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Kanazawa

Aug.5 to Nov.5

Jugen Lehl The End of Civilization

@ 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

About Event Designer Jurgen Lehl lived closely with nature and continually reminded people of its precious value. As his “last work,” Lehl chose to address serious environmental problems, and he created beautiful lamps using the plastic garbage washed up on beaches. Plastic, which does not decompose, attained a splendorous new utility in Lehl’s hands. Jurgen Lehl, who died suddenly in 2014, showed us what it means to live with respect for nature. 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Facilities / Organizations information Adress 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan 920-8509 Access From Komatsu Airport About 40 min by Airport Limousine bus. Get off at Kanazawa Station west gate (terminal). Transfer to local-line Bus.From JR Kanazawa Station ― Bus HOKUTETSU Local-line Bus (Local Bus): Take buses from bus terminal 3,6 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum”. Walk 1 min. Take buses from bus terminal 8–10 at East Exit. Get off at “Korinbo (ATRIO-mae)”. Walk 5 min. (10-min ride) KANAZAWA LOOP BUS : Take buses from bus terminal 7 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum …

Kanazawa

Aug.5 to Nov.5

Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations 150th Anniversary Exhibition Everyday Life ― Signs of Awareness

@ 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

About Event This exhibition looks at Japanese and Danish design in the context of everyday life. Retracing the two countries’ history of contemporary design trends, the exhibition looks at how designers are exploring new possibilities for the future. 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Facilities / Organizations information Adress 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa, Japan 920-8509 Access From Komatsu Airport About 40 min by Airport Limousine bus. Get off at Kanazawa Station west gate (terminal). Transfer to local-line Bus.From JR Kanazawa Station ― Bus HOKUTETSU Local-line Bus (Local Bus): Take buses from bus terminal 3,6 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum”. Walk 1 min. Take buses from bus terminal 8–10 at East Exit. Get off at “Korinbo (ATRIO-mae)”. Walk 5 min. (10-min ride) KANAZAWA LOOP BUS : Take buses from bus terminal 7 at East Exit. Get off at “Hirosaka·21st Century Museum (Ishiura Jinja-mae)” (20-min ride). Walk 1 min.― Bus services limited to weekends and holidays Machibus : Take buses from bus terminal 5 at East Exit. Get off at “Kanazawa 21-Seiki Bijutsukan / Kenrokuen (Mayumizaka-guchi)” …

Komatsu,Nomi,Kaga

Oct. 20 to Nov. 19

Forest and Nature Sprit and Art

@ Wataya

About Event An exhibition event to be held at Wataya, an established Japanese style inn located right next to Shirayama-hime Shrine. The exhibition will present a collaboration between Japanese architecture and artworks ranging from ceramics, metalworks, glass, lacquer, to hand-dyed items. One of the highlights will be the installation at the roofed passage. Benefit information We will be handing out our originally created post cards as takeaway gifts. Wataya Facilities / Organizations information URL http://www.tsurugi-wataya.co.jp Times 10:00~11:00 / 15:00~16:00 Tel 076-272-0570 Address I-55-2 Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa 920-2114 Access By car: 30 min. from Kanazawa-nishi IC, 25 min. from Mikawa IC, 30 min. from Komatsu IC 5-minute walk from Kanazawa Station The Essence Established in the late Edo Period. An 150-year old inn and restaurant that specializes in freshwater fish and wild plant dishes. Located just outside of the precincts of Shirayama-hime Shrine, the headquarters of the 2,700 Shirayama shrines across Japan, this inn/restaurant features an interior filled with a traditional atmosphere and a beautiful location surrounded by trees. Discoveries All six private rooms (as well as the large gathering room …

Special Event

Kanazawa

Nov. 26

Main Symposium“Toward the Next 100 Years of KogeiRound-table International Conference on “Kogei and Tourism”

A roundtable conference for experts, creators, users, and people who link creators and users to exchange opinions. The first roundtable conference was held in Kyoto and the second one was held in Tokyo. This will be the third roundtable conference in which we will summarize and review the past three years and reconsider the meaning of cross-cutting collaboration. From Japan and around the world, a wide range of people involved in kogei will gather to exchange their opinions about the next 100 years of kogei. At this symposium featuring a new format, all participants will contemplate on the conference topic based on the results of the survey responses previously collected from all participants, the three questions for all participants, and the answers to those questions. The strengths and appeals of the Japanese kogei identified through the 21st Century Takagamine Forum will be shared among the participants. We will discuss issues that must be shared across Japan in preparation for 2020 in order to strengthen Japan’s inbound tourism and domestic tourism that focuses on Japanese kogei. At the end of the …

