Tokyo: Roppongi - A masterpiece created by three masters of Japanese architecture: the International House of Japan

#Travelwithme The midnight drama "Lunch at a famous building" was so much fun. I went to the International House of Japan in Roppongi, which was featured in the drama. The main building (East Building) was jointly designed and completed in 1955 (Showa 30) by three masters of Japanese architecture, Kunio Maekawa, Junzo Sakakura, and Junzo Yoshimura, who studied under Le Corbusier and led the postwar Japanese architectural world as flagships of modernist architecture. The main building won the Architectural Institute of Japan Award the following year, and in August 2006, the Agency for Cultural Affairs recognized it as a "Registered Tangible Cultural Property." In the past, it was a special place where researchers, cultural figures, artists, and business people from all over the world, including Gropius, who founded the Bauhaus, Le Corbusier, and the 32nd President of the United States, Roosevelt, gathered, but now some of the facilities, such as cafes and restaurants, are open to the general public, not just members, and there is also a hotel, library, and wedding hall. ・ The hotel's library was full of students studying, which I admired. The thoughtful view from the windows of the tea lounge "The Garden" is so wonderful that you forget you're in Roppongi. It's also impressive that it serves as a sacred place for people over 70 years old! The tea lounge uses persimmon chairs, which were improved based on a wooden chair prototype made by Junzo Sakakura, inspired by the works of Jean Prouvé. #Lunch in a Great Building