Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking Co., Ltd. built its own workshop in 2009 and has been operating since 2010.
I have continued to participate in the Woodworkers Week Nagoya.
About Woodworkers Week Nagoya:
This is an event to think together with woodworkers about how to live a rich life that begins with woodworking. Since 2008, many woodworkers from all over the country have gathered in Nagoya every year in early summer to hold exhibitions of their works, forums (lectures, study sessions), workshops, etc. https://www.woodworkers.jp/
"Wooden furniture exhibition by 40 people," "Chair exhibition," "Solo exhibition," "Workshop," "Lectures, etc."
The target audience is the general public, those involved in design and planning,
The visitors were a wide range of people, including students aspiring to become woodworkers and people involved in woodworking.
For those who want to see furniture made by studio artists and those who like wooden furniture
You can see the works of woodworkers from all over the country in one place.
It is the largest event in the country.
Interacting with clients I met at Woodworkers Week,
Meeting with great woodworking seniors, woodworking friends,
Lumber stores, paint stores, cutlery stores, and woodworking education stores.
What has brought me here today is the daily routine of steadily creating art in Kyoto,
Learning through interaction at the annual Woodworkers' Week Nagoya
I feel that this repetition was important.
The "Wooden Furniture by 40 People" exhibition is not the type of exhibition where you see immediate sales like a craft fair, but rather we have been involved in it as a long-term exhibition where people can get to know the existence of the exhibits over a period of several years.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking.
My long-awaited solo exhibition in Nagoya is scheduled to be held at the Tsutsugikan.
The Cultural Path Shumokukan is
A project within "Woodworkers Week Nagoya" called "Chair Group Exhibition at the Tsukigikan" and
It has become the venue for events such as the "Chair Exhibition Review by Professor Shimazaki Makoto."
Mr. Sakakibara has been a driving force behind the chair exhibition for a long time. Due to various circumstances, the chair exhibition will continue to be held at the Nagoya Denki Bunka Kaikan venue as part of the "40-person Wooden Furniture Exhibition." In order to cherish the relationship he has built with Woodworkers' Week and the Tsuchigi Museum, he contacted Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks, who had said they "wanted to hold a solo exhibition at Woodworkers' Week someday."
A past photo of the Woodworkers' Week event at the Cultural Path Shumokukan.
-------Looking back on my involvement with "Woodworkers Week Nagoya"--------
"Woodworkers Week Nagoya" has been held since 2008.
Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks started building their own workshop and home in April 2009 and completed construction in November.
We filed our business registration in January 2010 and started our business.
So, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who started Woodworkers Week.
While aiming for the same direction, they worked out subtle differences and moved the event forward.
With these thoughts in mind, this year, 2025, marks my 16th year of involvement.
●First time participating in Woodworkers Week Nagoya 2010 in 2010
2010/5/14-16 "Woodworkers Week 2010 in Nagoya" "Woodworkers Chairs Collection" Exhibition of 100 chairs by 57 artists. Organized by Mr. Sakakibara of the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee at the 1st floor of Mitsukoshi Isetan Department Store Lachic, 3-6-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya. Four chairs were exhibited.
At that time, I met someone who happened to be passing by, liked the chairs, and spoke to me, and that encounter is still continuing 15 years later.
●2011. First time exhibiting at the "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (second year participating in the week)
"After my child was born, I was getting a lot of orders for large boxes, and it was around this time that Nagoya Woodworkers Week came around.
Toru stood alone in a booth that had narrowed down the categories and only displayed chair-related items.
I decided that next year I would create two booths and a new large box. (From a blog post from 2011)
June 4-5, 2011 "Wooden Furniture by 40 People Exhibition 2011" Organized by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee (Chairman of the Wooden Furniture by 40 People Exhibition Executive Committee, Kazuyuki Saida) Nagoya City, Naka Ward, Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
●Exhibited at the 2012 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (3rd year participating in the week) .
"Since April, I have been taking my children to and from nursery school, and I thought that work in the workshop would pick up speed.
