The Kyoto International Film and Art Festival, with the theme “Films, Arts and Everything” will run from 16th to 19th October. As the leading event in the “Art Section,” an exhibition of “Hajime Anzai × Hiroko Ichihara” opened in Hotel Anteroom Kyoto from Friday 5th September. 

The two-person exhibition features illustrator and art director Hajime Anzai, best known for the work “Mishearing Hour,” and modern word artist Hiroko Ichihara. In the exhibition, which will be showing more diversified artwork than usual from the duo, a combination of the worldviews of these two artists who work in completely different genres can be discovered.

Gallery 9.5 at Hotel Anteroom Kyoto is an open area in the entrance of the building with art pieces exhibited at various places in the hallway and lounge.

A special version of a popular written fortune titled “Hiroko Ichihara’s Love Sacred Lot” is on show. The words of Ichihara, a small badge from Anzai’s illustration and a little gift are combined to the fortune. This special fortune will be available at Former Rissei Elementary School in the festival as well.

A shop selling original goods especially made for the exhibition, such as a Japanese traditional cups, artworks and books of Anzai is also located at the hotel.  

Not only for art fans, even newcomers to art can enjoy the unique exhibition, so please don’t miss it!  

Event Overview

Exhibition of Hajime Anzai × Hiroko Ichihara

Date: Friday 5th to Sunday 28th September 

Time: Noon to 7pm

Venue: Gallery 9.5 at Hotel Anteroom Kyoto

7 Higashikujo Aketacho, Minami-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 601-8044, Japan