Minutes into exploring Takenawa Gateway City, I begin to suspect walking is an outdated mode of travel.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 Japan¡¯s newest megadevelopments are to be believed, the future looks like a really pleasant shopping mall.
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