At first, things didn't go as planned, with children getting fevers and having to go and pick them up, or adults catching colds and being bedridden. The deadline was fast approaching. We managed to complete and bring in our new works, a large-frame cabinet in walnut and a large-frame chest in cherry, and it was an emotional first exhibition for the two booths.
On Sunday, June 3rd, we will be holding the "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 2012" event.
By Masaharu Izaki, Shinichiro Tani, and Hideaki Nishikawa
I attended a gallery talk entitled "Talking about People and Work" in memory of Murakami Tomiro.
●Exhibited at the 2013 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (this is my fourth year participating in the week) .
We have a new display shelf with a carved walnut front.
●Exhibited at the "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" in 2014 (this is the fifth year that I have participated in the week).
We exhibited new items including maple boxes, wide-legged dining tables, and frames.
●Exhibited at the 2015 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (this is my sixth year participating in the week) .
We exhibited new items including a keyaki corner-cut side table, a dovetail TV stand, and Pinocchio.
●Exhibited at the 2016 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (7th year participating in the week) .
We are exhibiting new products including a cabinet with chestnut frame doors, a round chestnut table, and a desk.
●Exhibited at the 2017 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (8th year participating in the week)
This year, we exhibited a new large table made of Claro walnut. We also exhibited Van Gogh's chair.
●Exhibited at the 2018 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (this is the 9th year that I have participated in the week).
New products for this year include a chestnut lacquer-finished large decorative shelf and corner-cut trays, as well as furniture and accessories made with lacquer.
●Exhibited at the 2019 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (10th year participating in the week) .
This year, we created a large space in Sumiyama, Kyoto, where we could display boxes.
In Nagoya, the main exhibits included new chairs, side tables, and stools.
● The 2020 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" was canceled (11th year participating in the week)
I took over as the executive committee chairman of the 40 People Exhibition from my predecessor, Mr. Saita, and started recruiting exhibitors in January,
The coronavirus was discovered in January and has since spread worldwide.
However, in July 2020, Shinichiro Tani and others started a woodworkers forum called "Woodworkers Week: Let's learn about woodworking online" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMbwGL2hdaEa_63A-MrvkQ
Asakura Toru also appeared in the film.
A book written by Kennosuke Hayakawa about Tatsuaki Kuroda
"Woodworking Talk 1993" "The World of Woodworking 1996" "Tatsuaki Kuroda: Learning from the Masters of Woodworking 2000"
Click here for a video about
"Woodworkers Forum: Books Recommended by Woodworkers Part 2"
● 2021 "Wooden Furniture by 40 People Exhibition" canceled due to coronavirus (12th year participating in the week)
Although the exhibition was canceled, we reviewed the budget for the 40 Wooden Furniture Artists Exhibition and made reforms to make it more sustainable.
●This will be the first time in two years that the exhibition will be held. "40 Wooden Furniture Artists Exhibition" in 2022. (This will be the 13th year that the exhibition has been held since it began).
As a member of the executive committee, I created four posters for the entire 40 People Exhibition. A Buddhist altar, an antique chestnut table, and other items were on display.
● 2023 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (14th year participating in the week)
As Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks was in the middle of construction of a new Sumiyama atelier,
The executive committee declined and instead participated by exhibiting our chair as one of the chairs in the Kyoto Chair Exhibition booth.
As a 40-person exhibition, we also advertised it in the Chunichi Shimbun newspaper, and the exhibitors from Korea were delighted.
Kyoto Chair Exhibition In addition
CHAIR MAKER TAKAYAMA JAPAN ( Takayama)
SAW (Sapporo Association of Woodworkers) ( Sapporo)
One-legged Foot Exhibition ( Hyogo)
This year saw a strong lineup of group exhibitors in addition to individual exhibitors, including the exhibition of So Byung Jin and his disciples (Korea).
● 2024 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" (15th year participating in the week)
We exhibited with the intention of announcing that "Sumiyama's new atelier in Kyoto has been completed, so please come to Kyoto." We exhibited the Kenponashi table and the rattan-woven O-chair for the first time.
