Spring 2026 Follow-up: Introduction of Related Events for 'The Road Will Follow' Exhibition
The Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum has announced related events for its 'The Road Will Follow' exhibition, including a gallery talk and a Japanese painting workshop. Furthermore, the museum plans to hold a 'Fossil Digging Experience' in summer 2026 and a new special exhibition, 'Ikuo Hirayama Depicts Japan - Ancient Capitals, Four Seasons, and Sacred Rivers of Prayer,' starting June 19.
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This release provides a follow-up announcement on two related events and future plans. We hope you will enjoy these events in conjunction with the exhibition and kindly ask you to cover them in your newspapers and other media.
From Golden Week, Yatsugatake enters its most beautiful season with vibrant green mountains. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
We are also available to arrange interview schedules and provide promotional materials.
■ Gallery Talk
A gallery talk will be held where a curator will explain the exhibited artworks. We will provide easy-to-understand explanations of the highlights and background of the works.
Date: May 9 (Saturday), 2:00 PM~
*No reservation required, participation is free, but an admission ticket is necessary.
■ Japanese Painting Workshop 'Let's Try Japanese Painting'
The Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum will host a Japanese painting workshop with Ms. Hitoka Kaneko, a Japanese painter active in Yatsugatake, as the instructor. The history of painting called 'Japanese painting' is ancient, brought to Japan thousands of years ago via the Silk Road, China, and the Korean Peninsula. Why not experience Japanese painting, which you don't often have the opportunity to touch? We look forward to your participation.
【Event Outline】
■Date: May 16 (Saturday) 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
■Venue: Museum Front Experience Workshop
■Instructor: Hitoka Kaneko (Japanese Painter)
■Capacity: 8 people (first-come, first-served)
■Participation Fee: 4,000 yen
■Application Method: Advance reservation by phone (first-come, first-served)
《Child of Bamboo》Hitoka Kaneko
Hitoka Kaneko
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts
Apprenticed under Japanese painter Ikuo Akino
【Future Plans】
■Fossil Digging Experience 2026
Every summer, we hold our annual 'Fossil Digging Experience'. Specially transported strata from Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, approximately 90 million years old (Cretaceous period), where Waseda University conducts excavations, will be used. Fossils of dinosaurs, crocodiles, and shark teeth have been discovered there so far. What discoveries will there be this year?
*Valuable fossils will be donated to Kuji City (discoverer's name recorded, commemorative gift available).
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■Announcement of Next Special Exhibition
Special Exhibition 'Ikuo Hirayama Depicts Japan - Ancient Capitals, Four Seasons, and Sacred Rivers of Prayer' Part 1: The Road to Oirase
Period: June 19 (Friday) - September 28 (Monday)
Ikuo Hirayama visited Tohoku in 1959, during his time as an assistant at Tokyo University of the Arts. Regarding the Oirase Stream, which he encountered while suffering from ill health after the atomic bombing, he said, "It truly taught me the joy of living."
This exhibition will introduce works depicting the Japanese landscape, focusing on his major work "Flowing Water Without Interruption (Oirase Stream)" from the museum's collection.
Ikuo Hirayama "Flowing Water Without Interruption (Oirase Stream)" (partial) 1994
■Exhibition Overview
Exhibition Name: Special Exhibition 'Ikuo Hirayama Depicts Japan - Ancient Capitals, Four Seasons, and Sacred Rivers of Prayer' Part 1: The Road to Oirase
Period: June 19, 2026 (Friday) - September 28 (Monday) *Open throughout the exhibition period
Venue: Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
2000-6 Koarama, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture Tel. 0551-32-0225
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Last admission 4:30 PM)
Admission Fee: Adults 1200 yen, High school/University students 800 yen, Elementary/Junior high school students free
*Free for holders of disability certificates, 600 yen for one accompanying caregiver
*100 yen discount for those 70 years and older, and groups of 20 or more
Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
Official Website: https://www.silkroad-museum.jp/ Please also refer to official FB and X (formerly Twitter)
Access
◆ By Train
・From Tokyo area: From Shinjuku Station, take the JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express, approx. 120 min to Kobuchizawa Station
・From Nagoya area: From Nagoya Station, take the JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express, approx. 120 min, via Shiojiri Station, then JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express (approx. 40 min) to Kobuchizawa Station
•Transfer to JR Koumi Line from Kobuchizawa Station, get off at the first station 'Kai-Koizumi' Station, 1 min walk from the station front
Or 10 min by car from Kobuchizawa Station
◆ By Car
・From Tokyo area: From Hachioji IC, take the Chuo Expressway for approx. 80 min, then approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC (approx. 15 min from Nagasaka IC)
・From Nagoya area: From Nagoya IC, take the Chuo Expressway for approx. 150 min, then approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC (approx. 15 min from Nagasaka IC)
・Approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC. After turning right at the Yatsugatake Kogen Line Koarama intersection, cross the railway crossing and turn left immediately, then 300m.
