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The first experience-based art event held in Japan* with the theme of "power words (words that have become a hot topic/words that have a strong impact)"! Set at Rokko Shidare, an observation deck with a maximum altitude of 888m, a total of 12 artists will display works that will captivate your eyes and leave your mind.
*Researched on February 5, 2024 using the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties database.

Overview

  • Holding period

    Friday, April 5, 2024 - Sunday, November 24, 2024

  • business hours

    10:00-21:00 (Reception ends at 20:30)
    *Closed on Thursdays (open every day from July 25th to November 21st).
    *Temporary closures and event details may change due to weather, etc.

  • venue

    Rokko-Shidare Observatory

  • admission fee

    Adults (middle school students and above) 1,000 yen / Children (4 years old to elementary school students) 500 yen
    *Children 0 to 3 years old are free.

Shidare

Artistic observation deck - Rokou Shidare

A landmark of Mt. Rokko that was created in 2010. Inspired by the mechanism of natural circulation and the history of Mt. Rokko, architect Kazuhiro Sambu designed this observatory where you can experience nature itself as art. The distinctive dome-shaped observation deck is modeled after a large tree on top of a mountain.

Click here for details on "Nature Experience Observatory Rokko Shidare"

Artist

  • Hiroko Ichihara

    Artist 01

    Hiroko Ichihara

  • Topknot boy x Kazuya Kitaura

    Artist 02

    Topknot boy x Kazuya Kitaura

  • Ningen Co., Ltd.

    Artist 03

    Ningen Co., Ltd.

  • Tatsuya Kinoshita

    Artist 04

    Tatsuya Kinoshita

  • Yoshihiro Sagawa

    Artist 05

    Yoshihiro Sagawa

  • Huh

    Artist 06

    Huh

  • Maho Okamoto

    Artist 07

    Maho Okamoto

  • Ayumi Uesaka

    Artist 08

    Ayumi Uesaka

  • Daitsugu Okano

    Artist 09

    Daitsugu Okano

  • Ito Navy

    Artist 10

    Ito Navy

  • Akira Aomatsu

    Artist 11

    Akira Aomatsu

  • Anne Mika x Gaku Ogaki

    Artist 12

    Anne Mika x Gaku Ogaki

  • Permanent Exhibition Works

    Artist 13

    Permanent Exhibition Works

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​13

    Permanent​ ​exhibition

    In addition to the Power Words exhibition, Shidare Museum also has a permanent exhibition.

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​01

    Contemporary art artist​ ​Hiroko​ ​Ichihara

    Born in Kyoto in 1963. Completed the visual design major at Kyoto College of Arts (currently Kyoto University of Arts) in 1985. Since 1988, he has created works using words and letters as motifs. While exhibiting his works at Yokohama Triennale 2001, the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Art Tower Mito, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, he has also held many outdoor exhibitions, including temporary enclosures for the exterior wall construction of a department store and letters painted on a skating rink in Yokohama. Their activities are also unique, such as installing ``Koi Mikuji'' at Osaka's Nuninobu Shrine and holding a performance at a shopping center in the UK where they handed out 2,000 paper bags with the words ``Don't shoplift!'' written on them.

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​02

    Video Creator x Sculptor​ ​Chonmage Boy x Kazuya KitauraKozou​ ​tyonmage x Kazuya Kitaura

    [Video Creator Chonmage Boy]
    A junior high school video creator formed by local friends. It has gained popularity due to the innocent enjoyment of the six-person conversation, the unique greetings of each member, and reliable editing skills, and in the summer of 2023, the number of registered users will exceed 1 million in about one month. A creator who is currently attracting a lot of attention.

    Instagram:​ ​https://www.instagram.com/tyonmagekozou/

    YouTube:​ ​https://www.youtube.com/@TYONNGE

    TikTok:​ ​https://www.tiktok.com/@user5490257029073



    [Sculptor Kazuya Kitaura]
    We combine motifs such as animals and people that appear in local toys, fairy tales, and science fiction fantasy, and carve them out of a single block of wood. Using colors that coexist with rough carvings, he creates fanciful, pop, and surreal works that can't help but make the viewer smile.
    Photography: Daisuke Yokoyama

    X:​ ​https://twitter.com/mokuhori

    Instagram:​ ​https://www.instagram.com/kitaurara/

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​03

    Ningen​ ​Co., Ltd. NINGEN INC.

    Ningen Co., Ltd. is a content production company that creates ideas that are not bound by genre boundaries, with the motto of ``thinking about interesting and strange things.'' We are a motivated company that does whatever we want, from planning and producing transportation ads and campaigns to expressive activities that don't make money. I'm so excited about works like this one that I almost cry.

