I used to live right near Komazawa Park in Tokyo... Seeing this picture on Joichi Ito's blog reminded me all about those times in my life.

The park was built for the Olympics held in Tokyo years ago (in the 60's I think). Actually, I lived closer to Toritsu Daigaku station, but we often walked or rode our bikes up to Komazawa. I used to drive my RC car all around the little jogging path through the park.

I always thought the coolest thing I had ever seen was a concrete tower in the middle of the park with a moat around it, and little pillars coming up from the water to serve as stepping stones across the moat. It was always blocked off for some reason, but my friends and I always rode our bikes around there. It felt like a semi-deserted concrete ghost town... A magically dull and sullen Stalin-inspired post-apocalyptic future city... I would love to see a picture of that tower again. ;)