[Photos] Metabolism: The Future Envisioned by Architects During Japan’s Economic Boom

A model of the Nakagin Capsule Tower on display in a room owned by Sekine Takayuki within the building. Designed by Kurokawa Kishō and built in 1972, the tower is one of the few structures from the Metabolism movement that remains standing in 2021. Photographed on July 23, 2016.

At left, Nakagin Capsule Tower viewed from below the Tokyo Expressway. Photographed on October 6, 2016. At right, Sekine Takayuki inside his capsule. Photographed on July 23, 2016.

© Jérémie Souteyrat

© Jérémie Souteyrat

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