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Originally Posted by JManc
My impression of New York/ Tokyo was the complete opposite, Tokyo seemed much much bigger and more extreme than New York. Japanese also cram into tinier living spaces than Americans, even New Yorkers
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Not mine at all. Tokyo's streets are narrower, so it does look more dense in photos, but it did not feel more densely populated to me. Tokyo also has a lot more 2-3 story residential buildings in central areas, and that's mostly unheard of in Manhattan, and near parts of the outer boroughs.
I have friends who live in Tokyo around here:
https://goo.gl/maps/nvfvFxfAzjhGcfXq8
Those low rises seem pretty characteristic of this part of the city, which is about the same distance from Shinjuku as Midtown to downtown Brooklyn (4-5 miles). You won't really find much in NYC within 5 miles of Midtown that is less than four stories tall.