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KKAA
ARCHITECTURE GUIDE
TOKYO 2O15
Sumida Riv
er
JR Yamanote line
J R Y
a m a n o t e
li n
e
Rop
pong
i Hill
s
Shib
a Pa
rk
Shin
juku
Gyo
en
Mei
ji Jin
gu S
hrin
e
Jingu
Gai
en
Aka
saka
Pal
ace
Hib
iya
Park
Ham
arik
yuG
arde
ns
Uen
o Pa
rk
ASAKUSA
KA
GU
RA
-Z
AK
A
ASAK
USA
- BA
SHI
the
Uni
vers
ityof
Tok
yo
the
Impe
rial
Pal
ace
SHIBUYA
HARAJUKU
SHINJUKU
IKEBUKURO
UE
NO
TOKYO
YURAKU-CHO
AKIHA- BARA
5
6 8
911
1722
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27
28
3031
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33
34
35
29
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16
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12
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Ha r
u mi
Do
r i
Chuo Dori
Ro
pp
on
gi
Do
ri
Ao
yam
a D
ori
Ko
s hu
Ka i
do
Ka s
u ga D
o r i
Ho n g o D
o r i
Om
ot e
s an d
o
BU
ILD
ING
S: 1 = N
EZU
KA
MA
CH
IKU 2 =
WIT
HU
S N
EZU
3 = D
AIW
A U
BIQ
UIT
OU
S C
OM
PUT
ING
RES
EAR
CH
BU
ILD
ING
4 = K
URO
GI 5 = A
SAK
USA
TO
UR
IST
IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N C
ENT
ER
6 =
HU
LIC
ASA
KU
SAB
ASH
I B
UIL
DIN
G 7 = K
AYA
NO
YA
8 =
TON
ETS
BU
ILD
ING 9 = KITTE 1
0 = S
HIC
HIJ
UN
IKO
U
11 = S
USH
IDO
KORO
JU
N 1
2 = T
IFFA
NY
GIN
ZA
13 = G
INZ
A K
ABU
KIZ
A 1
4 = JU
GET
SUD
O K
AB
UK
IZA
KU
MA
P 1
CEN
TR
AL
TOK
YO
BU
ILD
ING
S:
15 = G
INZ
A S
HO
CH
IKU
SQ
UA
RE
16 = S
HIN
ON
OM
E C
AN
AL
CO
URT
CO
DA
N
17 = T
HE
CA
PITO
L H
OT
EL T
OK
YU
18
= T
OK
YO M
IDTO
WN
D-N
ORT
H W
ING
19 = S
UN
TORY
MU
SEU
M
20 = L
UC
IEN
PEL
LAT-
FIN
ET
TOK
YO M
IDTO
WN
SH
OP
21 =
KU
RA
YAM
IZA
KA
MIY
ASH
ITA
22 = B
AIS
O I
N T
EMPL
E
23 = E
SCO
RTER
AO
YAM
A
24 = N
EZU
IN
STIT
UT
E O
F FI
NE
ART
S
25 = N
EZU
CA
FÉ
26 = M
IELE
CEN
TER
OM
OT
ESA
ND
O
27 = S
UN
NY
HIL
LS J
APA
N
28 =
ON
E O
MO
TES
AN
DO
29 = W
AK
ETO
KU
YAM
A
30 = JR
SH
IBU
YA S
TAT
ION
FA
ÇA
DE
31 =
SHIB
UYA
STA
TIO
N A
REA
RED
EVEL
OPM
ENT
PRO
JEC
T
32 =
RED
BU
LL M
USI
C A
CA
DEM
Y
33 = A
KA
GI
JIN
JA S
HR
INE
34 = la kagu
35 = T
OSH
IMA
CIT
Y H
ALL
Keio Takao line
JR Yamanote line
K a m p a c h i d o r i
41
3742
43
36
38
JR C
hu
o l
i ne
Ko
shu
Ka
ido
Toky
u Oimachi lin
e
3940
SHIBUYAHARAJUKU
KIC
HIJ
OZ
I
NIK
OT
AM
AG
AW
A
T O D O R O K I
TA
KA
O
TAKAO-YAMAGUCHI
KEI
O T
AK
AO
SHINJUKU
T a m a Ri v e r
J R
To k y u
o o i m
a c h i li n e
R 2 4 6
Y
aen Kaido
21
WIT
HU
S N
EZU
BU
ILD
ING
S: 3
8 =
TEC
CH
AN 3
9 = M2 4
0 = F
OO
D A
ND
AG
RIC
ULT
UR
E M
USE
UM
41
,42
= T
AM
AG
AW
A T
AK
ASH
IMA
YA S
.C. M
AIN
BU
ILD
ING
PIL
OT
I, M
AR
RON
IER
CO
URT
43 = M
UR
AI
MA
SAN
AR
I ART
MU
SEU
M
44 = T
EIK
YO U
NIV
ERSI
TY
ELE
MEN
TARY
SC
HO
OL
45 = T
AK
AO
SAN
GU
CH
I ST
AT
ION
KU
MA
P 2
WES
TER
N T
OK
YO
UD
ON
res
tran
t
2-1
4-1
8,
Nez
u, B
unky
o-k
u, 1
13-0
031
（0
3） 5
815
467
5
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:
00
-14
:00
17:
30
-21:
00
（L
.O.2
0:3
0）,
SUN
11:
30
-14
:00
,
CLO
SED
ON
MO
ND
AY
Kam
achi
ku i
s a
fam
ous
udo
n re
stau
rant
in O
saka
, an
d th
is i
s th
eir
firs
t sh
op
in
Toky
o. N
ezu
(alo
ng w
ith
its
neig
hbo
r-
hoo
d, Y
anak
a an
d Se
ndag
i),
still
kee
ps
Mei
ji Er
a ( 1
96
8-1
912)
atm
osp
here
and
land
scap
e, s
pare
d fr
om
the
air
bo
mbi
ng
duri
ng W
orl
d W
ar I
I. M
any
of
the
grea
t
wri
ters
and
int
elle
ctua
ls o
f M
eiji
love
d
this
are
a. T
he u
don
rest
aura
nt i
s in
the
site
of
a ho
use
for
elde
rly
peo
ple,
als
o
desi
gned
by
KK
AA
. T
he b
uild
ing
is a
ren
-
ovat
ion
of
an o
ld s
tone
war
eho
use
fro
m
1913
, w
hich
now
acc
om
mo
date
s tw
o
roo
ms
for
dini
ng.
One
is
a cl
assi
cal
type
unde
r hi
gh c
eilin
g an
d w
ide
beam
s, a
nd
the
oth
er i
s o
f a
mo
dern
tas
te w
ith
a
goo
d vi
ew o
f th
e ga
rden
.
NEZ
U K
AM
AC
HIK
U
Car
e he
alth
fac
ilit
ies
2-1
4-1
8,
Nez
u, B
unky
o-k
u,11
3-0
031
（0
3） 5
815
46
65
Off
ice
buil
ding
, ga
ther
ing
spo
ts
1-2
2-16
, A
saus
abas
hi,
Tait
o-k
u, 1
11-
00
53
(012
0)
102
76
2
The
bui
ldin
g is
lo
cate
d in
a b
usy
who
lesa
le d
istr
ict
in T
oky
o. T
he s
ite
was
fo
rmer
ly a
lo
cal
juni
or
high
scho
ol,
and
its
vici
nity
sti
ll ke
eps
som
e
bust
ling
atm
osp
here
of
the
dow
n-
tow
n. W
e pl
anne
d to
cre
ate
an u
rban
envi
ronm
ent
whe
re t
he p
ast
and
the
pres
ent,
off
ices
and
sho
ps a
re n
atu-
rally
co
mbi
ned.
