Tokyo 東京

[MoonPrincess]

Awsome pictures of Japan. <3

[andrey i]

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

I like the pictures in the forum

[VKS]

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

[Grams]

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

[Grams]

The list shows you name of the buildings and the footages.
They have been underconstracting and will be showed up around one year or soon.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/...o-ing-menu.htm

Originally Posted by VKS

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

[oddstyle]

Originally Posted by japanese001

i'll be there soon ..........!!!

[giovani kun]

Hai sou desu..kono shashin ha totemo omoshiroi....domo arigatou gozaimashita..Japanese001 anata ha hontou ni..ichiban nihonjin desu ...Tokyo ha watashi no ichiban suki machi ..

[Fox-Tale]

Originally Posted by giovani kun

Hai sou desu..kono shashin ha totemo omoshiroi....domo arigatou gozaimashita..Japanese001 anata ha hontou ni..ichiban nihonjin desu ...Tokyo ha watashi no ichiban suki machi ..

I believe real good part of Japan exists in non-capital areas such as
Kyusyu, Kansai, Tohoku, Shikoku, and not in Tokyo(capital).
Normally, unique and best culture is only seen out of the capital in many countries in the world..

Because big cities in developed countries in the world tend to be similar in looks and cultures,
you will just find an average developed city you have seen somewhere else in the world. It has everything, but tends to be artificial, materialistic, and hectic with less human warmth.

I recommend foreigners visiting japan to buy "Japan Rail Pass" in your country in advance and
get out of Tokyo as soon as possible!!

Tokyo is a good place for shopping and for rural guys who wanna get surprised to see tall buildings,
but visiting Tokyo does not mean you understand and saw real Japan.

[SUNNI]

just seeing these pics make my heard beat ten times faster

[Ryuhei]

Originally Posted by Grams

The list shows you name of the buildings and the footages.
They have been underconstracting and will be showed up around one year or soon.

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/...o-ing-menu.htm

Very interesting site, Grams.
Thank you

[coldstar]

new office tower opens in Marunouchi next week.

Shin Marubiru

height:198m
architect: Sir Michael Hopkins

[coldstar]

Currently, many shopping towers are being built in Ginza.
And this is one of them:
Nicolas G Hayek Center opens next month.

Nicolas G Hayek Center Ginza is world's first Watch Landmark by the Swatch Group Ltd in Switzerland, world's biggest watch manufacturer.
Nicolas G Hayek Center in Ginza is world's largest Swatch store, and all the models of all the brands of Swatch are displayed throughout the tower.


Nicolas G Hayek Center Ginza
architect: Shigeru Ban (14 floors above the ground)

[Fox-Tale]

Originally Posted by coldstar

Currently, many shopping towers are being built in Ginza.
And this is one of them:
Nicolas G Hayek Center opens next month.

Nicolas G Hayek Center Ginza is world's first Watch Landmark by the Swatch Group Ltd in Switzerland, world's biggest watch manufacturer.
Nicolas G Hayek Center in Ginza is world's largest Swatch store, and all the models of all the brands of Swatch are displayed throughout the tower.


Nicolas G Hayek Center Ginza
architect: Shigeru Ban (14 floors above the ground)

It is interesting to know that they will sell all brands of Swatch group there, from prestige brands of Blancpain, Brequet to middle range of Tissot, Hamilton, Calvin Klein.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swatch_Group_Ltd.
http://www.swatchgroup.jp/

I wonder if they also sell SMART cars, a car manufacturer which is also part of Swatch group...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_%28automobile%29

Nicholas G. Hayek is the co-founder of Swatch Group, and he is a famous Lebanese.
Lebanese are known for being very good at business..

In Japanese history, the No.1 individual tax payer for the year 1988(best time of
Japanese bubble economy) was Lebanese, named Abdul Hadi Debs.

He came to Japan in 1928 and bought a lot of land in Yoyogi Uehara in Tokyo at a very low price when Japan was still a developing country,
and sold it at the highest price in 1988, in the midst of the bubble economy.

He gained profit of over 45,000,000,000(45 billion yen=about 400 million USD) by selling the land.
and paid 6,854,040,000 yen(about 60 million USD) as the income tax and left Japan forever to his homeland Lebanon,
before the bubble economy collapsed.
The amount of individual income tax he paid was the biggest amount in the Japanese history by that time and became a big news.
(The record was later broken by other people though.)

http://moto-ken.cool.ne.jp/material/choja/choja_88.html (Individuals Income Ranking for the year 1988, in Japanese language)

http://www.debscorp.com/group/our_history.html (about Abdul Hadi Debs)

[Vapour]

^Interesting story Fox-Tale

[Vapour]

My pictures of Tokyo Mid-town. Access from subway station, shopping mall and park and some views from 33th floor.





























































































































Resona Bank office







Convenience store







Robot & gadget shop























































Suntory Museum of Art

[Fox-Tale]

Tokyo Midtown looks like a university campus.
Many new universities in Japan look like this..(except for numerous shops and the Japanese garden).
Therefore, its design is typical and not so interesting in a way.

However, I think their good point is that they provide a huge park in the busiest point of the city..like Shinjuku Gyoen.

The park looks like an ordinary park, not a fancy one, so I think kids, families, and senior people can relax and eat lunch there, without caring about their clothes or fashion.

Because Roppongi is full of posh places with many fashion-conscious people, I think such a down-to-earth, relaxing place is precious and important.

[Jo]

What's that? For advertising?

This would be a nice skyscraper design

[Fox-Tale]

Originally Posted by Jo

What's that? For advertising?


This would be a nice skyscraper design

Well, that is kind of a roller coaster called "half pipe"
It is located on the roof of a big discount chain "Don Quijote".
The discount shop is famous for being open 20 hours/day from 11 am till 7 am next morning, and 365 days/year .

The attraction was going to be opened on December 21, 2005, and
was supposed to become a sight-seeing spot for overlooking night view of Tokyo in the thrill ride.
However, due to strong opposition by the neighbors who were concerned about the noise generated by the ride, and about possible accidents caused by long operation hours(20 hours/day, the same as the discount shop) the company was forced to give up its plan.
The ride has never been into operation and still remains abandoned on the roof.

[onmyoji]

great pictures...really nice report!!

[coldstar]

Thanks for the info, Fox-Tale. and awesome shots, Vapour.

As for new department stores in Ginza, Tokyu Hands and Marui open the stores in Autumn.
Ginza is assimilating the atmosphere of Shibuya and Shinjuku more and more.
The snobish people would escape Ginza to Omotesando.

Tokyu Hands (14 floors above the ground)

Marui (21 floors above the ground)


BTW, Capsule Tower in Ginza designed by Kisho Kurokawa is to be torn apart to be redeveloped.