SETRE in Kobe

舞子の浜辺にも素敵な建物が。芦澤竜一さんによるSETREのチャペルは数々の建築の賞を受賞しているようです。このチャペルは見る角度によって表情が変化するんだけれど、正面(？)の大きな窓ガラスには空の色が反射されていてとても美しい。
私が子どもの頃から毎日見てきた海。橋が完成し、人口の砂浜やアウトレットモールができて海岸沿いはずいぶん変わりました。でもこの海と淡路島を見ると、故郷に帰ってきたな〜と思えるのです。
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There is a beautiful building on the Maiko coast with the view of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge – SETRE Hotel + Ocean Chapel. This wedding chapel is designed by architect Ryuichi Ashizawa and has won many architectural awards. It looks different depending on the angle. The front big front window reflecting the sky is really beautiful.
This is my hometown and I grew up with this sea. Since I left Kobe, the coast had changed a lot; the big bridge had completed and artificial beach had built. But whenever I see this sea and Awaji Island, I could feel at home.

本福寺 / Honpukuji Temple

淡路島にある本福寺へ初詣。安藤忠雄さん設計で1991年に建てられた水御堂を見てきました。お正月なので人がいっぱいかなぁと思ったけど、さすがへんぴな立地だけあり人の気配はなし。
階段を降りて行くとお堂があり、中はとても厳かな雰囲気です。無機質なコンクリートの壁と朱色の格子のコントラストが鮮やか。建物はこれといって何もない周りの景色と調和していて、美術館や商業施設とは違ったかたちで建築を楽しめます。
淡路島へは明石海峡大橋を通って行くので素晴らしい眺め。でも舞子からのバスは1時間に1本しかないので注意です。バスの通り道には同じく安藤忠雄による淡路夢舞台もあるので途中下車するのもよいかも。
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Honpukuji Temple in Awaji Island is designed by Tadao Ando and completed in 1991. I visited there for New Year. I thought it would be busy but thanks to its isolated location, no one was there.
Honpukuji is known as "Water Temple". I went down the staircase and there was a small shrine. The contrast between the concrete wall and cinnabar latticework was beautiful. It is nice to visit place like this to appreciate the architecture.
To get to Awaji Island from the mainland, catch a bus goes over the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which provides amazing views. Yumebutai Conference Centre also designed by Ando is on the island as well so stop there, too.
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兵庫県淡路市浦1310
JR/山陽 舞子駅からバス停「高速舞子」より20分「立石川」

How to get Honpukuji---
There is a bus from "Kosoku Maiko" near JR/Sanyo Maiko station.
It takes 20 mins and get off at "Tateishikawa"

Bus from "Kosoku Maiko" to "Tateishikawa"
8:10, 9:10, 9:45, 11:20, 12:20, 14:20, 15:20, 16:45

Bus from "Tateishikawa" to "Kosoku Maiko"
8:45, 9:45, 10:45, 12:45, 13:45, 15:45. 17:45
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