What a splendid picture. I've never seen this kind of shot before.

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http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2328/h2ik6.jpg

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^^ Very nice ! :cheers:

Rainbow Bridge

Odaiba Approach (Ariake area at the back)
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/50000/20070701118322001317556800.jpg
(Kounan area beyond the bridge)
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/50000/20070701118322003690394400.jpg
central part of the span (Shinjuku can be clearly seen on a sunny day)
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/50000/20070701118322002069295900.jpg
Shibaura Circular Approach
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/50000/20070701118322001704265100.jpg

Odaiba 2007
(from Tokyo Night Window)
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-126.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-122.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-103.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-108.jpg

Yes http://www.we-are-fabulous.com/I-Love-Tokyo.jpg


The national art center, Tokyo

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http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3856/tokyo16dc3.jpg

HOT HOT PICS...thanks for sharing!!!!

Tokyo Tatemono Wins Land Site With $1.16 Billion Bid (Update1)

By Kathleen Chu

June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Tatemono Co., a 111-year-old Japanese property firm, will pay 143.7 billion yen ($1.16 billion) to acquire a development site near downtown Tokyo, after the nation's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years in 2006.

The developer won a Ministry of Finance auction for 34,842 square meters (375,000 square feet) of land in Nakano ward, west of the Japanese capital's downtown Shinjuku commercial district, the Tokyo-based company said in a statement. The site formerly housed a police academy, it said.

Japan's longest economic expansion since World War II has revived a property market where land values in Japan's six biggest cities declined as much as 75 percent after 1990. This is the second large purchase this year by Tokyo Tatemono, which paid 87.5 billion yen in January for 31 properties acquired from retailer Daiei Inc.

``My first impression is that this is a very expensive price,'' said Daisuke Fukushima, a real estate analyst at Nomura Securities Co. ``But whether it's really expensive will depend on how many floors Tokyo Tatemono can build and the condition of the market when they sell.''

Tokyo Tatemono plans to build an office, commercial and residential complex on the site, the statement said.

A panel advising Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recommended this month that the government sell land and buildings to help trim the world's largest public debt. The panel estimates property sales could raise 1.64 trillion yen.

Shares of Tokyo Tatemono have gained 16 percent in the past six months, outperforming a 9.8 percent rise by the Topix Real Estate Index.

Although my "Location" tag says Saitama, I've never introduced Saitama so far on the forum. So I rode on my bicycle today, taking some photos of the neighborhood.

Here I present my neighborhood... but be warned, this is just some nameless suburb in Saitama Prefecture. You really have got nothing but apartments here.

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http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/650/p1000081123981246712500gk8.jpg

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http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1984/p1000082123981246712500ui2.jpg

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A small Shinto shrine.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5708/p1000091123981246712500bw4.jpg

Koshinto (http://projecth2o.org/bzhuo/?m=200601), a stone monument originally from Taoism.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6646/p1000056123981246712500px6.jpg

We sell tomatoes, from AM 9 to 6... erm, I mean 6:30, PM.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5274/p1000094123981246712500zz1.jpg

Where Greater Tokyo ends and country side begins.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9523/p1000064123981246712500dc5.jpg

Something not so common even in Japan; rice vending machines, together with a rice milling machine.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Rice_vending_machine.jpg

^^ :uh: rice vending machines and rice milling machine... r they real..?

:master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master:

Tokyo central north area
Akihabara (Electrical Town),Suidobashi (Tokyo Dome),Kanda (Academic Area),Nihonbashi (Financial district)
(<--- north south--->)
http://chiri.xrea.jp/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070715004907.jpg

Tokyo central mid area
Imperial Palace
The area around Tokyo Station (CBD),Kasumigaseki & Nagatacho (Government office area) and Ginza,Shiodome,Iidabashi...
(<--- north south--->)
http://chiri.xrea.jp/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070701190701.jpg

Tokyo central south area
Toranomon,Akasaka,Roppongi,Shiba,Shinagawa...
(<--- north south--->)
http://port.s35.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070701190532.jpg

Shinjuku,Shibuya area
(<--- south north --->)
http://port.s35.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070701190418.jpg

Compared with the legendary used underwear vending machine (http://www.photomann.com/japan/machines/index.htm), rice vending machines are not even remotely weird. ;)

Even in Japan, though, the vast majority of vending machines are either those of drinks, cigarettes, or railway tickets. You may occasionally see other kinds of machines, but the chance to meet truly bizarre ones, like those of hamburgers (http://www3.famille.ne.jp/~nom/jihanki/gutenburger.html), hot spring water (http://www3.famille.ne.jp/~nom/jihanki/onsenstand.html), or live lobsters (http://www.geocities.jp/lgcl0127/ebi.html), is terribly rare (to the point it's virtually none).

^I saw one of those in my first trip to Japan in 2000.

Thanks for the pics FML, where in Saitama is that?

^^ i've seen live lobster vending machine on travel tv when they showed japan! but hav never heard of a rice vending machines! thats great! :cool: anyway thx for the links FML! i like that hot ramen vending machine! u should start a japan vending machines thread! :okay:

Sweet BeJezusssss!!! :eek: :uh:

Those pics were beyond words. :bow: They made my day. :okay:

Thanks. :cheers2:

Thank you for sharing the pics, FML.
typically suburban landscape

Thanks for the pics FML, where in Saitama is that?

:)
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6636/p1000099123981246712500sz5.jpg

Sweet BeJezusssss!!! :eek: :uh:

Those pics were beyond words. :bow: They made my day. :okay:

Thanks. :cheers2:

Waaah, just look at all those pics.

So many urban developments over there (Greater Tokyo Area) that can't even be counted. Waaah, so many and so massive :nuts: Even took a whole page just for those pics.......

P.S.
Note to self: When visiting Tokyo (or the Greater Tokyo Area) for a vacation trip next year, never ever book a flight where your minimum stay is only for one week.......because seven whole days is NOT enough to visit all of the said places.

i notice alot of Nissan cars in Japan.. is Nissan the top selling car manufacturer in Japan? :?

WOW it is Kawagoe city..:)

it is called the little Edo town

I went to Kawagoe in Spring, I still have to upload the pictures I took :clown:

I second that. 2 weeks isnt enough either. Hahaha. :P

guys, have you ever been in 47th floor of Caretta Shiodome?
sorry to say, I've never been there. But lately I heard the 46 & 47 floors are splendid panoramic food mall.
http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/karetta/DSC000281.JPG

The whole floor is all glass-walled (even the elevators are all transparent & see-through!) Thus, it looks like a space ship in Tokyo night.
http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/karetta/DSC000372.JPGhttp://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/karetta/DSC00043_11.JPG http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/karetta/DSC0003912.JPG

Caretta Shiodome Tower
(architect: Jean Nouvel.
shopping mall on lower ground floors were designed by John Jerde)
http://shiodome.tokyo-view.com/shiodome_15.jpg

I went up there... The view itself is not really that special. But what is VERY special is the elevator up there. It's a glass elevator, so you can just look outside as you go up. It's absolutely fantastic!

If you want to enjoy the best views, you will have to pay at the pricey restaurants. :(

The best view for me personally was up on the St Luke's tower.
Scroll>>>
http://www.sadocles.nl/Tokyo/images/Tokyo%20bij%20nacht%20vanaf%20St%20Luke%27s%20Garden.jpg

Check my website for more! :)

fantastic picture :)

http://www.f-banchan.net/tokyo/karetta/DSC0003912.JPG[/img]

Caretta Shiodome Tower
(architect: Jean Nouvel.
shopping mall on lower ground floors were designed by John Jerde)
http://shiodome.tokyo-view.com/shiodome_15.jpg

Question:

Is this building part of SIO SITE(the heart of urban development in Shiodome)???

Another question:
So.......caretta shiodome houses the dentsu HQ building then.....correct?

nice night panorama! :cool:

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/5034/p1000068123981246712500jx9.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/28/p1000072123981246712500sc4.jpg


http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6770/p1000078123981246712500he3.jpg

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8482/p1000080123981246712500lv3.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/650/p1000081123981246712500gk8.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/1819/p1000079123981246712500am4.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1984/p1000082123981246712500ui2.jpg

Wow, lots of modern housing.

So I guess if you want to look for modern housing in Japan (and in here I mean residential "houses", NOT condos NOT lofts/flats NOT midrise-highrise)..........SAITAMA is KING (???)

Or is it Kobe???

I went up there... The view itself is not really that special.

Thanks for the night pano.
Yeah, Shiodome is thronged with the buildings. Fine prospect from the top of the building is uncalculated. That's why I didn't try to go up there.


