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art..travel LISTINGS BY REGION HOKKAIDO 01 Suiboku 30 Hoshinoya 02 The Barn 31 Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo 03 Moerenuma Park 32 Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan 04 Sapporo International Art Festival 33 The Japan Folk Crafts Museum 05 Zaborin 34 Nakano Broadway 06 Space 1-15 35 The Peak Bar 36 The National Museum of Western TOHOKU Art, Tokyo +1 Rethinking Reconstruction 37 , The Gallery 07 Aomori Museum of Art of Horyuji Treasures 08 Towada Art Center 38 National Museum of Nature and 09 Akita Museum of Art 39 Museum of Art 10 Akita International University 40 Yokohama Triennale 2017 Nakajima Library 41 The Hakone Open-Air Museum 11 Onagawa Station 42 Sayama Forest Chapel 12 Iwate Museum of Art 43 Art Tower Mito 13 Ginzan Hot Spring Fujiya Inn 14 Yamagata Biennale 2018 CHUBU TRAVELING THROUGH ART, 15 Ken Domon Museum of 44 Genbi Shinkansen DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE 16 Tendo Mokko Yamagata Head 45 Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum Office Showroom of Contemporary Art / Kinare 17 Sendai Mediatheque 46 Satoyama Jujo 18 Kankaku Museum 47 Kyu-Hyuga-Bettei at Atami Hyuga Villa 19 Hajimari Art Center 48 Asaba 49 Izu Photo Museum TOKYO & KANTO 50 Takasugi-an +1 The Infinity of Limited Space 51 Japan Alps Art Festival 2017 20 TOKYO CULTuART by BEAMS 52 Maru Factory 21 Kawaii Monster Café 53 D.T. Suzuki Museum 22 SunnyHills at Minami-Aoyama 54 Suzu 2017: Oku-Noto Triennale 23 Nezu Museum 55 Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow 24 Taka Ishii Gallery and Ice 25 TOTO GALLERY·MA 56 Yoshijima Heritage House 26 21_21 Design Sight 57 21st Century Museum of 27 The National Art Center, Tokyo Contemporary Art, Kanazawa art.japan.travel 28 Mori Art Museum 58 Mosaic Tile Museum Tajimi 29 The National Museum of , Tokyo 59 Site of Reversible Destiny -Yoro Park, Gifu 99+1 | 5 #61 - “KOU-AN Glass Tea House” by Tokujin Yoshioka Tokujin by House” Tea Glass #61 - “KOU-AN Hiroshi Hara and Roland Hagenberg and Roland Hara Hiroshi ). p.68 ), or as big as the stadium for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Tokyo as the stadium for the upcoming ), or as big

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INTRODUCTION nature with intrinsic wood structures as modest as SunnyHills with intrinsic wood nature not the only reason for his success. More important is Nakamura’s Nakamura’s is important More reason for his success. not the only Olympic and Paralympic Games. Olympic and Paralympic Hara’s ( Station imposing Kengo Kuma have certainly eased his way to stardom, but that’s that’s way to stardom, but certainly eased his Kuma have Kengo to the sunny beaches of Okinawa, we’ve compiled 99 spots to spark compiled Okinawa, we’ve to the sunny beaches of to miss out on anything,” says Hiroshi Nakamura, summing up Nakamura, summing on anything,” says Hiroshi to miss out unforgettable memories. up north in Tohoku, and down to Kyushu with its majestic volcanoes and down to Kyushu up north in Tohoku, unique sense to wed his structures with nature, such as designing such as designing his structures with nature, to wed unique sense In the same spirit – being aware of nature – architects, designers, and – architects, designers, aware of nature In the same spirit – being ( ( what young architects think about their work in Japan. Six years work in Japan. Six think about their young architects what safe trip home – packed with homepage, what spot will you discover spot will you discover homepage, what along the way - by and for yourself ? an art installation, or even everyday stopping points like Hiroshi stopping points like Hiroshi everyday or even installation, art an artists all over Japan have created pockets, corners, and islands full pockets, corners, created Japan have artists all over a reception hall roof like a volcano to let plants grow rampant in its a volcano to let plants grow rampant in a reception hall roof like as a student under the wings of celebrated building designer building designer celebrated under the wings of as a student your imagination as a traveler – be it a museum, a shop, a building, a shop, – be it a museum, as a traveler imagination your of their imagination. From the northernmost island of Hokkaido From of their imagination. crater. His mentor Kuma, on the other hand, expresses closeness to His mentor Kuma, on crater. We leave it up to you and wish you a leave We What will be the +1 that makes it 100? will be the +1 that What We also made sure to get out of the cities and into more rural areas We This keeps me focused and excited, especially the pressure not the pressure especially excited, and keeps me focused This

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“House K” in Sapporo by Yoshichika Takagi Yoshichika by “House K” in Sapporo

99+1 99+1 6 | 99+1 | 9 02 The Barn PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS THE ELEMENTS FROM PROTECTED Restaurant Hokkaido | Niseko roofed farm structure typical of Hokkaido. Its facade and back roofed farm structure typical of Hokkaido. modern, minimalist take on the heavy-snow proof, gambrel- proof, modern, minimalist take on the heavy-snow wall are faced with glass to allow the guests an unhindered wall are faced with glass to allow the guests service, experiences are sure to be special at the Barn. at service, experiences are sure to be special view outside – almost like a cozy, protective tunnel. Whether in protective view outside – almost like a cozy, daylight or at night, spring or winter, with its superb food and spring or winter, night, or at daylight 170-323 Yamada, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 044-0081 170-323 Yamada, THE BARN A bistro-style restaurant, bar and café in Niseko, the Barn is a bar and café in Niseko, A bistro-style restaurant, +81-136-23-0888 水墨

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LUXURY RETREAT INSPIRED BY INK BY INSPIRED RETREAT LUXURY Hotel Hokkaido | Niseko beautiful when moonlight reflecting from the volcano’s snowy from the volcano’s reflecting moonlight when beautiful Not many homes in this world were designed for a 2,000 meter for designed world were Not many homes in this Chinese ink-drawing technique. Inside and outside Ishiguro left Chinese ink-drawing Inside and outside Ishiguro technique. the concrete walls of the five story building uncovered, with the story building uncovered, the concrete walls of the five under the supervision of architect Koichiro Ishiguro, who had Ishiguro, under the supervision of architect Koichiro luxury apartments facing the slopes of Mt. Yotei. It was developed It was developed Yotei. luxury apartments facing the slopes of Mt. imprints of wood-casings serving as design patterns. It is “most patterns. imprints of wood-casings as design serving previously worked with star architect Hiroshi Hara on the 40,000 previously worked with star architect Hiroshi SUIBOKU SUIBOKU slopes casts shadows,” says the architect. seat Sapporo Dome stadium. “What seat does to ink, light water a building – a stylish retreat for vacationers with ten loft-size with ten loft-size for vacationers a building – a stylish retreat volcano to fit into their window frames, but Suiboku is such volcano to fit into their does to concrete,” he explains, referring to suiboku – an ancient does to concrete,” he explains, referring to 191-29 Yamada, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 044-0081 191-29 Yamada, +81-136-21-6133

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札幌国際芸術祭 Hokkaido | Sapporo Event | INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL Otomo Yoshihide in that in that Otomo Yoshihide the public. leading role. The next edition Festival, the first of its kind Festival, the first of its in in the region, launched It makes its return in 2017 will incorporate an open call will incorporate with artist and musician SAPPORO SAPPORO Sapporo International Art Sapporo International Director. Sakamoto as its Guest Across Sapporo City Sapporo Across component to further involve component to further involve ART AND MUSIC AND MUSIC ART ART FESTIVAL 2014 with musician Ryuichi 2014 with musician Ryuichi +81-11-211-2314 03 モエレ沼公園

PLAYING IN THE IN THE PLAYING MOUNTAINS Park Hokkaido | Sapporo | Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 007-0011 by . The park brightly colored playground brightly MOERENUMA PARK MOERENUMA PARK the planning of this museum, to realize Noguchi’s lifelong this public park infuses the this public park infuses Moerenuma Park is a treat to treat Moerenuma Park is a project was initiated in 1988 project was initiated just outside Sapporo City, City, just outside Sapporo surrounding nature with surrounding nature he did not live to see its he did not live had a fundamental role in visit all year round. Situated Situated visit all year round. completion in 2005. children. Although the artist dream of creating a park for dream of creating equipment and sculptural art 1-1 Moerenuma-koen, Higashi-ku, 1-1 Moerenuma-koen, +81-11-790-1231

99+1 99+1 10 | 99+1 | 13 06 Hokkaido | Sapporo range from handmade ceramics to cheese, artist books to used range from handmade ceramics to cheese, Open only photography classes. records, organic clothes, and even numerous destinations for art and design lovers alike. Its offerings offerings Its alike. lovers design and art for destinations numerous Complex CASTLE OF DREAMSCASTLE SPACE 1-15 SPACE such as morning markets and summer festivals. such as morning markets and summer festivals. Space 1-15 was formerly a residential building called “Château called “Château Space 1-15 was formerly a residential building vintage structure is now a complex of intimate stores that hosts hosts that stores vintage structure is now a complex of intimate on weekend afternoons, Space 1-15 also organizes seasonal events events afternoons, Space 1-15 also organizes seasonal on weekend de rêves” (Castle of dreams) in which a soap dealer decided to (Castle of dreams) in which a soap dealer decided de rêves” the simple beginning, open shop in one of the rooms. Since that 15-1-319 Minamiichijo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0061 Shouya Grigg Shouya 坐忘林

