It’s a mid-century modern icon in Tokyo, but it’s getting replaced by high rises. A goodbye to the Hotel Okura is my first Morning Edition piece to air since returning to work!
Oh no! I stayed in this place once for two weeks, and it was pretty special!
It was before I properly appreciated mid century modern, and I always wanted to go back.
Workers Are Tearing Down Tokyo’s Hotel Okura, And History’s Going With It
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