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Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station "TO THE SKY"
Ceramic Relief
Ceramic Relief "TO THE SKY" / Designer and Supervisor : SUMIKAWA Kiichi / Inside the New East Exit ticket gate, Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station / Installed on April 20, 2012 Relocate to the new Tokyo Skytree Station building on December 2025 See Original Painting
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Artist's Message
SUMIKAWA KiichiSculptorI combined the Red, Blue and Gold ceramic plates with Narihira area, which has Edo tradition, to image a single sky.
Commentary
On this wall, the image of "TOKYO SKYTREE® " extending to the sky as the highest broadcasting tower in the world is overlapped with the traditional Japanese image remaining in this area.
Mr. SUMIKAWA expresses shaping of "Sori (Warp)" and "TO THE SKY", which has been his theme for many years, by using "ceramic", a traditional material from ancient times in Japan.
The station building will be relocated as part of the railway elevation work that began in 2018 on a 0.9 km section near Tokyo Skytree Station. The ceramic relief was removed, restored, and stored by Creare Atami Yugawara Studio, which produced it, before being reinstalled in the new station building in December 2025.
Data
| Designer and Supervisor | SUMIKAWA Kiichi | Planner | Tobu Railway, Japan Traffic Culture Association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Inside the New East Exit ticket gate, Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station Map | Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
| Installed on | April 20, 2012 | News | |
| Type | Ceramic Relief | ||
| Size | H3.0m × W4.0m × 2 | ||
| Keywords | Sky |
Data
| Designer and Supervisor | SUMIKAWA Kiichi |
|---|---|
| Location | Inside the New East Exit ticket gate, Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station Map |
| Installed on | April 20, 2012 |
| Type | Ceramic Relief |
| Size | H3.0m × W4.0m × 2 |
| Keywords | Sky |
| Planner | Tobu Railway, Japan Traffic Culture Association |
| Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
| News |
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