One of my goals of this blog was to capture what I find interesting about Tokyo. Others may find my posts completely boring which is perfectly fine but hopefully I point out some different things about Japan that you may not see elsewhere.
So here's one that continues to perplex me.
In Tokyo, land and space are at a premium. I think that is well understood by most Americans. Yet for some reason, I consistently see buildings with holes in them?!
Here are three buildings I've stumbled across in the Shinagawa area alone.
On the one hand, I really appreciate the fact that the Japanese, from an architectural standpoint, do not feel compelled to create your typical standard rectangular office buildings. But on the other hand, when space is at a premium, the logical side of me wonders why they're not using that space to maximum advantage.
Enough archtitecture and landscapes, let's hear about beer and food!
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