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cool buildings i've seen

mistral, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1988 jun
apartment/commercial building near my house. currently houses a salon called de・barge, a real estate office, and private condos.

isuzu viewride building, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: unknown
also near my home and local station. i think this is an apartment complex?
btw a lot of these buildings are on '尻手黒川道路 / shitte kurokawa doro,' a street whose name literally translates to 'ass hand black river road' lol. it goes through to a nearby town called 尻手 / shitte / 'ass hand.'


fumo building, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1989 january
another building on good old ass hand street. sadly not related to touhou fumos, actually pronounced fume-o. there's a reno contractor in here and i think some smaller offices?

miyamaedaira office building, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: unknown
office building near my local station. currently houses a majongg parlor and a cell phone store. build date unknown. difficult to find information due to extremely generic development name.

miyamaedaira clinic, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: unknown
orthopedic clinic near my local station.

maison kura, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: 2000 oct
super cool terraced apartment complex across from a bus stop i use often.

senior citizens' home of rest and relaxation, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1993
community center in my neighborhood. similar to the children's center, but created as a third space for locals over 60. one of several in the area. they host social events, and the building includes a performance stage, a reading room, and a club room. i love the early 90s pastel color palette on the exterior.

miyazaki children's culture center, miyamae-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1990
community center in my neighborhood. built in 1990 as part of an initiative to provide third spaces and cultural development for children. a private/public partnership with the city runs this place to host lots of activities for local children.

kawasaki shoji co. ltd, takatsu-ku, kawasaki

built date: unknown
i see this place a lot because it's near a bus stop i go to often. not really sure what they do.

skips, takatsu-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1996 july
apartment/commercial building near a station i frequent. includes a hair salon, tailor shop, and many private apartments.

nocty, takatsu-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1997 september
department store building on the other side of the same station. i love the pixel logo design.

seses ishii 5, nakahara-ku, kawasaki

built date: 1988 nov
apartment building near another station i frequent.

ookayama liquor store, naka-ku, yokohama

built date: unknown
liquor store near my neighborhood. spotted while waiting for the bus late at night.

matsuyama building, minamisaiwai-ku, yokohama

built date: 1988 october
commercial space near my immigration lawyer, home to matsuyama tatami shop and other buisnesses

yokohama bankers' association building, naka-ku, yokohama

built date: 1936
spotted while running an errand in yokohama. there's a wikipedia article section here detailing its conception and construction.

kairiku parking garage, naka-ku, yokohama

built date: unknown
spotted while running the same errand in yokohama

kaede 2 building, kohoku-ku, shin-yokohama

built date: 1992 jun
small but stylish office building. has mostly medical offices, and a large hair salon.

sumitomo building, kohoku-ku, shin-yokohama

built date: 1992 jun
huge office building in shin-yokohama. home to a renovation contractor, a temp agency, a parts prototyping company, and many others.

"tube arrow," shibuya-ku, tokyo

built date: 1990 jan (building), 2017 (arrow art)
spotted once on my way back from angelic pretty shibuya. the retro art on the facade of the building was installed in recent years as part of a project to indicate the locations of evacuation shelters in a people-friendly and aesthetically pleasing way. this one was designed by artist hiro sugiyama. inside the building is office space, including a cleaning service headquarters.

marinx tower, minato-ku, tokyo

built date: 1990 jan
office building, home to an IT company, a sound design studio, and others.

shoutout to office-navi and home's