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A quick listing of what most of these buildings are: * 1, 2: Edo-Tokyo Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo-Tokyo_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo-
by jpatokal 8y ago
A quick listing of what most of these buildings are:
* 1, 2: Edo-Tokyo Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo-Tokyo_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo-Tokyo_Museum
* 3: Tokyo Big Sight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Big_Sight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Big_Sight
* 4, 5: ?
* 6: Fuji TV HQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_TV
* 7: ?
* 8: Nakagin Capsule Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower
* 9, 10, 11: ?
* 12: Asahi Beer Hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall
* 13, 14: ?
It's also worth noting every single one of these is a Bubble Era creation from the 1990s or earlier, meaning they're starting to get some of the "this is what we thought the future would look like" Disney Tomorrowland retro-futuristic vibe.
And a gratuitous plug for some of my own retro-Tokyo pics, although there's a bunch of other stuff as well:
https://www.photo.net/jpatokal https://www.photo.net/jpatokal
- kyleblarson 8y agoI randomly walked by the Capsule Tower last month and it immediately reminded me of the stacks in Ready Player One. It honestly looks pretty run down.
- twblalock 8y agoIt is run down and some of the capsules are no longer safe to inhabit.
- bitwize 8y agoI remember seeing the Capsule Tower in The Wolverine.
- toufka 8y ago10: The Shizuoka Shinbun SBS building: http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2009/06/shizuoka-shimbun-building-shimbashi/ http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2009/06/shizuoka-shimbun-bui... 11: An "Escape Room" business, Azutoubu Scrap: "アジトオブスクラップ東新宿GUNKAN" https://rubese.net/gurucomi/?id=1931856 https://rubese.net/gurucomi/?id=1931856
- aasasd 8y agoFile names of the images give clues about the locations.
- aasasd 8y agoScratch that, they actually don't for the images that are unclear.
- dmix 8y agoI'm really curious what this building is: https://2um6b944etm332zlf4pb7a19-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Fine-Art-Tom-Blachford-Shizuoka-Press.jpg https://2um6b944etm332zlf4pb7a19-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-... Very cyberpunk. Edit: the filename says it's "Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Center" https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/shizuoka-press-and-broadcasting-center/ https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/shizuoka-press-and-...
- twblalock 8y agoThat and the capsule tower are pretty good examples of the architectural style called Metabolism that was popular in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the buildings appear to be modular, and some of them actually are.