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Nostalgia  by Maeri Megumi  Posted: April 1, 2008  Sand
presented the changing landscape of Tokyo, particularly in
relation to the idea of preserving memory, from the 1960s to the
end of the 20th century. As he explained, because Tokyo
experienced several major destructions in the 20th century such
as the Kantô earthquake in 1923, the massive air raid during
World War II, as well as the redevelopment in preparation for
the 1964 Tokyo Olympic games, actual historical remembrances of
the past must have been quite diminished. Despite the loss,
however, what is often called the Edo-boom began in the
mid-1980s, and there has been growing enthusiasm in the
rediscovery and preservation of the history of Tokyo, not only
of the time period called Edo but also of the pre-industrial
modern period.  Categorizing property rights into five types –
public, commons, community, appropriation, and heritage, Sa