The 34th
“Traditional Crafts & Tastes of Shinagawa Exhibition”
Free Admission
The arts and crafts on display at this annual event will include vivid Edo-kiriko (Edo cut glass), wasai (Japanese dressmaking), kusakizome tebataorimono (textile work using plants as dyes) and many more. Come talk to masters of these and other arts from the Shinagawa Traditional Crafts Preservation Group at their demonstration booths, where you can get a sense of the history and traditions of Shinagawa. There will also be Japanese sweets, tea, and other traditional flavors to enjoy. Please stop by!
Date and time: January 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.), 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Event Hall, Curian 7F (in front of Oimachi Station)
Organizer: Shinagawa City, Shinagawa Traditional Crafts Preservation Group
Note: The first hundred visitors on each day will receive a gift!
Inquiries: Administration Subsection, Local Industry Promotion Section
(Tel: 03-5498-6335, Fax: 03-5498-6338)
Traditional Crafts
(Shinagawa Traditional Crafts Preservation Group Members)
• Buddhist sculptures: Norimichi Enomoto
• Antique restoration: Tamio Kamata
• Edo-kiriko: Katsuhisa Kawabe
• Wasai: Hiroshi Kenmochi, Noriko Takahashi
• Japanese embroidery: Konomi Sasahara
• Japanese fishing rods: Minoru Oishi
• Pottery: Hikari Shimamura
• Lantern calligraphy: Hiroyasu Shimoda
• Edo-sudare (Edo slatted blinds): Yuji Suzuki
• Lacquerware: Katsushige Tanaka, Shunji Yasui
• Tokyo tegaki yuzen (Tokyo yuzen dyeing with hand-drawn patterns): Yasuaki Narusawa, Junko Kinoshita
• Tokyo kiritansu (Tokyo paulownia wood chests of drawers): Masatsugu and Hidenori Hayashi
• Kusakizome tebataorimono: Chiharu and Yuko Fujiyama
• Tatami mats: Masaji Matsui
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Edo-kiriko |
Japanese embroidery |
Traditional Flavors
• Ozawa Shoten (tea)
• Kurataya (Japanese sweets)
• HIDE (bento boxes)
• Iseya (inari zushi)
Notes
1. HIDE will only be open on the 25th, and Iseya will only be open on the 26th.
2. The Shinagawa Tourism Association and Shinagawa City Shopping Streets Joint Association will also be selling various kinds of food and drink.
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Kurataya |
HIDE |
Events
Workshops (Reservation required)
| Workshop Name |
Date |
Time |
Capacity (Lottery) |
Cost |
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Pottery workshop—Making saucers with white and brown clay
(Potter: Hikari Shimamura) |
January 25
(Sat.) |
11:00 a.m. to noon |
6 |
2,500 yen |
| ② |
Making seasonal sweets
(Wagashi artisan: Masato Kurata) |
1:30 to 1:50 p.m. |
5 |
500 yen |
| ③ |
Creating art panels with leftover sudare materials
(aeru) |
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. |
7 |
500 yen |
| ④ |
Sudare luncheon mat making
(Edo-sudare artisan: Yuji Suzuki) |
January 26
(Sun.) |
11:00 to 11:45 a.m. |
5 |
1,000 yen |
| ⑤ |
Making seasonal sweets
(Wagashi artisan: Masato Kurata) |
1:30 to 1:50 p.m. |
5 |
500 yen |
Saucer making
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How to apply: You can do this via Shinagawa City’s electronic application service or send a reply-paid postcard with the date and name of the workshop, your address, name, age and phone number to the Administration Subsection of the Local Industry Promotion Section (1-28-3 Nishi-Shinagawa, 141-0033 Tel: 03-5498-6335, Fax: 03-5498-6338) by Friday, January 17 (postmarked date).
Note: Please pay the fee at the venue on the event day.
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Stage Shows
■ Tea ceremony by Omotesenke School Professor Soju Nakazawa: “A dialogue on traditional culture in a tearoom” (reservation required)
Date and times: January 25 (Sat.)
1) 11:00 a.m. 2) 1:30 p.m.
Program: 1) Talking about kimono (Wasai artisan: Hiroshi Kenmochi)
2) Learning the depths of lacquer (Lacquerware artisan: Katsushige Tanaka)
Capacity: Twenty-five persons per program (by lottery)
Fee: 500 yen per program (includes tea and sweets)
How to apply: You can do this via Shinagawa City’s electronic application service or send a reply-paid postcard with the name of the workshop, your address, name, age and phone number to the Administration Subsection of the Local Industry Promotion Section (1-28-3 Nishi-Shinagawa, 141-0033 Tel: 03-5498-6335, Fax: 03-5498-6338 by Friday, January 17 (postmarked date).
Soju Nakazawa
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■ Buddhist sculpture (demonstration)
Date and time: January 25 (Sat.)
11:15 a.m. to noon
■ Koto (Japanese zither) Performances
(Shinagawa Japanese Music Federation)
Dates and times: January 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.)
10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
■ Dance Performances
Dates and times: January 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.)
1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Performing groups:
1. Ashura Kids and Kako
2. colors
Other Events (both days)
■ Balloon art
Balloon artists will create animals, flowers and other objects using long, skinny balloons.
■ Traditional Toys and Games
You can try kendama, top spinning, and other traditional toys and games.
Cooperating: Shinagawa Children’s Theater, Rissho University, Rissho University Chokotto “Ris”tening Room, Fureai-no-Ie Obachanchi, Tokyo Beigoma |
Note: Please note that events listed are subject to change without notice.
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