Hi! This is my first post. This is a great forum.
Im from Zaragoza, Spain. Sorry for my poor english. :|
Thanks everybody of Japan Forum, you show me spectacular views of Japan. I want to go there and see myself!!!!!!!!

I noticed that a new mall is open in a former industrial slum in Kawasaki.
It is called LaZona Kawasaki, I think. Could you show some images of it? Someone visited it?

Now I have an avatar!!!!!!!! :banana:
The image is taken from this forum :)

Hello Ryuhei how are you? Im from Birmingham England i like Real Zaragoza football team, I also like Spain so hello to you in this Tokyo forum, go Tokyo, go Tokyo its endless for exploring endless, Ryuhei i heard Barcelona has the most exspensive Residential apartments in the world now? Do you know if thats true?

Anyway anybody , everybody heres 3 pics from me and my trip, Peace all, love all, One love

GINZA

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/GINZANIGHT.jpg

YOKOHAMA

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/YOKOHAMABAY.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/ROMATICSAKURAGICHO.jpg

My 2 pic's in Yokohama, enjoy.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/ROMATICSAKURAGICHO.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/YOKOHAMABAY.jpg

Hello, Downtown Mark... well, I dont know if Barcelona has the most expensive residences, but certainly here in Spain we have a bubble in the housing market, with prices of residences going up almost 15% or even 20%year on year... so I think it is very possible for Barcelona, or Madrid.
Here are a few of my favourite images:


C:\Documents and Settings\Sergio\Mis documentos\Mis imágenes\Shinjuku at night

C:\Documents and Settings\Sergio\Mis documentos\Mis imágenes\Shinjuku views

C:\Documents and Settings\Sergio\Mis documentos\Mis imágenes\tokyo center

ups... someone could tell me how to put images in the post?

Someone could show me how to put images in the post? :|

^Thanks for your contribution, a nice colourful ferris wheel there.

Hello everybody!
Could you post images of the new shopping mall LaZona Kawasaki?
It seems spectacular, anyone already visited it?

Someone could show me how to put images in the post? :|

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339254

You have to upload them first on a picture server.

btw, welcome on the forum!

Thank you, Momo-chan!!!!!
I have internet access only since september, so i´m a beginner now :ohno: :lol:

^Thanks for your contribution, a nice colourful ferris wheel there.

Hi vapour (Hajimemeshite) hope i got that one right? Glad you like dmy pic's, My wife is Japanese i love Japan & would love to live there again one day, Its skyscrpaer heaven i can see why your a moderator in love :) I would like to ask you why is the Nagoya theard so seldom posted upon? Im surprised because i agree completley agree with you that its an underrated city sooo much & well overlooked, So i just wandered why it was not posted upon more often? Is it the case of this website been English language so most wouldnt bother to use do you think?
Anyway have a nice day thanks for a great Japan forum all in all ;)

Hi Downtown Mark, hajimemashite ;)
We don't get many active forumers from Nagoya (or from anywhere else in Japan, for that matter) so that's why the thread is so quiet. I guess everyone is posting at 2ch :D
And, yeah I'm a moderator in love with Japan :cheers:
Have a nice day Mark :)

Go to Chiyoda & Chuo Ward. You will find the dullest fashioned people in the world! :lol:

Some amazing pics of Tokyo, taken from Internet:

A classical view:
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/777/shinjukuclassicur4.jpg

Mori Tower, one of the most futuristic building I ever seen:
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6501/roppongi2xp7.jpg

Tokyo bay:
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3430/tokyobayshiningqr8.jpg

Show your best pictures!

Great pics Ryuhei! :eek2:

u have learned very soon how to put images in the forum:)

Have u got other pics like this?

^Try tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp

^Try tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp

Tahnks!:)

I'm in Tokyo right now for master. It's just the best place I have been!

Three beautiful pictures of Tokyo I´ve just discovered:

Near Tokyo Dome:
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8146/domenightjz0.jpg


Tokyo traffic lights:
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6888/tokyocrossingset7.jpg


Shinjuku night:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5678/shinjukuatnightlx0.jpg

The same pictures over and over again. :ohno:

Well, I registered myself as a member of this forum only two weeks ago,
I dont live in Japan and sadly I never visited it yet, so I can´t post my own photos. I didnt know that pics were already posted, don´t criticize me >(
Instead, tell me other webpages with pictures of tokyo and Japan (apart from tokyoyakei)
:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

OMG, Ryuhei, those last three are incredible.
Where did you find them?

Well, I registered myself as a member of this forum only two weeks ago,
I dont live in Japan and sadly I never visited it yet, so I can´t post my own photos. I didnt know that pics were already posted, don´t criticize me >(
Instead, tell me other webpages with pictures of tokyo and Japan (apart from tokyoyakei)
:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Well you can become anyone you like! And since these are not your own pictures, I don't think you need to be angry being criticized. I did not criticize you or your pictures. After all, I'm bored of seeing the same pictures time after time.

I like his blogs about Tokyo.

http://walkingintokyo.blogspot.com/
in french
http://tokyo.blog.lemonde.fr/tokyo/

chiyoda-ku
http://chiyoda-ku.blogspot.com/

OMG, Ryuhei, those last three are incredible.
Where did you find them?

Hello, Rapid! That pictures are from http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/ , there you can find hundreds of high resolution photos :okay: . Don´t miss it!

Here are many great pics, Ryuhei-san.

http://askayama.net/machicard/index.html

No, I´m not angry at all :) Forget my reply and let´s be friends :cheers1: This dispute is no sense.
By the way, do you know any http:// like tokyoyakei but with pictures in the daytime?

castermaild55

blogs who u are posted are very interesting, are u the author?:)

no, it is not mine.
I cannot have penetrated it like him though I also walked on business in every corner of Tokyo.

OMG!!!! Tokyo is so futuristic!!!

No, I´m not angry at all :) Forget my reply and let´s be friends :cheers1: This dispute is no sense.

Sure let's just be friends! :hug: ;)

OMG!!!! Tokyo is so futuristic!!!
Tokyo is very futuristic and there are many world's finest French and Italian restaurants. :)

Here is my favorite one in Roppongi Hills:
http://www.kachispo.com/k/191/2.jpg

i really admire Tokyo

for me it´s the most impressive city in the world. There´s so much action there.

Would love to visit Tokyo...but emmm its tooo expensive.

Whats the average cost of living for a bachelor, who is willing to cook food himself, no car/no parties/ no bars( well only sometimes), room plus bath with shared kitchen,etc etc?

