Tears in Ohtani’s eyes? A figure looking up at the sky is depicted at Gaienmae intersection.
OVER ALLs Co., Ltd. Press release: September 9, 2025 To Members of the Press Are there tears in Ohtani’s eyes too? A figure looking up at the sky is painted at Gaienmae Intersection. Tokyo Mural Square’s 12th installment, an art mural that serves as a news report. OVER ALLs Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Taketo Akazawa; hereinafter “OVER ALLs”), a mural art company, is pleased to announce that on Friday, August 29th, they painted a portrait of Shohei Ohtani at Tokyo Mural Square in Aoyama, Tokyo.
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immediately after leaving the game touched the hearts of many. Social media was flooded with comments like, “I was so touched,” and “What a great face,” and the image was burned deeply into our memories. This mural depicts that moment in time when Ohtani’s face was visible. His gaze, radiating uncontrollable emotion as he looks up to the sky, transcends mere sports news and evokes the memories and challenges of people walking down the street, stirring the hearts of those we see. We believe that projecting that moment into the city is the very meaning behind our continued efforts to paint the mural at Gaienmae Crossing. Tokyo Mural Square will continue to deliver timely current events through murals from the perspective of “journalism using art.” Overview of the work Title: Part 12 “Tears in Otani’s Eyes?” Production Location: Tokyo Mural Square (exterior wall of OVER ALLs Inc. headquarters, 2-26-35 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo) Completion Date: August 29, 2025 TOKYO Mural Square OVER ALLs’ headquarters building is located in the middle of Gaienmae intersection. A wall dedicated to murals was created on the building’s wall facing Aoyama-dori. Each month, murals featuring popular people and topics will be painted and layered. The name “TOKYO Mural Square” was chosen to evoke the idea that the wall will function as a media outlet, similar to Times Square in New York.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34561/43/34561-43-77028e4133f2b50b3557027c8651f6f2-2500×1892.jpg Part 2: President Trump Mural (to be created in November 2024)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34561/43/34561-43-cb4d80a02a23c28ccff9c200351e874a-2500×1892.jpg Part 7: Tamori Mural (Created in March 2025)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34561/43/34561-43-0d2b8607f2d0f8154ef99141536f0123-2500×1892.jpg 10th installment: Shinjiro Koizumi’s mural (created in June 2025) Future redrawing Around mid-September 2025 Production artist: OVER ALLs
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/34561/43/34561-43-e70c8c5366640fce1f58d19032f77e3a-3566×2220.jpg Representative Taketo Akazawa (pictured left) is primarily responsible for planning and producing. The main artist, painter Yuki Yamamoto (pictured right), is the “ART BATTLE JAPAN 2018” champion. Aiming to “transform people into artists through the power of murals,” he continues to create a variety of works across the country. When creating a mural, he researches the history and background of the project to an extent that even surprises the client, conducting interviews to draw out their thoughts. He highlights the message that companies have for society, and the history that individuals working in organizations have walked, and expresses these in the form of murals. His representative works include a mural depicting pitcher Yu Darvish and baseball player Shohei Ohtani at Escon Field Hokkaido, and the “FUTABA Art District” mural series depicting the faces of residents of Futaba Town, Fukushima, which has begun the road to recovery after the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. He has also appeared in numerous media outlets, including on “Jonetsu Tairiku,” “news zero,” “Sunday Japon,” and “WBS (World Business Satellite).” OVER ALLs Co., Ltd. Address: 2-26-35 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo President and CEO: Taketo Akazawa Web:
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