Takahama City Pottery Village Kawara Museum and Library Special Exhibition: Cultural Properties and Onishi Exhibition – Forms of Tradition and Innovation

[Takahama City Pottery Village Kawara Museum and Library] Special Exhibition: Cultural Properties and Onishi Exhibition – Forms of Tradition and Innovation ​ Image
URL: Nomura Kogeisha Co., Ltd. Facility Management Business Press release: October 16, 2025 [Takahama City Pottery Village Kawara Museum and Library] Special Exhibition: Cultural Properties and Onishi – Forms of Tradition and Innovation – Takahama City Designated Cultural Property × Onishi’s Traditional Techniques = A New Form of Tile Art
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Takahama City is home to many valuable tangible and intangible cultural assets that have been passed down since ancient times, including the “Six Paths of Reincarnation” paintings, which depict the world of reincarnation, including hell, and the “Pure Land Paintings,” depicting the Pure Land. In addition, the city also boasts a wealth of other cultural assets, including the “Enchoko Lion,” “Omanto Festival,” “Chrysanthemum Doll Making,” and “Archery Archery.” Takahama City is also the central production center for Sanshu tiles, boasting the highest roofing volume in Japan. The techniques passed down by oni-gawara craftsmen, known as “onishi,” are essential for the restoration of cultural heritage buildings across the country. This exhibition will introduce Takahama City’s cultural assets as well as new forms of tile art created by Sanshu Onishi craftsmen using Takahama City’s cultural assets as their subject matter. Highlights Regional “tradition x innovation” Fifteen currently active Onishi craftsmen have created new works of art using roofing tiles, inspired by the Takahama City cultural assets on display in this exhibition. This unique exhibition, celebrating the museum’s 30th anniversary, introduces a new perspective on Takahama’s cultural assets through the traditional techniques and modern sensibilities of Onishi craftsmen.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-83856fe45a658cd4064325701b71eb57-2428×2141.jpg Shinsuke Kamiya “Gozu/Mezu” (Ox-Headed and Horse-Headed) 2025 Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-afc3282f7eb30992abbadb6896f50b51-1799×2700.jpg Shunichiro Kajikawa “Amitabha Buddha” (Amitabha Nyorai) / 2025
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-b2d034d499cac1782dfc2285b58105db-2500×1819.jpg Takayuki Nagahama, “Lotus Transformation” (Renge Kesho) / 2025
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-6c3e8d7ab38e1dc8e6abedfdf1372fee-2500×1788.jpg Takahama City Tangible Cultural Property: Wakizashi Inscription: Echizen Yasutsugu, Tado Shrine Current State of Cultural Assets Introducing 12 carefully selected tangible and intangible cultural properties that have been passed down in Takahama City (intangible and some tangible cultural properties are displayed using photo panels). Since many of these properties are not normally open to the public, this is a rare opportunity to see them all in one place. Through cultural assets that reveal the faith, performing arts, and festivals rooted in the community, visitors will gain a sense of what the local people have cherished and rediscover Takahama.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-bf12de45754b5514df4d75351aeb0c9d-1585×2700.jpg Takahama City Tangible Cultural Property “Pure Land Painting” from Jizo-ji Temple on Mount Nankai, Takahama City Collection
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-3c378c30ac967aae6a9b74ad5cd3d702-1588×2700.jpg Takahama City Tangible Cultural Property《Nankaisan Jizoji Temple “Rokudo-e”》Takahama City Collection Onishi’s skills have become a cultural asset Photo panels showcase onigawara (demon tiles) and decorative tiles restored by Sanshu Onishi, which are used in buildings outside the prefecture that have been designated national treasures or cultural properties. You can also see inscriptions bearing the artist’s name and the year of production, which are difficult to see with the naked eye. In addition, roof tiles from our collection related to buildings designated as cultural properties across the country will also be on display.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-c1eea3c4939383b3caf931779dc0d300-2000×3004.jpg Chion-in Mieido Number of exhibited works (planned) Cultural properties designated by Takahama City: 8 tangible cultural
properties, 4 intangible cultural properties, 16 tiles, and other photo panels Related events
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-c148364193fdbb03a98a1f4c3e1e95c8-2000×1273.jpg Collaboration Lunch “Dejeuner of the Demon King and the Angel” A limited-time collaboration lunch menu with the exhibition. A luxurious full-course meal featuring dishes inspired by the underworld and heaven, inspired by Takahama City’s designated tangible cultural properties, the “Six Paths of Resurrection” and “Pure Land
