Photo: Yakushin no Suginami (1938)

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1 ASAGAYA

2 Photo: Yakushin no Suginami (1938) Ten minutes by train from Shinjuku, the commercial area of Tokyo, "Asagaya" is a residential area where many people moved after the Great Kanto Earthquake in Novelists, poets, and playwrights representing Japan also moved into this area and released a lot of masterpieces there. The writers formed a community called "Asagaya-kai" in which they competed with each other. The venue still stands there alone in Asagaya. Decades later today there are still creative industries such as animation production companies and Anime Street. The creators are developing activities and helping revitalization of the town.

3 "Tanabata Festival" is based on a legend and held at the beginning of August every year, and the art crafts made by residents are displayed in the shopping area for 800m and in the fishing pond, both visited by many people. Every Autumn (Oct in 2015) 70 locations including Jazz bars and public facilities hold the event Asagaya Jazz Streets, and the beautiful rows of Japanese zelkova trees are filled with Jazz. Asagaya Shinmeigu, a shrine in center of Asagaya is now increasing in popularity, especially to fans of Baby Metal, a pop-metal band which is also popular overseas, because their music video was shot there.

4 Natural Art It may be because of living in narrow Japanese houses, but the style of Miniature Art has been used to bring nature into living spaces since long ago. Bonsai, which was introduced into Japan from old China, and 'Karesansui' (traditional Japanese dry landscape gardens) are typical examples. Masayuki Kuroda Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Department of Life Art, Japanese and Comparative Culture, Meisei University. Being a craftsman of traditional Japanese landscape gardens, he also works to introduce modern art in his hometown Asagaya and deep in the mountains far from there. Recently he created "Tsuchimuro", the Earth Room to house plants. Instead of air filled in our room, filling the room for plants with soil, he expresses that natural materials such as plants and soil have been living together with humans from ancient times, and onward into the future.

5 Kayoko Tezuka Born in Tokyo. Studied interior and design at Tokyo Kougei Highschool. Founded a creative company in Shibuya in After working as a project manager in information technology, music, and the Japanese video game industry, she left these fields at child-bearing. From 1999 she started individual creative activities and designing for regional vitalization as a Non-Profit Organization. She teaches horticulture art in classrooms to let children enjoy and feel close to a part of Japanese culture that is being forgotten.

6 Asagaya Local Goods As a 10th anniversary commemoration of the Non Profit Organization which sponsors these projects, various goods have been developed with images of its base town Asagaya. Many of them have designs of gold fish because there is a fishing pond there which is not common in the central area of Tokyo.These goods are popular in this region. Toshihiro Miyairi Toshihiro Miyairi comes from Nagano prefecture in Japan. He studied Business Design at Tokyo Designer College, and in1985 started working as a freelance digital illustrator. He makes his living as a professional illustrator, and, at the same time, uses Japanese traditional motifs to create modern and original designs.

7 Miho Yata Her original animation where each frame is made by knitted wool is popular. It is known by the Japanese title "Ami-mation" ("ami" means knitting) also on TV. Miho Iwata There are not many young kimono tailors these days. Her technique of sewing kimono by hand is superb. Hakushu Masuyama She is a BUSSHI(buddist image maker), Her hand carving is very advanced. Many of her works can be seen at temple. Her workshop is also popular because of her easy to follow explain. Asagaya Art Forest A project to enjoy natural art in the residential area of Asagaya. Asagaya Anime Street Asagaya Anime Street is a great way to connect with anime fans and creators. Located under the Chuo Line tracks between Asagaya and Koenji stations, Anime Street is filled with galleries, fashion stores and themed cafes. Non Profit Organization Tuning For the Future Acting to improve literacy of local information and PR of developing local brands. Also supports information technology such as development of local media, cultivation of human resources, and exchange of local information while placing importance on visual concepts.

8 We support local brand and local talent. MItaka 8min Chuoline(express) 11min Chuo Sobuline(local) Asagaya Koenji Nakano Shinjuku 64min Narita Express 85min Limousine bus Attention:Transfer at Shinjuku Station Chuo line express Platform 11 and 12. It does not stop at Asagaya Station on weekend & holiday. Chuo Sobu line local Platform 16. It stops at Asagaya Station unless terminating at Nakano. HANEDA AIRPORT 35min Limousine bus NARITA AIRPORT N.P.O. Tuning For the Future 3chome YS.building 4F Asagaya minami Suginamiku Tokyo Mail: url: