Columns Dialogues with Kinan Locals

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #17〈Guest Speakers〉Abstract PainterYuya YamamotoArtist based in the Kinan regionThe artworks, created using the roller technique, are a form of self-expression and a tool for communication. He uses his disabi

Art Week Dialogue Project#16Guest : Operation of the "Ichimai-iwa monolith" roadside stationPresident of HYGGEJoya TaboriHe runs "Ichimai-iwa monolith", a roadside station in Kozagawa-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture. He is current

Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #15Guest :Planning and Policy Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural GovernmentYuji Kiriake.He is the section chief of the Information Policy Division, which connects the various corporate needs of urban areas with the

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #14Guest :Director of Wakayama World Heritage CentreMr. Takeharu YamanishiHe has made a great contribution to the Wakayama prefecture over a long period of time as a bridge between Wakayama and the rest of th

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #13Guest : Chef and owner of the French restaurant CaravansaraiRyosuke SaraiBorn in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. After graduating from culinary school, Ryosuke Sarai gained experience at the Imperial Hot

Dialogue project #12Guest:President and Representative Director, Takagaki CorporationNobuhiro IshiyamaRepresentative Director of Takagaki Corporation, established in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture in 1952. Appointed in 2008.He is also inv

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #11Guest :BeauticianToshiki OzakiHe was born in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture. After graduating from Tanabe Technical High School, he moved to Osaka to go to a vocational school, and went straight to wo

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #10Guest :Chief priest of Dataiji TempleTomi NishiyamaChief priest of Daitaiji Temple, a 1200 year old temple located in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture.He has been working on sustainable temple pract

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #9Guest :Ryokan Shirasagi, proprietressSachiyo Kumano.Sachiyois the third generation of Shirasagi, a Japanese inn located in Tsubaki Onsen, Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture.As the proprietress of the inn,

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #8Guest :Wakayama World Heritage Master (Kumano),Member of Nanki-Kumano Geopark Guide Group,Nature Park Instructor (Ministry of the Environment, Wakayama Prefecture),Member of the Cultural Heritage Protection

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #7Guest :Town Campus Project, Project LeaderAkira UenoHis aim is to make people proud of the environment in which they grew up. He is committed to create an environment where children can learn about the best

Kinan Art Week Dialogue project #6Guest :Deputy Director of AWS Ours/Adventure World Inc.Director (SDGs)Takeko NakaoTakeko joined Adventure World as a veterinarian in 1988. Initially she was in charge of small animal care, and was also invo