“Parallel Nippon contains 100+ large-scale photo panels of landmark designs, architectural models and video footage. The exhibition is divided into four thematic sections: Urban, Life, Culture and Living, a cross-sectional view of Japanese society. These areas represent the revolutionary, innovative and progressive architectural achievements realised not only in Japan but across the world as projects of Japanese architects.” http://www.perth.au.emb-japan.go.jp/en/top_whatsnew/2013parallel_nippon.html

I thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon drooling over architectural models and planning a Japanese architectural travel itinerary with equally enthusiastic architect friends.

mixed-media craft

laser-etched ‘glass roofs’

perspex and white card escalators

And without further a due, I present our Japanese architectural tour itinerary created on the day…

OSANBASHI YOKOHOMA ITNL PASSENGER TERMINAL
Yokohoma

GLASS HOUSE (for the giant slide)
Tsuyama

SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY
Koshigaya

HIRATA TOWN CENTER
Sakata

KAZE-NO-OKA CREMATORIUM
Nakatsu

WHITE TEMPLE
Sonobe

KANNONJI TEMPLE
Tokyo (not too impressed but might as well while in Tokyo)

HIROSHIMA NATIONAL PEACE MEMORIAL
Hiroshima

NAGASAKI NATIONAL PEACE MEMORIAL
Nagasaki

KUHONJI BUDDHISTS TEMPLE GATE AND OSSUARY
Nagasaki (not too impressed but might as well while in Nagasaki)

MAKINO MUSEUM OF PLANTS AND PEOPLE
Kochi

ECHIGO-MATSUNOYAMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Tokamachi

NAKAGAWA-MACHI BATO HIROSHIGE MUSEUM OF ART
Bato, Nakagawa-machi

TOMIHIRO ART MUSEUM
Midori

KANSAI-KAN OF THE NATIONAL DIET LIBRARY
Kyoto