| Atop
the Asahi Brewery HQ in Asakusa there floats for all to admire the
infamous “Golden Turd”. Purportedly a representation of the
fabulous head on a pint of Asahi Gold, it certainly makes a
creditable impression of its nickname, though whether it was
Philippe Starck’s intention to produce the biggest golden turd of
all time or if he was just taking the piss, we shall never know.
Apparently this masterpiece of bullshit is,
appropriately, entirely devoid of content, though requiring
“submarine technology” whatever that means to maintain its 360 tonne
body poised on the Tokyo skyline.
Also featuring in Asakusa, Sensoji (or the
Asakusa Kannon Temple), seems to attract every tourist in Tokyo all
flocking to buy the usual trinkets and foodstuffs. A good
place to buy tacky souvenirs, "for those that like that sort of
thing". |
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