DOCOMOMO Tour – Japan
Within the 13th International DOCOMOMO Conference – Expansion and Conflict, that was held between 25 and 27 September 2014, in Seoul, Korea, Docomomo Japan organized a very meaningful DOCOMOMO tours through Japan, between 28 September and 1 October 2014.
The itinerary was Matsuyama – Uchiko – Hizuchi – Takamatsu – Sakaide – Kurashiki – Ohyamazaki – Kansai and the places visited were the following:
. Hizuchi Elementary School (1958), by Masatsune Matsumura, in Yawatahama, Ehime (2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize Awarded)
. Kagawa Prefectural Hall (1958), by Kenzo Tange + Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, in Takamatsu, Kagawa (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 016)
. Ohara Museum of Art Annex (1961), by Shizutaro Urabe, in Kurashiki, Okayama (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 066)
. Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium (1964), by Kenzo Tange, in Takamatsu, Kagawa
. Kurashiki City Art Museum (1964), by Kenzo Tange, in Kurashiki, Okayama (Former Municipal office)
. Seto Inland Sea Folk (1973), by Tadashi Yamamoto, in Takamatsu, Kagawa (History Museum, DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 163)
. Kurashiki International Hotel (1963), by Shizutaro Urabe, in Kurashiki, Okayama (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 172)
. Sakaide Artificial Ground (1968), by Masato Otaka, in Sakaide, Kagawa (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 093)
. Cho-Chiku-Kyo house (1928), by Koji Fujii, in Ohyamazaki, Kyoto (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 003)Facebook Photographic Report
See the amazing report made by Takeshi KIRIHARA in the PDF below:
The itinerary was Matsuyama – Uchiko – Hizuchi – Takamatsu – Sakaide – Kurashiki – Ohyamazaki – Kansai and the places visited were the following:
. Hizuchi Elementary School (1958), by Masatsune Matsumura, in Yawatahama, Ehime (2012 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize Awarded)
. Kagawa Prefectural Hall (1958), by Kenzo Tange + Yoshikatsu Tsuboi, in Takamatsu, Kagawa (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 016)
. Ohara Museum of Art Annex (1961), by Shizutaro Urabe, in Kurashiki, Okayama (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 066)
. Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium (1964), by Kenzo Tange, in Takamatsu, Kagawa
. Kurashiki City Art Museum (1964), by Kenzo Tange, in Kurashiki, Okayama (Former Municipal office)
. Seto Inland Sea Folk (1973), by Tadashi Yamamoto, in Takamatsu, Kagawa (History Museum, DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 163)
. Kurashiki International Hotel (1963), by Shizutaro Urabe, in Kurashiki, Okayama (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 172)
. Sakaide Artificial Ground (1968), by Masato Otaka, in Sakaide, Kagawa (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 093)
. Cho-Chiku-Kyo house (1928), by Koji Fujii, in Ohyamazaki, Kyoto (DOCOMOMO Japan Registration 003)Facebook Photographic Report
See the amazing report made by Takeshi KIRIHARA in the PDF below:

