I got some here taken by a friend of mine in Tokyo!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pf2a860ac76281f99b33935f100d5854e/fd6f97d5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p8475c3187f607132146674449cb98f7d/fd6f97db.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pdfb2d121bcb7d2d2d23df18e054bfecc/fd6f97dc.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p37d7a87711dacac410ef495b512ef7a3/fd6f97df.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/pe49c4b9164a3ef9c0c5ad35b9924cb72/fd6f97e6.jpg

btw, does anybody know off a free picture hosting site that does not shrink pics and allows posting in the forums? Homestead was giving me trouble, hence the smallness of the pics. :?

I've not been to Tokyo, but I love this building. The City Hall designed by Kenzo Tange.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p8475c3187f607132146674449cb98f7d/fd6f97db.jpg

I'm also looking for a place to host pictures..but I know nuts about the process. What pics do u have?

how tall is this city hall in tokyo???

243 m
48 floors
by Kenzo Tange
I think its Tokyo's tallest.

It is Tokyo's tallest...

Kenzo Tange is one of my favorite architects! He's so orderly and precise...Just like me...

Can anyone guess what the conceptual inspiration was for TCH? (another building inspired its shape)

More pics found via various web sources. None are mine...


http://ssg.mit.edu/~ihler/japan/raw/2001-10-18%20Tokyo%20Skyline.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1690000/images/_1691984_tok300bbc.jpg

http://www.japan-zone.com/gallery/urban/pix/urban105.jpg

http://www.japan-zone.com/gallery/urban/pix/urban106.jpg

http://www.japan-zone.com/gallery/urban/pix/urban108.jpg

http://www.japan-zone.com/gallery/urban/pix/urban111.jpg

http://indo.to/english/travel/tokyo_aerial2.jpg

http://www.baxter508.k12.ks.us/japan/japanscan/2.JPEG

http://ci.uofl.edu/tom/photos/Japan/tokyo-panorama.jpg

http://ci.uofl.edu/tom/photos/Japan/tokyo-shinjuku.jpg

I want to visit Tokyo as soon as possible...an amazing city :)

Tokyo has some great architecture.

Originally posted by queetz
I got some here taken by a friend of mine in Tokyo!



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p8475c3187f607132146674449cb98f7d/fd6f97db.jpg



Geiles Gebäude :lol: :lol:

that is the building i always think of when i hear the name Tokyo

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/04/102565.jpg

the Yasuda Kasai Kaijo Building

i read that notre dame in paris served as the inspiration. actually, it could have been any number of the french gothic cathedrals. their shapes are all so similar.
http://jjj.image.pbase.com/u10/jingjing/large/2022042.NotreDame.jpg

I can never get enough Tokyo pics (http://www.urbanphoto.org/tokyo)!

Originally posted by Patrick
that is the building i always think of when i hear the name Tokyo

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2001/04/102565.jpg

the Yasuda Kasai Kaijo Building


Ditto.

thats an amazing city hall!:eek:

If I'm not mistaken, it's the tallest municipal building in the world.

Originally posted by frog-in-a-well
i read that notre dame in paris served as the inspiration. actually, it could have been any number of the french gothic cathedrals. their shapes are all so similar.
http://jjj.image.pbase.com/u10/jingjing/large/2022042.NotreDame.jpg




Yay! Winner! :cheers:

Now that it has been answered, I remember reading that fact in a book somewhere. The cutaways near the top for the satelite and antennae equipment give it away.

and the electronic in its City Hall is very complicated i heard...

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

Roppongi project
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Roppon4.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-14.jpg

Shinjuku
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/fukutoshin/fukutoshin/fukutoshin-22.jpg
http://www.ab.cyberhome.ne.jp/~panorama/tokyo/images/pano0103.jpg
http://www.ab.cyberhome.ne.jp/~panorama/tokyo/images/pano9907.jpg

Bay area
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/rainbow-bridge/r-bridge-26.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba-fuji-tv/fuji-tv-5.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba-fuji-tv/fuji-tv-7.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-33.jpg
http://www.ab.cyberhome.ne.jp/~panorama/tokyo/images/pano9809.jpg
Odaiba waterfront
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/odaiba-38.jpg [/IMG]

Yaesu Redevelopment
http://www.ab.cyberhome.ne.jp/~panorama/tokyo/images/pano0210.jpg

Shiodome redevelopment
http://www.harumi-island.com/phtsiodome2.JPG
Marunouchi redevelopment
http://www.shihei.com/free01/syaoku/marubiru01.jpg [IMG]

Sonie! You rule!


Thank you for those great pics...We have such little representation fo Japan here, it is one of the few great urban places in the World that we just don't see or hear much about...Thanks!

Ark Hills
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/sannou/sannou-1.jpg
St.Luke Towers
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/sumida/katidoki-bashi/katidoki-2.jpg
Triton Square Buildings
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/sumida/toriton/toriton-1.jpg
Tennouzu Isle redevelopment
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tennozu/tennozu-7.jpg
Marunouchi redevelopment
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/funsui/wadakura-7.jpg
Yebisu Garden Place and highway
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/syutoko/syutoko-1.jpg

Tokyo at night is really beautiful.
I think Tokyo is much larger than H.K.
But in my opinion, Kobe is the most wonderful city in Japan.

what are all the red lights for?

In Japan, every high-rise building must be equiped with red lights on the top as rules and regulations.

BTW,pics of Yokohama (one of satellite cities of Tokyo) 3.5million


Yokohama Minatomirai21 district
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-21.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-1.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-1.jpg
Marine towerhttp://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/yamashita/yamashita-11.jpg
Yokohama Bay Bridge
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/yamashita/yamashita-17.jpg

WOW!!!! You're DA MAN, Sonie!!!!! I've never seen so many Tokyo pics like these in my life! These are quite a collection you have here! The nightshots are just beautiful!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! :master:

my most favorite building in Tokyo - NEC SUPER TOWER (NEC head office)
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/japanese/4guide/tokyo/img/D130.JPG

amazing

OSAKA pics - Japan's 2nd metropolis (not my photos)

Umeda redevelopment Area
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?north02.jpg
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?east11.jpg
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?west02.jpg
Umeda Sky Building
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?north06.jpg

Nakanoshima redevelopment
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?north09.jpg

OAP redevelopment area
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?east06.jpg


OBP redevelopment area
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?east04.jpg

Osaka South Port and WTC
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?west03.jpg
Kaiyukan - Osaka City Aquarium (one of the biggest aquarium in the world)
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?west07.jpg

Universal Studio Japan
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?west08.jpg
Osaka Dome
http://members8.tsukaeru.net/atnight/cgi-bin/load.cgi?west05.jpg

Oh,Shit ! I missed in posting Osaka pics of night view.


