This book documents the large-scale redevelopment of the labyrinthine Shibuya train station in
the heart of Tokyo's world-famous shopping district. Although many such ambitious construction
projects are currently underway throughout Japan's ever-renewing capital in preparation for the
Olympic Games in 2020 the work at Shibuya Station is in a particularly dense and active
area-the world's busiest pedestrian crossing (where up to 2 500 people simultaneously traverse
the street in five directions) is only a stroll away while the station's nine train lines have
remained operational throughout renovations. Mixing black-and-white and color images taken at
various times of day and night Reconstruction is both a collection of stilled moments from
this bustling process of transformation and an unconventional portrait of Shibuya.
