Hibiya Art Park 2025

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Second Period

CONCEPT

When plants receive light, they
eventually bloom.
Flowers use their shape and color to let insects and birds know of their presence, and lure them with their scent.
Insects and birds collect nectar and
carry pollen, then carry it to the next flower in search of the same flower.
In this way, flowers and insects interact with each other and evolve together – they co-evolve.

Visitors can re-examine the existence of non-human beings such as flowers, light,
and insects through "play" here at Hibiya Park, a space that is open to everyone.
In this space, traces and trajectories of humans and non-humans intersect, their lines intertwining to create all kinds of knots.
It is a place to consider "ways of gathering together with others,"
and will serve as a "rehearsal" for our responses and preparations for potential coming disasters.

TITLE"Toshizu (Perspectives)"

ARTIST ISHINHA
TITLE “Twilight”

ARTIST ISHINHA
TITLEIshinha Food Stall Party

ARTIST ISHINHA
TITLEBreathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial Palace

ARTIST Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura
TITLE Prometheus the Fire-Bringer

ARTIST Meiro Koizumi
TITLE Hidoko -Fire pit-

ARTIST Toru Koyamada

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PROGRAM

"Twilight" (2015 / Soni Village Kenmin Athletic Field, Nara Prefecture) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

Reservations are prioritized

Film Screening
"Toshizu (Perspectives)" and "Twilight"

ISHINHA

【Schedule】 2025 May 21 (Wed) - 24 (Sat)｜The screening schedule can be found here.
*Held in case of light rain, cancelled in case of full rain

【Running Time】 “Twilight”=122 min /
"Toshizu (Perspectives)"=119 min

【Admission】 Free / Reservations are prioritized

【Location】 Near Nirenoki Square

RESERVE
"Toshizu (Perspectives)" Food Stall Party (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka, Japan) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

【Schedule】 2025 May 21 (Wed) - 25 (Sun) ｜
Daily Hours: 17:00-22:00

【Admission】 Free / No reservation required

【Location】 Near Nirenoki Square
Reservation required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial Palace

Kumiko Ueda + miu +
Mikiko Kawamura

【Schedule】 2025 May 21 (Wed) - 24 (Sat)｜The performance schedule can be found here.
*Held in case of light rain, in case of full rain tentatively postponed to May 25 (Sun)

【Running Time】 75 minutes (Tentative) *Mini workshop will be held for viewers after the performance

【Admission】 Free / Advance reservation required

【Location】 Azalea Hill - Mikasa Hill

Calling for General Performers!

Those without experience in performance or dance are also free to apply. See here for details and how to apply.

RESERVE
Still image from Prometheus the Fire-Bringer, 2023, image courtesy of the artist

Reservation required

Prometheus the Fire-Bringer

Meiro Koizumi

【Schedule】 Screening every day during the event｜The performance schedule can be found here.

【Running Time】 Approx. 30 minutes

【Language】 Japanese/English

【Admission】 1,000 yen / Advance reservation required

【Location】 Azalea Hill

*This work is viewed wearing a VR head-mounted display. The age range of the product is 13 years or older; guests under 13 must have the consent of a parent or guardian to participate.
In case of rain, the location of the event will be changed. Information will be provided at the reception area on the day of the event.

RESERVE
OKAZAKI PARK STAGE｜Talk around a tiny bonfire (wood stove) / ROHM Theatre Kyoto / Photo: Toshiaki Nakatani

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

【Schedule】 2025 May 17 (Sat), 18 (Sun), 21 (Wed),
24 (Sat), 25 (Sun)
Daily Hours: 18:00-21:00 (Tentative)
*Cancelled in case of rain

【Admission】 Free

【Location】 Green Field

Calling for Fire Pit Volunteers!

See here for details and how to apply.

Workshop Programs Aokid, 6steps, Masashi Nukata, Yuuki Hasegawa

During the event period, artists will hold multiple workshops relating to dance, performance, and sound. Please see the “view more” page for details and registration.

SCHEDULE

5.17SAT

5.25SUN

PROGRAM

TIME

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

Nothing

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

Nothing

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

Nothing

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

18:00～21:00

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

Nothing

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

Nothing

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

Nothing

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

18:00～21:00

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

Nothing

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

Nothing

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

Nothing

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

Nothing

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

Nothing

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

Nothing

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

Nothing

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

Nothing

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

“Twilight”
19:00〜

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

17:00～22:00

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

8:00

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

18:00～21:00

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)"
19:00〜

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

17:00～22:00

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

8:00/11:30

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

Nothing

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

“Twilight”
19:00〜

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

17:00～22:00

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

8:00/11:30

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

Nothing

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)"
20:30〜

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

17:00～22:00

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

10:30

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

18:00～21:00

Reservations are prioritized

Film ScreeningReservations are prioritized

ISHINHA

Nothing

Ishinha Food Stall Party

ISHINHA

17:00～22:00

Reservation Required

Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the Imperial PalaceReservation Required

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

Nothing

Reservation Required

Prometheus the Fire-BringerReservation Required

Meiro Koizumi

13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 /
14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 /
16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 /
17:30

Hidoko -Fire pit-

Toru Koyamada

18:00～21:00

Some events require prior registration to participate.
For details, please check the information for each event.

