3rd Japan International Arts Festival
Venue: EXPO Messe ‘WASSE’, Osaka, Kansai Expo site
Dates: 2 - 6 July 2025
Booth: B-6 & 7

We are pleased to present a new exhibition of meditative, immersive paintings by artist Towa Takaya. Celebrated both in Japan and overseas, her distinctive pictorial spaces—defined by mystical colors and subtly shifting vibrations—invite deep, contemplative viewing. Drawing on meticulous research into traditional Western painting methods and collected pigments by her own based on the field reach , Takayaʼs unique and original techniques summon shimmering light that echoes our inner landscapes and evokes the vast cycles of the Earth, and indeed the cosmos. We warmly invite you to experience this remarkable body of work.

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About Japan International Art Festival

- Organiser -
Yumeshima New Industry and City Creation Organisation

- Sponsors -
<Platinum Sponsor> Hankyu Corporation
<Gold Sponsor> Omron Corporation / Iwai Cosmo Securities / Takenaka Corporation
<Silver Sponsor> Haseko Corporation / Union Corporation

- Supported by -
Kyoto Prefecture / Kyoto City / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Kinki Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry / Kansai Association of Corporate Executives

‘Osaka-Kansai Expo’
Kyoto Support Council / Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Kansai Economic Federation /
Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025 / Consulate-General of Kansai / With the 2025 Japan International Exposition, The Coalition of Leaders for Creating the Future Society of the Region /
Consulate-General of Canada in Nagoya / Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Osaka / Consulate-General of the Kingdom of Thailand in Osaka / Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Osaka / Consulate-General of the Mongolian State in Osaka / Consulate-General of India in Osaka-Kobe /
Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Osaka-Kobe / Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Osaka / Consulate-General of the Philippines in Osaka Consulate-General of the Philippines in Osaka / Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands / Consulate-General of Switzerland in Osaka /
Italian Cultural Institute - Osaka / Consulate-General of Hungary in Osaka / Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe / British Consulate-General / Consulate-General of France in Kyoto

- Special cooperation -
World Heritage Site Shingon Omuroha Ninna-ji Temple / World Heritage Site To-ji Temple (Kyo-o Gokoku-ji Temple), head temple of the Shingon sect / Shogo-in Monzeki, head temple of the Honzan Shugen sect / Kennin-ji Temple, head temple of the Rinzai sect / Senyuji Temple, head temple of the Senyuji sect of the Shingon sect / Ryukoku-zan Honganji Temple (Nishi Honganji Temple), head temple of the Honganji sect of the Jodo Shin sect /
World Heritage Site Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, head temple of the Tendai sect