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Jun 22 2018 14 Comments

A circular view of Tokyo Skytree

For better or worse, Tokyo Skytree now dominates the capital’s skyline, especially in the east of the city where I spend a lot of time taking photos, and doing photowalk tours. So with that in mind, when it comes to interesting views of the tower, I thought I’d pretty much seen them all, but this circular window offered up something new — or at least something new to me. A different perspective, and also a different kind of picture compared to what I usually post.

unique tokyo skytree view

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  1. john says

    6/22/2018 at 9:45 am

    Knife and fork are missing.

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    • Lee says

      6/22/2018 at 8:50 pm

      There were chopsticks below!

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      • john says

        6/25/2018 at 8:19 am

        Far below? It just looks like a souvenir placemat!

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        • Lee says

          6/25/2018 at 9:11 pm

          Haha, I really hadn’t thought of it like that, but yeah, can’t disagree!

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  2. LAObserver says

    6/22/2018 at 11:25 am

    Interesting because it almost appears as one would see looking out the window of a parked aircraft.

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    • Lee says

      6/22/2018 at 8:52 pm

      Ah, hadn’t thought of it like that, but yeah, it really does, doesn’t it? Sadly the reality isn’t quite so interesting as the window is in a public toilet…

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  3. Harry says

    6/22/2018 at 6:42 pm

    Very cool shot. That’s one big tower! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      6/22/2018 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks. Very happy with the find. And yes, it really is.

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  4. cdilla says

    6/22/2018 at 7:08 pm

    Old Mukojima ward office. Took me about 40 minutes to find it.
    What a wonderful frame and what a find too.
    I thought you’d managed to get into the Nakagin capsule tower, the windows are so similar (https://tinyurl.com/y9mqwtys), but the view of the sky tree was from the opposite direction.
    Of course it’s still not my favourite round window (https://tinyurl.com/yb23nj6j)

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    • Lee says

      6/22/2018 at 8:59 pm

      Blimey, very impressed you found the location. How on earth did you manage that?

      This window is quite small really, especially so when compared to those in the Nakagin Capsule Tower. Have managed to get in there a few times actually, but never been inside one of the actual capsules. Definitely something I need to do before the building’s inevitable demolition.

      Haha, mine too. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the window. Some things stick in your mind forever eh?

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      • cdilla says

        6/22/2018 at 11:04 pm

        Remote Viewing, as the CIA called it in years gone by; Google Maps as we know it today. I could see the split in the upper walkway of the skytree, so that told me roughly which direction, then used the other two buildings in shot to narrow it down further. Still took some hunting top down in 3D mode and at street level. Not helped by the fact the building is(was) covered with a semi-transparent white builder tarp – though you can just see through it to the windows from groud level. Great fun though and more alluring than cleaning out the fish tank, which was at the top of todays todo list.

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        • Lee says

          6/23/2018 at 10:07 am

          Still, that’s very impressive. Even with the right direction and the two buildings to help, there were still a lot of possible locations.

          I can appreciate the fun element though, especially so when trying to avoid cleaning a fish tank! Done similar things when hunting for a haikyo location. Very rewarding when you finally track the right spot down, isn’t it?

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  5. Jenn says

    6/24/2018 at 8:15 am

    This is such an interesting view. Great find! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      6/24/2018 at 6:10 pm

      Thanks! It was definitely a nice surprise.

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