| Turning left onto Yanagi-dori from Chuo-dori and
going straight on and under an expressway overpass, you will see a building with
a large, tilted pink roof (location 16). Inside this building, which has the appearance
of a warehouse, there are stores that have clothes extremely popular the world
over, as well as electronics shops and a cafeteria that serves up healthy deli
food using organically grown vegetables. The cafeteria is all the rage among young
women.
Across the railroad tracks is a building that looks somewhat like a giant glass
whale: Tokyo International Forum (location 17). The building houses several large
halls where concerts and other events are held, an art shop, a bookstore, and
cafes and restaurants, among other facilities. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government
was based in this location before it moved to Shinjuku, and this building was
created as a place where exchanges of culture and information can be conducted
on an international scale in the center of the nation's capital. |