Another question:
So.......caretta shiodome houses the dentsu HQ building then.....correct?
Yes. Dentsu is the owner of the tower and is based at the tower, but Caretta is a complex including a musical theater, shops, and restaurants.

Currently, my most favorite scrapers in Tokyo are all located in Shiodome.

1. Caretta Shiodome
2. Shidome City Center (architect: Kevin Roche )
http://shiodome.tokyo-view.com/shiodome_18.jpg
3. NTV Tower (architect: Richard Rogers)
http://shiodome.tokyo-view.com/shiodome_16.jpg

^^^
I see.

But in any case, whoever came up with the idea of the SIO SITE urban development project is a genius.

Shiodome is a wonderful place. It just feels so... It feels like walking in the future. Most of the walkways between the towers are elevated. The trains passing through Shiodome are also. You can just walk into almost any of the towers and find huge shopping complexes. It's great!

So I guess if you want to look for modern housing in Japan (and in here I mean residential "houses", NOT condos NOT lofts/flats NOT midrise-highrise)..........SAITAMA is KING (???)

Nope. Relatively speaking, Saitama Prefecture is still much less urbanized compared with Tokyo (including Tama area) or Kanagawa. It means less condos/flats, and also less detached houses, too. (Rice vending machine is a good sign to show you are in a country side.)
In Japan, places famous for expensive residence, Japanese equivalents of Beverly Hills, include Den-en-chofu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den-en-ch%C5%8Dfu) (Tokyo), Ashiya, Nishinomiya (both near Kobe), etc. As for modern residential area in general, I guess large new towns like Tama New Town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_New_Town) (western Tokyo), Kohoku New Town (northern Kanagawa), or Senri New Town (northern Osaka) can be considered as "kings" in terms of their sizes.
Of course, I do like my neighborhood. With a little laid-back atmosphere, it's a nice place to stay. But objectively speaking, Saitama Prefecture is not particularly known for... erm... anything.

i notice alot of Nissan cars in Japan.. is Nissan the top selling car manufacturer in Japan? :?

It's Toyota who rules this country.

Car sales in the year 2006:
1. Toyota 1,660,388
2. Nissan 766,763
3. Honda 702,290
4. Suzuki 691,004
5. Daihatsu 622,484
6. Mazda 269,152
7. Mitsubishi 263,488
8. Subaru 245,234
9. Isuzu 91,982
10. Mitsubishi Fuso 71,414
11. Volkswagen 54,390
12. Hino 53,952
13. Mercedes-Benz 49,713
14. BMW 49,014
15. Lexus 31,089
16. Nissan Diesel 19,754
17. Audi 15,018
18. Mini 13,184
19. Volvo 10,885
20. Peugeot 10,289

In my neighbourhood, BTW, you see lots of Honda, possibly more than Toyota, since their factory is near here. By the same logic, I assume Nissan can be seen more in places like Kanagawa.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2580/tokyopanous5.jpg


http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1508/tokyopanonight1ic6.jpg


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^^ thx FML.. same here! Toyota is the top selling in Australia too.. and yes! im drivin one heh! :cool: cheers buddy!

So, what's the automobile population in Japan?

But objectively speaking, Saitama Prefecture is not particularly known for... erm... anything.


How do you dare...

http://www.dengekionline.com/data/news/2006/9/29/image/14343_n20060929_10_kureyonshinchan03.jpg

:D

So, what's the automobile population in Japan?

Quick googling gave me these numbers.

Total population (2006): 127,767,944
Number of legally registered four-wheel cars (2007): 75,881,492
People with driver's licenses, excluding those for motorcycles (2006): 76,7246,48 (or 60% of total pop.)

People in larger metropolitan areas (that is, either Greater Tokyo or Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto) have less cars, thanks to the well developed public transport. In anywhere else, on the other hand, the situation is not that different from North America. For instance, there are 32 cars per 100 people in Tokyo Metropolis, while there are 83 cars per 100 people in Gunma Prefecture.

How do you dare...

I have to admit Shinnosuke is the most famous Saitama citizen internationally. :D Totoro would be the close 2nd.

Actually, among anime otaku like me, Kasukabe recently become indeed famous by another anime called Lucky Star.

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http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1922/dscf1830rj8.jpg

nice :D

Thanks everyone for the pics :okay: Tokyo has changed a lot since I lived there for 4 years.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3856/tokyo16dc3.jpg^^ May I ask what the dark navy blue building behind the brown Century Hyatt Hotel in the background with maybe a helipad on top? Thanks :)

^^ May I ask what the dark navy blue building behind the brown Century Hyatt Hotel in the background with maybe a helipad on top? Thanks :)


Shinjuku Oak Tower (184m) (yes, with heliprt on it)
it was completed in 2002, so not a brandnew tower.
http://hasegawajun.net/images/oak.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/tokyosinjuku/oakn.jpg

Ushiku Daibutsu (Ushiku Great Buddha)
in Ibaraki Prefecture is world's tallest statue authorized by Guinness Book. (height: 120m)
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/keimai/75a69f28.jpg

I didn't know that the Great Buddha can be seen from Tokyo Central, but indeed you can see it on a clear day!


from the observatory of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/b/3/b35a3729.JPG
from the observatory of Roppongi Hills
the Great Buddha is the speck on the horizon!
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/5/a/5a2e1534.JPG

Thanks coldstar for answer about Shinjuku Oak and cool Daibutsu info & pics :) It's kind of "creepy" on the horizon.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9534/03bxd5.jpg

Good god, I can't believe this song actually is featured on Japanese music charts. Heck, even the video is seen on Music Station (Japanese music show).

Unbelievable.
QtkQdOP2rt8

P.S. On second thought, I do like this one. It doesn't sound lame nor is it cheesy for me either (unlike Harumi Suzumiya ending song). It's funny and it's catchy too. I like it :)

Thanks coldstar for answer about Shinjuku Oak and cool Daibutsu info & pics :) It's kind of "creepy" on the horizon.

yeah, it looks like he's just wandering around out there, stalking the city... waiting for the right moment to attack...

Godzilla, not the Great Buddha, looks nice in City Tokyo:cheers:

Tokyo looks fantastic! I love it!

Awesome pictures! :eek2:
i love Tokio!

Godzilla, not the Great Buddha, looks nice in City Tokyo:cheers:

:lol:

Saitama is the home of Ono Yoko's John Lennon Museum, isn't it?

Quick googling gave me these numbers.

Total population (2006): 127,767,944
Number of legally registered four-wheel cars (2007): 75,881,492
People with driver's licenses, excluding those for motorcycles (2006): 76,7246,48 (or 60% of total pop.)

^^ OMFG! That's a lot of auto-vehicles! That'd make Japan's auto fleet the second largest in the world behind the U.S.'s 248 million.

I can just imagine what the number would be like if there weren't comprehensive railway networks in Japan's three major metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya). :eek:

What is the name of the prefecture where this Buddha statue is located? :?

茨城　Ibaraki

^^ Thanks Vapour. :D :cheers2: :okay:

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8742/tokyo35yp4.jpg

Idabashi
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8017/tokyo30zp7.jpg

Shibuya...

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3110/tokyo29ic2.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4397/tokyo36uf1.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6237/tokyo31ox9.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4656/tokyo34ut7.jpg

:) :)

^^ that last sunset picx looks great! :cool:

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Was this shot taken from somewhere in the オリコ本社ビル? Or maybe from 麹町ハイツ？This is Yotsuya Station and just to the northeast of Jouchi Daigaku's main campus . . . I spent six years at this location and know it like the back of my hand!

oh man, the shots on this page are some of the best i've seen from tokyo... and i've seen some awesome ones.

sdtj: did you take those yourself? that one of iidabashi looks like it was taken from my favorite japanese language school... :) i have a few identical pics that i took from there myself. here's one:

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m243/southtek/TSKDatIidabashi.jpg

tokyo one of the biggest markets in the world

It is the west Shinjuku junction which is in the midst of constructing.
Entirely being open to traffic 2009.
It is intersection of the total 7 layer that the road and the railroad pass even to the underground. (When the ground is inserted, 8 layer)
25 meters, it is difference of elevation 52m from the earth's surface.
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/461/j1py7.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7431/j2an9.jpg
Ōhashi Junction
From 2009 part, from 2013 extensive being open to traffic.
Ground approximately 35m, Underground approximately 36m, Difference of elevation approximately 71m,Lap approximately 400m
You afforest the loop top part, become the park.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8049/j1ly9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6188/j2en4.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7282/j3cd8.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3368/j4oq4.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8049/j1ly9.jpg

this is how u guys solve traffic problems in tokyo! by building a good lookin tunnel wit a towers and parks! :cool:

It is the west Shinjuku junction which is in the midst of constructing.
Entirely being open to traffic 2009.
It is intersection of the total 7 layer that the road and the railroad pass even to the underground. (When the ground is inserted, 8 layer)
25 meters, it is difference of elevation 52m from the earth's surface.
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/461/j1py7.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7431/j2an9.jpg
Ōhashi Junction
From 2009 part, from 2013 extensive being open to traffic.
Ground approximately 35m, Underground approximately 36m, Difference of elevation approximately 71m,Lap approximately 400m
You afforest the loop top part, become the park.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8049/j1ly9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6188/j2en4.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7282/j3cd8.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3368/j4oq4.jpg

Holy smokes!!! What is that thing???

