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  • Pasona Urban Farm is a corporate office building for a P Pasona Group in Tokyo. It is famous for its urban farm  integrated throughout the building. The green space includes 200 species of plants that are harvested, prepared and served at the cafes in the building. It is the largest farm-to-table project of its kind in Japan.<br />
Office workers share a common space with the farm: tomato vines suspended above conference tables, lettuce leaves are grown inside seminar rooms... The main lobby features a rice paddy - facade. All plants are maintained and harvested by Pasona employees and creates a unique workplace environment that promotes worker's productivity, mental health, and social interaction.
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  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-16.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-13.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-11.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-9.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-10.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-8.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-4.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-7.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-17.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-15.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-12.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-1.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-2.jpg
  • Pasona Farm is set in an office building for a the Pasona corporation in Chiyoda, Tokyo and famous for its urban farm right in the building. The farm has many different species of plants that are harvested and eaten at the building's cafes.  Office workers share space with the plants:  lettuce is grown inside seminar rooms,  tomato vines suspended above conference tables... The lobby features a rice paddy.  The plants are all maintained by employees and creates a special workplace that promotes productivity and mental health.
    pasona-3.jpg
  • When the Bangkok floods of 2011 left Kasetsart University staff cut off from food, they decided to build an urban farm on the rooftop of the Faculty of Architecture building to sustain everyday needs. With assistance from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation the  urban farm produces herbs and vegetables. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Architecture Pasinee Sunakorn, who won the The National Research Council of Thailand’s Invention Award for her work, the rooftop farm has inspired other similar projects around the city.
    kasetsart-roof-farm-2.jpg
  • When the Bangkok floods of 2011 left Kasetsart University staff cut off from food, they decided to build an urban farm on the rooftop of the Faculty of Architecture building to sustain everyday needs. With assistance from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation the  urban farm produces herbs and vegetables. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Architecture Pasinee Sunakorn, who won the The National Research Council of Thailand’s Invention Award for her work, the rooftop farm has inspired other similar projects around the city.
    kasetsart-rooftop-farm-6.jpg
  • When the Bangkok floods of 2011 left Kasetsart University staff cut off from food, they decided to build an urban farm on the rooftop of the Faculty of Architecture building to sustain everyday needs. With assistance from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation the  urban farm produces herbs and vegetables. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Architecture Pasinee Sunakorn, who won the The National Research Council of Thailand’s Invention Award for her work, the rooftop farm has inspired other similar projects around the city.
    kasetsart-roof-farm-1.jpg
  • When the Bangkok floods of 2011 left Kasetsart University staff cut off from food, they decided to build an urban farm on the rooftop of the Faculty of Architecture building to sustain everyday needs. With assistance from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation the  urban farm produces herbs and vegetables. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Architecture Pasinee Sunakorn, who won the The National Research Council of Thailand’s Invention Award for her work, the rooftop farm has inspired other similar projects around the city.
    kasetsart-rooftop-farm-7.jpg
  • When the Bangkok floods of 2011 left Kasetsart University staff cut off from food, they decided to build an urban farm on the rooftop of the Faculty of Architecture building to sustain everyday needs. With assistance from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation the  urban farm produces herbs and vegetables. The brainchild of Associate Professor of Architecture Pasinee Sunakorn, who won the The National Research Council of Thailand’s Invention Award for her work, the rooftop farm has inspired other similar projects around the city.
    kasetsart-roof-farm-3.jpg
  • Abandoned Wedding Chapel Haikyo - Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    wedding-chapel-haikyo-01.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-07.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-05.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-03.jpg
  • Semi Abandoned Barber Shop Haikyo, the building itself is in the process of collapse, but they forge on till the roof caves in .Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    haikyo-barber-shop-1.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-5.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-3.jpg
  • Beijing Rickshaw Nap - Rickshaws were first used in China during the late 1800s and an important element in urban development in 20th century China in terms of  transport and for the employment it provided.  At one time rickshaw men and their dependents made up almost 20 percent of Beijing's population. Many rickshaws disappeared after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 though in recent years they have made a comeback in popular tourist areas of Beijing.
