It’s the furthest thing from a paean to the market – my old nemesis the megadeveloper Mori Building comes in for a proper slating, in particular (though, in perfectly Japanese style, never by name). What it is is a detailed consideration of five spatial strategies – yokocho alleys, rail infrastructure infill, ankyo streets, the low-rise cell of the chome-scale neighborhood & the mixed-use zakkyo building typology – the authors think combine to produce the wonderful and distinct Tokyo urbanity.