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Architecture guide

Edited by
Deloffre Julien
Escobar Pierre

ISACF LA CAMBRE ARCHITECTURE

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 Published in 2009
by FD PRODUCTION SPRL
Place Communale d’Auderghem 14
1160 Auderghem (Brussels)

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 CONTENTS

TOKYO GENERAL p.6

Tokyo and Japan p.6
Tokyo brief history p.8
Tokyo region p.12
Tokyo geographic analysis p.16
Tokyo public transport p.22
Tokyo architecture p.26
Tokyo sleep p.30
Tokyo eat/drink p.32
Tokyo nightlife p.34

TOKYO CENTERS p.36

General map of Tokyo p.40
Hotel district p.42
Shinjuku p.46
Shibuya p.58
Roppongi Akasaka p.72
Shimbashi Ginza p.84
Tokyo station area p.96
Ikebukuro p.106
Odaiba p.118
Ueno p.130
Daikanyama p.138

EXTRAS p.146
Belgian Embassy p.148
Yokahama p.150
Moriyama house p.152
Mineral house p.153
Tama art univversity p.154
Akihabara p.155
Edo Tokyo museum p.156
Asakusa p.157

METRO p.159

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 TOKYO AND JAPAN

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 TOKYO HISTORY

Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo. In 1457, Ota Dokan
built Edo Castle. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo his base and when he
became shogun in 1603, the town became the center of his nationwide
military government. During the subsequent Edo period, Edo grew into one
of the largest cities in the world with a population topping one million by the
18th century. It became the de facto capital of Japan even while the emperor
lived in Kyoto, the imperial capital. After about 263 years, the shogunate was
overthrown under the banner of restoring imperial rule. In 1869, the 17-year-
old Emperor Meiji moved to Edo. Tokyo was already the nation’s political and
cultural center, and the emperor’s residence made it a de facto imperial capi-
tal as well with the former Edo Castle becoming the Imperial Palace. The city
of Tokyo was established, and continued to be the capital until it was
abolished as a municipality in 1943 and merged with the «Metropolitan
Prefecture» of Tokyo.
Central Tokyo, like Osaka, has been designed since about 1900 to be centered
around major train stations in a high-density fashion, so suburban railways
were built relatively cheaply at street level and with their own right-of-way.
This differs from many cities in the United States that are low-density and
automobile-centric. Though expressways have been built in Tokyo, the basic
design has not changed.

Tokyo port

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 The imperial castle

Tokyo went on to suffer two major catastrophes in the 20th century, but it
recovered from both. One was the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, which left
140,000 dead or missing, and the other was World War II. The bombing of Tokyo
in 1944 and 1945, with 75,000 to 200,000 killed and half of the city destroyed,
were almost as devastating as the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
combined. After the war, Tokyo was completely rebuilt, and showcased to the
world during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The 1970s brought new high-rise
developments such as Sunshine 60, a new and controversial airport at Narita
in 1978 (some distance outside city limits), and a population increase to about
11 million (in the metropolitan area).
Tokyo’s subway and commuter rail network became one of the busiest in the
world as more and more people moved to the area. In the 1980s, real estate
prices skyrocketed during a real estate and debt bubble. The bubble burst
in the early 1990s, and many companies, banks, and individuals were caught
with mortgage backed debts while real estate was shrinking in value. A major
recession followed, making the 1990s Japan’s «lost decade» from which it is
now slowly recovering. Tokyo still sees new urban developments on large lots
of less profitable land. Recent projects include Ebisu Garden Place, Tennozu
Isle, Shiodome, Roppongi Hills, Shinagawa, and the Marunouchi side of Tokyo
Station. Buildings of significance are demolished for more up-to-date shop-
ping facilities such as Omotesando Hills. Land reclamation projects in Tokyo
have also been going on for centuries.

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 TOKYO REGION
The mainland portion of Tokyo lies northwest of Tokyo Bay and measures about
90 km east to west and 25 km north to south. Chiba Prefecture borders it to
the east, Yamanashi to the west, Kanagawa to the south, and Saitama to the
north. Mainland Tokyo is further subdivided into the special wards (occupying
the eastern half) and the Tama area stretching westwards.
Also within the administrative boundaries of Tokyo Metropolis are two island
chains in the Pacific Ocean directly south: the Izu Islands, and the Ogasawara
Islands, which stretch more than 1,000 km away from the mainland. Because
of these islands and mountainous regions to the west, Tokyo’s overall popula-
tion density figures far underrepresent the real figures for urban and suburban
regions of Tokyo.

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 Tokyo’s Region

Tokyo

population region 33,190,000

population city 12,790,000
pop. special wards 8,653,000
density 5,847 /km2
Governor Shintaro Ishihara
Area 2,187.08 km2

Under Japanese law, Tokyo is designated as a to, translated as metropolis. Its

administrative structure is similar to that of Japan’s other prefectures. Within
Tokyo lie dozens of smaller entities, most of them conventionally referred to as
cities. It includes twenty-three special wards which until 1943 comprised the
city of Tokyo but are now separate, self-governing municipalities, each with
a mayor and a council, and having the status of a city. In addition to these 23
municipalities, Tokyo also encompasses 26 more cities, five towns, and eight
villages, each of which has a local government. The Tokyo Metropolitan
Government is headed by a publicly elected governor and metropolitan
assembly. Its headquarters are in the ward of Shinjuku. They govern all of
Tokyo, including lakes, rivers, dams, farms, remote islands, and national parks
in addition to its neon jungles, skyscrapers and crowded subways.
The special wards of Tokyo comprise the area formerly incorporated as Tokyo
City. On July 1, 1943, Tokyo City was merged with Tokyo Prefecture forming
the current «metropolitan prefecture». As a result, unlike other city wards in
Japan, these wards are not part of any larger incorporated city. Each ward is a
municipality with its own elected mayor and assembly like the other cities of
Japan. The wards differ from other cities in having a unique administrative
relationship with the prefectural government. Certain municipal functions,
such as waterworks, sewerage, and fire-fighting, are handled by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government. To pay for the added administrative costs, the
prefecture collects municipal taxes, which would usually be levied by the city
To the west of the special wards, Tokyo Metropolis consists of cities, towns
and villages that enjoy the same legal status as those elsewhere in Japan.
While serving as «bed towns» for those working in central Tokyo, some of
these also have a local commercial and industrial base. Collectively, these are
often known as the Tama Area or Western Tokyo.

