A wood carving artist who moved to Lake Akan, a tourist attraction in Hokkaido, is preparing for an art exhibition in order to inherit the wood carving culture created by the Ainu people.
The art exhibition was planned by Mr. Minoru Okada (42), a wood carving artist from Kyoto Prefecture.
Mr. Okada moved here after visiting Lake Akan 16 years ago and was fascinated by wood carving. is working on
In addition to the aging of wood carving craftsmen, some young artists are leaving Lake Akan due to the sluggish tourism industry. I decided to open it.
At the art exhibition, in addition to exhibiting wood carving works using thinned wood from the forests around Lake Akan, which are provided free of charge, they are considering efforts such as producing videos introducing wood carving and disseminating them on SNS. is.
Mr. Okada says, "I want to pass on the culture of wood carving to the next generation, and I want to focus my efforts on making Lake Akan prosper as a wood carving town."
This "Akan Forest Thinning Art Exhibition" will be held in Kushiro City from December 14th.