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PG-810 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 10th Fl., Kotsu Kaikan Bldg., 2-10-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006 IN JAPAN Tel. (03)3201-3331

1 – 28 correspond to those on the map on pages 7 / 8 & 8 / 8. 3 Area A: Garden of Fine Art, Kyoto (1994) (京都府立陶板名画の庭) A: Name D: Address B: Open-air art museum B: Purpose E: Open Hours C: The structure is built with plain concrete without any color. There is C: Comment F: Access no roof, so you do not feel like you are inside a building. The structure involves the world’s first three-dimensional corridor-style garden of Tadao Andoh paintings, made of slopes overlapping throughout the entire space from the ground floor down to the two basement floors. Profile D: Shimogamo Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. 1986 New Entrants Award from the Ministry of Education Artistic Tel: (075)724-2188 Fax: (075)724-2189 Recognition Committee URL: http://toban-meiga.seesaa.net 1989 Gold Medal Prize from the French Architectural Committee E: 9:00–17:00 (Enter before 16:30) 1993 Japan Artistic Academy Award Closed: Dec. 28–Jan. 4 1994 Grand Prize from the Japan Artistic Committee F: 3-min. walk from Kitayama Sta. Exit No. 3 on Subway 1995 Pritzker Architecture Prize from the Hyatt Foundation, U.S.A. Admission: ¥100 for adults, ¥50 for children. 1997 RIBA Gold Medal from RIBA, England. 2002 AIA Gold Medal from AIA, U.S.A. 4 Area 2005 UIA Gold Medal from International Union of Architects A: Suntory Museum “Tenpozan” (1994) (サントリーミュージアム[天保 山]) 1 Tokyo Area B: Cultural facilities complex (Gallery/IMAX 3D Theater, etc.) A: Omotesando Hills (2006) (表参道ヒルズ) C: Received the 38th Architectural Trade Association Award. More of B: Complex (shops, restaurants, event space and apartments) an amusement facility than an art museum. The 5th floor gallery is C: This complex was built in 2006 along a 250-meter section of bright in tone, looking out into the expansive in front. This building also Omotesando street, and blends in with the natural surroundings. introduces a solar power generation system. However, its construction aroused controversy, since the building D: 1-5-10, Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Pref. replaced the Dojunkai Aoyama Apartments built in 1927, which symbol- Tel: (06)6577-0001 Fax: (06)6577-9200 ized revival after the great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 in the URL: http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/smt/ Omotesando area. The destruction of the old apartments raised ques- E: Gallery: 10:30 – 19:30 (Enter before 19:00) tions about Japan’s commitment to preserving historic buildings, and IMAX Theater: 11:00 – 19:00 there was resistance from local landowners who were concerned that Museum Shop: 10:00 – 19:30, Café Solare: 11:00 – 20:30, Sky Lounge: Andoh’s buildings were too fashionable for the area. However, Andoh 11:30 – 20:30 created a gentle spiraling slope inside the new building to provide barri- Closed: Mon. (open when Mon. falls on a national holiday). er-free access to the shops that line it. There is a garden on the roof of F: 5-min. walk from Osaka-ko Sta. on Subways Chuo & Technoport the apartments, and the building is kept low to match the row of Keyaki Lines trees that stand along Omotesando street. A part of the Dojunkai 3-min. walk from City bus, Tenpozan Bus Stop Aoyama Apartment still remains in Omotesando Hills. Admission: Gallery ¥1,300, IMAX Theater ¥1,000 D: 4-12-10, Jingu-mae, -ku, Tokyo Tel: (03)3497-0310 5 Shikoku Kagawa Area URL: http://www.omotesandohills.com/english/index.html A: Benesse Art Site Naoshima (1992) (ベネッセ・アートサイト直島) E: Mon. to Sat. from 11:00 (Shops till 21:00, Restaurants till 24:00, Cafe B: Museum & Accomodation facility (Benesse House), Art House till 23:00) Sun. from 11:00 (Shops till 20:00, Restaurants till 23:00, Cafe (Minami-dera) till 22:00) C: Received the B.C.S. Award in 1994. A third of the total area of the F: 2 min. on foot from Omotesando Station on Ginza, Hanzomon or small island of Naoshima, surrounded by the Seto Inland Sea, is taken up Chiyoda Subway Line by Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Mr. Andoh designed Benesse House, Chichu Art Museum, and Minami-dera which compose the core facili- 2 Tokyo Area ties. Benesse House is a functional complex consisting of a hotel and an A: La Collezione (1989) (ラ・コレッツィオーネ) art museum created under the theme of “coexistence of nature, art and B: Event Space architecture.” It stands on a hill surrounded by the Seto Inland Sea in C: A rare example of Andoh’s work that can be found in Tokyo. While three directions. The sea and smaller islands can be viewed from every the exterior is plain concrete, the halls are used for wedding receptions guest room. There are also permanent exhibits of modern artwork and the like. Multi-purpose spaces inside the building have full glass win- from around the world in the gallery of Benesse House and dispersed dows, giving the feeling of a totally open and free atmosphere. among the natural surrounding outdoors. D: 6-1-3, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo D: Gotanji, Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa Pref. Tel: (03)5468-1825 Fax: (03)5468-1809 TEL: (087)892-2030 FAX: (087)892-2259 URL: http://www.lacollezione.jp/ URL: http://www.benesse-artsite.jp/ E: Varies according to the events. E: Benesse House: 8:00 – 21:00 Open daily. Enter 1 hr. before closing F: 5-min. walk from Omote-sando Sta. on Subway Ginza, Hanzomon or time. Chiyoda Line. Chichu Art Museum: 10:00 – 17:00 (– 18:00 Mar. – Sep.) Enter 1 hr. before closing time. PAGE 2/ 8 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN