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 TOKYO TYPOLOGY
TYPE WHERE IMAGE PROGRAM HOW

BIG
ZSCALE offices

housing

mixed use

SPECIAL
BUILDINGS train stations

schopping malls

special programs

GREEN
SPACES temples

palaces

infrastructures

SMALL
SCALE housing

proximity shops

proximity leisure

ELEVETED
CIRCULATION highways

trainways

pedestrianways

MEDIUM
SCALE leisure

shops

offices

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 TOKYO PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Rail is the primary mode of transportation in Tokyo, which has the most
extensive urban railway network in the world and an equally
extensive network of surface lines. JR East operates Tokyo’s largest
railway network, including the Yamanote Line loop that circles the center
of downtown Tokyo. Two organizations operate the subway network: the
private Tokyo Metro and the governmental Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau
of Transportation. The metropolitan government and private carriers
operate bus routes. Local, regional, and national services are available,
with major terminals at the giant railroad stations, including Tokyo and
Shinjuku. Expressways link the capital to other points in the Greater
Tokyo area, the Kanto region, and the islands of Kyosho and Shikoku.

SUBWAY SYSTEM

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 METRO LINES SPECIAL LINES

YAMANOTE LINE JR LINES

ODEO LINE TOEI LINES

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 TOKYO ARCHITECTURE

Architecture in Tokyo has largely been shaped by Tokyo’s history. Twice in re-
cent history has the metropolis been left in ruins: first in the 1923 Great Kanto
earthquake and later after extensive firebombing in World War II.Because
of this, Tokyo’s current urban landscape is one of modern and contemporary
architecture, and older buildings are scarce.
Tokyo’s main urban tissue is made of small streets and small houses. Japane-
se families rebuilt their house on their own plot, so there is a lot of very interes-
ting contemporary family houses in all Tokyo.

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In parallel to this small scale, Tokyo has a lot of big scale iconic buildings that
often represent a company. Tokyo is not scared of the radical or the kitch so
these icons are oftern very expressive.
Another type of big scale building is the mixed used complex. These buildings
are often train stations with shopping malls and offices linked to them
To the other extreme, tokyo is also full of pet houses. These houses a barely
legal very small buildings that put themselves in between already existing buil-
dings. They use the lost spaces.
In a more middle scale, there are commercial buildings, they often combine
offices with services and all have a specific design.
The highrises buildings are often monofunctionnal, They can be offices or
housing and are often concentrated next to the main stations creating a roller-
costered skyline.

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 TOKYO SLEEP

Tokyo is a place where there are the most various ways to sleep! This is due to
the strong traditional way of living, combined with the western way of living
and to the lack of space in Tokyo.

The traditional bedroom is called the Ryokan. It has a relatively large entrance
hall, with couches and chairs where guests can sit and talk. The rooms are
constructed using traditional Japanese methods: flooring is tatami, and doors
are sliding doors. The main door usually opens into a small entranceway where
guests can take off their shoes before stepping onto the tatami floor, which
would be separated by a sliding door. Many ryokan rooms also feature a porch
or balcony, also set off with a sliding door.

A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel found in Japan operated primarily for
the purpose of allowing couples privacy to have sexual intercours. It is
possible, after 22h to rent the room for the night if you didn’t find an other
place te sleep. Love hotels often have a very special design using a theme for
the ambiances of their rooms (eg: Gothic cynderela).

A capsule hotel is a hotel system of extremely dense occupancy. The guest

space is reduced in size to a modular plastic or fiberglass block roughly 2 m
by 1 m by 1.25 m, providing room to sleep. Facilities range in entertainment
offerings (most include a television, an electronic console, and wireless
internet connection). These capsules are stacked side by side and two units
top to bottom, with steps providing access to the second level rooms. They are
generaly used by buisnessmen who don’t have time to go home between two
days of work.

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An other kind of extreme sleeping system is the business hotel. They have
the same programs than normal hotel rooms exept that they are a lot smaller.
Generaly, there is a bed, a tv, an office, a cupboard and a bathroom in only
6m2. These hotels have the same use than capsule hotels but have the privacy
confort.

It is also possible to find in Tokyo western style hotels and hostels. They have
exactly the same caracteristics than hotels in Europe.

hostel business hotel traditional Ryokan

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 TOKYO EAT/DRINK
Japanese cuisine is based on combining staple foods, typically rice or noodles,
with a soup, and dishes made from fish, meat, vegetable, tofu and the like,
designed to add flavor to the staple food. These are typically flavored with
dashi, miso, and soy sauce and are usually low in fat and high in salt.

A standard Japanese meal generally consists of several different okazu

accompanying a bowl of cooked white Japanese rice, a bowl of soup and some
pickles. The most standard meal comprises three okazu. Different cooking
techniques are applied to each of the three okazu; they may be raw (sashimi),
grilled, simmered (sometimes called boiled), steamed, deep-fried, vinegared,
or dressed. This Japanese view of a meal is reflected in the organization of
Japanese cookbooks, organized into chapters according to cooking
technics as opposed to particular ingredients. There may also be chapters
devoted to soups, sushi, rice, noodles, and sweets.

As Japan is an island nation its people eat much seafood. Meat-eating has
been rare until fairly recently due to restrictions placed upon it by
Buddhism. However, strictly vegetarian food is rare since even vegetable
dishes are flavored with the ubiquitous dashi stock, usually made with
katsuobushi (dried skipjack tuna flakes). Noodles are an essential part of
Japanese cuisine usually as an alternative to a rice-based meal. Soba (thin,
grayish-brown noodles containing buckwheat flour) and udon (thick wheat
noodles) are the main traditional noodles and are served hot or cold with
soy-dashi flavorings. Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat stock
broth known as ramen have become extremely popular over the last century.
There are many foods in Japan that are healthy, such as seaweed.

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In Tokyo, there are different ways to eat: The Bento is the cheepest and easiest
way, its a pre-made box with cold dish, you can buy it nearly everywhere.
The noodles bars are often used at lunch by bussinessmen. Its qwick, cheep
and good. Beware of the expressivie way they aspire their noodles.
The Izakayas are small restaurants where bussiness people usually eat at
lunch, you will serve yourself and eat at the bar.
Some more specialised restaurants propose more sofisticated food and are
also more expensive. There are also the internationnal food companies like
B*rger K*ng, they propose special japanese burgers (small size).
Concerning the drinks, Japan offers a variety of cold teas (in general they
have a very bad taste for occidental people), very good beers and sake.

