Kona Kazuya Nakamura

Interconnectedness of Skateboarding, Cities, and Urban Identity

Seiji Nakanishi, Kona Kazuya Nakamura, Jasper Wei-Chen Chen

Skateboarding’s ability to reinterpret city spaces and architecture provides a unique lens, revealing indications of each city’s governance of informal public use, as well as broader urban planning motives. This paper will argue that Tokyo’s urban landscape,…