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Hotel Hokkaido | Niseko SERENE HOT SPRING RESORT SERENE HOT the meticulously prepared kaiseki meals by chef Yoshihiro Seno. chef Yoshihiro the meticulously prepared kaiseki meals by turned Zaborin into a stylish ryokan spread over 15 villas. His 15 villas. His over turned Zaborin into a stylish ryokan spread art works – a dreamy interpretation of Hokkaido’s nature – are nature of Hokkaido’s art works – a dreamy interpretation on permanent view throughout the buildings that also feature a a also feature that on permanent view throughout the buildings gallery, library, and private indoor and outdoor hot spring baths. indoor and outdoor hot spring baths. and private library, gallery, ZABORIN The architecture’s serene atmosphere seems to have influenced even influenced seems to have atmosphere serene The architecture’s 76-4 Hanazono, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun,76-4 Hanazono, Hokkaido 044-0084 Australian photographer, producer and art director Shouya Grigg director Shouya Grigg producer and art Australian photographer, +81-136-23-0003

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#08 - “Wish Tree for Towada” by Yoko Ono at Towada Art Center, © Yoko Ono All Rights Reserved Art © Yoko Center, Ono at Towada Yoko by Towada” for #08 - “Wish Tree

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” Toyo Ito Toyo - the interface. architecture can be primitive. Between them, We live inside two bodies. We One is virtual, the other is “ building in 2001 with 13 inner building in 2001 with tree bottom to top like giant bodies. One is virtual, created technology by communication the world. He completed the the world. He completed from tubes branching out Ito. explains years,” of thousands stems. “We live inside two live stems. “We and has not changed for expanding continuously. The expanding continuously. limited, other is primitive, Toyo Ito at Sendai Mediatheque Ito Toyo Toyo Ito at Sendai Mediatheque Ito Toyo meeting friends or retreating meeting friends or retreating to hideouts to study – all the in Sendai he envisioned the in Sendai he envisioned Prize winner Toyo Ito started Prize winner Toyo while communicating with while communicating work on his Mediatheque work on his Mediatheque people could stroll around, seven-story glass library as seven-story an artificial forest, where electronic gadgets in hand, When Pritzker Architecture When Pritzker Architecture +1 RETHINKING RETHINKING RECONSTRUCTION

“Home-for-All” for children in Soma City by Toyo Ito and Klein Dytham Ito architecture in Soma City children for Toyo by “Home-for-All”

99+1 99+1 16 | 99+1 | 19 rh technique he developed makes technique he developed transport easy and assembling shelter containers. - shelter containers. and painless, with the bonus and painless, with the to nondescript alternative of building structures quick of building structures design of being a creative Recipient of the Pritzker Architecture the Pritzker of Recipient innovator and disaster Prize Shigeru Ban ). spot #11 “Earth Bricks” - Japan’s first earth structure house by Yasuhiro Yamashita Yasuhiro first earth“Earthby structure house - Japan’s Bricks” make use of the damaged to help. High salt levels salt levels High to help. but the coast non-arable, survival: with threatened ingenuity to work ( For decades, the award- winning architect helped practice, Atelier Tekuto, had practice, Atelier Tekuto, since Yamashita and his since Yamashita Ban too put his Shigeru had made farmland along had made farmland along experience using earth as a he construction material, a new method to developed earth of Minamisanriku for an emergency supply warehouse. the world where out all over or famine destruction, war, emergency structures made of simple paper tubes. The ” materials. Besides designing, Besides designing, in new construction affordable housing is “ one of my main concerns. one of my main concerns. Yasuhiro Yamashita - Yasuhiro That explains my interest for children in Soma City with for Toyo Ito, for-All members Others, like Tokyo-based Others, like Tokyo-based Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, tsunami to create a building tsunami to create Venice the prestigious that in Rikuzentakata where 1,800 in Rikuzentakata Biennale architecture event Biennale architecture event went out on their own went was so unusually designed was so unusually designed people had lost their lives. It people had lost their lives. architect Yasuhiro Yamashita, Yamashita, architect Yasuhiro an intricate wooden ceiling wooden ceiling an intricate and roof structure. Home- used even and Akihisa Hirata exhibited the structure. debris and trees broken by the that creates creates npo that

be the interface between between be the interface farmers and fishermen to for kids to play in, and for food and cannot escape and cannot food those in temporary housing, those bodies.” The Tohoku Tohoku The those bodies.” Dytham. He and partner with a pleasant, uplifting Earthquake 10 years later 10 years later Earthquake Mediatheque withstood the withstood Mediatheque proved him right, as the him right, proved should not be dull containers same time Home-for-All started Home-for-All, a started Home-for-All, houses in disaster stricken houses in disaster stricken also serves as a role model. also serves areas around Tohoku, with areas around Tohoku, and the people inside survived survived inside people the and Japanese design,” says architect Mark design,” or warehouses but places contemporary architects contemporary architects efforts, Ito and like minded efforts, Ito and like connected to the whole world. world. connected to the whole devastating seismic shocks seismic devastating To support the reconstruction To get back on their feet. At the gravity, but architecture can can but architecture gravity, 15 buildings finished so far. 15 buildings finished so far. These are gathering spaces for These are gathering Astrid Klein created a building Astrid Klein created

– their “virtual bodies” – their “virtual bodies” “Shelters and support facilities “We still need sleep and and sleep need still “We

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| UNIVERSITY NAKAJIMA Library bare wood beams and columns building is conceptually referred conceptually is building LIBRARY LIBRARY made of local cedar, forming made of local cedar, COLOSSEUM the stadium seats, watching watching the stadium seats, to as a “book colosseum”. library designed by Mitsuru library designed what resembles a large umbrella. what Senda is open to serve its Senda is open to serve 365 days students 24 hours a day, a year, and is held together with a year, Akita | Akita over the students and their over in the arena, the desks situated With rows of bookshelves in With rows of bookshelves This magnificent university This magnificent university AKITA INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AKITA 193-2 Okutsubakidai, Yuwa- THE BOOK Tsubakigawa, Akita-shi, Akita 010-1292 Tsubakigawa, 中嶋記念図書館 +81-18-886-5907 09

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0001 FOUJITA’S FOUJITA’S MASTERPIECES Museum relationship with the expatriate with the expatriate relationship Centrally located in Akita, Centrally located Hirano’s collection of Hirano’s that eventually merged with eventually that museum, and today the state collection the comprehensive this museum designed by this museum designed OF ART | OF ART later established a foundation established a foundation later includes , watercolors, includes paintings, watercolors, (Tsuguharu) Foujita (1886-1968), (Tsuguharu) which the local businessman significant works by Leonard significant had amassed through a and sketches. artist in the 1930s. Hirano Akita | Akita Tadao Ando houses Masakichi Tadao AKITA MUSEUM MUSEUM AKITA 1-4-2 Nakadori, Akita-shi, Akita 010- +81-18-853-8686 08

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| Museum WHITE CUBES between city and museum, between passersby looking in between Occupying an entire block Occupying an entire themselves with walls of themselves interconnected by glass interconnected by glass to serves inviting space that site-specific works. hallways. The cubes, some hallways. The cubes, 38 the museum’s highlight and museum goers looking Aomori 034-0082 Aomori | Towada on the city’s main avenue, on the city’s main avenue, cubes comprised of 16 white unique Nishizawa’s out. Ryue an open, creates design Towada Art Center is Towada glass, allow for a dialogue 10-9 Nishi-nibancho, Towada-shi, Towada-shi, 10-9 Nishi-nibancho, TOWADA ART CENTER CENTER ART TOWADA +81-176-20-1127 ), 07 spot #59 青森県立美術館

DESIGN MEETS DESIGN MEETS Museum theater, restaurant, and shop restaurant, theater, the permanent collection – they were from an excavation from an excavation they were the Jomon Period (10,000 - the Jomon Period to the excavation site of the to the excavation OF ART | OF ART international artists make up international idea was to dig trenches as if idea was to dig Marc Chagall, and Paul Klee. A Marc Chagall, and Paul structure. Shusaku Arakawa ( site. Works of domestic and site. Works Sannai-Maruyama ruins from Sannai-Maruyama ruins are also part of the four-story among them Yoshitomo , among them Yoshitomo Aomori | Aomori Aomori 038-0021 ARCHEOLOGY ARCHEOLOGY AOMORI MUSEUM MUSEUM AOMORI 185 Chikano, Yasuta, Aomori-shi, 185 Chikano, Yasuta, 300 BC). Architect Jun Aoki’s 300 BC). Architect Jun The museum is situated next next The museum is situated +81-17-783-3000

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Iwate | Morioka Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-0866 Museum IWATE MUSEUM OF ART | OF ART MUSEUM IWATE modern art. The museum also organizes exhibitions with modern art. The museum also organizes SEE THE WORKS OF JAPANESE MODERN MASTERS MODERN OF JAPANESE SEE THE WORKS Morioka City’s Chuo Park, the Iwate Opened in 2001 within Children’s Science Museum, and the Morioka Memorial Museum Science Museum, and the Morioka Memorial Museum Children’s the region, namely Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto, and Shunsuke Matsumoto, Yorozu, the region, namely Tetsugoro in Chuo Park are the Study Museum of Archeological Site, the in Chuo Park are the Study Museum of Archeological Museum of Art holds a large collection of works by artists from a large collection of works by artists from Museum of Art holds contemporary artists, as well as young artists from Iwate. Nearby Nearby as young artists from Iwate. contemporary artists, as well Predecessors, all worth visiting. of Great 12-3 Matsuhaba, Motomiya, Motomiya, 12-3 Matsuhaba, Yasutake Funakoshi; all important figures in shaping Japanese figures in shaping Funakoshi; all important Yasutake +81-19-658-1711 女川駅舎

