Let's make something out of newspaper and packing tape
Join Sekiguchi Kotaro, who creates artworks using newspaper and cardboard, to build a large-scale sculpture of the “bear”—a symbol of the NUNAGAWA Campus. You can also create your own newspaper artwork featuring creatures from the local countryside and take it home with you.
[Date and Time] Saturday, August 8, 2026, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
[Venue] NUNAGAWA Campus Gymnasium (567 Murono, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture)
[Fee] 500 yen (Please pay in cash on-site on the day of the event)
[Capacity] 20 people *While primarily intended for elementary and junior high school students, adults are also welcome to participate. Children in 2nd grade or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
[Reservation] Please reserve via Peatix
*Please wear clothes that can get dirty on the day of the event.
Artworks on display at the NUNAGAWA Campus
Sekiguchi Kotaro, *Snow removal type Nunagawa princess*
Photo by Nakamura Osamu
Photo by Kanemoto Rintaro
Artist Profile
Sekiguchi Kotaro
Born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, in 1983. During the summer vacation of his third-grade year, he created his first Stegosaurus using newspaper and duct tape. For his graduation project at Tama Art University’s Department of Sculpture, he created “Momentary Temple,” a work exceeding 6 meters in height. In 2012, he received the 15th Taro Okamoto Prize for Contemporary Art.In 2014, he published “Parent-Child Science Projects: Things You Can Make with Newspaper and Duct Tape” through Kodansha (currently available as an e-book). In 2019, he was invited to participate in “In BEPPU.” To this day, while working at Asahi Gakuen (a special needs school), he creates and exhibits newspaper and duct tape art and conducts workshops throughout Japan.
Photography: Eiji Mori
Facility Information
Nunagawa Elementary School, which closed in March 2014, has been reborn as a school where students can learn about the value of their local community through hands-on experiences.With agriculture as its foundation, the center provides a space to help each individual discover their unique strengths through food, daily life, play, and dance. It also functions as the “Children’s Five Senses Art Museum,” offering art experiences that engage the whole body—beyond just “seeing”—and serves as the home ground for “FC Echigo-Tsumari,” an agricultural professional soccer team where female players from the city have relocated to become stewards of the Rice Fields and continue playing soccer.
[Hours] 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (until 4:00 PM in October and November)
[Dates] April 25–November 8, 2026 (Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except national holidays)
[Admission] Adults: 800 yen; Elementary and junior high school students: 400 yen; or Common Ticket
Summary
| Date and time | Saturday, August 8, 2026, 1:00–3:00 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Venue |
NUNAGAWA Campus |
| Admission |
500 yen + NUNAGAWA Campus admission fee (800 yen for Adults, 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students) or a Common Ticket
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