[Kyoto Takashimaya] The 55th Kinki Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts to be Held from Wednesday, April 8th

■Dates: April 8 (Wed) - 13 (Mon), 2026

■Venue: Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (Department Store) 7th Floor Grand Hall (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)

■Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM (Closes at 7:00 PM)

*Last day closes at 4:30 PM (Venue closes at 5:00 PM)

■Admission: General 500 yen (Advance ticket 300 yen), University students and younger are free

■Organizers: Kyoto Prefecture & Osaka Prefecture Boards of Education, Nara Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Nikkei Inc., Japan Art Crafts Association, Kinki Branch of Japan Art Crafts Association

■Supporters: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Wakayama Prefecture & Hyogo Prefecture Boards of Education, The Kyoto Shimbun, NHK Kyoto Station, Television Osaka, Inc., KBS KYOTO, Nara Television Co., Ltd., TV Wakayama

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↑[Kinki Traditional Art Crafts Award] Carved and Underglaze-Blue Bowl 'Trifoliate Orange' (Sometsuke-horibachi 'Karatachi') by Aya Honda

In 1950, the Act on Protection of Cultural Properties was enacted, leading to national protection and promotion of craft techniques deemed of particularly high historical and artistic value. In line with this purpose, the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition has been held since 1954, featuring carefully selected and judged works by artists across seven categories: ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, metalwork, wood and bamboo crafts, dolls, and other crafts.

This 55th exhibition will display 187 selected works (including posthumous works) that have passed the screening, from a total of 227 submissions, including works by five Living National Treasures.

During the exhibition period, there will also be gallery talks by artists from each category and the award winners of this year's exhibition.

[Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education Superintendent's Award]

Hammered Brass Water Container 'Evening Calm'

(Tsuiki-ōdō-mōru-mizusashi 'Yūnagi')

Chikako Ueda

[Japan Art Crafts Association Award]

Wood-Core Paulownia Composite Doll with Inset Fabric 'Child'

(Mokushin-tōso-kimekomi 'Warabe')

Mitsuko Yamada

[Kinki Branch of Japan Art Crafts Association President's Award]

Pongee Woven Kimono 'Twilight'

(Tsumugi-ori-kimono 'Hakubo')

Yuko Murai

[55th Exhibition Commemorative Award]

Laminated Paper Serving Vessel 'From Beyond'

(Harinuki-moriki 'Kanata yori')

Kiminori Endo

■Gallery Talks

April 8 (Wed) 2:00 PM	Kazutsugu Shimizu
April 9 (Thu) 2:00 PM	Akira Watanabe
April 10 (Fri) 2:00 PM	Masato Ichikawa
April 11 (Sat) 2:00 PM	Kunihiko Moriguchi (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property)
April 12 (Sun) 2:00 PM	Tetsu Yamamoto
April 12 (Sun) 3:00 PM	Keijiro Kakutani
April 13 (Mon) 2:00 PM	Yosai Inoue

■Special Event: Award-Winning Artists Talk About Their Works

April 9 (Thu) 11:00 AM	Yuko Murai, Kano Nakamura
April 10 (Fri) 11:00 AM	Kazuhiro Toyozumi, Kazuhiro Kato, Tatsuhiko Murata
April 11 (Sat) 11:00 AM	Aya Honda, Eiko Yoshimori, Oribe Sawaoka
April 12 (Sun) 11:00 AM	Chikako Ueda, Kiminori Endo, Naho Kawamoto
April 13 (Mon) 11:00 AM	Mitsuko Yamada, Akiko Uetani