Art House: 10:00 – 16:30 cept is a “museum in the forest.” The entrance lobby is in the 21-meter Chichu Art Museum and Art House are closed on Mon. (open when high atrium, where there is a ticket counter, information desk and lock- Mon. falls on a national holiday.) ers. The see-through elevators, escalators and stairs lead to foyers in F: Ferry from Takamatsu Port of Kagawa Prefecture for Naoshima front of the galleries. The restaurant and cafe located in the upper part Miyanoura Port (Shikoku Kisen). of the atrium offer views of the garden greenery, atrium and foyers. An Ferry from Uno Port of Okayama Prefecture for Naoshima Miyanoura auditorium (capacity: 350 persons), an art library, a lecture room and Port (Shikoku Kisen). galleries are located on the third floor which also has a courtyard. Ferry from Uno Port of Okayama Prefecture for Naoshima Honmura D: 7-22-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Port (Shikoku Kisen). Tel: 03-5777-8600 (Shikoku Kisen Co., Ltd. Takamatsu Port (087)821-5100/Miyanoura URL: http://www.nact.jp/english/index.html Port (087)892-3104/Uno Port (086)331-1641) E: Sun. to Mon 10:00-18:00 (Fri. till 20:00); Last entry 30 min. before Admission: ¥1,000 (Benesse House) closing time. Admission: ¥2,000 (Chichu Art Museum) Closed: Tue. (when Tue. falls on a national holiday, closed the next day), Admission: ¥400 (Art House) and New Year Holiday *If you lodge in Benesse House, you will be able to enter Benesse F: in front of Exit No. 6 of Nogizaka Station on Chiyoda Subway Line House Museum for free. 5 min. on foot from Roppongi Station on Hibiya or Toei Oedo Subway Line Shin Takamatsu 8 Saitama Area Profile A: The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama (1982–) (埼玉県立近代美術館) 1984 Japan Association of Architects Prize for Young Architects B: Art museum 1989 Japan Architectural Society Award C: Received the 24th Business Construction Association Prize (BCS 1993 Founded the Takamatsu & Lahyani / Architects Association () Award) in 1983. The art museum is located within a park, and with its 1998 Public Architect Award overall height much suppressed to blend in with the trees in the boulevard. 2000 Good Design Award It is a piece of architecture that presents a symbiosis with nature and the 2001 First Prize International Selected competition for MultiCasa park. The interior of the museum is illuminated by the natural light coming Duisburg, Germany through the clerestory windows located on top of the central atrium. The 2002 First Prize International Selected Competition for Kaohsiunng structure of the building is a lattice-like beams-columns construction. 2006 Building Contractors Society (BCS) Award D: 9-30-1, Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Pref. Tel: (048)824-0111 Fax: (048)824-0119 6 Kyoto Area URL: http://www.momas.jp/022eng/e_index.htm A: Orijin Ⅰ-Ⅲ (1981–1986) (織陣) E: 10:00–17:30 (Enter by 17:00) B: Office building for Hinaya Co., Ltd. / Exhibit facility Closed: Mon. (Open when Mon. falls on a national holiday). Some Tue. C: The building is divided into phases Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ. Orijin Ⅰ or the for maintainance, the year-end & New Year's holiday. headquarters building received the Newcomers Award of the Japan F: 3-min. walk from West Exit of Kita-Urawa Sta. on JR Keihin Tohoku Architects Association. Phases Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ are all located in the same Line. site, and Ⅱ cannot be seen from the road since it is located within the Admission: Free (Admission is determined for each exhibition.) interior space. Ⅰ is shaped like a loaf of bread and uses a rich source of colors, while Ⅲ has a unique dome shaped like the tip of a pen and is Arata Isozaki furnished with metallic decoration. Ⅲ is used as a workshop, show- room and the headquarters building. Profile D: 418-1, Anraku-kojicho, Kamidachiuri agaru, Shinmachi-dori, 1970 Architectural Institute of Japan Special Award Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. 1986 RIBA Gold Medal Award Tel: (075)411-3602 Fax: (075)441-1920 1996 Venice Biennial Golden Lion Award E: 10:00-18:00 1997 Spain Civilian Service Medal Cross Prize F: 7-min. walk from Imadegawa Sta. on Subway Karasuma Line. 1998 American Academy of Arts and Letters Admission: Observations of the interior are prohibited since it is an office building. The building exterior can be seen from the gates. 9 Tokyo Area A: Casals Hall (1987) (日本大学カザルスホール) Kisho Kurokawa B: Concert hall (Capacity: 511 seats) C: Utilizes natural light to illuminate the lobby, which is clad with marble, Profile to create a Post-Modern architectural feel for the performance. The seats 1986 Gold Medal Award from the French Academy of Architecture inside the auditory hall are designed with the luxury of extra size while 1988 Richard Notre (America) Award making the height differences of each row of seats as small as possible, thus 1989 French Arts & Culture Medal, World Architecture Biennial creating an extravagant space for the true pleasure of music appreciation. Grand Prix Gold Medal Award D: 1-6, Kanda-, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1992 The 48th Japan Art Academy Award Tel: (03)3294-1229 (General office) 1997 AIA Los Angels Pacific Rim Award URL: http://www.nu-casalshall.com/english/index.html 2002 The International CITIES Award for Excellence, Spain E: Varies according to the performances 2003 Dedalo-Minosse International Prize (Grand Prix), Malaysia F: 5-min. walk from Higashiguchi Exit of JR Sta. 2005 Shungdu Friendship Award, China (2005) 7-min. walk from Ochanomizu Sta. on Subway Line. 2006 Internastional Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum 7-min. walk from Shin-Ochanomizu Sta. on Chiyoda Line. Museum 8-min. walk from Jinbocho Sta. on subway Hanzomon Line, Toei Mita Line or Toei Shinjuku Line. 7 Tokyo Area A: The National Art Center, Tokyo (2007) (国立新美術館) 10 Ibaraki Area B: Art museum, museum shop, restaurant and cafe A: Tsukuba Center Building (1983) (つくばセンタービル) C: This is the largest national museum in Japan and it was built for B: Commercial multi-purpose complex: Concert hall (Nova Hall), shop- exhibiting art, collecting art information and popularizing art. The con- ping street Ai-Ai mall, Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba, bus terminal, etc. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN PAGE 3/ 8

