23 03/10
09:37

Hiyoshi then and now

Hiyoshi Campus

Couldn’t help but marvel at the development around Hiyoshi Station when I chanced upon this aerial shot taken way back in 1934.

It was an aerial photograph of Keio University’s Hiyoshi campus – those white buildings in the center of the photo.

There was nothing but farmland and lots of green surrounding the campus back then!

Hiyoshi Map

Fast forward 76 years. We more more buildings, but much less farmland.

I’m just amazed that we still have the same network of roads!




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  • http://tokyofilter.com Billy W

    Used to work in Hiyoshi, couple of years. Cool little town.
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  • http://lhyeung.net Xcomp

    You can probably take those kind of aerial/satellite pictures anywhere in the world – The fascination of human civilisation’s expansion, eh? ^^
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