Tec
hnic
ally
, w
e dr
ew
idea
s fr
om
tra
diti
ona
l el
emen
ts s
uch
as w
oo
den
latt
ice
or
roo
fed
mud
wal
l,
whi
ch o
n th
eir
own
wo
rk a
s a
faça
de
for
the
stre
ets.
Fo
r th
e ne
w b
uild
ing,
we
appl
ied
hori
zont
al r
ibbo
n w
indo
ws,
louv
ers
and
ribb
ed p
reca
st c
onc
rete
pane
ls t
o ex
pres
s a
nuan
ced
faça
de.
An
off
ice
build
ing,
whi
ch t
ends
to
be
a m
assi
ve c
hunk
of
conc
rete
, ca
n be
diss
olv
ed i
nto
a hu
man
sca
le s
truc
ture
like
this
. W
e ar
e no
stal
gic
abo
ut s
o-
calle
d do
wnt
owns
, bu
t ne
w a
ttem
pts
are
need
ed t
o re
vive
the
lif
e th
ere.
To
uris
t in
form
atio
n ce
nter
,
exhi
biti
on
hall
, ca
fe
2-1
8-9
, K
amin
arim
on,
Tai
to-k
u,11
1-0
03
4
（0
3） 3
84
2 5
56
6
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
（B1
-3F,
6F,
7F）
9:0
0-2
0:0
0,
（4
F,5
F,8
F）9
:00
-22
:00
,
（8
F C
AFE）
9:0
0-2
0:0
0
Asa
kusa
att
ract
s as
man
y as
20
mill
ion
peo
ple
a ye
ar.
The
new
inf
orm
atio
n
cent
er b
uild
ing
was
co
mpl
eted
in
201
2
in t
he s
ame
site
whe
re t
he o
ld o
ne h
ad
exis
ted.
Acr
oss
the
ro
ad,
Nak
amis
e
sho
ppin
g st
reet
is
situ
ated
tow
ard
the
prec
inct
s o
f Se
nso
ji, t
he o
ldes
t te
mpl
e
in T
oky
o. N
akam
ise
pres
erve
s w
ell
the
wo
ody
pro
spec
t an
d at
mo
sphe
re o
f Ed
o
peri
od.
The
inf
orm
atio
n ce
nter
ext
ends
that
tow
nsca
pe v
erti
cally
, w
ith
eigh
t
laye
red
roo
fs,
unde
r w
hich
co
ntai
n
diff
eren
t fu
ncti
ons
suc
h as
caf
é, g
al-
lery
, an
d an
aud
ito
rium
. T
he d
iago
nal
gaps
bet
wee
n ea
ch f
loo
r an
d th
e ro
of
unde
rnea
th a
re d
esig
ned
as t
echn
ical
serv
ice
spac
es,
to m
ake
max
imiz
ed u
se
of
the
limit
ed s
pace
in
the
mid
-sca
le
build
ing.
The
vie
w f
rom
the
to
p-le
vel
terr
ace,
wit
h To
kyo
Sky
Tree
to
the
east
,
and
loo
king
dow
n o
n N
akam
ise
fro
m t
he
mez
zani
ne a
re w
ort
hwhi
le.
Uni
vers
ity
7-3
-1,
Ho
ngo
, B
unky
o-k
u, 1
13-0
03
3
（0
3） 5
841
59
02
（In
terf
acul
ty I
niti
ativ
e
in I
nfo
rmat
ion
Stud
ies）
Just
bey
ond
Kas
uga-
no-M
on
Gat
e
at t
he U
nive
rsit
y o
f To
kyo
, a
wav
ing
faça
de o
f sc
ale-
like
pane
ls c
om
es i
nto
view
. T
he b
uild
ing
is r
un a
s a
rese
arch
cent
er f
or
ubiq
uito
us c
om
puti
ng,
a
new
fie
ld o
f st
udy
esta
blis
hed
in t
he
univ
ersi
ty.
Our
aim
was
to
chan
ge
the
conv
enti
ona
l im
age
of
univ
ersi
ty
cam
puse
s in
Jap
an,
occ
upie
d by
har
d
mat
eria
ls a
s co
ncre
te,
sto
ne a
nd m
etal
.
We
hope
tha
t th
e te
xtur
e o
f w
oo
d an
d
mud
in
this
bui
ldin
g ca
n so
ften
the
atm
osp
here
of
the
univ
ersi
ty.
Jap
anes
e sw
eets
sho
p
Dai
wa
Ubi
quit
ous
Res
earc
h B
uild
ing
1F,
7-3
-1,
Ho
ngo
, B
unky
o-k
u, 1
13-
00
33
（0
3） 5
80
2 5
57
7
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:
00
-14
:00
Thi
s is
a c
afé
run
by o
ne o
f To
kyo’
s m
ost
hig
hly-
rate
d re
stau
rant
s o
f
Japa
nese
cui
sine
, al
so l
oca
ted
near
the
univ
ersi
ty.
Insi
de t
he c
afé
and
in
the
sem
i-o
utdo
or
spac
e w
ith
a fa
mo
us
Japa
nese
gar
den
at t
he b
ack,
gue
sts
can
enjo
y th
e vi
ew a
s w
ell.
HU
LIC
ASA
KU
SAB
ASH
I B
UIL
DIN
GA
SAK
USA
TO
UR
IST
IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N C
ENT
ERK
UR
OG
ID
AIW
A U
BIQ
UIT
OU
S C
OM
PUT
ING
RES
EAR
CH
BU
ILD
ING
64
35
Japa
nese
res
taur
ant
To
kyo
sta
tio
n ho
tel
B 1F,
1-9
-1,
Mar
uno
uchi
, C
hiyo
da-k
u, 1
00
-00
05
（0
3） 5
54
5 5
125
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:0
0-1
6:3
0 1
7:0
0-2
3:0
0
As
the
rest
aura
nt i
s in
the
bas
emen
t o
f To
kyo
Stat
ion’
s M
arun
ouc
hi s
ide,
a
nati
ona
lly d
esig
nate
d im
port
ant
pro
p-er
ty a
sset
, w
e pl
anne
d th
e sp
ace
wit
h th
emes
of
laye
ring
dif
fere
nt p
erio
ds.
We
cho
se a
whi
te p
oly
este
r cl
oth
as
to
expr
ess
this
lay
erin
g, s
ince
it
hold
s a
feel
ing
of
text
ure
and
sem
i-tr
ansp
ar-
ency
. W
hen
laye
red,
a k
ind
of
mo
ire
is
born
and
the
clo
th g
row
s in
to a
new
am
bigu
ous
tex
ture
, cr
eati
ng “
fogg
y ai
r” i
n th
e sp
ace.
It
also
pre
sent
s a
solid
fee
l by
bei
ng c
om
bine
d w
ith
hard
m
ater
ials
as
met
al,
glas
s an
d w
oo
d.
Sho
ppin
g ce
nter
2-7-
2,
Mar
unou
chi,
Chi
yoda
-ku,
10
0-7
001
（0
3） 3
216
281
1
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
MO
N-F
RI (
sho
p)11
:00
-21:
00
,
(res
taur
ant)
11:0
0-2
3:0
0,
SUN
AN
D H
OLI
DA
Y (
sho
p)11
:00
-20
:00
,
(res
taur
ant)
11:0
0-2
2:0
0
Dis
cuss
ion
on
pres
ervi
ng o
ld b
uild
ings
tend
s to
end
up
in k
eepi
ng a
ll o
r no
th-
ing.
