Columns Dialogues with Kinan Locals

◆Kinan Art Week Dialogue #30GuestShirahama Baptist Christ Church PastorChairman, Shirahama Rescue Network (NPO)Yoichi FujiyabuBorn in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture.He took over the church from his mentor, Taro Emi, in 1999 and has bee

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #26Source: Self-service TanabeSS from the website of Kiyo Oil Co.,Ltd,Our guest this time.Representative Director of Kiyo Oil Co., LtdYuichiro FunatoThe fourth president of Kiyo Oil Co., Ltd, a petrol station

＜Our guest this time＞Chief priest of Shofukuji Temple in Nanki-Shirahama Kengo SekimoriHe uses music to make the temple more accessible to the public.Shofukuji's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShofukujiHe distributes Zen Budd

◆Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #26〈Guest〉Curator, Kishu MuseumMr. Denichiro TamadaMr. Tamada is a curator who collects local materials from the Kinan area and conveys the culture and history of Kinan to the local people. He also produces

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #25＜Guests>Vice Principal of Tonda Junior High School in ShirahamaChief Priest, Fudoji Temple, Nyorizan, Soto ZenMr. Takuhiro NishidaHe has a keen interest in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and i

＜Guest>Director and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Yamacho Shoten Co., Ltd.Takashi SakohiraAfter graduating from Wakayama University, he joined a trading company specialising in housing. After working in Kashiwa City, Ch

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #23〈Guest〉President and Representative Director, Takechiyo Co.Representative of Wakayama Prefecture Bamboo Lighting Executive CommitteeManaging Director, Kaitakusha Limited Liability CompanyMasayoshi TaniWhil

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #22〈Guest Speakers〉General Manager, Shirahama Union Branch, Kiyo Bank (*At that time, now General Manager , Tanabe Union Branch)Jun AtagiBranch Manager, overseeing the Shirahama Branch and three other branche

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project＃21<Guest Speaker>Shinji EnomotoDeputy Abbot at RaikoujiTemple in Yuzaki *, Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture.To revitalise Yuzaki, He is starting to bring a new wind from the temple.*Reference: Yuzaki

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project＃20＜Guest Speaker＞Owner of WhyKumano Hostel & Cafe bar and Wine KumanoMr. Takaya Ushiro (AKA Goro) Born in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, he moved to Tokyo when he went to university. After graduating,

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project＃19＜Guest Speaker＞Vegetable farmersKenshi EndoBorn in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. After graduating from university, he worked at Adventure World in Shirahama-cho, where he trained dolphins. He is now working a

Art Week Dialogue Project #18Guest SpeakerTeacher, Department of Management Science, Wakayama Kashima High SchoolMr. Masaki NasuTeacher, Management Science Department, Kashima High SchoolHe has been working at Kashima High School for 21 yea