Exhibition

Four of the participating artists in "Dogo Onsen Art 2018" will be showcasing the charms of Natsume Soseki's "Botchan" to the fullest. Sobue Shin, a lover of Soseki who presented "Kokoro" from a novel perspective, will also be directing the entire exhibition. Photographer Ume Kayo vividly captures the boys on the baseball team at a junior high school in the city as "Botchan-san," while photographer Asada Masashi and sculptor Misawa Atsuhiko will humorously and endearingly express the world of "Botchan" and Soseki. Enjoy an unprecedented "Botchan World" with materials related to Soseki and Shiki. *Some exhibits will be changed during the exhibition.

Organizers: "Botchan Exhibition" Executive Committee (Ehime Prefecture, TV Ehime)
Co-organizers: Ehime Shimbun
Art direction: Sobue Shin
Special cooperation: Dogo Onsen Art Executive Committee
Cooperation: Iwanami Shoten, Cozfish, Nishimura Gallery, pdash
Special support: Daiichi Gas Co., Ltd., Mizukami Co., Ltd.
Sponsors: Ehime Bank Co., Ltd., Photo Kosha Co., Ltd., Total Art Service HIGUCHI Co., Ltd.
Planning cooperation: Uchida Mayumi
Supported by: Matsuyama City, Matsuyama City Board of Education, Ehime Prefecture Association of Municipal and Town Boards of Education, Ehime Prefectural Education Association, Ehime Prefectural Education Research Council, Ehime Prefecture Association of Elementary and Junior High School Principals, Ehime Prefecture PTA Association, Ehime Prefectural Art Association, Ehime Art Education Federation, Iyotetsu Group, Kawahara Gakuen Educational Corporation, Matsuyama Business College Educational Corporation, Matsuyama Tourism and Convention Association, Dogo Onsen Ryokan Association, Dogo Shopping District Promotion Association, NHK Matsuyama Broadcasting Station, Nankai Broadcasting Corporation, Ai Television, Ehime Asahi Television, Ehime CATV, FM Ehime, Ehime Living Newspaper

Date and time: Saturday, June 30th, from 14:00 (approximately 1 hour)
Guides: Shin Sobue, Masashi Asada
Location: Exhibition room
*No application required. However, a ticket to view the exhibition is required.

Take a memorable photo while strolling through places related to Natsume Soseki and Masaoka Shiki.
Date and time: Sunday, July 1st, 1pm-5pm
Instructor: Masashi Asada
Location: Museum of Art, Dogo area
Target audience: 15 people, high school students and older (lottery draw if applicants exceed)
Participation fee: 200 yen *Exhibition admission ticket required separately.
How to apply: Write the event name, postal code, address, name, age, and phone number on a postcard and send it to the Ehime Museum of Art by Saturday, June 23rd.
*A lottery draw will be held if applicants exceed.

Date and time: July 14th (Sat) 14:00 onwards (approximately 1 hour)
*No registration required. However, an exhibition ticket is required.

Date and time: July 21 (Sat) 14:00 onwards (approximately 1 hour)
Instructor: Museum curator
Location: Hi-Vision Gallery
*No registration required. Free.

Date and time: July 22nd (Sun) and 29th (Sun), 13:30-15:30
Instructor: Museum Public Relations Group Manager
Target audience: Elementary school students and above, 10 people each
Location: Entrance hall
Materials cost: Approximately 500 yen
*Please apply at the museum.

Date and time: Every Sunday in August during the exhibition period
10:30-15:00
Navigator: Museum volunteer
Location: Exhibition room
*No application required. However, a ticket to the exhibition is required.

Date and time: Saturday, August 11th, 11am/2pm
Lecturer: Takeuchi Satoshi (Chairman of Matsuyama Botchan Association)
Location: New building, training room
Content: Focusing on Botchan, Soseki will talk about his relationship with Matsuyama, with slides.
*First 50 people, no registration required, free to attend.
*The content will be the same for both sessions.

Dates: (1) August 18 (Sat), (2) August 25 (Sat), each from 14:00
Lecturer: Museum curator
Guest:
(1) Sato Eisaku (Professor, Faculty of Education, Ehime University)
(2) Shirakawa Mitsunari (Chief priest, Eifuku-ji Temple, 57th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage)
Location: "Botchan Exhibition" Exhibition Room
Contents:
(1) Professor Sato, a Soseki researcher, will be our guest, and we will provide a new perspective on Botchan's books and episodes related to Soseki.
(2) We will have the head priest Shirakawa, who is also a collector of Misawa Atsuhiko's works, as our guest, and he will guide us through the exhibition from his own perspective.
*No application required. However, an exhibition ticket is required.