Detailed Itinerary: Updated 05.31.13

*MAP FUNCTION ADDED

To see the locations of the sites we are visiting, click on the Day of the travel. The maps are organized per day.

Information Session

Tue 04.02, Noon-1PM @ RM204

Travel Preparations - status update

Thu  04.18, 3-4PM @ RM206

Preparation Lectures 1

Fri 05.03, 3-5PM @ RM305

New Orleans Vernacular and Urban Fabric

Intro to Japanese Architecture

Preparation Lectures 2

Thu 05.09, 4-6PM @ RM305

Intro to Japanese History/Culture

Final status update

Week 1

Location Map of Significant Architecture in Tokyo: http://goo.gl/maps/6k9R1

*courtesy of Bill Galloway / Frontoffice

Sun 05.19: Day 0

depart MSY, New Orleans

Mon 05.20: Day 1

arrive Haneda Airport (HND), Tokyo @ 10:20PM

brief travel to city center via monorail/metro

hotel check-in and rest

Accommodation: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu / IHJ (JK)

Tue 05.21: Day 2

Introduction to Tokyo / Japan

(open breakfast)

Tatsuo Iso Lecture @ 10:00AM, conf. rm "Miyabi" / Issues on Contemporary Japanese Architecture

(informal lunch)

vist Frontofficetokyo in Akasaka @1:30PM

series of brief input lectures by Christian Dimmer, William Galloway, Koen Klinkers & Erez Golani Solomon

(group dinner @ 8PM Do-zo - Akasaka Biz Tower B1 050-5815-5250)

Accommodation: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu / IHJ (JK)

Wed 05.22: Day 3

A day focused on recent past - post WWII modernist architecture and Metabolism

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

walk to Sogetsu Kaikan (Kenzo Tange, 1977)

visit Ryogoku

Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum (Kiyonori Kikutake, 1992)

visit Ueno

Tokyo National Museum Complex

Metropolitan Festival Hall, (Kunio Maekawa, 1961)

Museum of Western Art, (Le Corbusier 1955-9) (Annex, Kunio Maekawa 1979)

AIA-T2 TOUR F2.pdf *courtesy of Tomoaki Tanaka, Prof. Meiji Univ.

(informal lunch)

Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, (Yoshio Taniguchi,1999)

visit Asakusa

Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center (Kengo Kuma, 2012)

Asakusa Kaminarimon / Senso-ji Temple

Asahi beer superdry-hall (Phillipe Starck, 1989)

Tokyo Skytree Tower (Nikken Sekkei, 2012)

Back to the Hotel

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu / IHJ (JK)

Thu 05.23: Day 4

A day focused on large scale urban intervention

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

visit Tsukiji (Mt JK@ Tsukiji Shijo Station @ Oedo Line E-18)

Tsukiji fish market

Nakagin Capsule Tower (Kisho Kurokawa, 1972)

visit Shiodome

Shiodome Sio-Site

(Skip in lieu of Yoyogi Statium Tour)

Shizuoka Newspaper bld (Kenzo Tange,

visit Marunouchi

Tokyo international Forum (Rafael Vinoly, 1997)

Imperial Palace Moat Walk (Takebashi Station)

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Yoshiro Taniguchi, 1969) / Exhibition: Design Project for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games

(informal lunch)

visit Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Stadium Tour @ 1:30PM

visit Roppongi

National Art Center (Kisho Kurokawa, 2007) / Exhibition: California Design, 1930 - 1965: "Living in a Modern Way"

GRIPS Roppongi campus (Richard Rogers Partnership, 2005)

Mori Tower Viewing Deck (KPF, 2003)

TV Asahi Broadcasting Center (Fumihiko Maki, 2003)

Think Zone (Tokujin Yoshioka Design 2001)

21_21 Design Sight pavilion (Tadao Ando, 2007) / Exhibition: "Design Ah!"

visit Tokyo Midtown (SOM NY office, 2007)

Suntory Museum of Art (Kengo Kuma 2007)   Exhibition: "Mono no Aware" and Japanese Beauty

Reiyukai Shakuden Temple?

