Itinerary: Updated 5/31/10

Preparation Lectures

Tuesday May 11, 1:00-5:00PM @ RM204

Japanese culture and historic architecture

Japanese Housing - Historic

Thursday May 13, 10:00AM-Noon, 1:00-3:00PM @ RM204

Japanese culture and contemporary architecture

Japanese Housing - Postwar/Contemporary

Week 1

Monday, May 17: Day 1

Depart MSY, New Orleans

Tuesday, May 18: Day 2

Arrive NRT, Tokyo

Train to Kyoto (16230 yen)

Exchange rail pass & activate for 5/25/10

Accommodation: Yoshimizu Inn

Wednesday, May 19: Day 3

Kyoto

Breakfast at inn

9:00 subway to Daitokuji Monastery

Visit three Zen sub temples

    Ryogen-in

    Zuiho-in

    Koto-in

Lunch at monastary or nearby

Visit Miyako Messe, International Exhibition Hall, Traditional Craft Museum (Kiyoshi Kawasaki 1996)

Visit Times Gallery (Tadao Ando, 1984)

Stroll along Takasegawa and Pontocho Walk

6:00 group dinner @ Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen 075-223-3456

Stay at Yoshimizu Inn

Accommodation: Yoshimizu Inn

Thursday, May 20: Day 4

Kyoto

Breakfast at inn

8:00 bus to Ryoanji (cab?)

Walk to Kinkakuji: The Golden Pavilion

Bus to lunch then

Visit Kawai Kanjiro's House/Museum

Walk to Sanjusangendo

Walk to Kiyomizu Temple (closes @ 6:00 pm)

Walk down to Gion

(open dinner)

Stay at Yoshimizu Inn

Accommodation: Yoshimizu Inn

Friday, May 21: Day 5

Kyoto

9:00   subway to Toji Monthly Market

Visit Kyoto Station

11:00 Visit Fushimi Inari, via Keihan line

lunch@retaurant on trail

Visit Ginkakuji: The Silver Pavilion (closes @ 5:00)

Visit adjacent Hakusa Sonso garden and pavilion (1916) (closes @ 4:30)

Philosopher's Walk to Inn

(dinner open in Gion)

Stay at Yoshimizu Inn

Accommodation: Yoshimizu Inn

Saturday, May 22: Day 6

Kyoto

Breakfast @ Inn

Bus to Shisen-do Hall and Garden

Walk south to lunch near Kyoto University

Visit Nijo Jinya (open until 3:00 by appointment)

Walk to Nijo Castle (entry until 4:00)

Bus to Nishiki Market

Bus to Group Dinner 7:00 @ Okariba 075 751 7790

Stay at Yoshimizu Inn

Accommodation: Yoshimizu Inn

Sunday, May 23: Day 7

Nara

Breakfast at Inn

9:00 train to Uji (20 min), visit Byodo-in Phoenix Hall

11:30 continue by train to Nara

12:30 hotel check in and open lunch

1:30 Visit Todaiji Great South Gate and Dabutsu Temple

Visit Nigatsu-do Hall and Hokke-do (Sangatsu) Hall

(dinner open)

Stay at Fujita & Nara Hotels

Accommodation: Fujita Hotel Nara  +  Nara Hotel

Week 2

Monday, May 24: Day 8

Ise

Meet at Nara Station

Travel by train to Ise, check in and leave luggage

Lunch near shrine after bus (30 min)

12:30 Visit Naiku, 2:00 bus to inn

dinner and stay at Hoshidekan Inn

Accommodation: Hoshidekan

Tuesday, May 25: Day 9

Tokyo (rail pass wk 1)

Travel by JR to Tokyo

12:30 check into Andon Inn, Minowa (Irie Masayuki, 2005) leave luggage

2:30 metro to visit Edo-Tokyo Museum, Ryogoku (1 ½ hours)

4:30 Walking tour, Omotesando

Yoyogi National Stadium (Kenzo Tange, 1964)

"Cat Street" (HH Style, SANAA, 2000 & Armani Casa Blg., Ando) 

Tod's (Toyo Ito, 2005)

Louis Vuitton (Jun Aoki, 2002)

Gyre Building (MVDRV, 2007)

Christian Dior (SANAA, 2006)

Omotesando Hills (Tadao Ando, 2005)

Spiral (Fumihiko Maki, 1985)

Comme des Garçon (Future Systems, 1999)

Prada (Herzog & De Meuron, 2003)

Collezione (Tadao Ando, 1989)

6:00 Group dinner with Norie at Maisen

7:30 Evening walking tour of Omotesando

Stay at Andon Inn

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Wednesday, May 26:Day 10

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

Subway to Roppongi

Visit Mori Tower (KPF, 2003) observation deck

Walk to Tokyo Midtown (SOM, NYoffice,2007)

Lunch

Suntory Museum of Art,  (Kengo Kuma, 2007)

21_21 Design Sight pavilion, (Tadao Ando, 2007)

visit exhibition "Post Fossil: Excavating 21st Century Creation"

Walk to National Art Center,  (Kisho Kurokawa, 2007)

Metro to Hibiya station exit A13, 3:00-4:00 Tour of Nissay Theater (Togo Murano, 1963)

7:00 (doors open) Pecha Kucha Night 73,  Superdeluxe, Roppongi, (Klein Dytham Arch)

Stay at Andon Inn

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Thursday, May 27: Day 11

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

Visit Tokyo National Museum Complex Ueno

Museum of Western Art, (Le Corbusier 1955-9)