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 TOKYO NIGHTLIFE
The Japanese are known as people who work very hard and party even harder.
It is no wonder that nightlife in Tokyo, is so alive and kicking. Japanese people
love to drink so you might meet a lot of wasted people in the streets in the
evening. Friday is the best night for going out. At 5pm, huge office towers
empty into the streets and bars. Roppongi Crossing becomes like New York’s
Times Square. There’s no mandatory last call or closing time. Some bars
open up at 5pm for the after-work crowd. Then again, some open at 5am for
the after-night crowd. Just stay away from any place with English-speaking
doorman trying to lure tourists inside. Drinking in the streets is legal almost
everywhere and cans of beer are sold in vending machines.

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A good way to start the evening is by a good
restaurant. It is very common in Japan to eat
and drink at the same time. In a way it
ressembles to the spanish tapas, as people
will order small plates with beer. If you want
to get drunk, Shot bars are perfect for this,
they are small bars where you can drink a

pachinko
lot. Japanese people often go there after
work.
Tokyo has a lot of hostess bars. These are
concentrated in Ginza, Roppongi, Shinjuku,
and Akasaka. Hostess bars in various forms
have been a part of Japanese society for
centuries. A woman will sit at your table,
talk to you, pour your drinks, listen to your
problems, and boost your ego. You buy her
drinks as well, which is one reason the tab
can be so high.
It is also very common to go out for gambling hostess club
or playing electronic games. Youngsters will
spend all their evenings trying new video
games. The Pachinko is the most common
game. These machine resemble a vertical
pinball, but with no flippers and a large
number of relatively small balls. Most of the
time people would play this alone.
Karaoke is very popular in Japan. It’s as
much a part of life as music itself. If you
want to experience the Japanese Karaoke,
you can go to a karaoke bar or rent a private
room. For this, find a building, and go up to
the karaoke floor (most buildings in
karaoke

commercial areas have 6 or 7 floors of

shopping, dining, and karaoke). Get yourself
a room. This can be expensive, but divide the
costs with your friends and it will become
quite reasonable. That’s how most people do
it. It is alo possible to go to discotheques, but
they are very expensive and most of the
times they don’t accept foreigners.
Nevertheless it is easy to find western
discotheques in Roppongi.
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Tokyo, for a few years, had a politic of pluricentrism. The city developed
centers around the Yamanote with different themes and functions. These
centres have a common caracteristic of being intermodal knots. Since a few
years, this politic has been put aside and new centres within the Yamanote
region have been developed. The reason of this change is a wish to densify
Tokyo to counter the massive sprawl of the city and to unify the different
centers into one big metropolitan centre.

yamanote line Transit

2.4 million passengers
ginza line Schopping
/
fukutoshine line Days Love hotels
hanzomon line entertainement

yamanote line
chuo line 3.64 million passengers Transit
slots
maranuchi line /
Day nightlife
odeo line administration
shinzuku line

yamanote line Transit

2.71 million passengers
maranuchi line Schopping
/
fukutoshin line Day entertainement
yarukucho line Sunshine city

yamanote line
shinkanzen line Schopping
1.8 million passengers
ginza line temples
/
parks
hibaya line Day
markets
keisei line
yamanote line
shinkanzen line Transit
2.1 million passengers
sobu line Buisness
/
chuo line Park
Day
keiyo line entertainement
marunuchi line

yamanote line
shinkanzen line 2.4 million passengers Transit
Schopping
ginza line /
Day water
asakusa line entertainement
odeo line

hibaya line Nightlife

900000 passengers
hanzomon line Schopping
/
namboku line Days Love hotels
buisness

ginza line
marunuchi line 850000 passengers eat/drink
hanzomon line / Schopping
Days buisness
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entertainement
yurakucho line
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GENERAL MAP OF TOKYO

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 HOTEL DISTRICT

The hotel is on an university campus in the Yoyogi Park. It used to be the

site of the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan, on December 19
1910, by Captain Yoshitoshi Tokugawa, after which it became an army pa-
rade ground. During the post World War II occupation, it was the site of the
Washington Heights residence for U.S. officers. It was later the site for the
main Olympic athletes village of the 1964 Summer Olympics and the swim-
ming, diving, and basketball venues.

Today, the park is a popular hangout, especially on Sundays, when it is used as

a gathering place for people to play music, practice martial arts, etc. The park
has a bike path, and bicycle rentals are available. As a consequence of Japan’s
long recession, there are several large, but quiet and orderly, homeless camps
around the park’s periphery.

Access: Take the Chiyoda line to Yoyogi koen (south of the hotel) then follow
the map or the odeo line to Yoyogi station (north of the hotel) then follow the
map.

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 SHINJUKU

yamanote line
chuo line 3.64 million passengers Transit
slots
maranuchi line /
Day nightlife
odeo line administration
shinzuku line

Shinjuku is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. It is a major commercial and

administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world (Shinjuku
Station with 3.64 million passengers each day), and the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.
As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 312,418 and a density of
17,140 persons per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2.
Shinjuku began to develop into its current form after the Great Kanto
earthquake in 1923, since the seismically stable area largely escaped the
devastation. Consequently, West Shinjuku is one of the few areas in Tokyo
with many skyscrapers. The Tokyo air raids from May to August 1945 destroyed
almost 90% of the buildings in the area in and around Shinjuku Station. The
pre-war form of Shinjuku, and the rest of Tokyo, for that matter, was retained
after the war because the roads and rails, damaged as they were, remained,
and these formed the heart of the Shinjuku in the post-war construction.
Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Shinjuku. it’s
an oasis within skyscrapers, and one can enjoy its beauty throughout the four
seasons; the cherry blossom season is considered a special event. Its 100th
anniversary of founding was in 2006.
Shinjuku Choo Koen (Shinjuku Central Park) is a big park neighboring the
skyscrapers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. This park
provides a place for businesspeople to have a break during their busy
weekdays, and for children to play on weekends.
Since 1991 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, built by renowned
architect Kenzo Tange, has been a symbol of Shinjuku. From its public
observation room on the 45th floor, which is 202 meters high, one can see the
National Diet Building and Tokyo Tower, and weather permitting, Mount Fuji.
Entrance is free.
Golden Gai, on the other side of the station is a famous bar district. It’s
composed of tiny shanty-style (formerly brothels) bars and clubs known for
the artistic quality of its patrons. Musicians, artists, actors and directors are
known to gather here.

