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Tokyo is really much developed. Express ways are also great.

Does Tokyo have traffic jam or grid lock problem?

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Whoa!!! fantastic panoramic views,thanks for sharing.

Sumida river is really beautiful.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6245/tokyofreeway35rv.jpg

This picture looks like a miniature model.

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Going up on Tokyo tower.


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beautiful!!

I can answer the first question.
There are two expressway companies in the center of Tokyo.
One is Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Ltd., and another is Tokyo expressway Ltd..
A major company is Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Ltd..

The road in the photograph is a Tokyo expressway.
（It is not popular. ）

Expressway map of the center of Tokyo(This page is Japanese.)
http://www.shutoko.jp/drivers/map/navimap/toshin/index.html
Blue line is Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway.
Yellow line is Tokyo expressway.

Wow thanks! I never knew even expressways in Tokyos are managed by companies, and not just a main government transportation body. Everything is so business here. Thats pretty interesting to note... So the cars must pay high tolls too right? Thats why its not popular? After all, it does pass through a dense area and the only reason for me not to use it would be if it had high toll rates...

Anyone here have pics of the latest highway/expressways that are built (or being built) in Tokyo?

Tokyo tower is an iconic landmark.

Some pics in Tokyo's Central area

http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_34.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_36.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_t2.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_30.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_t1.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_14.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_5.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_9.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_18.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_16.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_35.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_27.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/otemachi/otemachi_9.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda2/uchisaiwaicho/uchisaiwaicho_1.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda2/uchisaiwaicho/uchisaiwaicho_7.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda2/uchisaiwaicho/uchisaiwaicho_9.jpg
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda2/kanda/kanda_5.jpg

Some pics in Tokyo's Central area

http://tokyo.gonna.jp/tokyo/chiyoda/marunouchi/marunouchi_35.jpg



Holy cow, is that PCCW of Hong Kong?!?!?!? Is that a building which belongs to the company that now owns Network of the World (NOW)??? and also operates the most advanced broadband TV service in the world today???

The best city ever created . No words can explain how great this city is.

http://kr.img.dc.yahoo.com/b10/data/travel_japan/shiosite_32.jpg

http://kr.img.dc.yahoo.com/b10/data/travel_japan/shiosite_41.jpg

I just love these two pics, thats what makes tokyo futuristic. :eek2: :eek2:

This is currently my wallpaper... I sure love Tokyo.


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WOW, pretty nice view, the city skyline is perfectly combined with a background

very much developed, clean,organizied and modern define Tokyo.

I take off my shoes to Tokyo!, and Japan in general for that matter.

From an economic and business perspective, the integration of Tokyo is amazing.






:cheers:

Tokyo surely is one of the most beautiful and wonderful cities on earth.

Very impressive skylines and buildings in this amazing metropolis !

The best city ever created . No words can explain how great this city is.
Exactly,right. I can't agree with you more. :)

Tokyo is number one. It never ends.

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OMG!!!! Tokyo is really romantic and futuristic indeed.

No other city, even those which try so hard to beat so many urban records can beat this!

I like those pics...do you have a larger sixe of the first of the three?

Nice pics, KAT-TUN is still number one in the oricon daily chart!

pretty pics...tokyo is a fantastic place. this megalopolis is very vibrant and well-ordered at the same time. i've kept a enough good recollection of it.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8463/t19xn.jpg
I know where the other 2 pics are in Tokyo that you posted, but where is this one taken?

Beautiful pics BTW. :)

^Shibuya crossing

Thanks. I recognise it now Vapour :okay:

Do you think Tokyo skyline will change much with the New Toyko Tower??

^^^^^^ Yes,I do.^^^^^.

Shibuya crossing is really hip and impressive.

^^^^^^ Yes,I do.^^^^^.

I hope so, but New Tokyo tower is really far from shiodome,marunouchi and shinjuku.

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really beautiful pics, after seeing these, i cant wait for my next trip to jpn :)

OMG!!!! What a stunning pics. Tokyo is very massive and modern indeed.

Amazing city.

Flying over Tokyo
rainbow bridge and Shinagawa
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/daiba-2.JPG
Otemachi
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-4.JPG
Tokyo Stn.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-1.JPG
Shiodome
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-1.JPG
Roppongi
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-2.JPG
Shinjuku
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-3.JPG
Odaiba
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/daiba-1.JPG

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/index.htm

Sooooo GREAT pics....I ve never seen such nice pics of tokyo area..

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Japan is an awesome country, and a real inspiration for other asian countries.. You guys should be so proud! Gorgeous pics by the way...

There was a discussion about this on the Japan Mass Transit Thread but I wanna bring this up here as well.

The newest set of developments in the Tokyo (and one of the newest in Japan). An area that will help hasten ultra-modernization in Japan and will serve as a model for urban modernization to other parts of the country.

An area they call....... Yurikamome.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-1.JPG

Clean looking signs that are visible and well-managed overpasses for pedestrians

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-2.JPG

Roads and bridges that are SPANKING NEW!!!

From just two lanes, it branches out to not one, not two, not even five but SIX LANES!!! Especially for being new, you can expect that traffic will be a thing of the past (unlike in older areas). Heck, they even have guiding lines in the intersection while you make a left or right turn. Traffic lights are also new so expect them to be working in perfect order (unlike those from the early 90s)

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-3.JPG

100 years of Japanese public works/highways construction expertise combined with the latest in Japanese construction materials along with the latest in Japanese construction technologies & techniques are put in to the construction of these fine roads.

If the Japanese were able to be a build a highway fourty years ago that was able to last even til to date (ie. MacArthur Highway here in RP) in spite of heavy rains + scorching heat + thousands of vehicles that have been passing there for four decades, then what more with these new roads & highways???

Expect these to last for hundreds of years without any kind of repair.

Sidewalks and pedestrian crossing zones were well-planned and are strategically-placed.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-4.JPG

You can even see that construction is still on-going. More surprising developments are still to come.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-11.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-12.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-13.JPG

A lot of land space that hasn't been fully utilized yet will soon be filled in the future. Construction here is indeed in full-speed. But if you want less crowds and utmost quiet, then visit now while there are still only a few people and cars in the area.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-15.JPG

Latest building here appears to be some sort of a convention center if I'm not mistaken. Definitely 100% earthquake proof...

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-17.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-325.JPG

Sidewalks were built using the best construction materials & hardware. Seamless brick-laying and asphalting/cementing of these sidewalks were done with utmost precision & accuracy. The result are sidewalks that are smooth, safe and fun to walk on.

If you look on the left side you see that the roads even have red thingys on it.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-323.JPG

Spaces here are well-opened. Removes the image of cramped alleys, super-narrow walkways and places where you can't even fit.

If you're a modernist (like me), you'll definitely love this place.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-20.JPG

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-326.JPG

And like in any modern development, you can expect only the best.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-14.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-324.htm

An excellent mass-transit service with newly-built train stations that were built using the best design and latest building materials. Expect the absolute modern 'feel' as you can expect the best and the latest in Japanese train services.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-321.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-322.JPG

Aerial views tell us that this new development is not yet at its peak. The wonder that you see now is still far from complete. Expect it to be even better in a few years time.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-19.JPG

Heck, even the Dubai construction boom (or the Global Construction Boom for that matter), which is used as a term for the presence of lots of cranes along with the presence of new structures and landmarks IS CLEARLY PRESENT.

