You can ascend the tower by high speed elevators and reach two observation levels shown in the illustration. The wait in line can be quite long, so reservations online are highly recommended. Once you do reach the upper branches of the tree, the views are spectacular, and Mount Fuji looks larger than ever before!
Inside and outside of my creative life, I always find those valuable moments of time to draw and sketch the some of events, spaces and environments on my journeys... Sometimes I think about Robert Byron touring through regions of the Middle East in search of unique towers and monuments, and wonder about Bruce Chatwin venturing through the southern tip of South America and falling in love with Patagonia...Douglas Wittnebel...
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Monday, September 15, 2014
Tokyo Sky Tree, the tower and the features illustrated...
You can ascend the tower by high speed elevators and reach two observation levels shown in the illustration. The wait in line can be quite long, so reservations online are highly recommended. Once you do reach the upper branches of the tree, the views are spectacular, and Mount Fuji looks larger than ever before!
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Location:
Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Tokyo Sky Tree, single frame view
The story about the Tokyo Sky Tree is very interesting, especially in view of the recent articles about architects and towers reaching higher and higher each year...
Here is a view of my illustration right after the organic growth of solar leaves sprout...
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Location:
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tokyo SkyTree, Tokyo, Japan, including the leaf version
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tower,
view,
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Location:
Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
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