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When Katsuhiro Otomo created the now-incredibly-famous manga Akira (1982-1990), this is what he did to Tokyo: Only a few years earlier, Otomo published Domu: a Child’s Dream 童夢 (1980-1981), a grim tale set at the fictional Tsutsumi Danchi, a housing compl…
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A dive into the history of Shiomi, a former landfill in Tokyo's Koto-ku that is now home to a 4-star hotel and the former resident of Shibusawa Eiichi, one of Japan's most famous businessman.
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In response to a recent Reddit post I finally got around to posting the details of my favorite running route in central Tokyo.
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Background on the Miyakezaka Building in Tokyo and its tiled mosaic by artist Takeo Terada.
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Despite its reputation (to some) as an expensive city, Tokyo's rental costs are quite reasonable for such a large and economically vital city.
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Of the many dozens of rivers in the Tokyo area, likely all of them have undergone man-made changes over the years.
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I’ve periodically remarked on the joys of what I refer to as provisional spaces in Tokyo and beyond; these are features such as bridges, paths, and other structures that don’t quite seem permanent or don’t quite seem to fit in the modern cityscape, yet pe…
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A time-lapse series of what is potentially the busiest fumikiri 踏切 (level street crossing) in Tokyo: a pedestrian and bike-only crossing just south of Oimachi Station 大井町 (map).