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The Tokyo Traveler

June 16th, 2008

William Gibson’s Futuristic Tokyo

The next question from my “What do YOU want to know about Tokyo?” post comes from nicky187.
I’d like to know how the Tokyo and Japan of today compares with the near future vision of William Gibson.
I have to admit that I needed to do a bit of research on this one - there were no […]

By Shane -- 2 comments

June 5th, 2008

Shin-Marunouchi Building

Between the Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace you will find the ultra modern Marunouchi District of Tokyo. The shining Shin-Marunouchi Building is the newest building on the block and is one of the largest shopping and dining complexes in front of Tokyo Station.
The high-rise tower reaches a height of 198m (650 feet) and […]

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April 30th, 2008

The Imperial Hotel - Tokyo

Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel has a long and distinguished history. The hotel opened in 1890 across from the Imperial Palace in a impressive Victorian style building that for many decades was the only fully European style hotel in Tokyo. In 1923, the hotel opened a fabulous new building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which […]

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April 14th, 2008

Five Story Pagoda in Asakusa

Pagodas first appeared in Japan in the 6th century when Buddhism was introduced from China and India.  They can range in height from one to thirteen tiers. On the grounds of the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa you will find an beautiful example of a five storied pagoda which is the most common.
In the west […]

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