Posted on 28 May 2015. Tags: ླྀs, Capsule, closing, Hotel, Okura, Time, Tokyo
Closing Time for the Hotel Okura, a ’60s Tokyo Time Capsule While one Olympics may have provided an incentive to demolish, the previous 1964 Tokyo Olympics served as the hotel’s catalyst. Going up in 1962 during a golden age of postwar architecture, when structures like Kenzo Tange’s sweeping Yoyogi National … Full News here – Read […]
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Posted on 04 May 2015. Tags: Capsule, High, identified, Park, radiation, source, Tokyo
Capsule identified as source of high radiation in Tokyo park A small capsule containing radium that was buried in the ground has been identified as the source of high levels of radiation detected in a park in the Ikebukuro-Honcho area of Toshima Ward, Tokyo. The surrounding soil was not contaminated and … Full News here […]
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Posted on 15 July 2014. Tags: Capsule, goodbye, Hotel, Okura, Saying, Time, Tokyo
Tokyo time capsule: Saying goodbye to Hotel Okura (CNN) — If you’ve never been to Tokyo’s Hotel Okura, you’re missing out on one of the true accommodation stars of Asia — a beautiful time capsule of a hotel that glorifies the design and service of Japan in the 1960s. It’s one of my favorite places […]
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Posted on 07 December 2013. Tags: Capsule, Claustrophobic, Don’t, this, Tokyo, Tower, visit
Claustrophobic? Don’t Visit This Capsule Tower in Tokyo. Though tiny apartments are standard in Tokyo, the Nakagin capsules did not herald the dawn of pod-based urban living. Its cubes, intended for a 25-year life span, have never been replaced due to prohibitive costs. The building suffers from water leaks … Full News here – Read […]
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