Some of Osaka Pics (these photos are not mine)

OBO from the top of Osaka Castle
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Osakajo.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/osaka-yakei0002.JPG
Osaka Station
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/osaka-ekima.JPG
Cosmo Square
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/osaka-yakei0004.JPG
Umeda Sky Bldg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jx4t-nkmc/k-umeda1.jpg
OAP redevelopment
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/y-osa01.jpg http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/y-osa03.jpg http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~nm6f-nkmc/y-umeda0.jpg http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jx4t-nkmc/k-umeda4.jpg http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jx4t-nkmc/k-umeda8.jpg
Kansai International Airport
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cj4n-nkmc/kanku-night.jpg http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cj4n-nkmc/kanku-nai2.gif http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cj4n-nkmc/kanku-nai.gif

holy!!!! osaka looks great!!

Cool, how long has it been since the Roppongi Tower was completed? I thought it was still under construction. That is one massive building! Something like 380 000 m² / 4 100 000 sq ft in just 54 floors. :eek:

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Roppon4.jpg

Thanks,DMac, You're right.
The height of the Roppongi Tower (the Roppongi Hills Tower) is only 238m, but actually the most gigantic building in Japan, I heard.
The completion year is next year (2003).

Tokyo Downtown Daily Sketch - Autumn Night 2002 -
http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/sinjuku0210827.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/minato0210805.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/meguro0210361.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/meguro0210245.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/meguro0210280.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/setagaya0210183.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/setagaya0210046.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/minato0210834.JPG http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/tiyoda0202031.jpg http://homepage2.nifty.com/fuukei/taitou0202347.jpg

Pics of Shiodome Redevelopment Area (correctly,Shio Site) - completion of almost all the buildings is in 2003

http://isweb44.infoseek.co.jp/area/upchiri/cgi-bin/source/up0239.jpg
from the left, Shiodome Media Tower(173m),Dentsu Tower(213m),Noppon TV Tower(193m),Shiodome City Center(216m),and etc..

http://isweb44.infoseek.co.jp/area/upchiri/cgi-bin/source/up0240.jpg
from the left,WTC,H Zone Tower(190m),Tokyo Twin Parks(165m.165m),Nippon Tsuun Bldg(137m)

Sonie
U need to edit your post.
I can't see any of your “ñ‘ÅŠç

Tokyo has to be seen to be believed. Great pics! I also like the ones of Osaka as well!

WAh!Tokyo is one of the best cities to me!Though the buildings are not so tall,there are soo many 200++m towers.Tokyo is so high tech.Wish i can go there one day.Roppongi tower is my favourite in Tokyo!2nd is City Hall.

These pics just strengthen my desire to visit Tokyo even more. I've been to NYC before, but I think this will surpass even that.

BTW, if anyone cares, there is a great article about Tokyo Bay in the October 2002 edition of National Geographic.

http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/13152292/PC007631.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14167881/NT5339767.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14170803/NT5357238.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14171128/NT5369728.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14128526/FE-202-0109.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14170671/NT5369726.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14173540/NT5472979.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14105778/FE-204-0105.jpg
http://pixel.recoil.org/photos/tokyo/TowerInTokyo.jpg
http://pixel.recoil.org/photos/tokyo/Shinjuku.jpg
http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/14175220/FE-205-0105.jpg

Hey, kuba, I really like the 9th and 10th photos you posted (the skyline shots) Even from the air, you can plainly see just how twisty the streets of Tokyo are.

Anyway, here's my contribution to this awesome thread:

http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/to7.jpg
http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/to10.jpg
http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/tom4.jpg
http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/to36.jpg
http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/to29.jpg

All of these photos were taken by Kazuhiro Ito and can be found at his website (http://www.omn.ne.jp/~kazz-ito/another.html)

Pics of Tokyo Central - Marunouchi financial district

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Ote5.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Ote1.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Maru7.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Maru3.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Ote2.jpg

Pics of Tokyo Central - Marunouchi financial district - part2

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Ote4.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/maru4.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Maru1.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Maru6.jpg the last one is the pic of Pacific Century Place Bldg (150m).
The building is owned by Hong Kong corporation :cool:

Recent pics in Shiodome Redevelopment Area
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shio10.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shio11.jpg

Dentsu Bldg (213m) I like this best in Shiodome
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shiodome1.jpg
Shidome City Center (216m) - left
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shiodome3.jpg

Shiodome will be awesome when complete!

Newly built buildings in around Akasaka district in Tokyo

Sannou Park Tower (194m)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Naga3.jpg

Prudential Tower (158m)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/Naga1.jpg

Atago Green Hills Mori Tower (187m) left , Atago Forest Tower (157m) right
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/atago2.jpg

Recent pics of some buildings in Odaiba waterFront
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba2.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba3.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba10.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba13.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba14.jpg http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/odaiba11.jpg

Sunshine60 Bldg , Ikebukuro , Tokyo
http://asiancircle2.hoops.ne.jp/tokyo/big/tokyo34.jpg

IMO Tokyo is the most comopolitan and the most modern city in asia.

Awesome Tokyo pics!! Tokyo rocks!:D

Sunshine60 is 240m high (60stories above ground ), which was the highest in Japan until 1991 but the 6th highest now.
Perhaps Sunshine60 is one of the unpopular skyscrapers in Tokyo.
That is because of the tasteless design and the location - not Tokyo Central and Tokyo Bay area, I think.
In addition, Sunshine60 has many a mystery and strange episode.

Sunshine60 was constructed in 1978. Before the construction, the site was Sugamo Prison, which accommodated 60 war criminals,including a former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. They were executed on the top of 60 stairs. At first the building was planed for 70 stories, but it was rumored that some architect had altered the plan. It is also said the design of Sunshine60 represents the gravestone in Japanese style.
That's only one of episodes of the building.

thats just scarry!:D

headquarters of Asahi Brewery Co. (homeland of Asahi Super Dry)

http://www.khi.co.jp/tekkou/monument/Superdry/SuperDry1.jpg http://www.khi.co.jp/tekkou/monument/Superdry/SuperDry3.jpg

The object on the roof is designed by Philippe Starck.
This building is called 'poop' building by the citizens.:D

tokyo looks so amazing... I wish I knew what was going on when I was there 7 years ago... it woulda been cool to explore the city

Hong Kong comes to Tokyo !!!!