Ishinha Food Stall PartyISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" Food Stall Party (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka, Japan) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

-Ishinha Food Stall Party

Adjacent to Ishinha's outdoor theater, “Food Stall Party” is an essential part of Ishinha's performances. It exists as a vibrant space - not only for audiences, but also for staff and performers - offering opportunities for chatting. Like the theater, it is set up to take advantage of the characteristics of the site, and at times there are up to 30 stalls, holding food shops, variety stores, beauty salons, massage parlors, etc., creating the appearance of a temporary, imaginary town - a "fictional city." It is not made of prefabricated tents, but of old logs, scaffolding boards, and other wood, creating a unique, nostalgic space that is organically built. Some people are so fascinated by it that they visit just to witness the Food Stall Party, even without seeing a show. Although Ishinha disbanded, it continues to put on this “Ishinha Food Stall Party”.

■Food Stall Party Schedule
May 21 (Wed) - 25 (Sun), 2025
Daily Hours: 17:00-22:00
*Daily during the period, the Food Stall Party will offer a wide variety of live performances, food/drinks, goods sales, and more! Further details will be announced through social media.

■Admission: Free / No reservation required

Food stall party directors: Taruto Shirafuji, Takayuki Tomoi, Shinichi Yamamoto
"Toshizu (Perspectives)" ISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

“Toshizu (Perspectives)”

Performance year: 2014
Location: Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka

■INTRODUCTION
Ishinha is a theater group that has traveled around the world giving open-air performances. The open-air performance in Osaka was set in a place with a river flowing around it and a view of Osaka's skyscrapers at the back of the stage. The stage was lined with 16 square “islands,” each measuring about 5 meters on each side and equally spaced. The actors jumped from one island to another, running between them. As the characters talk about their personal memories and roots, along with the names of real places and cities, their individual gazes toward the “city” appear on stage. This major piece brings to light the multi-layered memories of people that flow from the past to the present, elevating them into the realm of urban theory.

■STORY
A boy meets Hitsuji (a sheep) in the city, whose grandmother was born in Okinawa and whose mother was born in Osaka.
The two run through the streets and alleys of their grandmother's memory of Osaka. Skyscrapers, signs, the Internet, the dead, shadows, and people's memories abound in the city. What they see is “Osaka,” a place where the present and the past, the false and the real, intersect.

■Screening schedule
2025
May 21 (Wed) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 22 (Thu) 19:00 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"
May 23 (Fri) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 24 (Sat) 20:30 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"

■Running Time: “Twilight”＝122 minutes / "Toshizu (Perspectives)"＝119 minutes

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free
→Reservations

*Held in case of light rain, cancelled in case of full rain

Direction, Composition: Yukichi Matsumoto
Music, Performance: Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Lighting Design: Yukiko Yoshimoto (Mahiru)
Sound Design: Mitsuru Tajika
Editing: Shunsuke Kanda, Shingo Hashimoto

Co-operation: EPAD Association., ISHINHA / KANKARA Inc.
“Twilight”ISHINHA

"Twilight" (2015 / Soni Village Kenmin Athletic Field, Nara Prefecture) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

"Twilight"

Performance year: 2015
Location: Soni Village Kenmin Athletic Field, Nara Prefecture

■INTRODUCTION
The performance location, Soni Village in Nara Prefecture, is located on the border between Nara and Mie prefectures and is rich in nature. The ever-changing colors of the sky and the mountainous backdrop of the stage and the performances by more than 40 performers embody a “one-time-only theater” in which no two performances are the same at any given moment. The piece incorporates the history of the village and the 300-year-old oral tradition of dance, making it a meaningful piece as it is performed right in Soni Village. At the end of the story, an art piece using 1,000 pairs of old shoes collected from inside and outside of the village moves viewers’ hearts by bringing up feelings about walking on one's own feet and the long amount of time the shoes have traced.

■STORY
Wataru is a young boy on a pilgrimage to Ise. Lost in the mountains of Nara, Wataru sees a mysterious creature. Wataru is guided to Soni Village, where he meets a mischievous child named Haru. The two of them watch a lion dance (Japanese traditional dance) at the village festival and explore a cave together, and Wataru forgets that he was lost, quickly becoming friends with Haru. Quietly gazing at them from the side is Wataru, who has grown up and visits Soni Village again. Having grown up, he is again at a crossroads in his life...

■Screening schedule
2025
May 21 (Wed) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 22 (Thu) 19:00 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"
May 23 (Fri) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 24 (Sat) 20:30 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"

■Running Time: “Twilight”＝122 minutes / "Toshizu (Perspectives)"＝119 minutes

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free
→Reservations

*Held in case of light rain, cancelled in case of full rain

Direction, Composition: Yukichi Matsumoto
Music, Performance: Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Lighting Design: Yukiko Yoshimoto (Mahiru)
Sound Design: Mitsuru Tajika
Filming and Editing: Shinsuke Tatsukawa

Co-operation: EPAD Association., ISHINHA / KANKARA Inc.
Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the
Imperial Palace
Kumiko Ueda + miu +
Mikiko Kawamura

How does Hibiya Park, a place where all kinds of people come and go every day, appear to flowers, plants, insects, and microorganisms? In this work, through “breath = pneuma,” the performers will practice feeling this world in which the breaths of living creatures and humans blend and circulate. The performers, who were gathered through open call, will perform in the set of Hibiya Park in the morning, and with the support of artists miu and Mikiko Kawamura's navigation tour, they will breathe, daydream, and drift through the performance as "small, non-human creatures”. At the end of the tour, they will play the role of small creatures drifting in the water during the drowning scene of Ophelia in Shakespeare's “Hamlet”.
The viewers, on the other hand, will become “human beings” strolling in the park as they surreptitiously observe these tiny creatures, which would normally be invisible to the viewer. When participants place themselves in the atmosphere woven by the breath of plants, living creatures, and humans, they may be able to see a new image of Hibiya Park.

■Schedule
2025 May 21 (Wed) - 24 (Sat)
21 (Wed) 8:00
22 (Thu) 8:00 / 11:30
23 (Fri) 8:00 / 11:30
24 (Sat) 10:30

■Running Time: 75 minutes (Tentative) *Mini workshop will be held for viewers after the performance

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free / Advance reservation required
→Reservations
*Held in case of light rain, in case of full rain tentatively postponed to May 25 (Sun)

[Calling for General Performers!]
We are calling for participants to perform as "small, non-human creatures” set in Hibiya Park in the morning in Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura’s performance piece, “Breathing Training Pools – By the Moat of the Imperial Palace.” Artists miu and Mikiko Kawamura will navigate participants through simple body work. Those without experience in performance or dance are also free to apply. No prior training is required, participants may simply join on the day of the event.
See here for details and how to apply.

Direction：Kumiko Ueda
Sound：miu
Moving Navigation：Mikiko Kawamura
Technical Direction：Yutaka Endo（LUFTZUG）
Sound Engineering/Operation: Raku Nakahara (KARABINER inc.), Hayato Arai (OHSHIRO SOUND OFFICE INC.)
Main Visual：Aiko Koike
Co-operation by Kinosaki International Arts Center (Toyooka city)
Prometheus
the Fire-BringerMeiro Koizumi

Still image from Prometheus the Fire-Bringer, 2023, image courtesy of the artist

The Greek tragedy “The Prometheus Trilogy” by Aeschylus was created as a VR work by artist Meiro Koizumi. The third and final chapter, “Prometheus the Fire-Bringer”, depicts a mythical future in which humans are transformed by technology into completely different beings, and technology, nature, and humans become one.
The audience is immersed in a world of light that only butterflies can perceive in a VR space, and the contours of their own bodies become increasingly blurred. How will the “new humans,” whose bodies and perceptions have been rewritten, live in this world?

■Schedule
2025 May 17 (Sat) - 25 (Sun)
Daily Hours:
13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 /17:00 / 17:30

■Running Time: Approx. 30 minutes

■Language: Japanese/English

■Admission: 1,000 yen / Advance reservation required
→Reservations

*This work is viewed wearing a VR head-mounted display. The age range of the product is 13 years or older; guests under 13 must have the consent of a parent or guardian to participate. In case of rain, the location of the event will be changed. Information will be provided at the reception area on the day of the event.
Note: ticket sales, excluding ticket sales commission, will be donated to the park.

Credit
Concept and Direction: Meiro Koizumi
VR Effects: Katsuya Taniguchi (Rhino Studios)
Assistant Director: Wataru Koyama
Stage Manager: Marie Moriyama
Production Manager: Sayuri Fujii
Curator: Chiaki Soma
Production: Theater Commons Tokyo, Meiro Koizumi
Support: JST Keio Spring “Nurturing of doctoral students who will map the grand designs for future society,” Core Program Arts/Design/Communication
Co-operation: MUJIN-TO Production, Arts Commons Tokyo, Annet Gelink Gallery
Hidoko -Fire pit-Toru Koyamada

OKAZAKI PARK STAGE｜Talk around a tiny bonfire (wood stove) / ROHM Theatre Kyoto / Photo: Toshiaki Nakatani

A project developed in various locations by Toru Koyamada, an early member of Dumb Type and an artist who has continued to explore and practice ways of creating places for people to gather, such as "Weekend Café”. The project aims to create opportunities for meaningful communication through the sharing of time and space around a fire, the most primitive form of “light”. During the program period, a variety of guests will be invited to give talks and hold other events that consider the possibilities of parks as shared spaces.

