Where Indigo Meets Living: Akishima Local Artist Exhibition 'Koshiro Katayama Meet the Hon-Aizome Exhibition' to be Held

The Furniture Museum (Akishima City, Tokyo; Director: Kazuaki Aoki) will hold the Akishima Local Artist Exhibition, "Koshiro Katayama Meet the Hon-Aizome (Natural Indigo Dyeing) Exhibition," from Sunday, May 17 to Sunday, May 31, 2026.

The Akishima Local Artist Exhibition is an annual event hosted by the Furniture Museum as a community-based institution, introducing individuals and their creative works, such as furniture and crafts, based in Akishima City.

This time, the exhibition will feature 30 to 40 works by Koshiro Katayama, an indigo dyeing artist residing in Akishima City. In this exhibition, visitors can enjoy the deep indigo hues of Katayama's works and their soft expressions that gently accompany daily life, in collaboration with the furniture housed in the Furniture Museum. We invite you to experience the beauty of genuine indigo dyeing living in our daily lives.

The Furniture Museum is a foundation established with the aim of collecting and preserving traditional, historical furniture, passing down the tradition of furniture to future generations, and contributing to the creation and research of furniture for a new era. Through our major collections and the Akishima Local Artist Exhibitions, we will continue our museum activities by collecting, preserving, and exhibiting furniture as a cultural heritage created by humanity, from the perspective of "Tradition, Inheritance, and Creation."

General Incorporated Foundation Furniture Museum Overview of the Akishima Local Artist Exhibition "Koshiro Katayama Meet the Hon-Aizome Exhibition"

Name: Akishima Local Artist Exhibition "Koshiro Katayama Meet the Hon-Aizome Exhibition"

Exhibits: 30 to 40 indigo dyed works

Venue: General Incorporated Foundation Furniture Museum Exhibition Hall 1148 Nakagamicho, Akishima City, Tokyo 196-0022 Access: About a 5-minute walk from the North Exit of "Nakagami Station" on the JR Ome Line.

Dates: Sunday, May 17 to Sunday, May 31, 2026

Closed: Every Wednesday

Hours: 10:00 - 16:30 (Last admission at 16:00)

Admission: Free (As a commemorative project for "International Museum Day") *Regular: Adults 200 yen, Elementary/Junior High/High School students free

Parking: 10 spaces

*The event may be postponed or canceled due to severe weather, unforeseen incidents, or accidents.

Introduction to Major Exhibited Works (Image: Ruridama Shio Dress)

Brief History of Mr. Koshiro Katayama

1970: Born in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture. Later moved to Itano-gun, Tokushima Prefecture, his father's hometown and the home of indigo dyeing.

1982: Began indigo dyeing to help the creative activities of his mother, the late Eiko Katayama (Full member of the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Association), an indigo painting artist.

1992: Graduated from Shonan Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Engaged in indigo dyeing while working on product development, design, and engineering of automobile maintenance equipment, industrial equipment, beauty salon equipment, and outdoor goods.

2010: Dedicated himself to indigo dyeing activities at Aindigo Art (Representative: the late Eiko Katayama).

2011: Began instructing indigo dyeing production at a facility supporting employment for people with disabilities.

2017: Indigo Dyeing Studio Ruridama