Soba Cafe Yuhi
Soba Yuhi Cafe takes its name from the glorious sunsets, which here bask the placid waters of the…
Kiyonori Kikutake
Kikutake (1928-2001), who was with Kisho Kurokawa a student of Kenzo Tange, worked almost entirely in Japan. This included: the Miyakonojo Community Center; Edo-Tokyo Museum; Sofitel Tokyo Hotel; Kyushu Media Dome in Kitakyushu; Showa Museum in Tokyo; Shimane Art Museum; and Kyushu National Museum. His sole work in Oita is the Oita Marine Culture Center in Kamae, Saiki.
At a glance
A famed architect whose one work is the temporarily closed Marine Culture Center in Kamae, Saiki.
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