#chuo-ku

[asiaphotostudio]

Tokyo, 2010 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 日本 東京都 中央区 京橋 京橋区民館 Photography by Michitaka Kurata

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Osaka Castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, JAPAN

[heavensdoorways]

BANG & OLUFSEN Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,

Architects: DDAA

[japansapporowalk]

【4K】第73回 さっぽろ雪まつり 2023 雪像が出来上がってきた大通会場 散策 日本 北海道 札幌 中央区【Binaural Audio】

[gagesfall]

Osaka Castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

[evan-collins90]

Bar 'FAKE' - Motomachi-dori Chuo-Ku Kobe, Japan (1997)

Designed by Tsuyoshi Mendori

Scanned from 'Shop Design Series - Design Elements 2: in Bars and Restaurants' (2001)

[marskiiii]

so I made a Ramuda clone oc

general notes:

- obv white hair

- entirely pink eyes

- speaks in his normal deeper tone

- has very poor eyesight

as for his lore, all ive got so far is:

Created for the same purpose as the other clones. However, once extracted from the capsule, he didn’t meet appearance requirements for the operation so he was placed in selection for disposal. He managed to survive and escape disposal, unknowing of what awaits him outside of Chuo-ku.

As he wandered discreetly through various alley's, he was found by [one of the teams, idk who yet] and contacted Fling Posse.

Eventually, Ramuda unexpectedly becomes close and somewhat protective of the escapee and names him Ramune.

(of course during this event, the teams/members involved find out Ramuda's true nature)

[tokyowalking]

東京都渋谷区代々木の風景です。

代々木は原宿や新宿、明治神宮なども近くにあります。昔ながらの景観、1964年東京オリンピック時に造られた国立代々木競技場なども有名です。

山手線、総武線、中央線、大江戸線の4路線が利用出来るので移動も便利な街です。

This is a view of Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

Yoyogi is also close to Harajuku, Shinjuku, and Meiji Shrine. The area is also famous for its traditional landscape and the Yoyogi National Stadium, which was built during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

The Yamanote, Sobu, Chuo, and Oedo lines are all accessible, making the city convenient to get around.

[linghxr]

Chinese surnames that are more common in Taiwan

Recently I realized that I’ve met a lot of people with the surname Hung but virtually no Hongs. Hung is a romanization of 洪 used in Taiwan (it's Hong in pinyin). So why have I met so many Hungs but not many Hongs? It turns out that in Taiwan, 洪 is the 14th* most common surname, but in Mainland China it’s way down at 107th**!

After learning this, I realized that 洪 is not the only surname for which I've noticed this imbalance. Using rankings I found online, I calculated the differences in ranking and also the "quotient" (rank in Mainland divided by rank in Taiwan) for over 200 surnames.

This list consists of surnames "significantly" more common in Taiwan ("significant" means quotient > 2). I’m focusing on surnames for which my personal observations line up with the numbers. The rest of the surnames meeting the criteria are under the cut.

List order: By rank in Taiwan, from most to least common List format: 简体字 | 繁體字 pinyin (Taiwanese-style romanization)

蔡 Cài (Tsai) Taiwan rank: 9 Mainland rank: 44 Difference: 35 Quotient: 4.888888889

洪 Hóng (Hung) Taiwan rank: 14 Mainland rank: 107 Difference: 93 Quotient: 7.642857143

邱 Qiū (Chiu) Taiwan rank: 16 Mainland rank: 77 Difference: 61 Quotient: 4.8125

曾 Zēng (Tseng) Taiwan rank: 17 Mainland rank: 38 Difference: 21 Quotient: 2.235294118

廖 Liào Taiwan rank: 18 Mainland rank: 66 Difference: 48 Quotient: 3.666666667

赖 | 賴 Lài Taiwan rank: 19 Mainland rank: 98 Difference: 79 Quotient: 5.157894737

叶 | 葉 Yè (Yeh) Taiwan rank: 22 Mainland rank: 49 Difference: 27 Quotient: 2.227272727

庄 | 莊 Zhuāng (Chuang) Taiwan rank: 24 Mainland rank: 138 Difference: 114 Quotient: 5.75

江 Jiāng (Chiang) Taiwan rank: 26 Mainland rank: 79 Difference: 53 Quotient: 3.038461538

简 | 簡 Jiǎn (Chien) Taiwan rank: 32 Mainland rank: 224 Difference: 192 Quotient: 7

游 Yóu (Yu) Taiwan rank: 35 Mainland rank: 166 Difference: 131 Quotient: 4.742857143

詹 Zhān (Chan) Taiwan rank: 37 Mainland rank: 152 Difference: 115 Quotient: 4.108108108

施 Shī (Shih) Taiwan rank: 39 Mainland rank: 105 Difference: 66 Quotient: 2.692307692

颜 | 顏 Yán (Yen) Taiwan rank: 45 Mainland rank: 110 Difference: 65 Quotient: 2.444444444

柯 Kē (Ko) Taiwan rank: 46 Mainland rank: 188 Difference: 142 Quotient: 4.086956522

卓 Zhuó (Chuo or Cho) Taiwan rank: 61 Mainland rank: 256 Difference: 195 Quotient: 4.196721311

Additional surnames meeting the criteria: The first 4 surnames are so common everywhere that I haven't observed an asymmetry. Thus, they are listed down here.

