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The MUST-SEE Architecture in Toyko, Japan - Åvontuura
The MUST-SEE Architecture in Toyko, Japan - Åvontuura
The MUST-SEE
Architecture in Toyko
By Karl van Es // Feature City, Japan July
4, 2017
Contemporary
Architecture
Practical Information
Fuji Kindergarten
Shaped like a giant halo, Japan’s largest
kindergarten has no interior walls to
emphasize the concept of no-barriers,
allowing kids total freedom inside and
out. At 2.1m tall, the building is
extremely short by contemporary
standards and is designed to be closer to
the ground to match the height of its
primary users. Two zelkova trees pass
through the roof deck letting kids climb
it as part of their playtime. Along with
windows along the perimeter, there are
no hiding places which allow for easy
supervision for the adults.
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Architect: Sou Fujimoto
Built: 2011
Address: 1-736 Ogawa-cho, Kodaira-shi,
Tokyo, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Wednesday – Monday: Daily,
10:00am – 6:00p (except Tuesday)
Website: https://mauml.musabi.ac.jp/en
/
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Architect: MVRDV
Built: 2007
Type: Shopping Center
Address: Japan, 〒150-0001 Tokyo,
Shibuya, Jingumae, 5−10−1
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 11:00am – 12:00am
Website: gyre-omotesando.com/
Practical Information
Architect: SANAA
Built: 2003
Type: Retail
Address: 5-9-11 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0001
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 10:00am – 8:00Pm
Maison Hermès
Italian architect Renzo Piano designed
the flagship store and corporate offices
for Hermès in Tokyo’s Ginza district. The
building is very slender at only 12 meters
wide and is characterized for its use of
custom glass blocks designed and
manufactured in Florence. To withstand
Tokyo’s significant seismic regulations,
the glass blocks were fitted with a steel
grid allowing for shifts up to 4mm
during earthquakes.
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Architect: Jun Mitsui & Associates
Architects
Built: 2008
Type: Office
Address: 2-5-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Dentsu Tower
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Architect: JERDE
Built: 1998
Type: Office, Retail
Address: 1-8-2 Higashi-Shimbashi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
K-Museum
Imagine a city, reclaimed from the sea
with an elaborate infrastructure but no
buildings. K-Museum documents the
lost waterfront city called Odaiba.
Located at the very head of Tokyo Bay,
the museum was designed to showcase
the hidden infrastructure that keeps
Tokyo functioning. After a terrible
recession hit Japan in the 1980’s, the
proposed development in the area went
bankrupt and museum closed with it.
Development has since picked up in the
area in recent years and the possibility
of reopening the K-Museum exists.
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Kabuki-Cho Tower
This compact tower designed by Rogers
Stirk Harbour + Partners is the response
to a very challenging site where the
streets are very narrow and constrained.
Access to daylight was the biggest
challenge facing the architects, and
their solution was a lightweight
glass façade that cantilevers over the
underground shopping and restaurant
area.
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Modern Architecture
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St.Mary’s Cathedral
St. Mary’s Cathedral is a modern
cathedral and widely considered
architect Kenzo Tange’s greatest work. It
is also the seat of the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Tokyo. The design is
credited for its elegant use of concrete
by curving the rhomboid-shaped walls
as they move vertically to reveal a cross
in its roof. The church is inspired by the
lightness of a bird and its wings.
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National Museum of
Western Art
Designed by renowned architect Le
Corbusier, the National Museum of
Western Art is his only known building
designed in the far east and a UNESCO
protected building. The design
encompasses several of “Corb”‘s core
principles which includes a square or
rational building form raised on pilotis.
Circulation through the buildings is via a
series of ramps with skylights that guide
visitors through the building. The facade
is detailed with concrete panels.
Practical Information
Architect: Le Corbusier
Built: 1979
Type: Museum
Address: Japan, 〒102-8322 Tōkyō-to,
Chiyoda-ku, Kitanomarukōen, 3−1
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 9:30am –
5:300pm
Website: www.nmwa.go.jp/jp/index.htm
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Makuhari Messe
Designed by Funihiko Maki, Messe is
a German word meaning “trade fair”. The
building is a massive convention center
outside the city centre that is easily
accessible by train or car. The building is
most noted for its roof structure
comprised of 216m wide and 96m long
steel trusses that are held up by slender
columns.
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Tokyo Tower
Located in the Shiba-koen district of
Minato, the Tokyo Tower is the second
tallest structure and is painted orange
and white color to comply with air
safety regulations. It was inspired by the
Eiffel Tower but despite being taller, is
almost half of its measureable weight.
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Traditional Architecture
Meiji Shrine
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Sensoji Temple
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Built: 645 AD
Style: Japanese Buddhist architecture
Address: 2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taitō,
Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily,6:00am – 5:00pm
Website: www.senso-ji.jp/
Nezu Shrine
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Shitennō-ji
Practical Information
Built: 593
Style: Japanese Buddhist
Address: 1-11-18 Shitennoji, Tennoji
Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 543-
0051, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 8:00am – 5:30pm
Cost: ¥300
Website: www.shitennoji.or.jp/
Yushima Seido
Practical Information
Built: 1690
Style: Temple
Address: 1-4-25 Yushima, Bunkyō, Tokyo
113-0034, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 9:30am – 5:30pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.seido.or.jp/
Built: 1703
Style: Confucian Temple
Address: Japan, 〒135-0047 Tokyo, Koto,
Tomioka, 1 Chome−18−17 13 富岡和倉ビル
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: fukagawafudou.gr.jp/
Yushima Tenmangu
Practical Information
Built: 458 AD
Style: Shinto shrine
Address: 3 Chome-30-1 Yushima,
Bunkyō, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily, 6:00am – 8:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/
Yasukuni Shrine
Practical Information
Built: 1869
Style: Shinto Shrine
Address: 3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita,
Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.yasukuni.or.jp/
Zojoji Temple
Practical Information
Built: 1393
Type: Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple
Founder: Yūyo Shōsō
Address: 4丁⽬目-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato,
Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.zojoji.or.jp/en/
Sengakuji Temple
Practical Information
Built: 1393
Type: Sōtō Zen Buddhist Temple
Address: 2 Chome-11-1 Takanawa,
Minato, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours:
April to September 7:00am – 6:00pm
October to March 7:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.sengakuji.or.jp/about_se
ngakuji_en/
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