Connecting to the Future 1,000 Years Ahead! The Second Installment of the Fusuma-e (Sliding Door Painting) Project: 'Toyokawa New Choju-giga: Scroll Otsu' Begins! Yuki Nishimoto Takes on the Challenge at Toyokawa Inari's Saisho-den!
The 'Toyokawa New Choju-giga: Scroll Otsu' project by ink wash painter Yuki Nishimoto will begin in 2026 at Toyokawa Inari.
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This project began in April 2025 as a commemorative initiative for the 'Toyokawa Inari Opening of the Sanctuary,' held for the first time in 72 years.
As the second installment, 'Toyokawa New Choju-giga: Scroll Otsu' will commence this year, 2026, at the Saisho-den of Toyokawa Inari (Enpukuzan Myogonji Temple) in Aichi Prefecture.
Ink wash painter Yuki Nishimoto, who has garnered domestic and international attention through appearances on NHK's 'Bi no Tsubo' and having his work featured in junior high school art textbooks, takes on this project. By fusing modern sensibilities with the traditional Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans), he weaves a new story set at Toyokawa Inari. It is a new step in cultural creation that inherits the spirit of the National Treasure Choju-giga and connects the history and prayers of Toyokawa to the future 1,000 years from now.
While the 'Scroll Ko' (first scroll) painted last year in 2025 depicted anthropomorphized animals enjoying games, 'Scroll Otsu' is scheduled to feature realistic white-line drawings (ink lines) of real animals and mythical creatures (such as the Qilin, Baku, and Dragon). Mr. Nishimoto says, 'I want to make it a work full of dynamism.'
What is the Toyokawa New Choju-giga?
'Toyokawa New Choju-giga' is a grand sliding door painting project undertaken by Mr. Yuki Nishimoto that began in 2025.
Just as the National Treasure Choju-giga is a magnificent picture scroll consisting of four parts (Ko, Otsu, Hei, and Te), the 'Toyokawa New Choju-giga' is a cultural creation challenge composed of multiple chapters. The second installment, 'Scroll Otsu,' will be produced over one year starting in April 2026, with completion scheduled for November 3, 2026 (Tuesday), during the Toyokawa Inari Opening of the Sanctuary period.