Events:
The fall foliage season has started in the Taisetsu Mountain Range, Hokkaido.
https://sounkyovc.net/blog (Japanese version)

2024 Fall Foliage Forecast
https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast
https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en
https://tenki.jp/kouyou/expectation.html(Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/210122/ (western Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/161896/ (eastern Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/203976/ (northern Japan, Japanese version only)

when and where to see fall foliage(Japanese version only):
https://weathernews.jp/koyo/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/leaf/
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/

fireworks festivals will also be held in October and November
fireworks festivals(Japanese version only):
https://hanabi.walkerplus.com/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanabi/

Saturday, September 23, 2023

The 70th Japan Traditional Kogei-Art Crafts- Exhibition

 The 70th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition(日本伝統工芸展) is taking place at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo from September 13 to 25. The exhibition requires the applicants to create sophisticated design based on high degree of professional skill in Japanese traditional techniques.

I took a silverwork class a few decades ago. Its class teacher sent her work such as a silver flower vessel to the exhibition every year, but she passed away last December. Her works were accepted for the exhibition 39 times in a row. Her previous work is being released in this exhibition.

See the Japan Kogei Association site for further information:
https://www.nihonkogeikai.or.jp/ (Japanese version only)

Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition:
https://www.nihonkogeikai.or.jp/exhibition/honten/(Japanese version only)
The Exhibition will travel through the following venues:


Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store, Tokyo
(event hall, Main building 7F)
September 13-25, 2023
Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store:
https://www.mistore.jp/store/nihombashi.html


Furukawa Art Museum, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
October 5-9, 2023
Furukawa Art Museum:
https://www.furukawa-museum.or.jp/


Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
October 11-15, 2023
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art:
https://kyotocity-kyocera.museum/


Takashimaya Osaka Store, Osaka Prefecture
October 18-23, 2023
Takashimaya Osaka Store:
https://www.takashimaya.co.jp/osaka/


Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecure
October 27-November 15, 2023
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art:
https://www.ishibi.pref.ishikawa.jp/e_home/


the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
November 16-December 3, 2023
The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art:
https://okayama-kenbi.info/


Shimane Art Museum, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture 
December 6-25, 2023
Shimane Art Museum:
https://www.shimane-art-museum.jp/en/


the Kagawa Museum, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture
January 2-21, 2024
The Kagawa Museum:
https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kmuseum/kmuseum/index.html


Mitsukoshi Sendai Store, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecure
January 24-29, 2024
Mitsukoshi Sendai Store:
https://www.mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/sendai.html


Mitsukoshi Fukuoka Store, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
February 7-12, 2024
Mitsukoshi Fukuoka Store:
https://www.iwataya-mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/mitsukoshi.html