Contact for this release
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
info@silkroad-museum.jp (Public Relations)
2000-6 Koarama, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 408-0031
Tel: 0551-32-0225 Fax: 0551-32-0226
Official Website: https://www.silkroad-museum.jp/
Keywords:
From Golden Week, Yatsugatake enters its most beautiful season with vibrant green mountains. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
We are also available to arrange interview schedules and provide promotional materials.
■ Gallery Talk
A gallery talk will be held where a curator will explain the exhibited artworks. We will provide easy-to-understand explanations of the highlights and background of the works.
Date: May 9 (Saturday), 2:00 PM~
*No reservation required, participation is free, but an admission ticket is necessary.
■ Japanese Painting Workshop 'Let's Try Japanese Painting'
The Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum will host a Japanese painting workshop with Ms. Hitoka Kaneko, a Japanese painter active in Yatsugatake, as the instructor. The history of painting called 'Japanese painting' is ancient, brought to Japan thousands of years ago via the Silk Road, China, and the Korean Peninsula. Why not experience Japanese painting, which you don't often have the opportunity to touch? We look forward to your participation.
【Event Outline】
■Date: May 16 (Saturday) 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
■Venue: Museum Front Experience Workshop
■Instructor: Hitoka Kaneko (Japanese Painter)
■Capacity: 8 people (first-come, first-served)
■Participation Fee: 4,000 yen
■Application Method: Advance reservation by phone (first-come, first-served)
《Child of Bamboo》Hitoka Kaneko
Hitoka Kaneko
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts
Apprenticed under Japanese painter Ikuo Akino
【Future Plans】
■Fossil Digging Experience 2026
Every summer, we hold our annual 'Fossil Digging Experience'. Specially transported strata from Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, approximately 90 million years old (Cretaceous period), where Waseda University conducts excavations, will be used. Fossils of dinosaurs, crocodiles, and shark teeth have been discovered there so far. What discoveries will there be this year?
*Valuable fossils will be donated to Kuji City (discoverer's name recorded, commemorative gift available).
d162876-7-e6f84efa2103039287a6af680ca211c7.pdf
■Announcement of Next Special Exhibition
Special Exhibition 'Ikuo Hirayama Depicts Japan - Ancient Capitals, Four Seasons, and Sacred Rivers of Prayer' Part 1: The Road to Oirase
Period: June 19 (Friday) - September 28 (Monday)
Ikuo Hirayama visited Tohoku in 1959, during his time as an assistant at Tokyo University of the Arts. Regarding the Oirase Stream, which he encountered while suffering from ill health after the atomic bombing, he said, "It truly taught me the joy of living."
This exhibition will introduce works depicting the Japanese landscape, focusing on his major work "Flowing Water Without Interruption (Oirase Stream)" from the museum's collection.
Ikuo Hirayama "Flowing Water Without Interruption (Oirase Stream)" (partial) 1994
■Exhibition Overview
Exhibition Name: Special Exhibition 'Ikuo Hirayama Depicts Japan - Ancient Capitals, Four Seasons, and Sacred Rivers of Prayer' Part 1: The Road to Oirase
Period: June 19, 2026 (Friday) - September 28 (Monday) *Open throughout the exhibition period
Venue: Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
2000-6 Koarama, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture Tel. 0551-32-0225
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Last admission 4:30 PM)
Admission Fee: Adults 1200 yen, High school/University students 800 yen, Elementary/Junior high school students free
*Free for holders of disability certificates, 600 yen for one accompanying caregiver
*100 yen discount for those 70 years and older, and groups of 20 or more
Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
Official Website: https://www.silkroad-museum.jp/ Please also refer to official FB and X (formerly Twitter)
Access
◆ By Train
・From Tokyo area: From Shinjuku Station, take the JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express, approx. 120 min to Kobuchizawa Station
・From Nagoya area: From Nagoya Station, take the JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express, approx. 120 min, via Shiojiri Station, then JR Chuo Main Line Limited Express (approx. 40 min) to Kobuchizawa Station
•Transfer to JR Koumi Line from Kobuchizawa Station, get off at the first station 'Kai-Koizumi' Station, 1 min walk from the station front
Or 10 min by car from Kobuchizawa Station
◆ By Car
・From Tokyo area: From Hachioji IC, take the Chuo Expressway for approx. 80 min, then approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC (approx. 15 min from Nagasaka IC)
・From Nagoya area: From Nagoya IC, take the Chuo Expressway for approx. 150 min, then approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC (approx. 15 min from Nagasaka IC)
・Approx. 10 min from Kobuchizawa IC. After turning right at the Yatsugatake Kogen Line Koarama intersection, cross the railway crossing and turn left immediately, then 300m.
Contact for this release
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
info@silkroad-museum.jp (Public Relations)
2000-6 Koarama, Nagasaka-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 408-0031
Tel: 0551-32-0225 Fax: 0551-32-0226
Official Website: https://www.silkroad-museum.jp/
Keywords: