tokyo's avant-garde architecture tends to the monolithic, echoing the spirit of a city where things need to be big. here are some examples:
^ tokyo international forum (1996), in yurakucho. architect: rafael vinoly - also known as "the ark." one whole side of the ship-shaped building is an unbroken glass wall. all the criss-crossing walkways are open to the public. it would be a great place for a game of tag.
^ another view of the tokyo international forum (above).
for more, see www.greatbuildings.com/buildings . . . _International_Forum.html (great photos!).
^ tokyo metropolitan government complex...
Time-traveling cavemen in subway tunnels?
Or snarky art historian vandals with too much time on their hands trying to pull a half-baked hoax?
You decide.