Re-visit to AWAJI YUMEBUTAI to see Ando's chapel

ANDO Tadao designed four chapels or churches in Japan. They are nicknamed the Church of the light, water, wind, and sea, respectively. The Wind is not accessible but the other three can be visited. This is one of them, the Chapel of the Sea, or Chapel CAPPELLA DI MARE at the large complex called AWAJI YUME BUTAI or AWAJI DREAM STAGE designed by ANDO. Precisely speaking, the chapel is on the second floor of the Westin Awaji Island, a hotel standing on the premises. If no wedding is happening there, you can freely take a look. From there, you will explore more of the DREAM STAGE. This complex is located in the northern part of the island called AWAJISHIMA, which is connected with Honshu main island and Shikoku island by bridges, the Akashi Strait Grand Bridge to Kobe in the north and the Naruto Grand Bridge to Naruto in the south. 

AWAJI YUME BUTAI complex

The whole complex is enjoyable; you can take a walk and enjoy the plants, landscape & seascape, and architecture in many routes, visit the botanical green house (the Miracle Planet Botanical House), or drive to the ANDO's Water Temple nearby. It's only a couple of minutes' away by car. You can stay here for several days and enjoy day tours in AWAJISHIMA Island or can go farther to either the Kobe or Osaka or SHIKOKU areas. If you go to Kobe, you will visit the Hyogo Prefectural Museum designed by ANDO. In Osaka, Nifrel is the very best recommendation from me. In Takamatsu (Kagawa, Shikoku), you might visit the ISAMU NOGUCNI Garden Museum, or a Japanese garden - Ritsurin Garden, or Kinashi Bonsai town. Limitless fun awaits you.  

 See photos of the chapel.

virgin road and projected cross

and light coming from the slits in the ceiling

The complex, once barren due to its soil being taken to develop the Kansai International Airport, has been restored and now mother nature and human beings interact with each other. It was already four or five years ago that I came here first. The flowers, trees, vegetables, and grass are all growing  and maintained well.