<p>The first place is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Asahi Beer Hall</strong></a> (i.e. the <em>Super Dry Hall</em>, スーパードライホール). (cf. <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/vBOEc" rel="noreferrer">Google Street View</a>)</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kVfwOl.jpg" alt="the Asahi Beer Hall; image from Japanese Wikipedia"></p>

<p>The second is <a href="http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/largescaleprojects/sawsawing.htm" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Saw, Sawing</strong></a>, an art installation by Claes Oldenburg located at the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (aka Big Sight). (cf. <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/QTBv0" rel="noreferrer">Google Street View</a>)</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PsYmf.jpg" alt="Saw, Sawing; image from Oldenburg&#39;s website"></p>

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2013-10-11T03:20:30.703Z
2013-10-11T03:20:30.703Z
senshin
<p>In the <strong>Index-tan</strong> special for the <strong>Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki</strong> movie, the following two images appear, pixelated-out, during a conversation about landmarks in Tokyo:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VOEH1l.jpg" alt="a place"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/u1e3bl.jpg" alt="a different place"></p>

<p>What are these places?</p>

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2013-10-11T03:27:30.817Z
How come they are blurred out?
krikara
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2013-10-11T03:29:37.987Z
@krikara Presumably the same reason that pop-culture references to things like brand-name goods get pixelated out. I don't really know what the reason for _that_ is, though. Conventional wisdom is that this happens to avoid trademark infringment and so forth, but I don't know what the actual answer is.
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What are these pixeled-out places from the Endymion special?
# What are these pixeled-out places from the Endymion special?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-10-11
In the **Index-tan** special for the **Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki** movie, the following two images appear, pixelated-out, during a conversation about landmarks in Tokyo:

![a place](https://i.sstatic.net/VOEH1l.jpg)

![a different place](https://i.sstatic.net/u1e3bl.jpg)

What are these places?
**Tags:** a-certain-magical-index
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How come they are blurred out?  
> **username_0**: @krikara Presumably the same reason that pop-culture references to things like brand-name goods get pixelated out. I don't really know what the reason for _that_ is, though. Conventional wisdom is that this happens to avoid trademark infringment and so forth, but I don't know what the actual answer is.  
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### Answer by username_0 on 2013-10-11. Score: 6
The first place is the [**Asahi Beer Hall**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Beer_Hall) (i.e. the *Super Dry Hall*, スーパードライホール). (cf. [Google Street View](http://goo.gl/maps/vBOEc))

![the Asahi Beer Hall; image from Japanese Wikipedia](https://i.sstatic.net/kVfwOl.jpg)

The second is [**Saw, Sawing**](http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/largescaleprojects/sawsawing.htm), an art installation by Claes Oldenburg located at the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (aka Big Sight). (cf. [Google Street View](http://goo.gl/maps/QTBv0))

![Saw, Sawing; image from Oldenburg's website](https://i.sstatic.net/PsYmf.jpg)
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