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Re:Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics by elblanco on Sunday January 24, 2010 @12:10PM (#1073476)
I agree. Places like Tokyo and Seoul are visually assaulting. But you get used to it. And they are super walkable. But they make similarly hustle and bustle places like downtown Manhattan look calm and tame by comparison.

I'm just not sure how to reconcile in my head this type of urban layout with the Japanese aesthetic.

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Re:Kenya Hara On Japanese Aesthetics by sketerpot on Sunday January 24, 2010 @01:10PM (#1073573)
I went to downtown Chicago last summer, and my reaction was "Wait, this is it? Weaksauce!"

Actually, that's how I react to most American city planning these days, now that I've learned what a proper city can be.

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