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Dec 11 2006 Leave a Comment

Tokyo tinsel

Japan’s plentiful pachinko parlours are hardly known for their architectural beauty, with gaudy rather than graceful the apparent watchword — standing out from the concrete crowd leaving little space for subtlety or style.

An approach dramatically demonstrated at the rather appropriately named gambling getaway, Beam; the building’s relatively demure daylight persona giving way to a dazzling display of Tokyo tastelessness.

tacky tokyo building

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