86 Galleries in Tokyo, One of the largest art event in Japan:
Event Details of “2017 Tokyo Art & Antiques”
The Town of Art, Nihonbashi Kyobashi Art Festival

The Organizing Committee of Tokyo Art & Antiques is pleased to announce that “2017 Tokyo Art & Antiques Nihonbashi / Kyobashi Art and Antiques Festival” will be held for two days –Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15 –, in and around Tokyo’s Nihonbashi and Kyobashi district. The event will involve art dealers, galleries, and book stores, introducing a wide range of art, from antique to contemporary.

The district of Nihonbashi / Kyobashi, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, has been famous since the post-war era for its dealers in classical art, craft, nihon-ga painting, modern painting, sculpture, prints and so on. Now, the district boasts around 150 such unique specialist galleries, making it second only to Ginza as Tokyo's preeminent arts zone.

The objective of "Tokyo Art & Antiques" is to provide an opportunity for many people, regardless of their age, knowledge or origin, to experience Japanese art and antiques firsthand and thereby become acquainted with the joys of collecting in such area.

Related programs, such as gallery talks and charity auction, will be held to coincide with “Tokyo Art & Antiques.” Visitors will be able to enjoy participating events and get to know more about this district and the galleries, including long-established ones. 86 galleries will be participating the “2017 Tokyo Art & Antiques” and more than 50 galleries will hold special exhibitions for the visitors to enjoy the Japanese ‘Omotenashi’.

Tokyo Art & Antiques: Event Details:

Event name: Tokyo Art & Antiques: The Nihonbashi/Kyobashi Art Festival

Dates: Friday, April 14, 2014 to Saturday, April 15, 2016: open during gallery hours.

Location: The area centered on Nihonbashi/Kyobashi district in the Chuo Ward of Tokyo

Number of galleries: 86 galleries

Organizer/Operation: The Organizing Committee of Tokyo Art & Antiques

Official website: http://www.tokyoartantiques.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tokyo.A.A

2017 Gallery List: http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/en/gallery-list/

(NEW) Download pamphlet of 2017: http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/en/downloads/

Event Schedule during the festival

[Talk Events] *All admission free

KYOBASHI EDOGRAND Special Talk Event

Venue: Kyobashi Edogrand 3rd floor Lounge

April 14 (fri) start from 7pm Teruhisa Kitahara

April 15 (sat) start from 1pm Ryunosuke Nagai and Yoshiki Ato

Detail: Kyobashi Edogrand newly opened in November 2016 as one of the landmark of Kyobashi, Tokyo. During the Tokyo Art & Antique period, they will be holding a talk event by three well known collector and art dealer – personalities of the “Nandemo Kanteidan” TV show.

Gallery Talk by Shoichiro Watanabe from S. Watanabe Color Print Co.,

Venue: Maruzen, Nihonbashi, 3rd Floor Gallery

April 14 (fri), April 15 (sat) both days start from 2pm

Gallery Talk by Tadashi Kawashima “Chinese Arts of Pre-era”

Venue: MAYUYAMA & CO.,LTD

April 14 (fri) start from 3pm

Toshiro Kawase lecture "Ancient Vessels - Selecting and Arranging"

Detail will be announced at www.shouun.co.jp in March

[Charity Auction]

Detail will be announced on Monday 20, March.

Charity Auction of 2016: http://www.tokyoartantiques.com/en/charity-auction/