Event
Opened in 1967, this restaurant is committed to preserving and propagating Japan’s restaurant culture, which encapsulates the essence of Japanese culture. Rather than simply providing meals, it creates opportunities to experience traditional Japanese arts and continuesby continuing to use and cherish traditional craft works. During meals, Japanese food will be served in vessels created by artists from the Kyushu region.
| Date and time | Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 16:30–20:00 |
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| Venue | Ryotei Sagano（2-21-19 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City） |
| Program | ― 16:30–16:45 ｜ Chikuzen Biwa Performance Performance of Chikuzen biwa (Japanese lute), a traditional performing art of Kyushu, by Chobi Terada, Chikuzen Biwa player ― 16:45–17:30 ｜ Three-way conversation Imaemon Imaizumi ＜Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Colored Porcelain (Living National Treasure)＞ Shigeto Suzuta ＜Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Woodblock-Printed Calico (Living National Treasure)＞ Zenzo Fukushima ＜Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Koishiwara Ware (earthenware pottery) (Living National Treasure)＞ Facilitator Mr. Kazumi Murose ＜Lacquer artist, Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Makie (gold lacquering technique) (Living National Treasure)＞ ― 17:30〜18:00 ｜ Exhibition and sale of Kōgei (crafts) Exhibition and sale of works by renowned artists based in Kyushu ― 18:00～20:00 | Dinner Multi-course Kaiseki dinner served as a collaboration between a Michelin two-star traditional ryotei Japanese restaurant and Kōgei crafts by Kyushu-based artists |
| Fee | Participation fee of 60,000 yen per person (tax included) ※Participation fee varies depending on the course.
[ Included in the price ] (1) Dinner (2) Drinks (Japanese sake and soft drinks during dinner) (3) Three-way conversation (4) Chikuzen Biwa Performance |
| Exhibition and sale of Kōgei crafts | - Purchased artworks can also be sent separately by mail. |
Head of the Chikuzen Biwa Preservation Society
She began playing the Chikuzen biwa at the age of four under the influence of her grandmother, Kyokucho Uchida. She studied under Ms. Kyokucho Mine and Ms. Kyokushi Aoyama. She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University's College of Literature and completed the 37th class of NHK's Development Program for Artists of Japanese Traditional Music. She is a member of the Japan Biwa Music Association and the Fukuoka Cultural Federation and teaches at the Chikuzen Biwa Circle of the Haruyoshi Community Center. She is also a board member of the Music City Council of Fukuoka and a teacher of the Reisho style. She received the Aoki Encouragement Award from the Fukuoka Cultural Federation in 2014. She organizes regular concerts of the Chikuzen Biwa Preservation Society, participates in the Hakata Dontaku festival, teaches the Chikuzen biwa, and performs songs she composed herself based on classical literature, history, and current events. Her repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary pieces and collaborations, and she performs at schools, events, temples and shrines, and many other venues. She is also dedicated to promoting the Chikuzen biwa. In September 2017, she gave a celebratory performance in front of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino at the Fukuoka Prize Award Ceremony. In June 2019, she performed in an illuminated stone garden at the G20 Fukuoka Hospitality Event at Jotenji Temple.
★Chikuzen biwa is a performing art that originated in Hakata★
Chikuzen biwa has its origins in the biwa played by blind monks from the Chikuzen area (current Hakata) in the middle of the Meiji period (1868-1912). It was influenced by the Satsuma (current Kagoshima) biwa and the shamisen (another Japanese string instrument). Biwa performers usually recite works of literature, such as The Tale of the Heike, to the accompaniment of biwa music. The four- or five-stringed Chikuzen biwa can express a variety of scenes, from the beautiful songs of Hakata to powerful battle scenes and the world of impermanence and the ethereal.
| 1962 | Born in Arita, Saga Prefecture |
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| 1985 | Graduated from the Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design at Musashino Art University (majoring in Metalwork); awarded the Governor's Award at the Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition |
| 1998 | Awarded the Chairman of Japan Art Crafts Association Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition; awarded the Bank of Saga Cultural Foundation’s Best New Artist Award; received the Incentive Award at the Saga Shimbun Cultural Awards |
| 2004 | Awarded the Governor of Tokyo Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2008 | Received the Excellence Award in the Crafts Category of the MOA Mokichi Okada Award (MOA Art Museum) |
| 2012 | Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award and the Saga Shimbun Cultural Award |
| 2014 | Designated as Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Iroe-Jiki porcelain) (Living National Treasure) |
| 1954 | Born in Saga Prefecture |
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| 1979 | Graduated from the Department of Japanese Painting at Musashino Art University |
| 1988 | Awarded the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Prize at the Japan Art Crafts Association Dyeing and Weaving Exhibition |
| 1998 | Received the Excellence Award at the 11th MOA Mokichi Okada Awards |
| 2003 | Received the Excellence Award at the 23rd Traditional Culture POLA Awards |
| 2008 | Designated as Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Woodblock printing) |
| 1959 | Born in Asakura district, Fukuoka Prefecture. |
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| 1982 | Graduated from Fukuoka University |
| 1991 | Awarded the Fukuoka Governor's Award at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition |
| 2003 | Awarded the Grand Prize at the Japan Art Crafts Association’s Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition |
| 2004 | Received the Excellence Award at the 14th MOA Mokichi Okada Awards |
| 2017 | Designated as Holder of Important intangible Cultural Property (Koishiwara pottery) |
| 1950 | Born in Tokyo |
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| 1973 | Received Ataka Award |
| 1976 | Completed graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts. His graduate portfolio was purchased by the University. |
| 1985 | Received Japan Art Crafts Association Incentive Award at the 32nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2000 | Received Governor of Tokyo Award at the 47th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2002 | Received Japan Art Crafts Association Incentive Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2007 | Received the Japanese Cultural Art Development Award |
