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Tokyo, the turbulent capital of Japan located in the east of Honshu Island, is a habitat of extremes: in the largest metropolitan area in the world, where one of the largest subway networks exists, over 34 million people live in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The formerly small fishing village has developed over time into the center of finance, industry, trade, and culture in Japan, boasting numerous theaters, museums, and universities. Micha Pawlitzki has compiled a diverse image of this fast-paced city through his photographs. In addition to images from the city center, characterized by ubiquitous neon advertisements on residential and commercial buildings, heavy traffic, and impressive canyons of buildings, there are also places that illustrate how, alongside the strong modernization process, the traditions of Japanese culture are maintained and can coexist with modern urban life. The diversity of the neighborhoods showcases religious temples alongside large commercial buildings, public parks next to bustling consumer centers—a world of contrasts that makes Tokyo a unique habitat and opens up an endlessly fascinating realm of photographic motifs.
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Tokyo-Panorama, Micha Pawlitzki
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
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- Titel
- Tokyo-Panorama
- Sprache
- Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch, Italienisch
- Autor*innen
- Micha Pawlitzki
- Verlag
- Ed. Panorama
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 124
- ISBN10
- 3898234126
- ISBN13
- 9783898234122
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Karten & Reisen, Geografie & Landeskunde
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- Beschreibung
- Tokyo, the turbulent capital of Japan located in the east of Honshu Island, is a habitat of extremes: in the largest metropolitan area in the world, where one of the largest subway networks exists, over 34 million people live in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The formerly small fishing village has developed over time into the center of finance, industry, trade, and culture in Japan, boasting numerous theaters, museums, and universities. Micha Pawlitzki has compiled a diverse image of this fast-paced city through his photographs. In addition to images from the city center, characterized by ubiquitous neon advertisements on residential and commercial buildings, heavy traffic, and impressive canyons of buildings, there are also places that illustrate how, alongside the strong modernization process, the traditions of Japanese culture are maintained and can coexist with modern urban life. The diversity of the neighborhoods showcases religious temples alongside large commercial buildings, public parks next to bustling consumer centers—a world of contrasts that makes Tokyo a unique habitat and opens up an endlessly fascinating realm of photographic motifs.