FY2026 Special Exhibition
The World of HOGOSHI: Re-Using Written Papers
[Exhibition Period] October 13 (Tue) , 2026– December 12 (Sat) , 2026
[Venue] Special Exhibition Room, Kanagawa University Museum Commons
(1F Building No. 3, Yokohama Campus, Kanagawa University)
[Open] 10：00 ～ 16：30
[Closed] Sundays, National holidays *However, the center will be open on Sunday, October 18, and Sunday, October 25.
[Admission Fee] Free of charge
Related Events
Workshop: “HOGOSHI Tells Us About Life in the Past: Let’s Examine the Backing of Fusuma Sliding Doors”
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Instructors:
Satoshi Nakamura (Community Learning Promotion Division, Cultural Properties Section, Suginami City)
Mariko Hirata (Curator, Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University)
Venue: Museum Commons, 1st Floor, Building 3, Kanagawa University Yokohama Campus
Capacity & Eligibility: 10 participants; elementary school students and older (elementary and middle school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Participation Fee: Free
Registration: If you wish to participate, please fill out the required information on the registration form below.
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 2, 2026
Lottery Results: Monday, October 5, 2026. We will notify you via the email address you provided.
Gallery Talk
Date: Saturday, November 21, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Special Exhibition Room, 1st Floor, Building 3
Presenter: Hiroo Sekiguchi (Director, Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture)
*No advance registration required. Please come directly to the venue.
Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture The 30th Folk Cultural Studies Seminar (Jomin Bunka Kenkyu Koza)
The Modern and Contemporary History of Annual Events
Date: Saturday, November 21, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Lecture Hall 305, Building 3, Kanagawa University Yokohama Campus
*Advance registration required
Introduction: Noboru Hirayama (Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University)
Presenters
Masanori Kishikawa (Kanda Shrine)
Takashi Sunaga (Kyushu Sangyo University)
Burenina, Yulia (Center for Japanese Language and Culture, The University of Osaka)
Hiroyo Oe (Tokyo Woman's Christian University)
General Discussion: Comments by Yasuaki Maruyama (Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University)
Contact
Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture
Kanagawa University
Address: 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi,
Kanagawa, 221-8686, JAPAN
Email: jomin-office@kanagawa-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)45-481-5661 Fax: +81-(0)45-413-4151
