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Tokyo Ginza pedestrian paradise

Fri, October 31, 2014, by Muza-chan
I would love to see someday a city like Motopia (envisioned by the British architect Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe), where all the cars are running on elevated streets and "no car can encroach on the area sacred to the pedestrian." However, until then... I am happy with a temporary "pedestrian paradise."

The first "pedestrian paradise" in Japan called Holiday Promenade, was established in 1970, in Ginza, on the occasion of an event held here. In time, the pedestrian paradise in Ginza was repeated and extended, and now it takes place on every Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, in the afternoon. It is well worth experiencing, somehow the Ginza architectural landscape becomes a lot more beautiful when there are no cars on the street...

Ginza, Tokyo
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