Famous buildings

 In last week I wrote about famous buildings in the past. So, this week I think that write about current famous buildings. As I wrote about, Japanese culture and technology have concentrated on Kyoto. It means current technology of architecture in Kyoto is one of the highest technologies in Japan. 

 Kyoto tower is 131 meters high. It is the highest building in Kyoto. Kyoto tower is designed by Mamoru Yamada(architect) and Ryo Tanahashi(scholar). They said that Kyoto tower was built to describe lighthouse. (But there was sea in Kyoto). There is mascot in Kyoto tower. She name is Tawawa. Common man designed this character. Because the relax mood of this character had become popular, this character adopted mascot of Kyoto tower. In my opinion, she looks very uneducated, so I don't like her. But, in Japan, The character likes this is now called Yurukyara, is loved by young Japanese people.                 　   

 In the next, I introduce the inside of the Kyoto tower. First floor, There is meitengai which is group of restaurants. Business hours is 10:00-20:00 and, holiday is 12/31,1/1.( until 2013/3/31)
This restaurants is mainly Japanese one, so you can enjoy Japanese food in here. The third basement, There is spa. Business hour is 7:00-20:30, and holiday is nothing.  

 At last, in Kyoto tower, there is observatory. To do not destroy the good old mood of Kyoto, people are banned to build the high buildings in measure. However Kyoto tower case is exception, Kyoto tower became the highest building, so this observatory is only the place where people can look over Kyoto. 

 As I wrote,Kyoto tower support Kyoto culture to be known all over the world. So you can say Kyoto tower is one of the famous buildings at present.

 In the next, the famous buildings at present I want to introduce is kinkakuji. Why kinnkakuji? you may say this word. But kinkakuji is also current building because is rebuilt 1955. As I said in my blog, monk set fire to kinkakuji 1950 and, kinkakuji burned down. It became a major case represents the 20 century because The symbol of Japanese beauty destroyed by monk who should love the kinkakuji. Cause of case became topic in many people. In the original statement by investigation, criminal said "resistance to society" and  "I wanted to create a scandal". But Mishima Yukio who is writer said "because unfortunate upbringing, he was longing for beauty of kinkakuji and, feel a great anticipathy toward it". In other hand, Tsutomu Mizukami who is also writer said  "because he felt contradiction of role of Buddhism and temple". Like this, many people worried about kinkakuji, but perfect reconstruction is so difficult. Therefor, kinkakuji has repaired sometimes and, in the newest repair, between October 1987 to February 1986, kinkakuji has repaired by \ 700 million.

 As I wrote, in Japan, many people think Kyoto culture should be protected. And of course Kyoto culture contains buildings at present. I wish I will write about many aspect of Kyoto culture next next and next week.



cite http://www.kyoto-tower.co.jp/kyototower/floor/meiten.html

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