Tokyo is the largest city in the world. So large, in fact, that it is not technically a city at all, but a metropolis prefecture, an urban sprawl of smaller cities, each with a distinct personality, that converge to form the whole. It is not, then, the first place that springs to mind when someone mentions the great outdoors, but perhaps it should be. For while Tokyo is certainly a lot to take in, the Japanese capital is also a playground ripe for outdoor adventure and exploration and a brilliant place to go walking.
To dig into the area’s walking scene, we linked up with Mr Mitsuru Takeshita, founder of GO OUT, a Japanese magazine that explores the joys of the outdoors. Go Out is also the name of MR PORTER’s new campaign, which celebrates good times with friends in the great outdoors and the second anniversary of our Health In Mind Fund. It seemed apt, then, to invite Takeshita to take us on an urban hike through the backstreets of Shibuya with his long-time walking companion and friend, Mr Shotaro Tsuda. Here, Takeshita tells us about why nothing beats a stroll through the city.
CREDITS
Director/Editor: Dan Buyanovsky
Director of Photography: Asumi Sako
Producer: Yuumi Aoyama
Camera Assistants: Ran Fujisawa, Anthony Rilocapro
Production Assistants: Sarah Sanui, Michie Hamada
Colorist: Michelle Madden
