PROJECTS
A project turning “sento” - Japanese public bathhouses - into a stage that will showcase Japan’s art scene and forge links between people to foster a sense of excitement ahead for the year of 2020. It will involve Japan’s leading artists, including manga and graphic artists, to create the coolest art in the capital’s hottest setting! With Japan’s traditional sento culture as the backdrop, this project will showcase the freshest voices in Japanese arts and culture to the world and cultivate heartwarming exchanges between individuals.
EVENT OVERVIEW
- Dates:
- May 26th – September 5th, 2021
- Venues:
- Approximately 500 public bathhouses, Sento in Tokyo
- Participating artists：
- Takeru Aoki, Ichio Otsuka, Daijiro Ohara, Kiyomi Hoshi, Mari Yamazaki
- Sento Mural Supervision:
- Mizuki Tanaka
- 1． Sento Mural Art
- Four sento will be the stage of the sento art project, with each one making their own mark in 2020! Supervising this event will be none other than the famous sento artist, Mizuki Tanaka!
- 1）"Mi-i-tsuketa!" Yu
Ichio Otsuka@Benten Yu (JR Kichijoji station)
The art director of NHK Educational channel infant program named "Mi-i-tsuketa!" will produce the sento with "OFUROSKI" and other characters of the program.
Free entrance day: August 7th, 2021, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
*Free admission, no bathing allowed - 2）"Ancient Balaneion no Yu"
Mari Yamazaki@Hachiman Yu(Odakyu Yoyogi Hachiman station)
Scenery of an ancient Olympic day drawn by Mari Yamazaki of "Thermae Romae".
Free entrance day: July 9th, 2021, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
*Free admission, no bathing allowed - 3）"Art “Yu”rut"
Art Brut@ Hagi no Yu(JR Uguisudani station)
"Art Brut" is an art based on original methods and ideas that are not confined to existing expression methods. “Abundance comes from human connections” will be performed by Takeru Aoki and Kiyomi Hoshi.
Free entrance day: August 17, 2021, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
*Free admission, no bathing allowed - 4）"Yuransen"
Daijiro Ohara@ Konparu Yu(JR Shimbashi station)
A fusion of sento-style paint and contemporary art. Projection mapping will be also boldly used.
Free entrance day: August 1st, 2021, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
*Free admission, no bathing allowed
- 1）"Mi-i-tsuketa!" Yu
- 2．Noren Art
- oren are short curtains that hang in front of sento and other shops to let customers know they are open for business. Special ones designed by the artists will decorate the front of each sento during the festival period at all about 500 bathhouses, so be sure to check them out!
- 3．"Stamp Rally"(Sento Hopping with collection of a series of stamps)
- During "Stamp Rally", you can visit around about 500 public baths in Tokyo and earn a specified number of stamps, and you will receive a “TOKYO SENTO Festival 2020 Special Towel”. (End as soon as the stock runs out
- Organizers:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Arts Council Tokyo
(Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) - Planned by:
- TOKYO SENTO Festival 2020 Executive Committee
- Sponsorship:
- COW BRAND SOAP KYOSHINSHA CO., LTD., Meiji Co., Ltd., ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD., BEAMS Co., Ltd
PROFILE
Established mainly for the Tokyo public bath business life hygiene association (hereinafter referred to as the bathhouse association) for the festival. The core bathhouse association is an organization of managers of public baths = public baths that are used as necessary for improving and promoting the public health and welfare of local residents.