Wit
h K
ITT
E w
e ai
med
at
a co
habi
ta-
tio
n o
f th
e o
ld a
nd n
ew.
The
eas
t si
de
of
the
atri
um r
etai
ns t
he f
ram
e fr
om
the
old
po
st o
ffic
e bu
ildin
g de
sign
ed b
y
Tets
uro
Yosh
ida.
We
dyed
the
fra
me
to
whi
te,
and
expo
sed
it t
o hi
ghlig
ht t
he
stru
ctur
e in
a l
ine.
The
tw
o si
des
faci
ng
each
oth
er a
re e
quip
ped
wit
h gl
ass
hand
rails
, o
n w
hich
mir
rors
in
10m
m
wid
th a
re p
rint
ed,
so t
hat
they
co
uld
refl
ect
part
of
the
old
bui
ldin
g in
the
spac
e.
Off
ice
buil
ding
2-5
-12
, K
yoba
shi,
Chu
o-k
u, 1
04
-00
31
（0
3） 5
25
0 4
112
We
wo
rked
on
the
faça
de o
f th
is
build
ing.
It
feat
ures
ten
dern
ess
and
smo
oth
ness
of
natu
re.
The
alu
min
um
louv
ers
can
be m
ulti
-ang
led
and
deci
ded
by c
om
pute
r ca
lcul
atio
n, i
n
ord
er t
o co
ntro
l th
e am
oun
t o
f so
lar
ener
gy c
om
ing
in s
o it
wo
uld
redu
ce
the
load
on
vent
ilati
on.
The
ent
ranc
e
hall
is a
sub
tly
nuan
ced
spac
e w
ith
re-
inte
rpre
tati
on
of
trad
itio
nal
elem
ents
such
as
a la
ttic
e gr
id a
nd w
ashi
.
Gro
cery
CO
RED
O M
uro
mac
hi3
B1F
, 1-
5-5
,
Mur
omac
hi,N
ihon
bash
i, C
huo-
ku,
103-
0022
（0
3） 6
26
2 3
170
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10
:00
-21:
00
Was
hoku
is
now
a d
esig
nate
d In
tang
i-
ble
Cul
tura
l H
erit
age,
and
the
wo
rld’
s in
tere
st i
n Ja
pane
se f
oo
d is
eve
r
incr
easi
ng.
Kay
anoy
a is
a r
enow
ned
man
ufac
ture
r o
f sh
oyu
(soy
sau
ce),
dash
i (s
oup
sto
ck)
and
oth
er s
easo
n-
ings
tha
t fo
rm t
he b
asis
of
Japa
nese
cuis
ine.
We
revi
ved
this
Kyu
shu-
base
d
soy
sauc
e br
ewer
y in
thi
s N
iho
nbas
hi
sho
p. K
oji
buta
(ri
ce m
alt
tray
) is
use
d
thro
ugho
ut t
he d
ispl
ay o
f th
e sh
op,
as w
ell
as w
oo
den
buck
ets,
all
mad
e
of
loca
l K
yush
u ce
dar.
The
y w
ere
also
hand
-mad
e by
cra
ftsp
eopl
e o
f K
yush
u,
as a
n in
tro
duct
ion
for
the
cust
om
ers
to
trad
itio
nal
Japa
nese
art
and
ski
ll.
SHIC
HIJ
UN
IKO
UK
ITT
ET
ON
ETS
BU
ILD
ING
KA
YA
NO
YA
87
109
Japa
nese
gre
en t
ea s
hop,
caf
e
Kab
ukiz
a to
wer
5F,
4-1
2-1
5,
Gin
za,
Chu
o-k
u, 1
04
-00
61
（0
3） 6
27
8 7
62
6
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10
:00
-19
:00
Juge
tsud
o is
run
by
an o
ld n
ori
sho
p
who
sel
l w
hole
sale
to
a hi
gh-c
lass
sus
hi
rest
aura
nt i
n To
kyo.
The
y al
so s
ell
Japa
-
nese
tea
s an
d ca
kes,
and
ope
ned
a ca
fé
in P
aris
sev
eral
yea
rs b
efo
re t
his
one
.
Juge
tsud
o G
inza
is
loca
ted
at K
abuk
iza
faci
ng t
he r
oo
f-to
p ga
rden
, an
d th
e
spac
e o
f 12
0㎡ i
n ar
ea i
s co
vere
d w
ith
up t
o 3
,00
0 ba
mbo
o pi
eces
. T
he r
oo
m
is q
uiet
ly d
ivid
ed b
y ba
mbo
o sc
reen
s
(the
ir s
paci
ng i
s al
l di
ffer
ent)
, an
d
the
ceili
ng i
s fo
lded
to
be c
onn
ecte
d
natu
rally
to
the
eave
thr
usti
ng t
o th
e
gard
en.
The
ater
, O
ffic
e
4-1
2-1
5,
Gin
za,C
huo
-ku,
10
4-0
061
（0
3） 3
54
5 6
80
0
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
diff
eren
t by
a p
erfo
rman
ce
Kab
uki
is o
ne o
f th
e m
ost
popu
lar
perf
orm
ing
arts
of
Japa
n, a
nd i
ts h
isto
ry
date
s ba
ck m
ore
than
30
0 ye
ars,
to
the
era
of E
do.
Kab
uki’
s fi
rst
purp
ose-
built
thea
ter
was
ere
cted
in
189
0,
whe
n pe
o-
ple
in M
eiji
peri
od w
ere
busy
cat
chin
g
up w
ith
cult
ure
from
the
Wes
t. H
avin
g
gone
thr
ough
a c
oupl
e of
rec
onst
ruc-
tion
s si
nce
then
, th
e ne
w G
inza
Kab
ukiz
a
open
ed i
n th
e sp
ring
of
2013
as
its
fift
h
thea
ter.
KK
AA’
s de
sign
mai
ntai
ns t
he a
t-
mos
pher
e of
the
fou
rth
iter
atio
n, w
hich
held
lon
g-fe
lt f
amili
arit
y, a
nd u
sed
part
s
and
mat
eria
ls f
rom
the
pre
viou
s bu
ildin
g
as m
uch
as p
ossi
ble.
Whi
le t
he h
igh-
rise
build
ing
conn
ecte
d to
the
bac
k of
the
thea
tre
fina
ncia
lly s
usta
ins
the
runn
ing
of k
abuk
i, se
vera
l ne
w s
pace
s an
d fa
cili-
ties
wer
e al
so a
dded
to
this
fif
th t
heat
re.
The
pla
za i
n fr
ont
of t
he b
uild
ing,
res
-
taur
ants
and
sho
ps i
n th
e ba
sem
ent,
and
arca
de t
o th
e sh
oppi
ng s
tree
t at
the
sid
e
of t
he t
heat
er a
ll re
vive
an
atm
osph
ere
of
shib
ai-m
achi
– t
heat
er-l
over
s’ g
athe
ring
poin
t in
Edo
per
iod.
The
bui
ldin
g is
als
o
fully
equ
ippe
d as
an
evac
uati
on c
ente
r in
disa
ster
s.
jew
elry
sho
p
2-7
-17,
Gin
za,
Chu
o-k
u, 1
04
-00
61
（0
3） 5
25
0 2
90
0
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10:3
0-2
0:0
0
Tif
fany
Gin
za i
s th
e re
furb
ishm
ent
of
an o
ld n
ine-
sto
ry b
uild
ing.