C: State-of-the-art modern architecture in a mixed use complex build- end and New Year’s Holiday. ing, with a metropolitan outlook. F: 25-min. walk from JR Oita Sta. D: 1-10-1, Azuma, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref. 15-min. walk from JR Nishi-Oita Sta. TEL: (029)852-6789 (Tsukuba Information Center) Take Oita Kotsu Bus at JR Oita Sta., get off at Kenritsu-Toshokan-mae FAX: (029)852-5513 or Fuzoku-Yogogakko-mae Bus Stop. URL: http://www.info-tsukuba.org/english/index.shtml Admisson: Free E: Varies according to facilities Closed: Varies according to facilities. Make inquiry to the information Fumihiko Maki center for each individual facility. F: Tsukuba Express (rail): Tsukuba Sta. 1-min. walk. Kanto Rail: At JR Profile Tsuchiura Sta., take bus and get off at Tsukuba Center. At JR 1952 Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Tokyo Arakawaoki Sta., take bus and get off at Tsukuba Center. At Hitachi- 1985 Architectural Institute of Japan Award Ushiku Sta. take bus and get off at Tsukuba Center. 1993 Pritzker Architecture Prize, UIA Gold Medal Highway bus from Yaesu South Exit at Tokyo Sta. to Tsukuba Center. 2001 Grand Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan

11 Kyoto Area 14 Tokyo Area A: Kyoto Concert Hall (1995) (京都コンサートホール) A: Hillside Terrace (1969– ) (ヒルサイド テラス) B: Concert hall (large hall / small hall) B: Mixed use apartment, commercial complex building C: It was built as one of the facilities to commemorate the 1200th C: It is said to be a design that manipulates a whole street instead of a anniversary of the city. Walk along a lengthy slope to get to the stand-alone building. The geometrical shape of the building, coupled entrance hall located on the 2nd floor. As you progress along the slope, with a pure white wall composition, leaves a great impression. Starting sequential scenes are exposed. off with the Danish Embassy (designed by Fumihiko Maki), the public D: 1-26, Shimogamo Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. spaces, serene living quarters, creative shops and offices, they are each TEL: (075)711-2980 FAX: (075)711-2955 intertwined with playfulness to create a very unique space. Its size has URL: http://www.kyoto-ongeibun.jp/kyotoconcerthall/ continued to grow over the past 30 years or so and is still growing. E: According to the concert performances. D: 29 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Closed: 1st and 3rd Mon. (the following day, If it falls on a national holi- Tel: (03)5489-3705 Hillside Terrace General Information Office (10:00 day) – 18:00 / Closed: Mon.) F: 5-min. walk from Kitayama Sta. Exit Fw 1. on Subway Karasuma Line URL: http://www.hillsideterrace.com/ (Japanese only) Admission: Sightseeing and study tours are not allowed. E: Inquire at each establishment for open hours. F: 3-min. walk from Daikanyama Sta. on Tokyu Toyoko Line. 12 Okayama Area 7-min. walk from Nakameguro Sta. on Subway Hibiya Line, A: Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art and Library (1994) (奈義町現代 10-min. walk from JR Ebisu Sta. 美術館・図書館) B: Art museum, Library 15 Kyoto Area C: Known as “The third generation art museum that presents architec- A: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (1986) (京都国立近代 ture and exhibition pieces unified in a semi-permanent state” or as “The 美術館) Meditation Space” built to accommodate exhibition pieces that are not B: Art museum to be shown in conventional art museums. Thus it is said to be a piece C: A museum designed with a plain geometrical form capped with a thin gable of architecture that evolved from the joint creation of art and space of roof, and heavy stones give a classical feeling despite its modern exterior. the artist and architect, an art museum born of the joint effort of both D: Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. the architect and the artist; so to speak. The southern wing of the build- Tel: (075)761-4111 ing, which is separated by the central courtyard, is used as the commu- URL: http://www.momak.go.jp/English/ nity library for Nagi-cho citizens. E: 9:30–17:00 (–20:00; Fri. of mid.-Apr. – early-Sep.) Enter 30 min. D: 441, Toyosawa, Nagi-cho, Katsuta-gun, Okayama Pref. before closing time. TEL: (0868)36-5811 FAX: (0868)36-5855 Closed: Mon. (the following day, If it falls on a national holiday) and Dec. URL: http://www.town.nagi.okayama.jp/moca/welcome.htm 26–Jan. 5. E: 9:30–17:00 (Enter before 16:30) F: At JR Kyoto Sta., take the city bus 5 and get off at Kyoto Kaikan Closed: Mon. (the following day, If it falls on a national holiday), the Bijutsukan-mae Bus Stop. year-end and New Year's Holiday. At Karasuma, Kawaramachi Sta., take the City Bus 5 and get off at F: At JR Tsuyama Sta., take Chutetsu Bus and get off at “Nagi-cho Kyoto Kaikan Bijutsukan-mae Bus Stop. Gendai Bijutsukan-mae” Bus Stop. Take City Bus 201–203 and get off at Higashiyama-Nijo and walk 5 min. Admission: ¥700 Take Subway Tozai Line and get off at Higashiyama Sta. and walk 5 min. Admission: Varies according to exhibitions. 13 Oita Area A: Toyonokuni Libraries for culture Resources (Oita Prefectural Public Itsuko Hasegawa Library) (1995) (豊の国情報ライブラリー) B: Multi-purpose complex (Library, Official document hall, Ancient his- Profile tory collection hall) 1986 Won the Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Japan Culture C: The general library encompasses the official document hall and the Design Prize, and the Grand Prize of Proposal Design ancient history collection hall. Best known as “the room of 100 pillars,” Competition for Shonandai Culture Center an absolutely world-class unique space, which is actually created by the 1993 Won the Grand Prize of the Proposal Design Competition for composition of 100 columns and a floating ceiling. Niigata Municipal Cultural Hall D: 587-1, Danohara, Oaza, Oita City, Oita Pref. 2000 Won the Japan Art Academy Award Tel: (097)546-9972 (Library) 2001 BCS Award Fax: (097)546-9985 (Library) URL: http://www.pref.oita.jp/31501/toyoriv/(Japanese only) 16 Toyama Area E: 9:00–17:00 (–20:00 on Tue.–Fri. in library) A: Oshima Museum of Picture Books (1994) (射水市大島絵本館) Closed: Mon. (the follwing day, if it falls on a national holiday), the year- B: Picture Book Library (To promote picture book culture, Entrance PAGE 4/ 8 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN

