Tag: tokyo
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Yokocho, “yoko” meaning “side” and “cho” meaning “street, block or town,” are tiny streets and back alleys filled with micro-bars and small restaurants. Usually forming entertainment districts around major transit hubs, yokochos are also remnants of the black markets that sprang up after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and post-WWII. For many years yokocho had a…
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Media often portrays Japan as a country with a large amount of people working for corporations, but it is also a country filled with small makers and entrepreneurs. This is 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan, a maker market located in Ueno, underneath the elevated railway tracks. Previously used for parking and machine storage, this maker district consists…
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Tokyo is unique as an urban phenomenon. On the surface it looks chaotic, but it operates incredibly efficiently. This contradiction, among many other examples of duality, is what makes Tokyo so intriguing. The Ameyoko shotengai or Ameyoko “shopping street,” located near Ueno station, is one of the most well known undertrack infills. Taking Ameyoko and…
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If Kyoto’s pacing is “slow, slow, quick, quick, slow,” then Tokyo’s pacing could be described as “quick, quick, quick.” Tokyo is one of the most complex, layered and vibrant cities in the world. Many of its neighborhoods are mixed use, mixed in scale, diverse in history and full of stories. Cities evolve and are constantly…
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