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For over a decade Tokyo Fox has focused on the modern architecture of Tokyo with a long-running ten part series featuring over 100 interesting-looking buildings. During that time I have also taken photos of some unique structures outside of the capital city but had no place to showcase them until now. This is Volume 9 which includes some weird and wonderful buildings in Osaka.
5. Oppai House @ 20-26 Korien Higashinocho, Hirakata, Osaka – This boobie building was designed by architect Toyokazu Watanabe in 1980. He is known for designing the Akita Prefectural Gymnasium but there was a time when he was mainly active in building private homes, and this particular one was designed with the imagination of the owners paintings in mind. More details here.
4. Umeda Sky Building @ 1-1-88 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka – The avant-garde concept is supposedly inspired by Machu Pichu in Peru though I’m clueless as to the link between the two! This 173 metre tall building was a product of the bubble-era and was completed in 1993 at a cost of 70 billion yen.
3. Namba Dōtonbori Hotel @ 2-3-25 Dōtonbori, Chuo-Ku, Osaka – Each of the statues represents a difference race (Asian, African, Arabian and Western in order going from left to right) and they were created with a desire to welcome guests from all over the world. Sadly I didn’t think to check behind the pillars as I’ve since found out that you can see their buttocks!
2. Aprica Childrens Products Department Store @ 1-13-13 Shamanouchi, Chuo-ku, Osaka – Does it look like a baby stroller? It’s supposed to as that is what the company is a major manufacturer of. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and can be found near Nagahoribashi station on the overly long-named Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line.
1. Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School @ 2-5-13 Shinkitano, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka – Completed in 2002, this watermelon-shaped building is a high school so act with caution if taking photos on a day when the kids are in attendance. The designer was a former pupil and it is located about 10 minutes walk from Juso station on the Hankyu Railway line.
Click on the following links to see previous Modern Architecture Outside of Tokyo posts…
1. Hokkaido & Tōhoku 2. Tōhoku & Tochigi 3. Saitama, Chiba & Ibaraki 4. Kanagawa & Yamanashi 5. Shizuoka 6. Nagoya 7. Aichi & Gifu 8. Kyoto
Click on the following links to see previous Tokyo Modern Architecture posts…
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