Now Tokyo is in the hotel construction boom.
Many famous hotel chains land on Tokyo one after another now . ....Four Seasons Hotel Marunouchi, Park Hotel Tokyo, Celestine Tokyo, Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo Prince Hotel Park Tower, the St. Regis Tokyo, The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo, etc.,
Above all, three hotels comes from Hong Kong in 2006, Surprisingly, the namea are Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Tokyo, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Tokyo, and the Peninsula Tokyo !!!!

A decade ago, the top three hotels in Tokyo were the Imperial Hotel, Hotel New Otani Tokyo, the Hotel Okura.
but now, the top three is Park Hyatt Tokyo, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo, and the Westin Hotel Tokyo.
Perhaps ten years later, the top three hotels in Tokyo will be the Peninsula Tokyo, The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo, and the St.Regis Tokyo.


Mandarin Hotel Tokyo - designed by Cesar Pelli.

http://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/home/news/imgs/1004_1.jpg

Hotel Ranking Japan - 2002- by the Premium Club

1 Hotel Hankyu International (Osaka)
2 The Ritz-Carlton Osaka
3 Park Hyatt Tokyo
4 Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo
5 Mitsui Urban hotel Osaka Bay Tower
6 The Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama
7 Imperial Hotel Osaka
8 Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort (Tokyo)
9 The Westin Osaka
10 Kobe Merikenpark Oriental Hotel
11 Hotel Okura (Tokyo)
12 The Westin Tokyo
13 The Hotel Seiyo Ginza (Tokyo)
14 Le Meridien Grand Pacific Tokyo
15 Hotel Inter-Continental Tokyo Bay
15 Imperial Hotel (Tokyo)
15 Kyoto Brighton Hotel
15 The Westin Awaji Island
19 Sea Hawk Hotel & Resort (Fukuoka)
20 Grand Hyatt Fukuoka
21 Hotel Okura Kobe
22 Niki Club
23 Hyatt Regency Osaka
23 Yokohama Royal Park Hotel
25 Nara Hotel (Nara City)
26 Yokohama Grand Inter-Continental Hotel
27 Century Hyatt Tokyo
27 The Rihga Royal Hotel Waseda
29 Disney Ambassador Hotel
29 Hilton Tokyo
29 Hotel Nikko Alivila
32 Royal Park Hotel (Tokyo)
32 Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
34 Busena Terrace Beach Resort
34 Villa Del Sol
36 Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel (Tokyo)
36 Hilton Osaka
36 Kanucha Bay Hotel & Villa
36 Miyako Hotel Tokyo
40 Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
40 Sofitel Tokyo
42 AGNES Hotel and Apartments Tokyo
42 Hilton Nagoya
42 Hotel Granvie Kyoto


And please teach about the hotels of your city. Which hotel is the best in Asia? the Peninsula (Hong Kong) or Raffles (Singapore) or the Oriental (Bangkok) ?

:)

some unknown buildings in Tokyo ( the pics owned by Mr.Jaruma)

Bunkyo Civic Center
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/civic5.jpg

Tokyo Dome Hotel - designed by Kenzo Tange
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/tokyodome.jpg

3 hotels in Shinagawa district
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shinagawa1.jpg

NTT Docomo Shinagawa Bldg
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shinagawa6.jpg
buildings in Shinagawa Inter- City - another redevelopment area in Tokyo http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/shinagawa4.jpg

Some buildings unknown in Tokyo, part 2

University of the United Nations - designed by Kenzo Tange
http://www.alpsmap.co.jp/info/photo/photo/5/5524.jpg
Yebisu Garden Place Tower
http://www.alpsmap.co.jp/info/photo/photo/3/3526.jpg
Hotel New Otani
http://www.alpsmap.co.jp/info/photo/photo/5/5267.jpg

Tonight I went to Haneda Airport (Tokyo Airport) ON BUSINESS:bleep: ...rainy day ,so I found airport pics on the web.

Haneda Airport and Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/haneda/haneda-7.jpg

PLUS...latest pics , in all directions of the observatory on Tokyo Tower , 250m high (new version)
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-64.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-73.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-61.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-65.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-67.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-77.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-68.jpg

Damn!!!! Who needs daytime when you've got lights that bright?

:D

That second pic you posted is now my wallpaper!

mmmm, the best 2 hotels in Japan are in Osaka? ;)

Thanks,Insomniac.

Vapour,
Yes, Hotel Hankyu International Osaka is undoubtedly the BEST of all hotels in Japan. but I have not been there yet.:D Osaka has a greta many luxurious hotels.

Hotel Hankyu International Osaka
http://www.hhi.co.jp/new2002/image/10th_justforyou.jpg http://www.hhi.co.jp/new2002/image/colorlobby.jpg http://ihonex.hotel-life.com/users_image/hhi/ceres1.jpg

I like the design of Hotel Nikko Osaka best of all hotels in Osaka.

Hotel Nikko (JAL) Osaka
http://www.aaac.co.jp/domepak-new/index.3.jpg

In Japan, due to height restrictions, we have not had over 300m buildings until today. But here is interesting data, which has been discussed in the forum of the famous scraper site in Japan.
As compared with the scrapers in Hong Kong, the Scrapers in Tokyo may be lower but in fact much more gigantic in scale.:D

Hong Kong height (m) gross floor area(m2)
Central Plaza 374 172,798
Bank of China Tower 369 135,000
The Center 350 130,032
Cheung Kong Center 290 125,418
Manulife Plaza 240 83,860

Tokyo
Tokyo City Hall 1 243 380,502
Sunshine 60 Bldg 240 241,546
Roppongi Tower 238 380,105
Opera City Tower 234 242,261
Shinjuku Park Tower 233 263,836


If we construct the building in scale of Manulife Plaza in Tokyo instead of H.K. , the height of it would be 90 meters high in Tokyo. and now there are already more than 400 buildings over 90m in Tokyo.;)

This is the project of Tokyo Odaiba Waterfront , neo- urban center.
The pics is from CAD Center in Japan. The project is now under construction.

http://www.cadcenter.co.jp/webgallery/images/webgallery_cg6m_002.jpg http://www.cadcenter.co.jp/webgallery/images/webgallery_cg6m_006.jpg http://www.cadcenter.co.jp/webgallery/images/webgallery_cg6m_007.jpg

sonie, are there any 200m+ buildings going up in Tokyo?