    beijing-rickshaw-3.jpg
  • Rickshaws were first used in China during the late 1800s and an important element in urban development in 20th century China in terms of  transport and for the employment it provided.  At one time rickshaw men and their dependents made up almost 20 percent of Beijing's population. Many rickshaws disappeared after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 though in recent years they have made a comeback in popular tourist areas of Beijing.
    beijing-rickshaw-1.jpg
  • Abandoned Wedding Chapel Haikyo - Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    wedding-chapel-haikyo-02.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-04.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-06.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-01.jpg
  • Pan Pacific at Minato Mirai - Minato Mirai or "future harbor" is Yokohama's showpiece along the wterfront facing Tokyo Bay.  Minato Mirai is one of the world’s most successful urban renewal programs.  This was once the site of warehouses, bustling with sailors and longshoremen during the port’s heyday of the silk trade.  Today it is mostly for the amusement of day-trippers hoping for a big of sea breezes and fresh air and a view of Tokyo Bay
    minato-mirai-01.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    BW-Kurotake-drive-in-02.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    BW-Kurtake-Drive-in-01.jpg
  • Mukoden Hotel Abandoned Haikyo - Despite its lovely view of the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Izu Peninsula, the Mukoden Hotel is now an abandoned ruin.  In part, perhaps because of its unfortunate name that also refers to a battle in China during WWII.  It also may resemble a so-called "love hotel" because of its turrets, a popular castle theme of that type fo short term hotel.  Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    mukden-hotel-haikyo-2.jpg
  • Mukoden Hotel Abandoned Haikyo - Despite its lovely view of the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Izu Peninsula, the Mukoden Hotel is now an abandoned ruin.  In part, perhaps because of its unfortunate name that also refers to a battle in China during WWII.  It also may resemble a so-called "love hotel" because of its turrets, a popular castle theme of that type fo short term hotel.  Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    mukden-hotel-haikyo-1.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-7.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-6.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-2.jpg
  • Minato Mirai or "future harbor" is Yokohama's showpiece along with Cosmos World amusement park.  Take a spin on the Big Wheel, a bayside ferris wheel, or the roller coaster that plunges into a  or the roller coaster that plunges into a large pool.  Despite all these modern attractions, Minato Mirai is one of the world’s most successful urban renewal programs.  This was once the site of red brick warehouses, bustling with sailors and longshoremen during the port’s heyday of the silk trade.
    minato-mirai-1.jpg
  • Minato Mirai or "future harbor" is Yokohama's showpiece along with Cosmos World amusement park.  Take a spin on the Big Wheel, a bayside ferris wheel, or the roller coaster that plunges into a  or the roller coaster that plunges into a large pool.  Despite all these modern attractions, Minato Mirai is one of the world’s most successful urban renewal programs.  This was once the site of red brick warehouses, bustling with sailors and longshoremen during the port’s heyday of the silk trade.
    minato-mirai-2.jpg
  • The point that crossed bridhge was a coal wharf once. The famous Harumi Bridge was abandoned in 1989 and never demolished, left to rot and at the mercy of the elements.  Naturally, it quickly became a haikyo or urbex urban explorer destination for its accessibility and uniqueness - with trees growing out of it.  The city of Tokyo has put up great barriers around the ends of the bridge to keep the explorers out, presumably for "safety reasons" though have left a few viewing platforms for the curious.
    harumi-bridge-02.jpg
  • Kurotake Drive-in Haikyo -  The Kurotake Drive-in is found along the Izu Skyline Drive.  Although there are no "Do Not Enter" signs there are chains at the parking lot, and the windows have been cemented in. Haikyo simply means ruins in Japanese and at the same time refers to the hobby known as urban exploration or URBEX popular in industrialzed societies. Haikyo enthusiasts visit abandoned towns, houses, hospitals, schools, industrial sites, theme parks or other forgotten or abandoned places.
    izu-skyline-drive-in-haikyo-4.jpg
  • Rickshaws were first used in China during the late 1800s and an important element in urban development in 20th century China in terms of  transport and for the employment it provided.  At one time rickshaw men and their dependents made up almost 20 percent of Beijing's population. Many rickshaws disappeared after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 though in recent years they have made a comeback in popular tourist areas of Beijing.