The construction boom is also present in Japan and the Yurikamome area is leading the pack in Japan's latest construction boom.


An area of new opportunities which will serve as a model for the future. A place that has ZERO pollution, NO CRIME, complete peace and order. An area that you can be assured of as SAFE and SECURE. A vision of the future.

A "new" side of Japan to replace the old & aging areas. A "new" area for everyone.

This is Yurikamome.

This is what the world should be.

Source:
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-top.htm

Japan is an awesome country, and a real inspiration for other asian countries.. You guys should be so proud! Gorgeous pics by the way...
I can't agree with you more. :)

This is a very impressive country whit a impresionant buildings and more.

How come the Japanese have become less ambitious when it comes to infrastructure projects than ever before? Based from the current construction boom in Tokyo, it might dissapoint you that Japanese have become less ambitious when it come to new projects.

Long before, Japan was the envy of the world for mega-projects. But today, China has greatly overshadowed this once overly speculative construction market. One might say that the Japanese have become naive about the future. Why?! Japan is in a state of solid economic recovery! Why can't they build infrastructure projects like even the Koreans. Yes, Korean projects are, as of the moment, more ambitious and of a larger scale than their Japanese counterparts (i.e Incheon International Airport and the rest of "The Winged City" with 5,610 hectares as opposed to the disaster that is the Narita International Airport).

^^^^I believe that Japan is fully-developed now. That's why.

Years of economic depression and a declining population doesn't encourage the construction of massive infrastructure projects.

Tokyo is under a new boom! you can recognize it if you just walk in each main district!
Just look at the Sumida Tower! it will be the future landmark of Tokyo.

Korean projects are, as of the moment, more ambitious and of a larger scale than their Japanese counterparts (i.e Incheon International Airport and the rest of "The Winged City" with 5,610 hectares as opposed to the disaster that is the Narita International Airport).


Korean projects are more ambitious? I've never heard that belief before. Aside from Incheon, does Korea have a single decent airport? (Gimpo, Gimhae, Jeju are all outdated, diddy and shabby.)

NRT, HND, KIX are all being expanded, Brandnew Cyubu's 2nd phase, Kobe's 2nd phase and Tokyo's 3rd international airport starts before long.

To The Cebuano Exultor, that is one of the dumbest comments I've seen here..




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@ sdtj No...no. I don't mean to insult the Japanese. I'm crazy about Japan. I love Japan's infrastructure. What I was trying to say is that according to my ignorant point of view, I find Korean as well as Chinese projects to be of bigger scale than the Japanese urban re-developments of recent years. I would have hoped that Japan would once again build large projects that might also be of the same scale as in South Korea and People's Republic of China.

Yes, I know Tokyo is probably the most developed piece of urban settlement on the face of the planet (and the largest-scaled as well). I also know that Tokyo is experiencing a construction boom. Hell, I should not even call this a boom (since it is normal in Tokyo that over a thosand high-rise or mid-rise buildings are being constructed)! All I was saying is that these projects are not as grandeous as those being constructed in Shanghai and Seoul.

Of coarse, this is of my limited knowledge about how I perceive developments on these three East Asian economic giants. Please enlighten me on this. :)

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Oh!!! LOrd, that's what I can die for!!! Tokyo is the best ever!!!.

Tokyo is under a new boom! you can recognize it if you just walk in each main district!
Just look at the Sumida Tower! it will be the future landmark of Tokyo.
I quite agree with you. :cheers:

Many of the white-elephant projects during the economy was growing make huge quantities of deficits. Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project, Seikan Tunnel, Tokyo City Hall...
Not all are useless but uneconomical. The government did not care that because of the increasing means, but not now. And now Koizumi is advancing their privatization.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5792/shibuya23na.jpg

Waah, the #1 Starbucks Coffee branch in Japan! Wohoo!!!

On-topic: Anyways, I guess to each is his own.

But in my case, there are really a lot places here in Japan that look out of this world. Places that would inspire any modernist/futurist.

Anyways, if you have been paying to Japanese news, you would know that after years of economic depressions and downfalls, the Japanese economy has started bouncing back since January 2006 beginning with the scrapping of the Central Bank's 5-year old Monetary Policy.

What this means to you?: If the Japanese economy starts bouncing back, then you can expect even more.

Heck, even during the early 90s when Japan was still having tons of economic problems, they built tons of mind-blowing structures (ie. Kyoto Station, the Sakae Mall in Nagoya, the Tokyo International Forum and Roponggi Hills just to name a few). And this was during the time when the Japanese economy was still in bad shape.

But with the recent happenings since January of this year in the Japanese economy, things may be waaay better than ever. Now that their economy is bouncing back to improved health, you may even see newer buildings and constructions.

With the Japanese government having more funds this time for modern infrastructure, it may convince Japanese auto makers to lessen their "CM trips" abroad.

If you don't get what I mean, take a look at this picture.

http://www.honda.co.jp/CIVIC/photo-lib/image/photo01.jpg

That's an FD Civic for Japan/Taiwan/ASEAN.

In this case, it's supposed to be for the Japanese Car Market, but look at where that photo is taken. I asked in the World Forums and two guys said that the pic is taken from the Milwaukee Art Museum in America (USA).

Here's another one:

http://www.honda.co.jp/ACCORD/photo-lib/image/photo04.jpg

Japan-made Honda Accord JDM version which is for the Japan market, but look at the location. It's front of a hotel, Sofitel Lisbon even (which is in Portugal)

http://press.nissan-global.com/COMMON/IMAGES/CURRENT_JP/TIIDALATIO/LOW/tiidalatio_20.jpg

Probably from Latvia

http://www.honda.co.jp/ZEST/photo-lib/image/photo04.jpg

Definitely in Australia

I'm not saying there anything wrong with doing this. It's just by the fact that based on 90% of all Japanese car commercials, ALL of them were done/shot outside Japan.

The automakers do it as if they don't want to make a car commercial at home. Heck, the people in those commercials are often foreigners AND NOT JAPANESE.

Thankfully, things are changing (or at least balancing out) this time.

Honda Partner:

http://www.honda.co.jp/PARTNER/photo-lib/image/photo01.jpg
http://www.honda.co.jp/PARTNER/photo-lib/image/photo02.jpg
http://www.honda.co.jp/PARTNER/photo-lib/image/photo03.jpg
http://www.honda.co.jp/PARTNER/photo-lib/image/photo04.jpg

You'd be surprised though that all of these are done in Japanese soil. Surroundings as clean as in Singapore, buildings that look like those in France CBD and in Australia, roads that are as wide as those in Austria & Czech Republic
And I've seen Nissan Japan using the Tokyo International Forum building twice as photo backdrops for the Cube Cubic and the Skyline Coupe.

Yes, you can pretty much say that as of January 2006, Japan now has everything that the Jap automakers need:

1) Modern Buildings (ie. Roponggi Hills, Fukuoka, Kyoto Station)
2) New roads and highways with no traffic (ie. Yurikamome)
3) Buildings structures based on ancient European design (ie. Little Italy, Shiodome)
4) People such as Japanese personalities
5) Foreigners (need foreign people, Japan is also home to hundreds of foreign residents)

IMO Japan now has everything that automakers need for their TV-CMs. It means that whatever they look for abroad, they can find it right in their homeland. They automakers save money on trips abroad, importation of vehicle(s) abroad for filming/shooting, hiring a foreign camera crew/production company.

