One of the many wonderful things about modern technology is that it not only allows us to visit new places from the comfort of our homes, but also to experience familiar places in completely new ways.
For example, I have visited Tokyo numerous times over the three years I have called Japan my home and I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what the city is all about: skyscrapers, bright lights, crowds of busy people, corn man. But run all that through high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging, record it in time-lapse, and watch it on YouTube in 1080p and the city sights I know so well take on a completely different, almost otherworldly, appearance.
Check out the video below!

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Beautiful Cosplay Girl is Actually Nerdy Guy
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The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum
Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”
Real-Life Barbie Gives Her Friends and Family a Makeover, Turns Them into Dolls
Peenzilla Worship! Japan’s Kanamara Festival Coming Up this April!
Chinese Student’s Bicycle Seat Breaks and… Gyah!
Before and After: 31 Startling Images of Plastic Surgery in Korea 【Photo Album】
Fashion Friends: Twitter Proves Almost Every Japanese College Student Wears the Same Exact Outfit
The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them
Japan’s Top 10 Favourite Cat Breeds for 2013: Who will be Top Cat?
Cool Japan: Big Data Helps Predict Japan’s Next Big Hits (With Awesome ‘Weather’ Map)
Toys for Grown-Ups – Tokyo Marui Comes to Play with ‘Gun-Sound’ Replica Sniper Rifles, Pistols and Grenade Launchers
Take a Ride on Japan’s New Amphibious Bus and See the Sites of Tokyo!
Lotteria Mega Ramen Burger Challenge: Mr Sato Takes on a Tower of Carb Power
Train Life: A Stunning Collection of Photographs Depicting the Backbone of Japan’s Capital City
My Smell-o-phone! Japanese Company Set to Make Your Smartphone Stink
Before and After: 31 Startling Images of Plastic Surgery in Korea 【Photo Album】
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