I went to "Koganecho Bazaar 2013".
Hello everyone! I went to Koganecho, Naka Ward.
Currently in Koganecho, the art festival "Koganecho Bazaar 2013" is in progress, and artists' works and ateliers are scattered throughout the town.
The street was filled with a nice atmosphere.
Koganecho Art Book Bazaar
We sell old books, mainly art books, and accessories made by artists.
Foreign books with nice covers and old art magazines are worth taking a look at!
art exhibition
Under the viaduct, on the wall, in the atelier. You can find works by domestic and international artists all over the city.
Anyone with a passport (sold for 700 yen for high school students and above) can view it.
Work on the left: Midori Terashima 《A WHOLE NEW WORLD》
It's filled with a variety of colors and shapes, making you feel like you've entered a mysterious world.
Work on the right: Kaori Usuda
In this work, works created based on one story are displayed in three rooms.
The one in the photo is the work displayed in the third room. The overall work is pale and transparent.
First Yellow Day Shopping Association Antenna Shop + Chiendo
Items from the local merchant association, ``Hatsukoji Shopping Association,'' and works by artists are on sale.
There is also a public information corner next door, so you can get information on local town development here.
Other attractions include the Koganecho Art School, where you can learn pottery and watercolor painting, and the One Day Bazaar, which is held on the second Sunday of every month.
There are lots of fun events.
This bazaar was originally started as a way to revitalize a town that was once lined with specialty restaurants.
Actually, even though I am a junior high school student, I am a local resident and am participating in Koganecho Bazaar as a supporter.
There, the staff and shop owners were overflowing with enthusiasm for ``changing the town!''
Now in its 6th year, the scenery of the city has changed rapidly, and it has become a wonderful city where the tradition of shopping streets and the newness of art coexist.
Would you also like to take a walk along the Ooka River and see this city?
You are sure to make new discoveries and experience an atmosphere unique to this city.
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Hinami 1999
I am a second year student at a local junior high school.
At this Koganecho Bazaar, I helped out as a supporter.
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