■Schedule
2025 May 17 (Sat), 18 (Sun), 21 (Wed), 24 (Sat), 25 (Sun)
Daily Hours: 18:00-21:00 (Tentative)

■Location: Green Field

■Admission: Free
*Cancelled in case of rain

[Calling for Fire Pit Volunteers]
We are seeking volunteer staff to help manage the “fire” and together create the shared space surrounding it known as “Hidoko -Fire pit-”. We invite anyone to apply, as preliminary training on fire handling and details on this project will be provided.
See here for details and how to apply.

Supervision: Toru Koyamada
Cooperation: Toki Koyamada, Kenji Nakawaki
Hidoko (Fire Pit) Guest: Kohei Inose, and others

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Programs

Food Stall Party ＆ Film Screening
"Toshizu (Perspectives)" and "Twilight"

ISHINHA

Food Stall Party

"Toshizu (Perspectives)"

"Twilight"

“Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the
Imperial Palace”

Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura

“Prometheus the Fire-
Bringer”

Meiro Koizumi

"Hidoko (Fire Pit)"

Toru Koyamada

Ishinha Food Stall PartyISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" Food Stall Party (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka, Japan) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

-Ishinha Food Stall Party

Adjacent to Ishinha's outdoor theater, “Food Stall Party” is an essential part of Ishinha's performances. It exists as a vibrant space - not only for audiences, but also for staff and performers - offering opportunities for chatting. Like the theater, it is set up to take advantage of the characteristics of the site, and at times there are up to 30 stalls, holding food shops, variety stores, beauty salons, massage parlors, etc., creating the appearance of a temporary, imaginary town - a "fictional city." It is not made of prefabricated tents, but of old logs, scaffolding boards, and other wood, creating a unique, nostalgic space that is organically built. Some people are so fascinated by it that they visit just to witness the Food Stall Party, even without seeing a show. Although Ishinha disbanded, it continues to put on this “Ishinha Food Stall Party”.

■Food Stall Party Schedule
May 21 (Wed) - 25 (Sun), 2025
Daily Hours: 17:00-22:00
*Daily during the period, the Food Stall Party will offer a wide variety of live performances, food/drinks, goods sales, and more! Further details will be announced through social media.

■Admission: Free / No reservation required

Food stall party directors: Taruto Shirafuji, Takayuki Tomoi, Shinichi Yamamoto
"Toshizu (Perspectives)" ISHINHA

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

“Toshizu (Perspectives)”

Performance year: 2014
Location: Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka

■INTRODUCTION
Ishinha is a theater group that has traveled around the world giving open-air performances. The open-air performance in Osaka was set in a place with a river flowing around it and a view of Osaka's skyscrapers at the back of the stage. The stage was lined with 16 square “islands,” each measuring about 5 meters on each side and equally spaced. The actors jumped from one island to another, running between them. As the characters talk about their personal memories and roots, along with the names of real places and cities, their individual gazes toward the “city” appear on stage. This major piece brings to light the multi-layered memories of people that flow from the past to the present, elevating them into the realm of urban theory.

■STORY
A boy meets Hitsuji (a sheep) in the city, whose grandmother was born in Okinawa and whose mother was born in Osaka.
The two run through the streets and alleys of their grandmother's memory of Osaka. Skyscrapers, signs, the Internet, the dead, shadows, and people's memories abound in the city. What they see is “Osaka,” a place where the present and the past, the false and the real, intersect.

■Screening schedule
2025
May 21 (Wed) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 22 (Thu) 19:00 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"
May 23 (Fri) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 24 (Sat) 20:30 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"

■Running Time: “Twilight”＝122 minutes / "Toshizu (Perspectives)"＝119 minutes

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free
→Reservations

*Held in case of light rain, cancelled in case of full rain

Direction, Composition: Yukichi Matsumoto
Music, Performance: Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Lighting Design: Yukiko Yoshimoto (Mahiru)
Sound Design: Mitsuru Tajika
Editing: Shunsuke Kanda, Shingo Hashimoto

Co-operation: EPAD Association., ISHINHA / KANKARA Inc.
“Twilight”ISHINHA

"Twilight" (2015 / Soni Village Kenmin Athletic Field, Nara Prefecture) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

"Twilight"

Performance year: 2015
Location: Soni Village Kenmin Athletic Field, Nara Prefecture

■INTRODUCTION
The performance location, Soni Village in Nara Prefecture, is located on the border between Nara and Mie prefectures and is rich in nature. The ever-changing colors of the sky and the mountainous backdrop of the stage and the performances by more than 40 performers embody a “one-time-only theater” in which no two performances are the same at any given moment. The piece incorporates the history of the village and the 300-year-old oral tradition of dance, making it a meaningful piece as it is performed right in Soni Village. At the end of the story, an art piece using 1,000 pairs of old shoes collected from inside and outside of the village moves viewers’ hearts by bringing up feelings about walking on one's own feet and the long amount of time the shoes have traced.