Looking back
List of past exhibitions by Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks
(Legend: Colors used in Woodworkers Week Nagoya)
2010-----------------------------------------------------
2010/5/14-16 "Woodworkers Week 2010 in Nagoya" "Woodworkers Chairs Collection" Exhibition of 100 chairs by 57 artists. Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee. At the 1st floor of Mitsukoshi Isetan Department Store Lachic, 3-6-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya. Four chairs were exhibited.
2010/8/20~10/5 "12 Artists Exhibition" Group Exhibition ~ Contemporary Artists Organized by Antique Shop Soil, 52-7 Shimokawaramachi, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
2010/ 9/29-10/2 "14 Woodworkers Exhibition" planned by the American Hardwood Export Council, sponsored by the Osaka International Fair Committee, exhibited at Intex Osaka LIVING & DESIGN. Exhibited the Ocean Toe Chair.
2010/11/24-26 Tokyo Big Sight Interior General Trade Fair "American Hardwood Export Council Sponsored Selected Group Exhibition" Chair exhibit.
2011-----------------------------------------------------
2011/8/31-9/1 Solo exhibition "Living with Wood 2011" Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking Solo Exhibition, Minoh Park 2-5, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Cafe & Gallery Yuzuriha
2011/10/15-10/16 "The 9th Workshop Wind Craft in Action" sponsored by Nippon Wool Textile Co., Ltd. Nikke Colton Plaza, 1-1-1 Onitaka, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture
June 4-5, 2011 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2011" Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee Nagoya City Naka-ku Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
2011/6/4～5 Nagoya Woodworkers Week "My 100 Wooden Chairs Exhibition" Sponsored by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee Nagoya City Cultural Path Tsukigikan
2011/ 4/16-17 Mino Province Ikeda Foothills Craft Exhibition, Otsuya Park, Ikeda-cho, Ibi-gun, Gifu Prefecture Chairs, side tables, wooden accessories, etc.
2011/ 1/25, 2/25, 3/25, 4/25 Opened a stall at the Tenjin Market at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto
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June 1-3, 2012 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2012" Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee Nagoya City Naka Ward Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
2012/9/5-9/30 "Living with Wood Exhibition in Yuzuriha 2012" Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking Solo Exhibition, Minoh Park 2-5, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Cafe & Gallery Yuzuriha
2012/10/20-28 LIVING&DESIGN2012 "Wooden Man Exhibition" sponsored by Yume Dear Co., Ltd. 1F Nakanoshima Daibiru, 3-3-23 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 2 chairs, side table
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2013/5/17/～26 "Exhibition of wooden furniture and tableware that can be used for a lifetime - Kansai woodworkers - Publication commemoration exhibition of works by 21 woodworkers" Sponsored by Kobe Shushinkan Co., Ltd. Kobe Shushinkan Hall (multipurpose hall of the manufacturer of "Fukuju", the sake served at the Nobel Prize banquet held in Stockholm)
2013/5/31～ 6/2 Nagoya Cultural Path Tsuruoka Museum "WORK CHAIRS Exhibition 2013" Organized by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee An exhibition of wooden chairs made by woodworkers active throughout Japan. Three chairs were exhibited.
2013/5/31/~6/2 "Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2013" Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee Nagoya City Naka-ku Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
2014-----------------------------------------------------
June 6-8, 2014 "2014 Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" sponsored by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee at the East and West Gallery, 5th floor of the Denki Bunka Kaikan, 2-2-5 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya
2014/9/9-21 "Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks Wooden Furniture and Accessories Exhibition" Solo Exhibition at Cafe & Gallery Yuzuriha, 2-5 Minoh Park, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture
2014/10/4～ New building opened "Kansai woodworker's chair" Exhibition organized by Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum and selected by gallery Since then, permanent exhibition "O Chair"
2014/10/8-13 Osaka Umeda Daimaru Department Store 15F "Japanese Monoawase 40 People Exhibition" Organized by Monoawase LLC Event Hall 3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka Bookshelf, chair, table, wooden accessories, etc.
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June 5-7, 2015: "2015 Wooden Furniture by 40 People Exhibition," sponsored by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee, exhibiting in two booths at the Denki Bunka Kaikan, 2-2-5 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya.