Kanazawa

Oct. 20,21,22

Symposium Series ~ Understanding Kogei around the World! Globalization and Kogei

@ Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art & Hondanomori Meeting Room Room No.1

Both globally and within Japan, Kogei (craft) is facing a period of great change as people living in societies experiencing disruption in the areas of economic globalization and communication (due to the rise of social media) seek alternative ways of living. Kogei, in the broadest sense, may have an important role to play in the development of these new lifestyles. On the one hand, practitioners of Kogei are unusually insistent on the quality of their materials and highly focused on the deployment of skilled techniques to manufacture hand-crafted products. On the other hand, their work also has an aesthetic value, as expressed in phrases such as “the beauty of Kogei.” This dichotomy is due to the fact that Kogei is not only informed by its own specific ideologies and attitudes related to the concept of craftsmanship, but is also a category of the arts in general. These contrasting facets have recently given rise to a reconsideration of Kogei. Compared to contemporary art and design, Kogei exhibits a degree of heterogeneity and contextual diversity that may hold the key to the …

Komatsu,Nomi,Kaga

Nov. 3

The 21st Komatsu City Tea Ceremony

@ SENSO YASHIKI GENAN & Komatsu civic gallery Reflet

About Event As part of the efforts to spread the enjoyment of tea ceremony to the greater Komatsu population, the 3 main schools of tea ceremony in Komatsu City take turns to host the Komatsu Public Tea Ceremony every year on Culture Day (3rd Nov). This year’s ceremony will be held by the Omotesenke and Urasenke schools. Benefit information Free same day entry into the following museums : Komatsu City Museum, Miyamoto Saburo Art Museum, Honjin Memorial Art Museum, is offered to those who have purchased a tea ceremony ticket. Please present the ticket at the respective ticket counter to redeem. The 21st Komatsu City Tea Ceremony – The first venue Dates 2017年11月3日(金・祝) Reception Komatsu City Public Hall /8:45~15:00 Hours for Tea ceremony 9:00~16:00 How to join 前売り券は、こまつふれあいショップぶっさんや(こまつ芸術劇場うらら内),大和小松ギフトショップ,小松市立博物館,本陣記念美術館,宮本三郎美術館,小松市文化創造課でご購入いただけます。市外の方につきましては、電話で受け付けいたします。当日券は、受付会場である小松市公会堂にて販売しておりますので、茶券をご購入の上、受付してください。 Admission fee Adult(Advance ticket) 1500 yen / (Today’s ticket) 2000 yen High school and younger students 1000 yen (Today’s ticket only) Tea ceremony The first venue SENSO YASHIKI AND GEN-AN 〔Urasenke〕 http://www.city.komatsu.lg.jp/3353.htm Address 19,Marunouchikoen-machi, Komatsu, Ishikawa,923-0903 Inquiry TEL: 0761-24-8130 FAX: 0761-24-6404 bunkaka@city.komatsu.lg.jp The 21st Komatsu City Tea Ceremony – The second venue Dates 2017年11月3日(金・祝) Reception …

Kanazawa

Enjoy and Experience Gold Leaf

@ HAKUZA Hikarigura

About Event This hands-on activity is unique to Kanazawa. You will get the chance to handle an extremely thin, delicate gold leaf with a thickness of 1/10,000 mm. Participants will be able to make gold leaf crafts in a peaceful atmosphere of the quaint space inside the traditional teahouse building while receiving kind and detailed guidance from the instructor. Events & Exhibitions Information Schedule HAKUZA Hikarigura will be open throughout the event period. HAKUZA Keikodokoro will be closed on Sundays, Mondays, and national holidays. Times 10:00 to 17:00 (at HAKUZA Keikodokoro) Admission fee 972 yen for a pair of chopsticks, 1,404 yen for a four seasons design plate, other items also available (reservation required) Tel (HAKUZA Keikodokoro): 076-252-3641 HAKUZA Hikarigura Facilities / Organizations information Address 1-13-18 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City Transportation Take the Kanazawa Loop Bus (right loop) and get off at Hashiba-cho (Higashi/Kazuemachi Chayagai). Three-minute walk from the bus stop. OR Take any scheduled bus operated by Hokuriku Rail Road bound for Yanagibashi via Hashiba-cho and get off at Hashiba-cho. Five-minute walk from the bus stop. URL https://www.hakuza.co.jp Contact information …