Not long after arriving in Japan, and having seen the massive complex of underground shopping malls and passageways in Osaka, I entertained the notion that maybe the Japanese were becoming troglodytes.
Of course they do offer protection from the traffic and inclement weather, including the dangerous sunshine that the Japanese female lives in terror of....
As a visitor, I hate them, not least because I get lost a lot and find the direction signage confusing...
However, in OCAT WALK, an underground passage that connects Namba Station with OCAT, I found this delightful art installation cum lighting system.
An undulating wall of fairly standard glass bricks with subtle lighting behind and miniature artwork in some bricks.
I have been unable to learn anything about it, who designed it, etc.
This is the first in a series of posts on an afternoon I spent in Namba.
I spend very little time in cities. I find them strange, and if I can I treat my visits to them as if visiting a theme park like disneyland
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