The city is etched with memories that could not be changed—The day my perspective on Tokyo shifted | neo-Kokyo Radio #2

In this episode, using Shunya Yoshimi's "Tokyo Ura-gaeshi" (Tokyo Inside-Out) as a guide, we thought about the structure of the city, including Tokyo's slopes, topography, streetcars, and elevated roads. While tracing the slight sense of discomfort our bodies feel when walking and the reasons why the city has remained without being destroyed, we explore the meaning of "looking at things as if turning them inside out."

⚡️ Topics discussed on the radio

• The story of riding a bicycle without electric assist for the first time in a while

• The perspective of the "three occupations" (Tokugawa, Meiji Restoration, and the US military) in "Tokyo Ura-gaeshi"

• The relationship between topography (slopes, plateaus, rivers) and urban development

• How streetcars once created a "gradation" in the city

• The division of the city by elevated roads and proposals for their removal

• The concept of extending pedestrian paradises and the feeling of a city being "safe to walk in"

• Concerns about "everything becoming new" due to redevelopment

• The "interesting mix of old and new" in Shibuya

• The idea that at the event, I want to discuss the meaning of "human thinking" in the age of universities, humanities, and artificial intelligence

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‼️ Event Information (4/24 at Shimokitazawa B&B)

We are planning a talk event with Shunya Yoshimi. Starting from "Tokyo Ura-gaeshi," we will discuss topography, memory, and the future of the city.

I would like to ask Professor Yoshimi frankly about "what kind of Tokyo is possible" and "what kind of urban sensibilities should be nurtured," while also asking about Japan before the Tokyo Olympics and the lifestyles and sensibilities of the Edo period.

Also, since the professor has written books such as "Conditions for Intellectual Creation: Hints for Surpassing AI Thinking" and "What is a University?", I would like to ask deeply about "what it means for humans to think" in this great AI era.

Furthermore, I feel that the keyword "modernity" consistently runs through all of Professor Yoshimi's work. Exploring his thoughts on the question "What is modernity?" is also one of the themes I would like to delve into on this occasion.

📕 4 Related Books

• "Tokyo Ura-gaeshi" by Shunya Yoshimi (Chikuma Bunko)

• "Tokyo Inside Out: Central City Redevelopment Edition" (Sequel)

• "Dramaturgy of the City"

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