分の時間を横浜で過ごしました。2009年は懐かしく思います。:)

[@piano4film]

思い出を共有してくれてありがとう。最近は横浜と横須賀を探索する時間が増えました。乾杯！

[@AkaSwvy]

I was barely alive back then why is this nostalgic?

[@queteimporta1304]

This is one of special occasions when I'm feeling grateful that youtube recommends me this video, thank you so much for saving this piece of the japanese culture, it feels like a time machine

[@piano4film]

You're welcome!

[@reyalonsagay]

Just saw this on my recommendations. When I watched it for the first time, it gave me some chills. It is a masterpiece!

[@piano4film]

I'm so glad it resonated with you!

[@pixiedust6347]

this is so beautifully filmed

[@piano4film]

Thanks!