Japan Traffic Culture Association Chairman Award | the rails seemed to stretch endlessly distant summer |
TAKANASHI Junichi |
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Comment by HASEGAWA Kai : There was a time when railroads were not just a means of transportation, but vehicles that carried people’s dreams. Trains, diesel cars, and electric trains. . . . In every era, the rails led everywhere. Even into the distant future that we have yet to see. | ||
First Place | placing peace on the net rack— summer journey |
ISHIZEKI Keiko |
Comment by HASEGAWA Kai : An idyllic summer trip. The idea of “peace” on a net rack is interesting. The world today is not like this, but it seems that “peace” is maintained only on the train, on the net-shelf. This haiku expresses the wish that the peace on the shelf will last forever and spread all over the world. | ||
Second Place | Mt. Fuji on a clear day— I missed it while napping |
MATSUSHITA Yoshihiko(MATUSHITA Hiromi) |
Third Place | my forehead on the train window looking for Mt. Fuji in summer |
TERAYAMA Mikiko |
taller than the rainbow over River Totsugawa the two houses |
SHIMAMURA Yukishige | |
on this day when I celebrate my retirement cherry blossom trip |
INADA Takanori | |
Winner | where adventure is about to start . . . summer timetable |
HANAMACHI Junichi |
with no purpose on a summer day . . . local line |
HENMI Osami | |
a mass of iron scorched mid-summer freight train |
KAN Nobuaki(KAN-chan) | |
eighteen-year-old me waves at me— broad summer fields |
BABA Hiromi | |
the branch line leads to a military camp in summer |
NIEKAWA Yoshiaki | |
in the local train with my post-operation eye swaying in autumn |
FUKUNAGA Keiko | |
to the right and left of the switchbacks cherry blossoms |
KAWAI Yukiko | |
the sound of the crossing gate sees off the summer train |
MASUDA Yoshiko(Koko) | |
hanging straps swaying in the coolness— the Kosei Line |
KIYOOKA Chieko | |
in the vast sky looking for my hometown white clouds |
ORIKASA Kenichi |
Japanese Painting
Western Painting
Calligraphy
(Titles are omitted. By section, Japanese syllabary order. As of October 2023)
In 2023, we had 12 Japanese-style painters, 8 Western-style painters, and 2 calligraphers participate in the exhibition.
Unfortunately, two long-time exhibitors, Mr. NOMIYAMA Gyoji passed away in June 2023 and Ms. SANO Nui passed away in August 2023. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to both of them for their contributions and cooperation to this exhibition, and we pray for their soulful rest in peace. The paintings of both teachers exhibited at this year’s exhibition were painted before their deaths for this year’s “SAKURYOKAI”.
The 2023 exhibition featured a total of six works, five of which the association planned and cooperated with during the year and one that was relocated, along with highlights and photos of the production process. It also introduced the structure and significance of the “1% for Art” legislation promoted by the association, with comments from experts on the legislation.
Public art work based on the history and image of stained glass
HONGO Yoshiya, the 27th recipient of the International TAKIFUJI Art Award, is a sculptor who works mainly in metal. As an invited artist, he presented an ambitious work based on the history and image of stained glass at the 70th Traffic Culture Exhibition 2023.
HONGO Yoshiya Biography
1982 Born in Saitama Prefecture
2006 The 27th International Takifuji Art Prize
2007 B.F.A in Sculpture, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
2009 M.F.A. in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts
He currently works as a sculptor and has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions and art festivals, as well as undertaking several commissioned works.
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 20(Fri.) – October 25 (Wen.), 2023 |
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, Executive Director/ Japan Travel and Tourism Association, President & CEO / Kotsu Newspapers, Director, General Manager Newspaper Division |
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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