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TOKYO 4.0

A City Journal by tepodon

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This is a re-creation of the greatest city on this planet, TOKYO!!

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tepodon
Sim City Force Guide In this update I would like to show you all in the English speaking world how to use Sim City Force. So first of all here is the link to Sim City Force. Now just follow the instructions and pictures so that you can find your way to cool Japanese BAT's! 1. Get to Sim City Force. 2. Once your on Sim City Force you should find yourself on a website just like the one pictured below. 3. Scroll down a bit and you will find yourself looking at a bunch of links and buttons. You will see...
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Arakawa

By tepodon,

Welcome to TOKYO 4.0, In this update I would like to introduce you all to Arakawa, a large river that runs largely from down from northern Tokyo and empties into Tokyo Bay over in East Tokyo.
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Welcome to TOKYO 4.0. In this update I would like to present to you all a region update and the second major expansion of the map. (Click on the pictures for full size) In this major expansion you can see that the map has been expanded towards the East (right of pic), and you can begin to get a better view of the circular routes that go around Tokyo. Although not much has been done in terms of rivers or trees, the major green spots in Tokyo such as Shinjuku Gyoen and Akasaka Palace are visible even in this...
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Welcome back to TOKYO 4.0. Its been a while, but this CJ is not dead. In this update I would like to introduce everyone to the Koto Ward in eastern Tokyo. Located between the Sumida and Arakawa Rivers, it is an area that is full of low rise homes, but high rise apartments are beginning to spring up. Many canals run through Koto Ward, and allows us to recall why Tokyo was once called the Venice of the Far East. This is also an area that was completely bombed out during WWII, which may be the reason why the...
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For those of you who have been watching from before, welcome back to TOKYO 4.0, for those of you who its the first time seeing this CJ, welcome to TOKYO 4.0 and I hope you come back for more. In this update I will like to present to you the Shuto-Expressway #3 Line (aka. Shibuya Line), and the area around it. Above: lets being from the East Exit of Shibuya Station. Below: The Shibuya Cross Tower stands next to the #3 Line. Above: Shibuya Cross Tower Above: going further East, deeper into the city. Below:...
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Akasaka

By tepodon,

Welcome to TOKYO 4.0. In this update I will like to showcase the Akasaka area of Tokyo. Above: This is an overview of the Akaisaka area including the Akasaka Palace. Akasaka is home to the Togu Palace, or the the palace of the crown prince of Japan. Below: This is the Akasaka Palace. I used google earth images to see what the palace looked like inside, behind the walls of secrecy. I've never really taken the time to look deep into the homes of Japanese royalty, but these guys are definitely living the good...
tepodon
Welcome back to TOKYO 4.0, and welcome to this entry where I will show you how I re-created the Nagata-cho Area. Below: Welcome to Nagata-cho, the center of Japanese politics and everything corrupt and evil. In fact this place is so corrupt that the national legislative building (the Diet), has changed color. (notice the greyish color, well its supposed to be white; they're gonna bleach it:) The reporters don't help with fighting corruption, in many cases they take as much bribes as this guy in the middle...
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Tokyo Tower

By tepodon,

Welcome back to TOKYO 4.0. It's been a while, but I made some time for SC4. Here's a little something I've been wanting to do for a while. A re-creation of the area around Tokyo Tower. I intend to do this area for a while. Below, the same area during the day. I hate how this part of Tokyo had to be at the border between two city tiles, but there was no other way for me to do this. Oh well, can't win them all. Below: some residential area, oop right hand traffic? how did that happen? Well its been a...
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Not Dead!!!

By tepodon,

Hey ya'll, TOKYO 4.0 is not dead yet. You might have noticed I did post 1 picture of a BAT in development on the HKABT area with my stuff on it. It's true though, I have not been playing SC4 for a while, but I'm back playing little by little. Hope you like this very little update of some of the road infrastructure around Tokyo bay getting finished up. Above: So this is the area around Tokyo Bay. If you knew Tokyo 3.0, or just simply my last attempt at a re-creation of Tokyo, you might recall that I didn't...
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Growth

By tepodon,

Welcome to TOKYO 4.0. This time I don't have a very big update for you, but I do have two very short videos of the growth of TOKYO over time. The images used for the first short video can be found on the first page. Here is, the growth of TOKYO 4.0 Enjoy
tepodon
Shibuya and Harajuku; both Tokyo, and Japan's centre of youth culture. The two areas are highly different in terms of the 'crowd' that 'hangs-out' there, but the two areas are only one stop away by train, and well within walking distance. Shibuya (aka Shibz, Buya): The crowd here is into sex, drugs, violence, and a total life of debauchary. The lives of the Shibz folk are that of constant cultural poverty, and are total failures in the eyes of society at large. They are frequently chased by the police, and...
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The Roads: Part Six

By tepodon,

Welcome to the fifth major expansion of the roads to TOKYO 4.0 The pre-planning stage of setting down the infrastructure is the most important part of TOKYO 4.0, and re-creating an accurate and most of all functioning in-game transportation network are the areas I would like to emphasize in this CJ. This time I would like to present region-view shots of TOKYO 4.0, and show you how the transportation network has been expanded.
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Yotsuya

