TOKYO GUIDE survival kit name,surname
06.05-20.05 ESC 2009/2010 SS AK_BILD_IKA
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (TOKYO GEIJUTSU DAIGAKU) TOKYO SUBWAY MAP TOKYO TRAIN MAP KIMI RYOKAN HOSTEL UENO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN, 1961 TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1937 THE GALLERY OF HORYUJI TREASURES, 1999 THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, 2002 TOKYO’S SŌGAKU-DO CONCERT HALL,1890 THE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, 1999 KYU - IWASAKI HOUSE, 1896 OMOTESANDOU&HARANJUKU YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM, 1964 OMOTESANDOU HILLS, 2005 GYRE, 2007 CHRISTIAN DIOR, OMOTESANDO TOD’S OMOTESANDO BUILDING, 2004 LOUIS VUITTON, OMETESANDO, 2002 SPIRAL, 1985 ONE OMOTESANDO, 2003 PRADA STORE, 2003 NEZU MUSEUM, 2009 HH STYLE/LIMITED, 2005 HH STYLE / SANAA, 2000 GINZA MAKIMOTO GINZA 2, 2005 MAISON HERMÉS, 2001 SWATCH FLAGSHIPSTORE, 2005 SONY BUILDING, 1964 LOUIS VUITTON GINZA NAMIKI, 2004
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LANVIN BOUTIQUE GINZA, 2004 DIOR GINZA, 2004 KABUKI-ZA THEATRE, 1889 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM 1989-1996 TSUKIJI FISH MARKET YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL, 2002 KAMATA MORIYAMA HOUSE, 2005 HON-ATSUGI KAIT KOBO, 2008 HASHIMOTO TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 2007 AMDIST/MEJIRO ST. MARY CATHEDRAL, 1964 YOYOGI-UEHARA HOUSE IN UEHARA , 1976 IKEBUKURO TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART SPACE, 1990 HOUSE IN WHITE, 1966 CURTAIN WALL HOUSE, 1995 OTSUKA SKY HOUSE, 1958 SENDAGAYA TOWER HOUSE, 1966 SHINBASHI & SHIDOME HOUSE IN OKURAYAMA, 2008 TACHIKAWA FUJI KINDERGARTEN, 2007 EMBASSIES EMERGENCY TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS TOKYO BICYCLE TIPS STUDENT LIST
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PLATFORM FOR ECOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY CONSERVATION
Excursion and Workshop in Tokyo, Japan Excursion: May 6th till May 20th, 2010 Workshop: May 10th till May 14th, 2010 Instructors: Nasrine Seraji, Hiromi Hosoya, Markus Vogl Expert engineer: Mitsuhiro Kanada Studio: Light Space V2 credit hours: 2 ECTS-credits: 3 preparation workshop
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preliminary program: date thu
time
location
13:45
Meeting Vienna Airport
info
10/05/06
16:15
Departure
QR096 Vienna-Doha QR802 Doha-Tokyo
fri
10/05/07 19:30
Tokyo Narita
Arrival Transfer to Hostel
sat
Hostel Kimi Ryokan
10/05/08 09:00 10:00
breakfast and welcome YAMANOTE Line
first insight of the city
IKEBUKURO
Jiyu-Gakuen Myonichikan I Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space I House in White
UENO
The National Museum of Western Art I Tokyo Bunka Kaikan I Tokyo National Museum I The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures I The International Library of Children`s Literature I Kyu-Sougakudou I The University Art Museum I Kyu-Iwasaki House
MEJIRO
Tokyo St.Maria Cathedral
MOMAT
exhibition
dinner sun
10/05/09 10:00
where is architecture?
lunch 14:00
UENO I University of the Arts
meeting with students visiting site
dinner mon
10/05/10 10:00
Tokyo University of the Arts
Introduction to workshop
meeting with all professors
lunch 14:00
design
16:00
design
18:00
lecture
dinner tue
10/05/11 morning
HASHIMOTO
lunch
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tama Art University Library
14:00
design
16:00
design
18:00
lecture
dinner
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preliminary program: date wed
time
location
09:00
Tokyo University of the Arts
info
10/05/12
10:30
design design
lunch 14:00
production
16:00
production
18:00
lecture
dinner thu
10/05/13 morning
GINZA
Fishmarket I Mikimoto Ginza 2 I Swatch Ginza I Louis Vuitton Ginza I Lanvin Boutique Ginza I DIOR Ginza I Kabuki-Za I Tokyo International Forum (visits in Ginza depend on progress in workshop, maybe visit is to be postponed for sunday)
lunch 14:00
production
16:00
production
18:00
lecture
dinner fri
10/05/14 09:00
Tokyo University of the Arts
10:30
production production
lunch
sat
14:00
final presentation
17:00
conclusion and farewell
10/05/15 09:00
departure from Kimi-ryokan HON-ATSUGI
KAIT Koubou
YOKOHAMA
International Port Terminal Chinatown Yokohama
sun
OMOTESANDOU
Yoyogi National Gymnasium I Omotesandou Hills I Gyre I DIOR Omotesandou I TOD´S Omotesandou I Louis Vuitton I Spiral I ONE Omotesandou I Prada Boutique I Nezu Museum I hh style I hh style casa maybe continuation of GINZA
Haranjuku
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recommendation stefan
10/05/16 10:00
mon
Junya Ishigami
10/05/17
recommendation stefan
09:00 YOYOGI-UEHARA
House in Uehara
KAMATA
Moriyama House
OTSUKA
Sky House
SENDAGAYA
Tower House
Shinohara
official end of excursion
preliminary program: date tue
wed
time
location
info
to be decided
see project list
10/05/18
10/05/19 morning
free time
15:30
take Narita express
18:00
Tokyo Narita Airport
20:50
meeting departure
QR803 Tokyo - Doha QR095 Doha - Vienna
thu
10/05/20 13:30
Vienna Airport
Arrival
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TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS ΈTOKYO GEIJUTSU DAIGAKUΉ
THREE RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT 1. Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku remains, since its founding, the only national educational institution in Japan whose primary purpose is to train architects within an environment in which instruction in this course of study is provided by a faculty focused on the fine arts. 2. Department’s primary focus of architectural education is architectural design. Topics of instruction focus on practical issues and techniques in architectural design, imparting the comprehensive design skills needed by architects based on a rigorous training in architectural theory and in the techniques specific to each domain of architecture. 3. Instruction takes place in small groups (enrollment is limited to 15 undergraduate students and 16 master’s degree students). The goal of this structure is to provide guidance and education based on in-depth interactions between instructors and individual students in an environment with as few constraints as possible, thereby nurturing creativity and individual vision. Address: 12-8 Ueno Park Taito Ward Tokyo 110-8714 Japan Tel:(in Japan) 050 5525 2013 (from Wien) +81 (0)50 5525 2013
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Faculty of FINE ARTS Dept of Architecture Access: Sougou-Koubou-Tou 4th floor Access; A ten minute walk from either Ueno (Park Tel:(in Japan) 050-5525-2234 Email: archi@ml.geidai.ac.jp exit) or Uguisudani stations. A fifteen minute walk from Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya subway lines. A ten minute walk from Nezu Station on the Chiyoda subway line.
