"An Approach to the Future of Body Expression that Anyone Can Participate in" - The Body as It Is Is Is Expression

Name of the organization or individual

Yashima Flower Culture Foundation

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 (Phase 1) Support for Arts and Culture

A place to celebrate the expression of the body as it is "Today's Taiso Presentation" Photo by Naoki Fukushima

I tried "Today's Taisou Daiichi" in the dressing room of a public bath in my town.

Workshops at the Karakone Office, a Type B service for continuous employment support

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Business Overview

Focusing on the "body" as a person itself, the aim is to hold a festival of body expression "Kyojima Performing Arts Festival (Kyojima PAF)" in Kyojima, Sumida Ward, in fiscal 2026.
In fiscal 2024, as a pre-project, we created a gymnastics exercise for the future that anyone can participate in. Together with dancer and choreographer Hiroki Aoki, he used "Today's Taiso" to conduct physical expression workshops in vacant lots, public baths, elementary schools, workshops, and other public welfare facilities.

implementation period

Sunday, August 18, 2024 - Sunday, May 25, 2025

Place of implementation

Kyojima Theater, Ping Pong Platz, Denki Yu, Karakone Office, Sumida Workshop, Sumida Ward Daishitsuma Elementary School, Kirakira Kaikan, Barber Araki (Sumida Ward)

Profile

【 General Incorporated Foundation Yashima Flower Culture Foundation 】
'Yashima Flower' is derived from a place name (Yahiro, Mukojima, Kyojima, Terajima, Bunka, Tachibana) related to the north side of Sumida Ward, and it refers to the north side of Sumida Ward (≒ former Mukaijima Ward).
Kyojima 2-3-chome, Sumida Ward, which is the center of activities now, was not damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raids, so it is known as a downtown area with many buildings built before and after the war, old houses mainly nagaya (row houses), factories, and alleys. While old buildings and alleys have been preserved and put to good use thanks to the efforts of local people, disaster prevention and vehicle traffic are issues in this area.
The Yashima Flower Culture Foundation carries out various projects with the aim of passing down the culture of life.