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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Iconic tiny Tokyo capsule home goes on display in New York
Description: An iconic Tokyo building has found a new home in New York—at least part of it has. The Nakagin Capsule Tower hosted 140 tiny homes, and now one of those pods is on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
The stacks of boxes with their distinctive circular windows were a local landmark in the Ginza District. Each was a ‘micro-dwelling,’ a tiny home just about big enough for one.
The Nakagin Capsule Tower was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and was added to Tokyo’s skyline in 1972. In 2022, the building was demolished—but it wasn’t the end for all its...