Paintings”!! Sunday, November 16th – Sunday, February 15th, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Last Order) Location: Restaurant Omi (attached to the hotel) Price: 3,800 yen (tax included) *Limited to 10 meals per day (reservations required) Town Walking Tour: “Walking along Takahama Oni-michi (Devil’s Road) with the Tile Girls” Takahama has a walking path called “Oni-michi (Devil’s Road).” Join Ms. Wakita, a “tile girl” who promotes the appeal of tiles, on a journey along “Oni-michi” (Demon Road) to encounter a variety of tiles. This course allows you to enjoy the townscape of Takahama while stopping at places associated with the cultural assets featured in the exhibition. 12/13 (Sat) 13:00-15:30 Lecturer: Yukiko Wakita (Kawara Joshi) Location: Meeting place, No. 3 parking lot of the museum. Capacity: 15 people. Participation fee: 500 yen (admission ticket included) Application: From Saturday, November 15thAccept via email form
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-194e8678038aa60b6a1790cfd37fcdd7-2000×2500.jpg Lecture “Into the Sea of ​​Imagination – Japanese Culture and Aichi Culture Colored by Demons” Japanese culture has always been closely linked to mysterious beings such as demons. Why not dig deeper into the footprints of these creatures, whose legacy lives on in folk tales and cultural assets and continues to be loved today across media? 11/29 (Sat) 13:30-15:00 Lecturer: Mr. Naoyuki Shimada
(co-representative of Aichi Yokai Preservation Society) Location: 1st floor hall Capacity: 80 people Participation fee: Free (same-day ticket required) Application: Phone applications accepted from Wednesday, October 29th ●Gallery Talk “The Shape of Cultural Assets Created by Onishi” A curator will introduce the highlights of the exhibition. Saturday, November 22nd, Sunday, December 7th, Sunday, January 18th, starting at 2:00 PM each time ● Workshop: “Let’s Make Zodiac Roof Tiles” Make your own original zodiac tile by carving it out of the same clay as the roof tile. Decorate it with a lucky charm made from smoked roof tile to welcome the new year. 11/15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun) 1.10:00-12:00 2.14:00-16:00 Lecturer: Mr. Emi Date, Mr. Yoshihiro Date (Dateya Co., Ltd.) / Artists participating in this exhibition ●Workshop: “Tile Rubbing Experience” Make a bookmark using a rubbing of a tile pattern. January 10th (Sat) and 11th (Sun) 10:30-15:00 (held as needed) (excluding 12:00-13:30) ●Workshop “Making Lotus Flower Lanterns” Lotus flowers hold important significance in Buddhism and appear in various places at temples, such as on roof tiles. Make lotus flowers bloom using paper called “lotus paper.” It can be used as a lantern with a light attached. Sunday, February 15th, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Instructor: Noriko Watanabe (Asuka Stonemason) ● Call for painting submissions: “I wish there was a tile like this” Draw a tile that you would like to see, such as a new type of oni-gawara (demon tile) or a futuristic tile equipped with convenient functions. Application Period: November 15th (Sat) – November 30th (Sun) Exhibition Period: December 3rd (Wed) – February 15th (Sun) In-house
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-79a73f606e4e7299657c1c95cf616602-2000×2032.jpg *For event reservations, please call Until 0566-52-3366 Special Exhibition “Cultural Assets and Onishi: Forms of Tradition and Innovation” Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Sunday, February 15, 2026 Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays, 11/26 (Wed), 12/27 (Sat) – 2026/1/6 (Tue), 1/14 (Wed) *Open on 11/24 (Monday/Holiday) and 2026/1/12 (Monday/Holiday) Viewing Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Ticket sales end at 4:30 PM) Admission Fee: High school students and older: 500 yen (400 yen), middle school students and younger: free *Prices in parentheses are for advance tickets, Takahama City residents, and groups of 20 or more. * Discounts available for those 75 years of age or older, those with various disability certificates, and others. * Advance tickets are available at the museum shop (Period: October 16th (Thurs) – November 14th (Fri)) Venue: Takahama City Ceramic Village Kawara Museum & Library Main Building (6-18 Aoki-cho 9-chome, Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture) Organizer: Takahama City Ceramic Village Kawara Museum & Library Sponsored by: Aichi Prefectural Board of Education, Takahama City, Takahama City Board of Education, Takahama City Tourism Association, Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. Cooperation: Sanshu Tile Industry Cooperative
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/107/141165-107-7f7a1a7ec3d82d7f2009c7e59090724d-3886×757.jpg Takahama City Pottery Village Kawara Art Museum and Library This multi-purpose cultural facility combines a Kawara Art Museum and a city library in Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture, the central production area of ​​Sanshu roof tiles, which boasts the highest production volume in Japan. Under the slogan “A Museum for Everyone,” the museum creates a space where diverse people and experiences can come together through a wide range of exhibitions, including roofing tiles, and a variety of projects that emphasize community
collaboration. Address: 9-6-18 Aoki-cho, Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture Phone number: 0566-52-3366 (museum) URL
https://www.takahama-kawara-museum.com/ The Takahama City Pottery Village Kawara Museum and Library is operated by the Kawara Museum and Library Management Consortium (representative company: Nomura Co., Ltd.; members: Library Distribution Center Co., Ltd., NTT Facilities, Inc.) as the designated manager. automatically, so please do not reply.