2018 New Year Events

Tue 2 Jan 2018 New Year event Program (only in Japanese)
10:30 Auspicious lion dance (壽獅子舞) 　 Momokawa ryu-shachu(桃川流社中)
11:00 Hokusai dance with Japanese music (大和楽)　 Momokawa ryu -shachu
12:30 Large Calligraphy Performance  REIBU(禮生)
13:00 Visitor’s writing of wishes congratulating for the beginning of a New Year teacher:REIBU
13:30 New year Comedy  Katsushika Futome and Gyorome(葛飾ふとめ・ぎょろめ)
14:00 Playing the Japanese borad game and the game of Hokusai’s LIFE  Katsushika Futome and Gyorome
15:00 end

Wed 3 Jan 2018 New Year event Program (only in Japanese)
10:30 Auspicious lion dance 　 Momokawa ryu-shachu
11:00 Fox dance(吉原狐舞)　　Yoshiwara Kitsune shachu（吉原狐社中）
12:30 Large Calligraphy Performance  REIBU
13:00 Visitor’s writing of wishes congratulating for the beginning of a New Year Teacher:REIBU
13:30 New year Comedy  Katsushika Futome and Gyorome
14:00 Playing the Japanese borad game and the game of Hokusai’s LIFE  Katsushika Futome and Gyorome
15:00 end

Momokawa ryu-shachu
The head of Momokawa family is dancer who has taught lion dance, Classic Japanses dance and Edo kappore for 36 years. Many pupils ex. comedian, performer and actor, learnt from her at the training room where is located in Sumida city. In this event, she will perform lion dance which is necessary for celebration and Hokusai dance which she has trained for long time.

Yamotogaku (Hokusai dance)
Yamatogaku had created at the first of Showa period was flourishing music by 40s of Showa period. This genre combined western vocalization and harmony. One of songs “Edo furyu” represented a lifestyle and mood of Edo period inspired from Hokusai’s masterpiece “Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji”.

Fox dance　　Yoshiwara Kitsune shachu
Yoshiwara Kitsune mai (Yoshiwara fox dance) which Hokusai depicted in “Picture book of the Sumida River – Both bank at a Glance, Yoshiwara no shunen”, was performed in Yoshiwara in the New Year’s Eve in the Edo period. Today’s one doesn’t have only one style or format of dancing. Performers who wear fox masks dance according to the fox face appearance. Fox is said to be god of inari schrine and bring abundant crops. Based on this idea, fox dance expressed the meaning of purification ceremony, however you can enjoy playful comedy in this dance. Please enjoy unique dance.

REIBU
He was an artist borned in Obuse where Hokusai often visited and live in Sumida city. His works mainly categorized on calligraphy and contemporary art. His works was displayed Japan expo Paris in 2015, and then international art fairs in new York, Miami, Santa Fe, Busan and Daegu. He organized art event “Artzoo 2018” in national court gallery. 

Katsushika Futome and Gyorome
Our museum’s official ambassador, comedian “Katsushika Hutome and Gyorome”. They aim to promote museum and warmup the museum events.
They providing an entertainment way to gain a deeper understanding of Hokusai by singing dancing and performing comedy show.