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SamScene3D releases Kobe and Kyoto City Scenery for MSFS

A comprehensive redesign of these city areas, based on the precise geographical positioning of objects.
by Vasco Ferreira
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SamScene3D is back in Japan with a new scenery package that encompasses two major cities in the country: Kobe and Kyoto. This new release continues the developer’s City series, which has already improved numerous locations not only in Japan but also in the United States, China, and more.

This Kobe and Kyoto City Scenery is a comprehensive redesign of these city areas, based on the precise geographical positioning of objects. SamScene3D has focused on optimizing textures, structures, bridges, and shorelines while adding numerous missing buildings and features.

The main objective is to represent Kyoto and Kobe at their best, integrating buildings that make the virtual cityscape a more realistic depiction of the real-world location.

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Key Features

  • over 300 handcrafted iconic building models in Kyoto and Kobe city center
  • some custom handcrafted bridge models
  • detailed Kobe harbor and landmarks
  • beautiful night effects
  • many building rooftops are landable helipads
  • compatible with other developer airport addons
  • handcrafted model of Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple
  • handcrafted model of Kyoto Kinkaku-ji Temple
  • handcrafted model of other Kyoto iconic temples

To make the best of this custom scenery, the Japan World Update must be installed. This update provides the necessary landscape and data enhancements to support the new addon. It was the very first World Update released for Microsoft Flight Simulator, already back in 2020.

If you’re usually flying in Japan or to these popular cities in the country, this new mod from SamScene3D promises to make this sprawling metropolitan area more interesting to see from the skies. It’s available now for just $13.00 USD

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About the author

Vasco Ferreira

Vasco is the founder of MSFS Addons and a flight simmer since the FSX era. Covering add-on analysis and industry news for the Microsoft Flight Simulator community.
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