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| Hinoki cypress bark |
Now that there is a need to build a recycling-oriented society that coexists with nature, this exhibition focuses on roofs made of environmentally friendly grass and trees, and looks back on its traditional techniques.
The roof of plant materials centered on "kaya roofing" made of grass, "hiwada roofing" with cypress bark, and "(kokera roofing" with thinly divided boards are used to introduce what kind of materials and what tools and techniques are used. In addition to exhibiting materials such as thatch and cypress bark, tools for rubbing roofing materials and workshops, tools for roofing, full-scale roof models, a video showing the craftsman roofing the roof will be screened.
You can feel the charm of the roof made of eco-friendly vegetation on your skin, and we will display many valuable materials that you can not usually see, so please come and visit us.
[Tokyo Venue]
Period August 22, 2011 (Mon)-October 1, 2011
Location: Gallery Akuwad (1F, Tokyo Head Office, Takenaka Corporation)
Opening hours: Weekdays 11:00-17:30 ※10:00-18:00 from Monday, September 12
Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)
Closed days: Sunday and public holidays
[Kobe Venue]
Period October 8 (Sat)-November 27 (Sun), 2011
Location: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Opening hours: 9:30-16:30 (entrance until 16:00)
Closed days: Monday (or the next day if it is a national holiday)
[Co-sponsored] Japan Thatching Cultural Association, Japan National shrines and temples, etc.
[Support] [Tokyo Venue] Koto-ku Board of Education [Kobe Venue] Kobe Shimbun
[Cooperation] Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja Shrine, thatched house, Kakurinji Temple, Kishida Kogyo Co., Ltd., Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education, Toyama Prefectural Western Forestry Association, Shiga Prefectural Board of Education, Cultural Property Building Preservation Technology Association, Miyama Thatched roof construction, Yamashiro thatched roof construction,
Murakami shrines and temples Crafts Co., Ltd., Yanso Co., Ltd., Important Cultural Property Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine Preservation Society (Kato City)