Exploring Tokyo with VTuber Sakura Miko and Executive Chef Haruyuki Yamashita
In this series we get to know Tokyo through the eyes of the people who know it best: the locals. We will meet some of the city’s charismatic inhabitants and see and hear why they fell in love with the city and why they are proud to call it home. The series uses a fresh and modern filming style, with a dynamic blend of interviews, narrative and direct-to-camera shots, interspersed with archive and contemporary footage and captioning.
Each episode will feature 2 protagonists who are Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors. We will discover their favourite places to go in Tokyo - a mixture of some classic, iconic Tokyo sights and more personal, local places they have discovered themselves, showcasing the old and new sides to the city. Through their story and personality, we will see another, truly authentic side to Tokyo.
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Tokyo’s blend of ancient tradition and modern pop culture comes into focus as VTuber Sakura Miko and Executive Chef Haruyuki Yamashita share the places that define the city for them.
VTuber Sakura Miko, brings a fresh perspective to Tokyo, guides us through Asakusa’s historic streets and the vast grounds of Sensoji Temple.
She describes the district as capturing “the essence of Japan,” and often unwinds after evening streams at Round1 arcades or at Odaiba’s Tokyo Joypolis, where the Live Coaster remains her favourite attraction.
Haruyuki Yamashita, Executive Chef, HAL YAMASHITA Tokyo Restaurant, highlights a different side of the capital. His culinary philosophy draws on Edo-period traditions, from Edo Kiriko glassware to handcrafted chopsticks made purely by touch.
In Kagurazaka, he finds the slower rhythm of an older Tokyo, frequenting bars like Mizunara that express a distinctly Japanese style.
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