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“Don’t you recognize this crest!?”
September 25, 2023 (Monday) At a recent meeting of the Ota City Association for the Development of Traditional Crafts, I struck up a lively conversation with Mr. Noriji Sakurai, a monshō-uwashi (family crest artisan), when we realized we... -
Visit to “Kominka Wakana”
Visit to “Kominka Wakana” September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) I had the pleasure of visiting “Kominka Wakana,” owned by Mr. Yoshihiro Wakana, who runs Wakana Landscaping in Chiba Prefecture. Through his landscaping business, Mr. Wakana has ex... -
Artisans of Ota City
September 17, 2023 (Sunday) I recently visited the workshop of Mr. Tsuneo Ono, Director and Secretary General of the Ota City Association for the Development of Traditional Crafts, whom I met at the Ota City Traditional Crafts Exhibition... -
Exhibiting Ukiyo-e Art at the “Hokusai Arrangement Art Exhibition”
September 15–29, 2023The Hokusai Arrangement Art Exhibition was held at Nagisa Gallery (inside Garden Café Tokisora) in Setagaya. With Hokusai as the theme, I created two Ukiyo-e Fortune Art pieces based on my concept of“Ukiyo-e × Auspic... -
A City of Craftsmanship: Ota City Traditional Crafts Exhibition
September 9, 2023 (Saturday) I visited the Ota City Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Ota City is where I currently live. When people think of Ota City, they might պատկեր it as a “Downtown Rocket”-style area filled with small factories. How... -
“Ukiyo-e Fortune Art” at the ART CONFUSE Exhibition
How have you been? When it comes to autumn… it’s the season of art! To mark the beginning of this artistic season, I had the opportunity to exhibit my Ukiyo-e Fortune Art at the following exhibition: 14th ART CONFUSE Exhibition (Ikebukur... -
Workshop & Networking Event Hosted by the Japan Cultural Stage Support Organization
How have you been? My core work is in branding support, and as a Vision Stylist, I focus on both inner aspects (coaching) and outer expression (fashion). This time, I had the opportunity to lead a seminar on base colors in fashion at a w... -
“Monozukuri: Festival of Craftsmanship 2023”
August 6, 2023 (Sunday) I visited the Monozukuri: Festival of Craftsmanship 2023, held at the Tokyo International Forum. The event featured a wide range of booths and hands-on experiences, including traditional craft artisans, as well as... -
Participating in the Japan–Vietnam Cultural Exchange Festival in Vietnam
Participating in the Japan–Vietnam Cultural Exchange Festival in Vietnam “I will definitely share Japanese culture with the world!” Recently, my activities in supporting Japanese culture have been gaining momentum, and suddenly I receive... -
A Gathering of Japanese Culture: Waden Festival
July 8, 2023 (Saturday)The Waden Festival was held at Art Hotel Nippori Lungwood. This event, organized by the Japan Cultural Stage Support Organization, was a Japanese-style dinner show featuring a wide range of traditional and contempo...