According to Skyscraper.com, only three office buildings over 200m is now under construction. But additionally, five office buildings over 200m are supposed to be constructed in a few years.
In Tokyo, buildings over 200m are used as offices. Now the highest residential tower in Tokyo is 192m high.

five 200m+?

wow! thats alot i guess the tokyo city editor is pretty slack huh!

Oh my god.. it's unbelievable. I didn't know how beauty Tokio is!

That's my favourite! (Now it's my wallpaper)

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-77.jpg

Shibuya is a bustling, youth-oriented shopping and culture district.
Until now, there have been a few scrapers in Shibuya, but many redevelopment projects are in progress. Some buildings are completed.

Cerulian Tower
http://const.tokyu.com/works/big/cerul_01.jpg

Shibuya Mark City, new station buildings
http://const.tokyu.com/works/big/mark_01.jpg http://const.tokyu.com/works/big/mark_04.jpg http://const.tokyu.com/works/big/mark_08.jpg

Doitashimasshite, Sonie :)

Just wanted to add in some more pics from Harajuku (one of the "hip" sections of Tokyo):

http://www.japannewbie.com/images/pix/harajuku/P6230034.jpg
http://www.japannewbie.com/images/pix/harajuku/P6230028.jpg
http://www.japannewbie.com/images/pix/harajuku/P6230031.jpg
http://www.japannewbie.com/images/pix/harajuku/P6230037.jpg




Wait! Before I leave, I'll throw in this bonus pic of Shinjuku during the World Cup:

http://www.japannewbie.com/images/pix/soccer-6-15-2002/P6140018.jpg

dam there are sooo many people there!

Wow,arigato,Insomniac.
Ok, I add the shots of Shibuya.

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/other/shibuya/shibuya-3.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/other/shibuya/shibuya-4.jpg

wow...Tokyo is an awesome city. so bright with all those neon signs but a little too crowded. I like streets in Tokyo...looks very nice and modern.
But really full of people. must be hard to drive around the city.

Some great pics of Tokyo :)

Tokyo Dome
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/korakuen/dome-1.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/korakuen/dome-4.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/korakuen/dome-5.jpg

West Shinjuku District Redevelopment Plan.
Now, many redevelopment projects are in progress in all over Tokyo. This is only one case.

http://kensan-news.com/news/images/photo/2001_09/090411.jpg
300m office , 200m residential, and other 6 or 7 buildings over 100m, completion is in 2010.

Tokyo Tower in blue - in celebration of FIFA World Cup. in this May.(Japanese National Football Team is called 'Blues')
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-37.jpg
Tokyo Tower in Pink, in this autumn
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/tokyo-tower/t-tower-49.jpg

Originally posted by Sonie
Wow,arigato,Insomniac.
Ok, I add the shots of Shibuya.
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/other/shibuya/shibuya-4.jpg

109 store, the hightest concentration of high school girls on the planet, you bet! ;) I got in and I saw nothing but girls, girls and girls doing shopping... heaven on earth! haha.
Sonie. 109‚É?s‚Á‚½Ž–‚͉½‰ñ?H ;)

Vapour... you are the man!!
you love josikousei like I do.
Exciting city Tokyo is. hahaha

DENTSU BLDG completed and open!! 213m(about height, Tokyo's 12th, but one of the largest buildings in Tokyo)
http://chiri.s20.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20021120004627.jpg http://chiri.s20.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20021120004543.jpg

Vapour, 109‚Í‚S?C‚T‰ñ‚µ‚©‚¢‚Á‚Ä‚È‚¢?B?—Žq?‚?Z?¶‘½‰ß‚¬?B:D

My fovorite downtown in Tokyo
1.Shinjuku(definitely!!!!!!!)
2.Shibuya
3.Ikebukuro
4.Harajuku/Aoyama
5.Ocyanomizu/Ginboucyou
6.Ginza
7.Roppongi
8.Akihabara
9.Akasaka
10.Ueno/Asakusa

I forgot Odaiba waterfront !! nice date spot !;)
Vapourha donomachiga suki ?

Sonie ŽÊ?^‚_‚肪‚Æ‚¤?A‘å‚«‚¢‚È?‚‘w‚т邾‚Ë?B?B?B ?¦‚¢?I

東京の区は。。。 渋谷と新宿は一番好きよ。。。 そして原宿。Sonieは千葉県に住んでいるの？

Christmas illuminations at Tokyo Odaiba Waterfront Area

Venus Fort..huge shopping mall in the Mediterranean style
http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/VF/vf01.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/VF/vf02.jpg
Odaiba Media City
http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2001/daiba/01-d07.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2001/daiba/01-d08.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/1998/98-11.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/1998/98-21.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/2000/00-21.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/1998/98-71.jpg
Fuji TV Broadcasting Centre
http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/2000/00-61.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/1999/99-61.jpg
Hotel Le Grand Pacific Meridian
http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/2000/00-31.jpg http://www.din.or.jp/~t-sugi/night-v/x2000/1998/98-22.jpg

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Big NEWS

According to the Daily Engineering And Construction News Japan, Mitsubishi Estate Inc. announced that they would construct the 230m residential twin towers in Yokohama MM district,near to the Yokohama Landmark Tower, due to complete in 2007. The towers are supposed to be 61 stories above ground and the tallest as residential in Japan.

Christmas illuminations at Tokyo Part2...latest edition
(these pics will be deleted on Dec.31)

Odaiba Waterfront
Decks Tokyo
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/odaiba/odaiba-6.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/odaiba/odaiba-4.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/odaiba/odaiba-12.jpg
Tokyo Tower
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/tokyotower/tokyotower-2.jpg
Shinjuku Times Square (Southern Shinjuku)
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/shinjyuku/shinjyuku-14.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/shinjyuku/shinjyuku-12.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/shinjyuku/shinjyuku-11.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/shinjyuku/shinjyuku-8.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/shinjyuku/shinjyuku-2.jpg
Roppongi Ark Hills
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/akasaka/akasaka-3.jpg
Triton Square
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/toriton/toriton-3.jpg

I've found a useful web site as to Tokyo - the name is MID-TOKYO MAPS.
http://www.mid-tokyo.com/index.html.en (English)

especially,the comparisons between Tokyo and New York are really interesting. and 24 hour live Tokyo cameras ! Just watch !:D

Atago Mori Bldg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ss4e-ykym/tokyo_new/day/03_1024.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ss4e-ykym/tokyo_new/day/08_1024.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ss4e-ykym/tokyo_new/night/04_1024.jpg

ShioSite (Shiodome redevelopment area)...some buildings completed.

