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NASCA Co., Ltd.
Nihonchusha Bldg. 4F 3-15-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo JAPAN 162-0052

T 03-5272-4808 F 03-5272-4021

Yanase Takashi Museum - Anpanman Museum

1224-2 Mirabu, Kahoku, Kami, Kochi, JAPAN

Architect Nobuaki Furuya +Sachiko Yagi + NASCA
Usage Museum
Structure RC
Size B1/4F
Site area 3,766.70 m2
Area 901.89 m2
Completion 1996.06
Award Premium Award, Architectural Institute of Japan 2000, Public Architectural Award 2003
Publishing Shinkenchiku 1996.11, GA JAPAN 23

This is an exhibition facility commemorating Takashi Yanase, a manga artist from Kahoku town, Kochi prefecture. Mr. Yanase writes works one after another, so as the exhibition changes, it becomes an ‘in progress’ museum. To open the museum architecture, which tends to be windowless to the surrounding environment, the main exhibition room and theatre are placed inside the ‘skin’ part of the building, the central ‘body’ part is completely hollowed out so you can see through to the mountain behind it. We also used the excavated earth to create an artificial hill in front of the building. The bridge makes it possible to go to and from the plaza on the national highway side without intersecting with cars.

Photos: Furudate Katsuaki