Tokyo Megacity

He taught photography at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina before relocating to Japan. Donald Richie, novelist, essayist, composer, journalist, and film scholar, was born in Ohio but spent most of life witnessing and reporting on the transformation of Japan from the postwar devastation to its economic resurgence. Owner of Ben Simmons Photography Inc., he travels the world to capture evocative images for assignments, photo essays, books, and ori

Their love of the city, their sense of its history, and the deep respect and pure joy felt i . "A splendid tour through the 'real' Tokyo." —Japan Times"…this book should retain some lasting value." —Metropolis"This extraordinary book explores Tokyo through 250 revealing photographs by well-known photographer Ben Simmons and over 30 essays by famed author Donald Richie

The next best thing? Tokyo Megacity—a visual and descriptive exploration of a city that combines old with new and traditional with trendy, like no other city in the world.This extraordinary book explores Tokyo through 250 revealing photographs by well-known photographer Ben Simmons and over 30 essays by famed author Donald Richie. Simmons and Richie show us how modern Tokyo evolved from a patchwork of villages that still exist today as distinct neighborhoods and districts, to the modern, trendsetting metropolis renowned the world over—that combine to make Tokyo a unique and special place.Tokyo Megacity presents the districts of the city in the order that they originally developed, starting with the Imperial Palace, sliding down to the "Low City" along the Sumida River, soaring back up to the "Mid-City," and finally, climbing the hills to the newer districts of the "High City." The combination of Ben Simmons' photographs and Donald Richie's text capture, as never before, the tremendous diversity, vitality and sheer livability of the megacity that is Tokyo.. Their love of the city, their sense o

"The best Tokyo photo book on Amazon in my opinion" according to goblue. This book is excellent. For some reason, it wasn't as easy to find a book of photographs of Tokyo as I expected it to be. I went in May of this year and loved the city so much. I wanted a book of photos to keep on the coffee table. I have brilliant London and New York books and expected to find . Read if would like to have a reason to visit Tokyo! Jan-olof Olsson Very interesting book about Tokyo all the different parts of Tokyo explained! This is very good writing from Donald Richie and fabulous photography by Ben Simmons. The book is worth buying for the exceptional photography only. However one really would like to visit Tokyo after reading Donald Ric. Up-to-date look at super city Tokyo Few other books about Japan's capital combine striking, vibrant, interesting and varied images like this one. The text, clearly a love declaration for the city of Tokyo, is also very informative without being too technical.A feast for the eye, a treat for your Japanese travelling ambitions, "Tok