Hall, Gallery, Meeting room, etc.) Hiroshi Hara C: On the left side of the Entrance Hall, there is a tea room, and from there, a slope extending out, which functions also as the exhibition Profile gallery. The main theme of the building is “Feeling and experiencing,” 1986 Architectural Institute of Japan Award “Making,” and “Teaching or telling.” In front of the building, there is a 1988 Murano Togo Prize. Suntory Arts and Science Prize water feature which provides local citizens with enjoyment during the 1991 First prize in the Design Competition for the Reconstruction of hot seasons. JR Kyoto Sta. D: 50, Tottori, Imizu City, Toyama Pref. 2003 BCS Award Tel: (0766)52-6780 Fax: (0766)52-6777 URL: http://www.ehonkan.or.jp/ 19 Kyoto Area E: 10:00–18:00 A: JR Kyoto Sta. Building (1997) (JR京都駅ビル) Closed: Mon. Dec. 28–Jan. 4. B: Train Station, Hotel, Commercial Complex, Theatre, Car Park F: 20 min. by taxi from JR Takaoka Sta. C: The train station building is used basically to handle the passengers 30 min. by taxi from JR Toyama Sta. coming through the station. The building exterior blends in with the 5 min. by taxi from JR Kosugi Sta. or Etchu-daimon Sta. ultra-modern cityscape. The space is designed with a huge concourse as Admission: ¥500 the center and expanded in the shape of a "V." The largest matrix (man- made foundation) in Japan, was used in the construction of the building. Toyoo Ito D: 901, Higashi, Karasuma-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. Profile TEL: (075)361-4401 1965 Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tokyo URL: http://www.kyoto-station-building.co.jp/ (Japanese only) 1984 Architect Association Newcomer Award F: Kyoto Sta. 1986 Architectural Institute of Japan Award 1999 Japan Art Academy Award 20 Osaka Area 2000 The title "Academician" from the International Academy of A: Shin Umeda City Building (1993) (新梅田シティ) Architecture (IAA) B: Commercial Complex (Offices, Shops, Show rooms, Event Hall, 2002 World Architecture Awards Cinemas, Hotel, etc.) 2006 RIBA Gold Medal C: The first ever high-rise linked twin tower building in Japan. Umeda City is composed of Umeda Sky Building and Westin Hotel, Osaka. The 17 Tokyo Area building features a floating garden at 170 m above ground, which com- A: Mikimoto Ginza 2 (2005) (ミキモトギンザ２) mands a fine panoramic view of the city of Osaka. B: Pearl boutique, fashion jewelry, cosmetics salon, cafe and restaurants D: 1-1-88, Ooyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Pref. C: The unique windows of various shapes with pearl-pink walls attract TEL: (06)6440-3899 massive attention even in Ginza. The owner is Mikimoto, a long-estab- URL: http://www.skybldg.co.jp/garden/e/index.html lished pearl jewelry shop in Japan. The motif of the windows is the foam E: Inquire at each establishment Observatory Tower 10:00–22:30, that pearls breathe in the sea and falling petals. The appearance tempts Enter before 22:00 (slightly changes by the season.) one to look into the shop with a sense of expectancy and mystery, like a Closed: Inquire at each establishment. jewelry box. F: 10-min. walk from JR Osaka Sta. Central North Exit. D: 2-4-12, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Admission: ¥700 (Observatory Tower) TEL: (03)3562-3130 URL: http://ginza2.mikimoto.com/ (Japanese only) Kenzo Tange E: 11:00–19:00 (varies with the season), Closed irregularly F: 3 min. on foot from JR Yurakucho Station Profile 4 min. on foot from Ginza Station on Marunouchi, Ginza or Hibiya 1960 Published “Tokyo Master Plan 1960”, which outlined city Subway Line development featuring the improvement of the urban transport system and the Tokyo Bay area development for the information 18 Kumamoto Area society. A: Yatsushiro Municipal Museum (1992) 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize. (八代市立博物館未来の森ミュージアム) 1990 Premio Ape d'Oro, Italy. B: Museum 1996 Order of the Legion of Honor, France. C: To blend in with the rich natural surrounding, the space between the exhibition room on the 1st floor and the access road in front is 21 Tokyo Area designed with small green fields. The entrance hall is amplified with the A: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (1991) (東京都庁舎) provision of a glass facade, and the storage spaces are tucked away like Government building (the 1st Government building, the 2nd Government flying-saucer-like rooms floating in the air. The overall design emphasis is building, Metropolitan-Government Office Assembly Room) on the humane scale of the environment, with attention paid towards C: A Representation of Kenzo Tange’s work in Tokyo. Gothic Church reducing the unnecessary hidden “heaviness” the building has on its nat- Design motifs with flying buttresses, and angular geometrically shaped ural surroundings. twin towers symbolizing the horns. The whole complex can be viewed D: 12-35, Nishi Matsuejo-machi, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Pref. as “the Face” of Tokyo. TEL: (0965)34-5555 Fax: (0965)33-9200 D: 2-8-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo URL: http://www.city.yatsushiro.kumamoto.jp/museum/index.jsp Tel: (03)5321-1111 (Representative Office) E: 9:00 – 17:00 (Enter before 16:30) URL: http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/index.htm Closed: Mon. (the following day, If it falls on a national holiday), the day E: Observatory Tower: after a national holiday and Dec.29 – Jan. 3 North Tower: 9:30 – 23:00 (Enter before 22:30) F: At JR Kagoshima Honsen Yatsushiro Sta., take a bus and get off at South Tower: 9:30 – 17:30 (Enter before 17:00. when North observato- Kitakojincho Fukushi Center-mae and walk 5 min. ry is closed, open till 23:00) Admission: ¥300 Closed: Dec. 29–31, Jan. 2–3 & Building inspection days. North Tower: 2nd. & 4th. Mon., South Tower: 1st. & 3rd. Tue. F: 1-min. walk from Tocho-mae Sta. on Subway Oedo Line CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN PAGE 5/ 8