I would say like it would cost some one around 600-700 euros in france.

tokyo Back street

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144440676261400.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144451991960700.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144443615812000.jpg


http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144445108345800.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144446663597100.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144457917996000.jpg


http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144449463778200.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144460865677100.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144452288549200.jpg

Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Tsukuba is in kanto..:)

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117073811189800.jpg


http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117076116801000.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117068720337600.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117078917339700.jpg

Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Tsukuba is in kanto..:)

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117073811189800.jpg


http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117076116801000.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117068720337600.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117078917339700.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117080242598900.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117072689709400.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117082973451600.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117084806664400.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117077804561300.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061018116117088288357700.jpg

三井倶楽部（Mitsui club)

http://www.mitsui-club.com/

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061015116089935790104500.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061015116089937545238000.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061015116089932876767900.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061015116089942263391400.jpg

http://japan-geographic.tv/tokyo/minato/mitsuiclub0507-1001.jpg

http://japan-geographic.tv/tokyo/minato/mitsuiclub0507-1011.jpg

http://japan-geographic.tv/tokyo/minato/mitsuiclub0507-1015.jpg

http://japan-geographic.tv/tokyo/minato/mitsuiclub0507-1022.jpg

http://japan-geographic.tv/tokyo/minato/mitsuiclub0507-2001.jpg

Castermaild 55 can I ask you where did you take these nice pictures??...I could recognize a freshnessburgher hamburger...ah ah ah
thanks

can I ask you where did you take these nice pictures??...

meguro,setagaya,shibuya,shinagawa,chiyoda,taitou,sumida...and some web :) ( these are not mine)


try enjoykorea in japanese
they have good one
http://www.enjoykorea.jp/

wow,Japan is so modern and new,its completely diffrent here in the midwest, of the united states,Japan I would say has the most modern architecture.

http://chiri.xrea.jp/cgi-bin/img-box/img20060928234744.jpg

Tsukuba express is a very futuristic line! :)

Them pictures above are all so brilliant SUGOI!!! the backstreet pic sand the one's with lovley gardens & old buildings where is that place??

I just found a pic i took in August of part of the skyline hope it's ok might be a bit blurred?

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/downtownmark/LONDONTOWN043.jpg

this blog is so nice though i cant understand spanish

http://thisisapen.blogsome.com/

Hey there! Not sure this is the right thread to post, but I'm going to Abiko City for 2 weeks to do some stuff for our company.

What would you suggest that I see/visit in Abiko and nearby areas? And, if it would be not too much to ask, a rough estimate of how much it would cost?

Thanks a lot! :)

Hello, Rapid! That pictures are from http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/ , there you can find hundreds of high resolution photos :okay: . Don´t miss it!

Oh ya! The sites been in my favourites for about over a year now..I just never saw those pics on the site (style was familiar). The photographer(s) of Night Windows are gods!

Hey there! Not sure this is the right thread to post, but I'm going to Abiko City for 2 weeks to do some stuff for our company.

What would you suggest that I see/visit in Abiko and nearby areas? And, if it would be not too much to ask, a rough estimate of how much it would cost?

Thanks a lot! :)Abiko is nothing but a typical Chiba-type suburb.

You can go to Ueno for 34 minutes by JR Joban line, and from there, Tokyo, Ginza, Akihabara are not far. But Shinjuku and Shibuya are rather inconvenient.

Abiko is nothing but a typical Chiba-type suburb.

You can go to Ueno for 34 minutes by JR Joban line, and from there, Tokyo, Ginza, Akihabara are not far. But Shinjuku and Shibuya are rather inconvenient.

Thanks unsing!

Train was very convenient. :okay: I'm in Abiko already. I'm free this weekend and so I thought I'd explore Abiko. But judging from what you said, I guess I better visit Tokyo right away this weekend.

A little off-topic, but do people who talk in the Japanese Forum have meet-ups?

^No, we don't :D

amazing picture of the statue of liberty.
^It's not a copy, but a gift from France like the original in NYC.
__
On 22 December, 2000 the torch was lit on a replica of the Statue of Liberty erected at the Fuji Television headquarters in Tokyo. It stands 34-feet tall on Tokyo Bay. It is only 25% the size of the one in New York, but larger than the one in Paris which was lent to Tokyo in early 2000. It proved such a hit that Fuji TV built their own.

was that a particle accelerator in one of those pictures?

^^ OMG!!!!!! VERY AMAZE AND BEAUTIFUL CITY

hey guys!

we should to animate this forum!! :banana:

Shinjuku: -

http://static.flickr.com/114/316582126_eb68af26a5_b.jpg

wow...nice pics everyone!!!...Love Japan!!! :)

How come Japan has a Mao's picture on it? I mean Mao Zedong.

I have a cyberpunk feeling when seeing those photos :)

Does someone here know anything about the current state of the Millenium Tower, Skycity 1000 and similar projects?

konnichiwa! :)

Amazing to see how Tokyo never stop growing vertically as much as horizontally.

Hope to be visiting some day.

Dewa mata!

Does someone here know anything about the current state of the Millenium Tower, Skycity 1000 and similar projects?

I guess those were just visions.

Tokyo Govt To Enforce Color Code For Buildings From April

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will in April begin enforcing regulations that restrict the range of colors that are allowed on the exteriors of high-rise buildings in areas under its jurisdiction, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Thursday.

^^ That's a really good move...it significantly reduces the approved construction of tacky colored buildings. :yes:

Tokyo Govt To Enforce Color Code For Buildings From April

TOKYO (Nikkei)--The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will in April begin enforcing regulations that restrict the range of colors that are allowed on the exteriors of high-rise buildings in areas under its jurisdiction, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Thursday.

The government should tighten the regulations of the roof colors of the houses. I really really HATE the red/yellow/blue/green roofs!
They are the eyesore in Tokyo.
Traditional black roof and white wall is the best.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Hanamizuki/7242/edo.jpg

The government should tighten the regulations of the roof colors of the houses. I really really HATE the red/yellow/blue/green roofs!
They are the eyesore in Tokyo.
Traditional black roof and white wall is the best.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Hanamizuki/7242/edo.jpg

lessens the inappropriate use of colors :)

I do agree with this.

@Vapour

I guess those were just visions.In the german TV there was recently a docu about Skycity1000. They gave the project a relatively high chance (in contrary to e.g. the Millenium Tower) for being built and I thought you japanese forumers maye know a bit more abou it.

How come Japan has a Mao's picture on it? I mean Mao Zedong.

Where do you see Mao Zedong?

Where do you see Mao Zedong?
I think he's referring to the fourth image of this series.

Sorry, all four pictures are actually on the same image...

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/27000/20061022116144440676261400.jpg

How come Japan has a Mao's picture on it? I mean Mao Zedong.

kind of a pop art like this
http://www.columbia.edu/~eg589/jpg/warhol_mao90.jpg

TOKYO IS GREAT!!!!

AS FAR AS KNOW MILLENNIUM TOWER IS JUST PROPOSED.
I LOVE THIS CITY THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW. IT'S VERY MODERN.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK.

The government should tighten the regulations of the roof colors of the houses. I really really HATE the red/yellow/blue/green roofs!
They are the eyesore in Tokyo.
Traditional black roof and white wall is the best.


How about the gold camel on a roof near Nishi Nippori station?

I would like to visit Tokyo one day. It is really interesting to me and is its own, it's very Japanese!

recent aerial pics

Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi)
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/TMP103.JPG
(In Roppongi, Sumitomo is ready to construct another skyscraper.
Mori is also planning the construction of 2nd Roppongi Hills complex.)
Atago
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/atago-1.JPG
Kachidoki
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/katidoki-2.JPG
Shinonome
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/shinonome-1.JPG
Kasumigaseki
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/kasumigaseki-2.JPG
Yaesu
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/tokyo-2.JPG
(In Otemachi, another skyscraper (200m) is to be built in a few years by Tokyo Tatemono.)
Toyosu
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/2006-11/toyosu-2.JPG

great pics...thank you. The new main projects grow fast..eh!

Superb pictures coldstar...


(In Roppongi, Sumitomo is ready to construct another skyscraper.
Mori is also planning the construction of 2nd Roppongi Hills complex.)

