The "hip" of Japan
How does Japan balance its traditional old culture with the new outragous pop-culture in it's biggest city? Read the clip and see the pictures from this article to find out.
The City of Old and New: The Best Arts and Culture Hotels in Tokyo
"Tokyo is a city like no other: a booming metropolis built on eras of tradition, this vast urban sprawl is home to neon lit skyscrapers, breathtaking parks and awe-inspiring temples all at once. Renowned for its unique cultural identity and prosperous creative industries, Andrew Kingsford-Smith describes ten of the best hotels that offer an insight into the multifaceted culture of Japan’s capital."
In this photo, the traditional side of Japan is shown through the Sadachiyo hotel. It provides guests with Japanese-style rooms with tatami mats and gorgeous sliding doors made of rice paper and wood. On top of this, the hotel presents opportunities for groups of 10 or more to be emerged in Japanese culture through their ‘Edo Tradition Plans.'
This hotel, modern and contmporary, was invented in the last 50 years, but is still unique to Japan.Capsule hotels first appeared in Osaka in 1979 and have since become an icon of the busy metropolises of Japan. It provides both comfort and affordibality to Japan's new busy culture.
These two different hotels attract thousands of visitors each year within the same city, yet embrace opposite values. Citizens of Japan embrace the "straddle", as they incorporate tradition and the "new" into their daily lives. When walking down the streets of Tokyo, one can see girl dressed in traditional kimonos as well as shops flashing with new, crazy inventions, technology, and style. Although Emerson might not agree with sharing both tradition and the "new" in modern culture, it allows for constant change within Japan towards a better future.
The push and pull between the "new" and the "old" is what creates obstacles within the American experience. For weighing heavy on one side of the "straddle" can lead to conflict and stagnation. Read more in the next "overcoming obstacles" gallery.
Overcoming Obstacles
