Romantic Asakusa Skytree - Moved to the real Platform 8 🚉 Kiyosumi-Shirakawa

🗼A White Tower Transcending Time and Space, Spreading a Warm and Approachable Urban Future

The Tokyo Skytree's color design is based on the concept of "creating an urban landscape that transcends time and space: a fusion of traditional Japanese beauty and near-future design." Through careful consideration of its surroundings and its name, it employs an original color—"Skytree White" (#Skytree SkyTree White)—as its base color.

It is an original color based on "Aijiro," the palest shade of indigo dyeing in Japan.

#SkytreeWhite also mimics the color-mixing techniques of indigo dyeing artisans, adding a touch of blue to the white, giving the tower a porcelain-like appearance with a subtle blue tint and a delicate sheen.

This color was hand-mixed by artisans using traditional Japanese indigo dyeing techniques. The encounter between this traditional artisan culture of the old town (the site of the tower's construction) and the tower unveils a new cultural creation.

Clad in its signature "Tokyo Skytree White," the tower, bathed in the azure sky of Tokyo's old town, transcends time and space, poised to unleash an even more dazzling brilliance.

🗼🏗️ The Tokyo Skytree (Japanese: 東京スカイツリー, English: Tokyo Sky Tree) is a broadcasting tower built by Tobu Railways and Tobu Tower Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa.

The Tokyo Skytree light show currently features three different themes, changing daily to express the continuous flow of time—today, tomorrow, and the future.

The lighting design cleverly incorporates elements of Edo-era architecture, showcasing the historical character of the old town (shitamachi) where the Skytree is located.

🚥🚥🚥🚥 The lighting themes are "粋" (Sui), themed around the waters of the Sumida River; "雅" (Ya), themed around Edo-era purple; and "旗" (Shiki), presented as a festival flag.

🩵💙 "粋" displays white light swaying like bubbles within pale blue light;

💜💜 "雅" presents a spiral of purple light rising upwards, like feathers fluttering;

🧡🧡 "旗" depicts a flag illuminated in orange, fluttering in a gentle breeze.

Bonus: Nearby Attractions

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa 🌉

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is located in the downtown area along the Sumida River in Tokyo. It is conveniently located and served by the Hanzomon Line and the Oedo Line subway.

This area not only preserves the traditional features of the Edo period but also boasts leading modern art galleries in Japan, offering a diverse and captivating atmosphere encompassing modern art, coffee shops, Japanese gardens, and riverside scenery.

The public art unique to this art capital is also well worth seeing.

The metallic platform wall at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station on the Toei Oedo Line is an art design that utilizes recycled industrial waste that fueled Tokyo's rapid economic development.

This is the work of artist Shoichiro Higuchi.

💡💡💡In addition, the irregularly arranged fluorescent lights on the ceiling and walls of the passageway have become a hot topic on social media. 💡💡💡

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, the meaning of this public art is:

"To represent the hustle and bustle of the ground through the chaotic arrangement of fluorescent lights."

A real-life "Exit 8"!

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☕️☕️Iki ESPRESSO, upholding New Zealand coffee culture☕️☕️

Iki ESPRESSO is one of the most popular cafes in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa. The owners are New Zealanders, and the couple brought New Zealand and Australian coffee culture and brunch to Japan, insisting on the New Zealand cafe characteristic of "authentic and delicious drinks and food."

🚲 Hop on a Tokyobike

The shops in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa are scattered. If you find walking too tiring, there's a Tokyobike store not far from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station, displaying a variety of stylish bicycles, waiting to embark on a journey with you.

Start your stroll through Kiyosumi-Shirakawa with brunch at Iki, and then visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in the afternoon.

☕️TEAPOND tea shop is a must-visit in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.