one of my most beloved places on earth is always the DAIKANYAMA T-SITE, & their second outpost in shonan, a coastal region 30 miles southwest of tokyo, is just as swell. designed by astrid klein & mark dytham, the SHONAN T-SITE consists of 3 buildings, with a 120-metre-long pathway extends through all 3 blocks. inside you can read & get all kinds of books & periodicals imaginable, on top of that there is a starbucks, a flea market, a family mart, an apple store, a dog-grooming parlour, a photography books corner accompanied by a camera & photo printing shop, & cafes offering magnificent views towards mount fuji. as you are galavanting inside this complex on a sunny day, you can see the glorious blueskies through the windows simply from every direction, & that, is a wonderful feeling