City Walks and Salon

“Akihabara” Walking Tour / Lighting Survey – Nagasaki, Yokohama, Dallas, Fort Worth, plus more…

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17 November, 2005 This month the Lighting Detectives rallied at the new Endo Lighting Corp. Aoyama Showroom for a bigger and better version of the regular salon session. The showroom accommodated 60+ detectives, a 3-screen slide show, and e…

City Walks and Salon

Akihabara: Change and Progress in Electric Town

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9 November 2005 Akihabara, home of the latest and greatest in electronic technology, is not just a place for the “otaku” any more. While the “super-nerds” scour the electronic stores for the newest gadget, urban redevelopment is re-shaping …

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KOBE

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Kobe, very similar to the port town of Yokohama, is full of great spaces for pedestrians, including, the main strip, Flower Road, many arcades, underground passages, and the Kobe Meriken Park. While most of the lights in this area are white…

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DALLAS・FORT WORTH

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Dallas, the stage for the assassination of President Kennedy and Fort Worth, a city of culture that attracts architects and designers from around the world. However, both cities have to compete under the hot Texas sun, with most buildings f…

Light Up NINJA

Light Up Ninja@Bali

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Bali, Indonesia 25 & 26 August 2005 The Lighting Detectives in Bali? The Lighting Detectives traveled to Bali this summer for two reasons: 1. To join in the fun of the famous Bali Kite Festival and show off our luminous kites and 2. To…

City Walks and Salon

“Ginza” Walking Tour, NYC Light Fair Survey Reports

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28 July, 2005 At this session there were only a few topics on the table, which gave members an opportunity to discuss, in-depth, new products and ideas from the New York City Lighting Fair, the direction of and trends in Ginza lighting, and…

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YOKOHAMA

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Compared to many cities, Yokohama is a relatively open city. Even with large high-raise buildings close-by you don’t feel enclosed and the added factor of a waterfront can help make anyone feel refreshed. The continually changing point of v…

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NAGASAKI

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Nagasaki is said to be a melting pot of cultures and people, this also describes its city lighting plan. The city is rainbow colored, with streetlights illuminating white light one moment, orange the next, and green the next from all differ…

City Walks and Salon

Ginza: A New Trend in Lighting

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12 July 2005 The best part about the Ginza Distirct is that it is mirror of present times and its trends. And just by looking at boutiques such as, Chanel, Louise Vitton, or Christian Dior, one can see that a catchy facade is the latest arc…

Candle Night

Candle Night Summer Solstice 2005: Omotesando Debut!

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19 June 2005 “Turn off the lights and take it slow.” The time to turn off the lights and relax by candle night was once again upon us as the Lighting Detectives and Musashi Art University students collaborated with local elementary school s…

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NEW YORK 2005

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Manhattan is a sleepless city of luminous spectacles, a city everyone dreamed of in the 20th century could have imagined. The energy of the people is transformed into the bright lights of the nightscape, as lights dot the skyscrapers all da…

City Walks and Salon

“Imperial Palace” Walking Tour, Fukuoka and Sapporo City Lighting Survey Reports, Alaska Aurora Borealis Report, plus more…

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5 April, 2005 A large crowd of club members, from students to lighting professionals, gathered this evening to listen to and contribute to reports from the city walking tour team and their trek around the Emperor’s, reports on city li…

City Walks and Salon

Imperial Palace: The Last Refuge of Darkness in Tokyo

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25 March 2005 With a full moon to guide us, 20 lighting detectives gathered at Kudashita Station on this early spring evening to walk around the Emperor’s Palace in search of any darkness left behind in the glaring commercialism of Tokyo. W…

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FUKUOKA

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While the streetscape and lighting environment are very individualistic, an overall unity exists throughout Fukuoka. Throughout the city, a skilled balance between lighting for public and private areas is implemented. The lighting in the un…

Annual Forum

3th Annual TN Forum: 2004 / Hamburg Lighting for Daily Transportation Facilities

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Date: September, 2004 Program: City Tour, Symposium Venue: Freie Akademie der Kunste It was the beginnings of autumn in the beautiful port city of Hamburg, where the forum was held this year. The dome-shaped hall, Freie Akademie der Kunste,…

Candle Night

Candle Night Winter Solstice 2004 @ Cat Street

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21 December 2004 Candle Night Performance “Turn off the Lights and Take it Slow.” This is the continuous theme for the Candle Night Event, now in its third season along Harajuku`s Cat Street. This event uses the earth’s natural “clock” the …

City Walks and Salon

City Walk “Tokyo Helicopter Tour” / Lighting Survey – Athens & Santorini, Osaka, Nagoya

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15 December 2004 The December Salon started off hot, with a post-Summer Olympic lighting survey report from Greece and pictures from the recent “City Flight Tour” over Tokyo. It was show time for the detectives as fantastic slide after slid…

City Walks and Salon

Tokyo Helicopter Tour

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15 December 2004 After a 10-minute bus ride from Shinkiba Station, the Lighting Detectives found themselves at the Asahi Helicopter Heliport ready for a fantastic 8-minute flight over Tokyo. The small, 6-passenger helicopter would take us u…

City Walks and Salon

City Walk “Sumida River Waterbus Tour” / Lighting Survey – Mumbai, Korea

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6 August 2004 This month’s Salon included a variety of reports from members who traveled to places off the beaten track, globally and in our very own Tokyo, to survey, but of course lighting. The less glamorous countries and forgotten views…

City Walks and Salon

Sumida River Waterbus Tour + Asakusa

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29 July 2004 It was a hot July evening when the 22 Lighting Detectives gathered at Hinode Pier to board the waterbus for a 50-minute tour down the Sumida River to Asakusa. It was early in the evening, just after dusk, and the lights from Od…