~Learn about and experience traditional farming and household tools~

We will be conducting research and organizing and transporting valuable materials at the “Passages of Time Tokamachi Takakura Museum”—a former gymnasium that has been transformed into a single artwork and serves as the home of Rikugozan, a group that has been collaborating with residents in the Takakura community since its inception. We plan to work alongside artists and local residents on the day of the event. Anyone interested in folk tools and artifacts is welcome to join us. *Please note that artworks in the facility will not be open for viewing this year.

Photo Kioku Keizo

Event Overview

[Date and Time] Sunday, June 14, 2026, 9:30 AM–4:00 PM *You may attend either the morning or afternoon session only.
[Venue] Passages of Time Tokamachi Takakura Museum (876 Takakura Go, Tokamachi City)
[Admission] Free
[Reservations] Reservations required

Author Profile

RIKIGOSAN -Kato Riki, Watanabe Godai, Yamazaki Shinichi-

Formed in 2007 by Riki Kato, Godai Watanabe, and Shinichi Yamazaki. Riki Kato serves as the representative. While maintaining their individual artwork styles, the trio functions as a trinity, forming a “loose community = collaborative body” that aims to revitalize local communities through art. From its inception to the present, the group has consistently used the Takakura settlement in the Kawanishi district as its base. Working in collaboration with local residents under the theme “A Place to Return,” they are dedicated to conveying the beauty of this land.Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (2009–), Setouchi International Art Festival (2013), Oku-Noto International Art Festival (2017, 2021), UNMANNED Art Festival at Unmanned Stations / Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture (2021–), ART VISION Shizuoka Prefecture (2023)