Gherkin Watch: July

Despite the exhausting heat and humidity of midsummer Tokyo, the Gherkin shows no signs of withering.

In Oddly Enough by Ashley Rawlings 2007-07-28 print

The Gherkin has grown substantially since it was last photographed in April.Seen next to the Yasuda Kasai Kaijo building.

There seems to be some disagreement among the builders as to how far they've got...... these two signs on opposite sides of the construction site make different claims.

The facade of the Gherkin contrasted with the facade of Shinjuku Center Building.The Gherkin starts to make its presence felt in the Shinjuku streetscape.

Ashley Rawlings

Ashley Rawlings. Ashley is an editor, writer and translator, and was based in Tokyo from 2005 to 2008, where he conducted research into the history of Japanese postwar art at Sophia University. He was the editor of TABlog from 2006 to 2008. More information about his work can be found at www.ashleyrawlings.com » See other writings

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