10-min. walk from Shinjuku Sta. on JR West Exit, Subway Marunouchi 5-min. from Nijugbashimae Sta. on Subway Chiyoda Line. Line, Odakyu Line, or Keio Line 10-min. walk from Nishi Shinjuku Sta. on Subway Marunouchi Line Makoto Sei Watanabe Admisson: Free Profile Yoshio Taniguchi 1990 “Aoyama Drafting Technical College, Block No. 1”. 1995 “Mura No Terrace, Sakauchi Mura Community Facilities”. Profile 2001 Japan Institute of Architects Award for the Best Young 1980 Architectural Institute of Japan Award and BCS Award Architects, Good Design Award (also in 1987, 1991 and 1994). 2002 Architectural Institute of Japan Award 1981 Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Tokyo University. 2008 Public Architecture Award 1984 Isoya Yoshida Memorial Prize. 1990 Mainichi Art Award. 24 Tokyo Area 1997 Won the commission with a design of MoMA renewal. A: Sta., Subway Oedo Line (2000) (地下鉄大江戸線飯田橋駅) B: Subway station 22 Tokyo Area C: This became the world's first design generated by a computer pro- A: Aquarium (1989) & rest house, “Crystal View” (1995) in Tokyo Sea gram. It is a space where the impact is easy to understand by making Life Park (葛西臨海公園水族園＆レストハウス) clear the particularities of the concourses, stairs, hallways, and platforms, B: Aquarium, Observation Rest House based on the well-organized, pleasant and fun station design concept. C:The main building is a dome structure. Located within Tokyo’s largest D: 1-9-5, Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo city park, “Kasai Bayside Park,” faces the picturesque Tokyo Bayside Tel. 03-5689-4264 (Japanese only) Development. The design concept is aimed to blend in the natural sur- E: Approx. 5:00 - 24:00 rounding environment. F: Inside Iidabashi Sta. on Subway Oedo Line. D: 6-2-3, Rinkai-cho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo TEL: (03)3869-5152 (Sea Life Park) Mario Bellini TEL: (03)5696-1331 (Restaurant) URL: http://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/index.html Profile E: Park is open all day, Aquarium: 9:30–17:00 (Enter before 16:00) 1977 Representative Design “Cab Chair” became the icon of 20th Closed: Wed. (the following day if it falls on a national holiday and century Chair Design. Citizen’s Day) 1982 Taught at Wein Applied Arts University. F: 1-min. walk from JR Keiyo Line Kasai Rinkai Koen Sta. 1986-91 Edited "Domus" Magazine. At Subway Tozai Line Nishi Kasai Sta., take a bus bound for Kasai Rinkai 1995 Tought at the Faculty of Architecture in Genoa as a professor. Koen for 15 min. Recived Compasso d'Oro Awards eight times. At “Ryogoku,” board the 10:35 Water Bus for 100 minutes. At Odaiba board the 11:35, 13:20, 15:10 Water Bus for 50 min. * 25 Tokyo Area Admission: ¥700 (Aquarium) A: Tokyo Design Center (1991) (東京デザインセンター) * Water Bus runs regularly on Sta. Sun. & national holiday, however, B: Total interior showroom (A Complex that accommodates an Office, runs irregularly on Tue.–Fri. Hall, Restaurant, Imported Furniture, Fabric, Carpet, Lighting, Showroom, design-related book store, etc.) Rafael Vinoly C: The entire space of the Design Center is more of a showroom than of a complex of shops. It is divided into 2 blocks by stairs in the center. Profile The multi-purpose exhibition hall, “Galleria”, whose ceiling is 6m high, is Winner of the American International Design Competition connected to the gallery. 1998 Building Constractors Society Prize D: 5-25-19, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 2005 International Illumination Design Award Tel: (03)3445-1121 (Representative Office), Multi-purpose Hall 2006 International Fellow of Royal Institute of British Architects "Galleria" Direct Dialing: (03)3445-1126 2007 Fellow of the American Institute of Architects Fax: (03)3445-1125 URL: http://www.design-center.co.jp/english/index.html 23 Tokyo Area E: Varies according to display A: Tokyo International Forum Building (1997) (東京国際フォーラム) F: 2-min. walk from Gotanda Sta. on JR Yamanote Line or Subway Toei B: Convention hall, mixed-use cultural facilities including theater, multi- Asakusa Line purpose hall, conference hall, restaurants, etc. Remarks: Study tour may be arranged anytime. Fee may be necessary C: It is the first project that is constructed from the result of interna- to attend various seminars and symposiums, lectures, talk shows, or tional competition for Japan. The building comprises 11 stories above other events and receptions. ground and 3 basement floors. Glass Hall Building is built in the shape of a leaf, housing an exhibition hall in the basement. Hall Building houses 4 Philippe Starck halls of different sizes. Bright lights come through the glass facades dur- ing daytime, the huge atrium space of 60m from ground up creates a big Profile “Crystal Hall” space that provides a fantastic backdrop for the main 1986 Designed the Asahi Building “Flame Door” in Azumabashi in lobby which is ever changing at different times of the day and different Asakusa, Tokyo (First Commissioning for building work). seasons of the year. 1997 Designed the Control Tower of the airport at Bordeaux, France. D: 3-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1997 Harvard Excellence in Design Award. Tel: (03)5221-9000, Information Fax: (03)5211-9011 2001 Pratt Institute Black Alumni Award. URL: http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/english/index.html E: 8:00–23:00 26 Tokyo Area Closed: Varies according to events and facilities A: UNHEX NANINANI (1989) (ユーネックス ナニナニ) F: 1-min. from Yurakucho Sta. on JR or Subway Yurakucho Line. B: Office cum Commercial Complex 5-min. from Ginza Sta. on Subway Marunouchi or Hibiya Line. C: The design concept is said to have evolved from the image of the 5-min. from Hibiya Sta. on Subway Hibiya or Toei Mita Line. “Monster that rises from the Florida swamp,” applying 100% hand-cre- PAGE 6/ 8 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN ated artistic shapes and ornaments. The exterior uses copper metal can enjoy scenic views of the port and city of Yokohama. The roof-top sheets bringing out the brand-new idea of a building that changes color is like a park covered with natural grass and has the image of a wooden over time. Well known in the architecture profession as the deck. Inside, various events are held in season in the hall and the event “Biomorphesis Building.” space. D: 4-9-23, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo D: 1-1-4 Kaigandori, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa F: 2-min. walk from Shirokanedai Sta. on Subway Toei Mita Line Tel: (045)211-2304 URL: http://www.osanbashi.com/en/index.html 27 Tokyo Area E: 9:00 – 21:30 (2nd floor including hall & event space), all day (park & A: Asahi Super Dry Hall (1989) (アサヒスーパードライホール) parking) B: Commercial Complex (Event hall and restaurants belong to Asahi F: 7 min. on foot from Nihon-odori Station on Minato-mirai Line Breweries, Ltd.) 15 min. on foot from Kannai Station on JR Keihin-tohoku Line C: Standing next to the Asahi Beer head office building. Its gigantic gold- en "Flaming Ornament" on the roof is very conspicuously. This orna- ment is a symbol of Asahi Breweries' dynamic heat. Jun Mitsui D: 1-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Profile Tel: (03)5608-5111 (Representative) 1984 H.I. Feldman Prize and AIA Student Award URL: http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/english/ 1995 Good Design Award E: Varies according to the event or each restaurant. 1997 AIA Connecticut Award F: 5-min. walk from Asakusa Sta. on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei 2001 & 2003 Good Design Award Asakusa Line or Tobu Isesaki Line. 30 Tokyo Area A: De Beers Ginza (2008) (デビアス銀座ビルディング) Mario Botta B: Commercial complex (jewelry shop, restaurants, etc.) Profile C: Features a billowing wall façade made of stainless steel which reflects 1969 Established his own architectural practice in Switzerland when he the light both during the day and at night in Ginza, the traditional fashion was 26 years old. town, and the appearance varies with the time and direction of viewing. 1985 Won the Beton Architecture Prize. This state-of-the-art architecture is designed to express the changes of 1995 Merit Award for Excellence in Design. the town. 1999 Marble Architectural Award Europe. D: 2-5-11, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 2005 IAA Annual Prix. Tel: (03)5524-6055 E: 11:00–20:00 (B1 to 2nd floor) 28 Tokyo Area F: 2 min. on foot from Ginza Station on Ginza or Hibiya Subway Line A: WATARI-UM (1990)(WATARI-UM) B: Private arts museum Kengo Kuma C: Unique triangular exhibition space that changes as one progresses through and up the building. It is a beautiful composition of stripes and Profile curved lines of contemporary architecture. The main function of the 1997 Architectural Institute of Japan Award, AIA DuPont Benedictus building is used not only for the display of modern arts, but also for Award exhibitions 4 times a year for architecture, photos, etc. that are related 2000 Director-General of Forestry Agency Prize to our modern lifestyle. 2001 Tougo Murano Prize D: 3-7-6, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 2007 International Architecture Awards for the Best New Global Tel: (03)3402-3001 Fax: (03)3405-7714 Design URL: http://www.watarium.co.jp E: 11:00 – 19:00 (– 21:00 on Wed.) 31 Tochigi Area Closed: Mon. (the following day if it falls on a national holiday and A: Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art (2000) (那珂川町馬 Citizen’s Day), the year-end & New Year’s holiday 頭広重美術館) F: 8-min. walk from Gaienmae Sta. on Ginza Line B: Museum Admission: ¥1,000 C: The concept is a traditional calm façade suitable for the Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) of Hiroshige Andoh. This one-storey house with a gabled roof blends in with the natural surroundings of Nakagawa town. Farshid Moussavi & Alejandro Zaera Polo It features a lattice wall made of Yamizo cedar and an interior design Profile with Washi paper and Ashino stone which are special products of the 1992 Established Foreign Office Architects, London, UK town. The gentle light filtering through them creates an expressive feel. 1993-2000 D: 116-9, Bato, Nakagawa-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Unit Master Architectural Association School of Architecture, Tel: 0287-92-1199 Fax: 0287-92-7177 London, UK (Farshid Moussavi) E: 9:30-16:30 2002 Taught at University of California, Los Angeles, USA Closed: Mon. (when Mon. falls on a national holiday, closed the follow- (Alejandro Zaera Polo) ing day), the day following a holiday except Sat. & Sun., New Year 2001 Taught at Graduate School of Yokohama National University, Holidays Japan Admission: ¥500 2002 Taught at University of California, Los Angeles, USA F: 50 min. by JR Bus for Bato from JR Karasuyama Station, get off at Bato-yakuba-mae 29 Yokohama Area A: Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal (2002) (横浜 港大さん橋国際客船ターミナル) B: International passenger terminal & accommodation for 200- to 300- meter class vessels, hall, event space, park, restaurants, shops C: The original purpose of this whale-shaped facility is as an internation- al passenger terminal for vessels, but it is also designed so that visitors WALKING TOUR COURSES IN TOKYO PAGE 7/ 8

