By Travel at Home

Experience a unique side of suburban Tokyo with this immersive 3-hour 4K HDR walk captured during a rainy day in Mukogaoka-Yuen (向ヶ丘遊園), a quiet neighborhood in Kawasaki City, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. Filmed on August 30, 2024, as heavy rain blanketed the area, this video offers serene footage enhanced by the ambient sounds of rainfall and local surroundings, creating a deeply calming viewing experience.

Mukogaoka-Yuen is located in Kanagawa Prefecture and is notable for the nearby Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum), as well as its scenic residential streets and accessibility via the Odakyu Line. The rainy weather adds a reflective quality to the streets, with wet pavement glowing under the subdued daylight, and umbrellas dotting the otherwise tranquil pathways.

The video is not only visually stunning with 4K HDR quality but also rich in natural sounds—rain hitting leaves, distant footsteps, and passing vehicles—all working together to form a natural urban symphony perfect for relaxation or virtual exploration. Whether you're aiming to experience Japan from afar or simply enjoy ambient cityscapes, this rainy walk is a refreshing alternative to the typical sunny travel vlogs.

This long-format footage is part of the creator's ongoing playlist series that showcases walks across Japan in high resolution. For fans of ambient city footage and slow tourism content, Mukogaoka-Yuen's rainy atmosphere provides an ideal escape into a lesser-known yet charming part of the Tokyo metropolitan area.