| 2008 | Designated as holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property Maki-e (Living National Treasure) |
| 1994 | Studied under Sakaida Kakiemon XIV |
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| 2010 | First prize at the 45th Western Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition; first prize at the 57th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. |
| 2013 | National Society of Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property Appointed chairman of "Kakiemon Ceramics Preservation Society".Became Official Member of the Japan Art Crafts Association. |
| 2014 | On February 4, 2014, takes the name of Sakaida Kakiemon XV. |
| Currently permanent secretary of the Western Branch of the Japan Art Crafts Association, Vice Chairman of the Saga Ceramic Art Association, Vice Chairman of Arita Ceramic Art Association, Visiting professor at the Graduate School of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University, Visiting professor at the Faculty of Arts and Regional Design, Saga University |
| 1974 | Born in Arita, Saga Prefecture |
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| 1997 | Graduated from the Department of Industrial Chemistry at Kumamoto Institute of Technology |
| 1999 | Graduated from Saga Prefectural Arita Ceramics College |
| 2009 | Exhibited works at "The Present of Traditional Arts;Tradition and Creation" at the Kyushu National Museum |
| 2011 | Awarded the Japan Art Crafts Association Encouragement Award at the 58th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition |
| 2014 | Winner of the Asahi Shimbun Grand Prize at the 49th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition |
| 2016 | Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Present Tense of Ceramics-IV Hagi Grand Prize Exhibition |
| 2017 | Present-day porcelain by 6 contemporary artists exhibited in a tea room/Nezu Art Museum |
| 1973 | Born in Kumamoto |
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| 1993 | After completing courses at the Pottery Department at Arita Ceramics University, returned to Kumamoto and started making pottery. |
| 2003年 | Conducted a study trip to the Ancient Song Dynasty Kiln site in China, the National Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum and other sites. |
| 2007 | "Celadon jar" purchased by the Imperial Household Agency |
| 2008 | Designated Official Member of the Japan Art Crafts Association |
| 2011 | Conducted a study visit to the Southern Song Dynasty Kiln, Hsiu Nei Szu Kuan Yao Kiln and other sites in China. |
| 2014 | Exhibited works at the "Present of Celadon" exhibition at Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and other institutions |
| 2017 | Awarded Japan Art Crafts Association Award at Traditional Crafts- Ceramics Section Exhibition |
| 2020 | Commemorative Project for the Opening of the Relocated Ishikawa National Crafts Museum Selected among 12 artists, "Celadon Water Finger" and "Celadon" purchased "Blue or White? Celadon & White Porcelain &Blue White Porcelain" Exhibition at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum |
| 2021 | Awarded the KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting Award at the Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Awarded the Asahi Shimbun Welfare Culture Corporation Award |
| 1975 | Born in 1975, the grandson of Seiroku Nakamura, Saga Prefecture’s Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property (white porcelain) |
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| 1998 | Graduated from Kyushu University and started training at Seiroku Kiln |
| 2004 | Exhibited works at Arita Ceramics Exhibition in Germany |
| 2005 | Designated as Official Member of the Japan Art Crafts Association |
| 2007 | Exhibited works at Kyushu National Museum’s Thirty Master Ceramists from Western Japan Exhibition |
| 2009 | Awarded the Saga Governor's Award (1st prize) at Saga Art Exhibition |
| 2013 | Awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (1st prize) at Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition; awarded Governor of Tokyo Award at Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition |
| 2014 | Exhibited works at Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum’s Contemporary Ceramic Art "Phenomenon" Exhibition |
| 2019 | Awarded the Grand Prize at Kikuchi Biennale |
| 2020 | Awarded the Grand Prize at Kikuchi Biennale |
| 2021 | Awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (1st prize) at Arita International Ceramics Exhibition |
| 2001 | Studied under Sajiro Tanaka |
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| 2003 | Studied under Dohei Fujinoki Dohei |
| 2008 | Built his kiln at its current location |
| 2016 | Tea pottery exhibition held at Kyoto Nomura Museum of Art (again in 2019) Selected to participate at the 63rd Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Karatsu Tea Bowls) |
| 2017 | Selected for the Grand Prize at the 34th Tanabe Museum of Art "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" (Black Karatsu Tea Bowls); selected to participate at the 7th Kikuchi Biennale (Karatsu Tea Bowls) (again in 2019) |
| 2019 | Selected to participate at the 25th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Karatsu Tea Bowls); honorable mention at the Present Tense of Ceramics-V Hagi Grand Prize Exhibition (Karatsu Tea Bowls) |
| 2021 | Exhibited works at the "Modern Crafts and Tea Ceremony Vessels" exhibition at the National Crafts Museum |
| 1968 | Born in a family of Agano yaki pottery masters |
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| 1993 | Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Sculpture; toured Asia |
| 1994 | Returned to hometown of Agano and studied under his father Kyubei |
| 1999 | Trained in the technique of tapping Kimchi jars in South Korea/td> |
| 2000 | First holding of the Japan-Korea Young Artists Exchange Exhibition (will be held 10 more times) |
| 2005 | Selected to participate for the first time at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (will participate 13 more times) |
| 2007 | Selected to participate for the first time at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (will participate 3 more times) |
| 2010 | Selected to participate for the first time at the the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition; admitted as Official Member to the Japan Art Crafts Association |
| 2013 | Selected to participate at the Kikuchi Biennale (will participate 3 more times) |
| 2018 | Invited Artist at EU Japan Fest in Leeuwarden, Netherlands Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka Mitsukoshi and other locations. Selected multiple times to participate at the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, the Kikuchi Biennale Exhibition, the Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Contemporary Tea Ceremony Exhibition, the Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition, the Ceramics Exhibition and more. |