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​04

    Contemporary poet​ ​Tatsuya​ ​Kinoshita

    Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1988. Her poetry collections include ``Whirlwind, here I am'' and ``Those who hate you are scum'' (both published by Shoshi Kankanbo), ``Tanka Collection for You'' and ``All Around You'' (both published by Nanarokusha). In addition, he has written many books, including an introductory book on tanka and a collection of co-authored poems.

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  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​05

    Contemporary artist​ ​Takahiro​ ​Sagawa

    Incorporating letters that pop out from far and near, which are typical of manga, into his sculptures, he presents phenomena related to emotions and communication through a variety of expressions, including three-dimensional sculptures and performances. In 2014, he won the Rokko Meets Art Grand Prix runner-up for his ``Chest Earthenware''. At the Shidare Museum, he presents works that emphasize the expansion created through communication with visitors, which is attracting a lot of attention.

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    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​06

    Illustrator​ ​Fyu

    Illustrator. Born July 14, 1997. Received the “SKY-HI Award” and “Creativity is the Most Elegant Revenge Award” at “Miss iD2019”. Mainly active on X (formerly Twitter). He draws illustrations of girls along with heart-warming and sharp lines about love.

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    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​07

    Contemporary poet​ ​Maho​ ​Okamoto

    poet. Born in 1989. It grows on the banks of the Shimanto River in Kochi Prefecture. His first collection of poems includes ``Water Bus to Asakusa'' (Nanarokusha). In March 2024, the second collection of poems “Akarui Bouquet” (Nanarokusha) will be published. She has co-authored ``Reading supplementary poetry collections ``I want to be popular enough to die in a nursing home'' and ``Water bus bound for Asakusa'' (Nanarokusha) and ``There are no women who don't sing'' (Chuokoron-Shinsha).

    Note: https://note.com/mhpokmt

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    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​08

    Contemporary poet​ ​Ayumi​ ​Uesaka

    Poet/essayist. Born on August 2, 1991 in Shizuoka Prefecture. In 2022, he published his first collection of poems, ``I want to be so popular that I'm dying in a nursing home'' (Shoshi Kankanbo). He has made numerous media appearances, including serving as a personality on Nippon Broadcasting System's "All Night Nippon Zero." X (old Twitter):@aymusk

    Note: https://note.com/aymusk/

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    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​09

    Contemporary poet​ ​Daiji​ ​Okano

    Born in Osaka in 1980. poet. He is the sole author of ``Happy Current Status'', ``Music'', ``Rest in Peace'', and ``Siren and Rhinoceros'', and his co-authors are ``I was born like the light shining through the peephole in the front door'' and ``Would anyone love me today?'' Ta". ``Daitsugu Okano's Tanka Class: When Words Become Songs'' was held at the NHK Cultural Center Umeda Classroom. 2023 NHK E-Tele "NHK Tanka" selection.

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    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​10

    Contemporary poet​ ​Kon​ ​Ito

    Born in Tokyo in 1993. His books include the collection of poems ``Feeling Morning'' (Nanarokusha), ``Transparent Feelings Flowing through the Skin'', and ``Full Arms'' (both Tanka Kenkyusha). In addition to the exhibition work ``Relay'' with designer Asuka Wakita, he has expanded his activities by providing tanka for the special exhibition ``Notice'' with NEWoMan Shinjuku, and Moka Kamishiraishi's first photo exhibition ``The Wind and I Are Utsurou''.

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  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​11

    Contemporary poet​ ​Akira​ ​Aomatsu

    Born in 1998. Belonged to the University of Tokyo Q Tanka Society from 2018 to 2022. He also works as a video creator under the names of ``Veteranchi'' and ``Raijyu''. In 2023, the first collection of poems “4” (Nanarokusha) will be published.

    YouTube:​ ​http://www.youtube.com/@veteranchi

    Note: https://note.com/vetematsu/

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  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​12

    Model/Talent x Art Director​ ​Anne Mika x Gaku Ogaki​ ​AHN MIKA x Gaku Ogaki

    [Model and talent Ann Mika]
    Born in Jeju Island, Korea in 1972. Grew up in Osaka. After participating in Paris Fashion Week for the first time in 1993, in addition to her modeling career, she has been active in a wide range of fields, including TV, radio, variety shows, dramas, movies, stage shows, and TV commercials as a singer. She produces cosmetics, clothes, jewelry, and more, making use of her many qualifications, such as "Vegetable Sommelier," "NARD Aroma Advisor," "Intermediate Chinese Medicine Instructor," "Level 1 Japanese Cosmetics Examination," and "Jewelry Coordinator." Her positive lifestyle has resonated with people and earned her support from many generations. She also serves as the honorary Korean Tourism Public Relations Ambassador, the first Osaka Tourism Ambassador, the Shinto Takachiho Tourism Ambassador, and the Cosmetics Examination Association Premium Ambassador.
    Official website: https://tencarat.co.jp/ahnmika/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahnmikaofficial/

