Explore Ozu Castle Town: OZU ARTS and CRAFTS Event January 2025

• Table of Contents
• Ozu city: A place where the culture and aesthetic sense of the castle town still thrive
• About "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS"
• Participating artists and groups
• Events held during the period
• "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS" Venue and Access
• "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS" Event Details

Ozu city: A place where the culture and aesthetic sense of the castle town still thrive

Ozu City in Ehime Prefecture is a town that has flourished thanks to the blessings of the Hijikawa River, which flows through the center of the city. The Hijikawa River, which winds its way through the mountains and reaches the Ozu Basin, has brought blessings to the town and become the source of its rich culture. Ozu Castle was built on land blessed with water, the castle town flourished, and a culture that has been passed down to the present day took root among the people. In this article, we will introduce "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS," an event where you can experience the culture nurtured in Ozu City in the historic buildings scattered around the castle town.

About "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS"

"Ozu Arts and Crafts" will be held from January 17 to January 27, 2025, in the historic buildings scattered around Ozu Castle Town, and is an event where you can experience art that utilizes materials related to Ozu, such as washi paper and wood wax. Enjoy the history and culture of Ozu through each work as you leisurely stroll through the town, like the gently flowing Hijikawa River.

Participating artists and groups

Konishi Hare

Konishi Hare is an artist from Setagaya, Tokyo. After working in Berlin, Germany, she returned to Japan and started to focus on natural materials such as beeswax, creating works that focus on human life (abundance, ambiguity, life and death) and the things that flow and breathe in places. She is also participating in the Artist In Resilience Project at the DANGAMI Residence, a samurai residence in Ozu City.

■Exhibition and presence period: January 25th to 26th, 2025 10:00am to 4:00pm

■ Location: Former Kido Residence

Konishi Hare Official Site

Nature Painter Emi

Emi, a nature painter born in Ehime Prefecture, is passionate about conveying the precious things that are inherently there and coexistence with nature by depicting things and events that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Since 2021, she has held solo exhibitions in various locations in Ehime Prefecture, and in 2024, she was also featured in an art exhibition in Brooklyn, New York. Like Konishi Hare, she is also participating in the Artist in Resilience Project at the DANGAMI Residence .

■Exhibition and presence period: January 25th to 26th, 2025 10:00am to 4:00pm

■ Location: Former Takatsuki Residence (Hatagaya Kirinaka)

Nature Painter Emi Lit link

Washi paper x wire art by LINK WOOD DESIGN x maru LIEN Kizuna

maru lien Kizuna Yoshimitsu Megumi is from Kumakogen Town, Ehime Prefecture, and creates installation works using inorganic materials with organic motifs. She expresses plants and other things with a wire art worldview that leaves only lines while allowing the surrounding atmosphere to penetrate. Daisuke Inoue of LINK WOOD DESIGN, who is in charge of the spatial direction of the townhouse that will be the venue for this event, is from Ehime Prefecture , Ozu Prefecture, and has worked on the wooden benches at the Ehime Prefecture Museum of Art and other spatial designs that use wood as a supporting role.

■Exhibition and sales period: January 17th to 27th, 2025

■Period of presence: January 25th-26th, 2025 10:00AM-12:00AM

■ Location: Fujimoto Clinic 2F Former Dogo Residence 2F Window

Events held during the period

Paper Festival by kami/ (kamihitoe)

■Exhibition and sales period: January 17th to 27th, 2025

■Event date: January 18th-19th, 25th-26th, 2025

■ Location: Fujimoto Clinic 2F

■ Implementation details

・Make your own original ring notebook

・Making thread-bound notebooks

・Set up a corner for writing letters

・Original sealing stamp workshop

・Design paper buffet

You can participate on the day, but if you would like to make a reservation, please contact us on Instagram.

General store Maharita Instagram

Ozu Landscape Photo Exhibition

■Artist name: Su-haku

■Exhibition period: January 17th to 27th, 2025

■ Exhibition period: January 25th to 26th, 2025, 10:00am to 4:00pm

■ Location: Former Fujimoto Clinic

Ehime Cooking Marche

■Exhibition and sales period: January 25th to 26th, 2025 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

■ Location: Former Imaoka Residence (main venue), Former Hirata Residence (workshop venue) and Tomoya

Overview of Ehime Tsukurite Marche

"OZU ARTS and CRAFTS" Venue and Access

The venues for "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS" are historic buildings scattered Ozu Ozu, Ehime Prefecture .

We are reusing the castle town's historically and culturally significant buildings to provide a unique experience of experiencing art while experiencing the town's unique culture, history, and human activities. Enjoy the leisurely flow of time as you experience the charm of this town and think back to the atmosphere of the time.

Access to Ozu from Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka

Access to Ozu from Kagawa, Hiroshima, Okayama, and Oita

Access to Ozu City from various parts of Ehime Prefecture

The southern area of ​​Ehime Prefecture where Ozu City is located is called the Southern Ehime area, and there are many places that are perfect for travelers who want to take their time and enjoy the magnificent nature and historical culture that has been passed down through the generations. Please enjoy a tour of the Southern Ehime area in addition to "OZU ARTS and CRAFTS".

For tourist information on the Southern Ehime area

"OZU ARTS and CRAFTS" Event Details

■Date and time: January 17th to January 27th, 2025

■ Location: Ozu Ehime Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture, Hijiminami district (near Asamoya Station)

Ozu Town Station Asoya

649-1 Ozu, Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture 795-0012

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