■STORY
Wataru is a young boy on a pilgrimage to Ise. Lost in the mountains of Nara, Wataru sees a mysterious creature. Wataru is guided to Soni Village, where he meets a mischievous child named Haru. The two of them watch a lion dance (Japanese traditional dance) at the village festival and explore a cave together, and Wataru forgets that he was lost, quickly becoming friends with Haru. Quietly gazing at them from the side is Wataru, who has grown up and visits Soni Village again. Having grown up, he is again at a crossroads in his life...

■Screening schedule
2025
May 21 (Wed) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 22 (Thu) 19:00 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"
May 23 (Fri) 19:00 “Twilight”
May 24 (Sat) 20:30 "Toshizu (Perspectives)"

■Running Time: “Twilight”＝122 minutes / "Toshizu (Perspectives)"＝119 minutes

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free
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*Held in case of light rain, cancelled in case of full rain

Direction, Composition: Yukichi Matsumoto
Music, Performance: Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Lighting Design: Yukiko Yoshimoto (Mahiru)
Sound Design: Mitsuru Tajika
Filming and Editing: Shinsuke Tatsukawa

Co-operation: EPAD Association., ISHINHA / KANKARA Inc.
Breathing Training Pools
– By the Moat of the
Imperial Palace
Kumiko Ueda + miu +
Mikiko Kawamura

How does Hibiya Park, a place where all kinds of people come and go every day, appear to flowers, plants, insects, and microorganisms? In this work, through “breath = pneuma,” the performers will practice feeling this world in which the breaths of living creatures and humans blend and circulate. The performers, who were gathered through open call, will perform in the set of Hibiya Park in the morning, and with the support of artists miu and Mikiko Kawamura's navigation tour, they will breathe, daydream, and drift through the performance as "small, non-human creatures”. At the end of the tour, they will play the role of small creatures drifting in the water during the drowning scene of Ophelia in Shakespeare's “Hamlet”.
The viewers, on the other hand, will become “human beings” strolling in the park as they surreptitiously observe these tiny creatures, which would normally be invisible to the viewer. When participants place themselves in the atmosphere woven by the breath of plants, living creatures, and humans, they may be able to see a new image of Hibiya Park.

■Schedule
2025 May 21 (Wed) - 24 (Sat)
21 (Wed) 8:00
22 (Thu) 8:00 / 11:30
23 (Fri) 8:00 / 11:30
24 (Sat) 10:30

■Running Time: 75 minutes (Tentative) *Mini workshop will be held for viewers after the performance

■Language: Japanese

■Admission: Free / Advance reservation required
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*Held in case of light rain, in case of full rain tentatively postponed to May 25 (Sun)

[Calling for General Performers!]
We are calling for participants to perform as "small, non-human creatures” set in Hibiya Park in the morning in Kumiko Ueda + miu + Mikiko Kawamura’s performance piece, “Breathing Training Pools – By the Moat of the Imperial Palace.” Artists miu and Mikiko Kawamura will navigate participants through simple body work. Those without experience in performance or dance are also free to apply. No prior training is required, participants may simply join on the day of the event.
See here for details and how to apply.

Direction：Kumiko Ueda
Sound：miu
Moving Navigation：Mikiko Kawamura
Technical Direction：Yutaka Endo（LUFTZUG）
Sound Engineering/Operation: Raku Nakahara (KARABINER inc.), Hayato Arai (OHSHIRO SOUND OFFICE INC.)
Main Visual：Aiko Koike
Co-operation by Kinosaki International Arts Center (Toyooka city)
Prometheus
the Fire-BringerMeiro Koizumi

Still image from Prometheus the Fire-Bringer, 2023, image courtesy of the artist

The Greek tragedy “The Prometheus Trilogy” by Aeschylus was created as a VR work by artist Meiro Koizumi. The third and final chapter, “Prometheus the Fire-Bringer”, depicts a mythical future in which humans are transformed by technology into completely different beings, and technology, nature, and humans become one.
The audience is immersed in a world of light that only butterflies can perceive in a VR space, and the contours of their own bodies become increasingly blurred. How will the “new humans,” whose bodies and perceptions have been rewritten, live in this world?