Kyoto Takaragaike Park 宝ヵ池公園

Kitayama Sta. 0 1 2 3km 北山駅

32 11 道 Railway

Kitaoji Sta. 山鉄 Eizan Kinkakuji Temple 北大路駅 叡 金閣寺 Daitokuji Temple 大徳寺

Ninnaji Temple 6 仁和寺 Imadegawa Sta. 今出川駅 7 Ginkakuji Temple Kyoto Kyoto 銀閣寺 Prefectural HoneninHonen In Government 367 Palace 京都府庁 京都御所 法然院 Anrakuji Temple

Keihan-Oto line 京阪鴨東線 安楽寺 JR Sanin Line Heianjingu Shrine 山陰本線 Nijojo Castle City IfaHall 平安神宮 二条城 Keifuku Railway 市役所 Shiyakusyomae Sta. 京福電鉄 Subway Karasuma Line 地下鉄烏丸線 Nijo Sta. 市役所前駅 15 Nanzenji Temple 二条駅 南禅寺 Sanjo Sta. Higashiyama Sta. Subway Karasuma Line 地下鉄烏丸線 三条駅 東山駅 Subw 地 ay T 下鉄 ozai Line KiyomizuderaKiyomizu Temprl Temple 東西 線 9 1 清水寺 1 阪 9 急 嵐 Kyoto National Museum 山 Yamashina Sta. 線 京都国立博物館 山科駅 1936 Kyoto Sta. Toji Temple 京都駅 Katsura Sta. 東寺 1 JRTokaido Tokaido Shinkansen

桂駅 171

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JR 東海道本線 東海道本線 JR JR JR JR

JR Tokaido Line Line Tokaido Tokaido JR JR JR Tokaido Line Tokaido JR

Hankyu 阪急京都線

東海道本線 東海道本線

Fukakusa Sta. 深草駅

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Tanbabashi Sta. 丹波橋駅

3 , 6 , 7 , 11 , 15 & 19 correspond to those on the pages 1/8–6/8

Aomori Japan 青森 日本 Akita 秋田 Iwate 岩手

Hokkaido YYamagataamagata 北海道 山形 Miyagi 宮城 Niigata TToyamaoyama 新潟 Fukushima IshikaIshikawawa 富山 福島 石川 16 Gunma Tochigi 群馬 TTottoriottori Fukui Nagano 栃木 Shimane Saitama 31 Ibaraki 鳥取 HyHyogoogo 福井 長野 島根 KKyotoyoto YYamanashiamanashi 埼玉 8 10 茨城 兵庫 岐阜 TTokyookyo YamaguchiYamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama 京都 Shiga 山梨 岡山 12 東京 Chiba 山口 広島 Osaka 滋賀 Aichi 29 Saga Fukuoka KagaKagawawa KanagaKanagawawa 千葉 大阪 Mie 愛知 Shizuoka 佐賀 福岡 香川 5 Nara 静岡 神奈川 Oita Ehime TTokushimaokoshima 奈良 三重 大分 愛媛 KochiKochi 徳島 WWakayamaakayama KKumamotoumamoto 13 長崎 熊本 高知 和歌山 18 KagKagoshimaoshima Miyazaki Okinawa 鹿児島 宮崎 沖縄

