[Nihonbashi Benmatsu Souhonten Co., Ltd.] A farewell event was held for Yubindo, an art supply store in Nihonbashi founded in 1919, which was sadly closed last month.
*Nihonbashi Benmatsu Sohonten Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 5, 2024
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A farewell event was held for “Yubendo”, an art supply store in Nihonbashi founded in 1919, which was sadly closed last month. *We will be holding a farewell event for the long-established art supply store “Yubendo”, which will close its operations at the post-war store at the end of July 2024 due to redevelopment. We would like to invite all fans and those who have connections to Yubendo to join us. *
“Yubendo” will be holding a farewell party (with live painting and rakugo).
Yubindo, an art supply store in Nihonbashi that was founded in 1919, will unfortunately close its current store at the end of July 2024 due to redevelopment. We handle unique art materials and have been loved by many painters and writers such as Yokoyama Taikan and Meikaku Kusakabe. For a long time, it was one of the faces of Nihonbashi Muromachi.
From now on, we will only be selling online for the time being, and it is said that we will resume store operations once the redevelopment is completed, but we are bidding farewell to this historic store. Therefore, we have decided to hold a farewell party for the time being. [WEB page] https://bit.ly/0830nihonbashi
We will be cooperating with the “Nihonbashi Monotsunagi Project” sponsored by Nihonbashi Benmatsu Souhonten.
The “Nihonbashi Monotsunagi Project” is a project to introduce the appeal of Nihonbashi shops through videos, and “Yubendo” has also appeared in the past.
[Nihonbashi Monotsunagi Project Yubendo Episode] https://youtu.be/JdFHBpN6C1A
At this event, President Masatoshi Ishikawa and Junichi Higuchi, the 8th generation owner of Benmatsu Sohonten, will hold a talk show called “Long-established Story” inside the Yubindo store. We will deliver content that can only be discussed here, such as the history of the store, our thoughts on redevelopment, and future prospects. Due to the number of people allowed in the store, the event will be held in two parts.
After the event, we will walk to Hotel Kazusaya and hold a farewell party. First of all, you will enjoy the powerful live painting by Japanese painter Hiroyuki Kimura.
The art materials used are from Yubendo.
Then, in front of the live painting that covers the entire wall with the vivid scent of ink, please enjoy the performance of master Mao Kanebaratei, director of the Rakugo Association.
Afterwards, there will be a social gathering party with President Ishikawa and all the performers.
Why not join us for a day full of art in the middle of Nihonbashi, with the art supply store Yubindo as the main character?
* ▽▼Event overview▼▽*
Date: Friday, August 30, 2024 Starts at 14:00 – Ends at 20:30 *This is a yose style. There will be no change in fees no matter what stage of the process you join.
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13:30 Long-established Monogatari Doors open at Yubindo
14:00 Long-established story 1st time
15:00 Long-established story 2nd time
16:00 Move venue
16:30 Event Doors open at Hotel Kazusaya
17:00 Live painting (Hiroyuki Kimura)
Talking art (Kanehara -tei Mao)
18:45 Social gathering
20:30 Closing
Fee: 16,000 yen (cash on the day)
*A cancellation fee will be charged for cancellations made after August 20th. Target audience: Anyone over elementary school age
Contents: Long-established stories, live painting, rakugo, party, and work sale place:
[Long-established Monogatari Venue] Yubindo (1-6-6 Nihonbashi Muromachi) [Event venue] Hotel Kazusaya (4-7-15 Nihonbashi Honmachi)
Application/Inquiries
Event secretariat
Please fill out 1. to 5. below and send the QR code on the flyer or email (nihonwagei20240706@gmail.com).
If you are applying for a group or multiple people, please apply by combining 1. to 5. above into one email for each number of people. 1. Name/furigana
2. Postal code/address
3. Mobile phone number
4. Email address
5. If you would like a long-established story, please let us know