[Tokyo] A shrine with a beautiful contrast between wood and glass

A shrine with a beautiful contrast between wood and glass 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Akagi Shrine is the guardian deity of the historic Ushigome area, said to have been founded in 1300. Built within the shrine grounds, it was renovated in 2010 under the supervision of Kengo Kuma as part of the "Akagi Shrine Renovation Project" with a modern and innovative design. It has also won the Good Design Award. The building was designed to blend in with the Kagurazaka area and to be a base for Kagurazaka culture. The main shrine building has an open design that boldly uses wood and glass. It is a new modern building, but the history of the shrine is firmly rooted in it. It is built on a hill, but this is because the small hills and slopes were used as artificial ground. This is another reason to pay attention to this place! ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥLocation: Akagi Shrine x Park Court Kagurazaka ꕥAddress: 1-10 Akagi Motomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo ꕥAccess: 🚉🚏Kagurazaka Station → approx. 3-minute walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Modern architecture #Architecture #Architectural design #Architecture lover #Shrine #Shrine tour #Temple and shrine