We
too
k it
as a
n ar
chit
ectu
ral
wo
rk,
rath
er t
han
a re
visi
on
of
the
exte
rio
r. O
ne b
ig
feat
ure
is t
he a
ssem
bly
of
292
face
ted
pane
ls,
all
mad
e o
f gl
ass
and
alum
inum
hone
yco
mb,
ins
erte
d in
to t
he g
ap
betw
een
the
exis
ting
bui
ldin
g an
d th
e
pro
pert
y lin
e. T
he p
anel
s ar
e ar
rang
ed
in d
iffe
rent
ang
les
so t
hey
tran
smit
and
radi
ate
light
lik
e an
int
rica
tely
cut
diam
ond
, w
hich
sym
boliz
es t
he
jew
elry
of
Tif
fany
.
SUSH
I re
stau
rant
Mit
subi
shi
Sho
ji B
uild
ing
B1F,
2-3
-1,M
arun
ouc
hi,
Chi
yoda
-ku,
10
0-
80
86
（0
3） 6
212
88
00
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
MO
N-F
RI
11:3
0-1
4:0
0
17:0
0-2
2:0
0 （
L.O
. 21
:30）
,
SAT
11:
30
-21:
00
（L
.O.
20
:30）
CLO
SED
ON
SU
ND
AY
AN
D H
OLI
DA
Y
Thi
s su
shi
sho
p ha
s be
en l
ong
po
pula
r
in t
he S
hinb
ashi
dis
tric
t. I
n th
is p
ar-
ticu
lar
rest
aura
nt i
n To
kyo’
s hi
gh e
nd
Mar
uno
uchi
are
a, g
uest
s ca
n en
joy
the
delic
ate
tast
e o
f su
shi
in a
war
m a
nd
tran
quil
sett
ing,
wit
h th
emes
of
light
,
sto
ne a
nd w
ind.
SUSH
IDO
KO
RO
JU
NT
IFFA
NY
GIN
ZA
JUG
ETSU
DO
KA
BU
KIZ
AG
INZ
A K
AB
UK
IZA
1413
1211
Shop
ping
cen
ter
9-7
-1,
Aka
saka
, M
inat
o-k
u, 1
07-
00
52
（0
3） 3
47
5 3
100
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
(sh
op)1
1:0
0-2
1:0
0、
(res
taur
ant) 11
:00
-24
:00
( dif
fere
nt b
y
rest
aura
nt)
Thi
s w
ing
of
Toky
o M
id T
own
acco
m-
mo
date
s a
num
ber
of
rest
aura
nts.
To
high
light
the
ir d
iffe
renc
es,
the
curv
es
on
the
exte
rio
r va
ry a
cco
rdin
g to
the
rest
aura
nt.
Ho
tel
2-10
-3,N
agat
a-ch
o, C
hiyo
da-k
u, 1
00
-
001
4
（0
3） 3
50
3 0
109
The
ho
tel
was
bui
lt i
niti
ally
in
196
3,
one
yea
r be
fore
the
yea
r o
f To
kyo
Oly
mpi
cs,
and
had
attr
acte
d ce
lebr
itie
s
such
as
the
Bea
tles
, M
icha
el J
acks
on,
Luci
ano
Pava
rott
i, an
d o
ther
s. T
he o
ld
build
ing
was
tak
en d
own
in 2
00
6,
and
the
new
bui
ldin
g o
pene
d in
201
0 as
the
Cap
ito
l H
ote
l To
kyu.
The
nam
e “ca
pi-
tol”
cam
e fr
om
the
par
liam
ent
build
ing
loca
ted
in t
he s
ame
area
. T
houg
h it
is
situ
ated
in
a hi
gh-r
ise
tow
er,
the
latt
ice
on
the
exte
rio
r an
d th
e st
acke
d tr
uss
on
the
inte
rio
r cr
eate
a l
ight
fee
ling
of
trad
itio
nal
Japa
nese
wo
ode
n ar
chit
ec-
ture
.
Apa
rtm
ent
hous
e, s
hop
1-9,
Shi
nono
me,
Eto
-ku,
13
5-0
06
2
（0
3） 5
54
7 0
180
（se
rvic
e ce
nter）
Thi
s is
a n
ew t
ype
of
hous
ing
for
rent
-
ing,
dev
elo
ped
by U
rban
Ren
aiss
ance
.
Hum
an-s
cale
d ro
ji (s
hort
and
nar
row
pass
ages
) w
ere
crea
ted
to e
nhan
ce
com
mun
icat
ions
am
ong
the
res
iden
ts,
and
the
hous
e un
its
cate
r to
a S
OH
O-
type
fle
xibl
e lif
e st
yle,
whi
ch i
n fa
ct
was
the
fea
ture
of
the
trad
itio
nal
Japa
nese
ho
use.
Off
ice
buil
ding
1-13
-11,
Gin
za,
Chu
o-k
u, 1
04
-00
45
The
bui
ldin
g is
lo
cate
d in
the
neig
hbo
rho
od
of
Kab
ukiz
a, w
hich
ac-
com
mo
date
s re
stau
rant
s, o
ffic
es a
nd
resi
denc
es.
Step
ping
int
o th
e bu
ildin
g,
visi
tors
are
ush
ered
int
o a
long
flig
ht
of
stai
rs s
tret
chin
g to
30
m.
It w
as d
e-
sign
ed w
ith
the
idea
of
tier
ed s
eati
ng,
whi
ch f
unct
ions
no
t o
nly
for
asce
ndin
g
and
desc
endi
ng,
but
also
as
an o
pen
spac
e fo
r th
e pu
blic
.
TOK
YO M
IDTO
WN
D-N
ORT
H W
ING
TH
E C
API
TOL
HO
TEL
TO
KY
U18
15G
INZ
A S
HO
CH
IKU
SQ
UA
RE
SHIN
ON
OM
E C
AN
AL
CO
URT
C
OD
AN
1716
Tem
ple
2-26
-38
, M
inam
iaoy
ama,
Min
ato
-ku,
107-
00
62
（0
3） 3
40
4 8
44
7
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
8:0
0-1
9:3
0
Bai
so-i
n w
as e
stab
lishe
d in
16
43 t
o
com
mem
ora
te t
he d
eath
of
Aoy
ama
Yosh
inar
i, a
vass
al o
f To
kuga
wa
Fam
-
ily w
ho r
eign
ed t
hro
ugho
ut t
he E
do
Peri
od.
The
add
ress
Min
ami
(so
uth)
Aoy
ama,
als
o co
mes
fro
m A
oyam
a’
s m
ansi
on
prev
ious
ly e
xist
ing
in t
his
plac
e. T
he t
empl
e w
as o
nce
a co
m-
mun
ity
cent
er f
or
the
loca
l pe
opl
e, a
nd
Bai
so-i
n w
as d
esig
ned
to r
eviv
e th
at
func
tio
n, e
quip
ped
wit
h a
cere
mo
ny
hall
, ed
ucat
iona
l fa
cilit
ies,
and
an
apar
tmen
t ho
use.
It
is a
mo
del
of
an
urba
n te
mpl
e o
f o
ur t
ime.
The
arc
hi-
tect
ural
fea
ture
is
the
roo
f, w
ith
met
al-
plat
es a
rran
ged
like
fins
to
crea
te a
shad
owed
lan
dsca
pe i
n it
s vi
cini
ty.