(In Otemachi, another skyscraper (200m) is to be built in a few years by Tokyo Tatemono.)


Please elaborate :D

1. Sumitomo Estate is planning a new huge skyscraper in Roppongi. The building lot is the place Roppongi Price Hotel and IBM Japan HQ now occupy. Sumito bought these buildings by this month and is going to clear them for the new building.

2. Mori already purchased the adjoing huge land of current Roppongi Hills complex to build one more Roppongi Hills complex (2nd Roppongi Hills). The site for a new complex is to the east of current Roppongi Hills. It is said 2nd Roppongi Hills is composed of 3 skyscrapers.

3. Tokyo Prime Stage (joint venture of Tokyo Tatemono and Taisei Corp.) is to build a scraper (200m. 43 stories) in Otemachi. The site is now used as Mizuho Bank Building and Otemachi Financial Center, but is to be a vacant lot by 2009. In Otemachi, lots of building are planned to construct within a few years, so the landscape around there should change drastically.

the place new scraper to be built in Otemachi in near future.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to-105ootemati-faina.JPG

Thanks a lot coldstar ^ ^

Those U/C projects look really stunning.

woooww..sounds really interesting....thank you coldstar.
any pictures of these new projects? any other information?

wow! great pics coldstar!:)

anyone has got pics about ancient Tokyo?

woooww..sounds really interesting....thank you coldstar.
any pictures of these new projects? any other information?

as for 2nd Roppongi Hills project,
http://2ch.jpn21.net/Imgboard/01/data/img20061221225416.jpg
(part of a Weekly Diamond Magazine)
cost computaion of the 2nd Roppngi Hills construction is 4.5 billion US$. (3 skyscrapers: 55+40+40, and shopping complex.)

BTW, construction of a 39 floor building in Roppongi by Mitsui is revealed today.

thanks u!!!! amazing...i am really curious to see the new building shape and its high..

this awesome project will surely bring a great change to that area.

wow, new projects on roppongi i can't wait to see how it's gonna be this project, and the shape will be that square or they will change it? something new i mean

Hotel Sofitel Tokyo is due to be broken away to redevelop the siting!
Farewell, Sofitel!
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photograph/ueno-1.JPG

just one i made from ebisu, still in japan, been here 2 weeks, what a wicked place
http://bp0.blogger.com/_mO6CUOh769U/RZje7FoaazI/AAAAAAAAANE/rCpTtRprV-0/s1600-h/PC281285.JPG

oh, and this is the daylight pic btw
http://bp2.blogger.com/_mO6CUOh769U/RZjd_loaaxI/AAAAAAAAAMk/VLoX_3Xh_3M/s1600-h/PC281215.JPG

Farewell, Sofitel!

I always like to sit in Ueno Park and look at that funny building :lol:

3. Tokyo Prime Stage (joint venture of Tokyo Tatemono and Taisei Corp.) is to build a scraper (200m. 43 stories) in Otemachi. The site is now used as Mizuho Bank Building and Otemachi Financial Center, but is to be a vacant lot by 2009. In Otemachi, lots of building are planned to construct within a few years, so the landscape around there should change drastically.

the place new scraper to be built in Otemachi in near future.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to-105ootemati-faina.JPG

In addition to Otemachi area (westside of Tokyo Central Station) mentioned above, Tokyo Tatemono is planning a skyscraper in Yaesu area (eastside of Tokyo Central Station).
According to today's Nikkei, Tokyo Tatemono is going to redevelop their HQ site in Yaesu area. It's said the new building will be 72 or 78 floors (over 325m high)..It will have to be the tallest in Tokyo! (unless Shinjuku 3 cyuome project is fulfilled.)
Moreover Tokyo Tatemono is planning the redevelopment of Nihonbashi area as well.

Tokyo Mid Town Tower is almost done and added to the Roppongi's skyline.

:okay:


http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/TMP102.JPG

My God! With all the developments that are about to take place, isn't Roppongi gonna get really, really congested and saturated with shopping areas at this stage? What with Second Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown Tower, and the original Roppongi Hills cannibalizing each other's business.

But, then again, this area is in the center of activity and the hippest place in the entirety of Tokyo...the largest, most ecclectic, and overblown metropolis on the face of the planet.

Though Hotel Sofitel is a (read: tacky-filled) infrastructure, it holds memories of Japan's 80s contruction boom.

I hope something astoundingly surreal will take its place. :)

I still like Roppongi Hills Mori Building better than this [Tokyo MidTown Tower] elegant box.

In addition to Otemachi area (westside of Tokyo Central Station) mentioned above, Tokyo Tatemono is planning a skyscraper in Yaesu area (eastside of Tokyo Central Station).
According to today's Nikkei, Tokyo Tatemono is going to redevelop their HQ site in Yaesu area. It's said the new building will be 72 or 78 floors (over 325m high)..It will have to be the tallest in Tokyo! (unless Shinjuku 3 cyuome project is fulfilled.)
Moreover Tokyo Tatemono is planning the redevelopment of Nihonbashi area as well.



Are you serious??? that s really a great news!! do you have any project or document about it? Tokyo is really under booming..the real estate is sooo dynamic lately. Amazing!!!

I still like Roppongi Hills Mori Building better than this [Tokyo MidTown Tower] elegant box.
Me too, but Mid Town Tower really adds to the skyline and helps rejuvenating the area.

Roppongi's a fucking god! :okay:

Tell me, why is construction so concentrated in that area when there is so much space for more construction in the fields of Saitama east of Tokyo.

I mean, there should be something (any type of infrastructure project) in that side of town.

Me too, but Mid Town Tower really adds to the skyline and helps rejuvenating the area.

Roppongi's a fucking god! :okay:

yes I completly agree with you. Mid Town is ok but Mori building is nicer...
I think roppongi and akasaka (tokyo mid town area) is becoming a new skyscraper district...

Tell me, why is construction so concentrated in that area when there is so much space for more construction in the fields of Saitama east of Tokyo.

I mean, there should be something (any type of infrastructure project) in that side of town.
It may be cheaper, but who goes all the way down to Saitama if Roppongi Hills being built there? Roppongi is the biggest cosmopolitan district of all, which is why this kind of project is really meaningful.

yes I completly agree with you. Mid Town is ok but Mori building is nicer...
I think roppongi and akasaka (tokyo mid town area) is becoming a new skyscraper district...
It's becoming the biggest skyscraper district, beating the old Shinjuku! ;)

Minato Ward's also got Shiodome and Shinagawa's skylines moreover. This is really something. :)

As the economy booms, so many projects are unveiled one after another every day.
Today, Osaki Southwest area in Shinagawa Ward, another redevelopment project is revealed.
Also, Osaki West area, after Sony finshes moving its HQ from Osaki to 'Sony City' in Minato Ward this March, another redevelopment project will lauch at the site.

Tokyo's Change...it's still in its infancy. The whole story doesn't begin yet!

Though Hotel Sofitel is a (read: tacky-filled) infrastructure, it holds memories of Japan's 80s contruction boom.

I hope something astoundingly surreal will take its place. :)
The building like Sofitel is really an eyesore. It deserves being knocked down. :)

As the economy booms, so many projects are unveiled one after another every day.
Today, Osaki Southwest area in Shinagawa Ward, another redevelopment project is revealed.
Also, Osaki West area, after Sony finshes moving its HQ from Osaki to 'Sony City' in Minato Ward this March, another redevelopment project will lauch at the site.

