Discovered this lovely vintage looking photograph in a book called "Introducing Japan," which has many other nice photos also. Was struck by the realization I've been here, and the space is recognizable, but all the interior furnishings have changed.
I think it was called "New Tokyo International Airport" back then. Look at the awesome clear flight information monitor base, and the awesome standing lamps! Can you imagine a monitor that small fitting all the necessary info these days? It looks really uncongested too, with hardly any folks sitting in those chairs. The element I wish they'd kept most is the soothing striped carpet.
Photo by Goro Iwaoka in:
Introducing Japan by Donald Richie. Tokyo: Kodansha International. 1978. p 10.
ISBN 0-87011-833-1
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