Tokyo Megacity
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It has been said that “every city has its high points, but Tokyo is all exclamation points!”. Tokyo Megacity-a visual and descriptive exploration of a city that combines old with new and traditional with trendy-shows how Tokyo is like no other city in the world. The combination of Ben Simmons’ photographs and Donald Richie’s text capture, as never before, the tremendous diversity, vitality and sheer liveability of the megacity that is Tokyo.
Additional information
| Weight | 539 g |
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| Dimensions | 229 × 305 mm |
| ISBN | 9784805312889 |
| Dimensions | 229 x 305 mm |
| Book Type | Hardback |
| Author | Ben Simmons |
| Author Bio | Donald Richie, novelist, essayist, composer, journalist, and film scholar was born in Ohio but spent most of life witnessing and reporting on the transformation of Japan from the postwar devastation to its economic resurgence. He was the author of some forty books of fiction and nonfiction, dozens of speeches and essays, and hundreds of book, film, and arts reviews. Ben Simmons studied photography and psychology before completing a Master of Fine Arts in photography and art history. He taught photography at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina before relocating to Japan. Owner of Ben Simmons Photography Inc., he travels the world to capture evocative images for assignments, photo essays, books, and original prints. Recent books include Traditional Japanese Architecture and Kyoto: City of Zen. |
| Number of Pages | 176 |