All they need is available right here at "home".

IKEA Funabashi (Chiba) April 24 Open

http://www.ikea.com/ms/ja_JP/local_home/funabashi.html

Let`s go back to the skyscrapers....

There was a discussion about this on the Japan Mass Transit Thread but I wanna bring this up here as well.

The newest set of developments in the Tokyo (and one of the newest in Japan). An area that will help hasten ultra-modernization in Japan and will serve as a model for urban modernization to other parts of the country.

An area they call....... Yurikamome.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-1.JPG

Clean looking signs that are visible and well-managed overpasses for pedestrians

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-2.JPG

Roads and bridges that are SPANKING NEW!!!

From just two lanes, it branches out to not one, not two, not even five but SIX LANES!!! Especially for being new, you can expect that traffic will be a thing of the past (unlike in older areas). Heck, they even have guiding lines in the intersection while you make a left or right turn. Traffic lights are also new so expect them to be working in perfect order (unlike those from the early 90s)

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-3.JPG

100 years of Japanese public works/highways construction expertise combined with the latest in Japanese construction materials along with the latest in Japanese construction technologies & techniques are put in to the construction of these fine roads.

If the Japanese were able to be a build a highway fourty years ago that was able to last even til to date (ie. MacArthur Highway here in RP) in spite of heavy rains + scorching heat + thousands of vehicles that have been passing there for four decades, then what more with these new roads & highways???

Expect these to last for hundreds of years without any kind of repair.

Sidewalks and pedestrian crossing zones were well-planned and are strategically-placed.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-4.JPG

You can even see that construction is still on-going. More surprising developments are still to come.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-11.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-12.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-13.JPG

A lot of land space that hasn't been fully utilized yet will soon be filled in the future. Construction here is indeed in full-speed. But if you want less crowds and utmost quiet, then visit now while there are still only a few people and cars in the area.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-15.JPG

Latest building here appears to be some sort of a convention center if I'm not mistaken. Definitely 100% earthquake proof...

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-17.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-325.JPG

Sidewalks were built using the best construction materials & hardware. Seamless brick-laying and asphalting/cementing of these sidewalks were done with utmost precision & accuracy. The result are sidewalks that are smooth, safe and fun to walk on.

If you look on the left side you see that the roads even have red thingys on it.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-323.JPG

Spaces here are well-opened. Removes the image of cramped alleys, super-narrow walkways and places where you can't even fit.

If you're a modernist (like me), you'll definitely love this place.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-20.JPG

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-326.JPG

And like in any modern development, you can expect only the best.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-14.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-324.htm

An excellent mass-transit service with newly-built train stations that were built using the best design and latest building materials. Expect the absolute modern 'feel' as you can expect the best and the latest in Japanese train services.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-321.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-322.JPG

Aerial views tell us that this new development is not yet at its peak. The wonder that you see now is still far from complete. Expect it to be even better in a few years time.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-19.JPG

Heck, even the Dubai construction boom (or the Global Construction Boom for that matter), which is used as a term for the presence of lots of cranes along with the presence of new structures and landmarks IS CLEARLY PRESENT.

The construction boom is also present in Japan and the Yurikamome area is leading the pack in Japan's latest construction boom.


An area of new opportunities which will serve as a model for the future. A place that has ZERO pollution, NO CRIME, complete peace and order. An area that you can be assured of as SAFE and SECURE. A vision of the future.

A "new" side of Japan to replace the old & aging areas. A "new" area for everyone.

This is Yurikamome.

This is what the world should be.

Source:
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-top.htm
Great report!
Do you know which project are under construction or under planning for this part of Tokyo bay?

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-15.JPG

Latest building here appears to be some sort of a convention center if I'm not mistaken. Definitely 100% earthquake proof...

This building is a very large data center.
It is a cylinder of 150m in diameter.
Total floor space is 140,000 square meter.

@Tokyo
http://www.attokyo.co.jp/eng/index.html

INTEC
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/body/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intec.co.jp%2Fservice%2Foutsourcing%2Fdata01.html&wb_submit=%96%7C%96%F3&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

When i look at the pics of Yokohama and the Landmark Tower again, i realize how much i missed this nice city! Hopefully i will visit Japan soon! :)

I LOVE THOSE TOKYO SKYLINE !!!!!!!

This building is a very large data center.
It is a cylinder of 150m in diameter.
Total floor space is 140,000 square meter.

@Tokyo
http://www.attokyo.co.jp/eng/index.html

INTEC
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/body/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intec.co.jp%2Fservice%2Foutsourcing%2Fdata01.html&wb_submit=%96%7C%96%F3&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

Hmm.... world's largest data center?

Cool and it even looks like it's one of the safest and newest among all.

Thanks a lot Seven Starts. I really appreciate your explanation. :)

Hey guys I raccomend you to see tokyo olimpic thread...toyosu area is going booming..

Isn't that area the Odaiba Area in Tokyo? Yurikamome is only the name of the Automated Rail Line that passes through that area right, with ''Yurikamome'' meaning seagull or something. :)

Isn't that area the Odaiba Area in Tokyo? Yurikamome is only the name of the Automated Rail Line that passes through that area right, with ''Yurikamome'' meaning seagull or something. :)

Yeah, you're right.

I just checked with Wikipedia and for the benefit of the rest, I'll just paste the opening text:

"New Transit Yurikamome (新交通ゆりかもめ, Shinkōtsū Yurikamome?), formally the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line (東京臨海新交通臨海線, Tōkyō Rinkai Shinkōtsū Rinkai-sen?) is an automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation, connecting Shinbashi to Toyosu, passing through the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan, a market in which it competes with the cheaper but less glamorous Tokyo Waterfront Railway (Rinkai Line).

The line is named after the black-headed seagull (yurikamome in Japanese), a common denizen of Tokyo Bay and the official prefectural bird."

So that means that Yurikamome is the name of the train railway service for the Waterfront area in Tokyo.

The whole article can be found here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurikamome)

http://www.yurikamome.co.jp/img/title.gif

It now makes sense as to why the JOC would want to select the Waterfront area as the preferred location when the Olympic games take place in Japan (either 2016 or 2020).

i really really really really need to go to tokyo

Buildings in Tokio are very beautifull

So in conclusion Toyosu area, Tokyo station area, Shinbashi area and Minato ku are the most active district for the new tokyo booming era...right?

tokyo is so amazing. i would love to visit it

After 3 years and nearly 9 months of activity, I close this thread. It will remain sticky for reference :)
Thanks to all of you who contributed with pictures and comments! :bow:

New thread :cheers: Who is posting the first pictures?

OK here is an old one I took in Harajuku a few years ago... it was some sort of advertising sign on the side of a shop building, possibly a departement store down near Omotesando:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3802/img02646yh.jpg

"100 years of Japanese public works/highways construction expertise combined with the latest in Japanese construction materials along with the latest in Japanese construction technologies & techniques are put in to the construction of these fine roads.

If the Japanese were able to be a build a highway fourty years ago that was able to last even til to date (ie. MacArthur Highway here in RP) in spite of heavy rains + scorching heat + thousands of vehicles that have been passing there for four decades, then what more with these new roads & highways???

Expect these to last for hundreds of years without any kind of repair."

