Gaiemmae
Gaiemmae
Station is
located in the posh Aoyama/Omotesando
area of Minato Ward of Tokyo, not
far from Omotesando Station. It
is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza
Line.
TEPIA
Plaza
TEPIA
was founded in 1989 as a memorial
to technology and the information
industry. TEPIA Plaza, its headquarters,
is located just 4 minutes walk from
Gaiemmae Station. It also includes
a hall, conference rooms, and an
exhibition area that are available
on rent. TEPIA also offers an IT
literacy program for housewives,
the elderly, and people with hearing
impairments.
The
main hall of the complex, TEPIA
Hall, is located on the Fourth Floor.
This hall can
accommodate 144 people if arranged
in study format, and 250 if arranged
in theater format. It also features
advanced simultaneous interpretation
facilities for international conferences
and seminars; and a teleconferencing
system that allows exchange of images
from far off areas. The hall can
also be divided into smaller areas
with the use of movable dividers.
The Exhibition Hall is on the Third
Floor. The exhibitions here focus
on advanced technology with special
emphasis on machinery and information
industries. There are two conference
rooms on the basement levels. One
is on the First Level Basement,
which can accommodate 63 people
if arranged in study format, or
108 if arranged in theater format;
and the other on the Second Level
Basement which can accommodate 36
people in study format, or 60 in
theater format. Both these basement
halls are equipped with the latest
multimedia equipment and are ideal
for seminars and presentations.
The main TEPIA Hall on the Fourth
Floor, the Exhibition Hall, and
the First Level Basement Conference
Room are available on rent
Nezu
Institute of Fine Arts
The
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts is located
a short walk from Gaiemmae Station.
This museum was founded by Kaichiru
Nezu in 1940 and houses his private
collection of Oriental art objects.
These include paintings, calligraphy,
sculpture, ceramics, textiles and
archaeological materials, as well
as objects in lacquer, metal, wood
and Buddhist art from different
periods. These objects number over
7000, seven of which are designated
as National Treasures, eighty-four
pieces have been labeled Important
Cultural Properties, and ninety
six, Important Art Objects. The
museum grounds are also beautiful
with a Japanese-style garden with
lanterns and a pond.
The
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, which
is the perfect place to look at
all aspects of Japanese art, is
open every day (except Mondays)
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Entrance
fee is a 1000 yens for adults and
700 yens for students.
(Nezu
Institute of Fine Arts is closed
these days for renovation and will
re-open in the autumn of 2009.)