Hotel Okura?

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu / IHJ (JK)

Fri 05.24: Day 5

A day focused on commercial space and architecture

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

visit Daikanyama

Hillside Terrace (Fumihiko Maki, 1967-92)

Daikanyama T-Site (Klein Dytham Architecture, 2012)

Sarugaku  (Akihisa Hirata, 2007)

visit Shibuya

Shibuya crossing

(informal lunch)

visit Omote-sando w/ Norie (Meiji-jingumae/Hara-juku Station @1:30PM)

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

Tod's (Toyo Ito, 2005)

Carina Store (SANNA, 2009)

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)

Marc Jacobs (Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects, 2010)

Collezione (Tadao Ando, 1989)

Coach Omotesando (OMA, 2012)

(group dinner w/ Norie @ Maisen Aoyama-honten)

Accommodation: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu / IHJ (JK)

Sat 05.25: Day 6

A travel day focused on the vicinity of Tokyo

(open breakfast) Hotel Lobby @8:45 AM check-out

travel to Hachioji

visit Hachioji-city Yume Art Museum / Exhibition: Introduction to Architect SAKAMOTO Kazunari's Works (curated by Tatsuo Iso)

visit Tama Art University Library (Toyo Ito, 2007)

travel to Yokohama

(informal lunch)

Yokohama Port Terminal (F.O.A. 2002)

Tower of Winds (Toyo Ito)

6:00PM: depart Yokohama / travel to Kyoto

(informal dinner in transit)

hotel check-in and rest

Accommodation: The Westin Miyako, Kyoto

Sun 05.26: Day 7

Introduction to aesthetic sensibility of Kyoto

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

visit Ryoanji Temple

visit Daitokuji Monastery

three Zen sub temples (Ryogen-in, Zuiho-in, Koto-in)

(informal lunch)

visit Nishiki Market and Walk through Teramachi Arcade. Shop at Kyukyo-do.

stroll along Takasegawa, Pontocho / Gion

Times Gallery (Tadao Ando, 1984)

(group dinner @ 7PM  Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen 075-223-3456)

Accommodation: The Westin Miyako, Kyoto

Week 2

Mon 05.27: Day 8

A day focused on historic urban fabric

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

bus to Ginkaku-ji Temple

bus to Shisen-do

(informal lunch @ Ichijo-ji Area)

bus to Kamigamo Shrine

Exploration/Documentation Kamigamo Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings

bus to Kitaoji Station

subway to Kyoto International Conference Center (Sachio Otani, 1966-88)

Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto (Togo Murano, 1986)

(a drink at the bar as a group, open dinner)

Accommodation: The Westin Miyako, Kyoto

Tue 05.28: Day 9

A day focused on major historic architecture

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 9AM

subway/Keihan line to Shichijo Station

Sanjusangen-do

Kawai Kanjiro's House Museum

walk to Kiyomizu Temple

Keihan line from Kiyomizu Gojo to Shijo Station

(informal lunch @ Hankyu Department Store)

walk to Karasuma Shijo, subway to Matsugasaki Station / Kyoto Institute of Technology Campus

Prof. Akira Yoneda Lecture @ 3:30PM, 60th Anniversary Hall 1F

subway to Higashiyama Station

walk to National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto (Fumihiko Maki, 1986) thru Gion District

Miyako Messe (Kiyoshi Kawasaki, 1996)

Kyoto-city concert hall (Kunio Maekawa, 1960)

Heian-jingu Shrine (Chuta Ito, 1895)

Biwako-sosui Memorial Hall (Kiyoshi Kawasaki, 1989)

Biwako-sosui / Incline

Nanzen-ji Temple

Kasui-en hotel annex (Togo Murano, 1960)

(open dinner)

Accommodation: The Westin Miyako, Kyoto

Wed 05.29: Day 10

A day focused on Machi-ya

(open breakfast)