This is so interesting... i wish my city did somethign like that

my trip at tokyo (GW'06)

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amazing picture of the statue of liberty.

http://cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/koto/odaiba/picture10.jpg

http://cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/koto/odaiba/picture11.jpg

http://cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/koto/odaiba/picture02.jpg

Wow, Japan is so modern.

^It's not a copy, but a gift from France like the original in NYC.

oooohhhhhh ok ok....sorry i didn´t knew that.

Tokyo is very futuristic indeed.

Modern city !

Odiba is really beautiful.

wtf....Paris gave Tokyo the gift too? How come I never knew that? woww

Tokyo is really changing so fast. I went to Tokyo lately after 3 month and I could recognize that the booming is still on process! How the city looks is changing everyday! Especially the bay area is full of new projects.

yup, a new office tower gets the go-ahead!

Toranomon 3 Towers (260m). (it's located near Ark Hills)

260 meter?? are you sure? it will be the tallest building in tokyo!! sure?

http://cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/koto/odaiba/picture02.jpg

Good god!

How small does a person look like in those pics?

If that's the case, then the proportion between the size of one person and the number of buildings/establishments in that pic is just.............OMFG

yup, a new office tower gets the go-ahead!

Toranomon 3 Towers (260m). (it's located near Ark Hills)

Three towers? How many of them reach 260m?

Three towers? How many of them reach 260m?
oops, sorry for my typo.

the name of the project: Toranomon 3.
(not 3 towers :) )

oops, sorry for my typo.

the name of the project: Toranomon 3.
(not 3 towers :) )

It is 260 meter building????

Hey Coldstar, can you post any source for that Toranomon project?

Hey Coldstar, can you post any source for that Toranomon project?

news source (Tokyo Construction Press)

http://www.kentsu.co.jp/tokyo/news/p02435.html

That`s great....I am weating for a progect graph....

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Tokyo it´s so amazing. Please !! bring more photos, they´re great.

The teleport is wonderful, an entire work that I revolutionize the urbanism...

Greetings from Zamora, Mexico...

http://www.cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/chiyoda/akihabara/picture03.jpg

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http://www.cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/chiyoda/akihabara/picture11.jpg

http://www.cityglance.org/asia/japan/tokyo/chiyoda/akihabara/picture13.jpg

great shots of Akihabara POS ;)

but why are they taking pics of that chick in the last pic??

great shots of Akihabara POS ;)

but why are they taking pics of that chick in the last pic??

I'm not sure :? So I did like the others and took shots too :)

^^ They are what are called otaku. Akihabara is a mecca for the peple of that kind.

^^ otaku.

Hmm... is that a term referring to a people who love anime/manga and the like???

nice tour, thanks

it´s so modern and so clean.

Rivercity 21 neighbourhood developed by Tokyo metropolitan government. The tallest tower is 180m high.

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Near this cluster is the St Lukes tower, 224 m.

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it´s amazing this city

thanks for the photos

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/pvillage/35000/20060507114697779262765100.jpg
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WOOOOOWWWW....more pics please...

Ropongi Hill

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Mid Town tower and Roppongi Hills are similar project? which companies will be host on the mid town tower?

I can see there is no car on the street, is Akihabara a walking street???

Wow!! I am full with those great pics of Tokyo. I am in love with Tokyo.

impressive Tokyo

For me, the most developed and modern city in the world.

Mid Town tower and Roppongi Hills are similar project? which companies will be host on the mid town tower?Roppongi Hills was planned by Mori Building, the redevelopment company. They are now building the Shanghai World Financial Center.
On the other hand, the main host of Midtown project is Mitsui, just one of the zaibatsu.
Anyway, both projects are very similar.

I can see there is no car on the street, is Akihabara a walking street???Cars are shut out of Akihabara on holidays.

impressive Tokyo

For me, the most developed and modern city in the world.
I second that, Tokyo is the city that I have a dream to live in someday. :runaway:

Public housing in Shinonome, Tokyo. Sorry for the comments in Spanish, as usual Im too lazy to translate them :P

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Canal Court Shinonome

Barrio con 6 bloques de vivienda publica disenyados por algunos reconocidos arquitectos japoneses, entre ellos Toyo Ito. Esta en shinonome, en el extremo oriental de la isla artificial de Ariake.

Acercandonos al complejo se ven un par de mastodontes de 173 y 153 metros. Forman parte del complejo pero no son de promocion publica.

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Estos son 3 de los bloques publicos. El central es el que mas me gusta (Kengo Kuma)

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Alguno esta recien acabado, todavia no han limpiado toda la zona como se ve:

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Toma hormigon

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Estos tambien son publicos, de 1996. Creo que tienen 130 metros.

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La calle central zigzagea entre los bloques como se ve en el plano

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Este es el de Toyo Ito creo recordar.

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En la pegatina dice que es un salon de reuniones.. bloques con infraestructura incluida para Asociaciones de Vecinos, que miedo :D

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Torre manzanera

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143 metros

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A traves de este puente peatonal se atraviesa un canal para pasar a otra isla, Tatsumi.

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En esta ocasion incluyo una foto que las masas piden con frecuencia :D

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Tras 3 o 4 minutos andando se llega a la estacion de metro de la linea Yurakucho

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E igualmente importante, a las zonas verdes

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7954/1659100jf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5715/1706429lp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/386/1707037rm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

En una de ellas hay una estatua de un gorila, no me pregunteis porque :D

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3870/1724419gx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tambien una especie de cabeza de dragon hecha de piedras : o Y detras un nudo de autopistas voladoras que separa dos zonas verdes y del que pondre fotos en su hilo correspondiente :P

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8792/1723113cj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[QUOTE=KENDO]http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/439/img01070iq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8778/img01120ei.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/5269/img01054gv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Taken in Odaiba:

Tokyo International Exchange Center

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4221/1227062jt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3400/1227142md.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1513/1227264in.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7743/1229239zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1807/1231039kv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8528/1240216gs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The National Museum of Emerging Scienc and Innovation

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6153/1237222vc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8798/1238002hy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9340/1239565bv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1452/1316324oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8164/1318231ym.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Solo entre en el hall/atrio y no en el museo propiamente dicho. Recuerda a un cruce entre el del Tokyo International Forum de Vinyoli y la sede de Fuji TV de Kenzo Tange (en este mismo hilo)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2678/1241287cp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9536/1254087rj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mencion especial merece el mobiliario:

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9614/1250200oy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2338/1250452xq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5087/1305575tz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Diversos malabarismos fueron necesarios para esta toma:

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3382/1307174nq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/212/1306146rp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7197/1312505hm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks for sharing all the beautiful pictures, it's good to see some different parts of Tokyo!

And there are even some "sailor fuku" pictures, brilliant! :)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8412/1319171fn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5515/1320066vl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/832/1324339kv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nuevo edificio de Fuji TV en construccion.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2332/1325431za.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9552/1324456eb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8485/1409436hx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7128/1418135ry.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tokyo Fashion Town (Kenzo Tange, 1996)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1600/1419448gk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9143/1434168mm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2487/1426407bd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

En Tokio hay edificios excentricos en abundancia, y este es serio candidato a medalla.
K-museum
Makoto Sei Watanabe, 1996

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5193/1509429pm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6373/1507548im.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/687/1454445cn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

killer pictures , :runaway: ! vapour great pictures man.

like~~
but why the big city the same as ……

wow , i never get tired of watching Tokyo pictures.

