the tokyo files: maps マッピング東京

More to follow, but now, here is Taro Okamoto’s work, the Myth of Tomorrow, in Shibuya Station: Map of various Taro Okamoto works in the Tokyo area: See also: Read about Taro Okamoto’s father at: (a picture’s worth a thousand words) 百聞は一見に如かず, a Kawasaki…

Here’s an interesting map that shows the amount of greenery across Ota-ku, Tokyo: 1 There are four sections of the city noted: Haneda Airport 羽田空港 Kamata 蒲田 Omori 大森 Denenchofu 田園調布 Here’s the same or similar data, with a slightly different look: 2 Label:…

The following map, titled “Imayo Soka-shukua Area” 1 2 addresses a pleasant riverside path in Soka, Saitama.

A fine looking walking map of Soka, Saitama (source).

Route map of the Musashino Railway in the early years of its operations (circa 1912).

Map of Tokyo’s disaster water supply 東京都の災害時給水ステーション地図:1 Key: Red circle = 震災対策用応急給水槽 (Emergency Water Supply Tank for Disaster Preparedness), which has a capacity of 1,500 m³ Blue square = 浄水場・給水所 (Water Treatment Plants & Water Supply Stations) Green su…

The following time series of six maps, from the Nakagawa Funabansho Museum, shows the development of what is mostly current-day Koto-ku, from circa 700 AD to today.

Here’s a nice colorful map of the defenses in Tokyo Bay in 1852.

Tokyo Building collapse risk map 回建物倒壊危険量マップ shows improvement between 2015 and 2018.

The best running route in central Tokyo