■Schedule
2025 May 17 (Sat) - 25 (Sun)
Daily Hours:
13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 /17:00 / 17:30

■Running Time: Approx. 30 minutes

■Language: Japanese/English

■Admission: 1,000 yen / Advance reservation required
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*This work is viewed wearing a VR head-mounted display. The age range of the product is 13 years or older; guests under 13 must have the consent of a parent or guardian to participate. In case of rain, the location of the event will be changed. Information will be provided at the reception area on the day of the event.
Note: ticket sales, excluding ticket sales commission, will be donated to the park.

Credit
Concept and Direction: Meiro Koizumi
VR Effects: Katsuya Taniguchi (Rhino Studios)
Assistant Director: Wataru Koyama
Stage Manager: Marie Moriyama
Production Manager: Sayuri Fujii
Curator: Chiaki Soma
Production: Theater Commons Tokyo, Meiro Koizumi
Support: JST Keio Spring “Nurturing of doctoral students who will map the grand designs for future society,” Core Program Arts/Design/Communication
Co-operation: MUJIN-TO Production, Arts Commons Tokyo, Annet Gelink Gallery
Hidoko -Fire pit-Toru Koyamada

OKAZAKI PARK STAGE｜Talk around a tiny bonfire (wood stove) / ROHM Theatre Kyoto / Photo: Toshiaki Nakatani

A project developed in various locations by Toru Koyamada, an early member of Dumb Type and an artist who has continued to explore and practice ways of creating places for people to gather, such as "Weekend Café”. The project aims to create opportunities for meaningful communication through the sharing of time and space around a fire, the most primitive form of “light”. During the program period, a variety of guests will be invited to give talks and hold other events that consider the possibilities of parks as shared spaces.

■Schedule
2025 May 17 (Sat), 18 (Sun), 21 (Wed), 24 (Sat), 25 (Sun)
Daily Hours: 18:00-21:00 (Tentative)

■Location: Green Field

■Admission: Free
*Cancelled in case of rain

[Calling for Fire Pit Volunteers]
We are seeking volunteer staff to help manage the “fire” and together create the shared space surrounding it known as “Hidoko -Fire pit-”. We invite anyone to apply, as preliminary training on fire handling and details on this project will be provided.
See here for details and how to apply.

Supervision: Toru Koyamada
Cooperation: Toki Koyamada, Kenji Nakawaki
Hidoko (Fire Pit) Guest: Kohei Inose, and others

ARTIST

ISHINHA

Kumiko Ueda

miu

Mikiko Kawamura

Meiro Koizumi

Toru Koyamada

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka, Japan) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

"Toshizu (Perspectives)" Food Stall Party (2014 / Nakanoshima GATE South Pier, Osaka, Japan) Photo by Yoshikazu Inoue

ISHINHA

Founded in 1970, mainly by Yukichi Matsumoto, Ishinha was a theater group based in Kansai area and performed in various locations across Japan and abroad. In 1991, the group established its own style called “Jan-Jan Opera,” with “Shonengai（Boy’s town)” performed outdoors in Shiodome, Tokyo. The group is unique in every aspect, including speech, dance, and music. Most notably, they attracted major attention through their expression on an unprecedented scale, as they built a huge theater in the open air with their own hands, leaving no trace of it after the performance was over. Their uniqueness of their work transcended the boundaries of theater, influencing many creators of our time. The group's representative works include “Kankara” (2002), which was performed at the site of a former copper refinery on a remote island, and “Kokyu Kikai (Breathing Machine)” (2008), which drew attention for its “Lake Biwa Water Stage” built on the surface of Lake Biwa. The group disbanded in December 2017.

[ Ishinha Food Stall Party ]
Adjacent to Ishinha's outdoor theater, “Food Stall Party” is an essential part of Ishinha's performances, providing a place for not only the audience but also the staff and performers to chat before and after the show. Like the theater, it is set up to take advantage of the characteristics of the site, and at times there are up to 30 stalls, holding food shops, variety stores, beauty salons, massage parlors, etc., creating the appearance of a temporary, imaginary town - a "fictional city." It is not made of prefabricated tents, but of old logs, scaffolding boards, and other wood, creating a unique, nostalgic space that is organically built. Some people are so fascinated by it that they just enjoy the Food Stall Party, even without seeing a show. Although Ishinha disbanded, it continues to put on this “Ishinha Food Stall Party”.

PRODUCE

bench

bench Co. (President: Tomoya Takeda) is a collective of arts managers established in 2021, made up mainly of performing arts producers involved in producing and coordinating theater, dance, and art projects. As a team that expands the creativity of artists and the arts, connecting the arts and society, the group is responsible for planning, producing, coordinating, and managing various arts and culture-related projects in collaboration with diverse entities in Japan and abroad. By sharing and supporting each other's expertise, together facing the challenges that arise in the field of creation, the team widens the roles of art managers and develops activities to create creative time and space in society. Recent major projects include “Crossplay Higashimatsuyama,” “Battery,” an art manager mentorship program, “Y-base” at Yurakucho Art Urbanism YAU, the “YOSETE UMEKITA,” “Saitama Saitama Triennale 2023” performing arts Program, among others.

