[Free Monitor Tour Participants Wanted] 2-day, 1-night tour of Tadao Ando's architecture in Hyogo Prefecture and Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture (October 5-6, 2024)

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This trip is a test tour for the Setouchi Triennale to be held in 2025. We are looking for monitor participants who are interested in art and fine arts to evaluate the museums, facilities, meals, etc. visited on the tour from their own perspective and to help us answer a questionnaire.

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A 2-Day Tour of Tadao Ando's Famous Works
Tour Schedule
Participation is Free! What is Included in the Plan?
How to Join the Tour

A 2-Day Tour of Tadao Ando's Famous Works

This two-day, one-night tour follows in the footsteps of Tadao Ando, an internationally acclaimed architect whose masterpieces include the Church of the Light, the Pulitzer Art Museum, and the Chichu Art Museum. You can also view Ando's architectural works, such as the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art and Awaji Yumebutai, as well as the Chichu Art Museum and Benesse House Museum in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, and enjoy a stay at Benesse House, a museum and hotel combined under the concept of "the symbiosis of nature, architecture, and art."

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

1-1-1, Wakinohamakaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo 651-0073

Date and time

October 5th (Sat) - 6th (Sun) 2024 1 night 2 days

Meeting place/Disbanding place

Meeting place: Saturday, October 5th, JR Shin-Osaka Station 8:30 or JR Shin-Kobe Station 9:10

Disbanding: Sunday, October 6th, JR Shin-Kobe Station 18:23 or JR Shin-Osaka Station 18:43

Tour Schedule

Day1: October 5th

JR Shin-Osaka Station 8:50 + + (Shinkansen) + + 9:02 JR Shin-Kobe Station 9:30 - Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art - (Akashi Kaikyo Bridge) - Awaji (Lunch) - Awaji Yumebutai - (Naruto Kaikyo Bridge) - Takamatsu Port - (Ferry) - Naoshima Miyanoura Port - 19:20 Benesse House Park Building (Dinner "Issen - Japanese Cuisine" - Accommodation)

Day 2: October 6th

Hotel (Breakfast) 8:30 – Benesse House Museum – Valley Gallery…Lee Ufan Museum – Chichu Art Museum – Honmura (Lunch) – Art House Project – Miyanoura Port – (Ferry) – Uno Port – Okayama Station + + (Shinkansen) + + 18:23 Shin-Kobe Station 18:24 + + 18:43 Shin-Osaka Station End

*Regarding the itinerary marks above, "++" indicates travel by Shinkansen, "-" indicates travel by bus, "~" indicates travel by boat, and "..." indicates travel on foot.

Participation is Free! What is Included in the Plan?

This is a free monitor tour that does not require any travel fees from customers. The transportation costs, meals, admission fees, etc. included in the above itinerary from the departure point (October 5th 8:50 Shin-Osaka Station or 9:30 Shin-Kobe Station) to the return point (October 6th 18:23 Shin-Kobe Station or 18:43 Shin-Osaka Station) are included in the trip contents, so you can participate for free.

*Please note that you will be responsible for transportation costs from your home etc. to the departure and return points.

*If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.

How to Join the Tour

Eligible applicants

・foreign visitors residing in Japan and foreign visitors tourists visiting Japan (Japanese nationals are not eligible)

・Please apply as a group of two people. (Both people must be foreign visitors residing in Japan or foreign visitors tourists visiting Japan.)

Capacity

12 people (6 groups of 2 people)

*If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.

Notes

・Please make sure to check everything carefully before applying to avoid cancellation after your participation in the monitor tour is confirmed.

・Meals provided during monitor tours may not be able to accommodate food allergies. For details, please contact the following.

・Please note that the monitor tour will be recorded in video and photos and will be used for commercial purposes to promote future products and services.

・Please note that the tour guide will speak English.

Application and Inquiry Contact

Please apply by email.

Please write "Monitor Tour Application No. 484" in the subject line of your email, fill in the necessary information ① to ⑯ below in the body of the email, and send it to fp@ryobi-tours.jp .

①Name of representative

② Representative gender

③Representative address

④Representative email address

⑤Representative mobile phone number

⑥Tour meeting and departure point (Shin-Osaka Station or Shin-Kobe Station)

⑦The representative's favorite artist and work

⑧Food allergies

⑨Name of accompanying person

⑩ Gender of accompanying person

⑪Representative address

⑫Representative email address

⑬Representative mobile phone number

⑭ Tour meeting and departure point (Shin-Osaka Station or Shin-Kobe Station)

⑮The representative's favorite artist and work

⑯Food allergies

Application deadline: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 18:00

Winners will be notified by email by 18:00 on Friday, September 13, 2024.

Ryobi Tours Co., Ltd. Friends Pack

Ryobi Building 7F, 6-1 Nishikicho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

Email: fp@ryobi-tours.jp

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Ryobi Tours Co., Ltd.

Okayama

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