Viewing films, animations, mangas and literature (as we call ‘sub-cultural media’) ever made in Takaoka,

With Toyama Prefecture and the Hokuriku region as important references, the workshop aims to derive the images and lives of women from these characters to find a vision for the future of the place. It’s open to students, professionals, and anyone interested in film, architecture, literature, or art, as well as the site. No creative skills are required, although we’ll ask you to make two or three-dimensional work. English speakers are very welcome.
＊’ For the Sake of Anyone We Might Not Have Seen Yet’ is from Satoko Kizaki’s Akutagawa Literature Prize-winning novel The Phoenix Tree (1985).

Information for the exhibition, workshops and other related events in October 2018 is here.

○Pre-sessions

Pre-session 1 (completed)
Date & time:
28 January 2018 14:00 -16:00 “Introduction: Let’s have a look at works made in Toyama and Hokuriku” then a mini-workshop follows”
Venue:
B1 SATGE (B1F Curun Takaoka Bldg. 6-1 Shimozeki-machi, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-pref. )
Fee & how to apply:
Free / No need for the reservation

Pre-session 2(completed)
Date & time:
31 March 2018 17:00 -18:30 “In a casual café style: the beauty and Duende on works in Toyama and Hokuriku ”
1 April 2018 14:00 -15:30 “In a casual café style: The Women in the Works in Toyama and Hokuriku “
Venue:
Gallery Venere (5-3-1 Ekinan, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-pref. / One minutes walk from Takaoka Station)

Pre-session 3 (completed)
Date & time:
2 April 2018 13:30 -15:00 “In a casual café style: The Women in the Works in Toyama and Hokuriku “
Venue:
Gender Equality Promotion Center
(6th floor, Wing Wing Takaoka Bldg. 1-7 Suehiro-cho, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-pref)

Fee & how to apply:
Free / No need for the reservation / However, if you could let us know if you come in advance that would be very much helpful for our preparation.
＊ College students studying architecture, urban planning, design and art as well as people coming from outside Toyama prefecture are very much welcome.
＊ Voluntary staff is now also wanted. You can get a closer look at CAT’s approach from the beginning Please contact us by email.
＊ Any enquiries are welcome by email.

○Workshop
Date & time:
18 – 20 May 2018 10:00 – 12:00 / 13:00-15:00
＊ You can attend all sessions or every single session.
Venue:
Multi Room (B1F Curun Takaoka Bldg. 6-1 Shimozeki-machi, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-pref. )
Fee:
500 yen
How to apply:
Please email us with your name, contacts and the name of your school or profession.
＊ We strongly suggest you research the materials referring to the list below on your own in advance. Please let us know as you contact we’ll send you more information.
＊ College students studying architecture, urban planning, design and art as well as people coming from outside Toyama prefecture are very much welcome.
＊ Voluntary staff is now also wanted. You can get a closer look at CAT’s approach from the beginning Please contact us by email.
＊ Any enquiries are welcome by email.

○Exhibition
(mainly featuring the expressions by the previous workshop’s attendants for last three years)
11 – 15 October 2018 11:00 – 18:00 (closes at 16:00 in the final day)

○Discussion
‘Learning from The Women’s Thinking and Behavior Featured in the Media of Toyama and Hokuriku Area 〜For the Future and the Citizen’s Town Making Activities’
13 October 2018 11:00 – 12:00

○Workshops

Workshop 1 ‘Women in Hokuriku in Manyo-shu (the Collection of Myriad Leaves)’：
14 October 2018 14:00-16:00 reservation required/fee 500yen
This is a trial to make a picture letter or tanzaku inspired by Yakamochi Otomo’s poem from Manyo-shu about a woman in Toyama prefecture in the old days. No skills and knowledge are necessary.

Workshop 2 ‘Reading book club – the Phoenix Tree- ’(hosted by Fumio Watanabe):
15 October 2018 14:00-16:00 reservation required/fee 500 yen Reading the 92nd Akutagawa prize Awarded book, The Phoenix Tree (Aogiri, 1985) is a story about a family living in Takaoka, written by Satoko Kizaki and exchanging the impression of it, we discuss the book about not just as a literature but also as a suggestion for human life and global environmental issue. Please do not hesitate and join us even if you don’t know about the book.
(Fumio Watanabe is a natural farming practitioner who lives in Nanto-city, Toyama pref. and Okinawa. He had book club several times about the Phoenix Tree for thirty years.)

Workshop 3 ‘For the Sake of Anyone Who We Might Not Have Seen Yet SEASON3 Part3’:
11 – 15 October 2018 11:00 – 18:00 (closes at 14:00 on the final day) reservation required/fee 500 yen
Viewing films, animations, mangas and literature (as we call ‘sub-cultural media’) ever made in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture and Hokuriku area as our important reference, the workshop aims to derive the women’s images and lives from these characters to find a vision for the future of the place. This is the second part of the workshop with the same theme as we had previously in mid-May 2018.)
(Reservation required/ Let us know your attending date and time which is 30 or 60 minutes each.)

Venue
(exhibition, workshop and other related events):
Gallery Venere (5-3-1 Ekinan, Takaoka-shi, Toyama-pref. / One minutes walk from Takaoka Station)
TEL 0766-25-0256

Presented by:
Cinematic Architecture Tokyo

Supported by:
Kitanihon Shinbone Newspaper
The Toyama Prefectural Cultural Foundation
The Bureau of Toyama Prefecture
The Bureau of Takaoka City
The Education Board of Takaoka City

Sponsored by:
Gallery Venere

Kindly Help by:
NPO N-Project (Takaoka, Toyama Pref)
The Japan Society of Urban and Regional Planners

Reference:

Film and anime True Tears (manga 2008), blue (film 2003), Taki no Shiraito (The Water Magician/film 1933) and etc.
Litelature and manga: Ao Haru Ride (Io Sakisaka 2011), Hoshi no Furumachi (When You Wish Upon a Star/Hidenori Hara 2006), Phoenix Tree (Aogiri/ Satoko Kizaki 1985) and etc.

＊These above are the materials you can possibly find the English translations. Please ask for the details when submitting.

＊You can choose the work referring to the list above. It can be anything about the city of Takaoka, Toyama prefecture or Hokuriku area is featured.

Tutors:

Keiichi Ogata
Architect | filmmaker | artist | urbanist
CAT Director. After receiving a BA in film from the Nihon University School of Art (Tokyo), he studied Cinematic Architecture under Professor Pascal Schöing at the Architectural Association (AA Diploma Honors) in London.

Masao Yonehara
Sculptor
CAT Core. He also does filmmaking, garden design and construction. M.A. Art at Kyoto City University of Arts. Currently teaching at Musashino Art University. He studies the possibilities created by the mix of various media.

Hiroshi Yanagihara
Landscape architect
CAT Core. Representative of Mindscape. Currently teaching at Meiji University. Studied at Tokyo Zokei University and received a graduate degree at Tsukuba University. After working at Ryoko Kamiyama Landscape Design Institute he studied urbanism in master’s course at the Architectural Association.