Tokyo's Change...it's still in its infancy. The whole story doesn't begin yet!


yes, I really think tokyo is still in its infancy. It`s really great news for tokyo and tokyo skyline...Lately the real estate is sooo booming that one of the reason why the BOJ (bank of Japan) decided to fix the interest to 0.25 is because there is a bubble...called mansion bubble or Tokyo bubble due to the high buildings constructions. So I think the projects are so many because in future the interest rates will surely be higher.

Tokyo is mature and the most developed city in the world.

great pictures

As the economy booms, so many projects are unveiled one after another every day.
Today, Osaki Southwest area in Shinagawa Ward, another redevelopment project is revealed.
Also, Osaki West area, after Sony finshes moving its HQ from Osaki to 'Sony City' in Minato Ward this March, another redevelopment project will lauch at the site.

Tokyo's Change...it's still in its infancy. The whole story doesn't begin yet!
I think that Sony City is yet another ugly box. :ohno:

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/to-99sony.JPG

In addition to Otemachi area (westside of Tokyo Central Station) mentioned above, Tokyo Tatemono is planning a skyscraper in Yaesu area (eastside of Tokyo Central Station).
According to today's Nikkei, Tokyo Tatemono is going to redevelop their HQ site in Yaesu area. It's said the new building will be 72 or 78 floors (over 325m high)..It will have to be the tallest in Tokyo! (unless Shinjuku 3 cyuome project is fulfilled.)
Moreover Tokyo Tatemono is planning the redevelopment of Nihonbashi area as well.
Great news. I think Marunouchi and Otemachi are the most boring areas of all. They are too old-fashioned. Most buildings are bland and tacky. Really need to improve.

I think that Sony City is yet another ugly box. :ohno:

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/to-99sony.JPG

yup, ugly. but it's OK. No one expect Sony will built super-scraper.
(That would not be Sony's corporate culture, I guess.)
New HQ of Sony is said to be unique. No workers have thier own desk. The office is totally location-free.

Sony City, Shinagawa (open: next month)
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0728/yajiuma02.jpg

^I don't think it's ugly at all.

Well to be honest it's a beautiful building really, Sony's been my favourite all the time. :)

http://www.roppongihills.com/en/facilities/main.jpg

^that is a beautiful Sony building!

^^ Wonderful..

Gutted that the Sofitel in Ueno is to be demolished - I'll have to stay a night there before they deconstruct it.

Is it just me or is the Otemachi/Yaesu/Nihombashi starting rival Shinjuku physically. With the 300m+ blocks proposed it appears that Nihombashi will soon have a proper skyline a la Nishi-Shinjuku.

I wish there was a bit more creativity though in Tokyo's scrapers; almost all of them are boxes or subtle variations on the theme.

I think the new Sony HQ in Shiodome is stunning however...

great masterplan!! Go Tokyo.

Gutted that the Sofitel in Ueno is to be demolished - I'll have to stay a night there before they deconstruct it.

Is it just me or is the Otemachi/Yaesu/Nihombashi starting rival Shinjuku physically. With the 300m+ blocks proposed it appears that Nihombashi will soon have a proper skyline a la Nishi-Shinjuku.

I wish there was a bit more creativity though in Tokyo's scrapers; almost all of them are boxes or subtle variations on the theme.

I think the new Sony HQ in Shiodome is stunning however...
The building like Sofitel is absolutely disastrous but I don't want any skyscrapers to be built in the central area comparable to Shinjuku. This area should be kept traditional and luxury, just like London or Paris. :)

Gutted that the Sofitel in Ueno is to be demolished - I'll have to stay a night there before they deconstruct it.

Is it just me or is the Otemachi/Yaesu/Nihombashi starting rival Shinjuku physically. With the 300m+ blocks proposed it appears that Nihombashi will soon have a proper skyline a la Nishi-Shinjuku.

I wish there was a bit more creativity though in Tokyo's scrapers; almost all of them are boxes or subtle variations on the theme.

I think the new Sony HQ in Shiodome is stunning however...


I would like to see the new projects..I m sooo curious.

i like the Sony city!

it's very impressive!:)

Great exterior. Hope the interior will also be as good. :)

Ground-breaking ceremony of Nissan HQ BLDG held today in Yokohama

Nissan new HQ (Yokohama)
http://www.hamakei.com/img/headline/1151632025_photo.jpg

BTW, Fuji-Xerox also moves its research center to Yokohama, next to Nissan
http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/release/2006/images/1024_newsite_01.jpg

Omotesando winter night shots
http://askayama.net/blogitem/anniakari.jpg

http://askayama.net/blogitem/lvomtsnd.jpg

http://askayama.net/blogitem/kamgokyokaibuild.jpg

http://askayama.net/blogitem/lvomtsnd2.jpg

http://askayama.net/blogitem/omohillakari.jpg

IKEA Yokohama store opened!

Saitama, Kobe and Osaka stores are followed to open in few years time. :)

OMG Tokyo has lot of buildings and it's so high tech but why don't they build a tall building

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1032/510523957mp.jpg

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/6673/p25kg.jpg

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/4436/p12000339uj.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3939/enqlap3yg.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3939/enqlap3yg.jpg

Thanks!
Yokohama MM redevelopments do quite well.

wooo I would say that also minato mirai is booming...

Indeed!
How about Kawasaki? Kawasaki is also booming.
venom, you have any latest pic of Kawasaki?

Thanks for the pics.
Unlike Shiodome, the skyline is well organized.

OMG Tokyo has lot of buildings and it's so high tech but why don't they build a tall building

Probably due to Japan being an earthquake zone and this is why more than 90% of Japan's structures are UNDER the 50-storey/floor count.

But then again...

The Mori building is at 54 storeys/floors tall which breaks the trend of only constructing towers/structures that are under the 50-floor/story count.

So again, it may not be that evident BUT IT IS POSSIBLE (to build buildings that go past 50 floors in Japan).

For reference, the upcoming Tokyo Midtown Tower will be around 50-60 storeys tall further enforcing the facts that there are some exceptions to the rule.

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P.S.

Waaaah, Omotesando Hills looks awesome.

It's like a high-tech work of art and modernism. Plus the fact that it also houses high-end stores. A truly wonderful residential/mixed-use medium-sized complex.

Critics and naysayers of this building should be screwed. Minoru Mori has done a lot to create Omotesando Hills. The fact that he has done this shows that he wants to help Japan become more modern. If he was selfish, he could just spend all that money and build a the most-expensive house in Nagoya and use it all for himself.

BUT he didn't.

Instead, he put it in creating Omotesando Hills and along with friend and partner, Architect Tadao Ando, they created this modern complex with a vision for it to be the "Champs-Elysees" of the 21st century.

Screw critic Mark Devlin of Metropolis magazine who said that this building has a poor, monolithic design, too overly commercial and has a poor environment.

Whatever dude. How about you? Let's see if you can create a shopping complex better than Omotesando Hills and show it to me? This is truly pathetic.

Well to simply cut it short, both Minoru Mori and Tadao Ando are heroes in giving the public inspiration through modern and neo-urbanist structures and buildings and this is what they have done with Omotesando Hills.

Anyone who naysays and gives utterly negative comments about it should be shot in the head because these two great men did it not only for themselves but for the public. As I say, they inspire others through their gifts and talents of architecture, design and modernism.

