Three days of events to address the first key year of kogei-focused tourism starting from the Symposium for
moving toward new markets, then on to the Networking Event, and ending with the Roundtable Conference

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 urushi art Compare: The present development from KAGA MAKIE urushi lacquer art
This grand exhibition will display works created by members through the 50 years since the association’s establishment and the association’s originally developed works.

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 …

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 …

Kaga inlay is a traditional technique passed down through generations since the Edo Period (1603 to 1868).