tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post2227303184209058788..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Won't Miss #7 - urban ugliness (reflection)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-71784504870864341592012-12-20T20:46:57.840-08:002012-12-20T20:46:57.840-08:00There is an interesting juxtaposition of cultural ...There is an interesting juxtaposition of cultural norms here, I think. In Japan, from what I've seen, business owners expect their customers to research what they want and where to go to get it, and not pay much attention to the external facade except to confirm where they are going is correct. In other words, modern Japan is (mostly) utilitarian on the outside, focusing on the substance, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755963482025935674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-39542606574494417832012-12-18T16:00:30.039-08:002012-12-18T16:00:30.039-08:00"Even when it was ugly in Tokyo, it wasn'..."Even when it was ugly in Tokyo, it wasn't boring." Nail on head!<br /><br />Tokyo needs to use less concrete, less aluminum siding and roofing, and grow more tree cover. Toronto, where I'm from, needs to get any character at all...Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.com