TOKYO FLOWER CARPET 2024
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Hanae Bunka Kyokai
- subsidy category
- Grant for Artistic City
- Grant Type
- single year
FY2023 2nd Term Grant for Artistic City
Business Overview
“TOKYO FLOWER CARPET 2024 ” was held for the third time this year, mainly at the Nihonbashi Galleria, aiming at a new tourism culture in Tokyo. About 50,000 carnations were used, and 12 flower paintings were made with the participation of 200 citizens. The opening ceremony held on the 25th was attended by Her Imperial Highness Nobuko, wife of Imperial Prince Tomohito, President Emeritus, Mayor of Chuo Ward Yamamoto, Member of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Nobuko Irie, and 23 artists including Takahiro Kaneko, James Onoda (both from Yonemai CLUB), Takako Shirai, Keiko Utoku, NORA (Orquesta De La Luz), Naoto Matohara (Undergraph), Hajinori Hasegawa, and the release of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake disaster relief song "Sow the Seed Named Tomorrow."
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, May 25, 2024 to 27th (Mon)
- Venues
- Nihonbashi Galleria/Nihonbashi Shijimaya S.C Main Building 1F
Profile
[General Incorporated Association Hanae Culture Association]
It was established in October 2016 to make hanae a part of Japanese culture. The center of his activities is to promote Hanae and to contribute to society. Flower sketchbooks made from recycled materials used in flower paintings are donated to special needs schools in Tokyo every year to promote art education for children with disabilities. The representative, Yasuhiko Fujikawa, is a board member of the International Federation of Flower Carpet Art.