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0101 Young Store
Area: Shinjuku City: Tokyo, Kanto
Sleek, stylish, and white. Like a giant iPod in the sky. This Marui Department Store branch caters to the younger crowd. In fact, it's known as 01Young in company literature. Like many department...read more >> |
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4-6-18 Ginza
Area: Ginza City: Tokyo, Kanto
If Tokyo had a "typical" form of architecture -- like the Gulf Coast Shotgun Shack, or the Chicago Bungalow -- it would be the narrow apartment building with exposed stairwell. This is an example of t...read more >> |
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Christian Dior Ginza Building
Designed by: Ricardo Bofill Construction Completed: 2004 Area: Ginza City: Tokyo, Kanto
One of the most beautiful buildings in the Ginza corridor belongs to fashion heavyweight Christian Dior. The building is tall, stately, and understated. Its exterior draws the eye for the very reason ...read more >> |
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Flags
Designed by: Yokogawa Architects & Engineers Construction Completed: 1998 Area: Shinjuku City: Tokyo, Kanto
Making the most of a cramped odd-shaped lot, Flags knows what it's biggest asset is -- the huge curved facade that presents itself to tens of thousands of Shinjuku Station commuters each day. It ...read more >> |
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Ginza Wako
Designed by: Jin Watanabe Construction Completed: 1932 Area: Ginza City: Tokyo, Kanto
The glitziest intersection in Tokyo's most fashionable shopping district is anchored by the venerable Ginza Wako building. Unlike its glass and neon neighbors, this building presents a dignified ...read more >> |
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Odakyu Halc - Shinjuku
Area: Nishi-Shinjuku City: Tokyo, Kanto
One of two Odakyu outposts at Shinjuku Station, this one focuses on interiors. The building is like a huge curving white fortress of modernity facing the Shinjuku bus plaza. Its white facade bears fai...read more >> |
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Star Throne Building
Area: Kabukicho City: Tokyo, Kanto
An appropriate name for a building that evokes a sense of mysticism. It's so neoclassical that it's borderline faux-classical with its columns, arches, portals, and statuary. The celestial t...read more >> |
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