I am delighted to make an announcement of the 7th “Kotenko-Tenten”.

One by one, my pieces of work have left me since the 1st exhibition.

It has been 10 years since I decided to become an artist. 

I can now tell “I am an artist” because of you who supported me and 

became the owners of my art works. 

An old storehouse next to my workshop has been turned into a brand new gallery. 

I look forward to seeing you all here in Shinshyu-Nakano this autumn.

Takeji Nakagawa, Take-g toys

■Take-g toys Exhibition information.

● Kotenko-Tenten

  Time: 2011 Oct 08 (Sat)~ 16 (Sun) open 10:00~17:00 (the first day from 13:00)

  Free admission and free parking available

  

  Place: Gallery “Norari-Kurari” (next to Take-G Toy’s workshop)

  Address: 970-1 Yoshida, Nakano-shi, Nagano-ken, JAPAN

  Tel: 0269-23-2121

 

  Transport: (Train)  Nagano-shinkansen – JR Nagano Station

   Nagano-dentetsu (line) – Nagano Station

   30 min by Express; 45 min by Normal

   Shinshyu-Nakano Station  

   15 min by food

      (Car)    Leave Jyoetsu-Do Shinshyu-Nakano I.C. 

   10 min

  Oct 09 (Sun) and 10 (Mon; bank holiday): there will be talks at the gallery,

   introducing art works. 

● Exhibition summary

   There will be many Take-g Toy’s original robots and 

   models using four different kinds of timber, 

   keyaki (a Japanese tree of the genus Zelkova), teak, walnut, and white ash. 

   To celebrate the opening of the new gallery, 

   there also will be products which were no longer made. 

● Turist information of the surrounding areas 

  Snow Monkey Park at JigokuDani: 15 min by car plus 30 min walk

  The world famous spot where monkeys take bath

  

  Yudanaka Hotspring: 15 min by car

  The town of nine hot springs 

  Obuse Town: 15 min by car

  Famous for its flowers, chestnuts and Katsushika Hokusai

  Zenkoji Temple: 40 min by car

  The most famous temple in Nagano if not in Japan – a must see

  Ippon-Gi Park (aka Rose Park): 5 min by car

  Rose festival between Oct 08~16