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ELEMENTS OF THE UBRANSCAPE IN TOKYO
Author(s) -
Ewa Maria Kido
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
teka komisji architektury, urbanistyki i studiów krajobrazowych
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1895-3980
DOI - 10.35784/teka.2495
Subject(s) - appeal , center (category theory) , sight , urban structure , geography , line (geometry) , urban planning , regional science , economic geography , cartography , civil engineering , political science , engineering , law , geometry , chemistry , physics , mathematics , astronomy , crystallography
Tokyo Metropolis (Tōkyō-to) of 13 mln people, crowded, colored, noisy, made of very freely designed buildings, with railway loop line separating the inner center from the outer center – from one side is similar to other large metropolises in Japan, and from another – being a capitol and having the Imperial Palace as its symbolical center, is unique. This article discusses elements of urbanscape, such as transportation infrastructure – roads and railways; junctions and city centers – neighborhoods; urban interiors – streets and squares; border lines and belts – rivers, parks; dominant urban structures, outstanding elements – landmarks, and characteristic sights, that contribute to aesthetic appeal of the landscape of Tokyo. The conclusion is that although both European cities and Tokyo have well-functioning centers, as well as subcenters of the polycentric metropolises, their forms are differing because they reflect local urban planning, aesthetics, and culture.

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