Masahiro Sawada Memorial Museum of Art It is a museum that collects representative works of Masahiro Sawada, a recipient of the Order of Culture from Atami, and exhibits works of art that span all fields such as paintings, inks, ceramics, prints, and calligraphy, as well as many wood carvings. It is popular that if you hold hands under the stained glass "Hiten" on the ceiling of the entrance, you will be happy forever. The "flying sky" reflected in the red granite floor is also beautiful, and you can enjoy the stained glass both overhead and underfoot. ●Masahiro Sawada(1894~1988) Real name, Torayoshi. Recipient of the Order of Culture, Honorary Citizen of Atami City. Growing up on the seaside of Atami, he aspired to become a sculptor at the age of 19 and studied under Yamamoto Zuun, a younger brother of Koun Takamura. Until his death at the age of 93, he created many wood carvings, paintings, ceramics, prints, calligraphy, and other works of art in a variety of artistic fields. His works, which are powerful, full of life and poetry, speak a lot of romance to people's hearts. Address: 〒413-0032 Shizuoka Prefecture Atami City Ume Plum Sono-cho 9-46 (next to Atami Ume Plum Garden) Phone number: 0557-81-9211 Access: From JR Atami Station, take a bus bound for Ainohara for about 15 minutes → get off at the Sawada Memorial Museum of Art. Business hours/9:00~16:30 Closed on Mondays (open on public holidays) Price: Adults 380 yen (250 yen for groups), junior high and high school students 250 yen (120 yen for groups), elementary school students and younger free Parking lot / 10 cars (free) * Parking is not possible during the Ume Plum Festival

Projects related to the 61st Obihiro Ice Festival The 40th Hokkaido Ice Sculpture Exhibition Winter Obihiro Convention It is the "Water Dragon" selected for the Obihiro Mayor's Award. Stacked ice blocks on top of each other, Chisels, luters, heat guns, etc. I'm going to finish it with tools. When the base is inserted, the height is about 2 meters The fine beard and scales were amazing It's a warm winter this year, so this afternoon Of the 12 ice sculptures in total, 2 are Unfortunately, it collapsed. Next month, the Sapporo Snow Festival will start Once every few years, a large snow sculpture melts due to the warm air. Even during the event to ensure the safety of the audience Heavy machinery may be used to break it. If global warming continues at this rate The timing and duration of winter events, etc. Maybe it's going to change

On both sides of the approach to the shrine with a view of the worship hall, there is a pair of stone top dogs, which always protect the gods. This powerful and dignified komainu was dedicated in 1938 by a then-famous Japanese confectionery shop called "Oki Kyodo" in Hondori 5-chome, Shimada, the year after the start of the Sino-Japanese War (China Incident), and was carved by Shimada stonemason Masuno-chohei. The right pedestal is carved with the words "Takeyu" and the left pedestal is carved with "Nagahisa", and it seems that it is a top dog dedicated to pray for Japan's victory and peace, and the safety of those who went to war.

UBE Biennale Sculpture Hill Venue of UBE Biennale (Contemporary Japanese Sculpture Exhibition), an international competition for outdoor sculpture Here you can admire the latest works. There are a lot ❗️ of mysterious works #hidden gem #Photo Contest

Roadside station Inami ● Free parking is large ● Easy to move wheelchairs with few steps in the building ● You can enjoy sculptures ● There is also a restaurant ● Perfect for driving breaks ● Local ingredients are also sold ● Manju and roasted chestnuts are delicious

When you walk around Kobe, you will find many things. I would like to deliver such something that caught my eye as the "Kobe, Rediscovered" series. The first stage is the work of Kobe-born sculptor Hirokazu Ichii. "Rainbow Floating Statue" Sunlight from far away space encountered water droplets on the earth after rain and created rainbow colors. I hope that many such miraculous encounters will be born in Kobe, and that many wonderful rainbows will be cast. It is written. This is a statue that I stopped when I was walking along the center street of Sannomiya. I hope that when you come to Kobe, you will find it. There are a lot of people on the street, so please be careful not to face down too much and bump into it.

Went to Shinjuku Station the other day and took of photo of the giant metal sculpture while I was there. I've only passed it a few times since it was erected during the pandemic, but my curiosity finally got the best of me, and I had some extra time anyways so I snapped a quick shot of it. I did a little research on it and it was apparently made by the famous arist Tomokazu Matsuyama and the theme of theme for lack of a better word is to greet visitors with surprise and bewilderment. It's pretty interesting and looks different from every angle as well. If you look at the right side of the photo (it's kind of cut off) you can see it holding a flower with its arm outstretched. The name of it is Hanao-san, and while I'm not sure of the origin behind the name it has certainly piqued my interest...

Was out near Tokyo Station this weekend and decided to snap some pictures of the giraffe sculpture and the "Bell of Peace." I really love the crown that the giraffe is wearing lol. I'll have to start taking more pictures when I see cool things like this. I usually just admire it for a second and then go on my way. Going to have to make an effort to remember to take photos!