ACCESS

Venue

Hibiya Park

Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda City,
Tokyo

Access from the Nearest Stations

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line / Chiyoda Line: Get off at "Kasumigaseki" Station (B2 Exit), located just outside the exit.
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Chiyoda Line / Toei Mita Line: Get off at "Hibiya" Station (A10 or A14 Exit), located just outside the exit.
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: Get off at "Sakuradamon" Station (Exit 5), 5-minute walk.
JR Line: Get off at "Yurakucho" Station, 8-minute walk.

Parking Information

A coin-operated parking lot is available underground at Hibiya Park. Paid parking is available at Hibiya Automobile Parking. For details on parking, click here
(Hibiya Park does not manage any parking facilities.)

ORGANIZER

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Flower & Light Movement

Produced by: Tomoya Takeda (bench), Sayuri Fujii (bench)

Production Coordinate: Sayuri Fujii (bench), Aya Comori (bench), Hitomi Sato

Production and Management: Rights Apartment Inc., Ltd.

Space Design: YUKO NAGAYAMA & ASSOCIATES

Design: LABORATORIES

Cooperation: Chishima Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Public Relations: Avex Creator Agency Inc.

Produced by:
Tomoya Takeda (bench), Sayuri Fujii (bench)

Production Coordinate:
Sayuri Fujii (bench), Aya Comori (bench), Hitomi Sato

Production and Management:
Rights Apartment Inc., Ltd.

Space Design:
YUKO NAGAYAMA & ASSOCIATES

Design:
LABORATORIES

Cooperation:
Chishima Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Public Relations:
Avex Creator Agency Inc.

Special Website Flower and Light movement.

Some programs are limited, so we recommend making reservations ahead of time.

Aokid will hold workshop program “Wanpaku-Work: Kids and Adults, Come Join the Park’s Playbox”! Aokid, a dancer and artist, will hold a workshop that helps us relearn how to “play” by moving around the park using our bodies and our minds.
As children, we must have learned many things as we spent time playing in different places. Adults and children alike are invited to come join for warm-up exercises and experience touching the trees, soil, and stones, as they look all around the park, making full use of their bodies and the park to create their own form of "play = expression". Will it be a song, a dance, a painting, or a movie? From chapters one to three, participants are free to join throughout the day or partially. We invite you to come play in nature, so absorbed in it that you won't notice the evening coming.

Chapter 1: “Kitohito (Trees & People)” ｜13:00-14:15
Beginning with Aokid's preparatory exercises “Henteko Taiso (Silly Exercises)”, participants will be exposed to nature in the park and familiarize their bodies with the environment.

Chapter 2: “Chizu, Bou, Ken (Maps, Sticks, Swords)”｜14:30-15:45
Focusing on the characteristics of each location in the park, participants will create their own expressions and movements, practicing “envisioning” by viewing wooden sticks as swords, and expanding the map of their “playground”.

Chapter 3: “Ma, Ho (Ma-gic)”｜16:00-17:30
Each expression created by the participants will be gathered together to create and present a single performance.

*Chapters 1 through 3 are taken as a series of “play”. Participants may join for all chapters, or by single chapters.

■Date: May 18 (Sun) 13:00-17:30 (Time by Chapter: ① 13:00-14:15 / ② 14:30-15:45 / ③ 16:00-17:30)
■Check-in Location: General Information
■Program Location: All over Hibiya Park
■Participants: Anyone can participate
■Capacity: 20 people per chapter (approx.)
■Duration: 75 minutes or more
■Reservation Required:
*Canceled in the event of rain.
Reservations
■Profile
Aokid was born in Tokyo in 1988, and started breakdancing at the age of 14. He spent his adolescence immersed in dance and film. While studying film at Tokyo Zokei University, he began creating performing arts and art works. He presented the solo dance piece “Earth Freedom!” (ST Spot, 2019) and held the solo exhibition “An empty house for the arts” (nito, 2024).

6steps will hold “Place 6steps in Hibiya Park” workshop program! “6steps” is a 6-step wooden staircase. We have been working with choreography and stage setting in various places and spaces, spending time with all kinds of people through performances and non-performance-oriented endeavors, exploring what it means to dance in society, and to be alone while still being with someone. Held for the first time outdoors in this event, we will be quietly placing a 6-step staircase (6steps) in the grass field of Hibiya Park. Anyone can participate for free and enter as they wish, so please come and climb up and down the stairs as if you were taking a stroll.

“Place 6steps in Hibiya Park”
In the grassy plaza of Hibiya Park, we will quietly place “6steps (6-step staircase)” that lead nowhere. On the day of the program, we will climb up and down the steps, take in the view, chat, and spend some time there. Afterwards, we will remove the “6steps” and gather again to spend time in the space where the steps used to be. The project representative Reina Kimura and team members are waiting for you in Hibiya Park.

■Dates:
May 18 (Sun) 14:00
May 22 (Thu) 14:00
May 24 (Sat) 14:00

■Program Location: Grass Field
■Participants: Anyone can participate
■Duration: 120 minutes (approx.)
*Reservations not required, participants may come and go
*Canceled in the event of rain.

■Profile
6steps
“6steps” is a dance project that makes use of a 6-step wooden staircase and can be experienced through one’s sense of sight and touch. Choreographer and dancer Reina Kimura is the project’s representative, and is working with dancers, web engineers, observers, visual artists, and stage producers to explore the function of a platform that connects performing arts and society. Kimura choreographs and directs performances, invites artists to direct performances, and from 2023 will start a project that places 6steps (6-step staircases) in various places and spaces, where she interacts with visitors. While opening up places, time, and choreography from multiple angles, she is searching for dance that involves various bodies.

Reina Kimura / Choreographer, Dancer
Reina Kimura is the founder and representative of 6steps. She is involved in concepts, choreography, and occasional performances, and is interested in the relationship between climate, language, and the body, as well as the way people live and exist. She has created and performed in various locations in Japan and abroad while exploring the question, “For whom does dance exist?” In recent years, she has also worked as a researcher and facilitator for dance projects, working with the bodies and minds of people of all ages. She is a Saison Fellow II as of 2025.

Masashi Nukata will hold “Telephone Game” workshop program! “Telephone Game” workshop program will be held by Masashi Nukata, who leads the contemporary pop band Tokyo Shio Kouji and the theater company NUTHMIQUE. He is active not only in music composition but also in the field of performing arts, as he bases his activities on the question, “What is performance?” Everyone from children to adults are are free to join us in this program.

“Telephone Game”
There are many sounds in the park. Footsteps in leather shoes, birds singing, water dripping from a fountain...are just some of the sounds that surround us. Participants themselves will translate these sounds into words, and other participants will use these words to find them in the park. Even if the sounds you hear are the same, the way you describe them in words and the way you feel them may differ from person to person. You will listen carefully to the sounds, put them into words in your own way, and experience the difficulty and fun of communicating them to someone else.

■Date: May 23 (Fri) 15:00 / May 25 (Sun) 11:00
■Check-in Location: General Information
■Program Location:Green Field Area (tentative)
■Participants: Anyone is welcome to participate
■Capacity: 12 people (approx.)
■Duration: 80 minutes (approx.)
*Priority is given to those who make reservations in advance.
*Canceled in the event of rain.
Reservations
■Profile
Masashi Nukata was born in Tokyo in 1992, and leads the contemporary pop band Tokyo Shio Kouji and the theater company NUTHMIQUE. He is active not only in music composition but also in the field of performing arts, as he bases his activities on the question, “What is a performance?” He continues to work across the fields of music and theater, having performed with his band at the FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL and having his play "Bonyari Blues" nominated for the 66th Kishida Kunio Drama Award.

Yuuki Hasegawa will hold workshop program “Migratory Workshop Integrating Nature and Theater - Exploring Memory and Theater by Walking Around”! A migratory workshop integrating nature and theater titled “Exploring Memory and Theater by Walking Around” will be held by Yuuki Hasegawa. This is an experiential workshop in which participants create their own short theater piece about their memories of the park and present resulting pieces to each other. No previous acting experience is required.

“Migratory Workshop Integrating Nature and Theater - Exploring Memory and Theater by Walking Around”
This is an experiential workshop in which participants themselves create and perform a short theatrical piece based on their own memories of the park, using Hibiya Park as a stage. Participants will create a performance of 10 minutes or less at their favorite spots in the park, and at the end of the workshop, a promenade performance will be held in which participants and the audience tour around the park to view all teams' pieces. We invite participants to enjoy this theatrical experience integrated with nature as the audience themselves move through the landscape and enter the world of their stories.

■Date: May 25 (Sun) 14:00
■Check-in Location: General Information
■Program Location: Cloud-Shaped Pond - Grass Field - Mikasa Hill Areas (tentative)
■Participants: Over middle-school age, no acting experience required
■Capacity: 20 people (approx.)
■Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
*Priority is given to those who make reservations in advance.
*Canceled in the event of rain.
Reservations
■Profile
Yuuki Hasegawa is a playwright, director, and comedian born June 16, 1982 in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
He debuted in 2002 as a member of the comedy duo “Cleopatra”, and in 2017 launched “Ennui”, a union/place where people can get together for the purpose of creation. While working as a comedian, he is currently engaged in creating expressions across various genres, mainly in theater.