Kasama Nichido Museum of Art:English
The special exhibition
Sakana-kun's Gyokuraku Exhibition
July 23 [Thurs] - September 22 [Tues] 2020
 Emotions Swimming with Megamouth Shark chan.Tateyama-city, Chiba Prefecture, brush-tipped pen 162.1×651.5cm |
Sakana-kun, who continues to send out the message related to fish and the sea to us, presents his first exhibition at a museum. 100 pieces in the familiar painting materials, such as coloring pens and brush-tipped pens, are on display. You can enjoy various living things in the sea, from the pretty boxfish to the life-size Megamouse Shark. Let us think about the way to create the better natural environment through viewing the paintings of the living things in the sea by Sakana-kun.
 Hello! Onikasago-chan,2020, brush-tipped pen, POSCA paint marker, oil-based felt-tipped pen, 33.3×53.0cm |
 Puku-Puku chan, the Boxfish,(♂) male, Gyo-nnichiwa, |
 Mah!! Lighthouse (toudai) Ma-toudai chan,2020, brush-tipped pen, alcohol-based Copic marker, oil-based felt-tipped pen,72.7×50.0cm |
 Katsuwo chan,2020, brush-tipped pen, alcohol-based Copic marker, oil-based ballpoint pen, 65.2×100.0cm |
Sakana-kun's Profile
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Sakana-kun's Official Site: http://www.sakanakun.com/profile/
Sakana-kun can talk with abundant knowledge and experience related to fish. In March 2015, Sakana-kun received an honorary doctorate from the Tokyo Kaiyo University. He gives lectures related to fish and the sea throughout the country, in order to give people the opportunities to think about the environmental problem around fish and us, including the fishermen. In 2010, Sakana-kun contributed his effort to rediscover the extinct KUNIMASU trout. Moreover, he received the Prime Minister award as a deserving person in promoting a national commitment to the ocean environment. He appointed as a Fish Ambassador of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2011, a public relations Ambassador of the National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan in 2014, and a leader of the supporter's club of the living things on earth of the committee of the UNDB-J. He is a doctor and a guest associate professor of the Tokyo Kaiyo University.
| Exhibition | Sakana-kun's Gyokuraku Exhibition |
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| Date | July 23 [Thurs] - September 22 [Tues] 2020 |
| Place | Kasama Nichido Museum of Art |
| Hours | 9:30-17:00 Tuesday-Sunday |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Admissions | Adults 1000 yen/ Seniors 65+ 800 yen Collage/ High School Students 700 yen Junior High School/ Elementary School Students 500 yen
(200 yen discount for each visitor in a group more than 20 people, 50% discount for the handicapped ID holders and their companion.) |
Play and Learning Space
The Asahi Shimbun for Primary School Students
You can read the articles related to Sakana-kun's activities from 2002 to 2020.
There is a Photo Booth as well!
At the first floor of the Special Exhibition Hall.
Let us create our Aquarium!
Draw your original fish and paste on the blue board looks like a water tank.
At the first floor of the Special Exhibition Hall.
Write your message to Sakana-kun
You can write message and questions to Sakana-kun.
At the first floor of the Special Exhibition Hall.
Co-located Event
The 4th Japan Biennale of Children's Painting in Kasama
July 23 [Thurs]-September 22 [Tues]
At the second floor of the Special Exhibition Halls.
For further enquiry about the exhibition, feel free to contact us.
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art
Ibaraki, Kasama-city, Kasama 978-4
309-1611
TEL: (+81) 0296 (72) 2160 FAX: (+81) 0296 (72) 5655
E-mail: k-museum [at] nichido-museum.or.jp