Sōgetsu Hall

The Sōgetsu building

The Sōgetsu Hall ( Japanese 草月ホール , Sōgetsu Hōru ) is a hall within the Sōgetsu building in the Akasaka district of Tokyo .

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Sōgetsu Ikebana School, a new building was built for the company's headquarters in 1977, the basement of which is occupied by an auditorium with 350 seats. The high-vaulted ceiling of the auditorium forms the stepped “floor” of the hall, which Isamu Noguchi decorated with granite shapes in which water flows. The hall is used for Ikebana exhibitions, whereby its size and special shape support attractive presentations of the often meter-high structures.

The architect was Kenzō Tange , who provided the building with continuous glass walls on the outside. A special architectural feature is the diagonal section through the building, which is designed as a high, narrow window at the ends and enables a special connection with the outside world. In addition to the hall, the auditorium and a restaurant Bara ("Rose"), the building houses the classrooms and the school administration. However, most of it is rented.

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↑ The German Cultural Center / OAG House is located in the immediate vicinity of the building on the Aoyama-dōri .
↑ The Sōgetsu School was founded in 1927 by Sōfū Deshigawara (1900–1979). (Sōgetsu = "grass and moon" is one of the poetic terms that are typical of Japan. There is also a pastry with this name.) This school differs from the classical schools from the Muromachi / Edo period in that it is more freely shaped and included new materials.

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Sōgetsu School (Japanese)

35.67415 139.72931Coordinates: 35 ° 40 ′ 26.9 ″ N , 139 ° 43 ′ 45.5 ″ E

[1] The German Cultural Center / OAG House is located in the immediate vicinity of the building on the Aoyama-dōri .

[2] The Sōgetsu School was founded in 1927 by Sōfū Deshigawara (1900–1979). (Sōgetsu = "grass and moon" is one of the poetic terms that are typical of Japan. There is also a pastry with this name.) This school differs from the classical schools from the Muromachi / Edo period in that it is more freely shaped and included new materials.