Exploring Cities

This huge 'gigapixel' image of Tokyo took months to edit together and several days to create. It is made up of many images stitched together.
Zoom in, then keep zooming....
Explore the image...

Spend a few minutes with your mouse exploring the city.
What aspects of the CBD of a city that you expect to see are there ?
Identify three interesting points within the image which catch your attention...

There are plenty of air conditioning units - why are they needed, and how will they impact on the air quality and temperature of the city ?


Create a short guide to Tokyo's CBD using the image...

Produce a haiku: a Japanese verse form, to describe the city....