    beijing-rickshaw-2.jpg
  • Hinokicho Park,  is maintained by the Minato-ku Tokyo just east of Tokyo Midtown Garden. Hinokicho was once the garden attached to Azabu residence for the Mori Family, during the Edo Period.  It was known as “Hinoki Mansion” because of the many hinoki cypress trees on the grounds. The garden at that time was named Shimizu Garden and once enjoyed fame for its sweeping view of Tokyo.  Now it is surrounded by high rise buildings.  Together Tokyo Mid Town and HInokicho Garden is an oasia in the middle of Tokyo's Roppongi area. Tokyo Mid-Town Garden has many different kinds of trees:  140 cherry, camphor and other tree species were transplanted from the  Self Defense Agency and now provide some much needed greenery in central Tokyo.
    hinokicho-park-03.jpg
  • Hinokicho Park,  is maintained by the Minato-ku Tokyo just east of Tokyo Midtown Garden. Hinokicho was once the garden attached to Azabu residence for the Mori Family, during the Edo Period.  It was known as “Hinoki Mansion” because of the many hinoki cypress trees on the grounds. The garden at that time was named Shimizu Garden and once enjoyed fame for its sweeping view of Tokyo.  Now it is surrounded by high rise buildings.  Together Tokyo Mid Town and HInokicho Garden is an oasia in the middle of Tokyo's Roppongi area. Tokyo Mid-Town Garden has many different kinds of trees:  140 cherry, camphor and other tree species were transplanted from the  Self Defense Agency and now provide some much needed greenery in central Tokyo.
    hinokicho-park-04.jpg
  • Hinokicho Park,  is maintained by the Minato-ku Tokyo just east of Tokyo Midtown Garden. Hinokicho was once the garden attached to Azabu residence for the Mori Family, during the Edo Period.  It was known as “Hinoki Mansion” because of the many hinoki cypress trees on the grounds. The garden at that time was named Shimizu Garden and once enjoyed fame for its sweeping view of Tokyo.  Now it is surrounded by high rise buildings.  Together Tokyo Mid Town and HInokicho Garden is an oasia in the middle of Tokyo's Roppongi area. Tokyo Mid-Town Garden has many different kinds of trees:  140 cherry, camphor and other tree species were transplanted from the  Self Defense Agency and now provide some much needed greenery in central Tokyo.
    hinokicho-park-01.jpg
  • Hinokicho Park,  is maintained by the Minato-ku Tokyo just east of Tokyo Midtown Garden. Hinokicho was once the garden attached to Azabu residence for the Mori Family, during the Edo Period.  It was known as “Hinoki Mansion” because of the many hinoki cypress trees on the grounds. The garden at that time was named Shimizu Garden and once enjoyed fame for its sweeping view of Tokyo.  Now it is surrounded by high rise buildings.  Together Tokyo Mid Town and HInokicho Garden is an oasia in the middle of Tokyo's Roppongi area. Tokyo Mid-Town Garden has many different kinds of trees:  140 cherry, camphor and other tree species were transplanted from the  Self Defense Agency and now provide some much needed greenery in central Tokyo.
    hinokicho-park-02.jpg
  • Tokyo Mid-Town Garden has many different kinds of trees:  140 cherry, camphor and other tree species were transplanted from the  Self Defense Agency and now provide some much needed greenery in central Tokyo. Just next door is Hinokicho Park, which is maintained by the city just east of Tokyo Midtown. Hinokicho was once the garden attached to Azabu residence for the Mori Family, during the Edo Period.  It was known as “Hinoki Mansion” because of the many hinoki cypress trees on the grounds. The garden at that time was named Shimizu Garden and once enjoyed fame for its sweeping view of Tokyo.  Now it is surrounded by high rise buildings.  Together Tokyo Mid Town and HInokicho Garden is an oasia in the middle of Tokyo's Roppongi area.
