Rise of Tokyo in Color - World’s Largest City: Tokyo, Japan - Japan History Documentary

History documentary on Tokyo, Japan; hosted by John Beach and published by Smithsonian Channel. It’s a city that transformed itself from a sprawl of wooden dwellings into a huge modern metropolis. Over 150 years, Tokyo has risen from the ashes twice, from an epic earthquake and a devastating series of bombings, rebuilding itself into the largest city in the world. Examine the evolution and modernization of Tokyo through digitally remastered and rarely seen colorized archival footage.