A garden to help you escape from everyday life and refresh your mind and body
#midtown_retreatgarden
A retreat is a place you go to get away from everyday life and refresh your mind and body.
When the unusual times we are living in make you tired,
all you have to do is to get away from everyday life.
One way to do so is to take a step into this garden.
Here you can feel close to nature in an urban setting,
and get away from your everyday self for a change.
Instead of focusing on yesterday or tomorrow,
shift your attention to the moment in front of you that is today.
Any feelings of disquiet you have will fade, and you can start afresh.
In this garden, every individual can find freedom in their own way.
Clear your mind of everything, and enjoy a pleasant time here.
Sky & Moon Hills Area
Spend time in any way you please as you gaze at the expansive sky above the city from 16 small hills with a moon design.
Tree Shade Area
Being among trees during the time you spend in an urban setting is a precious experience, so go ahead and enjoy a break under the cover of the trees.
Autumn Breeze Area
Experience the pleasant autumn breeze as sound, a sound that is sure to soothe you.
Sky & Moon Hills Area
It is said that since ancient times, people have based the rhythm of their life on the cycles of the moon.
Nowadays, where the cycle of daily life is prone to being disordered, perhaps feeling the presence of the moon may help to restore natural rhythms.
Spread out around the lawn, you can find 16 small hills with a moon design.
In the daytime you can spend your time in any way you please as you gaze at the expansive sky above the city.
At night, lights display the shape of the moon on the day.
DAY
Gaze at the expansive sky above the city from hills with a moon design, and notice the range of expressions that the sky has.
As time passes slowly by, the vast sky will help you to forget the everyday.
Find the Clouds
It is said that the air in autumn is more settled and clear than any other season.
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Fish Scale clouds
Official name: Cirrocumulus
Fish scale clouds are associated with autumn, and occur when groups of small clouds occur high up in the air. -
Sheep clouds
Official name: Altocumulus
This type of cloud is typical of autumn, and almost looks as it is comprised of a flock of sheep. -
Streak clouds
Official name: Cirrus
A typical autumn cloud that looks as though white paint has been painted onto the sky with a quick swipe of a paint brush. -
Cotton clouds
Official name : Cumulus
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Wave clouds
These clouds have a wave-like appearance, and are said to appear when the weather is changing.
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Cloud iridescence
This is a phenomenon whereby sunlight passes through a cloud and takes on a spectral hue that colorfully illuminates the cloud. Such clouds are said to bring good luck.
Kaori Ito (Weather Forecaster)
NIGHT
Illumination Start Time
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At night, lights in the center of the hills display the shape of the moon on the day.
It is said that since ancient times, people have based the rhythm of their life on the cycles of the moon.
Nowadays, where the cycle of daily life is prone to being disordered, perhaps feeling the presence of the moon may help to restore natural rhythms.
Moon Phase Calendar
Gaze up at the night sky as you enjoy an autumn night’s breeze.
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A public art with the subject of the moon
Fragment No.5Florian Claar
Florian Claar is an artist who was born in Germany, and has created works based on music, science, and mathematics. Fragment No. 5, which can be found in Grass Square, was produced with the theme of the phases of the moon by combining 11 basic parts, and was designed as an azumaya summer pavilion for moon viewing.
Tree Shade Area
This garden hosts a diverse range of flora that one does not normally encounter in a city.
Being among trees during the time you spend in an urban setting is a precious experience, so go ahead and enjoy a break under the cover of the trees. Getting away from everyday life, getting close to trees and feeling the heartbeat of plants and greenery can bring about modest changes in people. Sit on log chairs by the tables attached to the trees, and experience a comfortable breeze blowing between the trees.
You can also find out about floras that you wouldn’t normally notice from the information displayed on the trees.
Autumn Breeze Area
In the lawn that lies before 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, a breeze blows from between the buildings.
Experience this breeze as sound, a sound that is sure to soothe you. Kurogane wind chimes that are made of Nanbu Tekki iron from Japan’s Iwate Prefecture enrich the ambiance of this area. Whereas summer wind chimes produce a type of translucent harmonic sound, the insect-like tones of these chimes invoke the feeling of the transition to autumn.
Iida Dakotsu, a haiku poet from the Meiji Period to the Showa Period, expressed the coming of autumn in a haiku that roughly translated goes “the black iron of, the wind chime in the autumn, sounds out a ringing”.
EVENT MAP
Various other exhibitions are also on now
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SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART
Reopening Celebration Ⅱ Japanese Art: Deep and Deeper
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- September 30 (Wed), 2020 - November 29 (Sun), 2020
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21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
traNslatioNs - Understanding Misunderstanding
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- October 16 (Fri), 2020 - March 7 (Sun), 2021
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DESIGN HUB
Good Design Award 2020 GOOD DESIGN Best100
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- October 1 (Thu), 2020 - November 3 (Tue), 2020
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Alfred Brendel July 2, 1974. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Photograph by Akira Kinoshita ©Kinoshita Akira ArchivesFUJIFILM SQUARE
Photo History Museum Exhibition Photographs Making Music
Akira Kinoshita: Musicians of the World- period
- October 1 (Thu), 2020 - December 28 (Mon), 2020
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GALLERIA
Flower Art Award 2020
in TOKYO MIDTOWN- period
- September 30 (Wed), 2020 - October 4 (Sun), 2020
Please check the facilities' official sites for details.
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