You know you're not supposed to construct a "convention center" in the middle of the road :lol:

EDIT: I can also see as to why these pics are from RESPONSE.JP (top Japan auto/car website) hehe :P

Pano from Eastend
http://www.blue-style.com/jpg/4cec7950.JPG

We got an earthquake today.
The highest magnitude was 6.6 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata and Isiizuna, Nagano. Tokyo was just magnitude 3. It was long shaking around 3 minutes.

http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5452/80804504nh8.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=80804504nh8.jpg)

yeah the same earthquakes also hit on Sendai today.

I´m sorry to hear that.
What a bad weekend!

^^ yeh.. thankfully the nuke power station dint get much damage.. saw it on the news.. men..

What a bad weekend!


yup, bad weekend.. first strong typhoon then earthquake.
Japan is a really disaster-prone country:ohno:

yup, bad weekend.. first strong typhoon then earthquake.
Japan is a really disaster-prone country:ohno:

I agree.

It is a good thing though that Japan has quick and responsive disaster and emergency response plans and measures.

Casualties are at minimal (unlike three-four decades ago where Niigata and Kobe earthquakes killed hundered thousands). This time, only less than 10 people died (100,000+>10 or less) which is a major improvement.

^^ i agree

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/1918/img990s15lu9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-07-18

where normal people live in Tokyo. I mean normal residence buildings?

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/1918/img990s15lu9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-07-18

I once saw this image somewhere, but forgot to save it and I lost the track of it. I was looking for this image for a long time. Thanks.

ようこそ Venom! ^^

I love Yokohama :drool:

Mee too. I think is the best city in the whole world.:banana: :banana:

QtkQdOP2rt8


Awesome!!!!:banana:

http://madconnection.uohp.com/mt/archives/kaishin20.jpg

Buranhuare
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/196/tokyo1wj9.jpg
Shibaura island cape tower
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1495/tokyo3lf7.jpg
World city towers
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4164/tokyo2hn0.jpg

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Amazing..... Thank you Japanese001...

those residential area looks neat! great pics! :cool: how many bridges is there in Tokyo? theres many of em!

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Supurb collection of Tokyo, many thanks

WAaAhAHHAH..... nice photos, especially the cat's. They look so fat and clean :)

yea love those cats. i kind of miss tokyo now, hated when i was there.

I loved it when i was there, i wish i could come back there sometime.

alright, my apartment block is in at least three of the pics on this page. :)

¡¡Tokyo is one of my favorite cities!!

great pictures! and beautiful city!!!

Redevelopment on the Sofitel area has begun
Any renders of the new area design?

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/248/zzzsofiqm4.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101809@N00/896244661/

http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen5/f23_yokohama.html

Yokohama is the third largest town in Japan, with a population of3.27 million.
Yokohama is situated only 30 minutes by car or train from Tokyo.
Yokohama dates back to the 11th century but it was first when the port was opened in 1859 that the town started to grow.

On September 1st, 1923 The Great Kanto Earthquake totally destroyed Yokohama. 20,000 dead and and 60,000 houses were destroyed
Still Yokohama had almost completely been rebuilt by 1929.
Again in 1945 the city was burnt to the ground by the US bombings.
In one air raid on May 29, 42 percent of the city area was burnt to ashes. 14,157 died, were injured or missing, 79,017 houses were destroyed.

The Lanmark Tower from which Takashi Sugiura made the panorama is the tallest building in Japan,296 m / 972 ft.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=105181

and it has the world's second fastest elevator traveling at 750m/min! :eek: imagine the g'force in that thing!

Marine Lantern Festival at Odaiba Harbor This Summer
(pics from Tokyo Night Windows)

http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba-uminohimaturi2007/uminohimaturi2007-20.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba-uminohimaturi2007/uminohimaturi2007-11.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/tokyo/odaiba-uminohimaturi2007/uminohimaturi2007-17.jpg

^^ Wow! That's looks amazing! :uh: :eek: :master: :bow:

^^^The ambience it gives does feel very warm :)

beautiful! :cool: suddenly i dont feel the hustle and bustle of the usual Tokyo..

I was able to see Mt. Fuji today from Shin-kawasaki at sunset :love:

I'm going to see Saitama for myself. Want to see what a suburban everyday Japanese city looks like.
Which station is best to get off at?

TOKYO MODE GAKUEN
204 m - 50 floors
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Under Construction
More data: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-205mode.htm


Pictures taken on August 2007
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Pictures source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamp/974280461/in/set-430290/)

In saitama, you can try Kawagoe. There's a touristic area nearby with traditional houses and a watchtower. It's about half an hour north-west of ikebukuro station with the express train.

NEW TOKYO PICS

Rainbow Bridge
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/y-toubey04.jpg

Shinagawa redevelopment
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shinagawa3.jpg

Harumi redevelopment
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/triton3.jpg
http://isweb30.infoseek.co.jp/photo/rinapon/haru-2.JPG
Ookawabata River project
http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/chuuou0202035.jpg

Odaiba - water front project
http://isweb41.infoseek.co.jp/area/hanapink/tokyo002001.jpg
http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/minato0202104.jpg
Shiodome redevelopment
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shio.jpg








Shinjuku
http://isweb30.infoseek.co.jp/photo/rinapon/sinjuku1.JPG
Awesome Photos[Specially the Bridge].
Greetings from my Nation Puerto Rico[Caribbean Island].
From:
JOSHUA.

TOKYO MODE GAKUEN
204 m - 50 floors
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Under Construction
More data: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-205mode.htm


Pictures taken on August 2007
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Pictures source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamp/974280461/in/set-430290/)



this bulding will be one of the most famous in the all Tokyo skyline

^^ is it a office building? becoz i saw a Japanese word from the links that says 学園.. sounds like skool..

^^ is it a office building? becoz i saw a Japanese word from the links that says 学園.. sounds like skool..

http://www.mode.ac.jp/tokyo/cm/cm_bload.html
Yeah, it's going to be the skool.

I don't really recommend Saitama Prefecture to visit (it's the least popular tourist destination in Japan), but if you really want to, my picks would be:

Kawagoe: As already said, there is a historic area with traditional buildings, although that's just for a few blocks. The shopping district called Crea Mall is fairly vibrant, too. "Kawagoe Festival" on October is very nice. 40 minutes from Ikebukuro on Tobu Tojo Line.
Koku-Koen: Literally "Aviation Park", a suburb of Tokorozawa with a large park. There is nothing breathtaking here, but is nice for a laid-back outing. 40 minutes from Takadanobaba on Seibu Shinjuku Line.
Matsubara-Danchi: There is a rather large complex of apartments here. If you just want to see a faceless suburb in Saitama, this can be a nice choice (although it can well be super-boring). 30 minutes from Ueno on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line + Tobu Isesaki Line.
Shinrin-Koen: Literally "Forest Park". A huge park with forest and cycling roads. If you want to ride a bicycle until you fall by sunstroke, this is a place to go. 60 minutes from Ikebukuro on Tobu Tojo Line.
Chichibu + Nagatoro: You can go Seibu-Chichibu Station in 80 - 100 minutes on Seibu Ikebukuro Line + Seibu Chichibu Line. This place is truly a beautiful scenic area. Only the problem is, this is not a suburb at all, but a mountainous country side. Chichibu Night Festival on June is very nice, if you can wait another 10 months from now.

But actually, if you just want to see suburban everyday Japanese city in Greater Tokyo, my recommendation is to take a ride on Tama Urban Monorail. I rode it last week and the view from there was great. Because the line was built recently, it runs on a fairly tall viaduct, something like 20m above from the ground-level.

^^ :eek: that is some skool! even the advert looks great! and in Shinjuku.. must be a milionare students playground..

and it has the world's second fastest elevator traveling at 750m/min! :eek: imagine the g'force in that thing!

It seemed like about 5 seconds has passed before I was on the observation floor 3 days ago. I definitely felt "shorter" somewhere in the middle.

^^ :lol: im sure u hav regain ur height when goin down in that thing!