2016-----------------------------------------------------
June 3-5, 2016 "2016 Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" sponsored by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee, Nagoya City, Naka Ward, Sakae 2-2-5, Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F, dining sets, etc.
2017-----------------------------------------------------
2017/3/7-27 "Nanaka no Mori 5th Anniversary Exhibition" Organized by Nakano Mori 17 People Exhibition Gallery Selection Exhibition at Nakano Mori Gallery Cafe, 2-2 Ojin Park, Hirakata City
2017/4/18-30 "Sitting with Mitsuhashi" Kyoto Chair Organized 16 People Exhibition, Art Life Mitsuhashi Oh Chair Exhibited at 23 Ginkakuji-mae-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (The predecessor to the Kyoto Chair Exhibition)
June 2-4, 2017 "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 2017 Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition" Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee, Nagoya City Naka-ku Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery, Tables, chairs, etc.
June 14-20, 2017 Daimaru Kyoto Store "Kyoto Monozukuri Exhibition" Commemorating the 300th Anniversary of Daimaru's Founding, sponsored by Monoawase LLC, 1st floor, Daimaru Kyoto Store, 79 Tatsuminishicho, Shijo-dori Takakura-nishiiri, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Tables, chairs, accessories
2017/9/27~10/3 "JR Kyoto Isetan Sumiyama's Handicrafts: Okumura Pottery Studio & Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking Exhibition" sponsored by JR Kyoto Isetan Special Exhibition, Shimogyo-ku, Karasuma-dori Shiokoji-sagaru Higashishiokoji-cho, JR Kyoto Isetan 8th floor
2017/10/21 Participated in the "Sumiyama Pottery Festival 2017" organized by the Sumiyama Pottery Village and Sumiyama Ceramic Art Cooperative.
2017/11/23-28 "The 3rd Winter Exhibition 2017" 14-person group exhibition organized by Okumura Pottery Studio, Kyoto Prefecture, Uji City, Sumiyama Hisada 26-1 Okumura Pottery Studio Exhibiting works and holding a spoon-making workshop
2018-----------------------------------------------------
2018/2/9-15 "Small Handmade Exhibition in HAMAGUCHI HOUSE" 7-person exhibition hosted by Ceramic Art Hamaguchi House, 27-583 Kowata Hirao, Uji City
2018/4/3-15 "The 1st Kyoto Chair - Sit and Discover Wooden Chairs Exhibition - 24-person group exhibition" sponsored by Kyoto Chair Secretariat, Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Kawaramachi Dori Shijo Agaru Shioyacho 332 Gallery Maronnier 5th floor Tochair Wipe Lacquer
2018/4/11-15 "Kawaguchi Art 25th Anniversary Commemoration: Wagaya Bon-San II" 17-person exhibition, Kawaguchi Art Organized Exhibition, Kyoto City, Sakyo Ward, Shimogamo Miyagawa-cho 62-23 Wagaya Bon exhibit
5th - 22nd April 2018 "Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Mokko 10th Anniversary Solo Exhibition" will be held on both the 1st and 2nd floors of Cafe & Gallery Yuzuriha, 2-5 Minoh Park, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture.
2018/5/9-15 "Daimaru Kyoto Store 4th Floor Kyoto Monoawase Exhibition" Special exhibition organized by Monoawase LLC. At Daimaru Kyoto Store, 79 Tachiuchi Nishi-cho, Shijo-dori Takakura Nishi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City. Chestnut wiped lacquer large display shelf, corner cut tray, etc.
