Mikusa Exhibition - Feast in the Grass Field -
Exhibition announcement.
Next month in September, Utsushiki will celebrate its 4th anniversary.
Last year we welcomed the fields and spent festival-like days together with everyone.
This year, we will be welcoming Mikasa and inviting all those who are friends with the couple to a banquet at Utsushiki for a few days.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the duo's activities, and to mark the occasion they have produced the "Mikusa" album.
The first concert, which will also serve as the album debut, will be held at Utsushiki on the 14th (Sat), 15th (Sun), and 16th (Mon, holiday).
In addition, wonderful guests will be coming from Hokkaido, Nagano, Tokyo, and Oita to celebrate.
It looks like this year's 4th anniversary will be another lively one.
Please come and join us for the few-day only banquet being held at Utsushiki.
"Polano Square? Hmm, I think I've heard of it before.
Why, Polano Square.
"It's an old tale, but it's been happening again recently."
"Yes, that's right, I heard it many times when I was little.
It must be a festival spot in the middle of the fields.
I guess it's about counting the numbers of those clover flowers."
"Oh, that's an old tale. But it seems to be happening these days."
Kenji Miyazawa "Polano Square"
Mikusa Exhibition – Feast in the Grass Field –
A small wheat field that sparkles like a jewel in the middle of the forest.
The way it flutters in the wind it looks like a giant piece of velvet.
A secret meadow, a dream or a moment of reality. A distant memory from my childhood.
I believe that what I am currently devoting my life to is a constant, unreachable reach to the image of that place that moved me so much as a child.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Miso. In this exhibition, we have invited some of the irreplaceable friends we have made over the past 10 years to participate.
I hope to have a fun and happy time like at a festival.
The title that came to mind was "Feast on the Grassland."
I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of sculptures will be gathered at the banquet.
On the edge of the small grassland, the couple plans to recreate a room in the house they are planning to build together, and arrange the furniture and living items they have made there.
Thinking back on the past 10 years and the next 10 years, I want to follow the path to the "Polano Square" that I seek, "by the light of the white clover."
Hiroki Kobayashi
http://hitsujigusa.com/
Dates: 9/7 – 9/16 (no breaks during the period)
Days in the nave: 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th Hours: 13:00 – 18:00
*14th, 15th and 16th until 5pm Location: 1693 Harada, Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Telephone number 0949-36-4092
Website utusiki.com
Email: info@utusiki.com
Exhibition Schedule
9/7 Mikusa Exhibition / tohe × Saori Tashiro
9/8 Mikusa Exhibition / tohe × Saori Tashiro
9/9 Mikusa Exhibition
9/10 Mikusa Exhibition
9/11 Mikusa Exhibition
9/12 Mikusa Exhibition
9/13 Mikusa Exhibition / Star Talk
9/14 Migusa Exhibition / Shandi Nivas Cafe'
haruka nakamura × LUCA
"Mikusa" Album Release Commemorative Live Day.1
9/15 Migusa Exhibition / Shandi Nivas Cafe'
haruka nakamura × LUCA
"Mikusa" Album Release Commemorative Live Day.2
9/16 Migusa Exhibition / haruka nakamura × LUCA
"Mikusa" Album Release Commemorative Live Day 3
Mikusa Album Release Commemorative Live 3days
Date: 14th (Sat), 15th (Sun), 16th (Mon, holiday)
Doors open at 5pm / Show starts at 5:30pm Participation fee: 4,500 yen
haruka nakamura feat. LUCA
HITSUJIGUSA 10th anniversary original album
"Wild grass"
Mikusa's 10th anniversary album will be on sale from now on. It contains 10 new songs written by Haruka Nakamura and LUCA.
The members who worked on this album, including haruka nakamura, LUCA, and Onuma Shoji, have been traveling on Kurohime for a whole year.
There was always music nearby, and new melodies were being born.
The photos and promotional video are by Shoji Onuma. The video will be screened at the venue.
The CD album will also come with a photo book by her.
It also includes photos of Kurohime and the old US military house where Mikusa used to live.
