Tokyo residents get a glimpse of Japan's answer to the New York High Line
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(7 May 2024) JAPAN TOKYO
(7 May 2024)
JAPAN TOKYO SKY CORRIDOR
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
LENGTH: 4'03
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 4 May 2024
1. Zoom out visitors walking on highway, bullet train travels past
2. Visitors watching bullet train
3. Visitors walking along highway
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Iguchi, 22, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“There is a spot where the Yamanote Line train and other trains cross over. Being able to watch it happen from above offered a fresh perspective.”
5. Visitors walking
6. Woman takes photo
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riki Ohama, 23, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“We are slightly elevated, which gives quite a different view of Shimbashi and Ginza districts. It’s fun. I think it would be a good idea for it to become a public space.”
8. Man takes photo in the middle of the road
9. People taking photo in front of closed toll gate
10. People walking along the expressway
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“The High Line in New York was formerly a freight rail line. But here, it is an express way for cars. But there is another big difference. The High Line in New York is located slightly outside of the city centre. This KK expressway goes right through the heart of the capital city. We therefore want to make the most of this geographical location when developing the walkway.”
12. Latest mobility vehicles on display
13. Various of visitors walking along the highway
14. Display board showing point of interest along the highway
15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“Shinbashi, Ginza, Yurakucho, Kyobashi – each of these districts have their own characteristics. I hope we can develop the highway showing these characteristics.”
16. Seated area on expressway with view of a train line
17. Visitors sitting to watch trains
18. Various of people relaxing in seated area
19. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“While we are building a network for pedestrians, we are also hoping to build a network of greenery. We want to incorporate nature as much possible and hope to develop a green walkway."
20. Various of green space along the road
21. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Eriko Yoshimura, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“I was quite surprised by how close you are to the high-rises up here.”
22. Various of people taking photos of a crossroads in Ginza
23. Crossroad in Ginza
24. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Eguchi (only surname given), Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“I often come here – the neighbourhoods below – for shopping and theatre. But when you walk above them, you get different spatial awareness, and I was moved by how different the city looks.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 6 May 2024
25. Various of expressway, as seen from the ground in Ginza
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 4 May 2024
26. View of Kyobashi, as seen from the expressway
STORYLINE:
LEAD-IN:
Tokyo residents have been getting a glimpse of the high life this weekend, as thousands enjoyed an elevated and traffic-free stroll on a city expressway.
It's a sneak peak of plans to permanently transform the linear space into Japan's answer to the New York High Line.
STORYLINE:
Spirits are sky high as plans to convert an expressway in central Tokyo into a 'sky corridor' inch forward with visitors offered a chance to experience the space on foot.
Thousands enjoyed a traffic-free stroll above some of the capital’s most famous streets in the three-day Ginza Sky Walk event.
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JAPAN TOKYO SKY CORRIDOR
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
LENGTH: 4'03
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 4 May 2024
1. Zoom out visitors walking on highway, bullet train travels past
2. Visitors watching bullet train
3. Visitors walking along highway
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kanako Iguchi, 22, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“There is a spot where the Yamanote Line train and other trains cross over. Being able to watch it happen from above offered a fresh perspective.”
5. Visitors walking
6. Woman takes photo
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Riki Ohama, 23, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“We are slightly elevated, which gives quite a different view of Shimbashi and Ginza districts. It’s fun. I think it would be a good idea for it to become a public space.”
8. Man takes photo in the middle of the road
9. People taking photo in front of closed toll gate
10. People walking along the expressway
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“The High Line in New York was formerly a freight rail line. But here, it is an express way for cars. But there is another big difference. The High Line in New York is located slightly outside of the city centre. This KK expressway goes right through the heart of the capital city. We therefore want to make the most of this geographical location when developing the walkway.”
12. Latest mobility vehicles on display
13. Various of visitors walking along the highway
14. Display board showing point of interest along the highway
15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“Shinbashi, Ginza, Yurakucho, Kyobashi – each of these districts have their own characteristics. I hope we can develop the highway showing these characteristics.”
16. Seated area on expressway with view of a train line
17. Visitors sitting to watch trains
18. Various of people relaxing in seated area
19. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Masashi Washio, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Urban Development:
“While we are building a network for pedestrians, we are also hoping to build a network of greenery. We want to incorporate nature as much possible and hope to develop a green walkway."
20. Various of green space along the road
21. SOUNDBITE (Japanese), Eriko Yoshimura, Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“I was quite surprised by how close you are to the high-rises up here.”
22. Various of people taking photos of a crossroads in Ginza
23. Crossroad in Ginza
24. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Eguchi (only surname given), Ginza Sky Walk visitor:
“I often come here – the neighbourhoods below – for shopping and theatre. But when you walk above them, you get different spatial awareness, and I was moved by how different the city looks.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 6 May 2024
25. Various of expressway, as seen from the ground in Ginza
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo, Japan - 4 May 2024
26. View of Kyobashi, as seen from the expressway
STORYLINE:
LEAD-IN:
Tokyo residents have been getting a glimpse of the high life this weekend, as thousands enjoyed an elevated and traffic-free stroll on a city expressway.
It's a sneak peak of plans to permanently transform the linear space into Japan's answer to the New York High Line.
STORYLINE:
Spirits are sky high as plans to convert an expressway in central Tokyo into a 'sky corridor' inch forward with visitors offered a chance to experience the space on foot.
Thousands enjoyed a traffic-free stroll above some of the capital’s most famous streets in the three-day Ginza Sky Walk event.
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