HITOHATA,INC. will produce "National Tangible Cultural Property, Oushoukaku Projection Mapping & Digital Light-up" at Oushoukaku (Tonomachi, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture), Ruins of Matsusaka Castle, from December 2 (Fri.) to 4 (Sun.), 2022. The event is sponsored by Town of wealthy merchant Matsusaka promotion executive committee.

The event will be held at Oushoukaku (former office of the Suzuya Ruins Preservation Society), a National Tangible Cultural Property, and will feature digital projection mapping of ukiyoe and folding screens depicting "Kojiki" and "Tale of Genji Monogatari," which were studied for many years by the great local scholar, Norinaga Motoori, as well as a digital illumination of the garden. The garden will be illuminated with digital lights.

Admission is free and no advance registration is required.

We hope you will enjoy the collaboration of digital technology and the world of Japanese classics loved by Norinaga Motoori and the digital illumination of the garden as the autumn leaves deepen.

Details

[Name] National Tangible Cultural Property, Oushoukaku Projection Mapping & Digital Light-up

[Dates] December 2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.), 2022, 17:30 - 20:00 (until 19:30 on the last day)

*In case of rain, the projection may be temporarily suspended or cancelled.

[Venue] Oushoukaku (former office of the Suzuya Ruins Preservation Society, Tonomachi, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture), Matsusaka Castle Ruins

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Public transportation: 15 minutes walk from "Matsusaka Station" of JR Kisei Main Line and Kintetsu Line.

From "Matsusaka Station", take Mie Kotsu Bus bound for "Matsusaka Chuo Hospital", get off at "Shiyakusho-mae (Matsusaka)" and walk 5 minutes.

Please use the Matsusaka City Parking Lot (free of charge) or Matsusaka City Hall Parking Lot (free of charge).

[Contents] The building of Oushoukaku (the former office of the Suzuya Ruins Preservation Society), a National Tangible Cultural Property, will be illuminated with digital projection mapping images, including ukiyoe and folding screens depicting "Kojiki" and "Tale of Genji Monogatari" which were studied for many years by local great Norinaga Motoori. The garden will also be illuminated with digital lights.

[Admission] Free, no advance reservations required

[Requests to Visitors]

・Please wear a mask at all times and practice good cough etiquette.

・Please leave as much space as possible between visitors.

・Please refrain from visiting the exhibition if you are not feeling well due to fever, etc., if you have tested positive for new coronavirus infection, if you are a person with close contacts, or if you have been waiting at home or other places after returning to Japan or entering Japan.

・Pets, eating, drinking, and smoking are prohibited in Oushoukaku and the garden grounds.

[Organizer] Town of wealthy merchant Matsusaka promotion executive committee

[cooperation] Motoori Norinaga Memorial Museum of Art

[Planning and production] HITOHATA,INC.