Elements of Urbanism: Tokyo

[Metro Jacksonville]

Elements of Urbanism: Tokyo



There are some things that you just can't compare. Holding Urban Jacksonville up against Japan's largest city just doesn't seem fair. Nevertheless, Metro Jacksonville shares the sights from one of the world's premier urban centers: Tokyo.


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[BridgeTroll]

Great photos!  Japan is a country everybody should visit.  I was lucky to have spent a few months there.

[fsujax]

Great photos.

[5PointsGuy]

Mannnnnn...., too bad its like 3k to get over there. Maybe if it was planned a year in advance....

[Jason]

::::Drool:::::

[urbanjacksonville]

Amazing photos! Who got to go?

[Deuce]

I love Tokyo. I love how colorful their streetscapes are and I love all the neon signage. I would like to see more of that in American cities. I've never been but I plan to go one day!

[jaxlore]

on my list of things to do when i get out of debt! me and the misses are japanese culture freaks cant wait! Thanks for the great pics. Unfortunately for jax things went downhill a bit after the great cowford fire.

[thelakelander]

Great collection of images.  Tokyo is impressive.

[Coolyfett]

If jax would compare itself to the Tokyos Londons & New Yorks more often, I think A LOT would get done!!!

[ben says]

Is the author of this thread still around the forum? Would love to ask some questions. Need some restaurant recommendations within the next week or so. Leaving in 14 days.

[Dog Walker]

Tokyo is a fantastic city, but can be really overwhelming.  Japan has some other beautiful cities too, all different from one another.  Nagasaki reminds one of San Francisco, hills overlooking a beautiful bay with islands and much European influenced building.  The bomb missed the old part of the city which was shielded by the intervening hills.

Kyoto is serene and awesome, untouched by the war so the temples are still intact.  The best and most refined food in Japan can be found there.

If you go, take the cable cars over the hot springs to the base of Mt. Fuji.  There is a switch back, narrow gauge railroad there that walks back and forth up the mountain and would charm Ock.

[ben says]

"Would charm Ock".... 

Going for 1 week, leaving March 11. Only seeing Tokyo. Shame, because like you pointed out, I'm actually more interested in seeing Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nagasaki, Osaka, etc. Tokyo is the last place I actually wanted to go, but I'm going with my grandfather & he has a friend in Tokyo (old WW2 buddy), so I'm tagging along for the trip.

Tokyo does look quite overwhelming...(understatement of the year). Clearly you've been. If you or anyone else on this forum has recommendations....food, drink, activities, etc....please either message me on this thread or PM me.

Also, looking for a book or two on Japan (nothing too dense), just something to keep me interested for the 24 or so hours of travel. Novels that give a feel for the city, or nonfiction will do.

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Figured that Tokyo thread was dead.

[BridgeTroll]

Try to get to a traditional japanese public bath or hot springs... very relaxing and an interesting cultural experience...

[ben says]

Try to get to a traditional japanese public bath or hot springs... very relaxing and an interesting cultural experience...

Thanks BT. If you have any specific names, please PM me. If not, anyways, thanks for the idea.