Four final shots from MejiMura.There are a variety of buildings and architectural styles on view.The first shot shows the side of a huge sake brewery.The building is on a hill overlooking some of the other buildings.The entrance to one of the... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey
from Porcelain Monkey on Fri, Aug 29 2008
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| 03 Feb 08 |
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Proposal for School Building »
YouTube video Video Architectural Proposal for fashion school to be built in Osaka. This video was shot in the town around the area where the school would be located. A 3D model animation also shows the activity in the proposed building, mainly in the entrance area on... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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Friday Flash..More Photos from the Midland Square Building » Porcelain Monkey A final few shots from atop the Midland Square Building.Looking down over Nagoya you can see a variety of buildings.You can peek down into one of the more popular rooftop beer gardens that operate in summer.Towards the middle of this photo you can see a... |
| 20 Jun 08 |
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Friday Flash..A Few More Tram and Subway Museum Photos » Porcelain Monkey Just a few more shots from the Nagoya Tram and Subway Museum I recently visited.The first shows a bogie and wheels.The second picture shows the model train layout as described in my last post.Prominent buildings in Nagoya are featured such as the JR... |
| 04 Apr 08 |
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Friday Flash..More Spring Photos » Porcelain Monkey Another shot from Okazaki Castle showing one of the walking paths in the grounds of the Castle.Another view of the Castle.Unfortunately the Castle and grounds are located in an urban area and the presence of apartment buildings and overhead power cables... |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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Meiji-mura Museum » Porcelain Monkey Wishing to escape the confines of my apartment and the heat I travelled to Meji-Mura Museum for the day.Meji-Mura is an open-air museum that contains over 60 buildings from the Meji Era 1868-1912.Various buildings from all over Japan have been brought... |
| 03 Oct 08 |
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Friday Flash..A Few More Dream Car Show Shots » Porcelain Monkey A few final shots from the Dream Car Show 2008 held at Port Messe Nagoya last weekend.The first one shows a couple of "kangaru" or campaign girls posing beside a motorcycle.Not my dream car but given the driving habits of drivers in Nagoya it seems a good... |
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