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Miyagi | Onagawa Miyagi Station building stands as a starting point for many. building stands as a starting point for many. murals. New businesses, such as the Seapal-Pier Onagawa murals. New businesses, such as the Seapal-Pier many train stations that lost its buildings and trains to the 2011 lost its that many train stations Ishinomaki Line was one of the Ishinomaki Line was on the jr Onagawa Station SHIGERU BAN IN TOHOKU BAN SHIGERU tsunami, and less than a decade since, the Onagawa Station a decade since, the Onagawa Station tsunami, and less than ONAGAWA STATION | STATION ONAGAWA Station may be the last stop on the train line, but today the may be the last stop on the train line, but Station shopping center, are opening near the station as well. Onagawa as well. station are opening near the shopping center, Shigeru Ban, the wide and soaring three-story structure features features Ban, the wide and soaring three-story structure Shigeru a spacious hot bath “Yupoppo” decorated with contemporary decorated “Yupoppo” a spacious hot bath also functions as more than a train station, with retail shops and with also functions as more than a train station, a latticed wood ceiling that yields generous amounts of light. It It of light. yields generous amounts wood ceiling that a latticed area has been revamped through the town’s revitalization revitalization area has been revamped through the town’s efforts, with the station itself as a shining example. Designed by Designed itself as a shining example. efforts, with the station 1-10 Ohara, Onagawahama, Onagawa-cho,1-10 Ohara, Oshika-gun, 986-2261 Miyagi

| 99+1 22 99+1 | 25 15 土門拳記念館 998-0055 | Museum KEN DOMON MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM museum collection consists most prolific 20th century most prolific 20th century Ken Domon (1909-1990) Ken to portraits of cultural icons is perhaps one of the is perhaps one of the worked in a wide range of worked in a wide range fields from photojournalism 2-13 Iimoriyama, Sakata-shi,2-13 Iimoriyama, Yamagata photographers, having photographers, having Sakata. It opened in 1983 in Sakata. scenic Iimoriyama Park. himself to his hometown of and Buddhist statues. The and Buddhist statues. of 70,000 of Domon’s works, of 70,000 of Domon’s A PHOTOGRAPHER A PHOTOGRAPHER gifted by the photographer Yamagata | Sakata Yamagata & HIS FRIENDS +81-234-31-0028 14

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山形 みちのおくの芸術祭 MOUNTAINS | Event BIENNALE 2018 fashion, food, poetry, as well as as well fashion, food, poetry, The third installment nature. festival in Yamagata Prefecture Prefecture Yamagata in festival take place in 2018. took place in 2016, with the took place in 2016, with local and new, to explore the local and new, area through fine arts, music, and Design campus and the and Design the center of operations. at Across Yamagata City Yamagata Across of various mediums, both of the Biennale is scheduled to Tohoku University of Art University Tohoku ART IN THE ART Yamagata | Yamagata Yamagata YAMAGATA YAMAGATA The second edition of this art The second edition The festival invited artists Yamagata Cultural Center Yamagata +81-23-627-2091 ビエンナーレ 藤屋

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HOT WATER HOT Hotel but when the last piece of metal had been extracted and carted off, the of metal had been extracted and carted off, but when the last piece from the street is now welcome to step in,” says the proprietor, “not proprietor, to step in,” says the from the street is now welcome from 10 meters underground as their ancestors did for centuries. from 10 meters underground as their ancestors fortune hunters disappeared. Today there are a mere 120 people living there are a mere 120 fortune hunters disappeared. Today Kengo Kuma, whose cozy minimalism immediately catapulted the catapulted Kuma, whose cozy minimalism immediately Kengo into the surrounding walls, as do drawers and cupboards, which and cupboards, into the surrounding walls, as do drawers Fujiya Ginzan’s original 300 year old structure was redesigned by 300 year old structure was redesigned original Fujiya Ginzan’s in Ginzan, pumping and sharing the same 60°C hot spring water hot spring water in Ginzan, pumping and sharing the same 60°C GINZAN HOT SPRING FUJIYA INN | SPRING FUJIYA GINZAN HOT keep you prisoner in a labyrinth of relaxation. keep you prisoner in a labyrinth of relaxation. architecture.” Doors to the guest rooms seem to disappear and blend architecture.” Doors to the guest rooms seem village onto the pages of international lifestyle magazines. “Anybody lifestyle magazines. village onto the pages of international village was booming with 30,000 miners trying their luck in silver, with 30,000 miners trying their luck in silver, village was booming only guests, and they can have a cup of tea in the lobby to enjoy the a cup of tea in the lobby only guests, and they can have creek and a row of dreamy ryokan on either side. 400 years ago the ryokan on either side. 400 years ago the creek and a row of dreamy Yamagata | Obanazawa Yamagata 443 Shinpata, Ginzan, Obanazawa-shi, Yamagata 999-4333 443 Shinpata, Ginzan, Obanazawa-shi, Yamagata This historic inn is situated in a valley just broad enough for a noisy This historic inn is situated +81-237-28-2141

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| BEGINNINGS Fukushima | Inawashiro Fukushima by a support facility for HAJIMARI ART HAJIMARI ART Hajimari Art Center is a Hajimari Art Center unique art brut art center unique art brut art center CENTER individuals with disabilities. Located in a renovated 19th in a renovated Located to fosterwhich opened in 2014 works of artists not commonly placed within the traditional a better understanding of the and institutional trajectories around the world operated Art center century sake brewery, the century sake brewery, of the fine arts. It is also one few art centers of the very TO NEW TO Yama-gun, Fukushima 969-3122 Fukushima Yama-gun, 4873 Ara-machi, Inawashiro-machi, Yoshiji Takehara-designed Takehara-designed Yoshiji +81-242-62-3454 18 感覚ミュージアム | Miyagi | OsakiMiyagi Museum bodily senses. In collaboration bodily senses. In collaboration KANKAKU MUSEUM museum has incorporated museum has incorporated new technology with basic area for cultivating meditation Osaki-shi, 989-6434 Miyagi Opened in 2000, visitors of Opened in 2000, visitors GET IN TOUCH WITH WITH GET IN TOUCH those honed senses. ideas to create fun, interactive fun, interactive ideas to create well as a as installations, Rokkaku, to explore all five to explore all Rokkaku, with artists and engineers, the with artists and engineers, Museum, designed by Kijo by Kijo Museum, designed all ages come to the Kankaku all ages come to the one’s inner creativity with inner creativity one’s 100 Shimokawara-machi, Iwadeyama, Iwadeyama, 100 Shimokawara-machi, YOUR SENSES YOUR +81-229-72-5588 17

せんだいメディアテーク EVERYBODY’S EVERYBODY’S | Interactive LibraryInteractive Miyagi | Sendai Miyagi Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-0821 Sendai-shi, Miyagi MEDIATHEQUE MEDIATHEQUE received international international received massive earthquake that earthquake that massive for Japanese modern architectural modern architectural masterpieces, and has GLASS PALACE library is one of Japan’s library is one of Japan’s ingenuity that doesn't doesn't ingenuity that 2-1 Kasuga-machi, Aoba-ku, 2-1 Kasuga-machi, SENDAI SENDAI structure withstood the region in shook the Tohoku acclaim. The intrinsic glass compromise great design. design. compromise great cultural institution with cultural institution This Toyo Ito-designed This Toyo galleries, cinema, and a galleries, cinema, and 2011, and became a symbol +81-22-713-3171 16

Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi Butterflyby Sori Stool 天童木工 本社ショールーム

| Showroom bent plywood technology in bent plywood technology renowned designers and renowned designers tradition of woodcraft, Tendo tradition of woodcraft, there has been a long there has been a long OFFICE SHOWROOM OFFICE SHOWROOM In the town of Tendo, where In the town of Tendo, Mathsson, and Kenzo and Kenzo Mathsson, Mokko developed its own Mokko developed plywood furniture with architects including Sori are required. available, though reservations available, though reservations Tange. Factory tours are also Tange. ART OF PLYWOOD ART 1-3-10 Midarekawa, Tendo-shi, Tendo-shi, 1-3-10 Midarekawa, Yamagata | Tendo Yamagata Yamagata 994-8601 Yamagata 1947, and has been fabricating and has been fabricating 1947, YAMAGATA HEAD YAMAGATA Yanagi, Arata Isozaki, Bruno Arata Yanagi, TENDO MOKKO TENDO MOKKO +81-23-653-3121

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99+1 99+1 34 | 99+1 | 37 24 Nobuyoshi Araki タカ・イシイギャラリー | Nobuyoshi Araki. Publications Nobuyoshi Araki. Publications Gallery 3F, 6-5-24 , Minato-ku, Tokyo Minato-ku, Tokyo Roppongi, 6-5-24 3F, CONTEMPORARY CONTEMPORARY them Daido Moriyama, in New York. Taka Ishii lists Taka in New York. Martin Kippenberger, and Martin Kippenberger, photography and has a branch photography and has as foreign artists – among as foreign and editions add to the variety dozens of Japanese as well well dozens of Japanese as photographer controversial of the gallery program. gallery specializes in gallery specializes in 106-0032 Tokyo | Roppongi Tokyo This leading contemporary This leading contemporary TAKA ISHII GALLERY GALLERY ISHII TAKA JAPANESE +81-3-6434-7010 23 根津美術館

PRE-MODERN PRE-MODERN MODERN 6-5-1 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku,6-5-1 Minami-aoyama, businessman Nezu Kaichiro businessman Nezu Kaichiro NEZU MUSEUM | NEZU MUSEUM Nezu Museum was founded Nezu Museum was founded Garden, Museum Garden, Kuma designed and supervised Kuma designed the collection of pre-modern the collection of pre-modern the re-building of the museum in 2009, which carries his in 1941 to conserve and exhibit in 1941 to conserve (1860-1940) had accumulated. (1860-1940) had accumulated. paintings, ceramics, and . Architect Kengo sculptures. Architect Kengo lines. style of vertical signature Japanese and East Asian art that art that Japanese and East Asian one of the most exquisite in Tokyo. ASIAN ART IN A ASIAN ART Tokyo 107-0062 Tokyo | Omotesando Tokyo The adjacent is JAPANESE CONTEXT JAPANESE Among the 7,400 items are Among the 7,400 +81-3-3400-2536

