Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

At Gallery Ginza, Noh mask exhibition by Noh mask teacher Yoshiharu Nakano is being held.

Mr. Nakano, who lives in Kyoto, regularly holds Noh masks at this gallery, and this is the eighth time it has been held.

This is my second interview.

It is said that Noh masks are "striking" without saying "carving", but that is because Noh masks are driven into the face.

The Noh masks displayed at the venue have a realistic expression that can not seem to be made of wood when viewed up close, and Kido Okamoto's `` Shuzenji Monogatari '' I remembered the story of

At the venue, various Noh masks, including Hanwaka, Okina, and small masks, were exhibited.

In the corner of the venue, there are also diplomas and newspaper articles that show Mr. Nakano's success and evaluation overseas.

Noh masks are usually born from cypress (hinoki), but this time, works using cedar wood of 800 years old () are also exhibited. This is a work that uses "Yoritomo Sugi", which is said to be hand-planted by Minamoto no Yoritomo at Chimanji Temple in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

According to Nakano, cedar wood is different from cypress wood, and it is hard and hard to hit. However, the Noh mask of the exhibited "Yoritomo Sugi" has a very beautiful grain.

During the exhibition, on the 12th (Mon) of the first day and the 18th (Sun) of the last day, there will be a demonstration by Mr. Nakano himself at the venue, allowing visitors to experience Noh masks.

The event will be held from Monday, September 12 to 18 (Sun).

The event is open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The last day is until 4 p.m.

Mr. Nakano himself agreed to take photos at the venue. Thank you very much

Click here for the website of Gallery Ginza.　⇒

https://www.gallery-ginza.com/

 

 

This year, heavy rains caused by typhoons, river breaks due to torrential rains, flooding, floods, etc. have caused severe damage to various parts of Japan.

Currently, "kitchenette Mizuzuka - Wisdom and House of flood control - Exhibition" is being held at LIXIL Gallery 1 on the second floor of the Tokyo Tatemono Kyobashi Building LIXIL GINZA 3-6-18.

"kitchenette" is a storehouse built on "Mizuzuka", and "Mizuzuka" refers to stone walls and embankments piled up to the back of people.

If you look at the photos on display at the venue, you can see how people who were once suffering from river flooding and flooding have been struggling with "reduced flood control."

Flood control techniques that combine wisdom rooted in people's experiences are reflected in stone walls, embankments, and how houses are built.

The unique flood control of the area and the scenery for flood control are impressive.

Photographs of flood control architecture using 10 traditional river techniques found in major flood-prone areas across the country, including the Kiso Mikawa River in central Japan, the Tone River and Arakawa River in Kanto, and the Yoshino River River basin in Shikoku are easy to see.

In addition to photographs of flood control architecture, related models and actual agricultural tools are also exhibited at the venue.

I think it's a good opportunity to learn about the techniques of our predecessors who have lived with the river.

The period is from Thursday, September 8 to November 26 (Sat).

The museum is open from 10:00 to 18:00. Wednesday is a closed day.

Click here for the LIXIL Gallery website.　⇒

http://www1.lixil.co.jp/gallery/

 

 

At the Noevia Ginza Gallery on the first floor of the Noevia Ginza headquarters building facing Ginza 7-chome, Namiki-dori St., a portrait exhibition "Fancy of the Age" by three famous photographers is currently being held.

The three are Takeyoshi Tanuma, Keisuke Kumagiri and Koichi Saito.

Mr. Tanuma studied under Ihei Kimura and has been shooting cultural figures for more than 60 years.

Mr. Kumagiri seems to have been in charge of graviar pages, mainly weekly magazines for 40 years.

Mr. Saito served as an assistant to Shotaro Akiyama and photographed more than 2,000 people.

This exhibition features portraits of novelists, artists, and film directors captured by three unique photographers.

