This photographic Tokyo travel guide explores the dynamic Japanese culture; art and architecture that make Tokyo a world-class city. It has been said that "every city has its high points; but Tokyo is all exclamation points!" The largest and most populous city in the world; Tokyo must be experienced in person to truly be understood. The next best thing? Tokyo Megacitymdash;a visual and descriptive exploration of a city that combines old with new and traditional with trendy; like no other city in the world.This extraordinary book explores Tokyo through 250 revealing photographs by well-known photographer Ben Simmons and over 30 essays by famed author Donald Richie. Their love of the city; their sense of its history; and the deep respect and pure joy felt in being here; shine through on every page. Simmons and Richie show us how modern Tokyo evolved from a patchwork of villages that still exist today as distinct neighborhoods and districts; to the modern; trendsetting metropolis renowned the world overmdash;that combine to make Tokyo a unique and special place.Tokyo Megacity presents the districts of the city in the order that they originally developed; starting with the Imperial Palace; sliding down to the "Low City" along the Sumida River; soaring back up to the "Mid-City;" and finally; climbing the hills to the newer districts of the "High City." The combination of Ben Simmons photographs and Donald Richies text capture; as never before; the tremendous diversity; vitality and sheer livability of the megacity that is Tokyo.
#2677381 in eBooks 2005-07-06 2005-07-06File Name: B009D5E74S
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