Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Kufun + Fun = CoFuFun at Tenri Station Plaza

CoFuFun is an open space for special events, gatherings and for children (and adults) to play. It was produced by Nendo, a not-for-profit arts and architectural group, to pay homage to the numerous kofun (burial mounds, often key shaped, for nobles constructed between the 3rd and 7th centures BCE) in Tenri city and Nara prefecture and support city revitalization. It is located in the Tenri train station plaza. This seems like a great idea and much better than the gentrification we are seeing around train stations in Japan. See links below for more info. Or better yet, visit Tenri!
Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun / nendo:
https://www.archdaily.com/873465/tenri-station-plaza-cofufun-nendo
The Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun – Nendo’s Largest Project:
https://publicdelivery.org/nendo-cofufun-plaza/
Nendo:
https://publicdelivery.org/about/

The sound and beautiful city, Tenri, Where the story of Japan has begun:
https://www.city.tenri.nara.jp/material/files/group/50/69367584.pdf

Kofun Burial Mounds and Imperial Tombs:
http://www.pref.nara.jp/miryoku/ikasu-nara/en/fukabori/detail02/

Yamanobe no Michi (Yamanobe Road):
https://www.city.sakurai.lg.jp/material/files/group/6/16501314.pdf

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