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Bricklayer Toshihiko Takayama finds common ground between his dream of becoming a sculptor and a bricklayer

2023.11.8

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Tokyo Station, a brick architecture that is often overlooked

Celeina: I’ve heard a lot about brick architecture.

Takayama: A simple one would be Tokyo Station.

Takano: Tokyo Station!

Celeina: Bricks! So many bricks!

Takano: I was so blindsided by it.

Takayama: Who doesn’t know that?

Celeina: That’s right.

Takano: What are the highlights of Tokyo Station in your opinion?

Takayama: The exterior and interior walls are covered with bricks, so please take a look next time you change trains or use Tokyo Station.

Takano: If you are a little conscious of it, there are bricks.

Celeina: I would like to ask you about brick buildings that you admire.

Takayama: I was in England once, and there is a station in London called King’s Cross St. Pancras, which is really a brick building.

Celeina:I would like to see it someday.

Takano: It makes me want to go on a trip to look for bricks.

Takayama: You should definitely go there.

Celeina:As part of the “FIST BUMP” circle of friends connected by go-touch, we are asking you to introduce us to some of your friends.

Takayama: There is an architect named Daisuke Sugawara. In a word, he is an architect who is a little bit different, who acts like an adhesive.

Takano: A glue-like role.

Celeina: I’m curious about that.

Takayama: As an architect, of course he designs buildings, but he is also an architect who creates a base in the middle of a town or city, and based on that base, he tries to connect people with each other in an interesting way.

Takano: It’s a good warding.

Celeina: I’m looking forward to it.

Takano:So tomorrow, we will be welcoming architect Daisuke Sugawara.

Celeina:From the miraculous encounter from DAY DREAMING to FIST BUMP today.

Takano:I am happy to see you again.

Takayama: It was a fateful encounter, thank you very much.

Celeina:Thank you very much. FIST BUMP”, today we welcome Mr. Toshihiko Takayama, bricklayer and representative of Takayama Brick Architectural Design, thank you very much.

Takayama: Thank you very much.

GRAND MARQUEE

J-WAVE (81.3FM) Mon-Thu 16:00 – 18:50
Navigator: Shinya Takano, Celeina Ann

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