I don't really recommend Saitama Prefecture to visit (it's the least popular tourist destination in Japan), but if you really want to, my picks would be:

Shinrin-Koen: Literally "Forest Park". A huge park with forest and cycling roads. If you want to ride a bicycle until you fall by sunstroke, this is a place to go. 60 minutes from Ikebukuro on Tobu Tojo Line.


But actually, if you just want to see suburban everyday Japanese city in Greater Tokyo, my recommendation is to take a ride on Tama Urban Monorail. I rode it last week and the view from there was great. Because the line was built recently, it runs on a fairly tall viaduct, something like 20m above from the ground-level.

The park sounds great because of the cycling option. One of my most fun experiences in Japan involve cycling from Akihabara to Taito-ku where I've stayed before, I truely felt like I was part of the city.
Can you rent a bike there?

The monorail also sounds fun. The ride from Haneda was great too :D

Hopefully, I can wake up early tomorrow to quickly visit. I guess about 3 hours including the ride there and back is good enough? Need to do some shopping before my flight back on 7pm

TOKYO MODE GAKUEN
204 m - 50 floors
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Under Construction
More data: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-205mode.htm


Pictures taken on August 2007
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/7024/zzztmg1vv0.jpg..........http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2540/zzztmg2jo6.jpg
Pictures source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamp/974280461/in/set-430290/)

^^ Wow! Tha's some kick ass school indeed! :bow: :master:

Can you rent a bike there?

Yep. The course is something like this (http://www.shinrin-koen.jp/cycling.html).

I guess about 3 hours including the ride there and back is good enough? Need to do some shopping before my flight back on 7pm

Shinjuku - (Keio Line + Keio Sagamihara Line) - Tama Center - (Tama Urban Monorail) - Tamagawa-Josui - (Seibu Haijima Line + Seibu Shinjuku Line) - Takadanobaba
The above route takes roughly 100 minutes excluding the waiting, so 3 hours seems reasonably enough. (For just riding the monorail, not going to the park.)

Have a fun (with many kids screaming here and there)! :)

It's growing fast, I haven't visited the construction site since April.
Another high-rise school under construction is the 134m tall Yoyogi Seminar building, also located in Shinjuku.

http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/oshirase/obelisk/obelisk.html

But actually, if you just want to see suburban everyday Japanese city in Greater Tokyo, my recommendation is to take a ride on Tama Urban Monorail. I rode it last week and the view from there was great. Because the line was built recently, it runs on a fairly tall viaduct, something like 20m above from the ground-level.

My pictures

Tama Monorail

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It's growing fast, I haven't visited the construction site since April.
Another high-rise school under construction is the 134m tall Yoyogi Seminar building, also located in Shinjuku.

http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/oshirase/obelisk/obelisk.html

I have not found other pictures of this building under construction, only this from the offical web:

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5378/zzzyoyogiseminarbuildinmt7.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2121/zzzyoyogiseminarbuildinbs0.jpg.... http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1852/zzzyoyogiseminarbuildineg5.jpg.... http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5189/zzzyoyogiseminarbuildinte3.jpg.... http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1983/zzzyoyogiseminarbuildinas7.jpg

So, the building will be finished on April 2008?
Do you have bigger photos? Or at least not as tiny as these :lol:

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/1918/img990s15lu9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-07-18

they are enjoying the view

Mori Building Co., to build a 200m office tower at Ropongi - Toranomone Area
source: official press release (on Aug. 2)
http://www.mori.co.jp/companyInfo/press/2007/0802_2007080216034816453.html

height: 200m (46 floors above ground)
construction site;
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/./photos/uncategorized/2007/08/08/tokyoroppongi3.jpg

BTW, according to Nikkei, Mori Building Co., is considering the construction of huge skyscrapers in Singapore.
That would be their 3rd 'Hills' complex after their Roppongi Hills and Shanghai World Financial Center, and it would be named 'Singapore Hills'.

1.Roppongi Hills
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo/to-238ropo.JPG

2.Shanghai World Financial Center (but called 'Shanghai Hills' more often)
http://wadias.in/site/arzan/blog/wp-photos/thumb.20060618-111153-4.jpg

3. Singapore Hills
?

Japan's tallest building to be built in Saitama City !!
Big news has come in!
According to today's newspaper, nation's tallest skyscraper is to be built in new redevelopment area (shintoshin,新都心) in Saitama City.

The scraper is 323m high and comprised of offices, hotel, hospital and shopping mall.
The construction begins in April 2009.

Japan's tallest building to be built in Saitama City !!
Big news has come in!
According to today's newspaper, nation's tallest skyscraper is to be built in new redevelopment area (shintoshin,新都心) in Saitama City.

The scraper is 323m high and comprised of offices, hotel, hospital and shopping mall.
The construction begins in April 2009.

Err.......there seems to be confusion rising.

Apparently, there is another thread here claiming that Osaka will build the tallest building in Japan by year 2014.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=508764

Conflicting reports which need clarification.

So which city will claim the title for future tallest building in Japan?

Yesterday's news

Kintetsu to build a 300m station tower at Abenobashi Stn in Osaka

Kintetsu Corporation officially announces the redevelopment plan of Abenobashi Station. in Osaka.
New station building is to be 300m high (59 floors above ground), and it contains department store, hotel and art museum as well as offices.

http://www.sankei.co.jp/keizai/sangyo/070808/sng070808007-1.jpg
architect: Ceser Pelli.

source: (PDF)
https://www.release.tdnet.info/inbs/28080d90_20070808.pdf

and Today's News

Japan's tallest building to be built in Saitama City !!
Big news has come in!
According to today's newspaper, nation's tallest skyscraper is to be built in new redevelopment area (shintoshin,新都心) in Saitama City.

The scraper is 323m high and comprised of offices, hotel, hospital and shopping mall.
The construction begins in April 2009.


Both are right.

Mori Building Co., to build a 200m office tower at Ropongi - Toranomone Area
source: official press release (on Aug. 2)
http://www.mori.co.jp/companyInfo/press/2007/0802_2007080216034816453.html

Height: 200m (46 floors above ground)

Construction site:
http://building-pc.cocolog-nifty.com/./photos/uncategorized/2007/08/08/tokyoroppongi3.jpg




http://www.mori.co.jp/companyInfo/press/res/2007080216052816449.pdf
This is the new Mori development, right?:

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5649/zzznewmori2ty8.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2648/zzznewmori3jg5.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7630/zzznewmori1zz5.jpg

Thank you so much, Ryuhei. yup, it's the rendering.

Abercrombie & Fitch to open Asia's first store in Ginza

Abercrombie & Fitch, American lifestyle brand specializing in "Casual Luxury" , is to open the first Asian flagship store in Ginza.
Abercrombie & Fitch has the brand retail stores in USA and Canada, and opened the first European flagship store in London in this spring.

http://blog58.fc2.com/r/redlily/file/20060917FC2-(202).jpg

^^Both are indeed right.

But if those are confirmed figures, then the Saitama will BE the future tallest in Japan (while the Osaka one will come in second place).

^^Both are indeed right.

But if those are confirmed figures, then the Saitama will BE the future tallest in Japan (while the Osaka one will come in second place).

LOL, I bet someone in Saitama wanted to cast a shadow over Osaka about the Japan new tallest building news yesterday :D

By the way, it is widely said the 2nd Yokohama Landmark Tower would be built next to current Yokohama Landmark Tower by Mitsubishi.
Rumors are that the 2nd Landmark Tower will be taller than (1st) Landmark Tower (296m).
Does anyone know about the details of it?

By the way, it is widely said the 2nd Yokohama Landmark Tower would be built next to current Yokohama Landmark Tower by Mitsubishi.
Rumors are that the 2nd Landmark Tower will be taller than (1st) Landmark Tower (296m).
Does anyone know about the details of it?

The third 300m tower I read about in 2 days :D

im surprised abercrombie hasnt been in ginza or harajuku for years now, considering how popular its been with... trendy wealthy young people in America

im surprised abercrombie hasnt been in ginza or harajuku for years now, considering how popular its been with... trendy wealthy young people in America

Abercrombie is already rather popular in Japan through mail ordering.
But at the same time, it is known for the 'white power' company. Thus Abercrombie's moving in non-Western world is a kind of surprise.

Tokyo is quite simply the greatest city on the planet.I don't know how many times I've come to these threads and used a picture as my desktop background.
I have to visit soon

Check out this really unique Tokyo photo thread at Skyscraperpage:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135983

Check out this really unique Tokyo photo thread at Skyscraperpage:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135983

OMG! thanx!:master:

Tokyo Anime Nite
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Tokyo Drift
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Tokyo no Sen
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I Love New Tokyo
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A Long Way to Tokyo
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It is reported by Asahi (朝日新聞) yesterday that the skyscraper in Saitama City is 310m, not 323m.
http://www30.tok2.com/home/air/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070810190747.jpg

Thus, 2nd Landmark Tower in Yokohama will be the tallest, surpassing skyscapers in Saitama and Osaka, on lots of information.