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Citytower shinjuku
Shintoshin Architect
2005
Housing
(1A)

ILandHall
Nihon Sekkei
1994
Exhibition / restaurant
(2A)

Gakuen Cocoon
Tower
Kenzo Tange
2008
University
(3A)

Sompo Insurance
Uchida Shozo
1976
Offices
(4A)

Tokyo Met. Government

Kenzo Tange
1991
Offices
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NTT
NTT P&B Facilities
1992
Offices
(6A)

Washington hotel
Sakakura
1983
Hotel
(7A)

1 Ban Kan
Minoru Takeyama
1970
Commercial
(10B)

2 Ban Kan
Minoru Takeyama
1970
Commercial
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Kabuki-cho project
Richard Rogers
1993
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INFORMATIONS
Tokyo tourist information center (8A)

ACTIVITIES
Tokyo metropolitan gouvernment offices (see 5A)
Tokyo washington hotel (see 7A)

EATING
Court lodge (9A) from 800Y, 11h-23h, Sri Lankan food
Tokyo dai hanten (1B) from 2000Y, 12h14h, 18h-21h, yum cha dim sum food
Canard (2B) from 2000Y, 12h14h, 18h-21h, french and italian food
New york grill (10A) from 6000Y, 12h-21h, luxurious food on the 52th floor

DRINKING
Advocates bar (3B)
Arty farty (4B)
Bar plastic model (5B)
Rolling stone (6B)

ENTERTAINEMENT
Loft (7B)
Studio alta building (8B)
ICC inter communication center (see 10A)

SHOPPING
Bic Camera (11A)
Takashimaya time square (12A)
Book Shop Kiniokunia (9B)

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 SHIBUYA

yamanote line Transit

2.4 million passengers
ginza line Schopping
/
fukutoshine line Days Love hotels
hanzomon line entertainement

Shibuya is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an

estimated population of 208,371 and a density of 13,540 persons per km2. The
total area is 15.11 km2. The name «Shibuya» is also used to refer to the central
business district of Shibuya Ward, which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of
Tokyo’s busiest railway stations.

Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge
as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major
commercial and entertainment center. It was incorporated as a village in 1889,
as a town in 1909, as a ward of Tokyo City in 1932, and as a ward of Tokyo Me-
tropolis in 1943. The present-day special ward was established in 1947.

One of the most well-known stories concerning Shibuya is the story of

Hachiko, a dog who waited on his late master at Shibuya Station every day
from 1923 to 1935, eventually becoming a national celebrity for his loyalty. A
statue of Hachiko was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding
Hachiko Square is now the most popular meeting point in the area.

Shibuya has achieved great popularity among young people in the last 30
years. There are several famous fashion department stores in Shibuya.
Shibuya 109 is a major shopping center near Shibuya Station. The
contemporary fashion scene in Shibuya extends northward from Shibuya
Station to Harajuku, where youth culture reigns; Omotesando, the zelkova
tree- and fashion brand-lined street; and Sendagaya, Tokyo’s apparel design
district.
During the late 1990s, Shibuya also became known as the center of the IT
industry in Japan. It was often called «Bit Valley» in English, a pun on «Bitter
Valley,» the literal translation of «Shibuya.»
Shibuya is also famous for its scramble crossing. It is located in front of the
Shibuya Station Hachiko exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow
pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Three large TV screens
mounted on nearby buildings overlook the crossing. The Starbucks store
overlooking the crossing is also one of the busiest in the world.

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15A 14A

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17A
18A 20A

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19A

30A

29A

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Aoya
24A

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M Shibuya

Roppongi dori

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M Harajuku

21B 19B
15B
25B
M Meijijinagumae
23B
12B

3B
6B
22B
2B
ri
do

27B
iji
Me

10A
4B
11A
15A 14A

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18B
20B 14B
5B

16B 24B

M
Gaienmae

7B
Om
ote
9B sa
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8B
M Omotesando
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26B
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 Architecture

Shibuya Mark City Bunkamura Fieldstone Galerie Five building

Nihon Sekkel Ishimoto Architect Eizo Shina Architect 5
2000 1989 1989 1996
Retail Multimedia centre Housing Offices/housing
(1A) (2A) (3A) (4A)

Shoto club Yoyogi Gym. Dior Gyre building

Kisho Kurokawa Kenzo Tange Sanaa MVRDV
1980 1964 2003 2007
Mixed use Gymnasium Retail Retail
(8A) (9A) (2B) (3B)

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Collezione Udagawasho Syoto art museum Ellipse house
Tadao Ando Edward Suzuku Shirai Seiiti Masaki Endoh
1989 1988 1980 2002
Retail Police box Museum Housing
(1B) (5A) (6A) (7A)

HHstyle iceberg building Louis Vuitton Metal shutter

Kazuyo Sejima Benjamin Warner Aoki Jun Shigeru Ban
2000 2006 2002 2008
Retail Restaurants Retail Housing
(10A) (11A) (4B) (5B)

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Omotesando hils One F-building Sia building
Tadao Ando Kengo Kuma Toyo Ito Jun Aoki
2006 2003 1991 2008
Retail Retail Housing Offices
(6B) (7B) (8B) (12A)

Gallery Harajuku HHstyle Small House Tower House

Ryoji Suzuki Tadao Ando Sejima Azuma Takamitsu
2000 2005 2000 1966
Gallery Retail Housing Housing
(12B) (15A) (13B) (14B)

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Tod’s Villa moderna QUICO Prada boutique
Toyo Ito Sakakura architect Jingumae Herzog de
2004 1974 2005 Meron 2003
Retail Housing Office/shop Retail
(9B) (13A) (14A) (11B)

Undercover lab Watari um Spiral House Terrazza

Klein Dytham Mario Botta Fumihiko Maki Kiyoshi Sei
2007 1990 1985 1991
Office/ studio Museum Commercial/housing Mixed use
(15B) (16B) (17B) (18B)

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 Activities
INFORMATIONS
Cafe J net new new (16A)

ACTIVITIES
Ota Ota memorial art museum (19B)
Tepco energy electric museum (17A)
Tobacco and salt museum (18A)
Watari museum of contemporay art (20B)