Japa
nese
res
taur
ant
2-2
4-8
BY
-CU
BE
1F,
Min
amia
oya
ma,
Min
ato
-ku,
10
7-0
06
2
（0
3） 5
78
5 2
431
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
12
:00
-15
:00
18
:00
-
23
:00
,
CLO
SED
ON
SU
ND
AY
AN
D H
OLI
DA
Y
---
Bo
utiq
ue
9-7
-4,
Aka
saka
, M
inat
o-k
u, 1
07-
86
43
（0
3） 5
64
7 8
33
3
TO
KY
O M
IDT
OW
N g
alle
ria
2F
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:
00
-21:
00
Luci
en P
ella
t-Fi
net
is k
now
n as
the
“ki
ng o
f ca
shm
ere,”
and
wha
t he
wan
ted
fro
m o
ur c
olla
bora
tive
pro
ject
was
a f
eelin
g o
f Ja
pane
se s
pace
usi
ng
natu
ral
mat
eria
ls,
acce
lera
ted
also
by
the
soft
ness
of
cash
mer
e. I
t pr
ogr
esse
d
like
wea
ving
one
pie
ce o
f cl
oth
. In
ord
er t
o re
pres
ent
the
soft
ness
of
the
fabr
ic,
we
ado
pted
ply
wo
od
for
stru
c-
ture
, o
ften
use
d fo
r th
e fo
unda
tio
n o
f
a bu
ildin
g. T
his
com
mo
n m
ater
ial
was
care
fully
cut
as
if i
t co
uld
draw
cur
ves,
then
the
y w
ere
laid
out
eve
nly
fro
m t
he
end
of
the
spac
e to
exp
ress
an
org
an-
ized
Jap
anes
e ro
om
.
Mus
eum
9-7
-4,
Aka
saka
, M
inat
o-k
u, 1
07-
86
43
（0
3） 3
47
9 8
60
0
TO
KY
O M
IDT
OW
N g
arde
n sid
e
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
SU
N-T
HR
10
:00
-18
:00
,
FRI
AN
D S
AT
10
:00
-20
:00
,
CLO
SED
ON
TH
USD
AY
“A
liv
ing
roo
m i
n th
e bi
g ci
ty”
is
the
conc
ept
of
this
mus
eum
. W
hy a
liv
ing
roo
m?
Cit
ies
have
bee
n in
crea
sing
ly
“in
teri
ori
zed”
now
aday
s, w
ith
the
ad-
vanc
ed t
echn
olo
gy i
n co
mm
unic
atio
ns
and
tran
spo
rt.
Dis
tanc
es b
etw
een
thin
gs h
ave
disa
ppea
red,
dir
ecti
ng t
he
enti
re c
ity
tow
ards
inn
er r
oo
ms
in a
big
hous
e. I
n th
at h
ous
e, t
here
are
lo
ts
of
corr
ido
rs a
nd d
inin
g ro
om
s, b
ut n
ot
muc
h o
f sp
ace
whe
re p
eopl
e ca
n re
lax.
In t
he S
unto
ry M
useu
m,
tim
e pa
sses
slow
ly,
and
visi
tors
tak
e th
eir
tim
e w
ith
the
exhi
bite
d ar
two
rk.
Mat
eria
ls h
ere
are
all
hum
an-f
rien
dly,
and
lig
htin
g is
desi
gned
car
eful
ly t
o be
as
soft
as
pos-
sibl
e.
LUC
IEN
PEL
LAT-
FIN
ET -
TO
KYO
M
IDTO
WN
SH
OP
SUN
TORY
MU
SEU
MB
AIS
O I
N T
EMPL
EK
UR
AYA
MIZ
AK
A M
IYA
SHIT
A21
2219
20
Sho
wro
om
( h
ous
eho
ld e
lect
ric
appl
i-
ance
and
appa
ratu
s fo
r bu
sine
ss u
se )
4-2
3-8
, M
inam
iaoy
ama,
Min
ato
-ku,
107
-
00
62
012
0 3
10 7
24
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:
00
-18
:00
CLO
SED
ON
WED
NES
EDA
Y
The
spa
ce r
efle
cts
the
char
acte
rist
ics
of
Mie
le,
such
as
accu
racy
, fu
ncti
ona
l-
ity,
fle
xibi
lity,
and
ten
dern
ess.
To c
reat
e th
e at
mo
sphe
re o
f ad
vanc
ed
func
tio
nalit
y, a
nd t
o m
ake
visi
tors
fee
l
com
fort
able
, sp
ecia
l at
tent
ion
is p
aid
to t
he c
hoic
e o
f m
ater
ials
: st
ainl
ess
stee
l, gl
ass,
and
wo
od
are
harm
oni
-
ous
ly a
rran
ged
in a
ntic
ipat
ion
of
the
new
liv
ing
spac
es o
f th
e 21
st c
entu
ry
and
beyo
nd.
Caf
e
6-5
-1,
Min
amia
oya
ma,
Min
ato
-ku,
10
7-
00
62
（0
3） 3
40
0 2
53
6
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10：
00
-17：
00
（L.
O. 1
6:30）
CLO
SED
ON
MO
ND
AY
The
caf
é is
lo
cate
d in
the
gar
den
of
Nez
u M
useu
m.
Vis
ito
rs c
an e
njoy
the
view
of
the
wo
ods
thr
oug
h th
e gl
azin
g
and
enjo
y su
btle
lig
ht f
rom
the
to
p
as w
ell,
as i
f si
ttin
g am
ong
the
tre
es.
Tyve
k is
app
lied
as t
he m
ater
ial
for
the
wal
l an
d th
e ce
iling
.
Mus
eum
6-5
-1, M
inam
iaoy
ama,
Min
ato-
ku, 1
07-0
062
（0
3） 3
40
0 2
53
6
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10：
00
-17：
00
CLO
SED
ON
MO
ND
AY
The
his
tory
of
the
mus
eum
dat
es b
ack
to 1
914
, w
hen
Nez
u K
aich
iro
, a
grea
t
indu
stri
alis
t (f
oun
der
of
a ra
ilway
co
m-
pany
) an
d po
litic
ian
of
Mei
ji es
tabl
ishe
d
the
build
ing
in a
n ex
tens
ive
site
of
his
own
resi
denc
e. T
hey
take
pri
de i
n o
ne
of
the
rich
est
colle
ctio
ns o
f Ja
pane
se
and
East
ern
arts
in
Asi
a, a
s w
ell
as t
heir
Japa
nese
gar
den
abun
dant
in
gree
n,
wit
h a
coup
le o
f te
a ho
uses
ere
cted
her
e
and
ther
e. T
he c
urre
nt b
uild
ing
ope
ned
in 2
00
9 as
the
new
ho
use
to e
xhib
it
thei
r w
ork
s, a
long
wit
h re
nova
tio
n o
f
som
e pa
rt o
f th
e o
ld m
useu
m.
Giv
en t
he
loca
tio
n̶no
w o
ne o
f th
e bu
sies
t sh
op-
ping
str
eets
in
Japa
n̶w
e de
sign
ed a
grad
ual
chan
ge f
rom
the
bus
tlin
g st
reet
to t
he q
uiet
fo
rest
in
the
mus
eum
.
The
bui
ldin
g is
lo
ose
ly o
pen
up t
o
out
side
, in
stea
d o
f be
ing
surr
oun
ded
by b
lind
wal
ls,
by a
n ap
pro
ach
thro
ugh
a ba
mbo
o th
icke
t. V
isit
ors
are
ush
ered
into
the
mus
eum
und
er t
he b
ambo
o
and
deep
ly o
verh
angi
ng r
oo
f, c
hang
ing
dire
ctio
ns a
s th
ey d
o in
the
ro
ji o
f a
teah
ous
e.