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KIMI RYOKAN HOSTEL
FACILITIES: - air conditioner and heater in every room - shared shower rooms on each floor (available 24 hours) - wooden japanese style bath (Japanese Cypress) - fridge,hot water /green tea machine,TV (w/satellite and cable) and floor heater in the lounge - Wi-Fi Internet access is available in the lounge area(all of 1st floor) - curfew 1:00AM - 7:00AM way to KIMI RYOKAN 7 mins walk from West Exit of JR IKEBUKURO Station on JR Yamanote
HOW TO GET THERE: Line or Subway IKEBUKURO Station on Subway Marunouchi and Yurakucho Lines, and Seibu IKEBUKURO Line 36-8, 2chome, Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan 171-0014 http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/index.html TEL (03)3971-3766 +81-3-3971-3766 (overseas) FAX (03)3987-1326 +81-3-3987-1326 (overseas)
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART Le Corbusier
The building was designed as a symbol of the resumption of diplomatic ties between Japan and France after World War II. The museum displays Matsukata’s French collection that survived the war and was returned to the Japanese people as a good will gesture. It contains total of 365 art works. Entrance is at ground floor level via the 19th Century Hall from where the main body of the galleries raised on piloti to the first floor level, and the galleries wrap around the a central double-height court. Externally the building is clad in prefabricated concrete panels which sit on U-shaped frames supported by the inner wall. The building generally is constructed of reinforced concrete and the columns have a concrete finish. I n 1979 a new wing was added (by Kunio Maekawa) to the Main Building.Famous art pieces exhibited: Roses Vincent Van Gogh 1889, Water Lilies Claude Monet. Source: http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
address: 7-7, Ueno-Koen ,Taito-ku,
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how to visit: two minutes walk from JR Ueno station (Park exit),
opening hours: 9:30am-5pm, 9:30am8pm on Friday. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time. Closed: Mondays
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TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN, 1961 Kunio Maekawa
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan opened in April 1961, in response to public request for a venue to enjoy opera and ballet in Tokyo, as well as to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the city, by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Even today, they continue to off er fascinating opera, ballet and classical music concerts etc... by international artists. “Tokyo Bunka Kaikan” is known the world over for its “miraculous” acoustics. The Main Hall seats 2,303 people and is used for opera, ballet, and large orchestras. The Recital Hall seats 649 people and houses chamber music performances and recitals. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan also has rehearsal rooms and various meeting rooms; furthermore, there is a music library. It was designed by Mr. Kunio Maekawa, who is now deceased. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is often described by the public as a leading modernistic architecture, a “music palace.” 20
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TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1937 Hitoshi Watanabe
Established 1872, the Tokyo National Museum, or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. Honkan (Japanese Gallery) The original Main Gallery (designed by the British architect Josiah Conder) was severely damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. In contrast to the original building’s more Western style, the design of the present Honkan by Watanabe Jin is the more eastern “emperor’s crown style”. Construction began in 1932, and the building was inaugurated in 1938. It was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2001. Address: 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 1108712, Japan
Opening time: How to visit: TEL. (03)5405-8686 * 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at * Adults: 600 (500) yen; 16:30) * University Students: 400 (300) yen * Open until 20:00 on Fridays * Open until 18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays * Last admission 30 minutes before closing
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THE GALLERY OF HORYUJI TREASURES, 1999 Yoshio Taniguchi
A metal-clad plane that frames the exterior spaces of the building rises vertically two stories as a wall, folds horizontally to become a roof and vertically again to become the wall. Supporting the horizontal slab of this folded plane are four vertical columns placed symmetrically. Just beyond the implied boundary of these thin but tall round columns is the envelope of the glass facade which contains the entry lobby and wraps around the side to contain a cafĂŠ at ground level and research room on an intermediary level, its surface reflects its surroundings. The scale of this facade is defined by clear glass that rises up to door height where closely spaced extruded aluminium vertical louvers begin. source: The architecture of Yoshio Taniguchi Av Yoshio Taniguchi
address: 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku , Tokyo,110-8712, 24
how to visit Ueno Station (JR Line
oppening hours: 9.30am to 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm)
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THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, 2002 Tadao Ando
Located within Ueno Park, The International Library of Children’s Literature, a branch of the National Diet Library, is a renovation and expansion of the former Imperial Library built in 1906 and expanded in 1929. The subtle interventions of Ando create a dynamic juxtaposition between the old and the new while creating the first national library dedicated to children’s literature. The adaptations are quite simple and elegant; a glass volume that pierces the renaissance-style street facade at a slight angle to form an entry, a continuation of this glass volume on the courtyard side to form a cafeteria, and a full height glass facade on the courtyard side that encloses a lounge space between it and the existing facade flanked on each end by a concrete volume containing vertical circulation. source: http://www.kodomo.go.jp/
address: 12-49 Ueno Park Taito-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit * 10 minutes’ walk from JR line Ueno Station (Park Exit) or from JR line Uguisudani Station (South Exit).
opening hours 9:30am - 5pm (Closed on the third Wednesday of May)
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TOKYO’S SŌGAKU-DO CONCERT HALL,1890 Hitoshi Watanabe
Tokyo’s Sōgaku-do Concert Hall was established in 1890 and is the oldest concert hall in Japan. Formerly the Hall belonged to the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. In 1972 it had however become too old for school use, so the Taito City obtained its property and designated it as an Important Cultural Properties. The hall was rebuilt in Ueno park, and nearby stands the statue of Rentaro Taki, one of its alumni. Address: Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan
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Opening time: * 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30) * Open until 20:00 on Fridays * Open until 18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays * Last admission 30 minutes before closing
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THE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, 1999 Kijo Rokkaku
In April 1999, The University Art Museum opened under the supervision of the architect Kijo Rokkaku in Tokyo University of the Arts in Ueno, Tokyo. The building is place to research and preserve the art material of The Tokyo Fine Arts School, the material for education, the art history research and the works of its graduates and to provide access to these materials and works to the public. Today this collection is one of Japan’s largest with about 28,000 pieces, distinguished by Japanese modern arts. A cafeteria, a museum shop, and a painting materials shop in the pavilion complete the space allocation plan. It is rare to find a museum such as The University Art Museum in an actual art university that is the actual site for production and the education research, and in which the works of their collections and the present students and lecturers influence each other in a positive way. http://www.geidai.ac.jp
address 12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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how to get there JR Ueno station_park exit 5 minutes walk trough the park
opening hours 10:00-17:00 (Entry by 16:30) , closed on mondays entrance fee_ Adults 300 (250) yen Students 100 (50) yen *( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more.
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KYU - IWASAKI HOUSE, 1896 Josiah Conder
The Kyu Iwasaki house is situated in the Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens, the former estate of the Iwasaki clan who founded Mitsubishi. The house is a wooden two story building (with basement) that was completed in 1896 and was the Iwasaki’s main residence. Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens is probably the most well preserved early western style building in Japan. The subtle combination of western and Japanese styles in the building shows the intriguing history behind the adoption of western manners and lifestyle by Japan’s elite during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). The British architect Josiah Conder (1852-1920) had come to Japan in 1877 to teach at the Imperial College of Engineering Department of Architecture. While teaching, he designed more than a hundred western style buildings in Japan. In the Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens he also built the Billiards hall. source: http://taito-culture.jp/history/iwasaki/english/page_01.html
address: 1-3-45, Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: opening time: The closest subway stop is Yushima 9:00 - 17:00 (No entry after 16:30), Station (3 minute walk) on the Tokyo entry: 400 yen Metro Chiyoda Line.