2018/5/12-26 "The 2nd Kyoto University of Education Art Forum Exhibition" sponsored by Kyoto University of Education Art Forum, Kyoto City, Fushimi Ward, Fukakusa Fujimori-cho 1 Kyoto University of Education Library 1st floor exhibition room. First participation. Exhibited a talk chair
2018/6/1-3 "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 'Wood Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2018'" Organized by Woodworkers Week Executive Committee Nagoya City Naka-ku Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery Chestnut lacquer large display shelf, furniture accessories
2018/7/11-17 "JR Nagoya Takashimaya 9th floor living special venue" Monoawase LLC sponsored exhibition, Nagoya City Nakamura-ku Meieki 1-1-4, spoons, server spoons, corner cutting trays on display
2018/8/21-26 "The 36th Ichishokai Exhibition" Organized by Kyoto University of Arts and Sciences and Kyoto University of Education, Department of Crafts, Gallery Misuya, 2nd floor, Sanjo-dori Kawaramachi Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Tokyo. 5 chairs and accessories, first exhibition
2018/10/20-21 "Sumiyama Pottery Festival" sponsored by Sumiyama Pottery Village and Sumiyama Pottery Cooperative Association Wooden accessories
2018/10/13-14 "The 16th Wind from the Workshop: Craft in Action 30th Anniversary" hosted by Nippon Wool Textile Co., Ltd., Nikke Colton Plaza, Chiba Prefecture
2018/11/14-18 "Winter Exhibition" 14-person group exhibition organized by Okumura Pottery Studio at 26-1 Sumiyama Hisada, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
2019-----------------------------------------------------
2019/10/19-21 "The 2nd Kyoto Chairs - Discover Wooden Chairs by Sit" Organized by the Kyoto Chairs Office at Ryosokuin, a subtemple of Kenninji Temple, 591 Komatsucho, 4-chome, Yamato-oji-dori Shijo-sagaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City
2019/4/25-5/20 "Woodworking Exploration Exhibition 2020" Organized by the Woodworking Exploration Exhibition Executive Committee at OZONE, Living Design Center, Shinjuku, Tokyo (Woodworking group exhibition)
2019/ 5/31-6/2 "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 'Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2019'" Organized by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee, Nagoya City Naka-ku Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
"Sumiyama Pottery Festival" held on the weekend of late October, organized by Sumiyama Pottery Village and Sumiyama Pottery Cooperative Association, wooden accessories
November 14-17, 2019 "Winter Going-Together Exhibition" Organized by Okumura Pottery Studio, 14-person group exhibition at 26-1 Sumiyama Hisada, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
2019/7/17-21 "Kawaguchi Art Opening: Wagaya Bon Sanshou III" Sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, Kyoto City, Sakyo Ward, Miyagawa-cho 62-23, Shimogamo, Wagaya Bon exhibit
(In the fall of 2019, we opened a 100m2 showroom. We are reducing the number of exhibitions and shifting to a policy of having customers visit our showroom.)
2020-----------------------------------------------------
(January 2020: First case of coronavirus infection discovered in Japan)
Cancelled 2020 / Scheduled for May, but postponed to October, then cancelled "Craft Fair Matsumoto 2020" (scheduled to be our first exhibit)
Postponed 2020/5/9-23 "The 3rd Kyoto University of Education Art Forum Exhibition" Sponsored by Kyoto University of Education Art Forum
Cancelled2020/5/21～6/9"Woodworking Exploration Exhibition 2020" Sponsored by the Woodworking Exploration Exhibition Executive Committee
(Cancelled due to COVID-19) 2020/6 "Woodworkers' Week Nagoya 'Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2020'" Organized by the Woodworkers' Week Executive Committee, Denki Bunka Kaikan East and West Galleries
Cancelled Saturday and Sunday in late October "Sumiyama Pottery Festival" Sponsored by Sumiyama Pottery Village and Sumiyama Pottery Cooperative Association Wooden accessories
2020/10/30-11/5 "The 38th Ichishokai Exhibition" Volunteer exhibition organized by Kyoto University of Arts and Sciences and Kyoto University of Education Crafts major graduates. Participated for the third time at Gallery A on the 1st floor of Horikawa Oike Gallery, northeast of Horikawa Oike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. Exhibited chairs, small drawers, etc.