(Annex, Kunio Maekawa 1979)

Metropolitan Festival Hall, (Kunio Maekawa, 1961)

Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, (Yoshio Taniguchi,1999)

International Library of Children's' Literature, (Tadao Ando adaptive reuse. 2002)

3:00 Visit GA Gallery (meet at Kitasando metro station)

Visit NTT Aoyama Building ext. (Kengo Kuma, 2004 reno)

Visit Baisin Temple (Kengo Kuma, 2003)

(dinner open)

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Friday, May 28: Day 12

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

7:45 meet at station for Day trip to Nikko, train

Bus to Lake Chuzenji,

Walk to Italian Embassy Villa (Antonin Raymond, 1929)

Lunch at Kegon Falls

2:30 Visit Toshugu Shrine, (2 hours)

Train back to Tokyo

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Saturday, May 29: Day 13

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

9:00 Visit Tsukji fish market, then walk in Ginza

Visit Nakagin Capsule Tower ext. (Kisho Kurokawa, 1972)

Visit  National Museum of Modern Art, Tackebashi (Yoshiro Taniguchi, 1969)

"Where is Architecture" Exhibition, Seven Installations by Japanese Architects

3:00 meet outside MOMAT for walking tour (with Norie)

Imperial Palace Moat Walk, then walk to Ginza

Tokyo International Forum (Rafael Vinoly, 1996)

Sony Building (Yoshinobu Ashihara, 1966)

Maison Hermes (Renzo Piano, 2001) Exhibit on 8F will have a teahouse designed by Terunobu Fujimori

Louis Vuitton Malletier (Jun Aoki, 2002)

Mikimoto Ginza (Toyo Ito, 2005)

Svarovski (Yoshioka Tokujin, 1008)

Swatch Building (Shigeru Ban, 2007)

Visit Hotel Okura (Yoshiro Tanaguchi, 1962)

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Sunday, May 30: Day 14

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

(morning open)

12:00 JR to Yokohama

Walk to Port Terminal (FOA 2005)

4:00 tour Kanagawa Prefectural Library and Music Hall (Kunio Maekawa 1954-6)

Group dinner in Yokohama

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Week 3

Monday, May 31: Day 15

Tokyo

Breakfast at Inn

10:00 Visit St Anselm's Church (Antonin Raymond, 1955)

12:15 leave Meguro Station for train to Hasuda Station (via JR Ebisu Shonan-Shinjuku line)

1:30 bus from station to Sekisui Chemical prefab housing plant, tour facility

(evening open)

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Tuesday, June 1: Day 16

Tokyo (rail pass wk 2)

10:00 Masanari Murai Museum (Kengo Kuma, 2005)

Nezu Museum, Omotesando (Kengo Kuma, 2009)

3:00 meet at International House (Junzo Sakakura, Kunio Maekawa, Junzo Yoshimura,1955)

Honeycomb Architecture Reception

Reception with presenters

Accommodation: Andon Ryokan

Wednesday, June 2: Day 17 (Klingman returns to NOLA)

Kyoto

(morning open)

11:00 Checkout Andon Inn / Metro Hibiya line to Ueno, JR Yamanote line to Tokyo

12:00 Shinkansen to Kyoto

Bento-box lunch on train

3:00 Metro Karasuma line to Oike-dori

3:30 Check-in to Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Exploration/Documentation of Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya and the immediate surroundings

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Thursday, June 3: Day 18

Kyoto

Breakfast

9:00 Exploration/Documentation Sagatorimoto Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings

Lunch

(afternoon open)

Accommodation: Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Friday, June 4: Day 19

Kyoto

Breakfast

9:00 Half a day trip to Katano-shi - Exploration/Documentation of Common City Hoshida (Kazunari Sakamoto 1992)

Lunch

(afternoon open)

Accommodation: Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Saturday, June 5: Day 20

Kyoto

Breakfast

9:00 Exploration/Documentation Kamigamo Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings

Lunch

(afternoon open)

Accommodation: Nagomi Ryokan Yuu

Sunday, June 6: Day 21

Naoshima

Early Breakfast / Check out

Train to Okayama/Uno + boat to Naoshima

Accommodation: Benesse House Museum

Week 4

Monday, June 7: Day 22

Naoshima

(open all day)

Final Group Dinner

Accommodation: Benesse House Museum

Tuesday, June 8: Day 23

Hiroshima

(morning open)

2:00 Boat to Uno + Train to Okayama-Hiroshima - (rail pass wk 3)

Accommodation: Crown Plaza ANA HIROSHIMA

Wednesday, June 9: Day 24

HIroshima

Dismissed for independent Travel

Week 5, 6

Thursday, June 10 - Thursday, June 23

Independent Travel, Japan and vicinity

Monday, June 21 (Tsubaki returns to NOLA)

Friday, June 25

Due back in New Orleans

Week 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

New Orleans,  TSA Studio

Regular Studio Schedule:

Mon. / Wed. / Fri.  10:30AM - 5:00PM

Monday, June 28 - Friday, July 9

TSA Studio Phase I

Instructor: J. Klingman

Monday, July 12

TSA Studio Mid Review

Instructor: J. Klingman / K Tsubaki

Wednesday, July 14 - Friday, July 30

TSA Studio Phase II

Instructor: K Tsubaki

Monday, August 2

TSA Studio Final Review

Instructor: J. Klingman / K Tsubaki