From Shibuya to Meguro: Energy and Elegance on Tokyo’s West Side

The stations on the Yamanote line stations loop. (© Pixta)

The area south of Shibuya is full of old buildings decorated with graffiti and stickers. (© Gianni Simone)

A few people can be seen jogging between under the rusting railway overpasses. (© Gianni Simone)

Tokyo’s architecture is, to put it mildly, wildly eclectic. (© Gianni Simone)

Tamura Nao designed one of the public restrooms for the Tokyo Toilet Project. (© Gianni Simone)

Yebisu Garden Place is a stylish urban complex combining offices, shops, restaurants, a museum, and a scenic plaza. (© Gianni Simone)

High living in the high rises of Ebisu. (© Pixta)