Nakano-shimbashi Station is identified by a wedge-shaped design that rises from the underground level to the street, creating a corner entrance that stands out from the surrounding neighborhood. It serves as a stop on the Marunouchi Branch…
Classic Tokyo Cinema Landmarks
Trace Tokyo’s post-war film history across locations featured in Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story, Juzo Itami’s Tampopo, and the 1967 James Bond thriller You Only Live Twice.
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1. Nakano-Shimbashi Station
2. Yoyogi National Stadium 1st Gymnasium
The Yoyogi National Stadium 1st Gymnasium is defined by its sweeping, curved roof that appears to drape like a giant tent over the site. Designed by architect Kenzo Tange and engineer Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, the arena is built around a central…
3. Hotel New Otani Tokyo
The Hotel New Otani Tokyo reveals itself through a sprawling complex of interconnected towers anchored by a distinctive seventeen-story building, once the tallest in the city. When it opened in September nineteen sixty-four, just before…
4. Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is a lattice steel structure painted in alternating bands of international orange and white, rising three hundred thirty-three meters above the Shiba-koen district. Completed in nineteen fifty-eight, it was designed as a…
5. Shibaura Bridge
The Shibaura area is defined by the massive white towers and suspension cables of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects this shore to the Odaiba waterfront. Stretching seven hundred ninety-eight meters across Tokyo Bay, the structure is…
6. Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower
The Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower is defined by its curved granite facade, which follows the precise contour of the Ginza four-chome intersection. Completed in nineteen thirty-two in a neo-Renaissance style, this building stands as the…
7. Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station is recognized by the long, three-story facade of red brick and white stone, topped with octagonal domes at the north and south ends. Designed by Kingo Tatsuno and opened in nineteen fourteen, the station spans over three…
8. Taimeiken
Taimeiken is a destination for yoshoku, a style of Western-influenced Japanese cooking that evolved during the nineteenth century. Founded in nineteen thirty-one by Shingo Modegi, the restaurant is recognizable by its long-standing…
9. Kiyomizu Kannon-dō Temple
The Kiyomizu Kannon-dō temple is distinguished by a large, elevated wooden stage that projects out over the hillside, a design inspired by the famous Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto. Established in sixteen thirty-one by the monk Tenkai, it served…