The art festival “Koganecho Bazaar + Kamiooka Bazaar 2025 Passing Through We Meet Along the Way,” themed around the relationship between art and community and exchange with Asia, has been running since September 11th.
This year, in addition to the Koganecho area, the Kamiooka area will also serve as a venue, featuring exhibitions by approximately 25 groups of artists.
The Koganecho area venues include studios under the viaduct between Keikyu Line’s Hinodecho Station and Koganecho Station, as well as surrounding studios. The Kamiooka area venue is the Keikyu Department Store · Wing Kamiooka.
The lineup includes international artists from East and Southeast Asia, such as Yoon Sangha, who graduated from the Modern Sculpture and Media major at Chonnam National University’s College of Arts in Gwangju, South Korea, and Tran Tao Mien, who is based in Hanoi. It also features domestic artists, including Eriko Masaki, who, after completing studies at the Tokyo Glass Art Institute’s research program, works with glass while honing her skills in its craft aspects, and Marika Takanashi, a graduate of the Composite Arts program at Akita University of Art’s Graduate School.
The director commented, “This exhibition creates two simultaneous exhibitions through the artists moving between Keikyu Line stations and the spaces between them. This represents an engagement with two local communities. For the artist community, it is a catalyst for change, and for the local communities, it might be an opportunity, through the exhibition, to think about connecting these two areas.”
Operating hours are: Koganecho Venue = 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, closed Thursdays (except September 11th); Kamiooka Venue = 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (no closure during the event period). The “Koganecho Bazaar 2025 Passport,” which serves as the admission ticket for the Koganecho venue, costs 1,000 yen (free for high school students and younger) and allows for multiple entries throughout the event period. Admission to the Kamiooka venue is free. The free pass includes a 300-yen discount coupon usable at local restaurants and other establishments, as well as a 300-yen discount coupon usable at the Keikyu Department Store. The event runs until October 31st.
Koganecho Bazaar
Koganecho Bazaar is a contemporary art festival and cultural project held in the Koganecho area of Yokohama, Japan. It was established in 2008 as an urban revitalization effort to transform a neighborhood once known for its red-light district and crime. The event now utilizes vacant shops and spaces to host artist residencies and exhibitions, fostering a new creative community.
Kamiooka Bazaar
Kamiooka Bazaar is a modern shopping and dining complex located in the Kamiooka district of Yokohama, Japan. It was developed as part of a major urban redevelopment project in the early 2000s, built above the Kamiooka Station to revitalize the area. The bazaar serves as a bustling community hub, offering a variety of retail shops, restaurants, and services to local residents and commuters.
Keikyu Line
The Keikyu Line is a major private railway in the Tokyo-Yokohama area, first opened in 1902. It is historically significant for providing the primary rail access to Haneda Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports.
Hinodecho Station
Hinodecho Station is a railway station located in Yokohama, Japan, primarily serving the city’s municipal subway line. It first opened in 1972 to support the development and transportation needs of the surrounding Hinodecho district. The station provides convenient access to local residential areas and commercial facilities.
Koganecho Station
Koganecho Station is a former train station in Yokohama, Japan, which operated from 1904 until its closure in 1986. The area around the station has since been revitalized into a contemporary art district, known as the Koganecho Area Management Center, which hosts exhibitions and artist residencies.
Keikyu Department Store
Keikyu Department Store is a major Japanese retail chain owned by the Keikyu Corporation, originally established to serve passengers of its affiliated railway lines. Its history is deeply tied to post-war economic growth, with its flagship store in Shinagawa, Tokyo, opening in the 1950s to become a bustling commercial hub directly connected to the train station.
Wing Kamiooka
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Chonnam National University
Chonnam National University is a prominent public research university located in Gwangju, South Korea. It was established in 1952 as one of the first national universities in the country, founded in the aftermath of the Korean War to serve the Honam region. The university is known for its strong academic programs and has played a significant role in the region’s democratic and cultural movements.