    tokyo-mid-town-01.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-13.jpg
  • Hong Kong is a city state that would seem to be the world's largest shopping mall.  Besides all the duty free camera shops and watches,  all the international designers are well-represented.  Add to this, a few local home grown talents  are making a name for themselves here and abroad.   Causeway Bay on Hong Kong island is ground zero for fashion here.  The fashionable congregate here at Sogo, Fashion Walk, Beverly Centre, and countless other venues to shop, strut their stuff and see and be seen.  Over on the mainland in Mong Kok  "Ladies Street" (its official name - Tung Choi Street) is the more traditional spot for affordable ready-to-wear for more practical togs.
    hong-kong-central.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-12.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-9.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-10.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-8.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-7.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-6.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-5.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-3.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-2.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-1.jpg
  • Roppongi Hills is a type of a city within a city. The complex offers offices, apartments, stores, restaurants, cafes, a major TV studio, hotels, an art museum, and even a Japanese garden. It is considered to be an “integrated property development” constructed by tycoon Minoru Mori, the centerpiece of which is Mori Tower. Mori's vision was to integrate a highrise community that would let people live, shop, work and play so as to eliminate commuting time and increase leisure time and residents’ quality of life.
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  • Hoppy Street or Hoppy Dori is the nickname of this alley in Asakusa adjacent to Sensoji Temple area.  Most evenings dozens of these outdoor izakaya spill out into the streets, serving old fashioned hoppy beer, draft, yakitori and other Japanese pub treets.
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  • At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most comment Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
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  • Tachinomiya run the gamut from grubby to pristine, seedy to swank. What they all have in common is low priced alcohol and light food..The tachinomiya and her sister, the izakaya, appeared around the beginning of the Edo period. The last decade has seen a tachinomiya revival in Tokyo. New, sparkling clean, nicely appointed shops, purveying drinks and snacks..
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  • Shinjuku Bright Lights - Metallic sculptures overlooking traffic at Yasukuni Street in Shinjuku - one of the main shopping and train terminals of Tokyo. This is Kabukicho an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku.. Kabukicho is the location of many hostess bars, host bars, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town". The district's name comes from a 1940s plan to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built the name stuck.
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  • Tokyo Teleport - Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo, featuring many modern and just plain strange buildings.  Administratively a part of the Minato, Koto and Shinagawa districts, the area is now a very popular shopping and entertainment destination.
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  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-11.jpg
  • Graffiti at Manazuru Abandoned Barbeque - Block Art House is a popular place for hip hop artists and graffiti artists to show their stuff, in fact the entire abandoned building is covered in the stuff.  Though it is officially off-limits, people still seem to find their way in to explore, photograph the place or paint the walls. The place itself was once an old barbecue restaurant that went bust, constructed on a cliff.  This place is now only used by street artists and covered with interesting graffiti.
    manazuru-graffiti-haikyo-4.jpg
  • Izakaya and tachinomiya run the gamut from grubby to pristine, seedy to swank. What they all have in common is low priced alcohol and light food. The tachinomiya and her sister, the izakaya, appeared around the beginning of the Edo period. The last decade has seen a tachinomiya revival in Tokyo. New, sparkling clean, nicely appointed shops, purveying drinks and snacks some with stools or beer crates as seats have supplanted the "standing room only" rule of tachinomiya, blurring the lines between tachinomiya (standing bar)  izakaya (bar with seats).
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  • Shinjuku Bright Lights - Metallic sculptures overlooking traffic at Yasukuni Street in Shinjuku - one of the main shopping and train terminals of Tokyo. This is Kabukicho an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku.. Kabukicho is the location of many hostess bars, host bars, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town". The district's name comes from a 1940s plan to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built the name stuck.
    kabuki-cho-1.jpg
  • Hong Kong is a city state that would seem to be the world's largest shopping mall.  Besides all the duty free camera shops and watches,  all the international designers are well-represented.  Add to this, a few local home grown talents  are making a name for themselves here and abroad.   Causeway Bay on Hong Kong island is ground zero for fashion here.  The fashionable congregate here at Sogo, Fashion Walk, Beverly Centre, and countless other venues to shop, strut their stuff and see and be seen.  Over on the mainland in Mong Kok  "Ladies Street" (its official name - Tung Choi Street) is the more traditional spot for affordable ready-to-wear for more practical togs.