EATING
Bio cafe (19A) from 1400Y, 11h-23h, Healthy mainly vegetarian food
Loco moco (20A) from 900Y, 11h-23h, Light verion of hawaiian food
Fujia honten (21A) from 1200Y, 11h-22h, Standandrink bar (full of wasted men)
Sonoma (22A) from 2000Y, 18h-23h, Californian cuisine and wines
Jangara ramen (21B) from 900Y, 11h-23h, Good japanese soups
Unosato (23A) from 4000Y, 11h-23h, typical japanese restaurant

DRINKING
Insomnia (24A)
Oh god (22B)
Tokyo apartement cafe (23B)
Bar Soba (24B)

ENTERTAINEMENT
Bunkamura theatre cocoon (25A)
Cinema rise (26A)
Club asia (27A)

SHOPPING
Book off (25B)
Comme des garcons (26B)
Oriental Bazaar (27B)
Beam (28A)
Q front (29A)
Loft (Muji in basement) (30A)

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Notes

71
 ROPPONGI
hibaya line Nightlife
900000 passengers
hanzomon line Schopping
/
namboku line Days Love hotels
buisness

Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous as home to the rich

Roppongi Hills area and an active nightclub scene. Many foreign embassies
are located in Roppongi, and the nightlife is known to be popular with
westerners; though the vast majority of visitors and residents are Japanese
and other Asians. It is in the southern portion of the circle described by the
Yamanote Line, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu.
After World War II, during which the area was completely destroyed by
aerial bombing raids, the United States Army and Allied government officials
occupied several facilities in the area, beginning Roppongi’s reputation as a
foreigner neighborhood. Several large US military installations were located
in the nearby area, with Hardy Barracks probably the most significant. In large
part due to the US military presence, the area soon became crowded with
Western-oriented shops, bars, restaurants, prostitution establishments and
«hostess bars.»
Starting in the late 1960s, Roppongi became popular among Japanese and
foreigners alike for its disco scene, which attracted many of Tokyo’s
entertainment elites. Contributing to the international scene was the location
of several foreign embassies and foreign corporate offices in the Roppongi
area. However, many dance clubs shut down in the recession following the
market crash of 1989.
The Roppongi area received a major economic boost in 2002–2003 when the
Izumi Garden Tower and the Roppongi Hills high-rise complexes were
completed. These projects brought high-end office and condominium space to
Roppongi for the first time. The Tokyo Midtown project, which was completed
in 2006, and includes the first Tokyo Ritz-Carlton Hotel, continued this trend.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower at night is an area with numerous bars, nightclubs,
strip clubs, restaurants, hostess clubs, cabarets, and other forms of
entertainment. Among the Western expatriate community, the area tends to
be favored by business people, students, and off-duty US military personnel.
Overall though, the neighborhood caters to a younger crowd.
In the past, Roppongi had a reputation as an area with high Yakuza presence,
whether as customers at Roppongi establishments, conducting business, or
managing or owning clubs and bars in the area. Although still exerting some
influence in Roppongi, in recent times they appear to have shifted much of
their presence to other districts in the Tokyo area.

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 Jingu park

map of Roppongi 1/1000

M Aoyama itchome

M Gaienmae

M Nogizaka

Minami aoyama

M
Roppongi

74
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M Akasaka dori

Akasaka

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gid
on
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R M Roppongi itchome

M Roppongi

1C

75
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map A of Roppongi 1/500

5A
10A

2A

18A

17A

76
 1A
1B

M 8A
Roppongi

14A

10B 8B
M Roppongi
19A 6B
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6A 13A

7A

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map B of Roppongi1/500
4B

M Akasaka dori

1A
1B

M 8A
Roppongi

14A i
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gid
on
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10B 8B
78 M Roppongi
Asakasa

2B

5B

M Roppongi itchome

3B

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 Architecture

21_21 design sight Aura Galerie saka House of japan

Tadao Ando FOBA Take Sakakura Mayekawa
2007 1996 1988 1955
Design place Housing Exhibition Hotel
(1A) (2A) (1B) (3A)

Roppongi hills The Tokyo Club Tokyo broadcast.

Kohn pedersen fox Taniguchi Nihon Sekkei
2003 2005 1994
Offices Housing association Office
(7A) (3B) (4B)

80
Louis Vuitton National art center Ark hills Azabu edge
Aoki Jun Kurokawa Mori Ryoji Szuki
2003 2006 1986 1987
Retail Museum Mixed use mixed use
(4A) (5A) (2B) (6A)

Tokyo midtown Toranomon towers Tv asahi

Skidmore, owings Kajima design Fumihiko Maki
2007 2006 2003
Mixed use Offices Offices
(8A) (5B) (9A)

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 Activities
ACTIVITIES
Aoyama cemetery (10A)
Mori art center (11A)
Roppongi hills (see 7A)
Tokyo city view (see 11A)
Galery ma (12A)

EATING
Begawan solo (13A) from 1100Y, 11h-23h, Torrific ndonesian eatery
Havana Cafe (14A) from 1000Y, 11h-5h, Japanese burritos

DRINKING
Agave (15A)
Castillo (6B)
Gaz panic bar (7B)

ENTERTAINEMENT
Cavern club (16A)
Club 328 (17A)
Lexington queen (8B)
Lovenet (9B)
Salsa sudada (10B)
Space lab yellow (18A)

SHOPPING
Don quixote (19A)
Roppongi hills (see 7A)

VIEW
Tokyo tower (1C, map 1/1000)

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Notes

83
 SHIMBASHI / GINZA
yamanote line
shinkanzen line 2.4 million passengers Transit
Schopping
ginza line /
Day water
asakusa line entertainement
odeo line

Shimbashi is the original terminus of Japan’s first stretch of railway, the

Tokaido Main Line, and is one of Japan’s oldest stations (the oldest station
being Shinagawa, a few kilometers down the line). The original Shimbashi
Station, opened on October 10, 1872, was built some way to the east of the
modern-day structure and was known as Shimbashi Teishajo.

The present-day structure opened in 1909 as Karasumori Station on the

Yamanote Line. With the extension of the Tokaido Main Line along its
modern-day route to the new terminus at Tokyo Station in 1914, the original
station was demolished to make way for a goods yard, Shiodome Station, and
Karasumori Station was renamed Shimbashi Station.
Japan’s first subway line, operated by the Tokyo Underground Railroad
Company, was extended to Shimbashi in 1934. In January 1939, the Tokyo
Rapid Railway Company built a second subway station at Shimbashi for
its line from Shibuya. After several months, the lines were merged to allow
through service, and the TRR station was closed. In 1941 the two companies
merged forming today’s Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. The Ginza Line operated from
a single platform until 1980, when a second parallel platform was opened to
relieve congestion.

