- Nov. 30, 2023
- This exhibition will tour Japan starting in 2024.
Epic battles Between Pokémon and Kogei
Put Pokémon and Kogei face to face, and what sorts of chemical reactions will occur? Twenty craft artists, from a Living National Treasure to youngsters, have seriously tackled that question. Works that evoke Pokémon shapes, gestures, touch. Works that reach back into memories of video games—evolution, trade, locations for journey, super-effective moves. Plus invitations to Pokémon to become part of the vessels that adorn our daily lives and even ultra cool attire—kimono and obi clasps.
What will your encounter with the works lying in wait for you in the exhibition gallery bring? Thrills, rapture, grins, tremors? The power of multiplication rides again! Please enjoy the quantum leaps in beauty and technique it has generated.
National Crafts Museum
Artists
Official Catalog
POKÉMON X KOGEI
PLAYFUL ENCOUNTERS OF POKÉMON AND JAPANESE CRAFT
- Price
- 3,300 yen (include tax)
- Edition
- April 6, 2023 (First)
- Dimensions
- 7.36 x 10.43 x 0.78 inches
- Paperback
- 168 pages
- ISBN
- 9784808712686
- Supervisor
- National Crafts Museum
- Text
- Masahiro Karasawa (National Crafts Museum), Yoko Imai (National Crafts Museum)
- Publisher
- TOKYO BIJUTSU Co.,Ltd.
- *Quantities are limited.
- *Product image for illustration purposes only. Actual product may vary.
Videos
POKÉMON X KOGEI
Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft
Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft
Exhibition Information
- Artists
- Terumasa Ikeda, Kazumi Ikemoto, Sadamasa Imai, Kasumi Ueba, Morihito Katsura, Takuro Kuwata, Yasuyoshi Komiya, Eiichi Shiroma, Reiko Sudo, Yoshiaki Taguchi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Tsuboshima, Hiroki Niimi, Shigeki Hayashi, Yuki Hayama, Toru Fukuda, Keiko Masumoto, Saori Mizuhashi, Haruo Mitsuta, Taiichiro Yoshida
Venue
Past Exhibitions
National Crafts Museum
3-2 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0963, Japan
March 21 - June 11, 2023
- Organizer
- National Crafts Museum, NHK ENTERPRISES INC. Nagoya Branch Office, The Yomiuri Shimbun Hokuriku Branch Office
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Supported
- Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa City
THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN
Television Kanazawa Corporation - Facilities Information
- Links to The National Crafts Museum websites
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
Ovation Hollywood
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Level 2
Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Level 2
Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA
July 25, 2023 - January 7, 2024
- Presented by
- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- With support from
- The Pokémon Company, The Pokémon Company International, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Facilities Information
- Links to JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles websites
Sagawa Art Museum
2891 Kitagawa, Mizuho-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga JAPAN
March 30 - June 9, 2024
- Presented by
- Sagawa Art Museum (SGH Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation), NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Osaka Branch Office
- Support
- Shiga Prefecture, Shiga Prefectural Board of Education, Moriyama-city, Moriyama-city Board of Education
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support
- SG Holdings Co., Ltd., SAGAWA EXPRESS Co.,Ltd., SAGAWA PRINTING CO.,LTD., The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Facilities Information
- Links to The Sagawa Art Museum websites
MOA Museum of Art
26-2 Momoyama-cho, Atami, Shizuoka JAPAN
July 6 - September 9, 2024
- Presented by
- MOA Museum of Art, NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Nagoya Branch Office
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Produced by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Facilities Information
- Links to The MOA Museum of Art website
Azabudai Hills Gallery
MBF Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN
November 1, 2024 - February 2, 2025
- Organized by
- Azabudai Hills Gallery, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special Support
- The Pokémon Company
- Support
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Corporate Sponsor
- Lawson Entertainment, Inc.
- In Association with
- J-WAVE
- Facilities Information
- Links to Azabudai Hills Gallery website
Matsuzakaya Art Museum
3-16-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi JAPAN
April 26 - June 15, 2025
- Opening Hours
-
10:00-18:00 (Last admission 17:30)
- Organized by
- Matsuzakaya Art Museum, AICHI TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO.,LTD., The Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Nagoya Branch Office
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special Support
- The Pokémon Company
- Support
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Facilities Information
- Links to Matsuzakaya Art Museum website
Hachinohe Art Museum
10-4 Bancho, Hachinohe, Aomori 031-0031
June 28 - August 31, 2025
First period: June 28 - July 21, 2025 | Second period: June 23 - August 31, 2025
- Opening Hours
-
10:00-19:00 (Last admission 18:30)
- Organized by
- POKÉMON X KOGEI Hachinohe Exective Committee (Hachinohe City, Asahi Broadcasting Aomori, VISIT HACHINOHE), NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Sendai Branch Office
- Curatorial Supervision
- National Crafts Museum
- Special Support
- The Pokémon Company
- Production Support
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Support
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Sponsorship
- Aomori Prefectural Board of Education, Hachinohe City Board of Education, THE DAILY TOHOKU SHIMBUN., The To-o Nippo Press, HIGASHI NIPPON BROADCASTING Co., Ltd., Iwate Asahi Television Co., Ltd., Hachinohe Cable Television Co., Ltd., Community Radio Station BeFM
- Facilities Information
- Links to Hachinohe Art Museum
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
1-1-1 Tateyama, Nagasaki City
September 12 - December 7, 2025
- Opening Hours
-
10:00am-6:00pm (Last admission 5:30pm)Extended hours until 8:00pm on November 7, 8, and 9
- Closed Days
- September 16, October 6, October 20, November 4, November 17, December 1
- Organized by
- The Nagasaki Shimbun, Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, NHK Enterprises Kyushu
- Co-organized by
- NHK Nagasaki Broadcasting Station, NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting Company, KTN Television Nagasaki Co., Ltd., NCC Nagasaki Culture Telecasting Corporation, NIB Nagasaki International Television, Inc.
- Curatorial Supervised by
- National Crafts Museum
- Special Cooperation
- The Pokémon Company
- Organized by
- NHK Promotions Inc.
- Cooperation
- Nagasaki Medical Association, Nagasaki Shimbun Sales Center
- Sponsored by
- Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education, Nagasaki City Board of Education, Nagasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nagasaki Prefecture Tourism Federation, Nagasaki Prefecture Art Association, Nagasaki Prefecture Entertainment and Living Hygiene Business Cooperative, Nagasaki Cable Media, FM Nagasaki, Saga Television
- Sponsored by
- Bunmeido Souhonten
- Facilities Information
- Visit the dedicated website