Tracing 100 Years of Ginza, 80 Years of Sony, and 60 Years of the Sony Building Through New Works by 11 Artists: The '100.80.60. Exhibition'
Ginza Sony Park will host the '100.80.60. Exhibition' from April 24 to May 31, 2026. Celebrating 100 years of the Showa era, the event features newly written works by 11 diverse artists reflecting on the histories of Ginza and Sony, alongside the sale of an exclusive LEGO model.
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Ginza Sony Park will hold the "100.80.60. Exhibition" from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, to look back on the transition of the times under the theme of "100 years of Ginza, 80 years of Sony, and 60 years of the Sony Building," taking the opportunity of the 100th anniversary of "Showa," which built the foundation of modern Japan.
This program redefines the 100-year transition of "Ginza," a city that reflects the times, into decadal moods such as "Ginza and Modern," "Ginza and Dazzle," and "Ginza and Wardrobe Change." Based on these keywords, essays, poems, and novels written by 11 unique writers/artists, including Hiccorohee (comedian), Akira Minagawa (minä perhonen designer), Seiko Ito (writer/creator), Naoki Matayoshi (comedian/writer), Machi Tawara (poet), Kotori Kawashima (photographer), and Satoko Shibata (singer-songwriter/poet), will be exhibited in a three-dimensional format. The symbolic topics of 80 years since Sony's founding and 60 years since the opening of the Sony Building overlap with these 100 years of Ginza. The atmosphere of each decade is loosely connected, creating a promenade-like space where you can experience a unique historical stroll that only Ginza Sony Park can offer.
In the 1st basement floor, a portion of the book "Document of Ginza Sony Park Project," which records the thoughts and practices from the decision-making process of rebuilding the Sony Building to its grand opening in 2025, will be exhibited in advance. It looks back on the 60 years of this site, which has been inherited and evolved from the Sony Building that opened in 1966 to the current Ginza Sony Park.
Furthermore, in addition to accepting advance reservations for the book "Document of Ginza Sony Park Project" at this exhibition corner, the "Ginza Sony Park 1/300 built with LEGO® bricks" (produced by Jumpei Mitsui, a LEGO® Certified Professional), specially created for this 60th-anniversary milestone, will be on sale.
Additionally, during the "100.80.60. Exhibition," the Creative Center, the design department of Sony Group Corporation, will simultaneously hold the first installment of the POP-UP exhibition series "80. Story of You and Sony" to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Sony's founding at the Blue Tile Gallery located at the connection between the 2nd and 1st basement floors of Ginza Sony Park.
100.80.60. Exhibition
100 years of Ginza, 80 years of Sony, 60 years of the Sony Building.
Ginza suits the beginning of change.
Ginza Sony Park has looked at this city that way.
For example, the mood of the city changing before the trend.
The way it shines changing at unexpected moments.
The way of walking changing before you know it.
What kind of city was Ginza 100 years ago?
The history of this city is much longer, but looking back on these 100 years,
It feels like you can see what changes and what remains unchanged.
With that thought, Ginza Sony Park has gently spelled out the story of these 100 years
together with 11 writers.
Even looking at the same Ginza, it looks different depending on the person.
If those differences are lined up, Ginza should become even freer.
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This program redefines the 100-year transition of "Ginza," a city that reflects the times, into decadal moods such as "Ginza and Modern," "Ginza and Dazzle," and "Ginza and Wardrobe Change." Based on these keywords, essays, poems, and novels written by 11 unique writers/artists, including Hiccorohee (comedian), Akira Minagawa (minä perhonen designer), Seiko Ito (writer/creator), Naoki Matayoshi (comedian/writer), Machi Tawara (poet), Kotori Kawashima (photographer), and Satoko Shibata (singer-songwriter/poet), will be exhibited in a three-dimensional format. The symbolic topics of 80 years since Sony's founding and 60 years since the opening of the Sony Building overlap with these 100 years of Ginza. The atmosphere of each decade is loosely connected, creating a promenade-like space where you can experience a unique historical stroll that only Ginza Sony Park can offer.
In the 1st basement floor, a portion of the book "Document of Ginza Sony Park Project," which records the thoughts and practices from the decision-making process of rebuilding the Sony Building to its grand opening in 2025, will be exhibited in advance. It looks back on the 60 years of this site, which has been inherited and evolved from the Sony Building that opened in 1966 to the current Ginza Sony Park.
Furthermore, in addition to accepting advance reservations for the book "Document of Ginza Sony Park Project" at this exhibition corner, the "Ginza Sony Park 1/300 built with LEGO® bricks" (produced by Jumpei Mitsui, a LEGO® Certified Professional), specially created for this 60th-anniversary milestone, will be on sale.
Additionally, during the "100.80.60. Exhibition," the Creative Center, the design department of Sony Group Corporation, will simultaneously hold the first installment of the POP-UP exhibition series "80. Story of You and Sony" to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Sony's founding at the Blue Tile Gallery located at the connection between the 2nd and 1st basement floors of Ginza Sony Park.
100.80.60. Exhibition
100 years of Ginza, 80 years of Sony, 60 years of the Sony Building.
Ginza suits the beginning of change.
Ginza Sony Park has looked at this city that way.
For example, the mood of the city changing before the trend.
The way it shines changing at unexpected moments.
The way of walking changing before you know it.
What kind of city was Ginza 100 years ago?
The history of this city is much longer, but looking back on these 100 years,
It feels like you can see what changes and what remains unchanged.
With that thought, Ginza Sony Park has gently spelled out the story of these 100 years
together with 11 writers.
Even looking at the same Ginza, it looks different depending on the person.
If those differences are lined up, Ginza should become even freer.
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