Ginza is a district of Choo, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of
Tsukiji, east of Yorakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi.
It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores,
boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. It is recognized as one of the most
luxurious shopping districts in the world. Many upscale fashion clothing flagship
stores are located here. Prominent are Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. A
recent addition will be the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship.

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M Kasumigaseki

map of Shimbashi/Ginza 1/1000

Hibiya park
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Sak

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Shimbashi

M Shiodome

M Onarimon
Daichi Keihin

Hamarikyuteien park

Shiba koen

86 M Daimon
M Yurabucho
M Takaracho

M Ginzaitchome

dori
shi
Shintomi

Oha
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Shin
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M Shintomicho

M Higashiginza

M Tsukiji

M Tsukijishijo

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map A of Shimbashi/Ginza 1/500

i
dor
4A
da
ura
Sak

Hibiya park

6A

M Toranomon

M Uchisaiuaicho
i
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Hib

88
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Yurabucho

13A

M Ginza

11A 14A
3A

1A
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7A

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8A

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map B of Shimbashi/Ginza 1/500

M Shinbashi

2B
4B

M Shiodome

Hamarikyuteien park

90
 5B

M Tsukijishijo

3B

91
 Architecture

Armani ginza Cartier ginza Hermes Ministry of foreign

M. Fuksas J.-M. Wilmotte Renzo Piano affairs Hideo kosaka
2008 1999 2001 1960,1970,1995
Retail Retail Retail Offices
(1A) (2A) (3A) (4A)

NG Center San-ai Dream Center Shizuoka press Sony building

Shigeru Ban Nikken Sekkei Kenzo tange Y.Ashihara
2007 1962 1967 1966
Showroom Retail Offices Retail
(8A) (9A) (10A) (11A)

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NTT headquarters Shinsei bank Nakagin tower Vuitton building
Hideo Kunikata Nikken sekkei Kishi Kurokawa Jun Aoki
1958 1993 1972 2005
Offices Offices Capsule Hostel Retail
(5A) (6A) (1B) (7A)

Shiseido Dentsu tower Tsukiji market Nippon TV

Ricardo Bofill Jean Nouvel Tokyo gouvernement Sekkei/Rogers
2000 2002 1934 2003
Retail Offices Market Offices
(12A) (2B) (3B) (4B)

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 Activities
INFORMATIONS

ACTIVITIES
Sony building (see 11A)
Tsukiji market (see 3B)

EATING
Sushi zanmai (B5) 2000Y, 24/7, Very fresh sushis place
Robata (13A) 3000Y, 18h-23h, Tokyo’s most celabrated Izakaya
Birdland (14A) 6000Y, 17h-21h, Holy grilled hearts of fowl, batman!

SHOPPING
Hakuhinkan toy park (15A)
Mitsukoshi (16A)
Takumi handicrafts (17A)

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Notes

95
 TOKYO STATION AREA

yamanote line
shinkanzen line Transit
2.1 million passengers
sobu line Buisness
/
chuo line Park
Day
keiyo line entertainement
marunuchi line

Tokyo Station, at the north of the Ginza district, is a train station located in
the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial
Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district.

It is the main intercity rail terminal in Tokyo, the busiest station in Japan in
terms of number of trains per day (over 3,000), and the eighth busiest in
Japan in terms of passenger throughput. It is the starting point and terminus
for most of Japan’s Shinkansen (high-speed rail lines), and is served by many
local and regional commuter lines of Japan Railways, as well as the Tokyo Metro
network.

Behind Tokyo station is the Imperial Palace, it is the oldest and most central
part of the city. The rest of the city is built around the palace like a big loop.
Today, people call this part of town the empty center because it is not allowed
to penetrate the palace.

96
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map of Tokyo station area 1/1000

8 Otema

Imperial gardens

M Sakuradamon

M Hibaya M Y

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muramachi
Otemachi

chi

M Mitsukoshimae

M Nihombashi

M Tokyo

Kyobashi

Nihombashi

M Tokyo

M Kyobashi

M Takaracho
Yurakusho

M Ginzaitchome

99
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map of Tokyo station area 1/500

2
M Tokyo

7
M Tokyo

M Kyob

M Yurakusho

M Ginzaitchome

100 4
 M Nihombashi

10

11

ashi

M Takaracho

101
 Architecture

Ginza theater GranTokyo Marine insurrance Mikimoto

Sekkei Murphy et Jahn Kunio Mayekawa Toyo Ito
1987 Under construction 1974 2005
Theatre Mixed use Offices Retail
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Japan P.E.N. club De Beers International forum

Atsushi Kitagawara Jun Mitsui Rafael Vinoly
2002 2008 1996
Club Commercial/offices Forum center
(5) (6) (7)

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 Activities
ACTIVITIES
Imperial palace (8, map 1/1000)

EATING
Kyotofu fujino (9) 1500Y, 12h-14, 18h-21h, Vegetarian tofu restaurant
Mikunia (10) 2000Y, 11h-16h, bento restaurant

SHOPPING
Haibara (11)

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104
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 IKEBUKURO

yamanote line Transit

2.71 million passengers
maranuchi line Schopping
/
fukutoshin line Day entertainement
yarukucho line Sunshine city

Ikebukuro is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan.

It is the location of the Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station and several
extremely large department stores.

At the center of Ikebukuro is the train and subway station, a huge urban
gathering shared by the JR East lines, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tobu
Tojo Line. It is one of the main commuter hubs in the western Yamanote area of
Tokyo. Ikebukuro Station is the second busiest station in Japan, second only to
Shinjuku Station.

Around the station are the Seibu and Tobu department stores. East of the
station, on the site of Sugamo Prison, stands Sunshine 60, which was Tokyo’s
tallest building at the time of its construction. Otome Road, a leading
shopping area for otaku products aimed at women, is located nearby. Marui
and Mitsukoshi also have department stores in the area. The principal
electronics retailer in Ikebukuro is Bic Camera. There is a small pleasure
district similar to Shinjuku’s Kabukicho, but less lively and less attractive for
tourists.

