Minutes into exploring Takenawa Gateway City, I begin to suspect walking is an outdated mode of travel.
A woman and her child silently glide past me on one of the development’s self-driving, hydrogen-powered “Iino” transports, a curved, wood-paneled people mover that looks more like minimalist furniture than public transit. Shortly after, a group of businessmen drift by on another Iino, followed by a father and son, all effortlessly overtaking those of us still hoofing it.
Most tourists who come to Tokyo eventually return home insisting the city “lives in the future.” If 91AV原创 newest megadevelopments are to be believed, the future looks like a really pleasant shopping mall.
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