random YT videos by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

[miyakoji]

Here are some interesting non-railway videos on Tokyo-to's YouTube channel.  These are about 30-minutes long and promote various attractions, etc around the metropolis/prefecture, not just the 23 wards.  First, a video about hiking way out at Mt. Mito and the area's flora, fauna, crafts, onsens, and food.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdTRDD6lV2A

 

One about cycling:

 

 

One about bridges in Tokyo.  Particularly interesting bit at 14:25 showing the control room of Kachidoki Bridge, a bascule (I think) bridge.  The equipment is old but looks good.  Do these things come with instruction manuals?  Seems like something that everyone would forget how to use .  After that, the bridge's machine room showing the trunnion bearing and shaft, and counterweights.  And then after that, a small museum, which is now on my mega-itinerary .  If I'm reading it correctly, it hasn't been opened since 1980.

 

 

And doubly off-topic, a vid on a different YT channel about washing the window on Tokyo Sky Tree:

 

[JR 500系]

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