Hidden Tokyo: share your videos of your favourite quiet place 隠れた東京:一番のお気に入りの静かな場所を撮ったビデオを共有してください

In the world’s most populous city, we want to hear from locals about where you go to get away from the crowds

When most people think about Tokyo, images of crowds often spring to mind: the ‘pushers’ who squeeze passengers on to packed rush-hour trains, or waves of pedestrians spilling across the Shibuya Crossing intersection. Even with Japan’s shrinking population, the capital is by far the most populous city in the world, home to 37 million people.

However, Tokyo can also be a remarkably intimate, human-scale place – and as we prepare to spend a week exploring the city in detail, we’re keen to hear from Tokyo residents about where you go to get away from the crowds.

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