Naoya Shiga, Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Hisashi Inoue, Chiyo Uno, Shotaro Ikenami, Harumi Setochi, Shiko Munakata, Masuo Ikeda, Matazo Kayama, Tamako Kataoka, Yasujiro Ozu, Fujio Fujiko, Rokusuke, etc.

In fact, when I saw the work directly in the gallery, it seemed that the atmosphere around the subject was captured, and I felt the photographer's spirit. I think this is something that you can't feel unless you see the work up close.

Also, beside each work, the memories of the novelists when the photographer took the photo were commented, and it was very interesting to know the unexpected side of those who are called literary writers. It was.

The event will be held from Monday, September 5 to November 4 (Fri), and the event will be held from 10 am to 6 pm Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are until 5:00 p.m.

Admission is free.

In addition, we received special consent for photography at the gallery. Thank you very much

Click here for the website of Noevia Ginza Gallery.　⇒

http://gallery.noevir.jp/

 

 

EXITMELSA is located on the corner of Ginza 5-chome, Chuo-dori and Miyuki-dori.

Last year, Melsa was renewed.

The wall lighting on the side of Miyuki Street is beautiful.

The color changes from time to time.

In the past, apparel stores were the main ones, but last year's renewal has 11 restaurants and cafes, as well as various general stores.

 

 

Tomorrow is September 7th, twenty-four season old calendar's white dew (Hakuro) says, "The sign of autumn will deepen and dew will dwell in the field grass." The sultry days continue, and I can't feel like "the sign of autumn is deep."

This is a panpass glass from Tsukiji River Park.

It is a perennial plant belonging to the family Poaceae, and its origin is a grassland (panpas) of the South American continent such as Brazil and Argentina. After the Meiji era, I came to Japan.

Every year, at this time of the season, white silver feather-like spikes make you feel the coming of autumn instead of Japanese pampas grass. But would it be better to say that it will make you feel that autumn is coming soon because the spikes are attached earlier than Japanese pampas grass?

On the other hand, around the Tsukiji River Park, summer flowers (Thu) and Salsberg (crape myrtle) are still working hard without scattering flowers, and even after white dew passes, tug of war in summer and autumn is likely to continue for a while.

 

 

Currently, at Gallery Ginza in Ginza 2-chome, "Haruki Toku) Children's Painting Exhibition Hokkori World" Collaboration 4 "vol.3" is being held.

At the entrance of the gallery facing the street, a sun-like lion ("Rion Sun"!) The work of the moon (like a giraffe) is exhibited, and the power overflows from the work stops the feet of passers-by unintentionally.

When you enter, all the works on display will be bright, fun, energetic, and smile naturally.

Mr. Haruaki Takaharu, a children's painter and illustrator, seems to be holding an exhibition at Gallery Ginza once every two years.

It seems that this will be the 5th time.

Most works are painted with acrylic paint, but the texture of works that cannot be conveyed by my snapshots, such as works that mix sand with the base of canvas to give a three-dimensional effect and glittering works filled with Swarovski, is attractive.

If I thought I had seen this person somewhere before, it was an illustration of the year-end jumbo and summer jumbo lottery.

"Hokkori" in the subtitle "Hokkori World" is one of Kyoto's dialects, and it means "warm, relieved", but from the work of this exhibition, I received "Gatsuri" spirit I got

The whole venue seemed to be shining with the energy of Mr. Taka's work.

The exhibition hall was used not only on the first floor of Gallery Ginza but also on the second floor, and works were exhibited.

Perhaps because of the energy of the work, works of collaboration with people of various genres were also exhibited.

There is also a corner for picture books, goods, etc.

The event will be held from Monday, September 5 to 11 (Sun), and the time will be from 11 am to 7 pm The last day is until 5:00 p.m.

Please come and visit us once.

The photography in the gallery was specially approved by Mr. Takaharu. Thank you very much

Click here for the website of Gallery Ginza.　⇒

https://www.gallery-ginza.com/

Click here for the website of Takaharu Shodogakan.　⇒

http://dougakan.net/