It’s been months in the making, but CScout Japan is pleased to announce its new project, archiTokyo, an exclusive six-night immersive experience in Japan’s top contemporary architecture and design.
Noted international photographer and writer Roland Hagenberg, author of “20 Japanese Architects”, this July will be guiding a select pool of guests into Japan’s dazzling sites and architectural secrets. The delegation will take in major public buildings, offices and department stores — but also private residences designed by star architects, unusual urban spots, and street-level observations.
[Left, O House by Jun Aoki and, right, Roland Hagenberg with Sou Fujimoto.]
Unlike any other group visiting Tokyo, archiTokyo doesn’t stop on the sidewalk. Hagenberg will lead guests inside private homes for unique glimpses into how you actually live in amazing architecture, as well as arranging intimate opportunities to meet with major architects in their studios and at their projects. The concept is to provide global architects and enthusiasts the opportunity to connect on a personal level with the scene in Japan, promote exchange, and be able to explore the country in a way no other group ever has.
Japanese architecture is a dizzying contrast of the ancient and the modern, and archiTokyo traverses this whole spectrum. Hagenberg will escort you through Tokyo’s contemporary cityscape and then down to the calm and tradition of Kyoto where the group will meet designers, cultural leaders, and experience ancient structures up-close.
[Left, the Mineral House by Yasuhiro Yamashita and, right, Jun Aoki's Louis Vuitton store on Omotesando.]
With SANAA founders Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima’s recent Pritzker Prize honor, there has never been a better time to get closer to the world-leading architecture that comes from Japan.
The experience runs July 12-16 for a limited number of places. For details and inquiries, visit archiTokyo.com.
[SANAA's Ryue Nishizawa, Pritzker Prize-winning architect, gives a CScout Trend Tour an intimate look at his Dior Building design.]
William is an editor of JapanTrends.com and researcher for 
1,020,000 yen for 6 nights?!?!? That better be staying at the Four Seasons and eating at exquisite restaurants three times a day.
@aghast
I assure you that you cannot arrange the meetings with famous architects, visits to private homes, and experiences that archiTokyo provides irregardless of the amount of money you spend coming to Japan. For those interested in this area, the fee is actually quite affordable, but it’s certainly not for the average tourist.
tradition is incorporated into contemporary Japanese architecture.