Dance, Dance, Dance :)

Dancing Robots
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Kids Dance Show Time
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Tokyo Dance Trooper
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^^ soo that means Yokohama will hav the next Japan tallest building then! for the second time wit 2nd Landmark tower! :cool:

Tokyo is simple amazing. Nothing is near Tokyo is this world.

Can't wait! I am coming to Tokyo on August 17th, and staying for about 3 weeks! I am dying to see Tokyo Tower and Shinjuku Station (sp?). Any other must see places if I get a little time of? A place with a great view of the skylines of the city other than from Tokyo Tower? Very anxious to get their. The 13 hour flight will suck though.

Tokyo is nearly perfect metropolis if not the most perfect in the world...I would love to take a trip to there in near future, wish to be there right now. It looks so damn amazing,..

Kasumigaseki Common Gates open next month

two brand new office towers at government office quarter, Kasumigaseki

West Building (176m)
East Building (157m)

latest pic (of East Building)
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/1c/a4/a5989d33a32300d2cb33fd4e7f9b5e79.jpg

Ｈ＆Ｍ, one of swedish brands? will be debut with a first store in Harajuku in autumn in 2008.

Ｈ＆Ｍ to land in Tokyo at long last

1st store in Harajuku
http://www.shibukei.com/img/headline/1166090383_photo.jpg

2nd store and Asian flagship store is in Ginza
http://ginza.keizai.biz/img/headline/1184308354_photo.jpg

Ｈ＆Ｍ Ginza is right next to Zara.

Yoyogi park , shinjuku

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid285076704/bclid284947699/bctid285856972

http://thisisapen.blogsome.com/

Ｈ＆Ｍ to land in Tokyo at long last

1st store in Harajuku
http://www.shibukei.com/img/headline/1166090383_photo.jpg

2nd store and Asian flagship store is in Ginza
http://ginza.keizai.biz/img/headline/1184308354_photo.jpg

Ｈ＆Ｍ Ginza is right next to Zara.
I dislike both H & M and Zara. Especially the one below looks horrible. I think a lot of the brands from Europe come to HK first then to Tokyo nowadays. I prefer GAP and NEXT, by the way.

Tokyo is nearly perfect metropolis if not the most perfect in the world...I would love to take a trip to there in near future, wish to be there right now. It looks so damn amazing,..
Perfect? Far from it. Watch out carefully. To me New York and London are the perfect cities in the world.

Perfect? Far from it. Watch out carefully. To me New York and London are the perfect cities in the world.

^^Eh, really?! That's new. New York and London are more cosmopolitan, yes. But...perfect?! Definitely not. Fact is NO city is perfect. But well, that's your opinion anyway.

BTW, Tokyo has a far superior mass-transportation infrastructure. It also has better price-to-wage ratio than London. It is generaly cleaner than those two. It is physically/technologically more modern. It definitely is more ecclectic than both New York and London combined. Tokyo is way safer since crime rate is so low.

The main ugly factor for Tokyo, however, is its generic blandness coupled with bad tastes in color-schemes and architecture.

Dance, Dance, Dance :)

:puke:

^^Eh, really?! That's new. New York and London are more cosmopolitan, yes. But...perfect?! Definitely not. Fact is NO city is perfect. But well, that's your opinion anyway.

BTW, Tokyo has a far superior mass-transportation infrastructure. It also has better price-to-wage ratio than London. It is generaly cleaner than those two. It is physically/technologically more modern. It definitely is more ecclectic than both New York and London combined. Tokyo is way safer since crime rate is so low.

The main ugly factor for Tokyo, however, is its generic blandness coupled with bad tastes in color-schemes and architecture.
The answer of this is that you are trapped in the maze if you start feeling Tokyo is attractive. It is not, and you know this very well yourself. You can never get out of this gimmick as long as you have the reason to belong there. You waste your time and sucked out completely till you die. From your standing point of view, you probably are attracted to the Scandinavian nations for the similar reason, but I am not. Because you feel they are clean and technological. But that is the way you wish to be. Tokyo is evolving for that reason. You give it the reason to become so. Tokyo is developing, continuously, and for ever. But this means, Tokyo is far from perfect. London and New York are perfect with no argument. They create everything on this planet. They are the capitals of the world. Tokyo cannot do this. Tokyo is on its own way, nothing related to the other parts of the world. New York and London are similar but Tokyo is the odd one out.

The main ugly factor for Tokyo, however, is its generic blandness coupled with bad tastes in color-schemes and architecture.
No, the main ugly factor for Tokyo is that, it wishes to be great. That clouds your eyes. Probably Tokyo has awful tastes of art and fashion but I don't think that is the major reason. Now you won't start saying I am bad for that, I am missing something, will you? This is the way he does. If you do that, you will become one of them. No one is perfect.

I dislike both H & M and Zara. Especially the one below looks horrible. I think a lot of the brands from Europe come to HK first then to Tokyo nowadays. I prefer GAP and NEXT, by the way.

At least, they're much better than tiny stores in Hong Kong.

Gap and Next? laugbable...Both have a tough time in mature market of Tokyo.
I bet you're fully blind to the quality of clothing.
Then, I'm sure you're satisfied with damned Giordano or Esprit, which were both completely ousted from Tokyo as flash .:puke:

At least, they're much better than tiny stores in Hong Kong.
How better are they?


Gap and Next? laugbable...Both have a tough time in mature market of Tokyo.I bet you're fully blind to the quality of clothing.
You cannot quantify "the quality". Can you sense what "the quality" is? You cannot. You are asking something does not exist. Which manual are you following with?

Then, I'm sure you're satisfied with damned Giordano or Esprit, which were both completely ousted from Tokyo as flash .:puke:
Sorry, I don't know what they are.

I think NEXT and GAP won't be sold very well in Tokyo. They do not fit to the people like yourself, seeking the Japanese or Scandinavian quality. You need some shitty black suits and ties and white shirts.

:lol: :puke:

Check out this really unique Tokyo photo thread at Skyscraperpage:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135983

Wow.Those are amazing pictures.Thanks

Sorry, I don't know what they are.

cheap brands from Hong Kong, as you like most

well,so you mean Gap and Next are the special brand for you .:lol:
OK, in Japan there're lots of Gap and Next stores, (as for Next from England, the stores are situated mainly in rural shopping malls :lol: ), both are called 'fast clothes' here, and the symbol of poor man's fashion. .:lol:
Anyway, I have never referred to Tokyo as 'perfect' city, and you have no business to criticize her since you're fully empty headed about her. Say something about Tokyo in the concrete!:lol:

cheap brands from Hong Kong, as you like most

well,so you mean Gap and Next are the special brand for you .:lol:
OK, in Japan there're lots of Gap and Next stores, (as for Next from England, the stores are situated mainly in rural shopping malls :lol: ), both are called 'fast clothes' here, and the symbol of poor man's fashion. .:lol:
Anyway, I have never referred to Tokyo as 'perfect' city, and you have no business to criticize her since you're fully empty headed about her. Say something about Tokyo in the concrete!:lol:
So what are the expensive brands for you? And what are you wearing normally?

I believe the clothes from GAP and NEXT are of very good quality and well renown all over the world. The quality can mean different for all kinds of people.

And, I don't know about Tokyo and I don't want to, and don't need to know about it. Saying something concrete is not possible, which also does not exist. This is your another trap and your territory, you are very keen on. I am not stupid enough to go down that way, where you can kill me easily.

So what are the expensive brands for you? And what are you wearing normally?

I believe the clothes from GAP and NEXT are of very good quality and well renown all over the world. The quality can mean different for all kinds of people.


The clothes from GAP ,especially, are ill-famed for its low quality. They are wear to threads with ease. Even it's cheap, I will not buy the clothes there.


And, I don't know about Tokyo and I don't want to, and don't need to know about it. Saying something concrete is not possible, which also does not exist. This is your another trap and your territory, you are very keen on. I am not stupid enough to go down that way, where you can kill me easily.

How come you are right here in Japan Form? Why are you staying here for hours?
And finally, from where does your dogmatic opinion come like this?
Perfect? Far from it. Watch out carefully. To me New York and London are the perfect cities in the world.




I also like NY and London, but anyway, Tokyo is my city. I love her.

The clothes from GAP ,especially, are ill-famed for its low quality.
Can you prove that? Give me some reason why.

They are wear to threads with ease.
NO WAY. Again, can you prove it?