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-4.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-3.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-5.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-6.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-7.jpg
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-6.jpg

man, can u guys at least speak english in the internationa forums? i cant understand a thing!:D

latest U/C pics in central Tokyo(these pic are owned by Mr.Jaruma)

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Yurinoki/1061/

Kachidoki Bldg (43 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI6.jpg
Ginza Tower (25 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI4-2.jpg
Samsung Japan Headquarters (27 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI7.jpg
Meiji Insuarance Bldg (30 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI8.jpg
NTT Sumida Bldg (27 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI9.jpg
Marunouch A Bldg (28 floors)
http://cityland.hp.infoseek.co.jp//KOUJI1-2.jpg

Awesome pics guys!! Tokyo is incredible!:okay:

has anybody posted this one yet?

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/shinjuku.jpg

thanx. a nice new photo:)

tokyo is always nice to see.. nice pics!

tokyo has great buildings... I wish I was more into skyscrapers when I was there 6 years ago

latest pics of Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/telecom/telecom-3.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/telecom/telecom-8.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/telecom/telecom-6.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/telecom/telecom-1.jpg
and latest pics of Yokohama MM district
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/chiristmas/mm21/mm21c-2.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-76.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-77.jpg
and latest pics of Chiba Makuhari area
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiba/makuhari/makuhari-5.jpg http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/chiba/makuhari/makuhari-4.jpg

WOW<<<<<<<<< :eek:

Pictures look so nice~~ :cool: Some of the pictures is not from Tokyo but Soo beautiful== I wish I can be there now... :D But why we are celebrating Christmas for.. I didn`t Know there were so many Christian in Japan... I guess not.

Seoul
http://geophoto.njoyschool.net/data/club/album/10000585_4_2_20020910_192325.JPG

Tokyo
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/shinjuku.jpg

Don't these two pics somehow look similar or have similar feels to them? that's just my opinion

Tokyo and Seoul are much alike , the biggest metros on this planet !!!!

I'm so glad that this thread is still alive afterall!!! post more tokyo pics here guys

Sonie's been gone for a while now... does anybody know what happened to him? so sad to see our top tokyo representer go MIA.... I wanna see more recent pics of tokyo!!

Yeah i miss some of his pictures too~

This is Yokohama China town.... Its not Tokyo but its a neibor city~;) http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/tyuka/tyuka-4.jpg

Shinjuku~
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/korakuen/civic-8.jpg

view from Tokyo Metropolitan Gov buidling
<img src=http://www.skyscraperpage.hpg.com.br/asia/tokyo/tokyonightfromdochung.jpg>

wonderful night shots of Shinjuku, puffdaddy.
But how did we get this thread back? I thought that many threads are gone. Is serch function working again?

I found the link to this page posted by mimil on the rate tokyo's skyline thread..... Thank you mimil!

tokyo metropolitan government building
http://myhome.hanafos.com/~sg91222/dscn0327.jpg

man the tokyo metropolitan government building has to be one of the most detailed buildings in the world!:eek:

siodome
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-10.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-3.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/shiosite/shiosite-9.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-25.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-24.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-19.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-17.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/shiodome/caretta/caretta-8.jpg
roppongi
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/roppongi/roppongi-2.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/yurikamome/yurikamome-1.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/yurikamome/yurikamome-16.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/yurikamome/yurikamome-22.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/yurikamome/yurikamome-2.jpg

wow tokyo sure has many skyscrapers that ive neva even heard of!

:eek:

view from odaiba
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/funeno/funeno-6.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/funeno/funeno-9.jpg

the tokyo tower looks so good when lit up!:eek:

Roppongi building is soon to be open~!! can't wait~

http://www.cadcenter.co.jp/webgallery/images/webgallery_cg64l_001.jpg

Wow i never see the view of Tokyo before. Consider the height of the buildings... Tokyo isn't the best but for the quality of the buildings, i think Tokyo is one of the best in the world~!

people in down town tokyo
http://www.ctct.co.jp/tsd/csc_staff/members/sakae/images/nezu9.jpg

tokyo is so impressive....and the pictures are all amazing
btw where is sonie? will he ever come back?

Man oh man! My first thread in the SSC Asian Skyscraper Forum ever(it didn't haven "Middle East" at that time, hence explains the title below my username). Its still alive and kickin! I'm transferring this to the Tokyo/Japanese Forum and make it a sticky for everyone to see and appreciate and hopefully, it will continue to be the next "Metro Manila thread" ;)

those night pics from odaiba (sp?) is :eek: :eek: :omg: great!!

Shinjuku
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/pic/future.jpg
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/pic/shin.jpg
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/pic/shinalln.jpg

Shiodome
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/pic/shiodome.jpg
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/pic/shiodome2.jpg

Tokyo bay pano
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki/bayarea.jpg

breathtaking pano! tokyo got a lot of hi-rises lately, its skyline change pretty dramatically!

Amazing pics mookiecece:guns1: :guns1: !!!

thank you...

Mori tower looks so grand...My kind of building...

The most incredible thing for me is Shiodome. During my visit there were only some 20 floor of the the major buildings surrounding the Yurikamome station.

And only 2 years later a cluster larger than Canary Wharf has emerged. :cool:

Great post.

Keep it up

Originally posted by Sonie

Tokyo and Seoul are much alike , the biggest metros on this planet !!!!

Also the most modern metros on this planet!
The most friendly citizens on the planet!

Go Go Go Japan and Korea! :guns1:

an someone please pleas pleaseeeeee pleasssssssssse get me that tokyo bay pano in its biggest form.. and if anyone has that same pano @ night same lenght and all ,, ive seen one id love that too.. PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE

tokyo nightscenes
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp

How many powerplants does it take to light up Tokyo? :)

Originally posted by Aquamadoor

How many powerplants does it take to light up Tokyo? :)

:happy: :happy: :happy:

Thats the best post of Tokyo Pictures EVER! Tokyos so great! I CANNOT WAIT TO VISIT!!!!

tokyo and seoul does produce somewhat similar
urban ambience ...
sometimes chaotic ... always intricate ... never ugly ...

