Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
Where do you look when you walk around the town?
Do you often see things with high eyes and high-rise commercial and complex facilities
?
This time, we call it the "How to Walk in Chuo-ku" series, and introduce how to enjoy Chuo-ku from a slightly unusual perspective.
The first one is Chuo-ku, seen from the sky.
There are many rooftops of commercial facilities that are open in Chuo-ku.
Isn't there much opportunity to see the whole ward in a wide area?
If you look at Chuo-ku with an aerial photograph of Google Map, you can try it out.
I get the impression that it is an area blessed with watersides such as the Sumida River and Nihonbashi River.
(Source: Google Map)
At the same time, some people may realize that there are many distinctive bridges.
In this way, there are some interesting discoveries when viewed from the sky, so I will introduce them.
■Bank of Japan
As you may already know, many people are in the shape of a circle when viewed from above.
(Source: Google Map)
■St. Luke's Tower
I can hardly notice it from the ground, but
When viewed from the sky, it has the shape of a Greek cross (the same length crosses the same length and the axis tree, center).
(Source: Google Map)
(If you drag the image below, you can see the cross part.)
From the Restaurant Luke with Sky Lounge on the 47th floor of this tower, you can see the RestAURANT LUKE with SKY LOUNGE.
You can see not only the Tokyo Tower and the Sky Tree, but also Mount Fuji on a sunny day.
In addition, it is located near the Sumida River.
It is also possible to see the bridge over the Sumida River.
By the way, so far, we have delivered the view from the sky that can be enjoyed from houses and facilities.
However, I would like to recommend it to those who want to enjoy a little more unusual way.
It is a view of Chuo-ku as seen from an airplane.
I had the opportunity to use an airplane from Haneda Airport on a business trip and tried to shoot in Chuo-ku.
Unfortunately it was cloudy and not clear, but I was able to take such a picture.
(* Click the image to see it on the enlarged screen.)
The area around Nihonbashi didn't fit well, but you can see a number of distinctive buildings.
It passes before the seat belt sign disappears, so when traveling north from Haneda Airport, take a seat on the window side on the left in the direction of travel and enjoy Chuo-ku from the sky. ?
In addition, on the Geographical Survey Institute's "Geographical Institute Map", you can see prewar aerial photographs of the 23 wards of Tokyo (around 1936) overlaid with the current map and aerial photographs of each age.
The released aerial photograph states that "the oldest aerial photograph owned by the Geographical Survey Institute and whose shooting time is known."
It looks just good to see the prewar Chuo-ku.
When walking around the town, you may visit places you care about with aerial photographs.
