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Kodomonokuni: Children’s Land - Nature, Future and Metabolism Architecture
National Archives of Modern Architecture
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Takashi Asada, Isamu Noguchi, Sachio Otani, Kisho Kurokawa, Masato Otaka, Akira Suzuki, Kiyonori Kikutake et al.
Kodomo no Kuni (Aoba-ku, Yokohama) is a children's welfare facility that opened on May 5, 1965. The facility was developed on land formerly used as an ammunition depot for the Japanese Army, which was returned from the U.S. Army in 1961, with the cooperation of many private companies, organizations, and individuals, as well as government funds, in response to the wish of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, the present Emperor of Japan, that the congratulatory money donated by people all over Japan for his wedding be used for a facility that would benefit children. The project was developed on land formerly used for ammunition storage by the Japanese Army that was returned from the U.S. Army in 1961. The idea of creating a children's playground utilizing approximately 100 hectares of nature-rich land in the Tama Hills became a pioneering model for similar facilities that followed. This exhibition of the museum's collection, featuring drawings and photographs of the facility at the time of its opening, will take visitors on a journey back in time to the opening of Kodomo no Kuni a half-century ago.
This exhibition will also include a section introducing seven items from the museum's recent collection and will strive to make the collection accessible to the public.
This exhibition will also include a section introducing seven items from the museum's recent collection and will strive to make the collection accessible to the public.
Schedule | Jun 21 (Tue) 2022-Aug 28 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free Admission. Entrance to the Garden: Adults ￥400, Seniors 65 & Over ￥200. | ||||
| Website | https://nama.bunka.go.jp/global/eng/exhibitions/2206/ | ||||
| Venue | National Archives of Modern Architecture http://nama.bunka.go.jp/global/eng.html | ||||
| Location | 4-6-15 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8553 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 1 at Yushima Station on the Chiyoda line, 10 minute walk from exit A3 at Ueno-hirokoji Station on the Ginza line, 10 minute walk from exit A3 at Ueno-okachimachi Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3812-3401 | ||||
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