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Amagasaki Sta. Hankyu TakarazukaLine 阪急宝塚線 尼崎駅 JR SanSanyo Shinkansen N 山陽新幹線 T akarazaka Line oto Line Hankyu KKobe Line 423 y y o Shinkansen 阪急神戸線 里線 京都線 JR KKyoto Line JRJR京都線 急千里線急千 Tokaido Shinkansen Hankyu-SenriHankyu Senri Line 4 20 obe Line 阪 JR Tokaido Shinkansen correspond to 東海道新幹線 TTachibanaachibana Sta. Sta. those on the pages 1/8, - 6/8 176 Shin-Osaka Sta. 1 立花駅 尼崎駅 新大阪駅 JR Line JR神戸線 Keihan Line 京阪本線163 2 JJusouso Sta. 十三駅 Tsukamoto Sta. Sekime Sta. 塚本駅 関目駅 Umeda Sta. 479 梅田駅 20 Osaka Sta. 0 3km 大阪駅 KKyobashiyobashi Sta. JR 京橋駅 JR片町線 Hanaten Sta. Nishi-KNishi-Kujoujo Sta. Yodoyabashi Sta. 放出駅 Yodogawa 淀屋橋駅 淀川 西九条駅 Honmachi Sta. Morinomiya Sta. 本町駅 308 森ノ宮駅 Bentencho Sta. 308 TTamatsukuriamatsukuri Sta. JR Sakurajima桜島線 Line 弁天町駅 Namba Sta. 玉造玉造駅 JRJR桜島線 難波駅 TTaishoaisho Sta. Fuse Sta. Sakurajima Sta. Tsuruhashi Sta. 布施布施駅 Kintetsu-NaraKintetsu Nara Line 大正駅 Namba Sta. 鶴橋駅 桜島駅 難波駅 近鉄奈良線 43 Momodani Sta. Imamiya Sta. 桃谷駅 Osaka-kOsaka-koo Sta.(Subwa(Subway)y) 今宮 Kintetsu-OsakaKintetsu 4 大阪港駅 TTennojiennoji Sta. 近鉄大阪線 Shin-Imamiya Sta.天王寺駅 TTeradachoeradacho Sta. 新今宮駅 寺田町駅 Abeno Sta. 阿倍野駅 479 Hirano Sta.

Kintetsu-Minami-Kintetsu Minami- Osaka Line 近鉄南大阪線 平野駅 Osaka JR Kansai LineKintetsu YaoYao Sta. JRJR関西本線 近鉄八尾 関西本線 26 Yao Sta. 25 八尾

Tocho-mae Sta. 21 17→ N 都庁駅 Shin-OkuboShinookubo Sta. 新大久保駅

ShinjukuShinjukuSta. Sta. Yoyogi Sta. Otsuka Sta. 新宿駅 代々木駅 Tokyo Metropolis 大塚駅 Meiji Jingu Shrine 明治神宮 Gokokuji 御国寺護国寺 Yoyogi Park Exp. way No.4No4 Shinjuku Line

代々木公園 Shinjuku Gyoen Waseda 14 → 新宿御苑 Sugamo Sta. 高速高速4号新宿線4 早稲田 巣鴨駅 Harajuku Sta. 4 17 号新宿線 254 原宿 Sendagaya Sta. 千駄ヶ谷駅

Shibuya Sta. JR Chuo Line Komagome Sta. 渋谷駅 1 28 JR Koishikawa 駒込駅 Jingu Gaien 中 央 BotanicatBotanical Garden 神宮外苑 線 小石川植物園 Omote-sando Sta. 表参道駅 Gaienmae Sta. 2 外苑前駅 Ichigaya Sta. State Guest House 市ヶ谷駅 Iidabashi Sta. Yotsuya Sta. 飯田橋駅 Aoyama Cemetery 迎賓館 24 青山霊園 四ッ谷駅 7 246 20 Nishi-Nippori Sta.

Nogizaka Sta. 西日暮里駅 → → 乃木坂駅 Suidobashi Sta. 26 Roppongi Sta. 水道橋駅 Nippori Sta. 六本木駅 日暮里駅 日本武道館 Jimbocho Sta. 神保町駅 Imperial Palace 9 霞ヶ関 皇居 Ochanomizu Sta. Ueno Park お茶の水駅 Shin-ochanomizu Sta. 上野公園 1 新御茶ノ水駅 Uguisudani Sta. 鴬谷駅

Ueno Sta.

Akihabara Sta. → → 上野駅 Hibiya Sta. Kanda Sta. 秋葉原駅 Shiba Park 日比谷駅 Iriya Yurakucho Sta. 神田駅 25 芝公園 Shimbashi Sta. Tokyo Sta. 入谷 有楽町駅 東京駅 新橋駅 Ginza Sta. 23 HamamatsuchoHamamatsusho Sta. 銀座駅 17 Tamachi Sta. 浜松町駅 田町駅 15 30 Nihonbashi Subway Stations 日本橋

0 1km → → → 22 27 1 , 2 , 7 , 9 , 14 , 17 , 21 - 28 30 correspond to those on pages 1/8 - 6/8 All information, including transportation schedules, fares, prices and accommodation charges, which is contained in this leaflet is based on data as of Nov. 2008, and is subject to change without notice. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all information, regrettably errors do occasionally occur. Therefore, you should check with organizations concerned for updated and accurate information on your chosen destination. JNTO shall not be liable for any loss or damage of whatever nature that may arise as a result, directly or indirectly, from the use of any of the information or material contained in this leaflet. © 2008 Japan National Tourism Organization. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Printed in Japan