That's about it and I apologize if I made a speech there :lol:

http://www.roppongihills.com/en/facilities/main.jpg

So are the ones in 'red' part of the "Phase 2" project of Roppongi Hills while the 'blue' ones are existing structures?

Correct?

If so, then I think this year marks the battle between Tokyo Midtown and the Roppongi Hills.

Battle of the modern Japanese mixed-used complexes FIGHT!

:P

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3939/enqlap3yg.jpg

Sugoi desu :)

Then a 12-year old kid stands from that distance and becomes inspired by what he says.

This is indeed inspiration for the future. :)

^^ I love Japan. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Japanese shopping centers define 'Oriental'-chic and class. Wow!

Btw, other than Shiodome, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Odaiba, and Minato-Mirai, what are Greater Tokyo's CBDs?

Thanks in advance. :cheers2:

Japanese shopping centers define 'Oriental'-chic and class. Wow!

Btw, other than Shiodome, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Odaiba, and Minato-Mirai, what are Greater Tokyo's CBDs?

Thanks in advance. :cheers2:

Tokyo's financial center is Nihonbashi, and Business center might be Otemachi.

Japanese shopping centers define 'Oriental'-chic and class. Wow!

Btw, other than Shiodome, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Odaiba, and Minato-Mirai, what are Greater Tokyo's CBDs?

Thanks in advance. :cheers2:The real CBD is around Tokyo station.

Marunouchi/Otemachi: business center.
Nihonbashi: financial center.
Kasumigaseki: administrative center.
Nagatacho: governmental center.
and Yurakucho, Shinbashi, Ginza, Hibiya, Kyobashi, etc. are also included in this area.

Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ikebukuro are now known as commercial centers, but historically no more than subcenters, recently developed as railway hubs. They were even out of the city limit until 1932.

So are the ones in 'red' part of the "Phase 2" project of Roppongi Hills while the 'blue' ones are existing structures?

Correct?



http://www.roppongihills.com/en/facilities/main.jpg
All the buildings of the photo are completed (phase1)
The buildings of phase2 are outside of this area.

In addition to Roppongi area, Mori is now engaged in the new projects in Toranomon and West Shinbashi area, including the construction of 260m office building. Thus near future, Shiodome and Roppngi will be the giant one cluster.

So are the ones in 'red' part of the "Phase 2" project of Roppongi Hills while the 'blue' ones are existing structures?

Correct?

If so, then I think this year marks the battle between Tokyo Midtown and the Roppongi Hills.

Battle of the modern Japanese mixed-used complexes FIGHT!

:P

Those buildings are actually red and blue in real life and are completed! The red ones are super expensive condos.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3939/enqlap3yg.jpg

Venom's pics in the westside of Queen's Sqaure are quite useful.
Buildings (U/C) in the photos are as follows:

MM Tower Foresis (30 + 30)
http://www.minatomirai21.com/town/image/town_mansion_pct_A.jpg
Brillia Grande Ocean Tower and Park Tower (30 + 30)
http://www.minatomirai21.com/town/image/town_mansion_pct_B.jpg
Royal Parks Tower and Pacific Residents (29 + 29)
http://www.minatomirai21.com/town/image/town_mansion_pct_D.jpg
MM Midsqaure (31)
http://www.minatomirai21.com/town/image/town_mansion_pct_C.jpg
plus,
MM Towers (30 + 30 + 30) (completed)
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/yokohama/yo-100mmt-e2.JPG


and near Basyamichi Station, new projects commence soon this year!
Phase 1 of Kitanaka-dori redevelopment
4 scrapers to be constructed in Basyamichi, including 52 story (220m) tower in phase1.
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/yokohama/yo-200kitanaka3.JPG
(in the middle, Tower A4. 220m)

Indeed!
How about Kawasaki? Kawasaki is also booming.
venom, you have any latest pic of Kawasaki?


Sorry I don't have :ohno:
but if you want pics,I will go taking pics to Kawasaki,Musashikosugi :)

Japanese shopping centers define 'Oriental'-chic and class. Wow!

Btw, other than Shiodome, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Odaiba, and Minato-Mirai, what are Greater Tokyo's CBDs?

Thanks in advance. :cheers2:



Minato Mirai is Yokohama's CBD !
remember:rock:

I am waiting for the new Roppongi hills..is it true it s going to be a 260 meter buildings?...and also the Toranomon project is really interesting...

I will travel to Tokyo next month, i hope to make some interesting pics to post them here:)

is it true it s going to be a 260 meter buildings?...and also the Toranomon project is really interesting...

Redevelopment of Shinbashi-Toranomon area includes 51 floor office bldg (250m or 260m)
and redevelopment of Roppongi-Toranomon area includes 50 floor office bldg (200m)

In Yaesu-Nihonbashi area, new project is unvailed last week. 36 floors (180m) office bldg.

Actually, Central 3 wards (Chiyoda, Minato, Cyuou) is so booming. No one can follow everyday news release.

Does anyone know how tall is the *massive* building u/c over Shin-Yokohama station? I guess it's around 100 metres.

The view of Tokyo at today
http://chiri.xrea.jp/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070202115925.jpg

Indeed!
How about Kawasaki? Kawasaki is also booming.
venom, you have any latest pic of Kawasaki?

Musashi-kosugi's growing skyline:

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^^ Wow, great shots you got there, vapour! I enjoyed and loved all of them.

Yokohama is stunningly beautiful and breath-taking, indeed!

As usual, Japanese public areas (even the public food areas) are sqeaky clean.

Thanks for the pics. :cheers2:

P.S. Why don't you paste your pics at the Greater Tokyo article at Wikipedia. The pictures there are extremely outdated.

awesome pics, Vapour!:banana:
and thanks for the pic of Kawasaki Musashikosugi.
Recently another big project of Musashikosugi was revealed.

Does anyone know how tall is the *massive* building u/c over Shin-Yokohama station? I guess it's around 100 metres.

JR Tokai's shinkansen Shin-Yokohama station will be only 75m (19 stories).
Takashimaya department Store will move in.
http://vortex.air-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/trc_shinyokohama.jpg

excellent pictures!!!...sometimes I think Yokohama has a better environment than Tokyo..

love your pics :)

Yokohama has really succeeded in improving its image.

awesome pics, Vapour!:banana:
and thanks for the pic of Kawasaki Musashikosugi.
Recently another big project of Musashikosugi was revealed.



JR Tokai's shinkansen Shin-Yokohama station will be only 75m (19 stories).
Takashimaya department Store will move in.
http://vortex.air-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/trc_shinyokohama.jpg

Only 75m? Well it certainly looks huge, I go through Shin-Yokohama every wednesday and rooooagrh :dizzy:

Any info on that new Musashi-kosugi project?

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8449/landmarktowerinside2tm6.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8991/landmarktowerinsidevm0.jpg

IS THIS THE INTERIOR OF THE LANDMARK TOWER ????
IN THAT CASE, IT´S HUGE !!!!

Correct me if I´m wrong !

Nice!

Only 75m? Well it certainly looks huge, I go through Shin-Yokohama every wednesday and rooooagrh :dizzy:

Any info on that new Musashi-kosugi project?

Currently redevelopments of Musashikosugi are under way mainly in South Exit area. (18 scrapers are now under construction, including 59 floor residential tower.)
But last week, new projects by 3 different companies were revealed. They are 7.3 hectares, all in North Exit, near Kosugi Tower Place. A station of Kawasaki City Subway is due to be built there.

