オペラシティー

A city view without people

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東京にはディストピアな場所もあります。例えば、このオペラシティーの前の交差点。よく自転車で通ります。
Often I bike under this maze of freeways, and sometimes I look up and see the Opera City tower rising 50 floors above. A city view without people and plants seems sad to me.

Biking under three levels of elevated expressway on a cloudy day

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この交差点の下を、よく自転車で通ります。三つのレベルの高速道路があります。初台のオペラシティーの前で。

I often find myself biking under this intersection, outside Opera City in Hatsudai. The surface roads are wide and congested, and there’s also a newish underground expressway. This is a major corner not designed for bicyclists or pedestrians.