Legacy of Japan's Nagakin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods | Japan
One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules have been saved for posterity
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One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules have been saved for posterity
Photographer Noritaka Minami spent over a decade documenting the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo before it was demolished last month.
After a 15-year effort to save Toyko's Nakagin Capsule Tower, developers are demolishing the building. But Nakagin's final residents believe it's a mistake.
Nakagin Capsule Tower, a building tucked away in a corner of downtown Tokyo that is made up of boxes stacked on top of each other, is an avant-garde honeycomb of science-fiction-era housing long admired as a masterpiece
The first one will be removed in the next few weeks