Hotel Lobby @ 8:45AM - hotel check-out

subway to Karasuma Oike station (drop off luggage at coin locker @ Oike Station)

Kamzamachi Machiya Tour @ 10AM

Yasuhiro Uchida Lecture on Machiya and Urban Fabric of Kyoto

(informal lunch)

retrieve luggage and Nishioshikoji-cho Machi-ya check-in @2PM

(call Iori Co. Tel  +81-75-352-0211)

explore Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Thu 05.30: Day 11

A day focused on the vicinity of Kyoto

(open breakfast)

Leave Machiya @ 9AM

visit Sagano

Sagatorimoto Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings

Adashino-nenbutsuji

visit Kyoto Station

(informal lunch)

visit Fushimi Inari, via JR line

visit Osaka via Shinkansen

Umeda Sky Building

Night-out in Namba, Minami/Dotonbori area

(open dinner)

Accommodation: Nishioshikoji-cho Machiya

Fri 05.31: Day 12

A travel day focused on historic Nara

(open breakfast)

checkout Machiya @ 9AM

travel to Uji (20 min)

visit Byodo-in Phoenix Hall / continue by

travel to Nara & hotel check in around 12PM

visit Nara Centennial Hall (Arata Isozaki, 1998)

(informal lunch)

Hotel Lobby at 1PM

visit Todai-ji

Great South Gate and Dabutsu Temple

Nigatsu-do Hall

Hokke-do (Sangatsu) Hall

(dinner open)

Accommodation: Hotel Nikko Nara / Nara Hotel (JK)

Sat 06.01: Day 13

A travel day - Seto inland sea and Shikoku Island

(open breakfast)

hotel check-out @ 8:45AM

travel to Kyoto and to Takamatsu

(lunch during transit)

Hotel check in @1PM Takamatsu Tokyu Inn

Hotel lobby @1:30PM

Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium (Kenzo Tange 1964)

3:00PM Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

(Skip - no time)

Sakaide City Urban Platform housing complex (Masato Otaka 1968)

Seto Inland Sea Folk-history Museum (Tadashi Yamamoto 1973)

The Ritsurin Garden (1625-1745) - open till 7PM

(final group dinner, 7:30PM @ TBD)

Accommodation: Takamatsu Tokyu Inn

Sun 06.02: Day 14

The last day of organized travel and dismissal

(open breakfast)

hotel check-out @ 8:00AM / drop off luggage @ JR Takamatsu Station

take 9:15AM Hi-speed boat (No1. floating terminal) froam Takamastu port to Miyanoura port,  Naoshima

take 10:08AM town operated municipal bus (100yen) to Tsutsuji-sou

take 10:30AM Benesse Art Site free shuttle to Chichyu Art Museum (Ando, 2004)

Alternative 1

(informal lunch @ the museum cafe)

walk to Lee Ufan Museum (Ando, 2010)

walk to Benesse House Museum (Ando, 1996-2006)

walk back to Tsutsuji-sou

take 2:29PM town operated municipal bus (100yen) to Miyanoura port / Naoshima Ferry Terminal (SANNA, 2006)

Alternative 2

take 11:35AM Benesse Art Site free shuttle back to Tsutsuji-sou

take 11:50AM town operated municipal bus (100yen) to Nokyo-mae

Explore Art House Projects

(informal lunch)

take 2:35PM town operated municipal bus (100yen) from Nokyo-mae to Miyanoura port /Naoshima Ferry Terminal (SANNA, 2006)

travel back to Takamatsu port via 3:40PM Hi-speed boat

pick-up luggage @ Takamatsu Station and travel to Okayama via JR

Dismissal @ 6PM

Continue on to Tokyo and/or your own destination

(dinner in transit)

hotel check-in and rest

Accommodation: on your own (will assist selection/booking)

Sun 06.30:

1000 words travel essay due as per the Japan Foundation requirement

* wait for the course weblog posting for details

Fall 13 AHST6333

To meet on Tuesday (5-6:15PM) @ RM206 every other week for assignments pinup/critiques and discussion.