Matsuzakaya Department Store settles the dispute about the height restriction in Ginza by self-sacrifice!

A couple years ago, Matsuzakaya Department Store Ginza adevertised the redeveloping of the store into 190m building. But the plan raised the strong protest movement among the store keepers in Ginza. Then, they slapped the height restriction in Ginza, that is only 56m !!.
Last night, Matsuzakaya made an announcement that the new department store would be only 56m high (only 15 floors above ground.) instead of 190m. Matsuzakaya conceded EVERYTHING to the store owners in Ginza.
New Matsuzakaya is being designed by Yoshio Taniguchi, famous as the architect of the MoMa in NY and Nissan new HQ in Yokohama.
Mitsukoshi Department Store is also plannning the new store in Ginza, but obviouly impossible to build the high rise.

????

That`s hilarious...they are going to protect the Ginza landscape!!????..
Ginza is the real heart of Tokyo and it should have some high buildings!..Can you imaging Fifth avenue without skyscrapers? or Hong Kong center without high buildings..So disappointed!!!

The National Art Center Tokyo opened last month in Roppongi (designed by Kisho Kurokawa)
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Paul Bocuse's French restaurants, Vogue Cafe and good museum shops are in it.

Beautiful...I am looking forward to visit it!...any idea about the tiket price?

Yokohama City gets to work on the New City Hall scheme this year.
The candidate sites for the city hall are two: MM 21 area or Sakuragicyo.
The height of the new city hall is said to be more than 200m.

(In japanese language)...

Masaka!!! Kore wa.......

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Holy hell, could it be???

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/blackcyborg009/Picture1-3.png

And I thought Nissan Japan was just doing a film/photoshoot in Czechoslovakia or something or maybe Austria. Ngek, it's only in Yokohama, Japan :lol: (thought it was from another European country :P)

So what are these called again: The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouses (1 & 2)?

^That's right, "aka renga" (red brick)

It's cold in the day but very warm at night.

This is indeed the LARGEST museum in Japan.

Speaking of which, don't forget this date:

On Friday, February 9th, Dr. Kisho Kurosawa (the architect of the facility) will be hosting an architectural conference at the NACT building itself as part of the exhibition entitled "Kisho Kurokawa: From the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life".


The conference will take place from 18:00-20:00 (6 pm-8pm Japan time) and it will be held at the Lecture Hall located on the 3rd Floor.

Admission is FREE :)

I suggest that every SSC forumer who lives/resides in Japan to attend his conference. You might even learn a thing or two about architecture, engineering and design. :)

http://www.kisho.co.jp/page.php/283

This is indeed the LARGEST museum in Japan.

Speaking of which, don't forget this date:
On Friday, February 9th, Dr. Kisho Kurosawa (the architect of the facility) will be hosting an architectural conference at the NACT building itself as part of the exhibition entitled "Kisho Kurokawa: From the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life".
The conference will take place from 18:00-20:00 (6 pm-8pm Japan time) and it will be held at the Lecture Hall located on the 3rd Floor.
Admission is FREE :)
I suggest that every SSC forumer who lives/resides in Japan to attend his conference. You might even learn a thing or two about architecture, engineering and design. :)


thanks for the useful information.
BTW, NACT is not a museum nor a gallery but an art center.
http://bunboblog.cocolog-nifty.com/./photos/uncategorized/nac_a.jpg

Taken yesterday:

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/9342/090220pf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3109/090242if9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tokyo tower and Minato-ku area
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photo-tokyo-air/sibakoen-1.JPG
SOON THIS TOWER WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ONE IN TOKYO.
THERE WILL BE A NEW TOKYO TOWER.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE TALLEST STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD AND
IT SHOULD BE READY BY 2010.

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I REALLY LIKE YOKOHAMA, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
LOOK AT THIS PICS.

^^nice aerial shot,thanks.

Wow! What a shot of my favorite mega-super-city in the world!

Tokyo is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo under-represented in these forums. While non-Alpha cities like Dubai, Miami, or Los Angeles have there own respective sub-forum...this ultra-city only has two threads to speak-off in this forum. >(

We need more of guys like you to showcase this Alpha-world city in these forums.

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I LOVE TOKYO:) :)

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I LOVE TOKYO:) :)

^^ nice view.. i love it

nice picture but quite old..

Two more offce buildings in Yokohama MM district are unvailed yesterday.

42nd Zone (by Mitsubishi and Marubeni)
height:123m (27frs)
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/toshi/dcond/toshin/mm21/press/image/42out.jpghttp://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/toshi/dcond/toshin/mm21/press/image/42plaza.jpg

67th Zone (by Mitsui)
height: 138m (29frs)
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^^and also regularly seen.

I REALLY LOVE HOW IN JAPAN AND ESPECIALLY IN TOKYO YOU CAN STILL FIND OLD (OVER 100 YEARS OLD) STRUCTURES AND NEW BUILDINGS IN THE SAME CITY BLOCK. MANY OTHER LARGE CITIES IN THE WORLD THEY JUST DESTROY SIMPLE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS FOR NEW THINGS.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THESE BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF JAPAN HISTORY.:okay:


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I REALLY LOVE HOW IN JAPAN AND ESPECIALLY IN TOKYO YOU CAN STILL FIND OLD (OVER 100 YEARS OLD) STRUCTURES AND NEW BUILDINGS IN THE SAME CITY BLOCK. MANY OTHER LARGE CITIES IN THE WORLD THEY JUST DESTROY SIMPLE HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS FOR NEW THINGS.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THESE BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF JAPAN HISTORY.:okay:


http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/384/1402030cn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Actually most buildings in Tokyo are built after WWII. World War 2 basically destoryed the entire city with fires and bombing. Then before that there was the great Kanto earthquake of 1921 (I think that's the year) and many others. Tokyo has been completely destroyed so many times, not very much old still remains. That house is likely just built to look old.

There are a lot of houses like that even on the artificial islands inside Tokyo Bay if you walk around the residential portions.

Breaking news:

Architect Kisho Kurokawa To Run In Tokyo Gov. Race

Breaking news:

Architect Kisho Kurokawa To Run In Tokyo Gov. Race

It looks like his motto is:

"Long live the "construction" era of Japan."

Mr. Kurokawa: "The construction boom in this country will NEVER END and we'll make sure that we'll continue this for centuries and even up until the end of time. In short, till then, we'll NEVER STOP building."

:)

Today I saw the Grand Tokyo towers in front of tokyo station...they look almost completed!! woow.
I was wondering if there are any other skyscraper projects for the next year.

^I went through Tokyo station today, they are about to be finished indeed.

rare picsNational Museum of Tokyo in Ueno
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night and twilight views of varrious places in TOKYO
Mt. Fuji from Bay Area through Rainbow Bridge
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amazing shots!!! really great job!!

Man...your shots were :bow: :uh: :eek: :drool:!

OMG! You really have an eye for photography!

Btw, what was the brand and series-type of camera did you use? :? I'm thinking it was a 10-megapixel Sony digicam. :D

the pics are not mine, of course.

ah ah ah ....anyway thank u for sharing!!

guau is wonderfull city.

santo domingo dominican republic inagotable.

www.capcana.com

Everyone here knows '東京夜景　Night Windows' ,right? Yup, it might be the best amateur photo site of Tokyo.
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/
But there're tons of splendid Tokyo photo sites other than that.