In fact, thanx a lot for these images cause i´m using some of them to show them to my city government and i hope they learn how to make a good urbanization. Cause we have many problems in here with that theme.

indeed

Tokyo is absolutely clean and futuristic. Omotesando hill is very fascinating.

:) Tokyo is the best city in All Asia ... The city of the anime and the manga :nocrook:

:tongue3: i wish to visit it one time ..

Roppongi area -roppongi hills and Tokyo mid tower
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/TMP101.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/TMP102.JPG

Shinjuku area
shinjuku station south side
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-7.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-4.JPG
shinjukustation north side
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-3.JPG
park tower
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-2.JPG

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-5.JPG

bay area
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/zenkei-1.JPG

Tokyo tower and Minato-ku area
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sibakoen-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-2.JPG

Marunouchi and Otemachi area-Japan's financial capital
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-4.JPG

kasmigaseki area
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/uchisaiwai-1.JPG
Tokyo station and Imperial palace
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-1.JPG

Shiodome sio-site area and Tokyo's fish markets
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-3.JPG

What a pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the best tokyo area pics I ve never seen!!!...GREAT SHOTS!!!!!

Speaking of which, since Google only specifies on the mass transit and not on the actual area itself.....

I do have a few questions (coldstar, Vapour and a few others can answer these):

1) How big is the entire Tokyo Waterfront Area?
2) The Tokyo Waterfront Area represents what portion of Tokyo (ie. how many percent, total land mass of Waterfront Area in regards to the whole city of Tokyo???)
3) Who was responsible for the creation of this whole Waterfront Area??? (which is considered as the biggest ever Neo-modernization urban project in Japan)
4) How many areas are their within the Waterfront Area? (ie. Ariake, Shiodome, Odaiba???)
5) Are there others areas in Japan trying to copy or follow the urban-modernization model of the "Waterfront" (aside from Osaka, Aichi in Nagoya and Fukuoka)

There may be other questions I mind but these FIVE basic questions are enough.

:)

"Waterfront Area" is a kind of vague word. I feel it's about artificial islands for non-industrial use, like Odaiba, Shinkiba, Yume no Shima, Ariake, Tatsumi, Shinonome, Harumi, Toyosu, Aomi, Tennnozu, etc..., and doesn't include Shiodome, but, of course, not all think so.
As Japan is thirsting for the land, the waterfront project like this is not unusual. You can see that when you look at the coastlines. However, it was until 1990 that these projects were profitable. The fact that Tokyo Waterfront Area was long empty shows this clearly.

Speechless... Godly Amazing city.
I say, Tokyo the best.

@Blackraven
I read somewhere that the total area of reclaimed land in Tokyo bay is about 185 km2 (maybe only in Tokyo-to? I forgot) It is now a pretty big area compared to the rest of the city, but still "not that big". Anyway I'll post a thread regarding all these manmade islands some day this year, keep tuned :D

Codan Shinonome, Public housing in Tokyo. Once again in Spanish, I'm sorry :(

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Canal Court Shinonome

Barrio con 6 bloques de vivienda publica disenyados por algunos reconocidos arquitectos japoneses, entre ellos Toyo Ito. Esta en shinonome, en el extremo oriental de la isla artificial de Ariake.

Acercandonos al complejo se ven un par de mastodontes de 173 y 153 metros. Forman parte del complejo pero no son de promocion publica.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1595/1534388xm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Estos son 3 de los bloques publicos. El central es el que mas me gusta (Kengo Kuma)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7628/1539117gm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8288/1539329zb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Alguno esta recien acabado, todavia no han limpiado toda la zona como se ve:

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/6462/1542205pa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7167/1542447zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/148/1554153xj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Toma hormigon

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7366/1542339ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Estos tambien son publicos, de 1996. Creo que tienen 130 metros.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/633/1540331ru.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/6615/1556464ka.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

La calle central zigzagea entre los bloques como se ve en el plano

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8691/1558152gs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/2324/1559135zv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/417/1600231po.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/9423/1601158ui.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/4489/1601445pm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3512/1602419jg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5002/1603050qc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/798/1605372oj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Este es el de Toyo Ito creo recordar.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3598/1607158cu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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En la pegatina dice que es un salon de reuniones.. bloques con infraestructura incluida para Asociaciones de Vecinos, que miedo :D

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1387/1624472is.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8308/1632303mf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Torre manzanera

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5588/1633163jy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

143 metros

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7458/1633482ps.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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A traves de este puente peatonal se atraviesa un canal para pasar a otra isla, Tatsumi.

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5939/1636588di.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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En esta ocasion incluyo una foto que las masas piden con frecuencia :D

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/2580/1643403uc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tras 3 o 4 minutos andando se llega a la estacion de metro de la linea Yurakucho

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/996/1731185se.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

E igualmente importante, a las zonas verdes

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7954/1659100jf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5715/1706429lp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/386/1707037rm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

En una de ellas hay una estatua de un gorila, no me pregunteis porque :D

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3870/1724419gx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tambien una especie de cabeza de dragon hecha de piedras : o Y detras un nudo de autopistas voladoras que separa dos zonas verdes y del que pondre fotos en su hilo correspondiente :P

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8792/1723113cj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Night view

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7648/1846140sn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3923/1854170wg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Elige la tuya:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/446/1909434tx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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En Tokio hay literalmente miles de negocios abiertos las 24 horas. Por ejemplo, este hipermercado junto al complejo residencial.

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En la isla que esta enfrente de Shinonome hay otro barrio social, anterior y bastante menos glamuroso. Este es el edificio mas alto.

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Marunouchi and Otemachi

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classic style buildings
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wow, honestly Tokyo is an amazing city. I really admire it

Does anyone know when exactly the costruction of Sumida Tower will starts?

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I love this kid.

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Amazing pics. Tokyo is a must-go place.

Tokyo is very amazing city. I would love to visit there someday.

Tokyo looks like such a vibrant and lively city I hope I can go there in the future

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Can you find Chiba skyscraper in this pic?

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The mountains in the distance are on the Boso Peninsula across Tokyo Bay.

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toward the Riverside Area
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toword Setagaya
Shibuya neon on the ringht

Great shots...probably little bit old but nice shots...no doubts!

taken on around Nov. 2005 - May 2006
You can see Tokyo Midtown under construction.

nice photos !!

Can enyone of japans make a subjet about Japan bridges,roads.etc... and put the photos thx ! grazie !

And Towers,Houses,Skylines.......etc...

Some photographs taken in Tokyo until now are exhibited.

Otsuka Station
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nice shots...

Tokyo is very beautiful city . If i need to choes wher to go from Asia i choes Tokyo.

Do you know guys if I can find in Japan a magazine related to skyscrapers or related to Tokyo skyscrapers development?? thanks..

Do you know guys if I can find in Japan a magazine related to skyscrapers or related to Tokyo skyscrapers development?? thanks..


go to Kinokuniya bookstore, you will get some. :)

ok thanks....

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=81523

all the new high rise and low rise project under construction in tokyo....
many buildings have been add lately

Amazing city and amazing buildings too!

Right now the most active area of Tokyo looks to be the bay side...Toyosu, Shidome and Harumi island...

