POKÉMON X KOGEI
POKÉMON X KOGEI | Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft (Japanese: ポケモン×工芸展―美とわざの大発見― Pokémon X Kogei Exhibit-The Great Discovery of Beauty and Technique-) is a traveling crafts exhibit themed around the Pokémon franchise, featuring around 70 works produced by 20 leading craft artists in Japan. It is a collaboration between the National Crafts Museum in Japan and The Pokémon Company held in various museums and galleries in Japan, as well as the JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles in the United States.
Venue
- National Crafts Museum
- Address: 3-2 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0963, Japan
- Date: March 21, 2023 - June 11, 2023
- Organizer: National Crafts Museum, NHK ENTERPRISES INC. Nagoya Branch Office, The Yomiuri Shimbun Hokuriku Branch Office
- Special cooperation: The Pokémon Company
- Produced by: NHK Promotions Inc.
- Supported: Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, THE HOKKOKU SHIMBUN, Television Kanazawa Corporation
- Exhibit Information: https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/exhibitions/551
- JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
- Address: Ovation Hollywood, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Level 2, Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA
- Date: July 25, 2023 - January 7, 2024
- Presented by: JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
- Curatorial Supervision: National Crafts Museum
- With support from: The Pokémon Company, The Pokémon Company International, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Exhibit Information: https://www.japanhousela.com/exhibitions/pokemon-x-kogei-playful-encounters-of-pokemon-japanese-craft/
- Sagawa Art Museum
- Address: 2891 Kitagawa, Mizuho-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga, Japan
- Date: March 30, 2024 - June 9, 2024
- Presented by: Sagawa Art Museum (SGH Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation), NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Osaka Branch Office
- Support: Shiga Prefecture, Shiga Prefectural Board of Education, Moriyama-city, Moriyama-city Board of Education
- Curatorial Supervision: National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation: The Pokémon Company
- Produced by: NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support: SG Holdings Co., Ltd., SAGAWA EXPRESS Co.,Ltd., SAGAWA PRINTING CO.,LTD., The Yomiuri Shimbun
- MOA Museum of Art
- Address: 26-2 Momoyama-cho, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
- Date: July 6, 2024 - September 9, 2024
- Presented by: MOA Museum of Art, NHK ENTERPRISES, INC. Nagoya Branch Office
- Curatorial Supervision: National Crafts Museum
- Special cooperation: The Pokémon Company
- Produced by: NHK Promotions Inc.
- Special Support: The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Exhibit Information: https://www.moaart.or.jp/events/kogei2024/
- Azabudai Hills Gallery
- Address: MBF Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A, 5-8-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Japan
- Date: November 1, 2024 - February 2, 2025
- Organized by: Azabudai Hills Gallery, NHK Promotions Inc.
- Curatorial Supervision: National Crafts Museum
- Special Support: The Pokémon Company
- Support: The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Corporate Sponsor: Lawson Entertainment, Inc.