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  • Tokyo Teleport - Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo, featuring many modern and just plain strange buildings.  Administratively a part of the Minato, Koto and Shinagawa districts, the area is now a very popular shopping and entertainment destination.
    tokyo-teleport-2.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
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  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-02.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
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  • Jewel is a 137,000 square meter indoor sanctuary at Changi Airport Singapore. This oasis includes the world’s largest indoor waterfall, Forest Valley with more than 2000 trees, and the famous Rain Vortex. This dome-shaped complex was designed by a consortium of renowned architects preserves Changi Airports claim to fame as being best airport in the world, year after year.
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  • Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on the Hong Kong Island side of Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by symphonic music.  The sound and light show is organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and displayed every night at 8pm, this unique show is an orchestration of music, decoration lights, laser light displays and occasional fireworks during special occasions such as Chinese New Year. The multimedia light and sound show lasts for about 15 minutes.
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  • Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong.  The main routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.  The fleet of 12 ferries currently operates two routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers a day.  It has been in the “Top 10 Most Exciting Ferry Rides” poll by the Society of American Travel Writers.
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  • Chinese Violinist at Behai Park Beijing - Beijinger practicing on his violin in Behai Park. Practicing tai chi, dance steps, musical instruments is a popular pastime in any Beijing park.
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  • Siam Discovery is a part of Siam Center shopping mall.  The collection of sophisticated shops here caters to young trendies and offers a good selection of designer fashion outlets.  Its atrium, capped with a huge glass dome, enhances the airy, luxurious look.  On the sixth floor is the Bangkok branch of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and Sky Dininig, a stylish food hall with international food choices as well as Thai.
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  • Siam Discovery is a part of Siam Center shopping mall.  The collection of sophisticated shops here caters to young trendies and offers a good selection of designer fashion outlets.  Its atrium, capped with a huge glass dome, enhances the airy, luxurious look.  On the sixth floor is the Bangkok branch of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and Sky Dininig, a stylish food hall with international food choices as well as Thai.
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  • Tokyo Station opened in 1914. During this early era, the station only had gates on the Marunouchi side. Much of the station was destroyed in 1945 during WWII though the station was quickly rebuilt within the year with simple angular roofs. The Marunouchi part of the station was restored to pre-war condition completed in October 2012 . The bombing of Tokyo during World War II caused extensive damage to the Tokyo Station building, shattering the domes which originally adorned the rooftops of the building. Angular rooftops  replaced the domes in the 1946 restoration, but remained until 2012. The surrounding area has been converted into a plaza extending toward the Imperial Palace, reviving the area to its former spacious and lively character.
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  • The giant ferris wheel Asiatique Sky, also called "Asiatique Big Wheel" - the Dutch owned ferris wheel stands at over 60 meters tall and has a diameter of 50 meters. It has 41 gondolas and even one  VIP gondola.  Each gondola can hold a maxium of 8 people and a weight load of 600 kgs.  At its opening, there was a higher charge for foreigners to ride the ferris wheel, but after a big stink regarding dual pricing, the fare has equalized to 200 Baht for everyone, including foreigners.
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  • The Old City of Shanghai refers to the most ancient area of Shanghai. It is circular in shape even today and was once surrounded by a defensive wall. Notable features include the City God Temple which is located in the center of the Old City and is connected to the Yuyuan Garden. Today, most of the walls have been replaced by broad circular avenues - the Renmin Lu to the North and Zhonghua Lu to the South.  The preserved or rebuilt Chinese style buildings surrounding Yuyuan Garden are a popular attraction for both Chinese and foreign visitors, and has turned into a large market often referred to as Yuyuan Market or Shanghai Old Town. .
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  • The Bund is a waterfront area in Shanghai within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road - thanks to its unique architecture the Bund is one of the most popular destinations in Shanghai. The Bund has dozens of historical buildings facing the Huangpu River that once housed banks and trading houses from the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Italy, Russia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Belgium.  This was initially a British settlement; later the British and American settlements were combined in the International Settlement. A building boom at the end of 19th century and beginning of 20th century led to the Bund becoming a major financial hub of East Asia.  The two featured buildings to the left and center are the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, formerly Hong Kong Shanghai Bank building.  The building in the center is the Shanghai Customs House.
