Tokyo shopping complex Parco is being rebuilt. Instead of boring white barriers around the construction site, the temporary walls are covered in Akira murals.
The first part of the mural was unveiled this past May, and in the months that followed, other sections have been added added.
The “A.D. 2019″ refers to when Parco will re-open.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/922757496787181569
#akira #comics #architecture #view #sky #landscape #blue #tokyo #building #beauty #photo #camera #canon #canon6d #space #design #architect… pic.twitter.com/77vJml6h5T
— 岩佐トモタカ | BOOTREG (@iwstmtk) November 2, 2017
AKIRA🏍 #AKIRA #NeoTokyo #blackandwhite #monochro #streetphotography #Shibuya #Tokyo #Japan #a7r2 #nokton40mm #nokton #vscofilm #単焦点 #写真好キ pic.twitter.com/qPntQLnKFm
— 123 (@iamtoktoktoktok) November 5, 2017
Neo-Tokyo Is About To Explode – Akira Murals In Shibuya : https://t.co/V1DjlYds6S #Akira #Tokyo #Japan #Shibuya #manga #illustration #KatsuhiroOtomo #streetart #大友克洋 #アキラ #漫画 #渋谷 pic.twitter.com/ODtWjFjxE5
— blauereiter (@blauereiter) November 14, 2017
Came across a construction site with #Akira manga art plastered on the wall… Maybe they’re building something epic #manga #Tokyo #Japan pic.twitter.com/xZtcybumio
— ジュリア | Julia (@AgentLeu) November 15, 2017
— 小島秀夫 (@Kojima_Hideo) November 26, 2017
Don’t they look great? They suit the Shibuya cityscape.
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