- In Association with: J-WAVE
- Exhibit Information: https://www.azabudai-hills.com/azabudaihillsgallery/sp/kogei-pokemon-ex/en/
- Matsuzakaya Art Gallery
- Address: Nagoya-shi, Aichi
- Date: April 26, 2025 - June 15, 2025
- Hachinohe Art Museum
- Address: Hachinohe-shi, Aomori
- Date: June 28, 2025 - August 31, 2025
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Address: Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki
- Date: September 12, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Works
Other works
Title | Artist | Year |
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アーボック Arbok |
今井完眞 Sadamasa Imai |
2022 |
キングラー Kingler |
2022 | |
ゼニガメ Squirtle |
2022 | |
コイキング Magikarp |
2022 | |
自在コクーン・スピアー Articulated Kakuna/Beedrill |
満田晴穂 Haruo Mitsuta |
2022 |
自在トランセル・バタフリー Articulated Metapod/Butterfree |
2022 | |
シャワーズ Vaporeon |
吉田泰一郎 Taiichiro Yoshida |
2022 |
百千光絵素飾箱「壱伍零」 Ornamental Box, "Mewtwo," Luminous Design, Raden Inlay 2022 |
池田晃将 Terumasa Ikeda |
2022 |
冒険のはじまり Adventure Begins |
池本一三 Kazumi Ikemoto |
2022 |
殿堂入り Hall of Fame |
2022 | |
光火彩文グラードン Groudon with Flash and Flame Pattern |
植葉香澄 Kasumi Ueba |
2022 |
羊歯唐草文シェイミ茶碗 Shaymin Teabowl with Fern Arabesque Pattern |
2023 | |
唐草文サルノリ Grookey with Arabesque Pattern |
2023 | |
唐草文サルノリポートレイト Grookey Portrait with Arabesque Pattern |
2023 | |
唐草文サルノリ茶碗 Grookey Teabowl with Arabesque Pattern |
2022 | |
火炎文ヒバニー Scorbunny with Flame Pattern |
2023 | |
火炎文ヒバニーポートレイト Scorbunny Portrait with Flame Pattern |
2023 | |
火炎文ヒバニー茶碗 Scorbunny Teabowl with Flame Pattern |
2022 | |
水文メッソンポートレイト Sobble Portrait with Water Pattern |
2023 | |
水文メッソン茶碗 Sobble Teabowl with Water Pattern |
2022 | |
ボウル(ピカチュウ) Bowls (Pikachu) |
桑田卓郎 Takuro Kuwata |
2023 |
江戸小紋 着物 「ゲンガー・ゴースト」 Kimono, Edo Komon, "Gengar and Haunter" |
小宮康義 Yasuyoshi Komiya |
2022 |
江戸小紋 着尺 「フライゴン」 Kimono Cloth, Edo Komon, "Flygon" |
2022 | |
信楽壷/キュウコン Shigaraki Jar/Ninetales |
桝本佳子 Keiko Masumoto |
2022 |
ロコン/信楽壷 Vulpix/Shigaraki Jar |
2022 | |
ヒトカゲ/信楽壷 Charmander/Shigaraki Jar |
2022 | |
信楽壷/ファイヤー Shigaraki Jar/Moltres |
2022 | |
マンタイン/染付皿 Mantine/Underglazed Plate |
2022 | |
タマゴ/壷 Egg/Jar |
2022 | |
マホミル/壷 Milcery/Jar |
2022 | |
タネボー/壷 Seedot/Jar |
2022 | |
ヌメラ/壷 Goomy/Jar |
2022 | |
友禅帯「閃光」 Sash, "Flash," Yuzen Dyeing |
水橋さおり Saori Mizuhashi |
2022 |
友禅帯「煌めき」 Sash, "Glimmer," Yuzen Dyeing |
2024 | |
球体「万花彩(ゼルネアス 生命の循環)I」 Spherical "Kaleidoscope (Xerneas, Cycle of Life) I" |
葉山有樹 Yuki Hayama |
2024 |
球体「万花彩(ゼルネアス 生命の循環)Ⅱ」 Spherical "Kaleidoscope (Xerneas, Cycle of Life) II" |
2024 | |
球体「万花彩(ゼルネアス 生命の循環)Ⅲ」 Spherical "Kaleidoscope (Xerneas, Cycle of Life) III" |
2024 | |
キューブ型「スカーレット 古代と現代の共存」 Cubic "Scarlet, Coexistence of Ancient and Modern" |
2024 | |
キューブ型「バイオレット 未来と現代の共存」 Cubic "Violet, Coexistence of Future and Modern" |
2024 |
Catalog
POKÉMON X KOGEI: Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft is the official catalog of the exhibit. It is published by Tokyo Bijutsu Co.,Ltd.
Merchandise
Kimono Pikachu is a Pikachu plush dressed in a kimono featuring a traditional Japanese pattern called kōji tsunagi. It was made available for purchase at the shop within the MOA Museum of Art and the Pokémon Center Yokohama for ¥2,640 starting on July 6, 2024. Many items are also available at the shop within the MOA Museum of Art.
External links
This article is part of both Project Real-Life and Project Merchandise, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on Pokémon events and merchandise. |