 Last additions - Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens and World Trade Center Hamamatsucho 旧芝離宮恩賜庭園 |
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Monorail to HanedaApr 16, 2014
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Shinkansen snakes its way through.Apr 16, 2014
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Zojoji templeApr 16, 2014
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Tokyo Tower as seen from WTC Hamamatsucho.Apr 16, 2014
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Tokyo TowerApr 16, 2014
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Tokyo Tower as seen from Hamamatsucho.Apr 16, 2014
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Looking south toward Shinagawa.Apr 16, 2014
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Looking north toward Shimbashi.Apr 16, 2014
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Bird's eye view of Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens as seen from Hamamatsu World Trade Center.Apr 16, 2014
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Bird's eye view of Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens as seen from Hamamatsu World Trade CenterApr 16, 2014
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Great views of Tokyo from the World Trade Center Building (世界貿易センタービル) in Hamamatsuchō, Tokyo.Apr 16, 2014
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Lookout deck on the World Trade Center in Hamamatsucho.Apr 16, 2014
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Dec 11, 2007
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Nakashima islandDec 11, 2007
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Bridge to Nakashima islandDec 11, 2007
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World Trade Center in Hamamatsucho overlooked the garden. World Trade Center Building (世界貿易センタービル) in Hamamatsuchō was a 40-story commercial skyscraper. It was once Japan's tallest building in 1970.The building closed for good on June 30, 2021 and was torn down during Aug. 2021 to March 2023. The building will be replaced with a new World Trade Center building to be completed in March 2027.Dec 11, 2007
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Stone monumentsDec 11, 2007
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Dry waterfallDec 11, 2007
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Yukimi Stone LanternDec 11, 2007
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Bracing a pine tree for winter snow.Dec 11, 2007
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Koi carp fishDec 11, 2007
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Pine trees and pondDec 11, 2007
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The buildings were destroyed in the Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and the property was donated to Tokyo in 1924 to commemorate the start of Emperor Showa's reign.Dec 11, 2007
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Bird's eye view of Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens as seen from Hamamatsu World Trade CenterDec 11, 2007
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Kyu-Shiba-rikyu was first built in the 17th century and used as the residence of a number of nobles. Purchased from the Arisugawa family in 1875 by the Imperial Household Agency which made it the Shiba Detached Palace.Dec 11, 2007
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Entrance to Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens, a real oasis in an urban jungle. Another waterfront garden with classic Japanese-style elements with a pond, pine trees, rocks, and stone lanterns. Dec 11, 2007
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