It's what we call a true urban chaos, and indeed, it is an attractive chaos that knows no beginning or end ;)

It's very very good city ,

But I think ,the bridge is beutifulest!

cfir:)

i am living in osaka at the moment.

what do you go up to get the classic picture of shinjuku with mt fuji behind.....that is absolutely incredible.


its amazing how japan is misunderstood and its cities are largely ignored. osaka is absolutely immense and with kobe certainaly rivals london or new york in terms of size.

tokyo is the biggest city in the world - over 33 million people. insane. i cant wait until the 2nd january when i will be going there for 4 days.....urban heaven :)

nygirl....does tokyo not compare to new york????

Latest Tokyo pano taken by Seven Stars.

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Cat/5857/images/tokyo/pano_from_sunshine60.jpg

awesome pano by seven stars.

http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Ocean/4259/landmark_tokyo.jpg

Wow, I can't believe how massive Tokyo is... but the first pano shows Tokyo which I have seen often. The second pano is the one I never see. That shows the less beautiful Tokyo, the industrial area and residential...

Awsome photos, guys! Really cool to see!


Anyone have anymore! :D You can't ever have enough photos of Tokyo in one thread!

new pano taken from Edogawa-ku.

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/nakanyakki5/pic/tokyo.jpg

http://www.kindai-aero.co.jp/photo/0001.jpg

Originally posted by popo

http://www.kindai-aero.co.jp/photo/0001.jpg

:master: :master: Oh God : o

Originally posted by popo

http://www.kindai-aero.co.jp/photo/0001.jpg
WOW!! That is one of the most amazing perspectives of Tokyo I've ever seen! :eek:

OMFG... tokyo is unbealivable...:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master:

Nice!

Great shots!! Well done.

That aerial pic is one of the BEST Tokyo shots I've ever seen in my life :eek:

Beautiful pictures especially the ones taken from above the clouds.
:angel1: :angel1: :angel1: :angel1: :angel1: :angel1: :colgate:

I had the privilege to have been to Tokyo and it is the best city in the world, I have never seen such quality buildings and very interesting architecture before.

On this pic you can see the how gigantic this city is.
http://www.clutter.com/tom/travel/pix/tokyo1.jpg

http://www.leica-geosystems.com/news/images/tokyo_scan.jpg

This is the link for the area of detail.
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/news/images/guest_house.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/fujitv.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/img_6045.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/shin-park.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/img_6161.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/shinjuku.jpg

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/japan/tokyo-above/tokyohall.jpg

http://www.gochibi.com/Gallery/KushiroNov2301/images/IMG_0148%20Tokyo%20from%20air.jpg

http://www.destinychurch.cc/images/jtp/Tokyo-City-Shot-5.jpg

http://www.destinychurch.cc/images/jtp/Tokyo-City-Shot-1-copy.jpg

http://www.crud.net/~chris/photos/chris/tokyo/tn/IMG_1013.med.jpg

Link for high res pic
http://www.crud.net/~chris/photos/chris/tokyo/IMG_1013.JPG

http://www.indo.to/english/travel/tokyobay.jpg

http://www.indo.to/english/travel/highrise2.jpg

http://www.coolgreenfrog.com/ourtrip2000/photos/japan/gardens_city.jpg

Shinjuku
http://www.coolgreenfrog.com/ourtrip2000/photos/japan/shinjuku_sunset.jpg

http://www.coolgreenfrog.com/ourtrip2000/photos/japan/shinjuku_skyscrapers.jpg

Tokyo Tower through the buildings, what a shot!!!
http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1613.JPG

http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1624.JPG

http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1615.JPG

http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1617.JPG

http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1618.JPG

http://touring.edgingtons.com/MISAWA/1aug03/Tokyo%20Tower/DSCF1621.JPG

http://www.siliconchef.com/images/japan_0403/dome_day_1.jpg

http://www.siliconchef.com/images/japan_0403/dome_day_3.jpg

Shin kan sen..... Incredible.
http://www.destinychurch.cc/images/jtp/Shin-Kansen-2.jpg

Akihabara
http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/~sunil/pictures/japan2003/tokyo_07_akihabara.jpg

:)

wow nice pics like to go there 1 day

Pictures taken from Tokyo Tower last summer (July 2003)

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2808919&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1
Ginza and Shiodome on the right


http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2808920&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Ginza

[SIZE=1]Originally posted by frog-in-a-well

i read that notre dame in paris served as the inspiration. actually, it could have been any number of the french gothic cathedrals. their shapes are all so similar.


Honestly, I don't think so. I bet you should look at all gothic cathedral. I think they all have their own shapes.

And well, I'm not sure we could call this cathedral a gothic cathedral. It really got its own style and well, that's not a bad one. In fact I find it's pretty different. Maybe the guys who designed it has been inspired, but really. It's an original cathedral to me.

The bridges and the city hall are wonderfull.

I have two loves: one is my girlfriend, the other is Landmark tower :love:

All pics by Nori 2003 (c)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_land_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_land_02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_la02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_la01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_01.jpg


From the top of Yokohama landmark tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_03.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_04.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_05.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_06.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_07.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_08.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_09.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_10.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13from_yokohama_11.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_q_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_mm_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_mm_02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_towers_01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_towers_02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_prince_01.jpg

Yokohama is my favorite Japanese city :)

cool pictures!!

cool collection. the buildings are very modern, like it

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_01.jpg
why is there light comming from the bottom of landmark tower in this pic?? looks weird because it seems only that part is shine by sunlight. or is it not sunlight??

JUST AMASING. REALLY NICE PICS!!

Cool pics.I also drove in this city with a enzo ferarri :)
In a computer game ofcourse ;) (Project gotham racing 2)

OMG 15th pic, THATS AWESOME! And to think, i used to live in that monstrosity! Thats crazy...japan is soooooooooooooo *awesome*!

Amazing.....
Is Yokohama part of metro Tokyo, or is it anther city all together??

That aerial from a plane with Fuji-san in the background... OMFG!!!

I just wanna know, is the Marine Tower still a designated, working lighthouse?

Which means that the beacon, if it is still there, is used for the guidance of vessels rather than decorative.

Anyone out there?

tokyo summer heat is crazy :eek2:

39.5C yesterday in Tokyo :devil:

Shinjuku skyliner is wonderful :)

Thanks for the pics. It brought back memories when I stayed in Yokohama for 5 years.

havent been in japan for a long its great to see a awesome skyline like tokyo's one cant wait to come back home

Yokohama is perrfect as the rest of Japan

I recently visited Yokohama. The Landmark tower is nice, and the elevator the fastest in the world. Quite a trip.