Haruka Nakamura Professor
Musician/born in Aomori. His most famous work is "lamp" which he co-wrote with Nujabes.
"arne," whose music video was directed by Okuyama Yoshiyuki.
At the invitation of Ikuko Harada, he held a photo exhibition at Kichijoji Kichimu and released the photo book "∞".
He writes songs for singers such as Miu Sakamoto, Miyuki Hatakeyama, majiko, and Aimer, arranges live bands, directs music videos, and does remixes.
https://www.harukanakamura.com/
LUCA PROFILLE
Singer-songwriter.
Born in 1994 in Berkeley, California.
In addition to composing his own music, he also deepens his connections with traditional Japanese musicians, and weaves together folk songs and folk songs from all over Japan that have only been passed down orally, based on his own values.
In 2015, he released his first album, "So I began."
In the same year, he performed with Flo Morrissey on his Japan tour and participated as a guest vocalist on Ryuichi Sakamoto's album "async."
In recent years, he has been performing and producing as the vocalist in a band led by Haruka Nakamura.
http://lucadelphi.com/
SPECIAL GUEST
baobab
Started as baobab in 2004.
Vocalist/fiddler/guitarist. Based on Celtic music, they create a unique worldview by fusing instrumental music and vocals.
The various things we encounter in our daily lives are transformed into sound, and the sounds scattered throughout the simple arrangement spread freely, evoking images of landscapes and scenes.
Information on events in the cafe
tohe Natural yeast bread, salad and soup
tohe × Saori Tashiro Sweets and herbal tea included Date: 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun)
12:00 – /14:00 – (Reservations are prioritized)
Price: 2,500 yen
Tohe scone sales
Sales start at 13:00 on the 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun)
3-item set: 1,300 yen (1,458 yen including tax)
*Only customers with dining reservations can pre-order scones for sale.
Numbers are limited, so please understand if they are sold out.
tohe profile
We value the taste and texture of the ingredients,
We offer our own unique scones made with homemade natural yeast.
After starting his activities in Tokyo in 2012,
In 2016, the business was officially launched under the name "tohe."
In 2019, the base was moved from Tokyo to Nagano.
Mainly active in wholesale sales and events.
shandi nivas cafe'
original indian curry (veg or non-veg)
Drink and dessert included Date: 14th (Sat) and 15th (Sun)
11:30am – /1pm – (reservations required)
Price: 3,500 yen
Cafe hours (no reservation required)
15:00 – 17:00 Drinks & snacks (no eggs or dairy products)
shandi nivas cafe'
Searching for a place for themselves, the couple travelled around the world and discovered Indian curry.
Captivated by the natural beauty of Hokkaido, he moved to Naganuma Town in 2012.
He opened "Shandi Nivas Cafe'", a shop selling original Indian curry and sweets, with the name meaning a place of peace and tranquility.
Using rich ingredients from Hokkaido, they serve their own original Indian curry and sweets that are free of eggs and dairy products.
http://shandinivas.com/
Star Monk Story Time *Reservation required
This story time will feature Kojo Yuya, who lives in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, and whose life revolves around farming, writing stories based on the voices of the stars.
The theme of this story time is "love," so please spend some time connecting with the stars in a relaxing cafe atmosphere.
This will be the last storytelling session in Kyushu.
Please take this opportunity to join us.
https://www.starbows.net
Date: Friday 13th
Time 17:00
Participation fee: 6,000 yen (includes tea and sweets)
Capacity: 20 people
Star Monk Profile
Kojo Yuya and Chiko Yumiko Live in Saku, Shinshu, where farming is at the center of their lives. They spend their days writing down stories inspired by the sounds of the stars twinkling in the night sky, and use a space they call "Toumei" in their home to introduce beautiful people, things and events.
Relying on the precious bonds that the stars have made for us, storytelling sessions about "Stories Heard from the Stars" will be held all across the country from 2017 until the end of 2019.
Please contact Utsushiki for all reservations.
We accept inquiries via email or telephone.
Please let us know the following information:
In the subject of your email, please include the name of the event you would like to attend, the date and time of attendance, your name, the number of participants, and your phone number.
We look forward to your reservations.
