Although the origin of this gate is not known, “Torii 鳥居” gate stands at the entrance of all temples and shrines in Japan. Why? It serves as a barrier and a border between material world, and holy sanctuary. Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing….
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Walking through giant gates at major shrines and temples is like walking through art museum. Look up and check this: Blue Dragon protecting East. Red Phoenix protecting South. Black Gamera Turtle & Snake protecting North. White Tiger protecting West. They are the four guardians…
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Our Tokyo Office has an Art Gallery featuring different artists every month. Why does a construction company have such a Gallery? Because art is part of life, and part of architecture. Or, architecture is part of art. Wondering through prized statues of Mr. Kawasaki, bold but detailed sculptures facilitates…
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Reading the article on International New York Times, I was surprised. Why? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/realestate/commercial/in-a-renewed-hotel-okura-japanese-historians-still-see-a-loss.html There is hardly any attention to this major renovation project in Japan. Why? From business perspective, it is natural for Okura to scrap the 50 years old building which was built in 1962, two years…
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