Second-hand bookstores in Kanda: June 19, 2014

Walking around second-hand bookstores in Kanda area is one of my funs. I was there again to visit a new shop.

“Book café 20^th Century” is the shop. It is a combination of a second-hand bookstore and a coffee shop. Arts, sports, novels and many other books are sold there. Visitors can comfortably enjoy coffee and reading books.

The shop is not the only example of the “new waves” taking place in the area. New services and businesses emerge almost every week there.

The change of Kanda’s second-hand bookstore district was reported in this blog on Nov. 3^rd, 2013, too. (Second-hand Book Fair @ Kanda)

I am sure that the change will be accelerated in the net revolution. Watching the changes is interesting and I will probably report my visit　again in the future.

Toranomon Hills: June 14, 2014

New Landmark of Tokyo opened three days ago (June 11). It is Toranomon Hills, a huge commercial-residential complex building built in Toranomon area, a few blocks west from Kasumigasaki government-office area.

The building is 52-story high. Andaz Tokyo Hotel occupies the upper floors whereas apartments are in the upper-middle floors and offices are in the lower-middle floors. Shops and restaurants are in the lower floors.

A cat-like character “Toranomon”, not Doraemon, welcomed me when I entered the building. There were many visitors there. 

People were relaxing in the garden around the building.

Children were running around in the playground and I found Tokyo Tower behind them.

Motorways run under the building. It is the first such building in Tokyo.　(the top picture)