Even it's cheap, I will not buy the clothes there.
So where do you buy your clothes? You still have not answered my question.

And finally, from where does your dogmatic opinion come like this?
What does that mean?

I also like NY and London, but anyway, Tokyo is my city. I love her.
Are you from Tokyo? Where do you live in Tokyo? Why do you LOVE only a city? What gives you that? It seems very wiered to me. I do not love Tokyo.

Are you from Tokyo? Where do you live in Tokyo? Why do you LOVE only a city? What gives you that? It seems very wiered to me.
I do not love Tokyo.

Then what are you doing in a Tokyo thread? If you love other cities, surely there are threads for that cities in skyscrapercity.
I don´t understand your attitude...

Can you prove that? Give me some reason why.
NO WAY. Again, can you prove it?
So where do you buy your clothes? You still have not answered my question.
What does that mean?

Well, I forgot to mention.
Basically, I prefer British trad such as Burberry and Aquascutum, which are TOO popular in Japan though. (Aquascutum is now owned by a Japanese company.)

Paul Stuart is OK for me, is not so expensive and suits my taste at least.

Topshop, Zara, H&M, Next, Gap, Uniqlo... Among these cheap clothes, Gap is by far the worst in quality. Why? Go and see for yourself.:lol:
Gap: penny wise and pound foolish. .:lol:

Are you from Tokyo? Where do you live in Tokyo? Why do you LOVE only a city? What gives you that? It seems very wiered to me. I do not love Tokyo.

suit yourself. and Bye-bye, moron :nuts:

Then what are you doing in a Tokyo thread? If you love other cities, surely there are threads for that cities in skyscrapercity.
I don´t understand your attitude...
But I am talking about Tokyo. :)

TOKYO MODE GAKUEN
204 m - 50 floors
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Under Construction
More data: http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/tokyo-kensetu/tokyo-205mode.htm


Pictures taken on August 2007
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/7024/zzztmg1vv0.jpg..........http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2540/zzztmg2jo6.jpg
Pictures source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamp/974280461/in/set-430290/)

....http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1226/zzzzztmg2sz8.jpg....http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1912/zzzzztmgwh7.jpg

Looks great with all the other towers in Shinjuku :)

Source (http://www.mode.ac.jp/tokyo/facilities/index.html)

Well, I forgot to mention.
Basically, I prefer British trad such as Burberry and Aquascutum, which are TOO popular in Japan though. (Aquascutum is now owned by a Japanese company.)Paul Stuart is OK for me, is not so expensive and suits my taste at least.
They are all good but at least I feel that the brands, which are regarded normally worn by the old people (which means not very keen on fashion) seem very popular amongst the Japanese.

Topshop, Zara, H&M, Next, Gap, Uniqlo... Among these cheap clothes, Gap is by far the worst in quality.
Amongst these, Uniqlo is by far the worst quality. :lol:
Apart from it, I love them all. :)

You still have not answered my questions...

....http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1226/zzzzztmg2sz8.jpg....http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1912/zzzzztmgwh7.jpg

Looks great with all the other towers in Shinjuku :)

Source (http://www.mode.ac.jp/tokyo/facilities/index.html)
I think this tower is a rip-off.

^^ First of, I still don't get why you hate Tokyo. All or almost all of your posts are in this [Japanese] sub-forum. Don't you think it's rude that, given that your new to these forums, you simply spam this thread with a lot of ill-informed opinions.

Second, Uniqlo, Zara and H&M are the market leaders in urban/chic fashion even in the U.S. On the other hand, The Gap and Banana Republic are the industry's laggards. And, coldstar is right. The Gap has indeed the worst quality among the five. :yes:

Third, Tokyo's financial system are, indeed, more rigid and bureaucratic and, thereby, less dynamic than its counterparts in London and New York but it's still a very important financial center, albeit, a more domestic [to Japan] one.

Fourth, you have no right whatsoever to tell us what we should feel about Tokyo. We love Tokyo. You don't. That's fine.

Fifth, if you want us to respect you then you should write your negative opinions in a more constructive way. So far, all I see in your post are random phrases of hatred.

One question though, do you feel any better trying to put down a city you hate despite extremely ill-informed facts and uber-biased opinions? :?

They are all good but at least I feel that the brands, which are regarded normally worn by the old people seem very popular amongst the Japanese.


Amongst these, Uniqlo is by far the worst quality. :lol:
Besides, I love them all. :)

You still have not answered my questions...





Well well, you mean you're so keen on fashion and admire Gap?:lol: :lol: :lol:
What a backwoodsman!
In US and Japan, even a kid is reluctant to wear Gap, since Everyone detests Gap like Mc.
Take good care of your best bib and tucker Gap clothes outside Tokyo. :lol: :lol:

I believe this guy's another troll. Let's just ban him.

First of, I still don't get why you hate Tokyo.
I have never said I "hate" Tokyo, but I simply do not love it. It's insane if you love only a city.

Second, Uniqlo, Zara and H&M are the market leaders in urban/chic fashion even in the U.S. On the other hand, The Gap and Banana Republic are the industry's laggards.
I wish all the Uniqlo stores must be eliminated from the US or UK. Extremely foul to look at.

Third, Tokyo's financial system are, indeed, more rigid and bureaucratic and, thereby, less dynamic than its counterparts in London and New York but it's still a very important financial center, albeit, a more domestic [to Japan] one.
You are right. It's directed towards the domestic market only. That is why Tokyo is not as great as London and New York. It's the odd one out as I said.

Hmmm....personally, I have bad experiences with GAP such as all buttoms of the jacket fell off within a week. So I just wanna say you must be super lucky not hating GAP. hahaha

Oh and the part you are talking about the financial market of tokyo, I totally agree with you. Japanese need to look more globally. Otherwise, Tokyo wont keep its position as it enjoys today in Asia. And Tokyo is already starting to lose its position.

Oh, and when you say that many European fashion componies choose HK as the stepping stone to enter Asian market, it is true. But i wanna add something to it tho. They choose HK not because it is the fashion centre of Asia, but simply because it is easier and cheaper to enter and to try out their brand in Asia. Tax is cheaper in HK than TKO. Capital inflow and outflow is vertually free. And these liberal economic stance is the comeptitive advantage of HK. But a lot of times, net sales of these foreign brands both in TKO and HK shows that one in TKO is greater than that of HK. Just simply GDP (the market) is bigger in Tokyo.

That being said, I still say Tokyo has a lot to learn from Asian cities now. They need divert their tention from the West to the East.

^^ men! this is the best fashion cat fight in skyscrapercity forum ever! anyway.. i know this is out of topic here but GAP sucks!

GAP sucks!
Don't you dare say that. You must be blind to the quality items. To me H&M sucks. Doesn't fit me at all.

Hmmm....personally, I have bad experiences with GAP such as all buttoms of the jacket fell off within a week.
Never had bad experiences with GAP personally. A good quality brand. Have you ever tried Uniqlo? That is the worst I have ever seen.

So I just wanna say you must be super lucky not hating GAP. hahaha
I like GAP but this is merely my personal opinion on this brand.

Oh and the part you are talking about the financial market of tokyo, I totally agree with you. Japanese need to look more globally.
They are the way too small to look globally.

Otherwise, Tokyo wont keep its position as it enjoys today in Asia. And Tokyo is already starting to lose its position.

I second that. It will lose its position sooner or later.

Oh, and when you say that many European fashion componies choose HK as the stepping stone to enter Asian market, it is true. But i wanna add something to it tho. They choose HK not because it is the fashion centre of Asia, but simply because it is easier and cheaper to enter and to try out their brand in Asia. Tax is cheaper in HK than TKO. Capital inflow and outflow is vertually free. And these liberal economic stance is the comeptitive advantage of HK. But a lot of times, net sales of these foreign brands both in TKO and HK shows that one in TKO is greater than that of HK. Just simply GDP (the market) is bigger in Tokyo.
Bigger GDP means nothing. It only has bigger population.

That being said, I still say Tokyo has a lot to learn from Asian cities now. They need divert their tention from the West to the East.
Rather, will divert their tention from the East to the West.

messengers

you should make a new topic about Tokyo something like the real tokyo

the topic name is like "that is why I dont like tokyo" , "London vs tokyo" or "Japanese stock market declines..."

messengers

you should make a new topic about Tokyo something like the real tokyo

the topic name is like "that is why I dont like tokyo" , "London vs tokyo" or "Japanese stock market declines..."

This Gap snot has only a smattering of fashion, no knowledge of Tokyo to discuss here, and is inexperienced in stock market, needless to say.

:rofl:
This thread is hilarious! Mindless, but hilarious! I don't know why you guys are even bothering to respond to this moronic flaming.

It would best if we didn't feed the dillusional troll.