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Shop 3-10-20 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Minato-ku,3-10-20 Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo Kuma playfully recreated the rough surface of a pineapple, and the rough surface of a pineapple, Kuma playfully recreated to do with fashion, but of all things it's a sweets shop owned by shop owned sweets to do with fashion, but of all things it's a up wooden planks, and absent any signage or even a hint of what's a hint of what's or even up wooden planks, and absent any signage inside the stylish environment visitors can enjoy pineapple cake inside the stylish environment visitors can inside. Positioned along a side street leading to the Prada flagship along a side street leading to the Prada inside. Positioned From the outside it looks like a giant nest made of randomly piled like a giant nest made of randomly piled From the outside it looks SUNNYHILLS AT MINAMI-AOYAMA | MINAMI-AOYAMA AT SUNNYHILLS store on Omotesando, one might assume that it has something assume that one might store on Omotesando, and tea while they take in the atmosphere. Taiwanese pineapple cake maker SunnyHills. Architect Kengo pineapple cake maker SunnyHills. Architect Taiwanese ALL THE COZINESS OF A PINEAPPLE ALL THE COZINESS Tokyo | Omotesando Tokyo +81-3-3408-7778

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Kisho Kurokawa 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558 Minato-ku,7-22-2 Roppongi, Tokyo +81-3-5777-8600 | Roppongi Tokyo Museum KUROKAWA’S STATE OF THE ART MUSEUM OF THE ART STATE KUROKAWA’S | CENTER, TOKYO ART THE NATIONAL boasting one opened in 2007, Tokyo, Art Center, The National its have spaces in Japan. It doesn’t of the largest exhibition of organizing a wide own permanent collection, but is capable artist associations variety of art exhibitions, in addition to The building, and competition exhibitions unique to Japan. by the architect, is the last museum designed completed in 2007, Kisho Kurokawa. 26 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 +81-3-3475-2121 | Roppongi Tokyo Exhibition space ARCHITECTURE & ARCHITECTURE DESIGN MECCA 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT this space The establishment of was realized by the Japanese world’s dream team: design by Issey Miyake, initiated Ando, architecture by Tadao and currently co-directed by and Naoto Satoh, Miyake, Taku Fukasawa. 21_21 design sight opened in 2007 on the grounds Midtown with the of Tokyo goal of making a space to hold programs based on everyday things. The three directors take turns organizing and curating exhibitions of their specialties, including architecture, craft, and more. product design, 25

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MEIJI RESTORATION Museum MITSUBISHI ICHIGOKAN MUSEUM, TOKYO | TOKYO ICHIGOKAN MUSEUM, MITSUBISHI modernization undertaken by Japan during the 19th century, 19th century, undertaken by Japan during the modernization Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo offers an escape from the rush offers an escape from Museum, Tokyo Ichigokan Brick Square, surrounded by offices, shops, and restaurants. and restaurants. Brick Square, surrounded by offices, shops, Lautrec, and many other turn of the century Western artists. other turn of the century Western and many Lautrec, Located in the center of a bustling business district, Mitsubishi in the center of a bustling Located 2-6-2 , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo permanent collection is home to works by Redon, Toulouse- Redon, by permanent collection is home to works home, first built in 1894 by Josiah Conder and in use until home, first built in 1894 by Josiah Conder and holds exhibitions themed around the era. The museum’s era. The museum’s and holds exhibitions themed around the of city life. The building opened in 2010 within Marunouchi of city life. The building 1964. Programming at the museum reflects the period of the museum reflects the 1964. Programming at Tokyo | Marunouchi Tokyo The complex is a reconstruction of Mitsubishi’s previous The complex is a reconstruction of Mitsubishi’s +81-3-5777-8600

99+1 99+1 42 | 99+1 | 45 36 Main Building were Main Building were nmwa 国立西洋美術館 7-7 -koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110- Tokyo 7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, 0007 +81-3-5777-8600 | Ueno Tokyo Museum WESTERN ART ART WESTERN IN JAPAN MUSEUM THE NATIONAL TOKYO ART, OF WESTERN | the main entrance at Situated of , the National Art is a Museum of Western symbol of French-Japanese The museum cultural relations. exhibits works from the well Collection as Matsukata from the as works created through the early Renaissance In July 2016, 17 20th century. including Corbusier, Le by works the by unesco as World designated Heritage Sites. 35 Lost in ), guests are invited ピーク バー Park Hyatt Tokyo 41F, 41F, Tokyo Hyatt Park 3-7-1-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, 163-1055 Tokyo +81-3-5323-3461 | Shinjuku Tokyo Bar INTOXICATING INTOXICATING VIEW OF THE CITY THE PEAK BAR | There are many locations where one can around Tokyo the city in its twilight gaze at and The glory, and night-time Bar is one of the best. Peak of the on the 41st floor Situated Tokyo in Shinjuku Park Hyatt (also home to the famed Bar from New York Translation to walk through a bamboo to get to this view, grove unhindered by construction cranes or other buildings.

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through Nakano Broadway and a coffee or drink at Bar Zingaro. at Bar drink through Nakano Broadway and a coffee or Only a responsible, sensible adult would skip an hours-long trek Only a responsible, sensible adult would skip everything from fortune tellers to a Takashi Murakami gallery. Takashi Murakami gallery. from fortune tellers to a everything Tokyo’s tallest soft serve ice cream cones, you’ll tallest soft serve next to find it all Tokyo’s German and Japanese music, vintage and indie bookshops, or German and Japanese music, vintage and Double-check. store devoted to progressive Whether it’s a record character culture mecca. Manga? Check. Anime? Check. Kaiju? Check. Kaiju? character culture mecca. Manga? Check. Anime? tendencies, this shabby shopping arcade/mall has become Tokyo’s Tokyo’s shopping arcade/mall has become tendencies, this shabby now. With ’s otaku scene exhibiting mass cultural otaku scene With Akihabara’s now. Nakano Broadway is where the real anime geeks hang out in Tokyo Tokyo in out hang geeks anime real the where is Broadway Nakano Mall Tokyo | Nakano Tokyo +81-3-3388-7004 5-52-15 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001 Nakano-ku,5-52-15 Nakano, Tokyo NAKANO BROADWAY | NAKANO BROADWAY OTAKU HAVEN OTAKU Mandarake Nakano Store Henya Store Nakano Mandarake

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also has a digital archive featuring the entire collection. featuring archive also has a digital Museum Boasting state-of-the-art conservation technology, the museum Boasting state-of-the-art technology, conservation | Ueno Tokyo in 1878, and then transferred to the museum after World War II. War after World in 1878, and then transferred to the museum +81-3-5777-8600 gifted from the Horyuji Temple in Nara to the imperial family in Nara to the imperial gifted from the Horyuji Temple 110-8712 Tokyo 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, valuable pieces dating from the 7th to the 8th century that were were that from the 7th to the 8th century valuable pieces dating Taniguchi and opened in 1999, the museum houses over 300 and opened in 1999, the museum houses over Taniguchi give an otherworldly experience to visitors. Designed by Yoshio by Yoshio an otherworldly experience to visitors. Designed give that awaits inside the spacious foyer, halls, and galleries that and galleries that halls, awaits inside the spacious foyer, that foreshadows the equally dramatic use of space and lighting use of space and lighting dramatic foreshadows the equally The dramatic approach to The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures approach to The dramatic TREASURES TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, THE GALLERY OF HORYUJI HORYUJI OF THE GALLERY MUSEUM, NATIONAL TOKYO TREASURES FROM THE 7TH CENTURY TREASURES FROM

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Shinro Ohtake, “Retinamnesia Filtration Shed”, 2014, at Yokohama Triennale 2014 Triennale 2014, at Yokohama Shed”, Filtration “Retinamnesia Ohtake, Shinro Yokohama Museum of Art / Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1 No. Brick Warehouse Red Museum of Art / Yokohama Yokohama +81-45-663-7232 Kanagawa | Yokohama Event GLOBAL ART DISCOURSE ART GLOBAL TRIENNALE 2017 | YOKOHAMA Since its inauguration in 2001, the Yokohama Triennale has become in 2001, the Yokohama Since its inauguration art exhibition circuit. It's in the international a staple destination all the art exhibitions in Japan, of to say that not an exaggeration addressing contemporary global issues does its best at Yokohama art scene within to contextualize the Japanese while attempting place from August 4 the discourse. The 6th installment takes & with the theme “Islands, Constellations 5, 2017, to November Yokohama Museum of Art by venues are The main Galapagos”. which will No.1, Warehouse Brick Red and Yokohama Tange Kenzo be linked together by shuttle bus service.