But the problem is that those bay areas are close to Haneda Airport, thus height restriction is strict.

yes that`s right..but eventhought they are building 180 meters towers like the Tokyo Towers...The bay area will be sooo futurist by 2008

ミッドタウンがいつのまにか！すごーい！
初めて目にする画像がいっぱい！
最高です！

フォールへようこそUserさん

i´m going to Tokyo in December woww !!

あ、User_です！フォーラムに参加させていただきました！　はじめまして、よろしくお願いします！

Right now the most active area of Tokyo looks to be the bay side...Toyosu, Shidome and Harumi island...

a.k.a. Waterfront Area :)

Anyone been to IKEA in Funabashi? Hope it will be less crowded after another store gets built in Yokohama later on. A good news for not very rich people to buy good designed furnitures in Tokyo.

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RED LION, Welcome to the forum.

Nice Makuhari picture :)

Oh yes, the world-renowned Makuhari Messe Convention Center.

One of the best places to visit in the Chiba area.

Also best-known for it being home to the "Tokyo Motor Show"

Hi all
i have an offer from a japanese firm and might be shifting to tokyo soon. Anyone in tokyo, can you advice my expected expenditure..ie housing cost, transport cost, living cost,etc. I am single.

How much does an appartment cost(say one room with attached kitchen and bath)?
How much is it for a monthly pass for the transport?
and above all, what is the average salary for a decent life in tokyo?

If i have posted in the wrong section, please advice me where to find these informations.

thanx.

akihabara the most underchanging city in Tokyo

東京で「変化激しい街」は秋葉原トップ・日経イメージ調査
　東京で最も変化の激しい街は秋葉原――。日本経済新聞社がインターネットで都内在住者を対象に実施した「東京の街イメージ調査06」の結果、「変化の激しい街」はオタクの街として話題に上ることが多くなった「アキバ」こと、秋葉原が前年の8位から1位になった。東京の顔と考える「代表する街」は2年連続で新宿が1位。

　日本一の電気街として知られる秋葉原は近年はアニメファンが集う街としても有名。昨年8月には茨城県つくば市との間を結ぶ高速鉄道「つくばエクスプレス」が開業した。東京側の終点として、駅周辺では大規模な再開発ビルが相次ぎ完成、商業集積が加速している。 (16:00

wow, tokyo is an amazing city...I wish I can live there for a year or so to absorb the culture...amazing!

Nor Akihabara neither Shinjuku represents Tokyo. They are just "a part of" Tokyo. Normally the people from Osaka believe they are the face of Tokyo.

Hi all
i have an offer from a japanese firm and might be shifting to tokyo soon. Anyone in tokyo, can you advice my expected expenditure..ie housing cost, transport cost, living cost,etc. I am single.

How much does an appartment cost(say one room with attached kitchen and bath)?
How much is it for a monthly pass for the transport?
and above all, what is the average salary for a decent life in tokyo?

If i have posted in the wrong section, please advice me where to find these informations.

thanx.

average rent in tokyo 23-ward: 80,000 yens per month for a 30 m2 apartment. To live in a "mansion" (concrete construction, about 5 years old, good quality), it's 20-30% more for the same size. In the richest neighbourhoods (yoga, seijo, or inside JR yamanote line), add another 30%. The rent of bigger flats will scale with the m2.

transport: not a problem if you live inside JR yamanote line (about 130-190 yens per trip to go anywhere important). If you live outside, the monthly pass will vary between 6000 and 10000 yens to reach the JR yamanote line.

food: typically 400-900 yens per meal at the restaurants for something decent. For fancy dinners, 2000 to 4000 yens per meal. Rarely more.

average salary to live decently? Hmm.. for the same lifestyle as in Paris, count on spending 10-20% less or so per month....

Here's a interesting article :)

Tokyo Is Expensive

By Ben Brazil
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, June 25, 2006; Page P01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062300727.html

^^^Thanks for URL, I have read it already, really sensible.

thanks :)

yes,yes.these are CHIBA(makuhari beach front) pics.

MAKUHARI MESSE 1
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MAKUHARI MESSE 2
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MAKUHARI MESSE 5 & 6
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Wow, amazing pics there.

Thanks a lot to you, RED LION :)

Here's an interview which I found inspiring. Metropolis interviewing Mr. Minoru Mori and his latest finished project, Omotesando Hills.

Quite inspiring words there from Mr. Mori about his latest structural accomplishment.

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The view from the Hills

Minoru Mori defends the Omotesando Hills development and reveals big plans for Tokyo

Tokyo is in the grip of a building boom; the city is being transformed. Omotesando Hills, which opens next weekend, is the latest piece of a much larger story, in which Minoru Mori, the developer, is only one player at a crowded table.

Tokyo Midtown Project, Akihabara Crossfield and a gaggle of new skyscrapers in Marunouchi are just a few of the major redevelopment projects, driven mainly by private developers, that are soon to come to completion. More are on the drawing boards. These mega-projects don’t only change the geography of the areas they sprout from; they also change their character. Omotesando Hills offers a model in miniature of the implications.

Omotesando is a very special street. The broad, tree-lined boulevard originating at the gates of Meiji Shrine is Tokyo’s premier urban catwalk. In recent years, it has become a glittering necklace given by Architecture to Fashion as a token of their glamorous international romance, studded with the contemporary jewels of the houses of Prada, Tods, Dior and Louis Vuitton. Take a few steps off the leafy sidewalks and you enter an intricate maze of tiny streets threading through a tissue of residences and small offices, sprinkled with a delightful variety of boutiques, restaurants and galleries. The atmosphere is cultured, unsullied by snobbery, creative but comfortable, intimate yet open. It is arguably the best setting for a contemporary urban lifestyle that Tokyo has to offer.

Within this neighborhood, something new and different has emerged. For the past two and a half years, shielded for much of the time behind the vertical turf of a plant-covered construction hoarding, Omotesando Hills has been climbing out of its deep hole in the ground.

The structure is far bigger than its streetward guise suggests, with half its 12-story bulk buried underground. It is the offspring of a consummation between Tadao Ando, undoubtedly Japan’s most famous living architect, and Mori, the powerful developer and self-described urban visionary behind Mori Building Co. Big, long and very imposing, it is also, in true Mori form, highly controversial.

In October, this journal published an attack on the development. Calling it “one of the cruelest pieces of architecture this city has seen,” Metropolis publisher Mark Devlin, an Omotesando resident, slammed the building and lambasted Mori for creating soulless environments that are “all noise and no content.” The article sparked a loud response from readers, many also critical of the building, some taking the opportunity to raise concerns about the jewel in Mori Building’s crown, Roppongi Hills.

As Minoru Mori prepares to open the doors of Omotesando Hills next Friday, Metropolis asked him to explain his vision for Tokyo.

What contribution do you want Omotesando Hills to make to the Jingumae area?
I hope that with this project the local area will exceed Ginza as a shopping area and become recognized as a center of fashion and art not only in Tokyo but in Japan and throughout Asia.

How does that fit in with Harajuku’s position as an international center of youth fashion and culture?
When I completed Laforet (built and owned by Mori Building), Harajuku wasn’t considered a big international-standard center of commerce or fashion. But after that, many brands started to open shops along the street, including Hanae Mori and Comme de Garçons—all the big names from the fashion world. However, it was an aggregation of individuals and somehow it lacked a core to attract people from all over the world, so I hope that Omotesando Hills will become such a core attraction. It’s going to be the eyes of the dragon. We say that when you draw a dragon you start with the head and body and only at the very end do you draw the eyes to complete it.