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YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM, 1964 Kenzo Tange
The Yoyogi National Gymnasium was built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. It is famous for the roof construction of its two buildings. The small hall has a roof that is hanging spirally on one single pillar. The big arenas roof is suspended by a high tension cable tautened between two giant pillars. It holds 13,291 people at a floor area of 910m², not using a single column inside. It is now primarily used for ice hockey and basketball. In October 1997, the NHL opened its season at the arena. The design later inspired Frei Otto’s arena designs for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. sources: www.ktaweb.com (official site of kenzo tange associates); www.tokyo.catholic.jp (official site of Archdiocese of Tokyo
address: Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
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how to visit: close to “YOYOGIGÖEN” (metrostation)
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OMOTESANDOU HILLS, 2005 Tadao Ando
Omotesando Hills is a well known urban development located in the Aoyama District of Tokyo. Designed as an artificial paradise for shopping enthusiasts as well as for local citizens, the Omotesando Hills is accommodating 130 shops and 38 apartments. By respecting the height of some apparently important zelkova trees nearby, the building is not exceeding height of six stories, therefore it goes six stories underground. Hiring the well known architect Tadao Ando to replace the previously built DĹ?junkai Aoyama Apartments, the project raised controversial reaction from the public regarding the Japanese preservation policies of architecture, as these apartments were considered to be an important example of Japanese housing. address: 4-12-10 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: Omotesando Hills is on the northeast side of Omotesando Avenue, between Omotesando and Meijijingumae subway stations.
opening hours: Every day from 1100 till at least 2100 (shops) 2200 (cafes and restaurants)
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GYRE, 2007 MVRDV
MVRDV picked up the line of earlier development with buildings focusing on the vertical movement of their visitors. The strength of the concept is in the organization and witness of program. Gyre, also known as The Swirl, is generated from five identical rectangular floor plates that are rotated on a vertical axis and then trimmed to fit the site of Omotesando street. Gyre’s famous tenants are Chanel, Bulgari and MoMA Design Store. source: http://www.mvrdv.nl
address: (Omotesando Street) 5-10-1, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 40
how to visit: nearest station: Omotesando
opening time: Shops: 11:00-20:00 Restaurants: 11:00-24:00 every day
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CHRISTIAN DIOR, OMOTESANDO Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA 2004
Omotesando Street home to manipulate shops featuring several international brand outlets. Hence, the street is sometimes referred to as ‘Tokyo’s Champs-Élysées’. On this prime location, Japanese architect duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, known collectively as SANAA, designed the building that accommodates Dior. The building is gift-wrapped in a translucent skin that allows the building underneath to show through. The effect is achieved by using clear glass on the outside and a second displaced layer of translucent acrylic on the inside. The main structure of the building is a steel frame with 1 basement and 4 stories which are used principal for shops. The building area is 274.02m2 and the area of the total floor 1,492.01m2 . source: http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Alpha/Guides/Tokyo/ address: Dior Omotesando 5-9-11 Jingumae Shibuya-ku ,Tokyo.
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how to visit: opening time: The Dior building is on the southwest Daily from 10.00 - 18.00 side of Omotesando Avenue, between Omotesando and Meijijingumae subway stations (near Meijijingumae).
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TOD’S OMOTESANDO BUILDING, 2004 Toyo Ito
Metaphorically reflecting to the seemingly important zelkova trees that line Omotseando Avenue, Toyo Ito and his associates have materialised another high-end consumer temple in the famous Omotseando neighbourhood. The concrete representation of trees is accompanied by highly transparent glass facade, allowing light to fill the L-shaped building, which, as most of the buildings in Tokyo, has gone through space saving architectural “acrobatics”, to use the given micro-plot efficiently. If you as a visitor happen to be important enough, you might experience the special room for private events on the 6th floor, or even enjoy a terraced roof garden.
Address: 5-1-15 Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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How to visit: The Tod’s building is on the southwest side of Omotesando Avenue, between Omotesando and Meijijingumae subway stations..
Opening hours: open 11am to 8pm seven days a week. For more information please call +81 3 6419 2055.
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LOUIS VUITTON, OMETESANDO, 2002 Jun Aoki
Having graduated from Tokyo University Jun Aoki worked at Arata Isozaki & Associates before establishing his own Tokyo-based practice in 1991 to do ‘anything that seemed interesting’. Subsequent works have included diverse directions such as a series of houses, public architecture, and fashion boutiques as a current series of Louis Vuitton stores. Louis Vuitton Ometesandou building exterior finish consists of two types of metal mesh, polished stainless panels or two layers of glass ornamented with patterns. LV Hall on the seventh floor has a triple-height ceiling and is wrapped in a three-layered screen of metal mesh, glass and white lace embroidered with white ribbons. source: www.aokijun.com
Adress: 5-7-5, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 46
How to visit: Ometesando station
Opening time: 11:00-20:00 every day.
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SPIRAL, 1985 Fumihiko Maki
The Wacoal building, called Spiral by architect Fumihiko Maki was completed in 1985. It is a multi-use building, with gallery space, multipurpose hall, cafe, restaurant and bar, salon, and shops spread over 10 561 m² (lot size: 1 736 m²).The defining feature of the building is a seemingly floating spiral ramp (15m in diameter) that encircles the rear gallery space and climbs to the second floor. A succession of complicated and fragmented spaces and forms, ‘The Spiral’ pays tribute to the densely-built urban environment of Tokyo. A remark Fumihiko Maki made about “The Spiral”—”First I decompose the elements and then recompose” sources: http://www.spiral.co.jp/ http://architect.architecture.sk/fumihiko-maki-architect/fumihiko-maki-architect.php address: 5-6-23 Minami Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo
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how to visit: Tokyo Metro (Ginza, Chiyoda, or Hanzomon lines) Omotesando station, Exit B1
opening time: building should be accessable from 11:00 - 20:00, opening hours of facilities inside differ
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ONE OMOTESANDO, 2003 Kengo Kuma
The curtain wall of the seven story office complex is constructed out of extruded aluminium mullions that span vertically from floor to floor and support the monolithic tempered glass. The fins act as solar shading devices, reducing the amount of direct sunlight that reaches the floor to ceiling glass panels. The building ,following the contours of the narrow ,site has an irregular floor plan that is also reflected in the form of its volume. Part of its wedge shape south side is cantilevered, creating an interesting composition. source: Kengo Kuma: selected works Av Botond Bognรกr,Kengo Kuma
Address: 1-1-1 Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo
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How to visit: Omotesando Subwaystation (Gree, Purple and Orange line)
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PRADA STORE, 2003 Herzog & De Meuron
The idea behind the second PRADA epicenter store is “to reshape both the concept and function of shopping, pleasure and communication, to encourage the meshing of consumption and culture.” (Jacques Herzog) Not willing to imagine how else could culture be meshed together with consumption, one has to admit that the architectural execution of the store is exceptional. Differing from the archetype of a shop building in Tokyo, the PRADA store astonishes by its structure and geometry. The structural frame is filled with distorted glass panels, which create a surreal transparency, a manipulated dialogue between the inside and outside. Besides of the optical anomalies, the interior is resembling a high fashion space station, and the only thing missing is the Ultra Man dressed in a hundred thousand yen costume. Address: 5-2-6 Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo
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How to visit: Two minutes’ walk from Omotesando subway station, in Minami-Aoyama. Take exit A5 from the subway station, and follow Omotesando Avenue towards the southeast. You will immediately see the Prada store on your right.