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Museum Kanagawa | Yokohama +81-45-221-0300 3-4-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0012 Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, 3-4-1 Minatomirai, YOKOHAMA MUSEUM OF ART | OF ART MUSEUM YOKOHAMA ART IN THE PORT CITY PORT IN THE ART photography in Japan. which upholds the city’s reputation as one the birthplaces of as one the birthplaces which upholds the city’s reputation up to present day. It also has a strong photography collection It also has a strong photography up to present day. collection of Japanese and Western artworks from the 19th century century 19th the from artworks Western and Japanese of collection and overwhelming in scale. The museum is home to a large in scale. The museum is home to and overwhelming and the Grand Gallery entrance hall is particularly cavernous cavernous and the Grand Gallery entrance hall is particularly taken place earlier that year. The Tange structure stands immense, The year. taken place earlier that 1989 in one of the pavilions built for the Yokohama Expo that had Expo that 1989 in one of the pavilions built for the Yokohama The Kenzo Tange-designed Yokohama Museum of Art opened in Tange-designed Kenzo The

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Hiroshi Nakamura Hiroshi 狭山の森 Sayama Forest Chapel by Sayama Forest Nakamura architect Hiroshi Sayama Lakeside is part of the Ultra-precision Cemetery. technology was construction a frame that used to create doubles as the building’s was surface, and the altar positioned so worshippers can face the forest where, the during morning services, up the surrounding sun lights at the top trees. Pillars join (truss-like) to form a “sasu” frame, and the roof was with sand-castthatched aluminum tiles handcrafted a by local artisans. “Creating comfort zone or the feeling of comfort does not mean we to exclude the harshness have explains Nakamura. of nature,” should protect “Of course we from storms, cold ourselves ULTRA-PRECISION FOREST SAYAMA CHAPEL | 41 彫刻の森美術館

Museum housed indoors. Kanagawa | Hakone and Picasso’s ceramics, are and Picasso’s +81-460-82-1161 , Giacometti bronzes, 250-0493 including Brancusi’s Kiss Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Vangi. Some of the collection, Vangi. 1121 Ninotaira, Hakone-machi, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Moore, Hepworth, Okamoto, Moore, Hepworth, Okamoto, artists such as Rodin, Calder, Calder, artists such as Rodin, by modern to contemporary is filled with monumental art is filled with monumental places it under the open sky. It sky. places it under the open art viewing out of the box and box art viewing out of the Open-Air Museum takes typical Open-Air Museum takes just hot springs, and the uniquejust hot springs, and | than Hakone has more to offer AIR MUSEUM AIR MUSEUM THE HAKONE OPEN- THE HAKONE NATURAL LIGHT NATURAL ART UNDER ART

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6 Hon-cho, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata 948-0003 6 Hon-cho, Tokamachi-shi, +81-25-761-7767 Niigata | Tokamachi Museum ART FOR ALL SEASONS FOR ART OF MUSEUM SATOYAMA ECHIGO-TSUMARI / KINARE ART CONTEMPORARY | decided on Sapporo Dome) Station, Architect Hiroshi Hara (Kyoto and lavish use of glass to pure geometric shapes, exposed concrete, inside each are boxed the museum a quiet appearance. “Rooms give architecture found in sacred a traditional form in Japanese other, Hara. “In summer, places such as temples and shrines,” explains is an old Japanese the mind” cultivate the fields – in winter, cultivate It organizes festivals saying and the leading theme for the museum. the exhibition programs and enriches and outdoor shows in summer, inside with lectures during cold seasons. 200 permanent art works outdoors in the region. are scattered 現美新幹線

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旧日向別邸 ブルーノ・タウト「熱海の家」 旧日向別邸 8-37 Kasuga-cho, Atami-shi, Shizuoka 413-0005 +81-557-81-2747 Shizuoka | Atami Museum BAUHAUS EXPERIMENT BAUHAUS ATAMIKYU-HYUGA-BETTEI AT HYUGA VILLA businessman who made his riches Rihei Hyuga was a successful Japan with phosphorus. When factories in supplying match tables, he met one Hyuga wanted a room extension for ping-pong and architectural of the most important city planners, designers, had found The German polymath thinkers of his time: Bruno Taut. in 1933, and himself out of work when fleeing Nazi Germany Taut’s The centerpiece of job offer was a gift from heaven. Hyuga’s bulbs on he equipped with light annex became a ballroom that fish. The ping-pong a string used by Japanese fishermen to lure had a chance. tables never | 里山十帖

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吉島家住宅 1-51 Oshin-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu 1-51 Oshin-machi, Takayama-shi, 506-0851 +81-577-32-0038 Gifu | Takayama House, Museum A MERCHANT’S HOME YOSHIJIMA HOUSE HERITAGE | Heritage Yoshijima The designated House, a nationally Important Cultural Property, was built in 1907 by renowned Isaburo traditional carpenter shop for Nishida as a house and a sake merchant ( many architectural elements worth noting: the large central pillar around which beams and pillars are structured to create windows the high a lofty foyer, presence allow dramatic that the and and shadow, of light rich tones of wood from varied polishing and use. 55 中谷宇吉郎雪の科学館 i-106 Ushiozu-machi, Kaga-shi, i-106 Ushiozu-machi, Ishikawa 922-0411 +81-761-75-3323 Ishikawa | Kaga Museum ART OF ICE OF ART UKICHIRO NAKAYA OF SNOW MUSEUM AND ICE | Ukichiro Nakaya (1900- Dr. 1962) is renowned for his and for research on snow, being the first to create artificial snowflakes. The to the life museum, dedicated and research of the physicist and to and science writer, foster a deeper understanding of snow and ice, is housed in Isozaki. architecture by Arata 54 2017

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3-4-20 Honda-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0964 +81-76-221-8011 Ishikawa | Kanazawa Museum Daisetz T. Suzuki (1870-1966) Daisetz T. was a Buddhist philosopher spread who was crucial to the West. of teachings in the Opened in 2011, the architect the designed Taniguchi Yoshio space to reflect the landscape as the museum in Kanazawa, is surrounded by stone walls pond while set and a reflective plateaus. against impressive The museum is structured so the visitor goes through that stages of observing, learning, and about the ideas contemplating Suzuki. of D.T. and achievements STEEP YOURSELF YOURSELF STEEP IN ZEN SUZUKI D.T. MUSEUM

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Museum that will shape the character of a building,” say the architects. will shape the character of a building,” say that Ishikawa | Kanazawa this process several times. Somewhere along the way ideas evolve ideas evolve times. Somewhere along the way this process several +81-76-220-2800 compare and think about more options,” says Sejima. “We repeat repeat says Sejima. “We compare and think about more options,” 920-8509 Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 1-2-1 Hirosaka, for many of their creations are dozens of models. “After that, we that, are dozens of models. “After for many of their creations allows accessibility from multiple directions, the starting point allows accessibility from multiple directions, a park for people to gather and meet. The circular glass structure and meet. The circular glass a park for people to gather Contemporary Art is centered in Kanazawa City and designed as City and designed Contemporary Art is centered in Kanazawa (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), the 21st Century Museum of Sejima and Ryue (Kazuyo KANAZAWA KANAZAWA architect team sanaa by the Pritzker Prize winning Designed 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, ART, OF CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM CENTURY 21ST MERGING ART & ARCHITECTURE ART MERGING

| 99+1 66 99+1 | 69 59 養老公園 養老天命反転地 1298-2 Takabayashi, Yoro-cho, Yoro-gun, Gifu 503-1267 Yoro-gun, Yoro-cho, 1298-2 Takabayashi, +81-584-32-0501 Gifu | Yoro Park ART YOU CAN WALK ON WALK CAN YOU ART GIFU PARK, - YORO DESTINY SITE OF REVERSIBLE | allow walking and Outdoor sculpture museums usually don’t Destiny is an exception. climbing on art works, but Site of Reversible based artists, Shusaku Arakawa New York by the late Conceived and walls, hidden enclosures, caves, and Madeline Gins, it features and Gins bestowed Arakawa that rooms. From the names secret can environments you on the numerous and carefully designed Ridge, Critical they are conceptual artists: Exactitude sense that The couple House, or Kinesthetic Pass to name a few. Resemblance could not built in 1995, would still be one of their work, foresee that 22 years later. spots in Japan, even the most popular art adventure Terunobu Fujimori inside “Flying Mud Boat” Fujimori Terunobu 58 多治見市モザイクタイルミュージアム

the museum the appearance of an ancient mound.” the museum the appearance of an ancient Museum mound,” says Fujimori. “Earth is the source of tiles, and so I gave of tiles, and so I gave mound,” says Fujimori. “Earth is the source Gifu | Tajimi has always been made of earth piled in the shape of a simple has always been made of earth piled in the +81-572-43-5101 “In ancient times the human dwelling in its most reduced form in its most reduced “In ancient times the human dwelling Gifu 507-0901 2082-5 Kasahara-cho, Tajimi-shi, historian to put the design of the building in the right context. of the building in the right historian to put the design In Terunobu Fujimori they found the perfect designer and Fujimori they found the perfect designer In Terunobu this building material, collected over the years by local volunteers. the years by local volunteers. collected over this building material, recently opened to house 10,000 artifacts relating to the history of to the relating recently opened to house 10,000 artifacts output of mosaic tiles, so it comes as no surprise that a museum so it comes as no surprise that output of mosaic tiles, The area around Tajimi City has the country’s largest production Tajimi City has the The area around | | MOSAIC TILE MUSEUM TAJIMI TAJIMI TILE MUSEUM | MOSAIC EARTH TO BACK

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河井寬次郎記念館 | 569 Kanei-cho, Gojozaka, 569 Kanei-cho, Gojozaka, Kyoto Kyoto-shi, Higashiyama-ku, 605-0875 +81-75-561-3585 | Kyoto Kyoto Museum MINGEI HOUSE KANJIRO’S KAWAI HOUSE Kawai Kanjiro The potter the (1890-1966) was one of of the Mingei central figures to which strove movement, beauty bring out the aesthetic traditional crafts in everyday and readily available nature. The museum offers a thorough wide range of Kawai’s survey of works, including ceramics, woodwork, calligraphy, brasswork and furniture, as as his selection of artifacts well from around the world. 64 京都国立近代美術館 Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, 606-8344 Kyoto Kyoto-shi, +81-75-761-4111 | Kyoto Kyoto Museum CONNECTING CONNECTING VISUAL HISTORIES MUSEUM THE NATIONAL KYOTO OF MODERN ART, | momak was established in arts and 1963 to link traditional ideas andcrafts to 20th century vision, and Japanese modern to those of the art movements The current building was West. by Fumihiko Maki, designed and today is host to many exhibitions such high-calibre as the recent Mary Cassatt and James McNeill Whistler retrospectives. Katsumi Yasuda Katsumi 素夢子

