Toilettour door Tokio
Beschrijving
Enkele van de topnamen in de Japanse architectuur sloten zich aan bij een project om openbare toiletten in de wijk Shibuya in Tokio te herontwerpen. Als u fans bent van Japanse hedendaagse architectuur, dan zal dit toelaten voor een snelle steekproef van de verschillende stijlen van elk van de architecten. De namen zijn onder andere Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, Fumihiko Maki en Kengo Kuma. Industrieel ontwerper Marc Newson leverde ook een bijdrage aan dit project. Het project kreeg extra aandacht toen enkele toiletten te zien waren in de film "Perfect Days" van Wim Wenders uit 2023. Naast het zien van de toiletten, zal de tour door een aantal interessante buurten gaan die je anders misschien niet de kans hebt om te bezoeken. Deze tour is ook ideaal als oriëntatie op het openbaar vervoer van de stad, omdat we een paar korte ritjes met de trein en metro zullen maken.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Bekijk de toiletten ontworpen door Shigeru Ban (Transparante cabine) en Toyo Ito, in de buurt van een klein Shinto-heiligdom. Het is waar de hoofdpersoon van de film altijd zijn lunchpauze had.
Bekijk het toilet ontworpen door Tadao Ando op een locatie halverwege Shibuya en Harajuku, een gebied dat de afgelopen vijf jaar ingrijpend is herontwikkeld.
Niet direct gerelateerd aan het project, maar we gaan over het iconische kruispunt op weg naar de volgende locatie.
Toilet ontworpen door Kengo Kuma in een rustige woonwijk op ongeveer een kilometer afstand van het centraal station.
Toiletten van Fumihiko Maki, Kashiwa Sato en Nao Tamura in de wijk Ebisu, een station ten zuiden van Shibuya.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Reizigers moeten ten minste een gemiddelde conditie hebben
Beoordelingen(18)
Ken gave a very good explanation of tge toilets and of the initiative of this project. We all appreciated his honesty and exact explanations.
Thank you so much for participating in this tour.
Great tour with Ken! You learn not only about the toilets, but about the entire area! Discover residential areas in the immediate vicinity of Shibuya Station and get hints for other activities. Highly recommended!
I'm glad you like the area around Shibuya. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
This was a fantastic, interesting tour which took you away from the more touristy parts of Tokyo. Ken was very knowledgeable. I loved that as well as seeing some fantastic architecture, we walked through some quieter residential neighbourhoods and parks which you wouldn't otherwise see. Highly recommend for anyone with an interest in architecture.
Thank you for your comment. Hope you have the chance to watch the Perfect Days movie!
192 / 5,000 Ken Tanaka is extremely well informed and conversational. The whole tour was enjoyable and interesting. I recommend Ken to all lovers of architecture, film and walking away from the tourist crowds. Sandro
If you are a fan of Wim Wenders film, Perfect Days, this tour is a must! And as an added bonus, you get to explore parts of Shibuya most tourists don't get to experience. Our guide, Ken, was very friendly and informative. He had the entire walking tour planned to the minute, and expertly weaved us through the crowded areas and train stations. Having lived in the U.S., it was so easy communicating with him. Thanks Ken for an amazing experience.
Walking to each location gave us the opportunity to see more of Tokyo in less touristy places. The guide (Ken) was very nice. I would recommend this tour, no doubt.
This was amazing and super interesting. I saw so many neighborhoods in Tokyo that I would not have seen. What a great guide and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
Ken of Tanaka's Tokyo Tours did a great job in describing the history of the Shibuya City project and the architects involved. Very good company and knowledgeable. Loved seeing all the different neighborhoods and the small parks. Really enjoyed walking and the use of public transport to get around. A Perfect Morning to remember the movie and great sound track..
The Tokyo Toilet project in the Shibuya area is a recent project of new and redesigned public toilets by world famous architects and designers. We asked Ken to show us some examples over 3 hours. Ken was punctual, interested, provided additional information about some of the architects and provided a well thought out route using train, bus and walking. Ken was happy also to talk about life in Tokyo for the average person and we touched a little on social and political issues. Ken had lived in the USA for some years so his English was excellent. I can thoroughly recommend Ken to tailor your trip and provide an informative, pleasant experience !
For fans of Japanese architecture/design, this project is something to look into! Thank you for taking the tour. Best regards, Ken
Ken was fantastic! We had an amazing tour of Tokyo and saw many things a normal tourist would not see. Thank you so much!
