Japan Traffic Culture Association Chairman Award | [Kyoto Station a person with a backpack summer clouds] |
OZEKI Arata |
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Comment by HASEGAWA Kai:Summer clouds are emerging against the blue sky over Kyoto Station. A person carrying a backpack is now passing through the grand concourse that penetrates the station. This haiku hints at a new encounter in Kyoto. | ||
First Place | [from the overhead rack I take down my memories summer’s end] |
NISHIDE Kazuyo |
Comment by HASEGAWA Kai:The task of taking one’s luggage down from the overhead rack is expressed as taking down one’s memories. The luggage must be fully packed with the memories of summer. | ||
Second Place | [resting its wings on a human being a red dragonfly] |
SHIBUYA Fumie |
Third Place | [jumping onto a streetcar to its heartbeat Hiroshima Day] |
ISHIKAWA Kiyoshi (ISHIKAWA Touma) |
[after a lapse of fifteen years viewing from the sky Mt. Fuji in summer] |
NARITA Noriko (Hanako) | |
[here and there swallows’ nests a station of love] |
HASHIMOTO Yuko | |
Winner | [going back to my second hometown Bon Festival] |
YABUKI Hiromi |
[at New Year the railroads sing, too traveling by myself] |
IIDA Masahisa | |
[first day of summer taking the “Tsubasa” train my friend has come] |
SHIMAZAKI Hatsu | |
[summer train viewing the familiar sea and going back] |
KOSAKA Takuo | |
[the full moon so near at a village station] |
SUGASAWA Masami | |
[burning sky I change trains over and over to reach the sea] |
FUJIMOTO Haruka (FUJIMOTO Syunpu) | |
[a day to leave for Tokyo our parting under the blazing sky] |
SAKAI Toshihiko (SAKAI Sorachi) | |
[mother and daughter’s last cherry blossoms the Kintaikyō Bridge] |
SHIMOE Etsuko | |
[to see the chrysanthemums in Shuzenji Temple I stop over] |
ARAI Chiyoko | |
[for gifts three ekiben boxes Bon Festival homecoming] |
KAWASUE Kyōma |
Japanese Painting
Western Painting
Calligraphy
(Titles are omitted. By section, Japanese syllabary order. As of October 2018)
27 of Japan’s leading artists in the worlds of painting and calligraphy exhibited works at the 2018 SAKURYOKAI. 14 of these artists, including the oldest, Mr. SUZUKI Chikuhaku, exhibited their work in Japanese painting, while 12 artists, including Mr. NOMIYAMA Gyoji, exhibited their work in Western painting and Mr. ISHIGE Keido exhibited his work in calligraphy. Unfortunately, we regret to announce the deaths of three of our exhibitors, Mr. MIYAZAKI Susumu (passed away in May 2018), Mr. KITANO Haruo (passed away in July 2018) and Ms. HORI Fumiko (passed away in February 2019). We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of them for their many years of support to the exhibition. Our sincere condolences go out to them.
This section introduces initiatives that propose to create a richer environment by installing artworks in public places such as stations and airports. In 2018, a stained glass artwork entitled “Captain Tsubasa: Spread Your Wings Around the World” based on an original drawing by manga artist TAKAHASHI Yoichi was completed at Urawa Misono Station on the Saitama Stadium Line, suberb of Tokyo, and a stained glass artwork entitled “Oojishi (Large Lion) Cavorting with Butterflies” based on an original drawing by Animation director YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa was completed at Komatsu Airport, Northern Japan. The exhibition also included a map showing the distribution of the 527 works of public art that the Association has been involved in planning and producing over the past 45 years, displayed as dots on a map of Japan. The exhibition also included a call for the legislation of “1% for Art” in Japan and an invitation to share photos of public art on Instagram.
“Overhead Colors”: paintings and stained glass works by Mr. UCHIUMI Satoshi
Mr. UCHIUMI Satoshi is one of the leading figures of the young generation of contemporary abstract painting, and has created many public artworks to decorate public spaces. This time, for the first time, he took up the challenge of using glass materials (stained glass pieces) at the request of the Japan Traffic Culture Association.
Mr. UCHIUMI Satoshi Biography
Born in Ibaraki prefecture, northern Tokyo. In 1977, Mr. UCHIUMI was awarded the 20th International Takifuji Art Award in 1999, and completed his postgraduate studies at Tama Art University in 2002. He has had many solo and group exhibitions, including “moonwalk” (Roppongi Hills A/D Gallery, 2003), “KENPOKU ART 2016 Ibaraki-kenboku Art Festival” (Hitachi-Omiya City and Hitachi-Ohta City, 2004), and “Distant Paintings” (YCC Yokohama Creativecity Center, 2005). He has also created a number of public artworks for Toranomon Hills and other public spaces.
Organized by | Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Japan Traffic Culture Association![]() |
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Venue/Date | Venue: JR Ueno station Central Exit, Grand Concourse, Special Exhibition Site Date: October 18 (Thu.) – October 23 (Tue.), 2018 |
Juries – Photography Section | KUMAKIRI Keisuke (Photographer / Japan Professional Photographers Society, Chairman) / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Agency, Regional Development Department, Director General / Ministry of Environment, Director of Global Environment Bureau / East Japan Railway Company, Managing Director, Railway Operations Headquarters, Deputy Director-General / Japan Travel and Tourism Association, President & CEO / Kotsu Newspapers, Managing Editor |
Jury – Haiku Section | HASEGAWA Kai (Haiku Poet) |
Supported by | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Ministry of the Environment / Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency / The Association of Japanese Private Railways / Hokkaido Railway Company / East Japan Railway Company / Central Japan Railway Company / West Japan Railway Company / Shikoku Railway Company / Kyushu Railway Company / Japan Freight Railway Company / Railway Information Systems Co.,Ltd. / Railway Technical Research Institute / Japan Travel and Tourism Association / National Governors’ Association / Japan Association of City Mayors / National Association of Towns & Villages |
Poster |
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