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  • Art Deco in the French Concession - a foreign concession in Shanghai from 1849 until 1946. The concession came to an end in 1943 when the Vichy French government signed it over to the Japanese puppet government in Nanking. The area covered by the former French Concession was the premier residential district of Shanghai. Despite rampant redevelopment over the last few decades the area retains a distinct character thanks to its tree-shaded boulevards and streets.
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  • The Benjamin Morris family estate - now the Ruijin Hotel, -is comprised of four houses, numerous outbuildings and ornate gardens in the French Concession area of Shanghai.  The Morris family owned the North China Daily News, the oldest English-language newspaper in China.  Prior to opening its doors to the public, the hotel was the official guesthouse of the Shanghai regional government. The first mayor of Shanghai chose the Ruijin as both his office and residence. Leaders of many countries also stayed here: President Soekarno of Indonesia, the Prime Minister of India, President Ho Chi Min of Vietnam,  US President Nixon, as well as other government emissaries. In 1979 the Shanghai  city government decided to open the hotel to the public. Since that time the hotel has hosted many famous scholars, business leaders, and tourists from all over the world.
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  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
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  • Ameyoko or Ameyocho is a busy shopping street dominated by small market-style stalls selling a wide variety of wares especially fish. Ameyoko runs parallel to the JR railway line with its large market under the railway tracks.
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  • Ameyoko or Ameyocho is a busy shopping street dominated by small market-style stalls selling a wide variety of wares especially fish. Ameyoko runs parallel to the JR railway line with its large market under the railway tracks.
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  • Ameyoko or Ameyocho is a busy shopping street dominated by small market-style stalls selling a wide variety of wares especially fish. Ameyoko runs parallel to the JR railway line with its large market under the railway tracks.
    ameyoko-5.jpg
  • Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on both sides of the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by symphonic music.  Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Displayed every night with good weather at 8pm Hong Kong Time, the show is an orchestration of music, decoration lights, laser light displays, and pyrotechnic fireworks. The multimedia light and sound show lasts for about 14 minutes. Symphony of Lights is a synchronised building exterior decorative light and laser multimedia display, featuring 44 buildings on the Hong Kong Island side of Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong accompanied by symphonic music.  The sound and light show is organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and displayed every night at 8pm, this unique show is an orchestration of music, decoration lights, laser light displays and occasional fireworks during special occasions such as Chinese New Year. The multimedia light and sound show lasts for about 15 minutes.
    symphony-of-lights-2.jpg
  • Beijing Railway Station opened in the 1950s, as can be seen from its architecture which merges traditional Chinese architecture with 50s design. . <br />
The traffic load of Beijing Railway Station has decreased somewhat with the opening of the Beijing West Railway Station in 1996. Still, it remains a busy railway station. Generally, trains for Manchuria, Mongolia, Shanghai, Nanjing,  Hangzhou depart from this station while the remainder depart from Beijing West.
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  • Anniversaire Cafe in Aoyama, Located on prime real estate on Omotesando Avenue, this is the place for fashionistas to see and be seen, or to show off your new threads.
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  • Omotesando Hills In the 80 years since the Dojunkai Aoyama Apartment complex was completed in 1927, Omotesando, the main street running through Harajuku and Aoyama, has long been an attraction to people in Tokyo, and it continues to be a cultural center today. In 2006, Dojunkai Aoyama Apartment complex was torn down to make way for Omotesando Hills, a fashion shoppping complex.
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  • Brother and Sister on a Swing is one of the most noteworthy murals in George Town, Penang. It was created by Penang local Louis Gan a deaf- mute artist. The mural shows two children on a swing and celebrates the intimacy between siblings, as Louis had with his brother. The subjects of the mural are of the children of the building onto which it’s painted, SBS Paper Products in the adjacent alley just off Chulia Street. It’s joyous theme is a favorite of both locals and visitors of the many murals and street art on the streets and alleys of Penang.
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  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
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