Off
ice,
Sho
p
NT
T A
oyam
a bu
ildin
g, 2
-7-1
5, K
itaa
oyam
a,
Min
ato-
ku, 1
07-0
061
Thi
s is
a r
enov
atio
n o
f N
TT’
s A
oyam
a
Bui
ldin
g. S
ince
the
sit
e is
app
roac
habl
e
both
fro
m t
he n
atio
nal
road
24
6 an
d
the
stre
et t
o th
e Ji
ngu-
mae
sta
dium
, w
e
mad
e a
wid
e pa
ssag
e fo
r w
alke
rs,
wit
h
a ro
of
mad
e o
f FR
P (f
iber
rei
nfo
rced
plas
tic)
gra
ting
. Li
ght
is s
ubtl
y ch
ange
d
tow
ard
gree
n, l
ike
the
shad
ow o
f le
aves
refl
ecte
d o
n th
e gr
oun
d in
a f
ore
st,
and
on
the
flo
or,
wo
od
piec
es a
re i
nser
ted
in t
he g
aps
of
the
grat
ing
for
smo
oth
foo
ting
.
MIE
LE C
ENT
ER O
MO
TES
AN
DO
NEZ
UC
AFÉ
NEZ
U I
NST
ITU
TE
OF
FIN
E A
RTS
2524
26ES
CO
RTER
AO
YAM
A23
Japa
nese
res
taur
ant
5-1
-5,
Min
amia
zabu
, M
inat
o-k
u, 1
06
-
00
47
（0
3） 5
78
9 3
83
8
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
17:
00～
23
:00
（L.
O. 2
1：
00）
CLO
SED
ON
SU
ND
AY
One
of
the
top-
clas
s re
stau
rant
s in
Toky
o,
know
n al
so a
mo
ng g
our
met
s
aro
und
the
wo
rld,
and
ful
ly b
oo
ked
mo
st o
f th
e ti
me.
Sin
ce t
he s
ite
face
s
the
busy
Gai
en-N
ishi
(w
est)
ro
ad,
we
set
up a
“fi
lter”
bet
wee
n th
e ro
ad a
nd
the
hous
e to
sec
ure
peac
e an
d ca
lm-
ness
ins
ide.
The
mat
eria
l is
a s
ecti
one
d,
read
y-m
ade
cem
ent
slab
cal
led
Asl
ock
.
The
inn
er h
ole
is
sole
ly t
o lig
hten
the
wei
ght,
but
it
show
s a
uniq
ue f
ace
like
a pl
anne
d de
cora
tio
n.
Off
ice,
Fas
hio
n bu
ildi
ng
3-5
-29,
Kit
aao
yam
a, M
inat
o-k
u, 1
07-
00
61
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
(sh
op)
11:0
0-2
0:0
0
The
bui
ldin
g st
ands
at
the
inte
rsec
-
tio
n o
f O
mo
tesa
ndo
(mai
n ro
ad t
o
the
shri
ne)
and
the
nati
ona
l ro
ad
246
(nic
knam
ed A
oyam
a-do
ri).
It
is
an o
ffic
e fo
r Lo
uis
Vui
tto
n Ja
pan.
Its
enti
re e
xter
ior
is c
over
ed w
ith
louv
ers
of
glue
-lam
inat
ed l
arch
wo
od
( 45
cm
deep
, sp
aced
at
60
cm),
to
play
in
har-
mo
ny w
ith
Key
aki
Bo
ulev
ard.
Pine
appl
e ca
ke s
hop
3-10
-20,
Min
amia
oyam
a, M
inat
o-ku
,107
-006
2
（0
3） 3
40
8 7
77
8
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
11:
00～
19:0
0
Pine
appl
e ca
ke i
s th
e o
rigi
nal
Taiw
an-
ese
swee
t, a
nd S
unny
Hill
s is
one
the
mo
st p
opu
lar
man
ufac
ture
rs t
o o
pen
a sh
op
in J
apan
. B
oxes
of
cake
s us
ing
org
anic
ally
-gro
wn
pine
appl
es a
re s
old
in t
he s
hop.
Sun
ny H
ills
wan
ted
a pl
ace
like
a liv
ing
roo
m i
n th
is r
esid
enti
al
area
, so
our
ide
a w
as t
o pu
t up
a f
ore
st
in t
he t
own.
We
deve
lope
d jig
oku
gum
i
(tra
diti
ona
l w
oo
d fr
amin
g o
f Ja
pane
se
arch
itec
ture
) in
to a
thr
ee-d
imen
sio
nal
stru
ctur
e, a
nd t
he w
hole
bui
ldin
g is
mad
e lik
e a
bask
et.
Vis
ito
rs c
an t
ry a
piec
e o
f th
e ca
ke i
n a
café
-lik
e se
ttin
g
on
the
seco
nd f
loo
r.
28W
AK
ETO
KU
YAM
ASU
NN
YH
ILLS
JA
PAN
ON
E O
MO
TES
AN
DO
3029
27
Stat
ion
1-1,
Do
genz
aka,
Shi
buya
-ku,
15
0-0
04
3
（0
3） 3
461
05
87
Shib
uya
is t
he f
ifth
bus
iest
sta
tio
n in
Japa
n. F
or
the
faça
de o
f JR’
s st
atio
n,
we
rem
oved
the
old
opa
que
exte
rio
r
and
appl
ied
glas
s to
mak
e a
sequ
ence
fro
m t
he p
latf
orm
to
Hac
hiko
Pla
za i
n
fro
nt o
f th
e ex
it.
Imag
es o
f a
clo
ud,
sho
t di
gita
lly f
rom
the
sam
e pl
ace,
are
copi
ed t
o th
e gl
ass
by c
eram
ic p
rint
-
ing.
It
is m
ade
delib
erat
ely
ambi
guo
us
whe
ther
it
is a
ref
lect
ion
of
the
real
clo
ud o
r th
e pr
inte
d o
ne.
Now
, a
huge
rede
velo
pmen
t is
tak
ing
plac
e in
Shib
uya
that
is
expe
cted
to
last
fo
r
ano
ther
dec
ade.
JR S
HIB
UYA
STA
TIO
N F
AÇ
AD
E
IN
PRO
GR
ESS
33R
ED B
ULL
MU
SIC
AC
AD
EMY
Mus
ic s
choo
l
1-3-
3, S
hibu
ya, S
hibu
ya-k
u, 1
50-0
002
Red
Bul
l M
usic
Aca
dem
y ha
s a
long
trad
itio
n o
f br
ingi
ng t
oge
ther
exc
itin
g
and
surp
risi
ng c
om
bina
tio
ns o
f es
tab-
lishe
d m
usic
ians
and
new
er t
alen
t, s
et
agai
nst
the
back
dro
p o
f a
diff
eren
t ci
ty
each
yea
r. W
e ai
m t
o br
ing
that
kin
d o
f
ener
gy b
y co
mbi
ning
the
het
ero
gene
-
ous
, hi
gh-t
ech
natu
re o
f th
e ci
ty w
ith
the
sim
plic
ity
and
calm
of
the
Japa
nese
hom
e. T
his
cont
rast
and
co
mbi
nati
on
is
very
“To
kyo.”
We
will
hav
e m
any
gues
ts
here
fo
r th
e A
cade
my
for
an i
nten
sive
peri
od
of
tim
e, a
nd w
e w
ish
to s
hare
the
esse
nce
of
mo
dern
Jap
anes
e liv
ing,
to a
llow
the
m t
o fe
el c
om
fort
able
,
and
inde
ed t
o fe
el a
t ho
me.
Eac
h fl
oo
r
feat
ures
a s
impl
e in
terv
enti
on
wit
h tr
a-
diti
ona
l Ja
pane
se m
ater
ials
, co
nfig
ured
in s
uch
a w
ay a
s to
ref
lect
do
mes
tic
spac
es,
and
inte
rpre
ted
in n
ew w
ays.
