The Architecture of Tokyo

When this guide was first published in 2001, it was the only one to introduce in one volume the architecture of the Tôkyô region, encompassing Tôkyô proper and adjacent prefectures, in all its remarkable variety. Having been out of print for some time, it is now being reissued in a revised and extended edition, this time with Japan expert Ulf Meyer as co-author.The Tôkyô region is the most populous metropolitan area in the world and a place of extraordinary vitality. The political, economic and cultural center of Japan, Tôkyô also exerts an enormous international influence. In fact the region has been pivotal to the nation’s affairs for centuries. Its sheer size, its concentration of resources and institutions and its long history have produced buildings of many different types from many different eras. Over 500 buildings are presented in this guide, from 15th-century Buddhist temples to 21st-century cultural buildings, from venerable folkhouses to works by leading contemporary...