    [Art Director: Gaku Ogaki]
    Representative of Ashita no Shikaku, a creative studio that crosses and fuses the boundaries of design and art. He has achieved results and success by art direction and design of concepts and visual communication with a view to branding, including advertising planning and design, CI, VI, product development, and web communication. In addition to KTV, he has also worked on AQUOS advertising key visuals, Rokko Mountain Obstacle Park GREENIA, Kyoto Aquarium, and VI for Asahi Broadcasting. In recent years, he has been planning and producing art events as the monster chief of Ashita no Horror, which organizes the Celebration Curse Exhibition, while also presenting works that utilize visual communication.
    Official artist website: https://asitanosikaku.jp/
    X:https://twitter.com/asita_room
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaku_ogaki/

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​13

    Permanent​ ​exhibition

    In addition to the Power Words exhibition, Shidare Museum also has a permanent exhibition.

  • Look, listen, touch! Experience art!
    Shidare Museum 2024
    ​ ​Power Word Exhibition

    Artist​ ​01

    Contemporary art artist​ ​Hiroko​ ​Ichihara

    Born in Kyoto in 1963. Completed the visual design major at Kyoto College of Arts (currently Kyoto University of Arts) in 1985. Since 1988, he has created works using words and letters as motifs. While exhibiting his works at Yokohama Triennale 2001, the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Art Tower Mito, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, he has also held many outdoor exhibitions, including temporary enclosures for the exterior wall construction of a department store and letters painted on a skating rink in Yokohama. Their activities are also unique, such as installing ``Koi Mikuji'' at Osaka's Nuninobu Shrine and holding a performance at a shopping center in the UK where they handed out 2,000 paper bags with the words ``Don't shoplift!'' written on them.

Workshop

Workshop

Hiroko Ichihara's Love Fortune

An experiential work by contemporary artist Ichihara Hiroko.

Test your luck in love with the "Love Fortune" that will change your destiny and bring you love and laughter!

Please take home messages that will touch your heart not only about romance, but also about a wide range of love interests, including family, friends, work, hobbies, and academics.

*This fortune slip does not have any good or bad luck such as great fortune or bad luck.

*The love fortune is postcard sized. You can put it in a frame and display it.

  • Participation fee

    200 yen per session

  • Venue

    Entrance to Rokko-Shidare Observatory

  • Holding period

    10:00-21:00 (last entry)
    *In the event of rain or bad weather, you can experience the experience at the reception desk.

  • way to participate

    First come, first served at the venue. Please be considerate to other customers.
    *Depending on the number, the love fortune slips may be out of stock.

Workshop

#MojikoroMemorial

A new work workshop by contemporary artist Yoshihiro Sagawa.

You can have fun by rolling wooden dice with various words written on them and seeing the results, or you can write your favorite words on the dice and make your own original dice.

Enjoy chance interactions with artists and other customers through the dice!

*This offer will end as soon as the dice stock runs out.

*The dice in the image are examples.

  • Participation fee

    100 yen per session

  • Venue

    Rokko-Shidare Observatory "Ocean Observatory"

  • Holding period

    10:00-17:00 (last entry)
    *The event will be canceled in the event of rain or bad weather.

  • way to participate

    First come, first served at the venue. Please be considerate to other customers.

Workshop

Power Word Menko Battle

A workshop in which participants will use the Power Word Exhibition original item, the "Power Word Pen!!!!!!", to create original menko figures with power words written on them based on a given theme, and then compete against staff.

You can take home the menko you make as a souvenir, so everyone, from adults to children, is welcome to participate!

*The menko in the image is an example.

 

  • Participation fee

    100 yen per session

  • Venue

    Special venue at Rokko-Shidare Observatory
    *Please ask staff on-site for details.

  • Holding period

    Weekends and holidays: 10:00-16:00 (last entry)
    *The event will be canceled in the event of rain or bad weather.
    *The event will be held every day from August 10th to August 18th during the Obon period.

  • way to participate

    First come, first served at the venue. Please be considerate to other customers.

Illumination

Lightscape in Rokko
Shokubutsu no Akari

During night hours, a light-up program will be held at Rokko Shidare by artist Masayuki Fushimi! Enjoy a soft and fantastical light show inspired by the plants that grow on Mt. Rokko, along with the ` $10 million night view'' from Mt. Rokko.

  • Holding period

    Saturday, March 16, 2024 - Sunday, November 24, 2024
    Spring: Cherry blossoms March 16th (Sat) - May 31st (Fri)
    Summer: Summer Flowers June 1st (Sat) - August 23rd (Fri)
    Autumn: Autumn leaves August 24th (Sat) - November 24th (Sun)
    Click here for detailed lighting schedule

cherry blossoms

summer flowers

Autumn leaves

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