Opening hours: The store is open daily (including Sundays) from 11am to 8pm. For more information and to check opening times please call +81 3 6418 0400.
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NEZU MUSEUM, 2009 Kengo Kuma
Architect KUMA Kengo designed and supervised the reformation and new museum building. He has tried to create an experience of wa or Japanese harmony. The visitor will enter along the side of the new building, coming off the energized commercial streets of Omote Sando. Tradition has inspired the graceful expanse of Kuma’s massive tile roof and dark verticals of the exterior walls that signal entering a special place. Extensive use of glass in the entry and central hall brings the magnificent garden into interior spaces. At the same time the display galleries incorporate the latest technologies for viewing, climate control and preservation of objects. http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/ address 6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama Minatoku, Tokyo
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how to visit * 8 minute walk from Exit A5 of Omotesandō station of the Ginza, Hanzōmon and Chiyoda subway lines. * 10 minute walk from Exit B3 (elevator exit) of Omotesandō Station. * 5 minute walk from Minami Aoyama 6-chōme bus stop on the Metropolitan Bus Shibu 88 that runs between Shibuya and Shinbashi Station.
opening hours 10 am - 5 pm (entrance closes at 4:30 pm) Closed on Mondays, during exhibition installations
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HH STYLE/LIMITED, 2005 Tadao Ando
hhstyle is mostly described as a building that appears like anything, but a Tadao Ando building. It is a store with a collection of interior and vitra goods. The interior is an inverse of the folded black steel exterior with no windows but a few skylights . The overall effect relies on artificial light, lessening all possible distractions from the outisde. The carefully crafted concrete and glass exteriors of most of his designs is eschewed in favor of a painted, seamless skin that focuses attention on its form and away from its (lack of ) materiality. source: http://www.archidose.org/Apr05/041105.html
address: 6-14-5, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 56
how to visit: nearest station: Omotesando
opening time: 12:00-20:00 every day.
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HH STYLE / SANAA, 2000 Sanaa
hhstyle’s new furniture shop in Harajuku, designed by Kazuyo Sejima, is a store, that is difficult to miss with its mint-green glass facade emanating a subtle light that lures you in like the Sirens calling Odysseus. hhstyle is a design lover’s paradise, the store is a virtual museum of great design. You’ll see names like Marc Newson, Ray and Charles Eames, Philippe Starck, Shigeru Ban, Eero Saarinen and Ann Demeulemeester. SANAA builds in the style of Minimalism, mostly with concrete, steel, aluminum and glass. The materials usually remain untreated, they are only coated in white. Sejima describes her style: “We focus on the essence, this is the most important thing for us, and the essence of a space is just white. Being more reduced would not work, otherwise our architecture would be transparent and invisible. “ In the explanatory statement of the Pritzker Prize, the jury said: “Like only few other architects Sejima and Nishizawa explore the phenomena of spatial flow, light, transparency and materiality to create a unique, subtle synthesis. [...] Their buildings stand in contrast to bombastic rhetoric - the true quality is hidden deeper. SANAA represents an experimental architecture, architecture that shows how private life or public space, what is believed to be given and unchangeable, couldchange beyond patterns we are used to. “ address: 6-14-2 Jingümae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 T / F 03-3400-3435 58
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Mon - Sun 12:00 - 20:00h Closest station is the Meiji-Jingümae station, a train station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (station number: C03) and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (station number: F15)
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MAKIMOTO GINZA 2, 2005 Toyo Ito
Among many unique and glamorous buildings in the area, Mikimoto’s second property in Ginza definitley stands out with its design. Toyo Ito designed the world’s best pearl distributor Mikimoto’s boutique . Scattering windows in different shapes and sizes are lit up after dark, the building appears as a luxurious jewelry box from a “fantasy” world. The light pink exterior brightens the building on busy Ginza crossing. The structure of the building is made by steel frame and cast concrete, 1 basement and 9 stories with 2,205.02m2 total floor area which are used shops, restaurants and offices .
address: 2-4-12 Ginza , Chuo-ku , Tokyo , Japan
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how to visit: Transport:Yurakucho Station (Keihin Tohoku, Yamanote Lines: Central Exit) / Ginza Station (Ginza, Hibiya, Marunouchi Lines : Exit A13)
opening time: Mon – Sat 11:00 – 19:30 Sun, Holiday 11:00 – 19:00
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MAISON HERMÉS, 2001 Renzo Piano
The building is owned by the French luxury empire of Jean Louis Dumas and is the corporate headquarters and retail store of Hermes Japan. The 6,000 square meter building contains shopping space, workshops, offices, exhibition spaces and multimedia areas all topped by a roof garden. The design intention of the architect, Renzo Piano, was that of a “magic lantern”, inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns. In the daytime the translucent facade gives a hint of what is beyond, blurred by the thickness of the glass block (43cm by 43cm). At night the entire building (45m long by 11m wide, 50m high) is glowing from within. On the exterior, at eye level, the glass block facade is punctuated with clear glass block which displays Hermes products beyond. source: http://archrecord.construction.com/Projects/bts/archives/retail/Hermes/overview.asp http://www.floornature.com/progetto.php?id=4454&sez=30§ address: 5-4-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: opening time: Take the Hibiya, Marunouchi or Ginza Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 19.00 line to Ginza subway Wednesday: closed. station.
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SWATCH FLAGSHIPSTORE, 2005 Shigeru Ban
The Swatch flagship store stands out from the surrounding high-end fashion boutiques on this densely packed street. There is no doorway, no visible sign, and no glass storefront. A subtle change in floor material marks the low-key threshold between the sidewalk and the interior showroom. The massive lobby is dotted with glazed hydraulic elevators, planted trees, and a 13-story-tall hanging garden wall. The Swatch building’s interior living wall, a series of stacked planters that extends through to the top floor, has its own vertical watering system. At upper levels, the ability for users to control the ventilation by opening steeland-glass shutters, like giant folding garage doors, decreases the reliance on the mechanical ventilation systems. source: www.architectureweek.com address: Chou Dori 44
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How to visit: Ginza Subwaystation (Red, Grey and Orange line)
Opening time: Mon - Sun 10 am- 20 pm
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SONY BUILDING, 1964 Yoshinobu Ashihara
The Sony Building opened in Ginza on April 29, 1966, and its unique structure and design have made it a popular topic of conversation ever since. The designers of the Sony Building was inspired by New York’s Guggenheim Museum, and adopted a unique architectural style - the world’s first ”flower petal structure” - for its time. The building’s notable appearance and lack of unnecessary ornamentation, as well as the precision of its construction, make it seem as if the building itself is a giant Sony product, representing the renowned functional beauty.