My recommendations now are as follows:
Aqua's Room
http://www010.upp.so-net.ne.jp/aquablue/
(especially this page is really good)
http://aqua.maxs.jp/gallery1.htm
Night Express
http://www.geocities.jp/aloha_kaua_kuulei/
Tokyo Imagination
http://tokyoimagination.matrix.jp/index.html
The Digital Gallery
http://2shin.net/tdg2/
Night Sea
http://nightsea.blue.coocan.jp/
Tokyo Night Fall
http://tokyonightfall.com/

OMG!!!!!! I am jaw-dropping!!

Roppongi has begun to change from the latest trendy town to the cutting-edge art center of Tokyo

National Art Center, Tokyo (Jan.2007)
designed by Kisho Kurokawa, who also designed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Inaugural "Living in the Art of the 20th Centure and Beyond" is now showing. (From Paul Cezanne, Marcel Duchamp to Jasper Johns and Corenelia Parker)
http://kenplatz.nikkeibp.co.jp/free/NEWS/20060922/131969/KP060922nact.JPG

Mori Contemporary Art Museum (2003)
designed by Richard Gluckman, who is famous as architect of Whitney Museum of American Art in NY.
It often hosts great exhibitions of architectures such as Le Corbusier.
http://www.shigotosoken.com/citacita/ac/museum/img/mori2.gif


Suntory Museum of Art (Mar.2007)
designed by Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's 4th Generational Architects of Postwar.
(needless to say, Kenzo Tange is representative of 1st G.
Fumihiko Maki and Kisho Kurokawa belong to 2nd G.
Tadao Ando and Toyo Ito are the architects of the3rd G.)

Suntory Museum has been the great collection of Japanese and Eastern traditional arts and treasures.
It has moved from Akasaka to Roppongi's Tokyo Midtown.
http://www.suntory.co.jp/sma/jp/museum/img/img_about01.jpg
http://www.suntory.co.jp/sma/jp/museum/img/img_about05.jpg


21/21 Design Sight (Mar.2007)
designed by Tadao Ando and created by Issey Miyake.
It's supposed to be the research design & art center.
http://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/home/news/2005/0714/img/050714_04.jpg

Tokyo Midtown Tower.

The development gets its GRAND LAUNCHING on March 30th, 2007.

http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/english/

I can't wait:)

incredible city, i love the shots from the earlier pages showing us the streetlife in the different prefactures of the city, us love the last few on the last page with the sunsets, great shots!

The size of Tokyo is just insane. I was just looking at the original Tokyo thread. It's like the city is many cities connected into one big one... Is the entire southern coast of Japan built together? Is there any wilderness over there anymore?!

I'd really like to visit - Japanese seem to like Finland because it's so scarcely populated.

The size of Tokyo is just insane. I was just looking at the original Tokyo thread. It's like the city is many cities connected into one big one... Is the entire southern coast of Japan built together? Is there any wilderness over there anymore?!

I'd really like to visit - Japanese seem to like Finland because it's so scarcely populated.


Not exactly, Tokyo is seamlessly connected with Chiba, Saitama and Yokohama, sort of 33 million people live in that area. But around this there is space for portions of countryside and small forests. Not all the Japan is made with concrete, get a look on Google Earth. Ah, and there are also some sort of 400 or more golf clubs around Tokyo area... Very strange.

Bye
Alan

The Michelin Guide Tokyo/ The first Michelin Red Guide for an Asian city
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(AP Mar.14)
The Michelin Guide, the French bible of gastronomy, extended its global reach Wednesday by announcing its first guide to Tokyo's restaurants amid local skepticism the French would be the best judge of Japan's culinary traditions.

The Michelin Guide Tokyo, set for release in November, is the first edition outside Europe and the United States in the renowned guidebook series that rates restaurants and hotels on excellence in cooking, service, decor and upkeep.

“Japan is a country where fine dining is an integral part of the culture,” chief executive Michel Rollier of Michelin said in a statement released Wednesday.

“Tokyo ... seemed the natural gateway to (Asia), which is so rich in gourmet food and cooking traditions,” said Jean-Luc Naret, head of the guidebooks unit.

To quell concern that Michelin's ratings would impose French tastes on centuries-old Japanese customs, Michelin dispatched both Japanese and European food critics to Tokyo's eateries, company spokeswoman Yoko Ikejima said.

“Our staff is fully trained to base their evaluations on Michelin's universal standards, as well as on a full understanding of local traditions,” Ikejima said.

A three-star rating in a Michelin guidebook means “exceptional cuisine, worth a journey.” A two-star restaurant is described as “excellent cooking, worth a detour.”

One star denotes “a very good restaurant in its category.”

Some Japanese purists were skeptical, however.

“The French do not understand anything about sushi and are so far behind in handling fresh fish. So how can they judge us?” said Yoshikazu Ono, master chef at Sukiyabashi Jiro, one of Tokyo's most famous sushi restaurants.

“If they want to appreciate Japanese cuisine, they must first study Japan's history and culture. Then they can write their guide,” he said.

The Michelin Guide's Tokyo debut comes amid moves by the Japanese government to crack down on restaurants abroad that bill themselves as authentic Japanese — but fall short of the standards at home.

A panel of food experts was appointed by the Agriculture Ministry last year to discuss a system that would certify restaurants that serve dishes in true Japanese fashion. It isn't clear when the system will kick off, however.

The Michelin guide was first published in 1900 as a guide for French motorists. It is published by the Clermont-Ferrand-based tire company of the same name.

The Tokyo guide will be released in Japanese and English.
Michelin introduced its guide to New York City restaurants in 2005.

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Although I can't afford most of Michelin guide restaurants, I'll buy the Tokyo issue since I love their maps and guides :)

mmm... I can´t see your pictures, Japanese 001

Go to http://www.imageshack.us/ (for example), upload them -examine button-, clik on "Host it!", copy the direct link to the image, go to this thread, start a reply, press the "insert image" button and "paste" that link.

Or maybe it´s only my computer...:nuts:

今日は皆さん～　私はタツマキです～　どうぞ宜しくね～
東京のビルは可愛いだよ～
何時か、東京へ行くつもりです～
私は東京を好きだ～
ごめんね～　僕の日本語はまだ下手です～

mmm... I can´t see your pictures, Japanese 001

Go to http://www.imageshack.us/ (for example), upload them -examine button-, clik on "Host it!", copy the direct link to the image, go to this thread, start a reply, press the "insert image" button and "paste" that link.

Or maybe it´s only my computer...:nuts:
It is a question, but how does how to put out bulletin boards do it?

This is the best city for me. :)

Hi. I'm a newcomer. Nice to meet you guys. Since I found a lot of nice pictures and interesting comments which is the different aspect from foreigners, I became a fuge fun of viewing here. If you don't mind, I'd like to join and have more fun to talk. Please tell me, if I should post on other place.

Thank you.

totemo subarashii kono shashin da... >_< Tokyo ha totemo kirei.....:cheers:
Domo arigatou gozaimasu Japanese001

Welcome to the forum Grams and giovani kun.

Hi all,
I'm posting my first image for this forum, hope you like it, I'm a great lover of Tokyo.

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Tsukiji fish market and Hamarikyu Gardens from Shiodome Dentsu building

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now this picture is amazing :)

great photos the city as always looks great :D

My little contribute to this wonderful city and his Minatomirai 21.