Stat
ion,
Sho
ppin
g ce
nter
2-2
4-1
, Sh
ibuy
a, S
hibu
ya-k
u, 1
50
-00
02
IN
PRO
GR
ESS.
..
SHIB
UYA
STA
TIO
N A
REA
R
EDEV
ELO
PMEN
T P
ROJE
CT
3432
31
Shri
ne,
Apa
rtm
ent
hous
e
1-10
, A
kagi
mot
omac
hi,
Shin
juku
-ku,
162-
081
7
（0
3） 3
26
0 5
071
At
the
peak
of
the
ope
n sl
ope
, th
ere
is
a m
ain
build
ing
of
a sh
rine
in
a pr
imi-
tive
fo
rm o
f ro
ofi
ng a
nd p
illar
s. T
he
gent
le s
lope
tak
es y
our
bo
dy g
radu
ally
to t
he h
ighe
st p
oin
t, a
nd t
hro
ugh
the
shri
ne,
we
wan
ted
to c
reat
e a
sens
e o
f
liber
atio
n in
tha
t na
tura
l pr
ecin
ct.
The
exte
rio
r o
f th
e m
ain
hous
e is
mad
e o
f
plai
n w
oo
d in
a l
atti
ce g
rid
to c
ont
rol
its
rela
tio
n w
ith
out
side
. T
he r
oo
fing
is
so-c
alle
d ya
mat
o-b
uki
in s
teel
pla
tes,
whe
re t
wo
shee
ts a
re a
rran
ged
alte
r-
nate
ly.A
KA
GI
JIN
JA S
HR
INE
LA K
AG
U
Cur
atio
n st
ore
67,
Yar
aich
o,
Shin
juku
-ku,
16
2-0
80
5
SHO
P:
(03
) 5
22
7 6
97
7
CA
FE:
(03
) 5
57
9 2
130
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
SH
OP
11:0
0-2
0:0
0,
CA
FÉ 8
:00
-22
:00
(21
:30
L.O
)
Shin
cho
-sha
is
one
of
Japa
n’s
bigg
est
publ
ishi
ng c
om
pani
es.
We
conv
erte
d
thei
r o
ld w
areh
ous
e to
a p
laza
, a
café
and
a sh
op.
As
the
site
was
slig
htly
slo
ped,
we
prov
ided
an
org
anic
-
shap
ed p
laza
cov
ered
wit
h w
oo
den
deck
, so
tha
t th
e lo
cal
peo
ple
coul
d
use
it a
s th
eir
gath
erin
g sp
ot.
Ins
ide
the
war
eho
use,
we
expo
sed
the
old
delic
atel
y-de
sign
ed s
teel
str
uctu
re
and
pres
erve
d bo
oks
helv
es i
n st
eel,
to
be r
euse
d by
the
new
sho
p.
Cit
y ha
ll
2-4
5-1
, M
inam
iike
buku
ro,
To
yosh
ima-
ku,
171
-00
22
（0
3） 3
981
118
6
The
des
ign
them
e fo
r th
is m
useu
m i
n
the
cent
er o
f To
kyo
cons
iste
d o
f ad
opt
-
ing
a un
ique
ro
of
desi
gn t
o bl
end
the
inte
rio
r sp
ace
wit
h th
e ga
rden
. T
he
inte
rio
r di
spla
y sp
ace
was
mad
e in
tegr
al
wit
h th
e ga
rden
by
prov
idin
g la
rge
glas
s o
peni
ngs
in a
n at
tem
pt t
o m
erge
the
gard
en,
build
ing
and
artw
ork
.
Surr
oun
ded
by a
ver
dant
gar
den
and
feat
urin
g a
bam
boo
lined
app
roac
h, t
he
focu
s w
as t
o cr
eate
spi
ritu
al a
rt s
pace
that
pro
vide
s a
resp
ite
fro
m t
he h
ustl
e
and
bust
le o
f th
e ci
ty.
3736
TO
SHIM
A C
ITY
HA
LL35
TEC
CH
AN
Yak
ito
ri-y
a re
stau
rant
1-1-
2,
Kic
hijo
jiho
ncho
, M
usas
hino
-
shi,
18
0-0
00
4
(04
22
) 2
0 5
95
0
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
MO
N-F
RI
16:0
0-2
3:0
0、
SAT
-SU
N 1
5:0
0～
23
:00
The
pro
ject
to
ok
plac
e in
Kic
hijo
ji (o
ne
of
Toky
o’s
subu
rban
tow
ns)’
s H
arm
on-
ica
Yoko
chi,
a w
ond
rous
bys
tree
t th
at
still
ret
ains
the
atm
osp
here
of
blac
k-
mar
ket
stal
ls d
urin
g th
e po
st-W
orl
d
War
II
peri
od.
We
desi
gned
the
int
erio
r
for
a sm
all
Yaki
tori
bar
tha
t si
ts o
n th
e
edge
of
the
stre
et.
It
is
mo
stly
mad
e o
f re
cycl
ed
mat
eria
ls.
We
appl
ied
recy
cled
LA
N
cabl
es,
whi
ch w
e ca
ll M
oja
mo
ja –
to
desc
ribe
its
sha
ggy,
wo
oly
lo
ok
– an
d
wha
t is
cal
led
acry
lic b
all
(lef
t-ov
er
mel
ted
acry
lic b
ypro
duct
pie
ces)
to
ever
ythi
ng f
rom
int
erio
r m
ater
ials
to
furn
itur
e. A
s th
e re
sult
, so
me
amaz
ing
inte
rio
r em
erge
d, w
here
fo
rm b
eco
mes
invi
sibl
e an
d o
nly
mat
eria
lity
and
vari
-
ous
co
lors
app
ear
as i
f fl
oat
ing
in t
he
air.
It
also
cam
e to
mat
ch w
ell
wit
h th
e
wal
l pa
inti
ng b
y Te
ruhi
ko Y
umur
a.
Cer
emo
ny h
all
2-4
-27,
Kin
uta,
Set
agay
a-ku
, 15
7-0
07
3
（0
3） 3
749
09
83
The
bui
ldin
g w
as d
esig
ned
as a
n ir
oni
c
com
men
t o
n th
e no
ise
of
the
Bub
ble
Eco
nom
y o
f th
e 19
80
s. T
houg
h a
sim
ply
glaz
ed o
ffic
e at
a g
lanc
e, t
here
are
mo
tifs
tha
t ev
oke
Io
nian
co
lum
ns a
nd
ruin
s o
f an
cien
t R
om
e. I
t is
pre
sent
ly
used
as
an a
ssem
bly
hall
to h
old
fun
er-
als.
M2
Sho
ppin
g ce
nter
3-1
7-1,
Tam
agaw
a, S
etag
aya-
ku,
158
-
870
（0
3） 3
70
9 2
22
2
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
（de
part
men
t st
ore）
10:0
0-2
0:0
0
（sp
ecia
lty
sto
re）
10:0
0-2
1:0
0
As
a re
new
al e
vent
of
Tam
agaw
a
Taka
shim
a-ya
Dep
artm
ent
Sto
re,
whi
ch
cele
brat
ed i
ts 4
0th
ann
iver
sary
, w
e
desi
gned
clo
ud-l
ike
org
anic
eav
es.
It
is a
med
ium
to
conn
ect
the
build
ing
and
the
gree
n. T
he p
iloti
s ex
tend
s as
long
as
140
m,
and
ther
e w
e in
sert
ed
168
shee
ts o
f al
umin
um a
ll in
dif
fere
nt
shap
es.
Each
pan
el i
s ho
led
in 4
0m
m
diam
eter
, an
d sp
aced
at
80
mm
, to
bal
-
ance
lig
htne
ss a
nd s
tren
gth.