The old village of Ikebukuro stood to the northwest of the station. Most of the
area on which modern Ikebukuro is built was historically known as Sugamo. In
the Taisho and Showa periods, the relatively low land prices attracted
artists and foreign workers, who lent a somewhat cosmopolitan atmosphere to
Ikebukuro. Until October 1, 1932 when Toshima ward was established, the area
was an independent municipality of Ikebukuro-mura.
The kanji for Ikebukuro literally means pond bag. Outside the west exit of
Ikebukuro station near an entrance to the Yurakucho New Line is a small
plaque explaining three origins of the name Ikebukuro. The first is that in the
northeastern part of the village there was a lake shaped like someone holding
a bag. The second is that there was once a large number of lakes in the area
of various sizes (thus implying a bag full of lakes). The third is that long ago a
turtle came out of the lake carrying a bag on its back.

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M Ikebukuro

map of Ikebukuro/Gokokuji 1/1000

M Ikebukuro

Nishi ikebukuro

M Higashi ike

M Zoshigaya

Zoshigaya cemetry
M Kishibojin mae

M Mejiro

M Kishimonjinmae

Toshima ku

M Gakushi in shita

Nishi waseda
108
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M Shinotsuka
bukuro

Zoshigaya cemetry

M Gokokuji

M
Myogadani

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13A
4A

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M Ikebukuro 11A
10A

2A

7A
12A
M Ikebukuro

3A

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1A

6A

M Higashi ikebukuro

M Zoshigaya

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M Gokokuj

1B

112
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Myogadani
i

2B

113
 Architecture
Sunshine city
Jisho Sekkei
1978
Mixed use
(1A)

Tokyo Met. Art Space

A. Yoshinobu
1985
Expo
(2A)

Jiyu gakuen myoni

Frank Lloyd Wright,
1927
Community center
(3A)

St Mary’s
Kenzo Tange
1964
Catedral
(1B)

Sky house
K.kikutake
1958
Housing
114 (2B)
 Activities
INFORMATIONS
TnT internet cafe (4A)
Kimi Information centre (5A)

ACTIVITIES
Ancient Orient Museum (6A)
Seibu Art Gallery (7A)
Sunshine 60 City (see 1A)
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space (see 2A)
Toyota Auto Salon (8A)

EATING
Sushi Kazu (9A) 11h30-5h, 3500Y Traditional Sushi bar
Akiyoshi (10A) 5h-23h, 3000Y, Open grill with festive atmosphere

DRINKING
Bobby’s Bar (11A)
Dubliner’s (12A)

SHOPPING
Bic Camera (13A)
Seibu (see 7A)

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 ODAIBA

Rinkai line Leisure

Yurikamome line Schopping
entertainement
Buisness

Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow
Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in
the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport
district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential
and leisure area.
Daiba formally refers to one district of the island development in Minato Ward.
The Odaiba name is commonly used to refer to the entire Tokyo Waterfront
Secondary City Center which includes the Ariake and Aomi districts of Koto
Ward and the Higashi-Yashio district of Shinagawa Ward.

In the early 90’s, after a long period of inactivities, Odaiba started a new plan
to redevelop Odaiba as Tokyo Teleport Town, a showcase for futuristic living,
with new residential and commercial development housing a population of
over 100,000. The redevelopment was scheduled to be complete in time for a
planned «International Urban Exposition» in spring 1996.

At the end of the 90’s a lot of companies went there to develop the island
because it was practically bankrupt. The collapse of the Japanese asset price
bubble was a major factor, as it frustrated commercial development in
Tokyo generally. The area was also viewed as inconvenient for business, as its
physical connections to Tokyo—the Rainbow Bridge and the Yurikamome rapid
transit line—made travel to and from central Tokyo relatively time-consuming.
The area started coming back to life in the late 1990s as a tourist and leisure
zone, with several large hotels and shopping malls. Several large companies
including Fuji Television moved their headquarters to the island, and
transportation links improved with the connection of the Rinkai Line into the
JR East railway network in 2002 and the eastward extension of the
Yurikamome to Toyosu in 2006. Tokyo Big Sight, the convention center
originally built to house Governor Suzuki’s planned intercity convention, also
became a major venue for international expositions.

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 map of Odaiba 1/1000

M Odaiba kaihin koen

M Daiba

M Aomi

M Fune nokagakukan

120
M Ariake tennis no mori

M Ariake
M Kokuvsai tenjijo

M Kokusai

121
 map A of Odaiba 1/500
5A

1A

M Daiba

M Fune nokagakukan

3A

122
4A
 2A

M Aomi

123
 map B of Odaiba 1/500

M Aria

M Kokuvsai tenjijo

2B

M Kokusai

1B

124
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3B

125
 Architecture
Fuji building
Kenzo Tange
1996
Offices
(1A)

K-museum
Makoto sei watanabee
1996
Museum
(1B)

Palette town west

Nihon Sekkei
1999
Retail
(2A)

Tokyo fashion town

Kenzo tange
1996
Commercial
(2B)

Tokyo international exhibition center

Axs satow inc.
1995
Cultural
126 (3B)
 Activities
ACTIVITIES
Fuji TV (see 1A)
Museum of maritime science (3A)
National museum of emerging sciences and innovation (4A)
Palette town (see 2A)
Tokyo big sight (see 3B)

EATING
Soup Stock Tokyo (see 2A) 600Y, 11h-23h, Soup restaurant
Khazana (see 5A) 2000Y, 11h-23h, Nice view with spicy samosa

SHOPPING
Decks Tokyo beach (5A)
Venus fort (see 2A)

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 UENO

yamanote line
shinkanzen line Schopping
1.8 million passengers
ginza line temples
/
parks
hibaya line Day
markets
keisei line

Ueno is a district in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, best known as the home of Ueno
Station and Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo’s finest cultural
sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western
Art, and the National Science Museum, as well as a major public concert hall.
Many Buddhist temples are in the area, including the Bentendo temple dedi-
cated to goddess Benzaiten, on an island in Shinobazu Pond. The Kan’ei-ji, a
major temple of the Tokugawa shoguns, stood in this area, and its pagoda is
now within the grounds of the Ueno Zoo. Nearby is the Ueno Toshogo, a Shinto
shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Near the Tokyo National Museum there’s The
International Library of Children’s Literature. Just south of the station is the
Ameyayokocho, a street market district that evolved out of an open-air black
market that sprung up after World War II. Just east is the Ueno motorcycle
district, with English-speaking staff available in some stores.

Ueno is part of the historical Shitamachi (literally «low city») district of Japan,
a working class area rather than where the aristocrats and rich merchants
lived. Today the immediate area, due to its close proximity to a major
transportation hub, retains high land value but just a short walk away to the
east or north reveals some of the less glitzy architecture of Tokyo.