I visited the city sometime ago when in 2001.Nice place.I couldnt understand why it was named Japan's second largest city.It must just mean the population in the city proper.It was small compared to Osaka.I walked everywhere.From Chinatown to the port and through the city up to Shin Yokohmaha station.A big place but not as big as Osaka.

its the political pop nick, not the metro pop. yokohama is a lovely city, if i were to live in japan long term id live in yokohama or kobe.

Tokyo up date :) 　　scroll>>>>>>>
http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/848.jpg
http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/shinjuku.jpg

Great shots!! Well done.

Kobe is great.I like the Mosaque area.It reminds me of Darling Harbour in Sydney

sick!

I saw Night scense of Yokohama before, That's very beatiful.

Those fotos of Tokyo are very good. I congratulate you.
:okay:

WOW!! That is one of the most amazing perspectives of Tokyo I've ever seen! :eek:

Impressive..

any pictures of yokohama bay bridge

Tokyo is amazing... Impressive skyline... Great buildings...

Nice city...

hi folks, how is it going??? I just wanna update the amazing Tokyo!! The downtown shinjuku area eh~~~

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/totyo-w/totyo-c-11.jpg

One of the shopping mall in Tokyo.. Gojeouse~
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/kawasaki/kawasaki-23.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/kawasaki/kawasaki-24.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/kawasaki/kawasaki-21.jpg

HMmm megalopolis... Tokyo
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/ikebukuro/sunshine-18.jpg

Yeah great pics... ;)

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/5230/boueki-14.jpg

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/7303/carrot-14.jpg

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/5554/boueki-19.jpg

amazing!!! beautiful!!!!! unique!!!!!

great pictures puffdaddy and stdj!

the worlds biggest city.....aaaahhhh...i am there for a week at the start of the month. i cannot wait!

SOME NIGHT VIEWS..
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/landmark-16.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-130.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-71.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-77.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/mm21/mm21-120.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/yamashita/yamashita-47.jpg

:) :) I LOVE THE SKYLINE!!

Amazing.....
Is Yokohama part of metro Tokyo, or is it anther city all together??


It's part of metro

Too big to be true.

i love this place. very urban but relaxing. just unique. btw, nice photos, especially the night pics

It is nice seeing Tokyo' pics at night, very impresive :okay: That wonderful !

I'de like to go at Tokyo for 1 or 2 months ;)

fantastic

blue sky in Tokyo night
http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/tkk.jpg

WOOT Go tokyo!!!! Its one hell of a beautiful city...

[IMG:]http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/13yokohama_01.jpg[/IMG:]

has this been posted?

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/47/43/enjoyjapan_18/11000/10576.jpg

TOKyo~ **
http://since991121.namoweb.net/zeroboard/data/asia/1076764388/2.jpg

http://www.geocities.jp/kyotokyo100/shibuya5.jpg

TOKyo~ **
http://since991121.namoweb.net/zeroboard/data/asia/1076764388/2.jpg


:yes: that's nice. Must....get....to....JAPAN!!

Tokyo-gigantopolis

What's that very bright patch near the Shidome, is that Ginza?

Yes,Ginza night.

http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~kuri/panorama/tokyo.html

Cool panorama photo page =)

http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~kuri/panorama/tokyo.html

Cool panorama photo page =)

Yes, indeed. The panoramas is awesome...:eek:

http://port.s35.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20041205235822.jpg
http://port.s35.xrea.com/cgi-bin/img-box/img20041205224959.jpg

WOW!! amazing...

hey Kang visit the korean forums too!

How long would it take to get from Shinjuku to Yokohama's Landmark Tower by train?

How long would it take to get from Shinjuku to Yokohama's Landmark Tower by train?

In about 30 minutes you reach Yokohama station with the JR Shonan Shinjuku Line. Add 5 more to the tower by the Minato Mirai subway line.

I recently visited Yokohama. The Landmark tower is nice, and the elevator the fastest in the world. Quite a trip.

The elevators in theTaipei 101 have now the record. But the elevators in the Landmark Tower are still very impressive.
I have a small video that i have made. The video is 35 second long and begins in the second floor and ends in the 69.
If someone have 5,5MB webspace i could upload the video.

I made a big mistake. I was only in Yokohame because of the Landmark tower. It would be better if i had spent some time in the city.

that pano is amazing!~

those are some crazy cool pics ! :runaway: i want to go to tokyo(though i would probs end up in osaka) so whos wants to buy be a ticket

Is Tokyo-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka Megalopolis the largest in the world or will it face tough competition from the BosWash Area/Northeast Corridor Area/Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington-Baltimore Megalopolis? :)

Well, Bosnywash has about 44 million people, according to Wikipedia. The Tokyo metro area alone has 34 million people. and the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metro area has 17 million people. They just don't pack 'em in as dense in the US.

So the entire Tokaido Megalopolis has over 51 million inhabitants.
How about comparing the GDP of Tokyo-Ngoya-Kyoto-Osaka Megalopolis with Boston-New York-Philadelphia-Washington-Baltimore?
Based from my research the Tokyo Metropolitan Area's GDP is equal to that of the entire Britain! :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
Electricty consumption is equal to the entire Italy :runaway: :runaway: :runaway: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
Which generates more trash the Bosh-Wash or the Tokaido Area?

Tokyo and three other cities in the same area next to the bay.
I thorgth someone told it's a popuation of 35million.
I'am I right or not? :runaway: :runaway: :eek2:

The area you are refering to is the Tokyo-Kawasaki-Yokohama-Chiba Area.
You are quite right, though, it has fewer people. The real number is around 28-30 million. There is another statistic which shows the population to be 44 million. This, however, is the National Capital Region of Tokyo. Officially (as in government statistics it could be considered as the extreme extent of Tokyo's metropolis). But in reality Tokyo is not a mere metropolis. It is a megalopolis (as in many metropolises connected by dense transportation network). There, in reality, Tokyo's extreme urban extent is called the Tokaido Area. This area, which extends southwestward, includes all of Tokyo's NCR (this includes already Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Chiba + Kyoto + Nagoya + Osaka + Kobe. This entire area has: 44 million + 17 million (for Osaka-Kobe) + couple millions... lets say 3 million??? for Nagoya + Kyoto population ???=the very rough estimate puts it at 68 million. :) :) :)

I was in Hong Kong, too. But, to be honest, Tokyo is 10 times greater. I don`t think that there is any city on this planet that is better than Tokyo.