Mus
eum
and
Lab
ola
tory
2-4
-28
, K
amiy
oga,
Seta
gaya
-ku,
158
-
00
98
（0
3） 5
47
7 4
03
3
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
APR
-NO
V 1
0:0
0-1
7:0
0
(ent
ranc
e cl
ose
d at
16
:30
p.m
.),
DEC
-MA
R 1
0:0
0-1
6:3
0
(ent
ranc
e cl
ose
d at
16
:00
),
CLO
SED
ON
MO
ND
AY
, H
OLI
DA
Y,
MO
NT
H E
ND
TU
ESD
AY
Toky
o U
nive
rsit
y o
f A
gric
ultu
re w
as
esta
blis
hed
in 1
92
5 as
the
fir
st p
riva
te
scho
ol
for
agri
cult
ure.
The
mus
eum
exhi
bits
no
t o
nly
its
hist
ory
but
als
o
trad
itio
nal
farm
ing
equi
pmen
t an
d
sake
war
es,
as w
ell
as h
ost
s ev
ents
rela
ted
to f
oo
d. T
o o
pen
up t
he m
u-
seum
wid
ely
to t
he c
om
mun
ity,
we
used
ash
ino
sto
ne l
ouv
ers
to c
onn
ect
the
build
ing
wit
h th
e K
eyak
i av
enue
in
fro
nt o
f th
e si
te.
TAM
AG
AW
A T
AK
ASH
IMA
YAS.
C. M
AIN
BU
ILD
ING
PIL
OT
I39
4041
38FO
OD
AN
D A
GR
ICU
LTU
RE
MU
SEU
M
Sho
ppin
g ce
nter
2-27
-5,
Tam
agaw
a, S
etag
aya-
ku,
158
-
8701
（0
3） 3
70
9 2
22
2
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
10
:00
-21:
00
The
gre
en h
ere
grow
s be
twee
n th
e
sho
ppin
g ce
nter
and
the
urb
an e
nvi-
ronm
ent,
but
we
wan
ted
to m
ake
it
light
and
abs
trac
t. W
e go
t ri
d o
f th
e
conv
enti
ona
l st
ruct
ure
of
bone
and
skin
and
des
igne
d th
e sk
in t
o st
and
on
its
own,
by
impr
ovin
g a
stru
ctur
e o
f
stai
nles
s m
esh,
so
that
thi
s gr
een
eave
can
be f
elt
clea
rly
and
tran
spar
entl
y.
Mus
eum
1-6
-12
, N
akam
achi
, Se
taga
ya-k
u, 1
58-
009
1
（0
3） 3
70
4 9
58
8 （
ON
LY S
UN
DA
Y）
OPE
N H
OU
RS:
by
appo
intm
ent
onl
y
（Pl
ease
mai
l a n
ame,
add
ress
, a p
hone
num
ber,
and
a vi
sit
hope
day
wit
h a
dou-
ble
post
al c
ard
by t
wo
wee
ks）
FRI
and
SUN
on
MA
R-N
OV
11:0
0-1
3:0
0,1
4：0
0-1
6：0
0
Art
ist
Mas
anar
i M
urai
(19
05
-19
99)
is
a
pio
neer
of
the
mo
dern
ist
pain
ting
in
Japa
n, a
nd t
he m
useu
m d
ispl
ays
man
y
of
his
impo
rtan
t w
ork
s an
d ow
n at
elie
r.
To c
om
mem
ora
te h
is b
irth
, th
e m
u-
seum
ope
ned
in 2
00
4 as
the
co
nver
sio
n
of
his
resi
denc
e th
at h
e bu
ilt i
n 19
40
s.
Our
ide
a w
as t
o de
sign
it
like
stac
ked
boxe
s, c
alle
d o
ju i
n Ja
pane
se,
as a
lunc
h bo
x (s
mal
l bo
x in
side
a b
ig o
ne).
It i
s a
lunc
h bo
x re
aliz
ed a
s a
spac
e.
The
ro
om
use
d by
Mur
ai w
as k
ept
as
it w
as,
and
tim
bers
fro
m h
is o
ld h
ous
e
reap
pear
as
louv
ers
on
the
exte
rio
r
of
the
build
ing.
Usi
ng t
hese
lo
uver
s,
the
spac
es i
n be
twee
n ex
pres
s ga
ps
betw
een
his
tim
e an
d th
e pr
esen
t.
TAM
AG
AW
A T
AK
ASH
IMA
YA
MA
RRO
NIE
R C
OU
RTM
UR
AI
MA
SAN
AR
I ART
MU
SEU
M
KEN
GO
KU
MA
& A
SSO
CIA
TES
2-2
4-8
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-CU
BE
2F
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amia
oya
ma
Min
ato
-ku
To
kyo
10
7-0
06
2 J
apan
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.: +
81 3
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721
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o-n
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e.jp
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://k
kaa.
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EIK
YO U
NIV
ERSI
TY
ELE
MEN
TARY
SC
HO
OL
TAK
AO
SAN
GU
CH
I ST
AT
ION
Elm
enta
ry s
cho
ol
125
4-6
,Wad
a, T
ama-
shi,
20
6-8
561
（0
42）
35
7 5
57
7
The
sch
oo
l (a
ttac
hed
to T
eiky
o U
nive
r-
sity
) is
lo
cate
d in
Tam
a di
stri
ct,
one
of
the
maj
or
subu
rbs
of
Toky
o,
abun
dant
in g
reen
and
ric
h na
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t.
The
cit
y’s
larg
e-sc
ale
apar
tmen
t co
m-
plex
fro
m t
he 1
96
0s,
kno
wn
as T
ama
New
Tow
n, d
rew
att
enti
on
fro
m t
he
wo
rld
as a
sym
bol
of
Japa
n’s
high
eco
-
nom
ic g
row
th.
We
crea
ted
a w
oo
den
scho
ol
build
ing
in m
ode
rn s
tyle
, w
hich
coul
d be
st m
atch
thi
s su
rro
undi
ng.
Wo
od
is e
mph
asiz
ed t
hro
ugho
ut
the
who
le s
truc
ture
, in
the
big
ro
of,
exte
rio
r an
d in
teri
or.
The
ro
of
chan
ges
its
leng
th a
nd h
eigh
t ac
cord
ing
to t
he
acti
vity
tak
ing
plac
e un
dern
eath
, an
d
is m
erge
d w
ell
wit
h na
ture
.
Stat
ion
22
41,
Tak
aom
achi
, H
achi
oji
-shi
, 19
3-
08
44
（0
42）
661
68
25
Taka
osa
n (M
oun
t Ta
kao)
is
Toky
o’s
spir
itua
l sp
ot
in t
he w
est.
The
sta
tio
n
build
ing
is n
ow u
nder
co
nstr
ucti
on
for
reno
vati
on.
It
is k
now
n as
a s
acre
d
gro
und
of
mo
unta
in w
ors
hip,
so
we
wan
ted
to t
reat
the
sta
tio
n no
t ju
st
as t
he n
ode
of
tran
spo
rt,
but
also
as
the
boun
dary
bet
wee
n th
e sa
cred
and
peo
ple’
s da
ily a
ctiv
itie
s. T
he b
ig w
oo
d-
en r
oo
f is
the
way
to
real
ize
it.
Part
s
and
mat
eria
ls f
rom
old
ho
uses
in
the
area
are
rec
ycle
d an
d ap
plie
d to
the
inte
rio
r o
f th
e st
atio
n as
a r
emin
der
of
the
pass
age
of
tim
e.
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