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Photography Haiku SAKURYOKAI Public Art Invited Artist Scenes Information

Photography SectionNew Japan Tourism Photopgrahy

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award
“Galloping Wisteria Blossoms”　KAWASAKI NarutoComment by SHIMIZU Tetsuro : From an exquisite shooting spot, this photographer caught the very moment of this acrobatic horseback riding skill ritual, which is to dash through the enemy ground pretending as if the rider was shot by an arrow. The rider’s balance with his toes just stretching up is beautiful. Viewers will also notice the folding fan with the rising sun motif, which the rider will catch in the next moment. The photographer’s use of the compression effect of telephoto lenses successfully captured the background audience, the bustle at the festival and the tense look of the rider.
The Minister of the Environment Award
“Throbbing Pulse of Life in the Sea”　TANIGUCHI TsuneoComment by SHIMIZU Tetsuro :Amami Oshima was registered as a World Natural Heritage Site in 2021. As I looked at this photo, I rediscovered how biodiverse the seas are as well. In this highly transparent blue sea swims a school of small fish, while a red grouper stays above a coral root. Encountering this magnificent scenery, I guess the photographer approached quietly holding his breath and then successfully captured the scene to produce this gorgeous picture employing the best use of fisheye lens and strobe lightning.
The Kyushu Railway Company President Award
“A Great Leap Forwardl”　NAGASAKI MinatoComment by SHIMIZU Tetsuro : Usually, we rarely get a chance to see ocean transportation. In addition, this photo selected the N700S “KAMOME (Seagull)” Nishi Kyushu bullet trains as its subject which is scheduled to be launched on September 23, 2022. As soon as this photo was I hear that a photography tour is planed to the region. Looking at this photo, various thoughts of local people came to mind and I was deeply moved. The impressive sky and the title of this picture may open a new gate to the future development of the region.
The Japan Travel and Tourism Association Chairman Award
“An Endangered Species Finds Refuge”　OKUBO TatsuroComment by SHIMIZU Tetsuro :Black-faced Spoonbill, which belongs to the Pelecaniformes Threskiornithidae family, is an endangered species living mainly in East Asia. In Japan, Kyushu and Okinawa are their main wintering places, but they were also confirmed in Yamaguchi prefecture. By shooting the picture of a large flock resting on a tidal plain during sunrise, the photographer successfully depicted the entire atmosphere of their habitat.

First PlaceISHII Yoshiaki
First PlaceYOSHIDA Masahiro
Second PlaceSATO Yoshiki
Second PlaceHASEGAWA Tsuyoshi
Second PlaceDU JING
Third PlaceTAKAGI Mika
Third PlaceTAKAMURE Junichi
Third PlaceIGARASHI Masaki
Third PlaceFUJISHIMA Junshichi
U-22 AwardNITTA Ryuichi
WinnerTAKAHASHI Masami
WinnerENDO Tsutomu
WinnerENDO Satoshi
WinnerTAKASHIMA Satoshi
WinnerYAMAMORI Keiko
WinnerITO Ryoichi
WinnerONISHI Hiroyuki
WinnerSHIMIZU Yasuhiro
WinnerHORIUCHI Isamu
WinnerTAIRA Naoharu
WinnerSASAKI Yasunari
WinnerYAMASHITA Kazunari
WinnerINUKAI Asuka
WinnerONODERA Mitsuhiko
WinnerMURAKAMI Yoshiaki
WinnerYAMAOKA Nobuhiko
WinnerKUSANOBU Yoshimasa

Haiku Section

Japan Traffic Culture Association Chairman Award	[enjoying freedom savoring peace a summer trip]	OBATA Ritsuko
Japan Traffic Culture Association Chairman Award	Comment by HASEGAWA Kai : Russia invaded Ukraine in the spring of this year. When I see the devastation, I am deeply grateful for freedom and peace. This is true even more if you go on a trip.
First Place	[summer vacation an unknown world in the train window]	TOYOSHIMA Enishi
First Place	Comment by HASEGAWA Kai :Scenery seen for the first time through a train window. We are excited about encountering the unknown world during the summer holidays. There were many applications from Saitama Prefectural Sakado Deaf Academy.
Second Place	[rape flowers blooming, blooming the local line]	SASATANI Toyoko
Third Place	[a straw hat on the baggage rack heading for my hometown]	NOBUYASU Junko
	[blazing sun— the rails are lost in deep thought ]	YUMOTO Koji
	[a chapter finished— the window of summer]	MISHIMA Yuki
Winner	[a trip taken after a long time the mackerel sky after a long time]	TAKEZAWA Satoshi
	[on my back looking at spring sideways I return home]	ISOBE Fujio
	[buying a ticket already I’m a traveler in summer]	NAKAMURA Kazuhiko
	[a food shopping train on a long-remembered day . . . cumulonimbus clouds]	KOBAYASHI Shigeo
	[rails buried under summer grasses time stops]	IKUMA Akio
	[around the abandoned line sunflowers bloom in profusion]	SHINOHARA Shoji
	[my hometown station in smoke from a burning field]	KITAMURA Junichi
	[wiping sweat from a child resting his head on my lap the local line]	MIYAMURA Takako
	[a station after summer holidays the silence]	Sandayu
	[a cow moos summer freight trains through the prairie]	SADASUMI Masahiko

Display of higher ranking awards of haiku

SAKURYOKAI

List of the artists who participated at SAKURYOKAI 2022

Japanese Painting

ISHIODORI Tatsuya
UTOO Sei
OYA Nori
OSHIMOTO Kazutoshi
KAWASAKI Asako
KAWASAKI Suzuhiko
NAKAJIMA Chinami
NOJI Mikiko
HIRAMATSU Reiji
MATSUZAKI Ryota
MIYASAKO Masaaki
WATANABE Nobuyoshi

Western Painting

OTSU Eibin
OKUTANI Hiroshi
KINUTANI Koji
SANO Nui
NAKAYAMA Tadahiko
NOMIYAMA Gyoji
Brian WILLIAMS
YAMAMOTO Tei
YOSHITAKE Kenji

Calligraphy

ISHIGE Keido
TAKAKI Seiu

(Titles are omitted. By section, Japanese syllabary order. As of October 2022)

You can appreciate the works of celebrated artists at your leisure.

