Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan

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In Tokyo in a student quarter, you can see an unusual glass building. It is a campus of the Kanagawa Institute of Technology. Junya Ishigami has graduated from the institute and became an author of this building. He with a help of modern architects brought to life this unique project. This building in Tokyo is one of the most transparent in the world.

The unique building has only one room in 2 000 square meters. The basis of the building is made from the white metal columns. The architect got BSI Swiss Architectural Award for this glass building. The university campus has a number of peculiarities. The main is a variety of plants, which decorate the institute inside. The hall has a lot of large pots with different flowers and adornment plants. The room also has some areas with a roofed garden.

The glass building is surrounded by wonderful trees and landscape areas. The visitors feel themselves like in a forest. The large hall is fully equipped for lessons. It has beautiful and comfortable furniture from the light-coloured wood, other elements of the decoration are painted in white. The unusual institute campus is situated among the lively streets. A lot of people come here in order to look at the plants through the glass and to adore with the great atmosphere inside.

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Railway station: 'Banda Station' in 0.87 km

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» Atsugi Naf Airport NJA - in 11 km

» Haneda Airport HND - in 37 km

» Oshima Airport OIM - in 85 km

» Narita Airport NRT - in 95 km

» Matsumoto Airport MMJ - in 147 km

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Top destination around Kanagawa Institute of Technology - Kanagawa

Without a doubt, Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most famous Shinto temple in Kamakura. Built yet in the 11th century, the temple keeps amazing its numerous visitors. It is in wonderful condition for such an old building. There is a road that connects the main entrance to the coast. It is Wakamiya Ōji, which is particularly picturesque during the sakura blooming season. There are two charming ponds not far from the complex. These are Genji and Heike with fabulous lotus flowers. There is a bridge between the ponds. According to a legend, the person who can walk on this bridge without any help will have a long life.

Engaku-ji is a gorgeous Zen Buddhist temple that is one of the most important landmarks in Kamakura. The temple complex consists of several buildings. At the moment, this is the oldest example of Chinese architecture in Japan. For travelers, it will be also very interesting to visit Shari-den, or Shrine of the Sacred Tooth of the Buddha. This is an important landmark of the country-level. Finally, don’t forget to visit museums of Kamakura, namely, the museums of history and modern art. They offer interesting exhibitions dedicated to historical data and collections of paintings, graphics, gravures, and sculptures of Japanese painters of different epochs.
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