Tag: Architecture
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Checkered
Taito City, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Pattern of Abuse
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Among the Skyscrapers
Lots of my friends have never been to Tokyo, so naturally they ask me what I thought. A week in Tokyo hardly makes me an expert, but is long enough to have formed some lasting impressions. One general comment is that Tokyo is not a tall city. Tokyo feels more like a five- or six-story
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End of the Road
Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Rainfall after Nightfall
Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Golden Turd
It didn’t take long for my daughter and I to notice the weird giant yellow thing across the river near our hotel in Asakusa. “What is that?” I asked. She looked on her phone for a minute and then laughed. “Oh,” she said, “it’s the ‘Asahi Flame’, but the locals call it ‘The Golden Turd’”.
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Scarlet Trusswork
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Clowderwalk
Nakano City, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.
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Kamakura Temples
Kamakura is a pretty city in Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo. It has some notable temples, including Hasedera and Kotoku-in. All but one of the images in this post were taken on the grounds of the former. The original Hasedera temple dates back to the 8th century, although the building above has been rebuilt more
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Menace
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. October 2025.