address: 5-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
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how to visit: A 5-minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the JR Yamanote Line, A 1-minute walk from Exit B9 of Ginza Station
opening hours: open everyday stores open from 11am to 7pm
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LOUIS VUITTON GINZA NAMIKI, 2004 Jun Aoki
In Jun Aokis design of the exterior wall of the Louis Vuitton Store in Ginza Namiki, white, translucent alabaster from India is cast in beige glassfiber-reinforced concrete (GRC) and polished so that square shapes, large and small, appear to be scattered randomly in the wall, somewhat like terrazzo. Square areas, large and small, are also randomly arranged over the exterior wall as a whole. In those areas, the back of the panel is polished to a thickness of 15 millimeters and reinforced with a glass panel. These square areas alternately light up and vanish. The display windows too seem like fragments in terrazzo; three layers of highly-transparent glass are combined and made flush with the exterior wall. The opaque wall panels are connected to the structure by GRC rib-bolts; the transparent panels are supported by glass DPS. sources: www.aokijun.com (official site of Jun Aokis Atelier)
address: 7-6-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: close to “GINZA� (metrostation)
opening time: 10.00 - 19.00
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LANVIN BOUTIQUE GINZA, 2004 Hiroshi Nakamura
The Flagship Boutique of Lanvin is located in Ginza central street, one of the busiest fashion districts in down town Tokyo. The excellent sewing technique of the brand is translated into the building by embedding 3000 clear acrylic cy- linders into a steel plate to give the impression of Lanvin’s diamond encrusted party dress. “I regard architecture as an aggregate of light particles, that transforms according to ambient conditions such as weather or street scene. I aim to express architecture through using those particles, reflecting the surrounding environment into the interior space and vice versa. We looked into traditional methods of shipbuilding, and developed a technique whereby constricted cylinders, which were frozen in advance, were inserted into the steel wall. The cylinders then expanded to fit in the holes as they slowly adjusted to the room temperature. This enabled acrylic and steel to coexist in their naturalist expression ”, says architect Hiroshi Nakamura. address: 7-9-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku 104-0061 TOKYO JAPAN T 03 3289 2788 72
How to visit: Get off at Shinbashi station and follow the Daiichi-Keihin, cross the Showa Dori and follow then the Chuo Dori - R., until you see the Lanvin store on the right side.
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DIOR GINZA, 2004 Kumiko Inui
The building is tall, stately, and understated. Its exterior draws the eye for the very reason that it lacks the flash and trash of neighboring structures. It is the iPod of Tokyo architecture. The facade is what most buildings are judged on, and Dior gave it`s best for this one. It manages to convey both a smooth and dimpled texture at the same time. The trick is that there are actually two facades on the building. An outer skin is made of steel and punctured with thousands of holes which reveal the illuminated inner skin, which is also patterned. Combined, they create a dignified pattern that is somewhere between the Burberry tartan and a gift-wrapped birthday present. The result is truly magnificent. The building’s facade is illuminated by fiber optics at night. source: www.glasssteelandstone.com, www.tenplusone.inax.co.jp, www.tokyoarchitecture.info
address 5-6-1 Ginza, Tokyo
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how to get there metro station Ginza, exit B3
opening hours 10am - 6pm
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KABUKI-ZA THEATRE, 1889 Kashiwagi, Okata, Yoshida
Since it opened in 1889, the Kabuki-za theatre with its diverse history, is now the centre in traditional culture. Since its first performance which took place in Kyoto at the beginning of 17th century, there have been many innovations made to Kabuki. The Kabuki-za was burned to the ground in a fire in October,1921. Rebuilding began in the following June. Uncompleted, the theatre was again damaged, by the great earthquake that hit the Kanto area in September, 1923. The new theatre was finally completed in December of the following year. Plays still continued even during the war years, until a massive air raid on Tokyo on May, 1945 completely gutted the building, leaving only the outer walls standing. Kabuki-za was rebuilt for the third time and reopened in January, 1951. http://www.kabuki-za.co.jp/ address 4-12-5 Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo
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how to visit * right in front of the Higashi Ginza Station of the Hibiya and Toei Asakusa subway line. * Tokyo station = 15 minutes/Subway * Ginza main intersection = 5 minutes/ Walk
opening hours Matinees 11:00 am - 03:45 pm Evening Shows 4:30 pm - 09:00 pm
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TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM 1989-1996 Rafael Vinoly
The sweeping form of the volume that contains the Glass Hall, the main entrance lobby to the entire complex, forms an arc that follows the lines of the bounding railway to the east. Four volumes contain large performance spaces and a conference room. Each of these volumes is treated as an independent building. The structural system of the glass hall is extremely light, its transparent facade and ceiling made possible by an innovative truss system of arched steel beams in compression and cable elements in tension in repetition over its 225 meter length, all supported by only two columns located on the center of the longitudinal axis at each end of the hall. This hull-like form of the ceiling structure seen through the laminated glass facade creates a distinctive mark on the Tokyo skyline. source: http://www.galinsky.com/buildings
address 5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 78
how to visit one-minute walk from Yurakucho Station or five-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station
for opening hours contact telephone +81 3-5221-9000.
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TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
Tsukiji Market is best known as one of the world’s largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day. The sight of the many kinds of fresh fish, shellfish and other seafood and the busy atmosphere of scooters, trucks, sellers and buyers hurrying around, make it the most famous of over ten wholesale markets for metropolitan Tokyo. Just outside of the wholesale market is a thriving “outside market” of small retail shops and restaurants that cater to the public. A visit to Tsukiji Market is best combined with a fresh sushi breakfast or lunch at one of the onsite or local restaurants. Restaurants typically open around five in the morning and close between 12:00 and 15:00. Since the wholesale area of Tsukiji Market is a site where serious business is conducted, it is important for visitors not to interfere with the action by adhering to the following rules: - Visit the tuna auction only between 5:00am and 6:15am! - Do not enter areas restricted to authorized personnel! - Do not obstruct traffic! - Do not bring large bags or suitcases into the market! - Do not take flash photography during the tuna auction! - Do not enter the market in high heeled shoes or sandals! - Do not bring small children or pets! - Do not smoke in the market! - Do not touch the fish! address: 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture 1040045, Japan 80
how to visit: * Just above Tsukijishijo Station on the Subway Oedo Line * 5 minute walk from Tsukiji Station on the Subway Hibiya Line * The closest JR station is Shimbashi, from where you can walk to the market in about 15 minutes
opening time: Tuna Auctions 5:00 am - 6:15 am Outer Market varies by shop, typically 5:00 to 14:00
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YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL, 2002 FOA (Foreign Office Architects)
The Port, built from 2000 till 2002 for € 220 000 000, is a new type of transportation space integrated with urban facilities (all together 48 000m2). Rather than conceiving the building as an object of the pier, detached from its context, it is designed as an extension of the pier ground, simultaneously hos- ting the terminal functions and creating a very large urban park on the roof of the terminal. To ensure maximum urban life throughout the terminal, the building is organised around a circulation system which challenges both, the linear characteristic of piers and the directionality of the circulation, by using a series of programmatically-specific interlocking circulation loops. This system produces an uninterrupted and multi-directional space, rather than a conventional gateway. The building is constructed as a systematic transformation of the lines of the circulation diagram into a folded surface that hosts additional program. Sources: www.f-o-a.net, Architecture Now! address: Osanbashi Pier 1-1-4 Kaigan-dori Naka-ku Yokohama-shi Japan
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how to visit: It’s best, you’ll take the Minato Mirai Line and get off at Nihon Odori Station. Then 10 minutes on foot to reach Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal. Keep the sea straight ahead.
opening time: Rooftop > 24 hrs. 2nd floor > 9:00 - 21:30h 1st floor (parking) > 24 hrs.
