Fujiyoshida City
“FUJI TEXTILE WEEK 2023” related project! A gourmet collaboration project with the retro and nostalgic downtown area “Nishira” at the foot of Mt. Fuji has been decided!
Date: November 23, 2023 (Thursday/Holiday) – December 17, 2023 (Sunday) ……
The FUJI TEXTILE WEEK Executive Committee will be holding “FUJI TEXTILE WEEK 2023”, Japan’s only textile art festival that combines traditional textile industry and contemporary art, which will be held for the third time this year in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi
Prefecture. It will be held from November 23, 2023 (Thursday, holiday) to December 17, 2023 (Sunday). This event consists of an “art exhibition” and a “design exhibition,” and this year’s theme is -BACK TO THREAD. In addition to the “Art Exhibition,” where 11 domestic and international artists display works centered on textiles, and the “Design Exhibition,” which introduces the traditional textile Kai silk in a modern exhibition, various events are held. doing. [Image 1
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Shimoyoshida, the central area of Fujiyoshida City, is a town of weavers and merchants. When the textile industry flourished, you could hear the sound of weaving from the east back, and the sounds of people’s laughter and the shamisen played by geishas from the west back. At that time, there were more than 200 shops in Nishiura, and it was one of the leading entertainment districts in the Kanto region, attracting crowds of people from other areas as well. With the decline of the textile industry, the number of people in the streets of Nishiura also decreased. In recent years, the area has begun to undergo major changes, with new generations of people opening shops and holding events in this retro Showa-era west side streetscape, and the area has become popular as a “deep bar district.” Masu. *Nishiura official website: https://nishiura.info/
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Artsticker https://artsticker.page.link/FTW2023
■Local purchase location (only during the exhibition period): FUJI TEXTILE WEEK General Information Center (2-16-19 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture)
FUJI TEXTILE WEEK Shimoyoshida Station Information Center (2-8-12 Shinmachi, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture 403-0011)
■Official WEB/SNS:
Homepage: https://fujitextileweek.com
Instagram: @fujitextileweek
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fujitextileweek
X: @FUJITEXTILEWEEK
Official hashtag: #fujitextileweek #fujitextileweek #FabricArtFestival ■Sponsor: Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture
■Planning and operation: FUJI TEXTILE WEEK Executive Committee ■Assistant: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands / Yamanashi Prefecture ■Sponsor: N&A Co., Ltd. / FSX Co., Ltd. / FSX Fuji Co., Ltd. / FabCafe LLP / Loftwork Co., Ltd.
■Cooperation: Munekuni Co., Ltd. / Czech Center Tokyo / Highland Resort Co., Ltd. / Fuji Gakuen High School / Fuji Sanroku Electric Railway Co., Ltd. / Fujiyoshida Textile Cooperative Association / Fujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service General Incorporated Foundation / Fujiyoshida City Commercial Union Association / Fujiyoshida Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Fujiyoshida Community Development Corporation / Honmachi 2-chome Shopping District / Honmachi 3-chome Sales Association / Honmachi Love Moms’ Association / Yamano Co., Ltd. (in alphabetical order)