It was a bit of a surreal experience. Started our last day in Osaka by dragging my girlfriend on a Tadao Ando and Architecture tour to the Expo '70, while running late and leaving her to go shopping, decided to pop in and see the final building on the list, his exhibition in VS. Unreal to find out Tadao Ando, the Architect was giving a lecture in the room when visiting. Was a phenomal and unexpected end to an amazing Japan trip. Shame that the book signings were just a bit of a production line as it would have been good to inform of an unexpected day and his inspiration while studying, but none the less a brilliant experience.
Building and exhibition was fantastic and easy to...
Read moreart was amazing, but staff didn't speak English. and the overall experience of other people pushing over each other with backpacks and flashlights in your face made it very anxious. I was hoping to experience something amazing, but the atmosphere and organisation of the exhibition was very poor and would not recommend to go there especially during weekends. I am sad I have this bad experience with Sakamoto. Not sure if I will give VS museum...
Read moreLooks small from the outside but a surprisingly expansive space across two floors. Clearly a versatile space that can be used for all sorts of displays and installations. Currently featuring a very well done exhibition on Taiwan with varied audiovisual and material culture exhibits in a cool, quiet environment. This is not an easy thing to do well, but this has been...
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