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Café Kyoto | Kyoto Kyoto slower, so there’s always time!” so there’s slower, +81-75-253-1456 explains Yasuda. “Here in Kyoto, the pace of life is just that bit the pace of life is just that “Here in Kyoto, explains Yasuda. 604-8166 Kyoto Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishi-iru,73 Ogura-cho, Karasuma-sanjo, something, it is vital to allow time to go over everything in detail,” everything over something, it is vital to allow time to go haven of tranquility with a meditative quality. “When you design quality. of tranquility with a meditative haven in Kyoto’s historic quarter for kimono makers, Somushi is a in Kyoto’s Katsumi Yasuda’s own warm and sensitive personality. Located Located personality. own warm and sensitive Yasuda’s Katsumi flowers and plants – everything is a reflection of architect is a reflection and plants – everything flowers Handmade curtains, old doors from condemned buildings, Handmade curtains, SOMUSHI SOMUSHI HAVEN OF TRANQUILITY HAVEN

| 99+1 74 99+1 | 77 69 is the Japanese word foris the Japanese word 片山文三郎商店 221 Hashibenkei-cho, Takoyakushi- Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, dori, Karasuma 604-8151 Kyoto Kyoto-shi, +81-75-221-2666 | Kyoto Kyoto Museum Shop, SCULPTING SCULPTING TEXTILES KATAYAMA SHOTEN BUNZABURO | Shibori shape textiles techniques that their form, even and preserve is Katayama Kazuo dyed. when president the third-generation keeps of this company that up the century-old tradition. “Shibori tie-dye’s concave- characteristics achieve convex unique and daring designs,” he says. “Fashion and art fuse and thereby turn into a complete new form of art.” wearable 68

京都国立博物館 平成知新館 527 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama-ku, 527 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama-ku, 605-0931 Kyoto Kyoto-shi, +81-75-525-2473 | Kyoto Kyoto Museum KYOTO’S NATIONAL NATIONAL KYOTO’S TREASURES NATIONAL KYOTO MUSEUM, CHISHINKAN | Taniguchi- Yoshio The Heisei Chishinkan designed National wing of the Kyoto Museum opened in 2014. The new structure was built to house and exhibit its 12,500 collection of over artworks and treasures from 12,000 years, many of over Treasures which are National and Important Cultural Properties. 67 カホ ・ギャラリー 15-778-1 Hon-machi, Kyoto Kyoto-shi, Higashiyama-ku, 605-0981 +81-75-708-2670 | Kyoto Kyoto Gallery JEWELBOX OF A JEWELBOX GALLERY KAHO GALLERY | best-kept One of Kyoto’s art secrets, this residential near gallery opened in 2012 grounds. Temple the Tofukuji Its commercial gallery programming has shown works by masters such as Arimoto and painter Toshio Funakoshi, sculptor Katsura as young contemporary as well Japanese artists. The intimate for and intense space creates to immerse an ideal location oneself in art. 66

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Temple Kyoto | Kyoto Kyoto +81-75-371-9181 600-8505 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Shichijyo-agaru, Karasuma-dori, | HIGASHI HONGANJI TEMPLE MODERNIST MODERNIST construction creates a crescent. construction creates pouring from the underground moon, and after dark the light moon, and after dark the light symbolizes the sun and the scenery. The circular ceiling scenery. to preserve the temple'sto preserve historic made three-stories deep in order for its modern design, and was for its modern design, Takamatsu, the structure is rare Takamatsu, visitor center. Designed by Shin Designed visitor center. Higashi Honganji built a new Higashi Jodo Shinshu school, the temple Jodo Shinshu school, (1415–1499), the unifier of the (1415–1499), memorial of its priest Rennyo Rennyo memorial of its priest To commemorate the 500th commemorate To

| 99+1 76 99+1 | 79 71 京都芸術センター 546-2 Yamabushiyama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 604-8156 Kyoto Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, 546-2 Yamabushiyama-cho, +81-75-213-1000 | Kyoto Kyoto CenterCultural SCHOOL’S OUT SCHOOL’S | CENTER ART KYOTO Art Center opened as a means to bring artists In 2000, Kyoto to work under of all genres, from traditional to contemporary, Established in a former elementary school, today the same roof. and workshop the classrooms function as art studios, galleries, open to are that rooms. There are exhibitions and performances hallways of as a library and a café. The wooden the public, as well place to wander. this Showa Era building make it a great 70 京都国際マンガミュージアム

Museum Kyoto | Kyoto Kyoto and outside on the lawn. +81-75-254-7414 to be read in any part of the former elementary school building, to be read in any part of the former elementary 604-0846 Kyoto Nakagyo-ku,Kyoto-shi, many of the current titles can be picked up from the “manga wall” many of the current titles can be picked up Oike-agaru, Karasuma-dori, currently consists of some 300,000 books and rare prints, and currently consists of some 300,000 books some challenging times. The museum’s growing collection some challenging times. The museum’s and cartoons, and how humor has helped humankind overcome humankind overcome and cartoons, and how humor has helped is to record, preserve, and present the long history of comic books and present the long history of comic is to record, preserve, Kyoto International Manga Museum opened in 2006. Its main role Manga Museum opened in 2006. Its main role International Kyoto | KYOTO INTERNATIONAL MANGA MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL KYOTO GET SCHOOLED IN MANGA

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Museum Nara | Nara Nara return frequently to its galleries. +81-50-5542-8600 and scrolls, and offers the opportunity for lovers to for Buddhist art lovers and scrolls, and offers the opportunity 630-8213 50 Noborioji-cho, Nara Nara-shi, changes its permanent exhibition display of statues, sculptures, of statues, changes its permanent exhibition display collections of Buddhist art in Japan. The museum frequently collections of Buddhist art in Japan. The by Junzo Yoshimura in 1972, houses one of the most important by Junzo Yoshimura Hall” is representative of the Era. The new wing, designed Era. The new wing, designed of the Meiji Hall” is representative The Western-style structure of the “Nara Buddhist Sculpture The | MUSEUM NARA NATIONAL WHEN IN NARA...

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| 99+1 82 99+1 | 85 77 300 Tashiromomodani, Shigaraki-cho, Koka-shi, Shiga 529-1814 Koka-shi, Shigaraki-cho, 300 Tashiromomodani, +81-748-82-3411 Shiga | Koka Museum ART SHANGRI-LAART MIHO MUSEUM close to 2,000 museum was opened in 1997 to house This private Eastern and Middle pieces of art, from Ancient Greek to Roman, in the mountains of Shigaraki, high to Asian works. Located so as not 80% of the museum structure was built underground was marvel landscape. The architectural to hinder the natural for a “Shangri-La” who envisioned creating by I. M. Pei, designed collection. the museum’s コリーナ近江八幡

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99+1 99+1 86 | 99+1 | 88 architect MakotoTanijiri. and warminteriordesigned by built in1943,withaminimal is inarenovated warehouse rental service.Thecomplex is, ofcourse,ashopwithbike athletes inmind;andthere café menuswere plannedwith racks; therestaurant, barand has roomsequippedwithbike avid moderncyclist.Thehotel suit thevariousneedsof U2 openedasacomplexto the SetoInlandSea,Onomichi Situated inasmalltownfacing ONOMICHI U2 CYCLE OUT. CYCLE IN. Complex Hiroshima |Onomichi +81-848-21-0550 Hiroshima 722-0037 Onomichi-shi, 5-11 Nishigosho-cho, 78 its strollinggardens. marvels tobefoundamongst just afewofthearchitectural Kohei Nawa|sandwichare and installation workby Fujimori, andanartpavilion office buildingbyTerunobu Sen noRikyu,thetemple teahouse designed bymaster a reconstructionofthe Temple have muchtooffer: grounds oftheShinsho in September2016,thevast of ZenBuddhism.Opened experience variouspractices a tranquilenvironmentto Museum andGardensoffers Period, theShinshojiZen as earlytheKamakura With structuresdating back | GARDENS MUSEUM AND SHINSHOJI ZEN ZEN GARDENS Temple, Garden, Museum Hiroshima |Fukuyama +81-84-988-1111 Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima 720-0401 Numakuma-cho, 91 Kamisanna, 神勝寺 禅と庭のミュージアム

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#79 - Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens 99+1 | 90 Bridge Hiroshima |Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Boulevard the risingsun. Tsukuru symbolizes (tobuild) ship, and thePeace Bridgeor resemble thebowofaJapanese (to depart)wasdesigned to West Peace BridgetitledYuku looking upwardstothesky; both grandiose,organicforms the city. Thetwobridgesare Memorial Parktotherestof to theHiroshimaPeace the river islandthat ishome to design bridgesconnecting when Kenzo Tange invited him ravaged Hiroshimain1950 Isamu Noguchivisitedwar- | WEST BRIDGE PEACE BRIDGE, PEACE BRIDGES NOGUCHI’S 平和大橋、西平和大橋 80 Museum Shimane |Yasugi +81-854-28-7111 Shimane 692-0064 320 Furukawa-cho, Yasugi-shi, gardens. landscaping oftherolling also deeplyinvolved inthe Taikan Yokoyama, andhewas quality worksbythemaster which ismostfamousfor120 arts andcraftscollection, assembled itstraditional of Japan.Adachihimself gardens withthepeople his love forJapaneseartand in 1970, in the hope of sharing businessman ZenkoAdachi Art wasfoundedbylocal The AdachiMuseumof OF ART | ADACHI MUSEUM GARDEN AWARD WINNING

