Infamous as one of Japan’s busiest rail lines, the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line includes stations with some of Tokyo’s most dynamic - and local - destinations.
Former China resident Peter Neville-Hadley is the author of multiple guides and reference works on China, and writes on Chinese culture and on cultural travel in general for assorted periodicals. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Sunday Times (UK), and numerous other newspapers and magazines around the world.
The center of Tokyo is not a square or a tower or a statue, but a bridge. All distances from Tokyo are measured from this bridge, which is made of stone and bronze and called Nihonbashi, meaning “Japan Bridge.” A highway was built in haste in the 1960s, just before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and bathes the bridge’s old stone and road in shadow and darkness. Now, the space where the bridge straddles the river is ugly, and a professor, in 2006, put the bridge on an “Ugly Japan” list. But before there was the highway and ugliness and a Starbucks on the corner, Nihonbashi was made of wood, and Tokyo was called Edo.
Tokyo s oldest stone bridge to reopen in April Tokyo s oldest remaining stone bridge from the late 1800s, which was damaged during a deadly earthquake of March 2011 that devastated Japan s northeastern region, has been restored to its double-arched glory and will reopen in April, officials said Tuesday.
Pedestrians will be able to cross the historical Tokiwa Bridge, which links the capital s Chiyoda and Chuo wards over the Nihonbashi River, from mid-April following the completion of work in the surrounding area, Chiyoda Ward s roads and parks division said.
Workers had been carefully restoring the bridge, originally built in 1877, after it was dismantled following the catastrophic earthquake due to fears it would collapse.
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Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled its design for the top part of the tallest skyscraper in Japan“Torch Tower” in Tokyo, collaborating mainly with Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, Inc. Standing tall at 390m, the highrise building planned to be ready by 2028, takes on a large plaza at around 300m, generating a space for people.
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Scheduled for completion in 2028, Torch Tower was revealed on Sou Fujimoto’s Instagram account. Located in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, the project will put in place offices, commercial facilities, hotels, as well as public spaces. Implemented in the area of the Marunouchi Reconstruction NEXT stage, named TOKYO TORCH, which extends to the north of Tokyo Station, the project is aligned with the town’s vision to brighten and energize Japan , transcending generations and national borders.