The 3rd Shijo Street Underground Art Exhibition “Art Under the Shijo” ~Art Competition by Six Student Groups~ Hankyu Corporation Press Release: October 29, 2025 To Members of the Media 3rd Shijo Street Underground Art Exhibition “Art Under the Shijo” ~Art Competition by Six Student Groups~ The Shijo Dori Underground Passage Revitalization Promotion Council, comprised of the Shijo Prosperity Association Shopping District Promotion Association, Hankyu Corporation, and Kyoto City, has been working to revitalize the Shijo Dori Underground Passage through cultural activities such as photo exhibitions. Six student groups studying art and design at universities in Kyoto City will be creating and exhibiting artworks on the walls and pillars of the underground passage to create a space that is enjoyable to walk through. 1. Overview of “Art Under the Shijo” Six student groups, selected through a presentation judging process, simultaneously displayed artworks that reflected their individual sensibilities on the walls and pillars of the Shijo Dori Underpass (between Exits 12 and 13). Six diverse artworks decorate the underground passage, creating a pleasant space to walk through.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-cc4b15b3bfc9f9b896e02a9646bb57d5-1200×414.jpg 5. Progress to date and future plans Reiwa 7 June 9: Submissions open July 7 Application Deadline August 6th: Presentation Review November 5th: Exhibition of Works November 7th: Certificate of Appreciation Presentation Ceremony December 21st: Exhibition ends. *Artworks will be removed one by one from the following day. 6. Certificate of Appreciation Presentation Ceremony (1) Date and Time Friday, November 7, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (2) Venue: Kyoto Shinkin Bank Head Office, 3rd Floor Hall (Shijo-dori Yanagi-no-ba-higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City) (3) Contents: Presentation of a certificate of
appreciation to the student group, comments from the judges, etc. Reference 1 Exhibition view from last year (2nd exhibition) Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-5c357af6d03308f06e34658236641203-1200×392.jpg Reference 2 Image of the exhibited works ○Circle Circle (Kyoto City University of Arts) Title: An Atmospheric Window
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-4956a167718d274dfefd8739ec8db51f-909×601.jpg This work is inspired by the waterside nature of Kyoto, including the Kamo River. The pixelated illustrations convey a soft, hazy image of the waterside. ○tumugu (Kyoto College of Art) Title: Knit Kyoto
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-eb87d898bec7413ba6d45683b2ffa8bc-1200×330.jpg This piece, decorated on the wall like a tapestry, weaves traditional Nishijin-ori fabric with strips of paper with a pattern evoking the passing of people in an underground passage. ○Mogumogu Exploration Team (Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) Title: Dig in and discover! Kyoto’s Underground Exploration
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-72a37999c2e2db5a733f732e0820a7e9-878×493.jpg The “mole” motif, inspired by the underground passage, conveys the appeal of Kyoto vegetables, creating a lively and fun space. ○ Sloth Alliance (Kyoto Women’s University) Title: Animal Scrolls of the Past and Present
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-dd5b91a3e77f0dafe204a29ec29aaf31-888×501.jpg Using the motif of the Choju Jinbutsu Giga scroll, we created a picture scroll featuring pictures of animals drawn by elementary school students against a background of Kyoto’s famous landmarks and festivals. ○Pannoko (Kyoto Women’s University) Title of work: DOT×DOT – Visualizing diversity –
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-3edfd5132802f17f794d0740ccce9f1b-875×622.jpg This interactive exhibition, based on the theme of “Where do we come from and where are we going?”, invites visitors from various places to use stickers to indicate the places they visit on a wall map. ○YuYuYou (Saga Art University/Saga Art Junior College) Title: Window Tokyo Walk
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5181/512/5181-512-6cca5e88005149ccc082d4a6bfac8b6a-871×463.jpg This piece, with Arashiyama as its motif, depicts the scenery of Kyoto as seen from a train window, along with characters depicting monkeys from Monkey Park and other animals. *Actual exhibit may differ. Hankyu Corporation https://www.hankyu.co.jp/ Release
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