Getting Lost in Tokyo
We had a notion that Japan was going to be a bit, shall we say, inscrutable. And we were right. There’s something about not having an alphabet so foreigners can … Read more
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The Layered Look of Tokyo
I know now that my assumptions were wrong. I was thinking of Japan as a leader in high tech industry, as a center of fashion, as an international power, and … Read more
Dentsu Building, Tokyo, Japan
Viewed from a certain angle, the Dentsu Building in the Shiodome section of Tokyo looks completely one dimensional–like a knife thrust into the sky. I’d already put away my big … Read more
Tokyo Skyline at Night
Tokyo is so big that you have to get a vantage point to take in just a bit of it. Luckily the city government offers just such a view from … Read more