The cherry-tree-filled Chidorigafuchi Park, a classic pagoda tower and Shibuya Crossing are also featured. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)LEGO Architecture 21051 Tokyo skyline takes us to Tokyo Tower, Shibuya, Mt.

Personally, I think the pop of red for a Buddhist temple gate, with a printed minifigure head for the huge paper lantern, would have been an amazing detail much more representative of the city than a generic brown gate in the background of a location that has no such gate.Shibuya Crossing just outside Shibuya train station is sometimes called the “crazy crossing” and features prominently in movies like Shibuya looks amazing at night, and one of my favorite photos from my trip in June is this photo of Shibuya Crossing at dusk.Even though the scale is too tiny to show scurrying pedestrians, and LEGO hasn’t sought several dozens of new licensing deals to show Yakult, Salonpas, or UC Coffee signage, I love how the designers used a variety of printed and transparent pieces to recreate the crazy look of this famous location, complete with printed 1×1 crosswalk tiles (which are new).Behind Chidorigafuchi Park and Shibuya Crossing looms Mount Fuji (or Fuji-san in Japanese — never “Fuji-yama”), an active strato-volcano (which last erupted in 1707) about a hundred kilometers away from downtown Tokyo, but visible on the horizon on any clear day.
From iconic landmarks to city skyline models, there's something for anyone interested in architecture, travel, history and design.I love how detailed it is, and how gorgeous the complete build is. As a result, Tokyo Skytree dominates Tokyo’s skyline from just about any direction.The tower looks great in the set’s promotional photos and on the box, but the struts of the LEGO version are built from rubber Technic axles, which are not straight and do not curve correctly when actually used in the set, as is immediately obvious in the photo above. So to leave a pagoda and temple/shrine gate totally unnamed feels like they’ve been added to the cityscape in the service of an Orientalist aesthetic rather than a genuine commitment to real Japanese places (and the real people who inhabit them).To call this set disappointing for a native Tokyoite would be an understatement. I think they didn’t think this through proportionally at all. I especially liked the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower . Brick Architect is thrilled to offer this early look at the latest addition to the LEGO Architecture series!

#21051 Tokyo Skylinecosts $59.99 (£54.99, €59.99) for 547 pieces.
Bought it remodelled it…give it.

Post was not sent - check your email addresses! But my Tokyo isn’t all landmarks and pretty landscaping. The choices, as you very aptly point out, are uninspiring at best. Like Vegas the set does not match the pictures in the booklet ESP. Looking beyond LEGO’s core market of kids and even the kind of adult builders we feature here on The Brothers Brick, LEGO Architecture sets are often sold in tourist hot spots, museum gift shops, and other places where the average LEGO builder might not shop. This makes every connection to the past precious, even when the pagoda at Sensō-ji was rebuilt in the 1960’s and Meiji Shrine was reconstructed in the 1950’s. But regular readers of The Brothers Brick know that I was born in Tokyo and lived in Japan until I was a teenager, so I was incredibly excited when LEGO announced Tokyo was revealed as part of the LEGO Architecture skyline series for 2020, alongside Looking beyond LEGO’s core market of kids and even the kind of adult builders we feature here on The Brothers Brick, LEGO Architecture sets are often sold in tourist hot spots, museum gift shops, and other places where the average LEGO builder might not shop. My tiny Tokyo (built to the modular Micropolis standard) featured Shibuya with not just the iconic corner buildings with their advertising but also a train station with vintage orange and lime rolling stock, as well as a bullet train speeding away from the city.

Fuji, and more [Review]gdpr[allowed_cookies],gdpr[consent_types],gdprprivacy_barwordpress_test_cookie,tk_ai,wp-settings-time,wp-settings,wordpress_logged_in,wordpress_sec,_ga,_gidBLNEWSESSIONID,_ga,_gid,blckMID,blckSessionStarted,cartBuyerID,ASPSESSIONID__gads,aam_uuid,cid,csegs,cssg,dp1,ebay,nonsession,npii,s Would love to see more regarding the cherry blossom trees and Mt.

Distant Mt. Must be 18 years or older to purchase online. My Tokyo also has the horrible mid-century apartment blocks that bulk up any urban skyline, cranes at the seaport, and boring old warehouses.I’m not suggesting that a LEGO Architecture version of Tokyo should include apartment blocks and warehouses, but the selection does feel like the design team didn’t spend enough time researching Tokyo — even by Googling “best places to visit in Tokyo” or “most important architecture in Tokyo.” This is reinforced by the completely generic pagoda and temple gatehouse included haphazardly in the set. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

All rights reserved. Rainier, Tokyo Skytree with squishy legs, and historic architecture that remains unnamed (against the conventions of other LEGO Architecture sets) are all unforgivable. The Brothers Brick, circle logo, and wordmark are trademarks of The Brothers Brick, LLC.The Brothers Brick respects your online privacy and security. Together on the baseplate with a ‘Tokyo’ nameplate, they create a compact, impactful display piece.

It’s a great souvenir for Tokyo visitors and an ideal gift for adults who live or have lived in Japan’s capital city or who dream of visiting.

These cookies enable our advertising partners to display relevant advertising to you. The park is on the moat of the Imperial Palace, which is captured as a pair of 1×2 trans-blue tiles.

The back of the box provides helpful callouts that tell you what landmarks are featured in the LEGO set.It’s notable here that Tokyo Skytree is mislabeled “Tokyo Skyline” on the back of the box — an unusual copyediting miss, and something likely to be corrected quickly in subsequent printings of the box. Likely as a result, LEGO Architecture sets are sold in sturdy double-folded boxes with interior printing and other details indicating they’re designed to be used to store your se… LEGO Architecture sets capture the essence of the world's best-known buildings, monuments and cities. Ich mache im LEGO Store gerne mal einen Bogen um die Architecture Sets.