I hope that the nice people in Tokyo and Japan never change. And something else, you don`t need super tall building or a great skyline, you can stay like you are forever and i would visit you again and again.

Wow, look at this :eek:

http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/physics/s.kravchenko/myweb3/electric%20area%20akihabara.jpg

http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/physics/s.kravchenko/myweb3/shinjuku%20at%20midnight1.jpg

http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/physics/s.kravchenko/myweb3/umbrellas.jpg

http://www4.tsl.uu.se/~pomp/pictures/ND2001%20-%20Tsukuba/in%20tokyo/22%20-%20view%20from%20tokyo%20twin%20tower%201%20-%20shinjuku%20sumitomo%20building%20etc.JPG

http://www4.tsl.uu.se/~pomp/pictures/ND2001%20-%20Tsukuba/in%20tokyo/24%20-%20view%20from%20tokyo%20twin%20tower%203%20-%20tokyo%20.JPG

i've just red a whole thread.....
and...i almost had a heart attack ;)
MY GOD!!!! are we talking about some cosmic city from outer space,or it's JUST a city built by men...

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

new york? hong kong? london?
don't make me laugh..... ;)

Great thread of Tokyo.

Nice pics Xeni-2! The third photo is similar at one street of Blade Runner movie (the lights, skyscrapers ect....) I love Tokyo!!!!
(Sorry for my English, I'm not very good!)

Nice pics Xeni-2! The third photo is similar at one street of Blade Runner movie (the lights, skyscrapers ect....) I love Tokyo!!!!
(Sorry for my English, I'm not very good!)

Welcome to Tokyo thread !! :) I'm not long to writing English , me too :D

Can you find Italiancity in Tokyo(vita Italia) in this pic?

http://since991121.namoweb.net/zeroboard/data/asia/1076764388/2.jpg

Thanks a lot TR-909!
I can't find the new Italiancity in the picture you have post! But, I think it's near at the part of the photo where there are a lot of lights.

http://tinypic.com/1pdzqd

bye!

yokohama looks even more impressive at night than the already impressive day :D

Fantastic :eek: :eek:

http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/post_card/tokyo_postcard3.jpg


http://www.johnsangiovanni.com/Images/2003-01%20Tokyo/05%20-%20Drums.JPG


http://webls.ex.nii.ac.jp/~pattara/albums/Akihabara-200301/IMG_1385.jpg


http://webls.ex.nii.ac.jp/~pattara/albums/Akihabara-200301/IMG_1381.jpg


http://www.johnsangiovanni.com/Images/2003-01%20Tokyo/08%20-%20Heaven.JPG


http://www.rfc1149.net/albums/akihabara/DSC06482.jpg


http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/~sunil/pictures/japan2003/tokyo_07_akihabara.jpg


http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/ginza/ginza_at_night_31.jpg


http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/ginza/ginza_at_night_7.jpg


http://www.maniza.com/Asia/images/Tokyo/ginza/ginza_at_night_11.jpg


http://www.rfc1149.net/albums/akihabara/DSC06478.jpg

Hey, I just remember this, there are blue light in light stop :cool:


http://www.johnsangiovanni.com/Images/2003-01%20Tokyo/07%20-%20Akihabara.JPG


http://darwin.iamit.org/albums/japan/akihabara_004.jpg


http://www.rfc1149.net/albums/akihabara/DSC06487.jpg


http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~vbraun/travel/summer2003/tokyo.jpg

Great pics of Tokyo!
There is my idol in the second pic, SONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
http://dc2.donga.com/zero/data/building/morihillsintokyo2.JPG http://dc2.donga.com/zero/data/building/Morihillsintokyo.JPG

oh my goooood!!!!!
roppongi hills is indeed a big mountain!!!!!

Whats the capacity/resident quantity of the Mori Building. Its a ball-shattering size!

Whats the capacity/resident quantity of the Mori Building. Its a ball-shattering size!

I read somewhere Mori Tower's floor area is equivalent to Chicago's Sears Tower. Massive.

I've seen better pics of Tokyo, but it is one of the most spectacular cities. 10. :banana2:

panorama....
http://www.george24.com/~ob-guy27/848.jpg

wow, awesome panorama! Tokyo really does have a lot of skyscrapers.

yeah, love that panorama, the docomo building (is it?) looks sorta like ESB at night :)

whaooo. Tokyo!!

I just heard the news that new tokyo tower to be built in Minatoku, near the Roppongi Hills. The expected height is around 650m.
:eek2:

new tokyo tower will be over 450m office + over 150m digital broadcasting tower(like a freedom tower ?).
And maybe ,the project contains some skyscrapers around new tower.

ein? ouhm? waah? : O

SO when the tower is contructed and completed will it be taller than Burj Dubai?

I wish the Mega TRY Pyramid and X-Seed 4000 get buit. Probably not in Japan as its economy has matured and their is little room to grow even more. I guess these two mega-structures would materialize in booming economies such as China, India or even possible, the US.

:) :) :)

i believe the one in dubai will be well over 700m

Whats with the Midtown Project ?
On SSP they say it will be 260m high and on emporis they say it will be 248m. What is right ?

東京に行きたい !!!!!

Wow..cool city, nice buildings!..and the night pics are simply great! :D
Quiero ir pa' Japon..

I read somewhere Mori Tower's floor area is equivalent to Chicago's Sears Tower. Massive.

WOAH!!

An averaged height skyscraper with floospace the same as one of the tallest!

SO when the tower is contructed and completed will it be taller than Burj Dubai?

I wish the Mega TRY Pyramid and X-Seed 4000 get buit. Probably not in Japan as its economy has matured and their is little room to grow even more. I guess these two mega-structures would materialize in booming economies such as China, India or even possible, the US.
:) :) :)


Never in those countries. They have huge land area, unlike Tokyo, where there is a limited amount left.

http://www.joelgoodwin.com/intersect_v1/tokyo/nakano_sakaue/p_mywindow_day_pano.jpg


http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/boueki/boueki-p.jpg






:eek2:

Wow these pic are just amazing. I've been a silent observer of this forum for a long time..this time just couldn't resist. The lighting for the night shots is friggin awesome...i think Tokyo is unique cuz its one of the few asian cities that seems to come to life at night. i have to make it to japan one of these days :)

i've been up both.... the taipei 101 and the landmark tower and although the latter is supposed to be slower imo the lifts in the landmark tower felt noticeably quicker. maybe they accelerate faster but have a lower top speed.