Funny buildings

I went for a walk recently in Kappabashi, the Tokyo neighborhood where you find kitchen and restaurant supplies. On this visit, I noticed some very odd decorations on buildings.

Like a giant beetle.


And a stack of coffee cups.

Neat building

I love this new building in our neighborhood! Much better than this city's typical concrete bunkers covered in beige bathroom tile.





The bottom floor is a fancy men's store. The second floor sells modern furniture, and I think the top floors are apartments.

Neat building

Tokyo is not known for beautiful architecture, but I did see a neat building on a walk the other day.

It's the Prada shop in the high-style Omotesando neighborhood, designed by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron.