Have you ever heard of Yamakyo-ya, a select store in Fukuoka that sells local toys and folk crafts? It is a rare store of this type in Japan, offering a wide variety of cute and pop art pieces that resonate with fashion and culture enthusiasts, while also being traditional crafts.
Yamakyo-ya" will open a new restaurant in Nakatsu, Osaka, which is well-known in Fukuoka. HOUYHNHNM's is also familiar with this restaurant, located in Nakatsu, Osaka.IMA:ZINE. will hold a pop-up store from December 15 (Sat.) to December 20 (Thu.), 2012. More than 250 pieces of artwork, collected by visiting artists from all over Japan, will be exhibited and sold in the event space on the second floor.
. They all look lovely, don't they? Yamakyo-ya" has a wonderful sense of taking folk crafts born from the history and climate of a region and capturing them from a modern perspective. Why not enjoy them as if they were interior decorations?
Since it is the end of the year, a wide variety of shimenawa (sacred straw ropes) are available, including those from Matsue and Toyohashi. In addition to these, there will be a selection of other pieces to welcome the New Year, such as charms and good luck charms.
Let me say this without fear of misinterpretation: depending on how you look at it, shimenawa ropes and the like look like American folk art, which is strange. Surprisingly, they also fit in well with Western-style room interiors. Why don't you try experiencing local toys and folk crafts in a more casual way, without the formalities?
Text_Yosuke Ishii
Yamakyo-ya Limited Time Toy Store
Location: IMA:ZINE
Dates: Saturday, December 15 - Thursday, December 20
Address: 3-30-4 Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka City
Phone: 06-7506-9378
imazine.osaka