What efforts did Mori Building make to preserve the spirit of the old Dojunkai apartments?
The Dojunkai apartments epitomized the history of modern architecture in Japan. Omotesando was the first boulevard to be built in Japan. After the Great Kanto Earthquake people realized that we should build strong apartments to withstand such natural disasters, and these were the first such apartments built using cutting-edge technology of Japanese architecture at that time, and they became the model of all the other apartments in Japan.

By the end of the war the apartments remained but the torii gate to Meiji Shrine was burnt down. Later with the construction of Washington Heights (in what is now Yoyogi Park) it became the leading center for the introduction of American culture. It was in this atmosphere that the Dojunkai apartments became a sort of elite place to live, and they had an emotional attachment and history. Many people wanted to keep the apartments as they were, but it was decided to redevelop the whole area, so we wanted to create a new tradition to make it a convincing success.

When the old apartments were demolished there were 140 units, only 10 percent of which were being used as residences. Many were shops or other retail-related facilities and many were vacant. The buildings also faced possible collapse in the event of a major earthquake. They had faced the normal wear and tear over the years. Their seismic resistance wasn’t up to modern standards, and it was dangerous to leave them as they were. Some owners still wanted to keep living there as they were, but after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 many realized that they needed to move on and agreed to the redevelopment scheme. So it’s an uncanny coincidence that this site was built because of one earthquake and demolished because of another. The apartments were built in 1927 and knocked down in 2003, so they were in service for 75 years. Usually the average lifespan of a building in Tokyo is 25 years, so this is three times the average and about the same as London, I think.

How and why did you select Tadao Ando as the architect?
I thought we needed someone of Ando’s magnitude, a world-leading architect, to get wide support for the project.

In many countries, when a sensitive site is being redeveloped there is a public-tender competition process to facilitate public dialogue about the outcome. Why hasn’t Mori Building taken this approach?
No we haven’t taken that approach before. We choose our architects according to the specific site, environment or purpose of the development. But of course we have a very heated discussion internally before making a final decision, and we have a process of discussing these matters with landowners affected by the scheme and the people living nearby. So there is plenty of opportunity for these people to understand and get involved, we don’t just jump to our final decisions.

Moto Azabu Hills was designed by leading Japanese architect Shozo Uchii, who also designed the Imperial Palace. Some people think the goblet shape is rather odd, but it is quickly becoming a landmark. Atago Green Hills was designed by Cesar Pelli, and with the temple in the middle has a Buddhist theme, and the two towers resemble lotus buds about to bloom. At Roppongi Hills we employed many different architects: Kohn Pederson Fox for Mori Tower, Sir Terence Conran for the residential towers, Fumihiko Maki for the TV Asahi broadcasting headquarters, and others. I think we have been very successful choosing the best architects for the best places.

Even though Ando was a popular choice [for Omotesando Hills] there was a certain amount of opposition amongst the landowners who were concerned that his buildings were too fashionable for the area. But when it opens I think people will understand that it is going to be a site of cultural heritage for the future.

You are unusual among developers in promoting the role of “culture” in your commercial projects. Suntory Hall in the Ark Hills development of the mid-'80s and the Mori Art Museum atop Mori Tower are the two most celebrated examples. What is the function of culture in your developments?
The cities of the past were industrial cities, but today we need cultural cities that are international, comfortable to live and work in, and also fun to visit. I believe that only those sort of cities will thrive in the future. That is why I wanted Roppongi Hills to be the cultural heart of Japan. Ark Hills was mainly a financial center with a cultural aspect on the side, but at Roppongi Hills, culture is at the heart of the project.

In your Urban New Deal proposal for regenerating Tokyo, you say that you want to redevelop the whole city. Aren’t there any areas of Tokyo that you would keep as they are?
Since Roppongi Hills was completed, the adjacent areas have changed too, and this also would be true for other developments. I’m thinking about building five more Roppongi Hills-style developments in Tokyo in the next 15 years or so, and so those neighboring areas will inevitably change too. I’m not sure what will remain. The things I would like to keep are parks or historical sights—shrines and temples. But as for other residential and office areas, there is none that I would keep as they are right now.

Which areas of the city are you looking at for these new Roppongi Hills-style developments?
The NPO Council is now being established to debate and lay a plan for the redevelopment of central Tokyo. If they ask Mori Building to undertake any schemes, it should be around here, namely in Minato Ward. Governor [Shintaro] Ishihara has started planning a bid for the 2016 Olympics more than 50 years after the last games here in 1964. In bidding for the games the council wants to change the main street layout and infrastructure of Tokyo, and anything Mori Building does will fit into that citywide plan.

Even if we don’t get the Olympics we may have a major earthquake, so we need to rebuild the city sooner rather than later. This is the most important point. We shouldn’t just make Tokyo earthquake-proof by using the latest technology such as base isolation systems and vibration control systems. Tokyo shouldn’t be somewhere people need to escape in an earthquake but somewhere that can protect them, and where daily life can continue if it happens.

Roppongi Hills is the showcase for the concept you call “Vertical Garden Cities.” Is there anything you would change if you were building another Roppongi Hills-style development again?
Roppongi Hills isn’t the best we can do, and of course there are many things I would change if we did it again. But each site has its own specific requirements. In the case of Toriizaka, neighboring Roppongi Hills, if we develop that area it will be different, more multi-layered with retail and entertainment at the bottom and something more academic above, such as Toyo Eiwa school or The International House, both of which are there right now. And any residences or hotels on the site would also be different. And in the case of the Kanjo Loop Road No. 2 project, we plan to have buildings straddle the street. At Roppongi Hills we built Roku-Roku Plaza over the street, but for this project we are going to see a building actually above the street for a more efficient use of the area.

Mori Building’s website states: “Our mission is to create cities, and to nurture those cities together with their residents and other people who use them. In other words, we aim to be involved with almost every aspect of human life.” Why didn’t you choose politics as perhaps a more appropriate path to achieve your goals?
Politics is not my strong point. Personally I think the academic field needs more attention right now, and I have become a visiting professor at Tokyo Shuto University in order to prevent the spread of wrong ideas about city planning. So I would like to play a role in that area.

And finally, a lighter question—one that everyone would like to know the answer to: Why do you name all of your developments “Hills”?
Tokyo is roughly divided into the Shitamachi downtown area and Yamanote hillside area. Our recent developments are on the Yamanote side and often have slopes and hills as part of their geography. In the case of Omotesando Hills, it’s built on a slope but also it has an ascending spiral “hill” inside as well. And of course there are wonderful places around the world such as Beverly Hills which give the name a nice connotation. Perhaps I should change the name of the company to Mori Hills, too.

Even if people may hate him, his contributions to the improvement of Japan through Modern Architecture & Design are substantial. He shares the mission to modernize Japan through neo-urbanism projects such as these. He is one of many others that make a Japan a model of modernism not only at home but also to many others from abroad.

His contributions will help in human progress as we move forward to the future.

http://metropolis.co.jp/xmg/619/619-F-omotesandoHills081.jpg
http://metropolis.co.jp/xmg/619/619-F-omotesandoHills050.jpg
http://metropolis.co.jp/xmg/619/619-F-omotesandoHills068.jpg

Source:
http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/619/feature.asp

Very interesting article!!..
I think the booming is having now Tokyo is one of the reason why the land price is surging again in Japan...As the economy growth will be stronger in future, probably new buidlings will be added on the Tokyo skyline

Oh!
Some of my panorama photos are in this thread.
My site's URL is
http://shioniyowai.namekuji.jp/
Another photos and Quicktime VR are in my site.