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#81 - “The Dry Landscape Garden”, Adachi Museum of Art 99+1 | 93 takes 15 minutes to the center of Kurashiki with its landmark by clay townhouses covered tile roofing. 11-16 Hon-machi, Kurashiki-shi, 710-0054 Okayama +81-90-7999-6682 | Kurashiki Okayama Hotel Townhouse, originally constructed one originally Onsaka no hundred years ago. granite Ie stands on massive blocks arranged like a castle bear witness that fortification Inside, to a long history. is the atmosphere however, of wood and because light paper walls and the high, sloped ceiling with exposed beams. From Onsaka no Ie it guesthouses – like Onsaka no Ie (house on Onsaka alternative – a great slope) to staying in a conventional hotel room. Modern facilities and a contemporary design blend into traditional interior, make experiencing Japan both comfortable and unique. Some of Machiya Trust’s restored buildings were 御坂の家

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| Inujima, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama 704-8153 Okayama Inujima, Higashi-ku, Okayama-shi, | Inujima Okayama Island PEOPLE LIVING WITH ART, ART LIVING WITH PEOPLE LIVING ART WITH ART, LIVING PEOPLE INUJIMA the Seto Inland Sea Inujima is a remote island of Okayama in age of 70, now of 50 people and average with a population Of note is thecoexisting with contemporary art and architecture. by Yukinori houses works museum by Hiroshi Sambuichi that the "Inujima Art House across the island is and scattered Yanagi, Kojin, Nawa, Haruka Project" with works by artists such as Kohei and Olafur Eliasson. Inujima Seirensho Art Seirensho Inujima Museum 蟲文庫

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Shop fragile plant are published in books and magazines. fragile plant are published in books and magazines. | Kurashiki Okayama place. Tanaka’s other love is moss, and her observations about this this about observations her and moss, is love other Tanaka’s place. +81-86-425-8693 for something out of the ordinary to bring back home, this is the for something out of the ordinary to bring 710-0054 Okayama 11-20 Hon-machi, Kurashiki-shi, CDs, and art objects which she carefully selects. If you're looking CDs, and art objects which she carefully Kurashiki. On display are rare books, postcards, photographs, Kurashiki. On display are rare books, postcards, second hand bookshop, is hidden away along a dreamy street of second hand bookshop, Miho Tanaka loves design, art, and music. Her store, Mushi Bunko design, loves Miho Tanaka MUSHI BUNKO | BUNKO MUSHI BOOKS AND OTHER TREASURES AND OTHER BOOKS

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80-1 Hama-machi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa 763-0022 +81-877-24-7755 Kagawa | Marugame Museum INOKUMA-SAN’S LIFE & WORK INOKUMA-SAN’S MARUGAME OF GENICHIRO-INOKUMAMUSEUM | ART CONTEMPORARY for his paintings Artist Genichiro Inokuma (1902-1993) is known in bold lines and and drawings of animals and people, depicted and the masterly fuses both the abstract colors in a style that the life and work of this artist. The museum celebrates figurative. Inokuma, with conversation in Taniguchi by Yoshio Designed the artist a large mural by the facade of the building features and the also plays as a backdrop to the outdoor sculptures that pieces of work in its town square. The museum houses 20,000 program. permanent collection and a vibrant exhibition

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program rewritten for stability. Museum the visual impact!” Nishizawa’s solution was to have the static the static solution was to have the visual impact!” Nishizawa’s Kagawa | Teshima collapse. The minimum is 10 to 15 meters, but then you lose collapse. The minimum is 10 to 15 meters, +81-879-68-3555 supporting columns, and is only 4.5 meters high would normally would normally high supporting columns, and is only 4.5 meters Shozu-gun, 761-4662 Kagawa Tonosho-cho, Teshima, 607 Karato, Nishizawa. “A space that equals nine tennis courts, has no space that Nishizawa. “A only work on view). “It was a structural challenge,” explains only work on view). “It was a structural challenge,” Nishizawa and artist Rei Naito (herthe is “Matrix” installation Nishizawa and artist Rei enter the space – a collaborative effort between architect Ryue architect effort between enter the space – a collaborative waterdrop. Two oval openings allow wind, sound, and light to and light Two oval openings allow wind, sound, waterdrop. Teshima Art Museum is a concrete shell in the shape of a Art Museum is a concrete Teshima HOME FOR WIND, LIGHT AND WATER WIND, HOME FOR MUSEUM TESHIMA ART

| 99+1 98 99+1 | 101 88 イサム・ノグチ庭園美術館 3519 Mure, Mure-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 761-0121 Takamatsu-shi, Mure-cho, 3519 Mure, +81-87-870-1500 Kagawa | Takamatsu Museum THE STUDIO THAT NOGUCHI BUILT THAT THE STUDIO NOGUCHITHE ISAMU GARDEN JAPAN MUSEUM | (1904-1988) first Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi for a landscape in 1956 on a trip to source material visited Kagawa by the commission from the unesco Headquarters in Paris. Taken concentrate in which he could scenic mountains and the isolation the town, and divided on his art-making, he founded a studio in The until his death. and Takamatsu his New York time between which allows the museum can only be visited by booking a tour, (formerly a sake cellar) inside the artist’s studio walk to visitor around his home, andwith his final works just as he had left them, built himself. up to the sculpture garden which the artist 瀬戸内国際芸術祭

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Island, Event Kagawa | Setouchi festival, and become a part of daily life for the island's inhabitants.festival, and become a part of daily life for +81-87-813-0853 are large-scale outdoor installations that remain even after the remain even that are large-scale outdoor installations and Uno Islands in the Seto Inland Sea and the coastal cities of Takamatsu autumn, with site-specific works by 226 artists. Many of these with site-specific autumn, 2016 edition took place on 12 islands and 2 ports from spring to 2016 edition took place on 12 islands and 2 awareness to the area and its issues of declining population. The population. awareness to the area and its issues of declining Triennale first launched in 2010 to bring domestic and global Triennale first launched Set against the scenic waters of the Seto Inland Sea, the Setouchi of the Seto Inland Sea, Set against the scenic waters SETOUCHI TRIENNALE | SETOUCHI ART ISLANDART HOPPING

| 99+1 100 99+1 | 102 Government office Kagawa |Takamatsu +81-87-831-1111 4-1-10 Bancho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 760-8570 with Inokumacreating vibranttilemuralsinstalledin the lobby. artist GenichiroInokuma,whichledtoacollaboration ofsorts, Corbusier. Tange wasintroducedtothethen-governor through by Kenzo Tange, who incorporated manyelements inspiredbyLe of theKagawa PrefecturalGovernment officebuilding,designed Completed in1958,theEastbuildingwasformerlymainhall | KAGAWA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE EAST WING MEETS WESTEAST 香川県庁舎 89 #89 -Kagawa Prefectural EastWing Government Office 99+1 | 105 91 高知県立牧野植物園 4200-6 Godaisan, Kochi-shi, Kochi 781-8125 4200-6 Godaisan,Kochi Kochi-shi, +81-88-882-2601 | Kochi Kochi Garden THE FEATS OF THE FATHER OF JAPANESE BOTANY OF JAPANESE OF THE FATHER THE FEATS GARDEN MAKINO BOTANICAL PREFECTURAL THE KOCHI | of Tomitaro First opened in 1958 to honor the achievements and a Kochi of Japanese Botany” Makino (1862-1957), the “father the this botanical garden sprawls across six hectares on native, species of plants, mountainside of Godaisan. Within are 3,000 (opened conservatory many of which Makino himself studied, a open to and a restaurant in 2010), an exhibition hall, shops, a café, and a research center the public. The garden also has a herbarium with limited access to the public. 90 Toyo Ito Toyo 今治市伊東豊雄建築ミュージアム

Museum Seto Inland Sea. Ehime | Imabari exhibitions and Silver Hut for workshops - both overlooking the Hut for workshops - both overlooking exhibitions and Silver +81-897-74-7220 that make up the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture: Steel Hut for Ito Museum of Architecture: Steel Hut for make up the Toyo that Omishima-cho, Ehime Imabari-shi, 2418 Urado, 794-1308 convinced him, and now the town has two landmark structures convinced him, and now the town has two own name, he was hesitant out of modesty. The mayor, however, however, mayor, The own name, he was hesitant out of modesty. Ito was offered the opportunity to build a museum there in his Ito was offered the opportunity to build Tange, so when Pritzker Architecture Prize winning architect Toyo Toyo so when Pritzker Architecture Prize winning architect Tange, Imabari is the hometown of Japan’s great postwar architect Kenzo postwar architect Kenzo great Imabari is the hometown of Japan’s | TOYO ITO MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE, IMABARI OF ARCHITECTURE, MUSEUM ITO TOYO PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR ITO FANS ITO FOR PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE

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99+1 99+1 106 | 99+1 | 109 Our tour begins in Kagoshima, Our tour begins in Kagoshima, a city with 600,000 inhabitants facing and a picturesque bay Sakurajima – the “cherry an is also blossom island” that Around here, volcano. active the fruit hanging from the trees is wrapped in white paper to in cemeteries protect it, graves their own roofs, and have people carry umbrellas despite the sunshine, all in case it suddenly starts raining ash. a And when it does, there’s tingling on your skin as slight being bombarded if you were by tiny insects, and your lower in grey arms are soon covered powder the consistency of finely It’s a bizarre ground pepper. Often the powdery sensation. stops after a few precipitation ). One of the (spot #59 In the late 1960s, the American 1960s, the American In the late Smithson coined artist Robert are the term “land art.” Works butnot simply placed outdoors, and the as part of nature created landscape proponents of this movement, turned James Turrell, even an entire volcano in Arizona Which into an art installation. brings us to the southern island and with its 30 active of Kyushu volcanoes. They are inactive landscape, part of a fascinating its own has created where nature visitors of land art that version to Japan should not miss. It is the awareness of powerful that nature forces designing is so inspiring when hiking rims, especially for along crater architects or artists. Unzen volcano Unzen

