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Tokyo Megacity Hardcover – March 24, 2020

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This photographic Tokyo travel guide explores the dynamic Japanese culture, art and architecture that make Tokyo a unique, world-class city.

It has been said that "every city has its high points, but Tokyo is all exclamation points!" The largest and most populous city in the world, Tokyo is best experienced in-person. The next best way? Through Tokyo Megacity—a visual and descriptive exploration of a city that combines old with new and traditional with trendy, like no other city in the world.

This extraordinary book explores Tokyo through more than 250 revealing photographs by well-known photographer Ben Simmons and over 30 essays by famed author Donald Richie. Their love of the city, sense of its history, and the deep respect and pure joy felt in being here, shine through on every page. Simmons and Richie show us how modern Tokyo evolved from a patchwork of villages that still exist today as distinct neighborhoods and districts to the modern, trendsetting metropolis renowned the world over—that combine to make Tokyo a unique and special place.

Tokyo Megacity presents the districts of the city in the order that they originally developed, starting with the Imperial Palace, sliding down to the "Low City" along the Sumida River, soaring back up to the "Mid-City," and finally, climbing the hills to the newer districts of the "High City." The combination of Ben Simmons' photographs and Donald Richie's text capture the tremendous diversity, vitality and sheer livability of Tokyo.

This new edition is updated with recent photos, up-to-date revisions and new sections on the Tsukiji Fish Market and Tokyo Skytree.
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"A splendid tour through the 'real' Tokyo." -- The Japan Times

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Donald Richie (1924-2013), novelist, essayist, journalist, and film scholar, was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1924, but had spent most of the last sixty years witnessing and reporting on the transformation of Japan from postwar devastation to economic powerhouse. 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 is a longtime Japan resident whose photos have appeared in books, magazines, collections, and exhibitions worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Library of Congress, and the United Nations. Ben was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. He studied psychology and photography at SUNY in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York, and completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography and art history at the University of Florida. Ben taught photography at the University of Florida and Haystack Mountain School on Deer Isle, Maine, and was Photography Resident at Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina before relocating to Japan. Simmons has been working as a professional photojournalist for more than 20 years. Recent books include Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art; Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms; The Little Book of Tokyo; Tokyo Desire; and Japans Heilige Platze.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing (March 24, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4805315563
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-4805315569
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 0.9 x 10.1 inches
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    Ben Simmons was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. He studied photography and psychology in the North Country of Upstate New York, then completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography and art history at the University of Florida. Simmons taught photography at the University of Florida, Haystack Mountain School on Deer Isle in Maine, and Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, before relocating to Japan. Ben Simmons Photography is based on the Miura Peninsula seacoast at Sagami Bay, just south of Tokyo. Ben specializes in photo essays and book projects. Recent books include Tokyo Desire; Hong Kong: The City of Dreams; The Little Book of Tokyo; Japanese Architecture, Platinum Images of Thai Buddhism, Tokyo Megacity, The Little Book of Kyoto, Kyoto Gardens, and Kyoto: City of Zen. Visit his website at www.bensimmonsphoto.com.

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goblue
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Tokyo photo book on Amazon in my opinion
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2015
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This book is excellent. For some reason, it wasn't as easy to find a book of photographs of Tokyo as I expected it to be. I went in May of this year and loved the city so much. I wanted a book of photos to keep on the coffee table. I have brilliant London and New York books and expected to find a similar one for Tokyo.

There are a lot of guidebooks but not many photo books.

This one does not disappoint. It's large and has tremendous photos. It makes me want to go back!
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Photos and good insight
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020
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Great coffee table book. When people are over they usually thumb through it and take in the wonder on each page. would recommended if you love that part of the world and want a little bit of it in your living room.
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Isshin
5.0 out of 5 stars Tokyo Megacity
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2010
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Donald Richie has once again given us a view of Japan with a narrative that excites the tourist in us all. The photographs are superb.
I visit Tokyo yearly and this book stimulates memories and also gives me new perspectives of the largest city in the world.
Richie has lived most of his life in Japan and you should read his other books relating to his experiences.
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Aritti Enrico
5.0 out of 5 stars Up-to-date look at super city Tokyo
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010
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Few other books about Japan's capital combine striking, vibrant, interesting and varied images like this one. The text, clearly a love declaration for the city of Tokyo, is also very informative without being too technical.
A feast for the eye, a treat for your Japanese travelling ambitions, "Tokyo, megacity" stands out amongst many other pubblications on the subject (also noteworthy is Livio Sacchi's "Tokyo").
Highly recommended!
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Nova_Dream
4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of an amazing city
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013
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A great overview, yet simple but interesting, of Tokyo, made with nice photographs and text. Donald Richie's knowledge and opinion of Tokyo is what makes this mostly photobook an interesting and fascinating journey of the several districts of the biggest city on earth. Great for the Japan amateur or anyone who wish to learn more about the city itself beside all its cultural clichés!
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Jan-olof Olsson
5.0 out of 5 stars Read if would like to have a reason to visit Tokyo!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015
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Very interesting book about Tokyo all the different parts of Tokyo explained! This is very good writing from Donald Richie and fabulous photography by Ben Simmons. The book is worth buying for the exceptional photography only. However one really would like to visit Tokyo after reading Donald Richie’s fantastic text.
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Red_Five
5.0 out of 5 stars Lived in Tokyo for six months...love this book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2012
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I lived in Tokyo for six months and this book is such a great overview of the city! I highly recommend it to anyone who is traveling to Tokyo, has lived there and wants a great memory book, or who just loves the city in general!
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Rafal Andrzejewski
5.0 out of 5 stars A great album
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2016
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A great album of Tokyo!
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Pierre Gauthier
4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!
Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2015
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This recent large size book provides a perfect introduction to the world’s largest city and its various districts. Potential buyers should be aware that it is not a guidebook and does not present a detailed, systematic history of Tokyo. Rather, it includes photos of exceptional artistic quality that are complemented by short and well written essays on Asakusa, Ueno, Ginza, Roppongi and two dozen other areas.

The only criticism to be made is the frequency of printing mistakes, surprising in a work of such quality and in our era of word processing.
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Louis
5.0 out of 5 stars The best pats of Tokyo captured in a book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2010
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This book is packed with beautiful photos of the huge and exciting megapolis (a conurbation of cities) that is the capital of Japan, Tokyo. The book is split into sections of the megapolis for example, Shinjuku (business area), Shibuya (party area), Harajuku (trendy teenager area) and shows Tokyoites going about their daily routines albeit going to work or relaxing at a bar or in a park in this megapolis of quaint, narrow and ruralesque streets and alleys with surprises around every corner. Text accompanies the pictures to inform the reader about the history of the area and what role it plays in the Tokyo of today and with very interesting facts, for example that there are more people in Tokyo than in state of California or the whole of Canada and that it only took less than fifty years for Shibuya to be classed as a village, to a town and then to city status. These pictures really do capture the uniqueness of Tokyo (and of Japan), a constantly changing but fascinating megapolis. This book is a must for those planning a trip to Tokyo or for those, like me, who have already been and want to be reminded of the truly amazing moments from this far and inviting capital. Excellent book.
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susan hamblin
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2018
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Beautiful book -well worth the money
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