Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured from ISS the beautiful nightview of Honshu Island, Japan. It is clear human activities are located on the coastlines. From right to left, lights of monstrous Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka can be spotted.

Credit: Soichi Noguchi, JAXA, NASA

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: Wikipedia

Reference: Soichi Noguchi’s Tweet
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