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99+1 99+1 108 | 99+1 | 111 Shelter at Aso rim Shelter crater washing machine half-mired washing machine To dust. in petrified volcanic Unzen you get a better view of skies in had better take to the a helicopter from Nagasaki. can After 20 minutes, you the awe- circumnavigate altitude an at volcano inspiring of 2,000 meters. ignoring Mt. also no There’s largest active Japan’s Aso, volcano with a sizable, bowl- not shaped caldera that’s to be 380km², only estimated but is home to a population of 50,000 living directly on top of it. The most popular of peaks, Nakadake, can Aso’s be reached by cable car and looks like a barren moonscape, rim lined with with a crater concrete shelters in case of an unexpected eruption. with the majestic Together as surroundings, they might -rh well. as art land for go well across the landscape, some some landscape, the across with turquoise filled of them sulfur the At Mt. Io, lakes. hits you in heat mountain, stones crumble the face, and their to reveal underfoot After that, yellow innards. to fragrant it’s back again woods, and meadows and get To on across the water. Unzen from Amakusa to the the ferryboat volcano massif, wind has to churn through for 40 minutes, and waves dive- pursued by gulls who potato bomb you to snatch chips from your outstretched it’s hands. After mooring, to Unzen, another hour’s drive It’s “the cloud mountain”. but it as “safe”, currently rated way. always that wasn’t An eruption around 200 years ago sparked a chain of events which led to 15,000 deaths. From another blast 26 years bizarre remnants stand ago, few hundred meters every like an outdoor installation of a sculpture park. This is where you’ll find roadside barriers wrapped around trees like the curled lid of an open sardine can, or a light-blue comfortable reach. One comfortable reach. One example is Myuken Ishiharaso, by which was partly created renowned interior Japan’s Sugimoto Takashi designer Here he of Super Potato. playfully unites postmodern elements with traditional – double Japanese features glass walls, for example, filled to the ceiling with colored walls made bottles. Some have of stacked-up driftwood, or a polished granite rock weighing a ton; perfect for setting your cocktail glass upon. On to Kirishima-Kinkowan Park, which features National scattered dozens of craters Aso crater

the stars, sake bottle within a sulfurous hot tub beneath a sulfurous hot tub beneath can take a leisurely soak in after the rigors of the day, you of the day, after the rigors ordinary mountain hikers: volcano walkers apart from that’s another thing that sets another thing that that’s spring water supply. And supply. spring water inns - many with their own ryokan, traditional Japanese far away, and with them and far away, Japan, hot springs are rarely Where there are volcanoes in Kinkowan National Park. Kinkowan National in the direction of Kirishima- From there, the tour continues ink dripping from the sky. sky. ink dripping from the the rain comes, it’s like India the rain comes, it’s like minutes, but if it doesn’t and

99+1 99+1 110 | 99+1 | 113 93 福岡アジア美術館 Riverain Center Building 7F & 8F, Center Building 7F & 8F, Riverain 812-0027 Fukuoka 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, +81-92-263-1100 | Fukuoka Fukuoka Museum GATEWAY TO ASIA TO GATEWAY MUSEUM FUKUOKA ART ASIAN | which Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is a unique institution on modern focuses its collection and exhibition programming opened its doors in and contemporary Asian art. This museum Asian visual cultures. 1999, with hopes to elicit dialogues across programs, In addition to residency and public education Art Triennale, an the museum organizes the Fukuoka Asian contemporary art exhibition. international 92 三菱地所アルティアム

Gallery Fukuoka | Fukuoka Fukuoka Tokyo and internationally. Tokyo +81-92-733-2050 month at a time and feature local artists, as well as those active in as those active local artists, as well a time and feature month at 810-0001 Fukuoka Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, 1-7-11 Tenjin, IMS 8F, design, architecture, and film. Exhibitions generally run for a architecture, and film. Exhibitions generally design, featuring a range of art in addition to photography, fashion, a range of art in addition to photography, featuring of Fukuoka. The gallery has a genre-free approach to curation, approach to curation, of Fukuoka. The gallery has a genre-free of Inter Media Station (ims), a giant shopping mall in the heart of Inter Media Station mitsubishi estate artium is an art gallery on the 8th floor mitsubishi estate MITSUBISHI ESTATE ARTIUM | ARTIUM ESTATE MITSUBISHI ART EXPERIENCE IN A SHOPPING MALL EXPERIENCE ART

| 99+1 112 99+1 | 115 95 九州芸文館 1131 Tsushima, Chikugo-shi, Fukuoka 833-0015 Chikugo-shi, Fukuoka 1131 Tsushima, +81-942-52-6435 | Chikugo Fukuoka Museum LOCAL CULTURE CENTER OF GLOBAL SCALE GLOBAL CENTER OF CULTURE LOCAL GEIBUNKANKYUSHU | by designed center, This public multi-purpose town cultural public space Kuma, was opened in 2013 to provide a flexible Kengo it offers Today, for the community to come and grow together. and art to music events art, craft, and language classes in addition of art installed indoors exhibitions. There are permanent works and outdoors. 九州国立博物館

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Museum Fukuoka | Dazaifu Fukuoka the relationship between Japan and its Asian neighbors. between the relationship +81-92-918-2807 museum’s exhibition program strives to address the history and exhibition program strives museum’s 818-0118 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka Kiyonori Kikutake, mirror the surrounding trees and skies. The Kiyonori Kikutake, mirror the surrounding exterior glass walls of the museum, designed by Kyushu native Kyushu native by exterior glass walls of the museum, designed slight hike from the station. Set against the mountains, the hike from the station. slight Seeing and walking into the impressive structure is worth the structure is worth Seeing and walking into the impressive JAPAN AND ASIA AND JAPAN | MUSEUM NATIONAL KYUSHU

| 99+1 114 99+1 | 117 97 熊本市現代美術館 Yayoi Kusama, “INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM — early spring rain 2002 — ”, 2002 “INFINITY 2002 — ”, ROOM — early spring rain Kusama, MIRRORED Yayoi Located in central Kumamoto, camk is one of the few in central Kumamoto, Located Opened in 2002, its goal contemporary art museums in Kyushu. and to bring the community lives, is to bring art closer to people’s in providing engaged actively it is closer through art. Today, and functions as a community center for the community, events by James Turrell is permanently installed amongst of sorts. Work by Marina Abramovic. designed the unique bookshelves 2-3 Kamitori-cho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 860-0845 +81-96-278-7500 Kumamoto | Kumamoto Museum MUSEUM FOR THE CITYMUSEUM FOR PEOPLE AND ITS KUMAMOTO MUSEUM, ART CONTEMPORARY | 長崎県美術館

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Museum Nagasaki | Nagasaki the nearby waters. the nearby waters. +81-95-833-2110 connected to the sea, and is in visual harmony with the sky and connected to the sea, and is in visual harmony 2-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 850-0862 yet elegant glass and stone structure is surrounded by a moat by a moat yet elegant glass and stone structure is surrounded to coexist with the collective output of new ideas. The enormous output of new ideas. The to coexist with the collective concept of a “breathing museum”: To inhale what surrounds, and inhale what To concept of a “breathing museum”: and Nihon Sekkei-designed institution opened in 2005 with the institution opened and Nihon Sekkei-designed Located at the edge of the Nagasaki Seaside Park, this Kengo Kuma this Kengo the edge of the Nagasaki Seaside Park, at Located NAGASAKI NAGASAKI SCENIC

| 99+1 116 99+1 | 119 99 沖縄県立博物館・美術館 3-1-1 Omoro-machi, Naha-shi, Okinawa 900-0006 +81-98-941-8200 Okinawa | Naha Museum OKINAWA’S HISTORY IN A GUSUKU HISTORY OKINAWA’S MUSEUM AND ART MUSEUM PREFECTURAL OKINAWA | programming This museum complex in Naha has an expansive and culture. preserving and researching its local history geared at folklore and traditionsArtifacts embedded with unique Okinawan dialogues while the art museum elicits active are on display, modern history through complicated regarding Okinawa’s artists. exhibitions of contemporary works by local Yayoi Kusama Yayoi 鹿児島県霧島アートの森

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Museum collection, the museum holds temporary exhibitions and events. exhibitions and events. collection, the museum holds temporary Kagoshima | Yusui-cho and Takashi Murakami. In addition to its impressive permanent Murakami. In addition to its impressive and Takashi +81-995-74-5945 more sculptures by notable artists such as Anish Kapoor, Marisol, Anish Kapoor, more sculptures by notable artists such as Aira-gun, Kagoshima 899-6201 Yusui-cho, 6340-220 Koba, Its indoor space, designed by Kunihiko Hayakawa, houses many by Kunihiko Hayakawa, houses Its indoor space, designed Noboru Tsubaki are just a few of the works seen on the grounds. Noboru Tsubaki works by Jonathan Borofsky, Dan Graham, Yayoi Kusama, and Dan Graham, Yayoi Borofsky, works by Jonathan installations by contemporary Japanese and foreign artists. Iconic by contemporary Japanese and foreign installations Open-Air Museum is host to many site-specific sculptures and art Open-Air Museum is host to many site-specific Situated on a hillside 700 meters above sea level, the Kirishima sea level, on a hillside 700 meters above Situated | MUSEUM KIRISHIMA OPEN-AIR ART AND NATURE IN ITS FULLEST IN ITS NATURE AND ART

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99+1 JAPAN: Traveling About JNTO through art, design & Japan National Tourism Organization architecture is a pocket (JNTO) is a government body publication borne out of our love for whose aim is to promote Japan integrating creative experiences with internationally as a leisure, travel. The “+1” for any trip in Japan is conference, meeting, and event the unexpected location that makes destination. Consisting of offices the trip extra special, from a backstreet around the world, JNTO is the ultimate bookstore to a mountain hike into resource for travel-related information inspiring scenery. What’s your +1? on Japan. ROLAND HAGENBERG IAN LYNAM EDITOR IN CHIEF, WRITER DESIGNER Special thanks to everyone who www.jnto.go.jp

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