December 4-18, 2020 "Online 6th Winter Exhibition" Group exhibition hosted by Okumura Pottery Studio
2020/12/9~13 "Window Exhibition 4th Gagayabon San" Kawaguchi Art Exhibition Organized by Kawaguchi Art Kyoto City Sakyo Ward Miyagawacho 62-23 Gagayabon
2021-----------------------------------------------------
(Second dose of coronavirus vaccine)
2021/2/5~3/31 "Wooden Monopod Exhibition: Human Activities and Forest Regeneration" Organized by the Monopod Exhibition Executive Committee 1-1-1 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Main Store 1F Gallery A4 (Equat) Click here for the Monopod Exhibition homepage →
2021/2/11-14 "Small Handmade Exhibition" Organized by HAMAGUCHI HOUSE at Mikurayama HAMAGUCHI HOUSE in Uji City
2021/4/2-4 "The 3rd Kyoto Chair - Sit and Discover Wooden Chairs Exhibition - Group Exhibition" Organized by Kyoto Chair Secretariat, at Gallery Maronnier 5F, 332 Shioyacho Kawaramachi-dori Shijoagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Tochair Wipe Lacquer
2021/12/8~12 "The 5th Gagaya Bon San" sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, Kyoto City, Sakyo Ward, Miyagawa-cho 62-23 Shimogamo (Korean furniture and antiques gallery) Gagaya Bon exhibit
2021/12/1-5 "The 39th Ichishokai Exhibition" at Horikawa Oike Gallery 1F Gallery A, Horikawa Oike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City
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2022/4/21-5/6 "Woodworkers' Buddhist Altars and Prayer Forms Exhibition" Sponsored by ISHIKAWA Regional Cultural Planning Office Galleria Omotesando Furniture and Buddhist altars will be exhibited at the "Galleria Omotesando" gallery in Zenkoji, Nagano City.
2022/5/～ Exhibited the High Back To Chair at the 96th National Exhibition and won an Encouragement Award at the National Art Center, Tokyo (Roppongi, Tokyo)
2022/5/1-5 "Satsuki Craftsman Exhibition" sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, held at Kawaguchi Art, 62-23 Miyakawacho, Shimogamo, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Small drawer and sake table, low table exhibited
2022/6/10-12 "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 'Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2022'" Organized by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee, Nagoya City, Naka-ku, Sakae 2-2-5 Denki Bunka Kaikan 5F East and West Gallery
2018/5/12-26 "The 3rd Kyoto University of Education Art Forum Exhibition" sponsored by Kyoto University of Education Art Forum, MEDIA SHOP Gallery 1 & 2, Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Kawaramachi Sanjo Sagaru Ichisujime Higashi-iru Daikokucho 44 VOX Building. Tochigi Buddhist altar exhibited
July 26-31, 2022 "96th Kokuten Crafts Kyoto Exhibition" Organized by the Kokugakai Crafts Department, Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art Annex, 13, Okazaki Saishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
2022/11/1-8 "96th Kokutei Exhibition Award-winning Artists Exhibition / Kokutei Autumn Exhibition" Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum LB Floor 3rd Exhibition Room, 4th Exhibition Room, B3 Floor Gallery A
2022/10/15-16 "The 4th Kyoto Chairs - Sit and Discover Wooden Chairs - Group Exhibition" Organized by the Kyoto Chairs Secretariat, Kyoto Museum of Art Annex Hall, 623-1 Higashikatamachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, 36 participants, 70 chairs in total
2022/11/23-27 "The 40th Ichishokai Exhibition" Sponsored by Ichishokai At Gallery A on the 1st floor of Horikawa Oike Gallery, Horikawa Oike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City
2022/12/7-11 "The 6th Gagaya Bon San" sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, Kyoto City, Sakyo Ward, Miyagawa-cho 62-23 Shimogamo (Korean furniture and antiques gallery) Gagaya Bon exhibit
2022/12/10-25 "2022 Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition - New Crafts Open Call Exhibition" Japan Folk Crafts Museum Opens 3-33 Komaba 4-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Chair and Watani tray exhibited
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2023/2/11-12 "Small Handmade Exhibition" Sponsored by HAMAGUCHI HOUSE at HAMAGUCHI HOUSE in Uji City
2023/5/1-5/5 "Satsuki Craftsman Exhibition" sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, held at Gallery Nijuka and two other venues.