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KAMATA ÖTA
The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata. As of 2008, the quarter has an estimated population of 677,341 and a density of 11,360 persons per km². The total area is 59.46 km². Ōta’s hub is situated around the two Kamata Stations (JR Kamata and Keikyu Kamata) where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport, HND), now the main domestic airport for the Greater Tokyo Area, began with the establishment of Haneda Airfield in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture. In 1945, it became Haneda Army Air Base under the control of the United States Army. In the same year, the Occupation ordered the expansion of the airport, evicting people from the surroundings on 48 hours’ notice. With the end of the occupation, the Americans returned part of the facility to Japanese control in 1952, completing the return in 1958. 86
Haneda Airport in Ōta was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffic for the Tokyo Olympics. The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya stand to the north, and Kōtō lies to the east. Across the Tama River in Kanagawa Prefecture is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.
Landmarks * Ikegami Honmonji, a Buddhist temple founded by Nichiren in the 13th century * Ōmori Shell Mound site * Senzoku Pond, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet. The grave of Katsu Kaishu is nearby. http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo/Ota http://en.wikipedia.org/
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MORIYAMA HOUSE, 2005 Ryue Nishizawa
“In this house, the client is given the freedom to decide which part of this cluster of rooms is to be used as a residence or as rental rooms. He may switch among the series of living and dining rooms or use several rooms at a time according to the season or other circumstances. The domain of the residence changes after his own life.” The Moriyama House can be explored in concept of mixing public and privat space by architect Ryue Nishizawa. Every room seema to be a small hous itself. Create a wonderful composition of a private space where every of the 6 tenants has his own “home” . Unit C acts as the living room where all inhabitants can meet. This stricking concept makes the Moriyama House almost like a little village. source: www.gravestmor.com 88
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HON-ATSUGI Kanagawa
Hon-Atsugi Station is a major stop on the Odakyu Electric Railway’s Odawara Line serving the city of Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. All rapid express and most limited express (Romancecar) services also make stops here. The station also serves as a transfer point for local and intercity buses of the Kanagawa Chuo Company, with direct service to Morioka, the Shinkansen Shin-Yokohama Station, Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara. Kanagawa Prefecture is a relatively small prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The quarter has an estimated population of 8,965,000 and a density of 3,711.6 /km². The total area is 2,415.42 km² 90
The southeastern area nearby the Miura Peninsula is less urbanized, with the ancient city of Kamakura drawing tourists to temples and shrines. The western part, bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture on the west, is more mountainous and includes resort areas like Odawara and Hakone. The area, stretching 80 km from west to east and 60 km from north to south, contains 2,400 sq km of land, accounting for 0.64 % of the total land area of Japan. Topographically, the prefecture consists of three distinct areas. The mountainous western region features the Tanzawa Mountain Range and Hakone Volcano. The hilly eastern region is characterized by the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula. The central region, which surrounds the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula, consists of flat stream terraces and low lands around major rivers including the Sagami River, Sakai River, Tsurumi
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KAIT KOBO, 2008 Junya Ishigami
A white forest in a grey field, Junya Ishigami’s university project space in the foothills west of Tokyo is a building designed to almost disappear. The whole facade is made entierly out of glass that is supported and attached to flat glass ‘columns’; together with the thin roof they give the building an extreme feeling of lightness. It appears to be a pavilion, but is in fact a studio - workspace, which has more than enough natural light throughout the day coming through the glass facade as well as through the roof windows. The forest comprises 305 slender steel 5m-high columns, irregularly orientated and distributed throughout the space, while the field from which they rise is a distorted square bed of concrete, slightly raised above the surrounding bitumen. www.architect-studio.blogspot.com, www.jpdesign.org address Shimo-ogino Atsugi Kanagawa 243-0292
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how to get there Shinjuku- Hon Atsugi station (40 minutes by express) then 20 minutes bus, bound for Tobio Danchi, exit Kanagawa Kakadaigaku- mae
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TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 2007 Toyo Ito & Associates
The library is a place to be shared by both students and staff members across all disciplines. To let the people’s flows and views freely penetrate the building, Toyo Ito imagined a structure of randomly placed arches, creating the sensation as if the sloping floor and the front garden’s scenery were continuing within the building. In plan these steel arches are arranged along curved lines which cross at several points. The spatial diversity one experiences by walking through the arches different in span and height changes shamelessly from a cloister-like space filled with natural light to the impression of a tunnel that cannot be penetrated visually. source: http://www.dezeen.com/2007/09/11/tama-art-university-library-by-toyo-ito/ El Croquis: Toyo Ito 2005-2009
address: Hachioji Campus: how to visit: 2-1723 Yarimizu, Hachioji, Tokyo 192- Hashimoto station (JR Yokohama or Keio line) 0394, Japan than bus: Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu (Tama Bijutsu Daigaku)
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opening time for a group: 13:00-15:00 every Tuesday.
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ST. MARY CATHEDRAL, 1964 Kenzo Tange
The St. Mary’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. The original structure of 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. Kenzo Tange realized this project with the assistance of some european architects and engeneers. Amogst them the Zurich architect Max Lechner. The plan of the building is in the form of a cross, from which eight hyperbolic parabolas rise up. These open upwards to form a cross of light which continues vertically the length of the four facades. The bell tower is 61.68m in height and stands at a little distance from the main building of the cathedral which maximum hight is 39.42m . The total floor area of the church is 3,650m . The exterior surfaces are clad in stainless steel, which gives them a special radiance in keeping with the religious character of the building. sources: www.ktaweb.com ; www.tokyo.catholic.jp
address: 3-15-16 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: “EDOGAWABASHI” (Yurakucho Line, exit 1A)
“MEJIRO STATION”(JR), then bus n.61 in front of Mitsui Bank, to Chinzan-so
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HOUSE IN UEHARA , 1976 Kazuo Shinohara
Six vertical concrete pillars, each with a pair of poured diagonal (45°) struts support the roof slab. Overall height of the house was limited to five meters on the street facades, owing the local codes. The solution in order to receive two stories was to construct very thin slabs that are supported by the diagonal struts. Shortly after the design had been finalized, it was decided to add a (semi-cylindrical corrugated steel) hut on the roof (by regulation not a contradiction to height restriction) not only to build extra space but also to integrate a “savage thought” (Anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss). The outer shell of the structure was made in one pour the greater part of the second storey infrastructure contains light inserted materials. The overhanging part of the second storey at the left from front creates a two-car carport adjacent to the ground floor office and workshop. Insulation–laminated plywood was used for interior form work. Source: Kazuo Shinohara - “Houses and drawings”
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TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART SPACE, 1990 Yoshinobu Ashihara
The theater’s enormous glass atrium attracts visitors inside, where they can choose from five different halls. The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space was designed by Yoshinobu Ashihara as a significant influence on Tokyo’s “hidden order” in the twentieth century. 13,290.44m2 Total area: 49,739.00m2 Structural type: ferroconcrete partly iron frame Number of floors: 4 floors underground, 10 floors above the ground Main facilities: 1.Hall facilities (1) Main Hall 1,999 seats (including movable ones) (2)Medium Hall 841 seats (3)Small Hall 1 300 seats (variable) (4)Small Hall 2 300 seats (variable) source: http://www.geigeki.jp/
address: 1-8-1 Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,
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how to visit: Subway Station Ikebukuro
oppening ours: closed: 5 / 6 - 13 / 2010, when opened: inhouse shops: ~10:00-20:00
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HOUSE IN WHITE, 1966 Kazuo Shinohara
Kazuo Shinohara studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, (TIT) finishing in 1953, and become professor in 1970. He established his own practice in 1954, going on to design more than 30 residential buildings, as well as many key public buildings across Japan. Japan’s most influential architects, such as Toyo Ito, Itsuko Hasegawa and Kazunari Sakamoto, studied closely with Shinohara during his 33-year academic tenure. Shinohara was one of the first designers to embrace Tokyo’s chaotic urban condition as a design theme. Shinohara his style with massive truss-like structure inside, a development of the free-standing columnar theme first used in the ‘House in White’, Tokyo (1966). His designs are characterized by a powerful expression of architectural elements which he uses in symbolic ways. Source: Kazuo Shinohara: Kazuo Shinohara, TOTO Shuppan 1996.
