ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2025

The first ever grand projection mapping event at Sensoji Temple was held, along with special daytime and nighttime viewings of the scenic Denpoin Garden and Emadou Hall, which are normally closed to the public, for the first time in seven years. Over 150,000 people visited the projection mapping over the five days.

Tsuruga Castle Projection Mapping 2025

Tsuruga Castle Projection Mapping 2025 celebrated the 60th anniversary of the castle keep’s reconstruction. Over three nights in Aizuwakamatsu, dazzling Aizu-inspired digital imagery illuminated the keep and stone walls, offering visitors a spectacular night with projection mapping, cultural art, and park illumination.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping 2025-2026

A dynamic and fantastical projection mapping transforms the keep and stone walls of Matsumoto Castle, a National Treasure, featuring ukiyo-e prints depicting the merchant city of Matsumoto, ornate folding screens, traditional local crafts, and vibrant cherry blossoms and alpine flowers of the Northern Alps.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping 2024-2025

Projection mapping images of ukiyo-e, traditional crafts, flowers, etc. will be projected onto Matsumoto Castle, a national treasure representing Japan. A light art production including a fusion of projection mapping and laser mapping and interactive content was performed.

Takada-Honzan Senjuji National Treasure Mieido and National Treasure Nyoraido Digital Art Night 2024

Projection mapping with a motif of cultural heritage is projected onto the huge wooden National Treasure Mikado and the magnificent wooden National Treasure Nyorai-do. The National Treasure Mikado also combines projection mapping and laser mapping.

Ethics Lights 2025: Toyama Castle Projection Mapping

Projection mapping using digital art inspired by motifs such as phoenixes, Toyama’s traditional crafts, and tulips—the prefectural flower of Toyama—is projected onto Toyama Castle, a symbol of Toyama City and a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

National Historic Site Saiku Heian Emaki Projection Mapping 2024

Projection mapping images featuring cultural and artistic motifs associated with Saiku, such as the Tale of Genji picture scroll, Tale of Genji shikishi pasting folding screen and Juni-hitoe, are projected in the Shoden, East Side Hall and West Side Hall of the Saiku Heian no Mori at the Saiku National Historical Site, the main programme of the Re-Ku Bunka Art Festival to be held in early 2024.

IWASAKI Castle Projection Mapping

Collaboration of historical heritage and digital technology to bring the atmosphere of the Warring States period to life, including digital animation of folding screen paintings in the keep of Iwasaki Castle, the site of the Battle of Komaki-Nagakute

Okazaki Castle Tenshukaku & Otemon Projection Mapping 2025

Projection mapping was displayed on the Tenshukaku (main keep) of Okazaki Castle, one of Japan's Top 100 Castles and a symbol of Okazaki, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, as well as on Otemon, the main entrance of Okazaki Castle Park. The projection featured cultural assets related to Tokugawa Ieyasu and elements of Okazaki's unique cultural and historical heritage.

Jodosan Daijuji Temple Projection Mapping 2025

The Daijuji Temple, a family temple of the Matsudaira and Tokugawa shoguns, is decorated with fantastic light and the world of the Sugitoe paintings is recreated by projection mapping using high-resolution digital data for the first time for a total of 22 paintings, 16 of the Ita-e Koshoku Sugitoe and 6 of the Kobojo Sugitoe, which have not been on public display for more than 40 years.

SAIKU CULTURAL ART NIGHT 2025

The event weaves together the cultural heritage and stories of Saiku, including sword dance performances, ritual dances, a collaboration between the Saio in Heian costume and projection mapping, and immersive digital installations.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Tower Projection Mapping 2023-2024

Dynamic and fantastic projection mapping images were projected on the castle tower and stone walls of National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, one of the five existing National Treasure castle towers, as well as digital animation and digital art with moving folding screen paintings, and hundreds of flowers.