In 2022, 23 leading Japanese artists of painting and calligraphy belong to SAKURYOKAI, a group formed by our association, displayed their works at the venue. 12 artists exhibited their work in Japanese painting, including Mr. KAWASAKI Suzuhiko, 9 artists in Western painting, including Mr. NOMIYAMA Gyoji, and Mr. ISHIGE Keido and Mr. TAKAKI Seiu both in calligraphy.

Promotion of Public Art Special Exhibition

Representative works of public art installed by the Association over the past 50 years

This section presented our initiatives to create a richer environment by installing artworks in public places such as railways stations and airports. In 2022, To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Association’s first public art promotion and dissemination activities in 2022, 50 representative works were exhibited in each region. In addition, the stained glass work “ZOMEKI -The Two-Beat Rhythm Forever-,” the 550th work supervised by manga artist TAKEMIYA Keiko at Tokushima Awa Odori Airport, was reproduced at 1/5 size and displayed. Other exhibits included an introduction to the “1% for Art” legalization initiative promoted by the Association.

Stained glass work “ZOMEKI -The Two‐Beat Rhythm Forever-” at Tokushima Awa Odori Airport, displayed at 1/5 scale.

Expert comments on “1% for Art” and “Public Art” and the Association’s efforts

Public Art Exhibition by invited artists

“transform _ flat surface”　KOMI Taku

Movable stained glass work with antique glass

Sculptor KOMI Taku is the 37th recipient of the International TAKIFUJI Art Award and has worked mainly in stone. He broke new ground by creating his first stained glass work as an invited artist for the Traffic Culture Exhibition 2022.

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KOMI Taku’s comment
In addition to stone sculptures, I also create structures that can change their shapes and be moved under the theme of “transform”. This is a work in which parts are cut out of an acrylic plate and assembled with metal parts to make a three-dimensional object. When I first attended a lecture at the studio, I was shown an apple-shaped object made of stained glass and realized that it could be used in such a three-dimensional way, which made me think that I could create a work applying the technique of my “transform” series.

I had little experience using color in my work, and when I was shown samples of antique glass, I was surprised to see how many colors there were. To be honest, I had a hard time deciding, but I had already decided to work with blue, so I chose five colors, including shades of blue, greenish blue, and pale gray. The reason why I used multiple colors is because, for example, when you zoom in on a photograph of a blue sky, it may look like the same color all over, but in fact, dots of various colors have gathered to form the blue color. I hoped to partially reproduce such an image in my work.

Because antique glass is handmade, it is not flat like machine-made glass, and the faint bumps and lines that remain on the surface are part of its charm. In this work, I projected a light onto the work so that the ripple-like shapes in the glass could be seen reflected on the wall

My work is rooted in playing with blocks, which I enjoyed as a child. I remember how much fun it was to combine simple shapes to create complex shapes such as robot shapes. I feel that the “transform” series is a continuation of the same process, with different motifs and scales.

Up until now, I have made deformable works as prototypes and have never exhibited them properly. Since they are meant to be picked up and played with, they have a certain “toy-like” quality to them, and I was wondering how I should present them. I am glad that I was given the opportunity to actually exhibit the work this time and realize it with the viewer’s presence in mind. You cannot touch the work at the exhibition, but you can see how movable it is, so I hope you can imagine it by moving it around in your mind.

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KOMI Taku Biography
2013 Graduated from National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College
2013 Entered Musashino Art University
2016 Awarded the 37th International TAKIFUJI Art Award for Excellence
2017 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Sculpture
2019 Completed Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Sculpture
Held many solo exhibitions at Iriya Gallery and Gallery Hinoki.
Currently working as a staff member of Musashino Art University Ichigaya Campus while continuing his artistic activities.

KOMI Taku Interview

The darker the venue, the more vivid the reflection

Patterns left on the glass surface are reflected on the wall behind

Arm extending from the wall can be moved to various angles

Scenes

Event Information

Organized by	Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Japan Traffic Culture Association Railway Day Executive Committee
Venue/Date	Venue: JR Ueno station Central Exit, Grand Concourse, Special Exhibition Site Date: October 19(Wed.) – October 24 (Mon.), 2022
Juries – Photography Section	SHIMIZU Tetsuro (Photographer / Member of Japan Professional Photographers Society) / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Tourism Agency, Regional Development Department, Director General / Ministry of Environment, Director of Global Environment Bureau / East Japan Railway Company, Senior Executive Officer/ 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	Poster of calling for entries for publicly sponsored exhibition（PDF:349KB） Poster of calling for entries for New Japan Tourism Photography（PDF:372KB） Poster of the Traffic Culture Exhibition 2022（PDF:294KB）