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CURTAIN WALL HOUSE, 1995 Shigeru Ban Architects
The house is intended to be a reflection of the owner’s lifestyle. It is open to the outdoors and utilizes contemporary materials in new interpretations of traditional Japanese styles. Wide deck spaces are attached to the east and south sides of the second-floor living room and tent-like curtains are hung on the outer facade between the second and third floors. Interior conditons are controlled by opening and closing this Japanese-style “curtain wall”. In winter, a set of glazed doors (in combination with the curtain) can completely enclose the house for insulation and privacy. This thin membrane takes the place of shoji and sudare screens, and fusuma doors that appear in the traditional Japanese house. ‘Mies invented the glass curtain wall’, Ban explained, ‘but I just used a curtain’. http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com
address: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: * JR Saikyo Line, near Itabashi station * Subway station Oyama
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SKY HOUSE, 1958 Kiyonori Kikutake
Kiyonori Kikutake , born in 1928 in Kurume, Japan, is one of Japanese architects today. He is well known as one of the original founders of Metabolism, a major Japanese contribution to modern architectural philosophy. The Sky House became the gambit of the Metabolist Movement and propelled Kikutake as one of its figureheads. Frustrated with the way Tokyo was being rebuilt, this boisterous group of youngsters outlined their ideas in a bilingual pamphlet called Metabolism: the proposals for a new urbanism. Put forth during the World Design Conference in Tokyo in 1960, this document became the group’s declaration of independence from both the government and CIAM. The Sky House flies no longer. It has landed. Its translucent partition, closed shutters, and lush garden ground it to the city. Source: www.kikutake.co.jp
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TOWER HOUSE, 1966 Takamitsu Azuma
The Tower House is one of the most famous “experimental mininum houses� in Japan. The site area is 20.56 sqm, building area is only 11.80 sqm . This house was appreciated as an architectual manifesto of living inside the city. To the street it has a closed concrete exterior with no windows on the street elevation; this, however, is extended outwards to the city by a slat ting parapet and overhanging roof-terrace acting as transitional elements between inside and out. Inside the sequence of spaces refers to an traditional japanese house, the rooms are arranged after each other like pearls on a necklace just vertical. Takamitsu Azuma and his family have been living here over 40 years. source: http://www.tripwolf.com/de/guide/show/298587/Japan/Tokio/BonsaiArchitektur
address: 3-39-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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how to visit: opening time: Subway: Gaienmae (G03) (Ginza-line) private house of the architect
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HOUSE IN OKURAYAMA, 2008 Kazuyo Sejima
Like an elusive, albeit oversized, piece of a jigsaw puzzle, Kazuyo Sejima’s residential project is hidden at the heart of Yokohama. One half of renowned Tokyo-based architecture firm SANAA, Sejima designed this slinky apartment block under her Kazuyo Sejima & Associates guise. Bucking the trend for herding tenants into cell-like flats, she has afforded each apartment its own character, using the curvature of each section to create unexpected spatial permutations. Despite the playful agenda, the abstracted spaces are practical, with at least two straight walls each for ease of decoration. The curvy structure allows for airy courtyards, light-filled terraces and patches of greenery, giving the block a sense of both privacy and community. address: how to visit: Yokohama-shi, * Nearest Metro: Tokyu Toyoko Line, Okurayama Station, Yokohama, KanaKanagawa, Tokyo gawa
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FUJI KINDERGARTEN, 2007 Tezuka Architects
Architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka joined forces with Kashiwa Sato, one of Tokyo’s most respected creative directors, to build and brand, a novel kind of kindergarten in Tachikawa, a suburban area of Tokyo. ‘Children love to run in circles’, states Takaharu when describing the genesis of this building. This idea meshed well with the client’s simple brief, having visited Roof House (AR October 2001), he wanted a roof house for 500 children. The building’s distinctive form also supports the kindergarten’s mode of operation, the Montessori education method, by providing a flexible, robust and secure framework within which to encourage key notions of independence and freedom. With Japan’s climate allowing screens to be open eight months of the year, spaces merge with each other and with the gardens. ‘A single village without dead ends. Three existing large trees are left in the building, aiming at a totally environmental architecture. “
address: 2-7-1 Kamisuna-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo 128
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EMBASSIES & EMERGENCY
EMBASSIES Austrian Embassy Tokio 1-1-20 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0046 Tel: 03-3451-8281 Fax: 03-3451-8283 tokio-ob@bmeia.gv.at Besucherverkehr: Montag - Freitag, 09.00 - 12.00 h (entfällt an Feiertagen) Amtsstunden: Montag - Freitag, 09.00 - 17.00 Uhr www.bmeia.gv.at/botschaft/tokio.html
Latvian Embassy , Japan 37-11 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku 150-0047 Tokyo Japan Phone: +81-3-3467-6888 Fax: +81-3-3467-6888
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan 5-12-2 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 Tel. +81-3-3440-2611 Fax. +81-3-3440-2620 emb.tokyo@mfa.no Opening hours (Mon -Fri ) 9:00-12:30 / 13:30-17:00
Hungarian Embasy, Japan 2-17-14. Mita, Minato-ku, 108-0073, Tokyo Phone: +81-3-3798-8801 / 2 / 3 / 4 Fax: +81-3-3798-8812 mission.tio@kum.hu
embassy.japan@mfa.gov.lv
Emergency Polish Embassy , Japan 2-13-5 Mita 153-0062 Meguro-ku Tokyo Japan Phone: +81-3-57947020 Fax: +81-3-57947024 polamb@poland.or.jp www.poland.or.jp
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Fire, rescue, or an ambulance, dial “119” Police, dial “110” English speaking operators are on duty 24 hours a day. Your calls are free of charge.
TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS
TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS buying a ticket, surviving a trip BUYING A TICKET
SURVIVING THE TRIP Know your ‘going out’ options. You’ll have to choose between heading home early on the last train, staying out much later and catching the first, or taking a taxi. The subway operates between 5 am and 1 am, when all transportation services cease. Signs on subway stations include the station names in English. Each line has a letter (example: the Ginza line has a line symbol of G) and a color. You simply follow the signs indicating the line symbol + line color. When you arrive at the platform there are two ways of recognizing your preferred station / direction- using the station name as your guide– they appear in English, or there is a letter and number code to identify it each station. The letter stands for the line, the number reflects where on the line the station is. Buy prepaid rail passes. They are rechargeable “smart cards”. There are two major brands of rail pass: Suica, and Pasmo. They can be used on just about every subway, train and bus line in Tokyo (with the exception of JR’s Shinkansen and limited express trains). Most Tokyo Subway tickets and rail passes are sold from automated vending machines which have an English language option (see note below for more detail). Ticket machines are located at each subway station. Some of the larger stations have ticketing offices. There is an initial ¥500 deposit that you must pay when purchasing a rail pass, this fee is refundable at the subway station when you leave Japan. You choose how much money you want to put on the pass. Swipe the card over the card reader on the gate, which is indicated by a blue light. When you place your ticket, it will display the amount of cash left on your pass. Going out of the station without knowing the right exit number for your desired destination, can lead to extensive walking in the endless passageways of the Tokyo subway system. You can find your exit number easily on the vicinity maps which are located on the platforms, or after exiting the fare gate. 131
TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS
TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS
a provisional list of tickets, prices and attractions SPECIAL TICKETS A whole variety of day passes is available for the Tokyo area. Day passes are sold at train stations and vending machines and are valid from the first train in the morning until the last train in the evening. TOKYO FREE KIPPU (1580 YEN) Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) and JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day. It is also valid on buses and streetcars operated by Toei. TOEI AND TOKYO METRO ONE-DAY ECONOMY PASS (1000 YEN) Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) on one calendar day. TOKYO METRO OPEN TICKET (1-DAY: 600 OR 710 YEN; 2-DAY: 980 YEN) Unlimited use of the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines, but not the four Toei subway lines. A regular one day pass costs 710 yen, while a tourist version is available for 600 yen (one day) and 980 yen (two consecutive days). The tourist version is only available at Narita Airport. TOEI ONE-DAY ECONOMY PASS (700 YEN) Unlimited use of the four Toei subway lines, buses and streetcars on one calendar day. It is not valid on the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines. TOKUNAI PASS (730 YEN) Unlimited use of JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day. HOLIDAY PASS (2300 YEN) Unlimited use of local and rapid JR trains in the greater Tokyo area (including Yokohama and Kamakura) on one calendar day. It can only be used on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and certain holiday seasons. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to the Holiday Pass. PREPAID CARDS don’t give you any discounts, but they make the process of taking trains easier, as you do not always need to buy a ticket before riding a train. SUICA AND PASMO Suica and PASMO are prepaid IC cards, that can be used interchangeably on most trains and buses in Greater Tokyo, including JR trains, subways and other non-JR trains. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to Suica and PASMO. The JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid only on JR trains. It cannot be used on subways or any other non-JR train.
Experiencing the rush hour The weekday rush hour peaks are between 8am and 9am in the morning, and shortly after 5pm in the evening . Rush hours are most extreme in Tokyo, but can also be pretty heavy in Japan’s other major cities. Often during the morning rush hour, traffic on certain urban and suburban trains is so intense that passengers are pressed against each other so that they are unable to move. In railway stations, passenger streams have to be neatly organized by signs, lanes and station personnel in order to keep everything moving. To experience Tokyo’s most extreme rush hour congestion, take a ride in the hindmost car of the JR Saikyo Line from Akabane to Ikebukuro on a weekday morning between 8:15 and 8:45. Other particularly crowded rail sections during the Tokyo morning rush hour include Ueno to Okachimachi (JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Lines), Nakano to Shinjuku (JR Chuo Line) and Kinshicho to Ryogoku (JR Sobu Line).
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TOKYO BICYCLE TIPS
TOKYO BICYCLE TIPS
tricks and tips, one advertisment Road Rules - Bicycles basically follow the same traffic laws as automobiles. All traffic signs and signals apply to bicyles as well. - Bicycles keep left on radways. - Riding in the opposite direction is prohibited. - Basically ride on the roadway. However, you may ride on the sidewalk. - Pedestrians have the right of way on the sidewalks. Cyclists bear responsiblity for accidents with pedestrians. - Helmets are optional but strongly recommended. - Lights and a reflectors are required for night riding.(you will be stopped without one. ) - Drunk riding is against the law. - Don’t be Intimidated by Honking Cars. Cars will honk at you just to make sure you know a car is coming. In theory, bicycles are supposed to use the streets and not the sidewalks, except when signs indicate that the sidewalks are for common use by pedestrians and cyclists. In praxis, however, cyclists tend to use the sidewalks at all times. Due to the high popularity of bicycles, there are dedicated bicycle parking areas near most railway stations and shopping centers. Here and there you may even find multi-storey parking garages for exclusive use by bicycles. Where there is a lack of designated parking space, bicycles will be ruthlessly parked even in clearly designated nonparking zones. In some areas, wrongly parked bicycles may be removed by the local authorities and can only get returned against a fine. Bicycle theft is not uncommon. Especially the scenario of being stranded at a railway station without continuing bus connection or someone to drive you home, creates occasional thieves. In order to fight bicycle theft, every bicycle in Japan is supposed to be registered with the police against a small onetime fee.
Rental Bikes TOKYO RENT A BIKE 3-5-11 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (7 min from Nakameguro Station) TEL. 080-3209-9996 tokyorentabike@yahoo.co.jp Open 10am-1pm - Pick up Bike before 1pm, return by 8pm. Rental Fee 900 yen ALL DAY for 6 gear bikes 600 ALL DAY for single gear bikes. COOL BIKE BICYCLE RENTAL bike pickup at Subway exit B4b (Starbucks is at its right side.) The station has the Tokyo Metro Nanboku line, Yurakucho line, Touzai line, Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Ooedo line and JR Soubu line. Rental fee : Pickup at Iidabashi Station: 2,000 yen, Delivery to hotel: 2,500 yen http://www.coolbike.jp/index.php/ems_en.html MUJIRUSHI RYOUHIN YUURAKUCHO 1 min walk frim JR "Yuraku-Cho" Sta. Kyobashi Exit. You can casually stroll around Ginza and Marunouchi using the rental bikes. Fee(weekdays) 525yen/day (tax included) Fee(weekends) 1,050yen/day (tax included) Deposit 3,000 (cash only, returned on bike return) Time 10:00-20:00 (registration 18:00) Passport or ID required Reservations accepted http://www.mujiyurakucho.com/info/index.asp 133
STUDENT LIST
1.Berzins Karlis , doctor.berzins@gmail.com, 0680.1274411 2.Bruck Emilia, emilia.mariaanna@gmail.com, 0650.9273477 3. Eskevik Aase Haug, eskevik@hotmail.com, 0676.3621961 4. Fodor Kata, fodor-ka@hotmail.com, 0650.3242079 5. Groskaufmanis Matiss, matissgr@gmail.com, 0699.10603642 6. Hammer Sara, sara_hammer2000@yahoo.de, 0650.3030647 7. Klich Dawid, d.klich@gmx.at, 0676.5859628 8. Liszt Fabian, fabian.liszt@yahoo.de, 0699.10989794 9. Mandl Manuela, manuela.mandl@gmx.at, 0699.10229318 10. Oltay Matthias, r0650859@student.akbild.ac.at, 0699.10152006 11. Prokop Romana, romana@cnm.at, 0676.6306803 12. Scheicher Doris, doris_sch@gmx.net, 0650.2102369 13.Theuer Marie-Orit, orit@gmx.at, 0664.4488921
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