◆Open Session – For creative cities and citizens
Date and Time: September 14, (Sun), 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Registration begins at 9:30 AM)
Venue: Tamba Sasayama Civic Center Multipurpose Hall
Theme: “Japan’s Beautiful Rural Areas, Towards the Future”
Opening: Presentation by the Children’s Goodwill Ambassadors
Traditional Performing Arts “Dekansho Dance”
Tamba Ware Experience Presentation (Kiln Ownership Passed Down from Parent to Child)
Key note speech: Masayuki Sasaki, Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University and Visiting Professor, Osaka University
Theme: “Toward the Sustainable Development of Creative Rural Areas” (30 minutes)
Panel Discussion (60 minutes)
Speakers: Kaoru Nakanishi (Machinami Art Festival Executive Committee Chair)
Tatsuya Ichino (Chairman of the Tamba Tachikui Ceramics Cooperative Association and Deputy Director of the Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo)
Jeon Byung-hun (Sub-Network Coordinator: Jinju City, South Korea)
Tara Poole (Focus) Point of Visit: Ballarat, Australia)
Komol Koncharoen (Ceramic Artist: Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Facilitator: Masayuki Sasaki (Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University)
Simultaneous Interpretation: A-Class Interpreter Dispatched by Simul International, Inc.
Closing Remarks: Tamba Sasayama Declaration
Closing Remarks: Opening Speech by Executive Committee Chairman Tatsuya Ichino
Professer Sasaki Masayuki (Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University)
Keynote speech: “Towards a sustainable and creative rural community”
Nakanishi Kaoru
Executive Committee Chairman of the Tamba Sasayama Townscape Art Festival
Director of the Tamba Antique Pottery Museum and Sasayama Nohgaku Museum
The Tamba Sasayama Townscape Art Festival was born in September 2009, centered around the scenic area of the Kawaramachi Tsumairi Merchants’ Houses, a Nationally Designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. It was born from the combined efforts of those working to preserve the townscape and artists who were captivated by the townhouse space. Next year, in 2026, will mark the festival’s 10th anniversary. Invited artists, artists with ties to Tamba Sasayama City, and artists from the Tamba region (Kyoto Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture) will each blend their refined sensibilities and techniques into the historic architecture.
The townscape has been cleared of utility poles, and an increasing number of young people are strolling around the area, even when there are no events.
The festival has continued under the slogan “Transforming Townhouses into Art Museums.” We hope to discuss future developments at this symposium.
Ichino Tatsuya, Chairman of the Tamba Tachikui Ceramics Cooperative Association
Deputy Director of the Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
“The future of Tamba ware”
≪TambaSasayama Declaration≫(proposal)
「Towards the sustainable and creative rural village」
１ Inheriting and recreating traditional culture for the next generation
２ Formation of the creative region based on historical and cultural assets such as old houses and pottery makers
３ Promoting arts and culture and developing talents through creative tourism and artist-in-residence programs
４ A virtuous cycle of rural culture and economy utilizing resources such as crafts and local specialties
５ Strengthening the UNESCO Creative Cities Network through exchanges between creative rural villages and creative cities in the world
≪ Collaboration Project ≫
Collaboration between the Gastronomy Creative City and Tamba Ware
Date and Time: Sunday, September 14,
Venue: Civic Center, 1st Floor Kitchen/Multipurpose Rooms 2 and 3
Content: Local Cuisine (Tsuruoka City/Food Culture) (Usuki City/Food Culture) (Tamba Sasayama City)
Menu: Tachidon-Fish and Rice (Usuki City), Imo-ni Terrine (Tsuruoka City),
Tsuyahime and Dadacha Bean Pudding (Tsuruoka City), Boar Soup (Tamba Sasayama City)
≪ Exhibition ≫
“The World‘s Tableware” “Introducing of Creative Cities”
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 9 – Sunday, September 14,
Venue: Civic Center, 1st Floor Gallery
Content: Introduction to each Creative City, exhibition of crafts from each Creative City