陈 | 陳 Chén Taiwan rank: 1 Mainland rank: 5 Difference: 4 Quotient: 5

林 Lín Taiwan rank: 2 Mainland rank: 16 Difference: 14 Quotient: 8

黄 | 黃 Huáng Taiwan rank: 3 Mainland rank: 8 Difference: 5 Quotient: 2.666666667

许 | 許 Xǔ (Hsu or Shu) Taiwan rank: 11 Mainland rank: 35 Difference: 24 Quotient: 3.181818182

翁 Wēng Taiwan rank: 47 Mainland rank: 177 Difference: 130 Quotient: 3.765957447

阮 Ruǎn (Juan) Taiwan rank: 62 Mainland rank: 189 Difference: 127 Quotient: 3.048387097

蓝 | 藍 Lán Taiwan rank: 67 Mainland rank: 260 Difference: 193 Quotient: 3.880597015

古 Gǔ (Ku) Taiwan rank: 70 Mainland rank: 208 Difference: 138 Quotient: 2.971428571

纪 | 紀 Jǐ or Jì (Chi) Taiwan rank: 71 Mainland rank: 157 Difference: 86 Quotient: 2.211267606

连 | 連 Lián (Lien) Taiwan rank: 73 Mainland rank: 239 Difference: 166 Quotient: 3.273972603

欧 | 歐 Ōu Taiwan rank: 75 Mainland rank: 161 Difference: 86 Quotient: 2.146666667

巫 Wū Taiwan rank: 86 Mainland rank: 283 Difference: 197 Quotient: 3.290697674

官 Guān (Kuan) Taiwan rank: 116 Mainland rank: 274 Difference: 158 Quotient: 2.362068966

Sources: *As of 2018, via 台湾姓氏 (Wikipedia) **As of 2020, via 2020年最新百家姓氏排名，快来看看你排第几？ (Sohu)

See similar posts: Chinese surname ranking analysis A guide to Taiwanese name romanization

[valeryhlyv]

Maison Hermès is a building in Tokyo, Japan. It is located at 5-4-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Constructed between 1998 and 2001, it was designed by Renzo Piano assisted by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Berkeley, California and in collaboration with Takenaka Corporation. The building is the flagship store and corporate headquarters of Hermès, the French luxury empire of Jean-Louis Dumas. It is a 6,000 square metre (65,000 square feet) structure that houses workshops and offices, a shopping space, exhibition areas and multimedia quarters. In addition to a roof garden at the top of the building, there is also a recess which divides the long facade into two, forming a courtyard that delivers an access to the subway two levels below.

[dai-mori]

Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo / Oct. 2013

現像が追いつかないので昔の写真

何ともなぁ。

[holespoles]

Pre-war match for Osaka Central Broadcasting (JOBK), the Osaka branch of Japan's (now different) national broadcaster, Nippon Houso Kyoukai (abbreviated NHK). JOBK is the call sign of Osaka Chuo Broadcasting Co. The station used to be located on a street corner in Baba-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, and was introduced as an acronym for Japan Osaka Bamba Kadokko (street corner). The station has now moved to a new location and is introduced as an abbreviation for 'Japan Osaka Bambacho of Kinjo (neighbourhood)'.

[junkissa]

喫茶去快生軒 (Kisako Kaiseiken)

Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (October 13th, 2021) - photos are not permitted inside, except for food/drinks pictures

[astroboyart]

Source: Japan Comic Art Expo (Twitter; @braveandboldart)

A photo of Mari Shimizu taken in May 2023. She is currently 86 years old and will turn 87 on June 7, 2023. She is the original voice actress for Atom in Astro Boy (1960s anime series and 1980s anime series).

Mari Shimizu will be at the Japan Comic Art Expo on May 21, 2023 at the Menshō Kaikan event venue in Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

[japansapporowalk]

【4K】狸まつりの準備が始まった 狸小路商店街 散歩 2023 | 日本 北海道 札幌 中央区【Binaural ASMR】

[gagesfall]

Gokuraku-bashi, also known as Paradise Bridge to Osaka Castle.