Thanks for sharing sakananome
ありがとう。

Brillia Grande Minato Mirai
106.46m
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2954/brilliagrandexu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2203/cimg2394if3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

M.M. MID SQUARE THE TOWER RESIDENCE
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9383/lllhcrptqdsgdsnvdqqdrhcdmbdey5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

M.M.TOWERS FORESIS
107.30m
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1829/llsnvdqrenqdrhreqjg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nissan Headquarters?
150m
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1764/cimg2404gv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Park Tower Yokohama Station Pramie
140.30m
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8325/pnlxevvaaz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Southern Minato Mirai overview
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9849/cimg2397gs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Northern Minato Mirai overview
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3470/cimg2410xy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Portside overview
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7465/portsideee1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I can t believe...also yokohama as Tokyo is having a new sk. boom...amazing!!!

Nissan Headquarters?[/B]
150m
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1764/cimg2404gv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)




Thanks. Nissan Motors moves its HQ back to its birthplace, YOKOHAMA from Tokyo!

Thanks. Nissan Motors moves its HQ back to its birthplace, YOKOHAMA from Tokyo!

I know they plan to finish the building on or before 2010 but........

What about the building behind this one?

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8325/pnlxevvaaz9.jpg

I know they plan to finish the building on or before 2010 but........

What about the building behind this one?Nissan Yokohama Building, 92m. Probably just a branch.
This building and the new headquarters are quite close. I don't know if this building will be also used after 2010.

Hello, I'm new here, i'm french, but I love Tokyo which is a wonderfull city, here is a pic i took during my last travel to japan. It's taken from roppongi hills tower.


http://silvermat.free.fr/hfr/P1000111.JPG

awesome shot, thanks.

I'm a Chinese,and I hope to travel in Japan oneday.

I think Japan is really a beautiful country.

Also,tokyo is my favorite city.

Thanks for showing so beautiful photos to me!

HELLO!I'm a Chinese.

Japan is really a good country.

My geography teacher,MR.XU told us.Yokohama 横浜 is one of the biggest Prosperous city in Japan.

Thank you for showing me so beautiful photos!

Welcome to our forum chenqiuer :)

I 'm new here.

I hope to make friends with everyone.

But my English is too poor.

My Japanese name is Akimoto_Kumiko.

You can call me kumiko.

My father is Japanese ,my mother is korean.But we all live in China.

So I really happy to make friend with you!

Maybe I'm a Japanese ,too.

vapour,do you mind making friends with me ?

笑~

私は日本人だ。

Also,my japanese is too bad- -

还是说回中文好些.

silvermat

I can speak some french myself

combien de temps étiez vous à Tokyo.
qu'avez-vous fait tandis que vous étiez à Tokyo ?

chenqiuer -
I never heard of anything like that.. . I think it's awesome that you live in china. Can you speak either of your parent's languages?

just like the first tokyo topic...this one will have great pics too.

HELLO~Everyone~I'M new here.

I come from China.

To compare with Japan.

I think Japan like a CITY,but China just like a VILLAGE.

And I hope oneday China can like a CITY as beautiful as Japan.

Though the population in China is really large.

Do you want to see the photo of China's village?

The is Shanghai of China's photo:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/5t4ff/Shanghai/cpfarver.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k191/5t4ff/Shanghai/glasochstal.jpg

Sorry,I made a mistake

"the"is "these"

My Japanese name is Akimoto_Kumiko.

You can call me kumiko.

My father is Japanese ,my mother is korean.But we all live in China.

So I really happy to make friend with you!

Maybe I'm a Japanese ,too.

Welcome Kumiko!

silvermat

I can speak some french myself

combien de temps étiez vous à Tokyo.
qu'avez-vous fait tandis que vous étiez à Tokyo ?

chenqiuer -
I never heard of anything like that.. . I think it's awesome that you live in china. Can you speak either of your parent's languages?

just like the first tokyo topic...this one will have great pics too.

Hello, merci de parler en francais mais je répondrais en anglais pour que tout le monde comprenne :D

I was in Tokyo in september 2005, it was for vacation.
I was 15 days in Tokyo (and i travelled to kamakura and Yokohama too, but it's in tokyo suburbs).
In tokyo I visited a lot of site, but i spent a lot of time in akihabara i must admit :D

Here are anothers pics, (i have hundreds) hope you enjoy them.

http://silvermat.free.fr/hfr/P1000077.JPG

http://silvermat.free.fr/hfr/P1000102.JPG

http://silvermat.free.fr/hfr/P1000103.JPG

http://silvermat.free.fr/hfr/P1000106.JPG

Hi,

I'm going to Japan (Tokyo) for the first time in a few weeks. I will be by myself, and I wonder if anyone can tell me the best urban things to see in Tokyo - and the best skyscrapers to go in?

Thanks

Go especially to sites like Shinjuku (lot of skyscrapers), Ikebukuro, Shibuya (shops, shops and sexy girls), Minato, my favourite ward, where you can find Roppongi, Tokyo Tower and you can go to Odaiba, and lot of places, I don't know in Tokyo you can see lot of things ;)

By the way silvermat, which part of Tokyo is your second pic?

One good skyscraper to go to is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building #1 in West Shinjuku. It's free to go up to the observation decks on the 45th floors.

The Mori building in Roppongi also has an observtation deck, but it was not free when I last visited.

Oh thanks, thats exactly what I was looking for - none of the guidebooks really mention tall building stuff at all. After I posted that I bought Lonely Planet's Tokyo, and it does have a "views" section - thanks again

One good skyscraper to go to is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building #1 in West Shinjuku. It's free to go up to the observation decks on the 45th floors.

The Mori building in Roppongi also has an observtation deck, but it was not free when I last visited.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9849/cimg2397gs0.jpg
woow i love this photo!! landmark tower is one of my favourite japan's skyscrapers *_*

Roppongi
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-5.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-6.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-3.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-2.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sibakoen-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ropongi-4.JPG

Shinjuku
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-9.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-2.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-3.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-5.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-8.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-4.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-6.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinzyuku-7.JPG

The City Center
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-2.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-3.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/tokyo-4.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/kokyo-1.JPG

Shiodome
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-3.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-5.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-6.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/siodome-2.JPG

Bay Area
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/daiba-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sibaura-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/harumi-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/daiba-2.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/ariake-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinonome-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/kiba-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sinagawa-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-1.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-2.JPG
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/yurikamome-11.JPG

^Superb pictures

Some Tokyo pics

http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2704.jpg

http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2735.jpg

http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2756.jpg

http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2729.jpg


Yokohama
http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2715.jpg
Zoom in
http://www.blue-style.com/cgi-bin/joyful/img/2716.jpg

what a wonderful pics.....great job!!!

i like this city nicepictures thanks

i love japan... i want to go to japan.. NOWWWWWWW!

mmmm if only it was not so insanly expensive. one day tokyo, one day

Beautiful! Tokyo is awesome!

Oh! My gosh!!!!! Tokyo is incredible!!!

Just unbelievable. No other city can truly compare to the awesomeness and scale of Tokyo (maybe Manhattan).