[Sendagaya, Tokyo] National Stadium Tour Special Event Kengo Kuma x Rie Kudan Talk Show & Ginza Kyubey & nôl Special Lunch

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You can watch a luxurious talk show between Kengo Kuma, the world-renowned architect who was involved in the design of the National Stadium, and Rie Kudan, the author who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2024.
Additionally, you will be able to enjoy lunch at the National Stadium's VIP lounge from Ginza Kyubey, a renowned Edomae sushi restaurant, and Michelin Green Star restaurant nôl. You will also have the rare opportunity to see the VIP area of the National Stadium, which is normally off-limits to visitors.

*Kuma and Kudan will only participate in the talk show.
*Consecutive interpretation from Japanese to English will be provided.

■Profile


Kengo Kuma
Born in 1954. Established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. After serving as professor at Keio University and the University of Tokyo, he is currently a special professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. He has ongoing projects in over 50 countries. He proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and humans. His main publications include "Kengo Kuma: Onomatopoeia Architecture: Groundedness" (X-Knowledge), "Japanese Architecture" (Iwanami Shinsho), "All Works" (Daiwa Shobo), "Points, Lines, Planes" (Iwanami Shoten), "Losing Architecture" (Iwanami Shoten), "Natural Architecture" and "Small Architecture" (Iwanami Shinsho), among many others.

Kudan Rie
Born in 1990. Originally from Saitama Prefecture. In 2021, he made his debut by winning the 126th Bungakukai Newcomer Prize for "Bad Music." His work "Schoolgirl," released in the same year, was nominated for the 166th Akutagawa Prize and the 35th Mishima Yukio Prize. In March 2023, he won the 73rd Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists for the same work. In November, he won the 45th Noma Literary Newcomer Prize for "Hidden Horse." In January 2024, he won the 170th Akutagawa Prize for "Tokyo Tower of Sympathy."

Ginza Kyubey (sushi restaurant)
The Edomae taste that has been preserved since the restaurant was founded in 1935 is also famous for being frequented by famous people from various fields such as Kitaoji Rosanjin and former Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru. The restaurant has been passed down from the first Imada Toshiharu, who was highly acclaimed as a master, to the second Imada Yosuke, who was also selected as a "Contemporary Master Craftsman," and now to the third Imada Kagehisa, and many guests visit the restaurant from both within Japan and overseas. It is also the birthplace of the now familiar "gunkanmaki" roll. It began when the restaurant brought sea urchin from Hokkaido and served it to customers who asked for it to be made into sushi, with the rice surrounded by nori seaweed to make it easier to eat. The desire to please customers is the backbone of the restaurant, and this famous Edomae sushi restaurant, loved by customers from all over the world, continues to convey the solid traditional techniques and spirit of hospitality to this day.

nôl Takashi Tanno (French Buffet Manager)
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1988, he learned the basics of French cuisine from Ishii Yoshiaki at La Rochelle Minami Aoyama. After his training, he went to France and honed his skills at Restaurant KEI. After returning to Japan, he learned French cuisine that makes the most of the ingredients at the Ginza French restaurant Esquisse, Abysse in Gaienmae (now Daikanyama), and L'Effervescence, a three-star restaurant in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2024. In April 2021, he became the chef of Restaurant Takashi Tanno. He then joined Eat Creator. He will become the chef of nôl in April 2024.

■ Souvenirs: A free copy of "Japanese Architecture" by Kengo Kuma (subject to change) and "Tokyo Tower of Sympathy" by Rie Kudan (both autographed). The first 20 customers will receive them on the day, and the rest will receive them at a later date.

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