Vapour would just kick him out anyway so it's better if we all mind our own business and leave this asshole to the dust.

I guess this guy is the zillionth nick of "Pepsicola".

Today's Temperature in Greater Tokyo
Tatebayashi City in Gunma Pref.: 40.2c :nuts:
Kumagaya City in Saitama Pref. : 39.4c
Kofu City in Yamanashi Pref.: 38.7c
Tokyo (Central) 35.0c

unbearably hot today!
Japan might have moved in SE. Asia.

http://ca.c.yimg.jp/weather/1187184320/weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/amedas/img/amedas-temp-japan-20070815140000.jpg
(Today's temperatures at 2 pm in Japan)
red dot: 30c - 40c

even in Hokkaido it's above 35c (high of 20C in an average year)

Today's Temperature in Greater Tokyo
Tatebayashi City in Gunma Pref.: 40.2c :nuts:
Kumagaya City in Saitama Pref. : 39.4c
Kofu City in Yamanashi Pref.: 38.7c
Tokyo (Central) 35.0c

unbearably hot today!
Japan might have moved in SE. Asia.

http://ca.c.yimg.jp/weather/1187184320/weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/amedas/img/amedas-temp-japan-20070815140000.jpg
(Today's temperatures at 2 pm in Japan)
red dot: 30c - 40c

even in Hokkaido it's above 35c (high of 20C in an average year)

Damn hot indeed! We spent the day in Karuizawa but instead of some fresh mountain air we got 30C+ ...soaking wet :nuts:

Damn hot indeed! We spent the day in Karuizawa but instead of some fresh mountain air we got 30C+ ...soaking wet :nuts:
I ENVY YOU.
I thought the summer in Karuizawa was pleasantly cool, but above 30c...:ohno:

I heard tomorrow will be higher. What's wrong with our country.....
I don't want to be accostomed using air conditioner for long time in a day, so I constantly use only fan and
have cold water every days, but thesedays're freaking hot and humid. We should take Uchimizu, releasing and
spreading water onto the every roads.:grouphug:

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3608/ev01p01hh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-08-15
http://www.uchimizu.jp/contest04.html

MoMA Design Store of the Museum of Modern Art, New York plans to open the first store outside NY in Omotesando,Tokyo.

MoMA Design Store Omotesando will be their 4th store.

1.MoMA Design & Book Store (53 Street, Manhattan)
http://www.momaonlinestore.jp/11111/11111/img/n_moma/photo_02.jpg
2.MoMA Design Store (53 Street, Manhattan)
http://www.momaonlinestore.jp/11111/11111/img/n_moma/photo_03.jpg
and
3.MoMA Design Store SOHO (81Spring Street , Manhattan)
http://www.momaonlinestore.jp/11111/11111/img/n_moma/photo_04.jpg

biggest news for me, hehe

I heard tomorrow will be higher.

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

I ENVY YOU.
I thought the summer in Karuizawa was pleasantly cool, but above 30c...:ohno:

It was too hot to be envyed :lol: Actually I was disappointed by this (my first) visit to Karuizawa, I was looking forward to get some relief from this evil summer :cry:

Does anyone understand this crap? Do not blame on GAP. You are the cheap rubbish.

I understand him fine. GAP is not a bad brand per se, but it certainly is pedestrian and へいぼん / 普通. Every wannabe middle class preppy who cannot afford Fred Perry or J. Crew wears GAP. Quality-wise, GAP is a step up from Old Navy, but just barely.

Put it this way: I don't know of any fashion-conscious person with a decent income who wants to shop at GAP. GAP is for high school and university students who cannot afford better clothes or for the fashion-handicapped who cannot plan their own outfits.

I understand him fine. GAP is not a bad brand per se, but it certainly is pedestrian and へいぼん / 普通. Every wannabe middle class preppy who cannot afford Fred Perry or J. Crew wears GAP. Quality-wise, GAP is a step up from Old Navy, but just barely.

Put it this way: I don't know of any fashion-conscious person with a decent income who wants to shop at GAP. GAP is for high school and university students who cannot afford better clothes or for the fashion-handicapped who cannot plan their own outfits.
I do not know what is meant by middle class preppy but I think GAP offers high quality clothings. So what is going to be the good quality clothes for you. I cannot afford aforementioned Fred Perry or J. Crew. H&M does not fit me at all, but GAP and NEXT do all right. I like Zara also. I have very high respect for them. They certainly are hundreds of times better than Uniqlo. Uniqlo is a foul brand, the worst of all.

Tom Ford issues a statement on the flagship stores in Tokyo & Osaka.

Tom Ford, who carries the high level luxury menswear, is to open a flagship store in Tokyo as well as in London, Milan, and Los Angeles by the start of 2008.

Tom Ford's first flagship store opened in April this year in New York.

Tom Ford at Madison Ave. NY
http://www.nitenichiryu.org/images/tomfords.jpg

I dont hate gap, I just hate it when some people just try to wearing to make them seem more popular, all those cheap rap asses in my school come and show off their new clothing trying to flirt of on girls and try to have a go on them. :ohno:. I didnt try to offend rap lovers or gap lovers. Im just saying about some of the people who wear it :)

LOL, maybe japan going to be more like malaysia, humid, wet, hot, and even maybe more rain. Now that's my kind of weather :D GLOBAL WARMING

LOL, maybe japan going to be more like malaysia, humid, wet, hot, and even maybe more rain. Now that's my kind of weather :D GLOBAL WARMING

^^
As Grams had said, Thursday was a terrible day indeed.

Friday, Aug. 17, 2007
Japan Times

Japan sizzled through its hottest day on record Thursday, as a heat wave claimed at least 10 lives nationwide on the day alone and spurred fears of a power shortage.

The mercury hit 40.9 c Thursday afternoon in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, breaking the previous national record of 40.8 set in Yamagata in 1933, according to the Meteorological Agency.

Temperatures also soared to new records in Tokyo and across the country, leading holidaymakers to stay indoors.

Of the 10 victims, four were in Saitama Prefecture, two each in Tokyo and Gunma, and one each in Akita and Kyoto. All apparently had died of heatstroke as of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Kyodo News. The deaths, combined with three from Wednesday, bring the tally for heatstroke victims to 13 for the week.

Japan's been woking on this heat island problems today.

For example
Replacing to new asphalt roads which can heat just around 25 degrees centigrade
when old one can heat over 90 in summer time.

Using dry and cool moisture mist machine in density and hot places
http://www.futaba-lease.co.jp/development/moisture3.html

Cool biz
http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-12141-f0.cfm

tokyo is a beautiful city, i hope oneday viet nam will catch up. :lol:

Some Tokyo views with Keepon dancing　 :tongue2:
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A NICE COMPARISON:

From top of Landmark Tower in late 2004:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4928/minato2004bn0.jpg Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36449457@N00/75744568/)


Same position, in January 2007:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4830/minato200607fs1.jpg Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuque/sets/72157600346714364/)

^^ awesome

Yes indeed, Landmark Tower is a landmark by itself. I had visited the tower when it had just been commissioned. I bought something in the Sogo department store and while coming out, I left my glasses. Within moments, I was followed and the glasses given back to me.

Landmark had also lots of designer shops and up-market garments stores. When I wanted to visit all of them, my friends got annoyed and asked me as to why I was so much interested in garments.

Perhaps Landmark is to be looked at as Minato Mirai rather than an individual building. The whole place has a feeling of being born the same day.

I found the 2004 picture by chance. I felt obliged to do the comparison :lol:

wat a big difference! in less than 3 years the whole place just.. chage.. and theres still more empty land.. i guess u'll hav to do another comparison pics soon.. :cool:

Landmark Plaza is best viewed as "details" in the painting of Minato Mirai. This is perhaps the only fully planned and futuristic city in Japan.

For its symmetry, it has become a photographer's delight. The exterior is as beautiful as the interiors. Once I bought something inside Sogo, and came out leaving my spectacles on the counter. Immediately I was followed from behind and the glasses handed back to me.

minato-ku

My town had a Samba carnival today. Many brazilians came to dance.
They're so hot!! I was so excited.:nuts:
According to news, there were over 500,000 people to see the carnival.
:dance:
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My town had a Samba carnival today. Many brazilians came to dance.
They're so hot!! I was so excited.:nuts:
According to news, there were over 500,000 people to see the carnival.

This Samba carnival? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozero/sets/72157601648631456/) :D :D

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1416/zzzparty1aw9.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/400/zzzparty2xn3.jpg

damn, i wish we had samba carnivals near my place too!
:naughty: :naughty:

oh yeh! :naughty:

^^ Ohh man, I need to get to Tokyo someday!