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November 2004

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August 2007

Wow! Gorgeous pictures, AlanRei! :okay:

Wow! Gorgeous pictures, AlanRei! :okay:

Thank you Ryuhei, I'm very happy that you like them because I really enjoyed Yokohama, I think it is one of the most beautiful "new city" of the world.
I'm editig a lot of pictures I took in Japan, I will post more in the near future.

Bye!
Alan

Give me more photos, plz ^^ :D

Amazing aerial shots!!!! thanks

Those blue trees and regular mathematical 3D objects were really nice in page 15! Thank you!

Tokyo Midtown Complex photos
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It looks great :D

hmm, I don't like it, though I've never been in there (oepning of Midtown is today)
compared with Roppongi Hills (designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox), Midtown (designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) seems to be TOO Japansim.

I'm not a big fan of the tower itself, but the garden, the museum, etc :yes:

This is a commercial movie about Japan for forigne vsitors. I'm not sure whether there has already posted.

YOUKOSO(=Welcome to) JAPAN
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One way to spend a time in Tokyo

TOKYO ONE DAY TRIP
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One day ticket in Tokyo will cost

Tokyo Metro : ￥710
Tokyo Metro+Toei Subway : ￥1,000
All normal transit without reserved seats in Tokyo includes Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, To-den, To-bus, and JR :￥1,580

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wow, amazing pics!

great pics!
thank you, japanese001 :)

I'm not a big fan of the tower itself, but the garden, the museum, etc :yes:


Reportedly, Fujifilm Square in Midtown is said to be rather good.
Small but quiet place, and can see the history of camera industry and the latest camera technology here for free.
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amazing shots!!!! great job to all of you!!....Welcome to Mid-Town tower!

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More MIDTOWN pictures, please, mister Tamago :drool: :master:
Not only the tower, the other buildings, especially green areas... GREAT!

Wonderful Tokyo pictures, Japanese 001 :okay: ,
do you have photos from Odaiba and other new developments?

Awsome pictures. I LOVE Japan to death! <333 Thanks for sharing them.

Really nice pictures. I definitely will go to Japan.

wow, I really wanna go to Japan now...

Thousands throng Tokyo's new skyscraper by Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura
Fri Mar 30, 12:31 PM ET
AFP

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Source : http://www.pbase.com/bz3rk/image/61787887

Tokyo opened Friday its tallest skyscraper, welcoming thousands of visitors from businessmen to housewives and young couples eager to explore its upmarket shops and restaurants.

Tokyo Midtown opened its wide glass doors in the morning and within hours thousands were inside, with young women in high heels quickly emerging with shopping bags as the stores did brisk business.

Temporary red-rope fences were installed to manage the flow of people, with a guide stationed every few meters (yards) to assist the overwhelmed newcomer.

Tokyo Midtown, built on the site of the former Defence Agency, is a 69,000 square-metre (741,000 square-foot) expanse that includes 132 shops, restaurants, hospital, museum and a design studio.

Its tower stands at 248 metres (813 feet), making it the tallest structure in the metropolis after the Eiffel Tower-inspired Tokyo Tower.

A Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Midtown's top floors offers the city's most expensive rooms with ones featuring a view of Mount Fuji costing 2.1 million yen (18,000 US dollars) a night.

Tokyo's latest giant urban complex enjoyed sunny spring weather on its opening day, as clusters of people admired the blooming cherry trees in its one-and-a-half hectares (four acres) of green space.

Elderly men took pictures of the scenery with their cameras, while younger couples snapped away with their cell phones and others walked dogs.

"Midtown is great because of the greenery," said Ayako Kimura, 27, an employee at one of the companies in Midtown, on a lunch break.

"It's very calm and the wide open space means that even if there are many people, there's no traffic and it's easy to navigate," she added, biting into a sandwich as she sat on a bench with two colleagues.

In one corner of Midtown is the 21-21 Design Site, an institute conceptualized by renowned architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake.

"I came here today especially because I like Ando's architecture and design," said 18-year-old Tsukuru Goto, off from school on spring vacation.

Tokyo Midtown is the latest upscale development in the central Roppongi district, long a haven for foreigners and sleazy nightlife.

Tokyo Midtown is a short walk from the similarly envisioned Roppongi Hills, which quickly became a playground for well-heeled young entrepreneurs after opening in 2003.

Some visitors credited Tokyo Midtown with mixing traditional Japanese elements and modern design. The project was overseen by US firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, best known for Chicago's Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States.

"I like that there are Japanese aspects in the design of Midtown. Since there are a lot of foreigners in Ropppongi it's nice to have some Japanese-ness," Goto said.

The main tower features tall bamboo trees stretching towards the ceilings, while a curved wooden Asian-style bridge connects the main gallery with the outside park.

But Tokyo Midtown is also home to high-end foreign shops appearing in Japan for the first time.

Japanese shoppers crowded around Noka Chocolate -- which sells truffles to customers in Hollywood -- with prices starting at 2,100 yen (18 dollars) for one centimetre of chocolate.

But despite the initial rush to see the highly promoted complex, some customers wondered if they would come regularly.

"I'm not sure whether I will shop here. Shops seem too expensive," said Kimura, the employee at a Midtown office.

"It's nice but I think this is more of a place for young couples to go on dates, like my son. Not for housewives like me!" laughed Kiyoko Fumoto, 60.

Please give us some more mind-blowing pics of Tokyo Midtown. The whole complex itself is mind-blowing to me.

Combine this with other developments such as Roppongi Hills, Sio Site (in Shiodome), the European town (in Shinbashi/Shiodome West District) and Omotesando Hills among others and you have one mind-blowing city.

This makes the city of Tokyo even more mind-blowing.

It's so mind-blowing, I'm already going nuts :nuts:

Please give us some more mind-blowing pics of Tokyo Midtown. The whole complex itself is mind-blowing to me.

Combine this with other developments such as Roppongi Hills, Sio Site (in Shiodome), the European town (in Shinbashi/Shiodome West District) and Omotesando Hills among others and you have one mind-blowing city.

This makes the city of Tokyo even more mind-blowing.

It's so mind-blowing, I'm already going nuts :nuts:

ah ah ah really funny..everything is mind-blowing for you??
by the way I want to remember for those people who love Ando that the New Tokyo tower is projectd by him...:banana:

great picture updates :okay:

I love Blackraven's posts :D

Two interesting videos of TOKYO MIDTOWN:

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But I need high resolution pictures! :)

Tokyo is for sure amazing city with a lot of modern architecture! I like it very much! And those different angles on pics are stunning! :okay: :okay:

I found a nice pic of KAWAGUCHI city, Saitama.

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/0/6/06c35f25.JPG

Mid-town pic taken from yokohama

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etc..

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The complex was featured on the front cover of the latest edition of U Travel, a Hong Kong travel and lifestyle magazine :

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Any pics of that wind turbine in Yokohama and how to reach that place? :)

I can feel the density!!

WOW!

I just spent some time looking through this thread... this is.... ohh... I.... can't speak



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Awsome pictures of Japan. <3

tokyo always was my favorite city on earth and i interested in the culture of japan .

I like the pictures in the forum^^ :nuts:

Yes, awesome pictures indeed.
Does anyone know of any further major projects on the verge of completion in Tokyo?

The list shows you name of the buildings and the footages.