By tepodon,

Above: Yotsuya Station viewed from the North-East. The large avenue going over the station is the Koshu-Kaido which also runs over Shinjuku Station. Above: The area around Yotsuya Station Above: The Japan Railway (JR) East Sports Complex is located near Yotsuya Station. Above: The Chuo-Sobu Line's go further into central Tokyo. The Sobu Line will lead to Central Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, and the Chuo Line will lead to Central Tokyo Station. Hope you liked this update of TOKYO 4.0
tepodon
We've been having some pretty nice weather in Tokyo this past week. Its a bit cloudy today, but at least its not unbearably hot like it was a couple of days ago. Here's an update to what progress I have made in regards to the Shinjuku area, and the entire region as a whole. I've began developing the area around Shinjuku Station and Yotsuya Station. Enjoy! Above: This is the NTT Docomo Tower near Yoyogi, just south of Shinjuku Station. It's apparently the world's tallest clock tower. Below: Shinjuku...
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Above: this is an overview of what has been completed so far. The green in the left is Shinjuku Gyoen. Center is Shinjuku Station. The area bottom right area is Kabukicho. Towards the top right are the skyscrappers of Shinjuku Fuku-Toshin. Sneak Peak at Next Creations! Below: here's a little teaser shot for my next BAT, hehe. It's the area just south of Shinjuku Station's main buildings, and right next to the JR East HQ building.
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Shinjuku Station

By tepodon,

If you have been checking out my BAT making page, then you probably know that I am almost done with BATting Shinjuku Station. Here's a little sneak peak at an in-game look of the station. I can tell that some of you are already salivating over this... However, there still seems to be some minor details that must be worked out to make this STEX quality. (Especially the lighting) At the soonest you can expect to see this on the STEX in two days; because it takes 13 hours to export this baby for more check...
tepodon
Roads Update and the Imperial Palace Moats. Above: The Imperial Palace; towards the top is Nippon Budokan, and to the right is Tokyo Station. Below: Nippon Budokan. Above: Tokyo Station and the Oote-Machi Area. Below: The moats. Above: This is part of Shuto-Expressway that runs along the upper edge of the Imperial Palace; part of the Inner Circular Route near the Takehashi Junction. The Solution Above: As you can see from this picture, the city tiles have been shifted by placing medium city tiles in...
tepodon
TOKYO 4.0 - The Roads: Update #4 As you can see, I have made massive progress in the construction of roads. However, I will come across problems, to the north. Specifically Ikebukuro Station. I will have to rearrange the city tiles to recreate Ikebukuro in one city tile, otherwise I will end up with the west part of Ikebukuro station in one city tile and the east part in another, which will be a shame because its such an important station. However, I have no idea how to do this. If anybody has any...
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Shinjuku Gyoenmae

By tepodon,

Shinjuku Gyoenmae: Shinjuku Ward of Tokyo is one of the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo Prefecture. Shinjuku Ward is divided into 7 Areas called Chome (Ch-oh-meh). This time I have taken the time to recreate Shinjuku 1-Chome, and part of Shinjuku 2-Chome. 2-Chome is the most famous gay district in all of Japan. The area is located around Shinjuku Gyoen, a large park in Shinjuku Ward. Thus Shinjuku 1-Chome and 2-Chome are considered part of the Shinjuku Gyoenmae area. Above: First of all, this is Shinjuku Gyoen...
tepodon
The Roads continued... I have further completed the infrastructure in Shinjuku Ward. I have also further expanded southward toward Harajuku and Shibuya. Above: As you can see the roads have been expanded. The rail line (black line) that has been extended further south is the Yamanote Line and Shonan-Shinjuku Line. Below: The area around Shinjuku Station, including Ookubo and Yoyogi have been completed. The rail lines have been redone for smoother curves. Above: This is where the Yamanote and Saikyo Line...
tepodon
More roads have been finished. Much of the roads in Shinjuku Ward have been completed. If you know Shinjuku you might notice the NTT Docomo Tower, which I placed to locate where Yoyogi Station is. I've also placed signs where Okubo and Shin-Okubo Stations will go. This is where the Nishi-Shinjuku Junction (Where the Chuo Expressway and the C2 come together. As you can see the C2 is a two lane highway, and much of it is underground.) This is Kanda River, which snakes through Nishi-Shinjuku.
tepodon
In order to create a functioning city you must have roads. In addition to roads you must have rail lines. In order for TOKYO 4.0 to be Tokyo, it must have all the roads and rail lines. The above is a region view of the roads networks I have so far. Try and guess where this is. Below is the same region, this time showing us a satelite view. This CJ will attempt to take a step by step approach towards recreating Tokyo. Enjoy Above: Shinjuku Gyoen. A large park located in Shinjuku. *(still under construction)
tepodon
Hello everyone! You may have seen my other Tokyo CJ's from a few years back, and you may have seen some of my other CJ, Ezo. We'll today I come before you with yet another Tokyo Re-Creation CJ. This is my 4th attempt at creating a Tokyo CJ. My first attempt; was a complete failure and did not resemble Tokyo. (Sorry not surviving pictures from my first attempt) My second attempt; was... a little better...who am I kidding this was the best attempt by far. Just look at the picture. sigh... My third attempt;...
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