May 3-15, 2023: Exhibited at the 97th National Exhibition, Kyoto Leggera, at the National Art Center, Tokyo (Roppongi, Tokyo)
2023/6/9-11 "Woodworkers Week Nagoya 'Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2023'" Organized by the Woodworkers Week Executive Committee at the East and West Gallery on the 5th floor of the Denki Bunka Kaikan, 2-2-5 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya
As construction of Sumiyama's new atelier was in full swing, Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Mokko did not have a booth, but instead exhibited Kyoto Leggera as one of the chairs in the "Kyoto Chair Exhibition Booth."
2023/7/3~7/11 "The 9th Ganjae-ren, National Intangible Cultural Property, Seo Byeong-jin and his disciples' exhibition" Korea National Intangible Cultural Property Transmission Education Center 3rd floor exhibition hall "All" 112-2 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (406 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu) Three artists from Japan, Shinichiro Tani, Masato Ichikawa, and Toru Asakura, will exhibit their works.
2023/11/22-26 "The 41st Ichishokai Exhibition" Horikawa Oike Gallery (Northeast corner of Horikawa Oike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City)
2023/12/6-11 "7th Gagaya Bonsan" 30th Anniversary Celebration, Organized by Kawaguchi Art 62-23 Miyakawacho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (Korean Furniture and Antiques Gallery)
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2024/3/30-31 "Small Handmade Exhibition" Sponsored by HAMAGUCHI HOUSE at HAMAGUCHI HOUSE in Uji City
2024/5/1-5 "Satsuki Craftsman Exhibition" sponsored by Kawaguchi Art, held at three venues: Gallery Nijuka and Asone in Hokkaido
June 7-9, 2024 "Woodworkers' Week Nagoya 'Wooden Furniture 40 People Exhibition 2024'" Organized by the Woodworkers' Week Executive Committee, Denki Bunka Kaikan East and West Galleries
2024/10/18 (Fri) - 10/20 (Sun) CHAIRMAKER EXHIBITION Takayama Chair Exhibition (first exhibition) held simultaneously at two locations "Masterpiece Exhibition" Takayama Jinya 9:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:30) 1-5 Hachiken-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 506-0012 "New Work Exhibition" Takayama Municipal Memorial Hall 9:00-17:00 4-15 Shinmei-cho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 506-0821
2024/10/25 (Fri), 26 (Sat), 27 (Sun) "The 5th Kyoto Chairs - Sit and Discover Wooden Chairs - Group Exhibition" Organized by the Kyoto Chairs Office Kyoto Museum Annex Hall 623-1 Higashikatamachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (Recently, it has been held every other year)
2024/11/20 (Wed) - 24 (Sun) "The 42nd Ichishokai Exhibition" Horikawa Oike Gallery (northeast corner of Horikawa Oike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City)
2024/12/11 (Wed) - 15 (Sun) "The 8th Gagaya Bonsan" Sponsored by Kawaguchi Art 62-23 Miyakawacho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (Korean Furniture and Antiques Gallery)
2024/12/7-22 "2024 Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition - New Crafts Open Call Exhibition" Japan Folk Crafts Museum Opens 3-33 Komaba 4-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 2 chairs Kyoto Leggera and Gatanibon Selected
2025 Schedule----------------------------------------------------
2025/3/29-30 "Small Handmade Exhibition" Sponsored by HAMAGUCHI HOUSE at HAMAGUCHI HOUSE in Uji City
2025/2/25 (Tue) - 3/2 (Sun) "The 4th Kyoto University of Education Art Forum Exhibition" Organized by Kyoto University of Education Art Forum 13 Okazaki Saishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex 1st floor exhibition room Wooden furniture exhibition
2025/6/6-15 (closed on Mondays) Woodworkers Week Nagoya "Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworking Solo Exhibition Wooden Furniture Exhibition" Cultural Path Tsurugikan 2-18 Tsurugicho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya Workshops will also be held
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Date Published: 2025/2/16
DateModified: 2025/2/16
Author: Reina Asakura
Publisher: Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Woodworks
Kyoto Sumiyama Asakura Mokkou
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