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Center of San Marino and Mount Titano Palazzo Pubblico Projection Mapping

Projection mapping images featuring Japanese culture and traditions were projected on Palazzo Pavlico, a representative building of the historic city center of San Marino, a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of San Marino and Mount Titano

National Historic Site Saiku Heian Emaki Projection Mapping 2023

"Saiku Heian no Mori," which is located at the site of the former Saiku Palace, the national historic site where the Saio once lived

Okazaki Castle Otemon Projection Mapping 2022

Projection mapping images featuring cultural assets of Okazaki City are projected on the 16.4-meter wide and 11-meter high Otemon Gate, the main entrance to Okazaki Castle, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, as intermission contents. Projected as intermission contents

Takada Honzan Senjuji National Treasure Mieido Projection Mapping

First ever public projection mapping at the Mikageido, the fifth largest wooden building in Japan and a National Treasure

Matsusaka Castle Ruins Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property Ohshokaku Projection Mapping & Digital Light-up

Projection mapping images based on the motifs of "Kojiki" and "Tale of Genji" were projected on the building of Sakura Shokaku, a nationally registered tangible cultural property located in the ruins of Matsusaka Castle, a nationally designated historic site and one of the 100 best castles in Japan, and the garden was lit up digitally

Okazaki Digital Art Night Festival Birth of Lord Ieyasu 2023 Okazaki Castle Castle Tower & Otemon Projection Mapping

Projection mapping images sublimating the culture and historical traditions of Okazaki City was projected on the Okazaki Castle Keep, one of Japan's 100 famous castles and birthplace of Ieyasu Tokugawa

Nishio Castle Winter Picture Scroll 2023 Projection Mapping

Digital animations based on the unique history and culture of Nishio City and projection mapping images of cranes and motifs associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu are projected on the main turret and brass stone gate of Nishio Castle, the symbol of Nishio City

Jodosan Daijuji Temple Projection Mapping 2023

In conjunction with the broadcast of the NHK Taiga Drama "Dousuru Ieyasu", digitally animated projection mapping images were projected on the three gates and main building of Daijuji Temple, a family temple of the Matsudaira and Tokugawa shoguns, using armor and dragons, the symbol of Tokugawa Ieyasu, cultural assets that Okazaki City is proud of, and Mikawa fireworks as motifs

Okazaki Castle Projection Mapping 2023

Projection mapping images of digital art contents based on the motif of traditional industry "Mikawa Fireworks" etc

Okazaki Castle Projection Mapping 2023

Projection mapping images sublimating the culture and historical traditions of Okazaki City were projected on the Okazaki Castle Keep, one of Japan's 100 famous castles and birthplace of Ieyasu Tokugawa

National Historic Site Saiku Heian Emaki Projection Mapping 2022

Fusion of gorgeous digital animation and glittering digital art featuring motifs such as "Saio Gunko Emaki," "Tale of Ise Folding Screen," "Tale of Genji Emaki" and "Juni-hitoe" at the Saiku Site, a National Historic Site.

Okazaki Castle projection mapping

Projection mapping of the Okazaki Castle Keep, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu and one of Japan's 100 most famous castles, with a theme of Okazaki City's culture and traditions, including the Daikiji Daihojo barrier painting by Reizei Tameyasu, an important cultural property, and Mikawa fireworks.

National Historic Site Saiku Heian Emaki Projection Mapping 2021

Gorgeous and gorgeous projection mapping featuring cultural properties owned by the Saiku Historical Museum in the Shoden, Higashiwakiden and Nishiwakiden of the Saiku Site, a national historic site

Jodosan Daijuji Temple Projection Mapping

First ever large-scale projection mapping at a temple with a history of over 500 years as a family temple of the Tokugawa Shoguns

Okazaki Castle Otemon Gate Projection Mapping

The first ever luxury projection mapping at the 16.4 metre wide and 11 metre high Otemon Gate at the main entrance to Okazaki Castle, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Saiku Heian Emaki Projection Mapping

Projection mapping images inspired by the story of the Saio of the Heian period and original Japanese landscapes are projected.