Photo exhibition "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Walk 2"
We will be holding a photo exhibition of "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Walk," a popular program currently airing on NHK BS Premium. The exhibition will feature photos of unique cats from 16 carefully selected locations from over 60 locations around the world, including "Chikinho," the popular cat of Copacabana Beach in the southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and "White Slice," the mascot cat of a pizza restaurant in New York, the largest city in the United States. We hope that fans of the program and non-fans alike will enjoy the "Iwago Cat World."
Cats live alongside humans. When we point our cameras at them and say, "That's a good cat," what we cherish is our love for them. Perhaps sensing our feelings, the cats show us gestures like they're giving us a special gift, and our love for them only grows deeper. - Mitsuaki Iwago
Outline
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Admission fee
Adults and university students: 1,100 yen; elementary, middle and high school students: 550 yen
*Free admission for elementary and junior high school students on Saturdays and May 5th (Thursday, national holiday)
*20% discount for groups of 15 or more -
Opening hours
10:00-17:00 (entrance accepted until 16:30) -
Organizer
Sano Art Museum, Mishima City, Mishima City Board of Education, Shizuoka Shimbun, Shizuoka Broadcasting System -
Sponsored by
Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education -
Sponsorship
Sekisui Heim Tokai Co., Ltd. -
Advertising Sponsorship
Izuhakone Railway Co., Ltd. -
Planning cooperation
NHK Enterprises, Inc. -
Planning and Production
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Mitsuaki Iwago
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Born in Tokyo in 1950, he is an animal photographer. He has been photographing familiar cats as his life's work for over half a century. In 2012, he began filming the NHK BS Premium program "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Walk." His books include "Cats," "Hometown Cats," "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Search," "Kitten," and "Pantanal." In 2019, he served as the film director for "Cat and Grandpa," and in 2021, "Mitsuaki Iwago's World Cat Walk: As It Is, a Cat Family of Water and Earth."
Mitsuaki Iwago Official Site
Simultaneous Exhibition
Bizen sword
[Exhibited works]
Important Art Object, Sword, inscribed Yoshifusa, Kamakura period, Private Collection
・Important Cultural Property Tachi sword with the signature Chogen, Kamakura period, Sano Museum of Art
Important Art Object, Sword, Inscribed by Kunimune, Kamakura Period, Private Collection
・Sword, unsigned, Kanemitsu, Northern and Southern Court period, private collection