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Tokyo 2009 Study Tour
15th – 18th Sep 2009
We welcome all Ray White Members and the Tokyo curious to join us on this exciting tour.
Participate in rare and exclusive behind-the-scenes inspections of some of Tokyo’s iconic real estate. Experience rare access to traditional residential housing and discover why modern Tokyo’s urban “Vertical Garden City” concept leads the world.
Our Study Tours are open to all Ray White Group Members and Valued Clients. Each year, we visit international property hotspots to experience global innovations in commercial and residential property, development, design, finance and marketing relevant to each destination. It is a platform for relationship building, learning and inspiration! Previous years destinations included Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai, Miami and New York.
What a great opportunity to visit Tokyo, the capital of the world’s 2nd largest economy. Have direct contact with and learn from some of Tokyo’s property and finance industry leaders.
What can we learn and take back to our marketplace?
Mark Williams,
CEO Ray White Commercial
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TUES
15TH |
DAY 1 - |
TOUR, PRESENTATIONS
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| Grand Hyatt Tokyo will be the venue for the 2009 Tokyo Study Tour, located within the Roppongi Hills development and at the heart of Tokyo’s entertainment district. |
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9:30am – 10:00am
Registration (Grand Hyatt Tokyo) www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
10:00am – 1:30pm
Walking Tours – 3 options, including lunch:
1. Tokyo Midtown Artistic Tour www.tokyo-midtown.com/en
2. Yasakuni Shrine and Imperial Palace Gardens
3. Hiroo Village
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Australian Property Forum (Australian Embassy)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Client Cocktails
An opportunity to mingle and converse with Tokyo Property and Business identities in the Australian Embassy garden.
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Take a stroll through local parks to Hiroo,
absorbing the local surrounds and inner-city
Tokyo living. |
Visit Tokyo Midtown, the $3 billion mixed-use development and the tallest building in Tokyo comprising office, residential, commercial, hotel and leisure space. www.tokyo-midtown.com/en |
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| Experience the controversial Yasakuni Shrine. |
Enjoy sightseeing around the gardens of the Imperial Palace. |
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WED
16TH |
DAY 2 - |
PRESENTATIONS
& PROJECT TOURS |
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Be guided to explore Roppongi Hills, Tokyo’s famous high-rise urban “Vertical Garden City” integrated development, including Mori Tower.
www.roppongihills.com/en |
Ark Hills – Tokyo’s first mixed-use project development featuring office, residential and other facilities including a concert hall and hotel.
www.mori.co.jp/en |
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8:00am – 8:30am
Welcome Tea and Coffee
8:30am – 12:30pm
Tokyo Property Industry Presentations (Roppongi Hills Club)
• Mark Williams, CEO of Ray White Commercial
Welcome & Introduction to the Tokyo Study Tour
• Murray McLean, Ambassador, Australian Embassy
• Richard Gruppetta, Trade Commissioner, Tokyo Counsellor (Commercial) Austrade
• Vice Officer, Mori Building Co Ltd – One of Tokyo’s largest property developers and investors. www.mori.co.jp/en
• James Minamoto, Gaikokuho-Jimubengoshi and Atsutoshi Maeda, Attorney at Law, Anderson Mori Tomotsune – A leading legal group, being one of the four largest law firms in Japan. Learn from experienced lawyers specialising in foreign investment into the Japanese property market. http://www.andersonmoritomotsune.com/en/
• Otemachi Marunouchi Yurakucho District Redevelopment Project Council, comprise a group of private landowners integral in establishing development measures and rules
and creating an area management framework for the Chiyoda District.
http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/%7Etcc
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch (The French Kitchen Brasserie & Bar, Grand Hyatt Tokyo)
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Tour – Projects developed by Mori Building Co Ltd
• Roppongi Hills Village (Tokyo’s famous high-rise “Vertical Garden City”)
• Ark Hills (Tokyo’s first mixed-use project including office, residential and other facilities
including a concert hall and hotel)
http://www.roppongihills.com/en www.mori.co.jp/en
6:00pm
Depart Hotel
6:30pm – 9:00pm
9:00pm – 10:00pm
Pre-allocated tickets to Tokyo Tower
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| Following dinner at Gonpachi, we visit Tokyo Tower to enjoy a breathtaking panorama at night from this iconic landmark. www.tokyotower.co.jp/english |
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THUR
17TH |
DAY 3 - |
PROJECT
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| Inspection of Marunouchi Park Building & Mitsubishi Ichigo-kan, know locally as “Mitsubishi Village”. This area includes 104 buildings, 693 hectares of building floor area, 231,000 workers and daily train passenger movements of 930,000. This business precinct covers some 120 Hectares of inner city Tokyo between the Ginza and Imperial Palace Gardens. |
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8:30am
Bus departs Hotel
• Otemachi Marunouchi Yurakucho District Redevelopment Project Council Tour
Shin Marunouchi Building (including Ecozzeria)
Gyokodoori Underground Passage Network
Tokyo Station Red Brick Building
Marunouchi Nakadoori Street
Meiji Life Insurance Building
Marunouchi Park Building
Mitsubishi Ichigo-kan
• Architectural walking tour of Omotesando-dori, viewing modern retail architecture
including Bulgari and Prada. Wander through world-famous Harajuku and see
first-hand the unique street styles of fashion and retail.
4:00pm
Arrive back at Hotel
5:15pm – 7:00pm
Depart hotel for Odaiba, where we will board a charterboat for a tour of Tokyo’s inner-city waterways. Upon arrival, we will be greeted by Nakai-sans (ladies in traditional Japanese dress), to guide us through the Haven to Jisaku restaurant by lantern-light.
7:00pm
Dinner at Jisaku
Enjoy a traditional Japanese dining experience at Jisaku, over 110 years old surrounded by beautiful gardens overlooking a pond, located in the heartland of Tokyo. Be introduced to sake by Mr John Gauntner, the world’s leading non-Japanese sake expert. Learn about the history of sake and be guided through a sake appreciation course. www.sake-world.com/index.html
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| Ecozzeria, located inside the Shin Marunochi building, is a showroom for ecology utilising recycled pine piling and plate glass. |
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| Explore Omotesando Hills Shopping Centre. Controversial in design by Tadao Ando and developed by Mori, this project contains over 130 stores and 38 apartments. www.omotesandohills.com/english/ |
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| Enjoy dinner in traditional surrounds, and be introduced to sake by Mr John Gauntner, the world’s leading non-Japanese sake expert. Learn about the history of sake, and be guided through a sake appreciation course. www.sake-world.com/index.html |
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FRI
18TH |
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FISH MARKETS
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Early morning visit to the world famous Tsukiji fish markets and rare opportunity to experience the auctioning of tuna.
www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm |
Complete the cultural experience by visiting Ryogoku Kokugikan with pre-booked seating for an afternoon of sumo wrestling. www.sumo.or.jp/eng |
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5:30am – 7:30am
Tsukiji Fish Markets – Enjoy fresh sushi and sashimi for breakfast.
www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm
12:00pm – 6:00pm
Sumo Wrestling
Bus departs back to hotel at 4:00pm. Delegates are welcome to stay on at Sumo until event finishes at approximately 6:00pm.
www.sumo.or.jp/eng
Tour Ends
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