Architecture of Tokyo

Architecture in Tokyo has largely been shaped by Tokyo's history. Twice in recent history has the metropolis been left in ruins: first in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and later after extensive firebombing in World war II.^[1] Because of this, Tokyo's current urban landscape is mostly modern and contemporary architecture, and older buildings are scarce.^[1]

Notable buildings

Gallery

Tokyo International Forum
National Diet Building.
Supreme Court of Japan.
Zōjōji (a temple in Shiba Park) and Tokyo Tower.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, a work of Kenzo Tange.

External links

Tokyo Architecture
checkonsite.com architectural guide to Tokyo - combines maps, addresses, ratings, reviews.

References

1 2 Hidenobu Jinnai. Tokyo: A Spatial Anthropology. University of California Press (1995), p1-3. ISBN 0-520-07135-2.

Tokyo Metropolis

Tokyo—Shinjuku (capital)

Special Wards
of Tokyo

Western
(Tama area)

Core city	Hachiōji
Cities	Akiruno Akishima Chōfu Fuchū Fussa Hamura Higashikurume Higashimurayama Higashiyamato Hino Inagi Kiyose Kodaira Koganei Kokubunji Komae Kunitachi Machida Mitaka Musashimurayama Musashino Nishitōkyō Ōme Tachikawa Tama
District	Nishitama District Hinode Mizuho Okutama Hinohara

Subprefectures

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