shots from the tokyo metropolitan government building

After leaving the department stores in Tokyo, we went to the tokyo metropolitan government building, the tallest building in Tokyo. Tokyo is the largest city in the world. From the tallest building in Tokyo the cityscape reminded me of the ocean, stretching out for as far as the eye could see. It was very interesting for me to be there and at the same time be reading Edward Abbey's "The Monkey Wrench Gang", a story of a small group defending the environment against industrialized destruction. Whether you look at this limitless city as environmental destruction, a testament to human capabilities, or something in between, it is really the only place in the world like it.