Architecture as modern art in Tokyo

Position: [ 35°40N, 139°45E ]

This is my first time in Tokyo. As I fly from Sydney to Paris, I decided to make a 24 hours stop over in Tokyo to visit a friend.

Tokyo as seen from the elevated highway

Tokyo as seen from the elevated highway


As the Airport Limousine leads me to the city, I can’t help but think that the architecture with the geometrical shapes and bright colours has something of modern art.

I always had the tendency to think that asian cities were built in hurry and by definition ugly. But the thing is that the way all the buildings fit together makes in wonder if there is something akin to abstract art in there.

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