{"id":9674,"date":"2015-07-14T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T13:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.insidejapantours.com\/?p=9674"},"modified":"2020-01-29T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T12:56:36","slug":"contemporary-architecture-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/contemporary-architecture-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Architecture in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Audi\u00a0Forum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Few places in the world have such a wealth of cutting-edge architecture as Tokyo. Partly due to necessity, being at once one of the planet\u2019s most seismically active zones and densely populated regions, mandating technological innovation and thoughtful use of space. And also partly because of a belief that if something is worth doing, it\u2019s worth doing right\u2026and beautifully, regardless of the cost; an idea seemingly discarded in many other cities around the globe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9683\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maison Hermes InsideJapan\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza2-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maison Hermes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Where to begin? A valid question indeed. Why not start with the precious real estate of Ginza and its luxury brand stores? Maison Herm\u00e8s by Renzo Piano supposedly started the architectural wave that would return the neighborhood to its former glory in 2001. Armani, Dior, Gucci, Chanel and others would soon follow, each with eye-catching facades, redefining their building as an artistic gift to passersby. De Beers Jewelers plays more with its silhouette than its surface, resembling a chic melted steel and glass structure. For a departure from the ultra-modern, visit the Kabuki-za (Tokyo\u2019s premier kabuki theater), recently renovated by acclaimed Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. Fortunately for us, Kuma was inspired to pursue architecture after seeing Pritzker Prize winner, Kenz\u014d Tange\u2019s work for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Tange was influential in the development of the Metabolist Movement in Japan, one of his students, and proponent of that movement, Kisho Kurokuwa, designed the nearby Nakagin Capsule Tower. Metabolism in Japan believed in the fusion of architectural science with organic growth, and according to Kurokawa, his unmistakable capsule tower was envisioned as a living organism that could adapt and mutate to fit with the times or circumstances. Each cube could be detached, shipped whole, and reattached to another structure. Quite literally moving house.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9685\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9685 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Louis Vuitton InsideJapan Tours\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza4-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louis Vuitton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hop on the Ginza line to its terminus at Shibuya Station to witness the world\u2019s busiest crossing before planning your foray into Omotesando by way of Harajuku, or either Meiji or Aoyama Boulevard. Adjacent to Yoyogi Park, you can see Tange\u2019s stadium, the precursor to the\u00a0propagation of impressive projects by domestic talent. You would be forgiven for taking a short break to visit the Blum &amp; Poe or to immerse yourself in the world of teen fashion on Takeshita Street before returning to the gloss and gleam of high society on Omotesando. Though not widely known outside of Japan, Hiroshi Nakamura&#8217;s Tokyu Plaza, with its kaleidoscopic entry and rooftop oasis, is a fresh take on a department store at the intersection of Meiji and Omotesando Boulevards. Self-taught architect and Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando has Omotesando Hills nearby, an upscale shopping mall. Like much of Ando\u2019s work, its unassuming exterior belies great depth within, in every sense of the word.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9687\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9687 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ginza buildings InsideJapan\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Ginza6-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikimoto\u00a0Main Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of award-winning architects showcased on Omotesando Boulevard and its immediate environs is nearly overwhelming, many of them Pritzker Prize recipients, architecture\u2019s highest honor. As you walk gently uphill in the direction of Roppongi Hills, you come across one eye-popping three-dimensional statement after another. TOD\u2019s by Toyo Ito, the Prada building by Herzog &amp; de Meuron, The Jewels of Aoyama by Jun Mitsui &amp; Associates, who also designed the De Beers building in Ginza and The Ice Cubes in Shibuya. Sunny Hills and the Nezu Museum by the aforementioned Kengo Kuma complement each other well. One wows you with its chaos, the other with its calm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9692\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9692 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sunnyhills InsideJapan Tours\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando5-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SunnyHills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Commune 246 makes for a great place to grab a quick, healthy and delicious lunch, with its many international food stands and Bohemian atmosphere. Afterward, if you feel like some retail therapy in the form of traditional Japanese tableware, Aoyama Square is a great one-stop shop. Or, if you\u2019re interested in a more contemporary take on tradition, WA SPACE, tucked down backstreets in Akasaka, is well worth a visit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9691\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9691 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Comune 246 InsideJapan Tours\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Omotesando4-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commune 246<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To round out the day, you can continue on to Roppongi, where you\u2019ll find The National Art Center, Tokyo designed by Kurokawa. The Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills was probably beckoning you as you looked down Omotesando Boulevard from Harajuku; the sprawling city views from its rooftop observatory are as impressive as its forward-looking design, supposedly inspired by samurai armor. Tokyo Midtown, less than a kilometer away, is where you\u2019ll find Ando\u2019s 21_21 Design Sight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9677\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9677 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Another Tokyo gem InsideJapan Tours \" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama3-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prada\u00a0Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to appreciate just how vast an urban sprawl Tokyo really is. While there are many gems sprinkled about, you could easily spend a week hopping around from place to place and feel like you\u2019d barely scratched the surface. However, the areas detailed above tilt the scales of time and treasure in your favor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9680\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9680 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Yukumoku InsideJapan Tours \" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aoyama6-510x765.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosaic Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bring a good pair of walking shoes and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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