Why didnt the girls wear those clothes while I was there? :P

^^ Oh wow, those chicks make me :drool:.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1416/zzzparty1aw9.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/400/zzzparty2xn3.jpg

cool.... i wish they will be guest in Sinulog Grand Marde Gras

http://www.geocities.jp/aurdii/awalker/072seiroka03.JPG

http://www.geocities.jp/aurdii/awalker/072seiroka04.JPG

http://www.geocities.jp/aurdii/awalker/072wangan04.JPG

Cant wait to go to Tokyo!! Japan in general, while i'm there searching for my new car i'l stay for a while and make a holiday out of it :)

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/329/28661740pz1.jpg

I love the view from St. Luke's. Best of all, the view is for free. Even better, it's usually quiet up there. Recommended for anyone going to Tokyo!

that ferry wheel looks like the one in honey and clover.. is that the one? anyway.. that island wit a vulcano.. is that a theme park?

^^yes...its the tokyo disney land.

that ferry wheel looks like the one in honey and clover.. is that the one? anyway.. that island wit a vulcano.. is that a theme park?

Yep. Honey and Clover featured at least 3 ferris wheels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover#Outline) and possibly more, and the wheel pictured above is one of them. That's the ferris wheel in Kasai Rinkai Park, the one they rode after a river bus. In the episode, Mayama explained the park is off the beaten path as it's placed between two crowded spots, namely Odaiba and Maihama (=Tokyo Disney Resort).

^^ thx for ur info FML and zwishebl! :cool: i've never seen pics of Tokyo disney land before.. anyway.. just curious.. r those men made island? hav seen a lot of small island like this in Tokyo bay..

^^
Yes, they are.

A map from Kirk's post on the Shinagawa thread;
If you're interested in Tokyo landfill, you should check this out:

http://lh5.google.com/kcumming/RtXfdOqrRfI/AAAAAAAAApE/-W4MpIVKaus/s800/landfill.jpg

It's from this excellent study (www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/meetings/papers/Siebert-TokyoVisual.PDF).

The pale orange island on left (in Urayasu) is TDR.

Here is another map showing larger area.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3472/0701ep1.gif

These are the aerial photos of what is now Tokyo Disney Resort from different times. You'll get an idea what the area looked like before it opened.

1948
http://mapbrowse.gsi.go.jp/airphoto/photos/smallimage/USA10kKT/M871/P0104.jpg

1974
http://w3land.mlit.go.jp/Air/photo100/74/ckt-74-15/c33b/ckt-74-15_c33b_21.jpg

1979
http://w3land.mlit.go.jp/Air/photo100/79/ckt-79-4/c15b/ckt-79-4_c15b_26.jpg

1984
http://w3land.mlit.go.jp/Air/photo100/84/ckt-84-3/c15/ckt-84-3_c15_44.jpg

2006
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8224/fbyjgak0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Nice, you can really see the transition.

Cool satellite pictures. I've never been to Tokyo Disney Sea and thought that's not big as Tokyo Disney Land. I must go there someday.^^

wow! :eek: thx for the info FML! 東京港 get the most reclaimation and the one next to it.. i wonder if there will still be more reclaimation in Tokyo bay.. esp opposite 東京港.. anyway nice satellite pics!

When we went to Tokyo, we were only able to visit Tokyo Disneyland. I bet Tokyo DisneySea is just as fun, if not more fun, because I've heard from word of mouth that it's, by far, the most aesthetic.

When we visit Tokyo again next year, I'll definitely give this park a visit.

BTW, does DisneySea have more attractions than Tokyo Disneyland?

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Amazing!

feast for the eye! great pics! :cool:

i think that just about covers it!
no more pics of tokyo necessary, let's lock this thread.

amazing stuff.

Found a little nice clip of driving.

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i think that just about covers it!
no more pics of tokyo necessary, let's lock this thread.Oh do you think that? Why lock the thread? So much more to see. Silly post.

Thanks for those great pics sdtj. Excellent saturation :okay:

Oh do you think that? Why lock the thread? So much more to see. Silly post.
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Double that Muse....


There is never enough of Tokyo...

:cheers:

Found a little nice clip of driving.

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Waaah, he drives so slow.......like shit. :ohno:

This is indeed a reason why IMHO Japan should scrap their 100 km/h limit and replace it to allow a max speed of 180 km/h. I believe this for Japan has good roads and automobile infrastructure that is okay.......but their speed limits will BORE the hell out of you. I don't wanna drive along the Daikoku ramp towards Haneda @ a boring cruising speed of 100 km/h.

I say it's high to replace the max speed and set it to allow top speeds of up to 180 kilometers per hour.

It's no wonder more locals choose to ride trains instead of buying automobiles (as proven by slowing domestic auto sales figures). This is simply because that the current maximum speed limit of 100 km/h DISCOURAGES people from driving cars in Japan.

In short, the Japan government MUST increase the speed limit to 180 km/h or they will experience a decreasing automobile population within the next few years.

maybe the transportation in Japan or Tokyo city is much better and cheaper.. nothin to do wit the speed limits rite..

maybe the transportation in Japan or Tokyo city is much better and cheaper.. nothin to do wit the speed limits rite..

Perhaps........you're right.

With Japan having an "OVERFLOWING" abundance of mass transit (esp. in the form of rail transit), it means that having an automobile is becoming less and less of a necessity over there. It's sad though since this may lead to slower monthly auto sales (not saying it is the cause but it could serve as a possible factor).

Anyhow, at least someone out there has the belief that 100 km/h all the time is boring.

At least this guy has guts (driving along C1 Chuo Kanjo road):
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Oh do you think that? Why lock the thread? So much more to see. Silly post.


:ohno: well of course i was not being serious there, merely saying that the pics were fantastic.

I agree Japanese speed limit is way too slow.
The big problem is the fact absolutely no one, except of driving license trainees, follow the limit. Even police officers often tell you to "keep your speed in accordance with others" (read: You should break the rule or you get booed by other drivers, but we regulate you when we need scores.) This is because we all know the current limit is ridiculous, but it really hurts law-abiding spirit of Japanese, if there was one.

As for the domestic car sales, I don't think it's much related to the speed limits. Japanese roads (in cities) are crowded, so you can't speed up that much for everyday driving, anyway. Suburbs of Tokyo/Osaka are not adequate to commuting by cars, just like suburbs of many North American cities are not adequate to commuting by trains.
They just sold too many cars before. Japan had car vehicles more than she needed, back in 80s. It's just returning to be more normal state.

Just my 2 yen. :)

Tokyo......Tokyo......Tokyo......Tokyo......Tokyo......Tokyo......Tokyo..

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Wow! i loved the pictures, specially the last one :happy:

sdtj: your pics of tokyo are really good, please don't insult me for complimenting you this time.

Great pictures!!

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Gotta love the buttery smog...

:ohno: well of course i was not being serious there, merely saying that the pics were fantastic.No need to shake the head. I get you now. Just a misunderstanding (hard sometimes in just the written word).



Thx again for more pics :)

I agree Japanese speed limit is way too slow.
The big problem is the fact absolutely no one, except of driving license trainees, follow the limit. Even police officers often tell you to "keep your speed in accordance with others" (read: You should break the rule or you get booed by other drivers, but we regulate you when we need scores.) This is because we all know the current limit is ridiculous, but it really hurts law-abiding spirit of Japanese, if there was one.

wat bout the speed limits on country road? like outside the city area? and i think the bullet train go faster and people find more adrenalin riding on it! :lol: maybe its more expensive to own a car than the cheapest way.. public transport.. :cool: nice pics anyway!

WOW, great pics

Good God!!

Must... Go... Back...
*faints*

beautiful

Found a little nice clip of driving.

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Great video!

I found these ones:

TOKYO EXPRESSWAYS
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Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49taF0lH-74)
Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlN-CShUDSQ)

cool videos !

It does seem like slow driving, or maybe that's just the way the video is done.

I found this video of the Expressways, a crazier way to use them than the other videos :nuts:

Motorcycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVVBjrTu0w)

你好你好嗎？我的名字是山嶺你知道西班牙語？
:)

你好你好嗎？我的名字是山嶺你知道西班牙語？
:)

Shinjuku: 35 years in 10 seconds

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^^ I posted that already a few days ago:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=519578

yeah, everyone's seen that already. post your own stuff.

Shinjuku: 35 years in 10 seconds

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To tell you the truth, I wasn't amused with that.

But......I can tell you that I was shocked when I saw one of its preview vids.

I wonder if you guys living in Japan (particularly in Shinjuku) has seen this......but I found this to be out-of-the-ordinary.

Japanese Girl Possessed By A Demon On the Street (Shinjuku)
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Shit.

So........was she ever exorcised after that???