Re:Tokyo's retro shotengai arcades are falling victim to gen...
by ZenoArrow on Tuesday July 22, 2025 @07:00AM
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> And every time they have rebuilt and adapted to the new political, cultural and social reality.
Doesn't mean that every time they rebuilt something based on new designs, otherwise they wouldn't have ended up with the historical sites they have. The following webpage shows a small number of the historical sites that exist in Japan:
Also, the cycle of creation and destruction of buildings due to wars and earthquakes are different than changes due to economic pressures. People that value a culture have little choice if it's destroyed by wars and natural disasters.
Doesn't mean that every time they rebuilt something based on new designs, otherwise they wouldn't have ended up with the historical sites they have. The following webpage shows a small number of the historical sites that exist in Japan:
https://www.tsunagujapan.com/8-must-see-buildings-in-japan-w...
Also, the cycle of creation and destruction of buildings due to wars and earthquakes are different than changes due to economic pressures. People that value a culture have little choice if it's destroyed by wars and natural disasters.