Ueno Park and Ueno Station are also home to a large percentage of Tokyo’s
homeless population. Though nearly invisible in other parts of Tokyo, the
homeless population in Ueno can be found sleeping or communing in large
numbers.

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Sh
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M Nezu

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M Todaimae
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M Keisei ueno
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 Architecture

Wester art Mus. Sofitel tokyo Festival hall

Le corbusier Kiyonori Kikutake Mayekawa
1959 1994 1961
Museum Hostel Cultural
(1) (2) (3)

Yayoi no machiya Heiseikan Hyokeikan Toyokan

M.Kawaguchi Yasui Design Tokuma Katayama Taniguchi Yoshio
1966 1999 1909 1968
Housing Gallery Gallery Gallery
(7) (8) (9) (10)

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Gallery of horyuji The Faculty of Engi. Children’s Literature Libr.
Y. Tanigucchi Hisao Kohyama Tadao Ando
1999 1996 2002
Museum University Cultural
(4) (5) (6)

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 DAIKANYAMA

Toyoko line Residential

Schopping
Restaurants
entertainement

Daikanyama is one of the districts of Tokyo, Japan’s Shibuya ward. Known

as a hot spot of shopping for locals, Daikanyama is home to a wide variety
of fashionable boutique shops and sidewalk restaurants and cafes. Multiple
courtyards are located between restaurants and homes and the low rise
buildings give the neighborhood a more subdued classic style than the
hyper-modern high rises of Tokyo’s other shopping districts.
Today, shops as diverse as Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith, Vivienne Tam, and
Martin Margiela hold court in Daikanyama alongside local designer shops
converted out of old homes and vintage clothing shops spilling out onto the
sidewalks. Main streets with well known names such as Kyu Yamate Dori and
Hachiman Dori are well traveled but side streets and alleys often have just as
many if not more shops of their own.

After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1924, one of the many public housing
building projects undertaken by the Ministry of Home Affairs was the 232
apartment unit Daikanyama apartments. The building was the focal point for
all future architectural developments in the neighborhood, built with the use
of earthquake proof concrete designs. The apartment complex was destroyed
in 1996 during restructuring of the neighborhood.
In 1967, Fumihiko Maki was commissioned to develop the area that is know
Hillside Terrace, a development that now takes up much of the upperside of
the station. Lining both sides of Kyuyamate Dori, Hillside Terrace utilizes
multiple sleek and variety laden forms of architecture and consists of
museums, stores, restaurants and even the Danish embassy.

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Ambidex Daiknyama Aoyama college APC Femme Cocue office

Shinzo Teruil Makoto Sei Wat Paul Chemetov Tadao Ando
2001 1990 1998 2002
Retail Education Retail/offices Offices
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Onward A. Herchcovitch Sarugaku Seizankyo

Edward Suzuki Arthur Casas A. Hirata Daiichi Kobo
1986 2007 2008 1998
Retail Retail Retail Housing
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Hillside terrace Ebisu Hyperboloid Hillside west Ms. reiko tokyo
Fumihiko Maki Toshihiko Ishab Fumihiko Maki Shoei Yoh
1969-1992 1995 1998 1997
Housing/commercial Housing Housing Mixed use
(5) (6) (7) (8)

Speak for T-building Tanabe agency

Shinzo terui Toyo Ito Kazuhiro Ishii
1999 1990 1984
Retail Offices Offices
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In this chapter we will show you some buildings that are not in Tokyo center
or that are not on the autocad maps.
We will develope 1 citiy, 5 buildings and one street:

The Belgian embassy of Tokyo, north to Roppongi (1)

Yokohama, a city in the south of Tokyo (2)
The Moriyama house between Tokyo and Yokohama. (3)
The Mineral house west to Shinjuku (4)
The Tama university in the western suburbs of Tokyo (5)
Akihabara, the electronic district. (6)
The Edo Tokyo museum, east to Ueno (7)
Asakusa and the Asahi super dry hall, on the riverfront in Tokyo east (8)

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 BELGIAN EMBASSY
The Embassy of Belgium has been located in the Kojimachi area since 1902
and at its location in Nibancho since 1928. A reconstruction project started in
November 2007 and is due to end in November 2009. The new Embassy building
will be located on “Belgium Square”, a plaza paved in Belgian blue stone.

During construction, the Belgian Embassy (chancery) had been relocated to

Shibakoen. The embassy is scheduled to move back to its original location
during the last week of November 2009.

Access: Take the metro to Yotsuya station or Kojimachi station then follow
the map

Belgian Embassy
Jaspers Architect
2009
Offices

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 YOKOHAMA
Yokohama is the capital city of the Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay,
south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honsho. It is a major
commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area. Yokohama’s population of 3.6
million makes it Japan’s largest incorporated city.

Yokohama has two spectacular buildings. The first is the Yokohama Landmark
tower, the highest tower in Japan, and the Yokohama terminal designed by
FOA. In between these two buildings are interesting artificial islands with
commercial and leisure activities.

Access: Take the train from Tokyo station direction Yokohama station

Yokohama terminal Landmark tower

FOA Hugh Stubbins
2002 1993
Ferry terminal Mixed use
(1) (2)

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Ryue Nishizawa, 2005, Housing

Access: Take theTokyu Ikegami Line direction Yokohama and go out at the
Hasunuma Station. Then follow the map

Miriyama house

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 MINERAL HOUSE
Atelier Tekuto, 2006, Housing

Access: Take the Toe Odeo line to Nishishinjukugochome station the follow the
map

Nishishinjukugochome station

Mineral house

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 TAMA ART UNIVERSITY
Toyo Ito 2007 Museum Library

Access: Take the Tokyu Oimiachi line from Shinagawa and go out at the
Kaminoge stop, then follow the map

Tama art university

Kaminoge

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 AKIHABARA

Access: Take the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Yamanote Line or the Chuo-Sobu
Line to Akihabara station the follow the map

Akihabara street

Akihabara station

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 EDO TOKYO MUSEUM
Kiyonori Kikutake, 1992, Cultural

Access: Take the shuo sobu line or the toe odeo line to Ryogoku station then
follow the map

Tokyo museum

Ryogoku station

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 ASAKUSA

Philippe Stark, Nikken Sekkei, Nozawa , 1989, Mixed use

Access: Take the toe asakusa line to Honjoazumabashi station then follow the
map

Asakusa

Honjoazumabashi station

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