“Kogei Kairo” was held as a major event of the Kanazawa 21st Century Kogei Festival,* with the idea of “the craft world spreading across town.” Close to the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa in the Hirosaka neighborhood, the National Craft Museum opened in 2020. In part 1 of this article series, “Go for Kogei” reports on “Kogei Kairo in the History Museum,” which ran from October 23rd to the 25th, and in part 2, on “Kogei Kairo in Hirosaka,” which ran from October 10th to November 23rd.

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Part 1: Kogei Kairo in the History Museum

Part 2: Kogei Kairo in Hirosaka

* The Kanazawa 21st Century Kogei Festival is an annual large-scale festival held in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, with the aim of discovering and sharing the charm of traditional Japanese craft. The festival is divided into five sections: “Shuzen Shokusai,” a feast plated and presented with kogei dishware and art; the “Kogei Kairo,” a stroll through the exhibitions shown in machiya, Japanese townhouses scattered through the city;“Kanazawa Mirai Chakai,”where the tea ceremonies are inspired by various venues and themes; the “Kanazawa Mirai Kogei-bu,” a children’s workshop; and the “Kanazawa Art Space Link,” a collaborative project with a focus on art spaces.