The Rise and Fall of Capsule Tower: What Went Wrong?

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Nakagin Capsule Tower was once a futuristic symbol of Japan's postwar economic boom. Completed in 1972, this unique building consisted of 140 modular capsules that were intended to be replaced every 25 years, giving it a self-renewing design. However, over time, the building's maintenance was neglected, and it fell into disrepair. Despite attempts to preserve it, the tower is now in danger of being demolished, marking the end of an era for this once-iconic piece of Japanese architecture.
The Rise and Fall of Capsule Tower
01:06 The Economic Miracle
02:19 The Urban Explosion
02:55 The Metabolism Architectural Style
04:00 The Expansion of the Metabolism Style
05:21 The Capsule Tower
07:43 The Downfall of Capsule Tower
09:17 What Happened to the Capsules?
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1 мар 2023

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@eruno_ Год назад

my Japanese friend tried to advocate for preservation of Japanese capsule hotel as building of architectural significance but sadly it failed. It was really unique and pretty example of non conventional architecture.

@faenethlorhalien Год назад

As someone who has lived for almost 20 years in Japan, a bit in Tokyo and mostly elsewhere, let me tell you something I tell everyone talking about Japan and more specifically Tokyo: Tokyo isn't Japan. Tokyo is Tokyo. Japan is Japan. There's so much that applies to Tokyo that doesn't to anywhere else. Tokyo is its own beast.

@Devieus Год назад

This is true for most really big cities, London isn't England, Amsterdam isn't the Netherlands, New York isn't the US, etc

@FlyinRaptorJesus Год назад

Thats most big city's. They have their own culture. Then the big city's tend to try to get the rest of the country to follow their path, whether the rural folks want to or not.

@RCAvhstape Год назад

@@FlyinRaptorJesus NYC and LA being the worst offenders.

@residentelect Год назад

@@RCAvhstape Same as London. Terribly expensive, and sadly quite intimidating thanks to rampant crime. Whenever I chat to Americans who plan on visiting the UK I always try my best to open their minds a little and encourage them not to concentrate solely on the capital. London is OK for a couple of days, but there is so much more to see, such as Northumberland, Liverpool, the Jurassic Coast, Yorkshire dales, Snowdonia and the Welsh valleys, the South Downs, Scottish Highlands, and traditional seaside towns such as Whitby, to name but a few truly "British" destinations, with each still maintaining it's own unique cultures and heritage.

@prppn4det Год назад

This is slowly becoming my favorite channel

@RazorFriendly Год назад

Looks like a monument to front loading washers.

@ganjaghost420 Год назад

I was literally just gonna say they look like washing machines lmao I didn't know Aahhhh Real Monsters lived in Tokyo 😂

@seanbatiz6620 Год назад

Without doing any research, I’d like to imagine this structure played some role in future-tense building designs of both movies, the original Blade Runner &, The Filth Element? Perhaps maybe even, Ghost in the Shell

@CameronM1138 Год назад

Definitely. Most recently, Syril Karn's apartment in Andor was based on the interiors of the capsules.

@dominiquecharriere1285 Год назад

I tried a capsule hotel in Shinjuku, which was not that tower but capsules inside a normal building. Man, you simply CANNOT sleep one minute. No door so you hear everything and the night is full of drunk people, people arriving at any time (one with skis!!!). Horrible experience! My wife and daughter had a better night in the ladies part of the hotel. Women don't drink.

@dylanhobbs6249 Год назад

It's sad that this was left to rot. One of the most beautiful buildings ever imo.

@JohanHultin Год назад

Even sader it has since before this video was posted, been demolished. (Pretty sure Ryan will mention that, only a minute in)

@salsheikh4508 Год назад

Do a video on River City in Chicago. It was originally supposed to be much larger and self contained and was built using LEGO like concrete fittings. Also the only year round harbor in Chicago! Stranger than fiction, was filmed there.

@mbcase Год назад

My favorite part of these capsules was the "reel to reel" tape deck as the "entertainment center". How long was music released in that format? Or was it supposed to be for pirated music? It took up so much space that they could of at least put in a burner and sink to cook some ramen!

@freetolook3727 Год назад

Knew a guy back in the 1970's that had a reel-to-reel tape deck. It held 8 hours of music on the tape. It was better than getting up and changing records! 😂

@YouTubemessedupmyhandle Год назад

It’s supposed to be demolished - transience was the philosophy of the architect behind it.

@freetolook3727 Год назад

Lol...9 square meters was the size of my cubicle when I worked for the State of New York! I would sometimes wonder if I could live in a space that size and try to figure a layout. The house I live in now is more than I need and figure that for a person 500 square feet with two bedrooms, a living room/dining room, kitchen and bath is all that is necessary to live comfortably.

@jetsons101 Год назад

London has no problems making new buildings that meet codes look great and really standout, The Gherkin, The Shard, Lloyd's Building, The Walkie-Talkie, The Cheesegrater and London City Hall just to name a few....... Thanks for posting.

@FindecanorNotGmail Год назад

Where in Tokyo would I be able to see a surviving pod today? For instance, where was the photo at 9:34 taken?

@samiam5557 Год назад

Looks like a dystopian nightmare.

@blowinkk9396 Год назад

It was never built to change just one pod. All the pods had to be removed to change just one of them.

@Mike-DuBose Год назад

07:25

@freetolook3727 Год назад

@7:25??

@5argetech56 Год назад

Here we have the old saying, "It looked good on paper." 🙄

@urbanlotusflower 11 месяцев назад

It would have been great to have kept a section/area that was traditional architecture....old city.

@dannydaw59 Год назад

I don't want to live in a little concrete box without a kitchen.

@faenethlorhalien Год назад

It's sad that modern Japan has really fallen behind places such as China and even South Korea or Singapore.

@thotfulspot Год назад

Those towers at 3:05 sure look like the Chicago Corn Cobs.

@freetolook3727 Год назад

@9:45 What is that annoying ticking??

@sybrenkruijf8570 Год назад

What drugs you on?

@fastbike175 Год назад

can't wait for more Chicago footage nice video

@asahearts1 Год назад

Always "shared spaces." Have people never heard the tragedy of the commons?

@Claymireko Год назад

I haven't please elaborate a little

@Chief28-201 Год назад

Please take the level down on your background music because at this point it's barely background

@user-to6us5ol7e Год назад

Tokyo used to be a cyber city. It stopped in the 90's (¯―¯٥) Now it 's shenzhen in 🇨🇳

@piotrmajster Год назад

Japan!!!

@sportfuryman Год назад

looks like the world's largest stack of used washing machines. Kinda cool

@reallyseriously7020 Год назад

What's with the horrible music? Cant even hear you.

@AshLilburne Год назад

Im sure Japanese people love hearing how the United States contributed to their 'miracle economic growth'..

@neilnriley Год назад

I'm just not sure how the title, especially the word elitist applies at all. The building isn't luxurious, wasn't expensive to build and was meant to be sustainable with the capsules being replaceable . It wasn't built for the elite at all.