Main Venues

Aichi Arts Center
Ichinomiya City
Tokoname City
Arimatsu, Nagoya City

Aichi Arts Center

The Aichi Arts Center is a cultural complex that was opened in the center of Nagoya City in 1992 to act as a base for art and culture in Aichi Prefecture. It comprises the following facilities: the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, which houses a rich collection of work from Japan and abroad, with a focus on 20th century art; the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, which includes the Main Theater, Concert Hall, and Mini Theater; and the Aichi Prefectural Arts Promotion Service, which consists of an Art Space, Art Library, and Art Plaza.

Courtesy of Aichi Arts Center

Hours

10:00 to 18:00 (20:00 on Fridays)
*Last admission 30 min before closing timeClosed on Mondays (except for public holidays)

Aichi Arts Center (B2F)

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (10F)

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art Gallery (8F)

Artists performing at or nearby the Aichi Arts Center

Ichinomiya City

Ichinomiya City (population approx. 380,000) is located in the Owari area in northwest Aichi. The city’s name, literally “first shrine,” comes from Masumida Shrine, which was the highest-ranked shrine in former Owari Province. In the Edo period, Ichinomiya flourished as a producer of cotton fabrics, later converting to silk-cotton fabrics and wool and becoming known as “Ichinomiya, city of textiles.” Exhibitions are held in the Orinasu Ichinomiya and former Ichinomiya Central Nursing School near Ichinomiya Station, as well as in the Sumi Memorial Hall, the only Kenzo Tange-designed building in the prefecture, and other venues in the Bisai area.

Hours

10:00 to 18:00 (Ichinomiya City Hall closes at 17:15)
*Last admission 15 min before closing timeClosed on Mondays (except for public holidays)

Former Ichinomiya Central Nursing School

Former Ichinomiya City Ice Skate Rink

IC15Anne Imhof

Omiya Park

IC02bBarry McGee

Toyoshima Memorial Museum

IC16Endo Kaori

KUNISHIMA CO., LTD.

IC17Cao Fei

Nokogiri2

IC12bShiota Chiharu

Sumi Memorial Hall

Tokoname City

Tokoname (population approx. 60,000), located on the west coast of the Chita Peninsula, is one of Japan’s six ancient pottery kiln sites (along with Seto, Shigaraki, Echizen, Tamba, and Bizen), known since the Heian period for its “Kotokoname” pottery. Changing with the times to produce teapots in the Edo period and clay pipes and tiles since the Meiji period, ceramics remains the town’s main industry. Exhibits are planned for the former Pottery Factory, the Takita Family Residence (old shipping family), centering on the “Pottery Footpath,” which retains the atmosphere of the early Showa period, and the INAX Museums.

Hours

10:00 to 17:00
*Last admission 15 min before closing timeClosed on Wednesdays

Former Earthenware Pipe Factory (Maruri-Toukan)

Shipping Agent Takita House

TSUNE ZUNE

TK08Tamura Yuichiro

Former Pottery Factory (Aoki-Seitoujyo)

Former Teapot Store & Former Fishmonger

TK11Obana Kenichi

INAX Museums

TK12Koie Ryoji

Arimatsu, Nagoya City

Located in southeastern Nagoya City, Arimatsu is a town along the Tokaido established by the Owari feudal domain in 1608. Known for Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori, the town retains the feel of Edo-period ukiyo-e landscapes and conveys traditional culture in the form of its townscape and festival floats. Arimatsu has been designated an important cultural property by the city of Nagoya and Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. Exhibits are held in historic buildings and workshops along the Tokaido.