Shinjuku
Stumbled onto this video showing how Shinjuku changed over 35 years and remember seeing it on TV. The photos were taken by 4 people from the same spot over the 35 year period.
And you can see some more of modern day Shinjuku in the time lapse vid below.
As for the photo - took them a few years ago and you can see it along with more Shinjuku photos in the Shinjuku and Shinjuku photos articles.
If you are interested in reading about life in Japan, seeing photos taken daily around Tokyo, like Japanese subculture (anime, manga, figures, Dollfies) then you may want to start delving into the Japan or Figure categories for a start or have a gander at all photo articles.
If you don't have much time now, maybe subscribe to the RSS Feed, Twitter Feed or join the other readers in the FaceBook Page.
Alternatively, you may want to read more about the site.
If you are a regular reader then this message will probably annoy you each time - hide it forever.
-Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe)
level 1 cook, shifty eyed and fuzzy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chibinezumi/
That's amazing, so much expansion towards the sky! I grew up in a small farming town in Surrey, when I came to the USA I was overwhelmed by the tall buildings and largeness of everything.
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelriosg/
I love this kind of Videos!!! Gorgeous!!!
Medical School Student
http://xilvan.wordpress.com/
wow , i wonder when my city will become like japan LOL
Lover of Akiba!
http://vincentosshrine.com/
Changed a lot! Well, 35 years are really too much time...
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Great vid. I'd also want to see the people that took the vid included to see them change over the years.
http://www.zonjineko.com
Wow fantastic stuff! I'm glad some people do these great things for the rest of us to enjoy.
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
wow awesome video ^_^
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
Love the second video too, so pretty! ^^
Student
Lovely picture. The videos are just so amazing too.
Student or something like that
http://myanimelist.net/profile/tiberis1221
Sugoi!!!
Ive seen places that grew like that after 90 years or something xP LOL
Spec Ops Otaku
Beautiful.
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
Amazing video indeed! Loving the time lapse~
Student
The change is amazing.
高校生
Both of these videos look great. Time lapse looks amazing.
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
So much has changed over 35 years.
Your picture of modern Shinjuku looks amazing as well, Danny! Would love to have it as my desktop wallpaper if was a tad bigger. ^^
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
What a huge change in 35 years! Loved the time lapse video and especially how beautiful Shinjuku is ^^
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
That is insane! Wow... amazing progress :)
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
Love the videos, an awesome amount of progress over 3 decades. Although I do sympathize for those at street-level, wishing for a glimpse at the sky.....
Otaku, US Army, Student (Political Science)
http://figure.tsuki-board.net/profile/Syaoran
Wow that is amazing in 35 years. o_o
Part-time God, Full-time Dog
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
Wow it looks like Mirror's Edge to me D:
Or it might be I played too much.
The 2 videos are way too awesome.
Its like time-travelling lol.
Graphic Designer, Programmer
That's interesting! Amazing what people over time accomplish!
Lazy Gamer at home
http://www.espadakiller.wordpress.com
So amazing how people can do such many things in such a short time!
Limousine Driver
I was amazed as well until i remembered that Japan is on track for a population loss of 2/3rds by 2050. That's only 40 years away, nearly the same amount of time as in that first video! I can only wonder what Japan will look like then.
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
i love shooting time lapse - too bad i haven't the patience nor the right equipment to do it properly ^^;
Student
http://rockoqatsi.deviantart.com
Anybody here seen the movies Koyaanisqatsi or Baraka? Two of the most beautiful pieces of motion picture I've seen IMHO.
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
Urbanization ftw!
Resident of Moriya Shrine
ah urbanization. One could wonder if the tress could be lush that fast instead of buildings
University Student; Japanese and Info Sys
wow that second time lapse video was beautiful, amazing colors across a vibrant city!
Student
Very cool videos
Student. Silent Otaku. Tracuer.
....kick me but, the second video looks like....mirror's edge.....
Impressive.. Some of those buildings shot in the air pretty fast
Student, Bowler, Collector
http://carldica.wordpress.com
Nice shot! Just love how the world revolves and changes through out the time....
working to pay for figures etc.
http://spacejunq.deviantart.com/
The Tokyo Time Lapse is the best. Amazing work.
The time lapse video is amazingly gorgeous; I always get mesmerized when I watch these sorts of videos.
As for the 35 Years Shinjuku vid, I find it quite impressive those four men kept going at it for 34 years and took pictures. I'm curious to see how they look like now and before they started this project. The change of Shinjuku is quite amazing.
大学生
http://the1iam.blogspot.com/
It's hard to believe it looked so different 34 years ago. I noticed the buildings in the foreground in the first video remained unchanged.
The second video was amazing. Like a masterpiece.
Mad scientist
http://yazor-san.daportfolio.com/
Tokyo is so gorgeous at night! :)
3D artist
http://andyh.cgsociety.org
Wow, thats pretty impressive. It must have taken some true perseverence to keep this up for so many years!
Online Business, Doujinshi Artist
http://crazeotaku.blogspot.com/
amazing photo + video = amazing city...i swear u will step into this city one day..XD
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
The changes are all upwards...towards the sky....
Student
http://www.chaosdivision.net
That was very cool. Just a few more years and I can go myself.
Star Gazer
http://vixums.wordpress.com/
Wow the lights in the city are amazing... I love seeing these types of pics taken at night!
Beautiful photo. The progress shown in a few seconds is breath taking.. wow ^o^
Figurine Enthusiast, Uni Student
nice! luv shinjuku!
I thought it was a motivational post... really miss them T_T
In-house Stylist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d-collection/
the time lapse video makes the city look more like a machine. A complicated, intricate, wondrous machine.
Student
loved the 2nd video, made me feel like time stopped.
Student
http://shockerz.wordpress.com/
It really makes you wonder how humanity have change and advance into.
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
I wish my city would do the same. It doesn't look much of a city to me (it looks more like a town) x_x
life saver
makes me wonder what it will look like in another 30 years.
pwn3d by two big and a whole bunch of itty bitty dolls.
http://msgeek.insanejournal.com/
I guess I watch too much anime because all I can think of is Tokyo 3 re-deploying after the angel attack is over.
Hospital supply manager and Gundam pilot in training
I just love Shinjuku. I've been there two times and since I have this timelapse video I've watched it every one a week since. Thanks Danny for this nostalgia post!
neet/single parasite
are those people that taken the photos still alive?
whoa see that at the 2nd vid @ 1:50 FIRE...!
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Beautiful time lapse video.