LIFE / OUR ARCHIVE
LIFE FESTIVAL
Encounters with life, shared in many places.
Follow those moments through photographs and the words of the time.
Kochi University KISEKI Exhibition: Healthcare Art
Kochi University and Kochi Medical School Hospital / Kochi Prefecture
Bringing students’ artworks inspired by LIFE into a healthcare setting.
Photographs and the original account ↓Photographs, and words from that time.
LIFE
FESTIVAL
Let life shine through the power of art
Through art’s power to move us, we will let life shine.
“Life” is the core theme of the Expo.
Through art’s power to move us, we will let life shine.
Toward an Expo whose core theme is life, this initiative uses art to reflect on life and nurture the strength at the heart of living.
The art film “LIFE® INOCHI,” an experience of life on a magnificent scale
The KISEKI Exhibition, created by Kochi University students inspired by the wonder of life
Dance by Koichi Omae, born from a journey through despair
A concert that resonates in the heart—an event that lets life shine through the power of art.
One thing unites every person in the world: we were all born from our mother’s womb.
Let us return to the source of life and awaken its strength through the power of art.
Two artists give voice to life
Koichi Omae × Masahiko Hashimoto
Dancer with a prosthetic leg
Koichi Omae
He performed in the handover ceremony to the Tokyo Paralympics at the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in 2016. In 2017, at the 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, he collaborated with Ken Hirai on “Nonfiction.” He also appeared in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
Director of LIFE INOCHI
Masahiko Hashimoto
His music, which nurtures love and has been described as moving listeners to tears, was featured on NHK’s “Asaichi.” He received the Youth Power Award’s Youth Worker Supporter Award from the Japan Youth Leader Association, an award presented to outstanding educators. His song “Nukumori no Kioku” was recognized as a Child Welfare Cultural Asset on the recommendation of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Social Security Council.
Koichi Omae × Masahiko Hashimoto
In Conversation
田中嘉一
Executive Director of MICE Policy, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, and
Executive Director of Expo and IR Promotion
Participants
田中嘉一
Executive Director of MICE Policy, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau
and Executive Director of Expo and IR Promotion
吉岡一洋
Professor, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, Kochi University
松本明
Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, Kochi University
Sayaka Hashimoto
Creative Director, LIFE INOCHI
Board Member, Asia Women Leaders Forum
Sayaka Hashimoto
Creative Director, LIFE INOCHI, and
Board Member, Asia Women Leaders Forum
Story
The Birth of the KISEKI Exhibition
An opportunity to reflect on life, the core theme of the Expo
A preview screening of “LIFE® INOCHI — Re-experience Birth” was held at the planetarium of Kochi’s Otepia Science Museum. Approximately 140 people working in government, universities, healthcare, and education attended. It was a deeply meaningful preview: in the audience survey, 70% were very satisfied and 20% were satisfied.
Soon afterward, Kochi University students who had attended the preview reflected on life in class and transformed those reflections into artworks. Created through their own inner struggles, these works went on to be exhibited at Kochi Medical School Hospital as the KISEKI Exhibition of healthcare art.
What is healthcare art?
An approach that uses art to reduce environmental stress in healthcare and welfare facilities, draw out human connection and the strength to live, and work toward a healthy, sustainable society and people’s well-being.
Introducing the Program
With life as their theme, artworks born from a moving experience bring healing and hope to healthcare workers and patients. In contributing to the community, they also help nurture self-esteem and love for one’s home region.
On the day, we will present the KISEKI Exhibition
and hold a talk session exploring the possibilities of art and community. Students will also join us on stage to share the process behind their work.
吉岡一洋, Professor, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, Kochi University × 松本明, Associate Professor, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, Kochi University × Masahiko Hashimoto, Director of LIFE INOCHI × Sayaka Hashimoto, Creative Director
Broadcast on TV Kochi
Winter Solstice Celebration — LIFE Festival: Blessings of Life, Radiance for Every Life
Let life shine through the power of art.
Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Time: Doors open at 17:00; performance 18:00–20:20
Reception: Doors open one hour before the performance
Schedule
17:00 Doors open
18:00–18:15 田中嘉一, Executive Director of MICE Policy and Executive Director of Expo and IR Promotion, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau
18:15–18:50 “LIFE INOCHI — Re-experience Birth” screening and sharing session
18:55–19:20 KISEKI Exhibition talk session: 吉岡一洋 and 松本明 of Kochi University × Masahiko Hashimoto and Sayaka Hashimoto
19:25–19:55 Koichi Omae: A story of rising from despair, and dance
19:55–20:25 Masahiko Hashimoto, director of LIFE® INOCHI: 30-minute concert
“Shooting Star” with Koichi Omae
20:30 Close
The KISEKI Exhibition by Kochi University will be displayed in the foyer!
Therapists from the certified nonprofit Japan Therapeutic Care Association will offer soothing care from 17:00 to 18:00.
Admission
Unreserved seating: Adults ¥3,500; university students and younger ¥1,500
Tickets purchased on the day: An additional ¥500 for each ticket type
Online stream: ¥3,000, with replay available until December 28
⚠️ The LIFE® INOCHI screening will be audio only, with no film images, in the online stream.
If you darken your room, close your eyes, and listen in a relaxed state,
we hope you will enjoy an inner journey within your heart.
The streaming URL will be sent by email the day before the event.
Payment Methods
Credit card, convenience-store/ATM payment, and PayPal are available through the registration website.
All seats are unreserved.
Visitors are asked to wear a mask and have their temperature checked.
Venue
Green Hall, Kochi Prefectural Culture Hall
https://kkb-hall.jp
By car
Approximately 30 minutes from Nankoku Interchange or 20 minutes from Kochi Interchange on the Kochi Expressway.
By air
Approximately 30 minutes by car from Kochi Ryoma Airport.
Airport bus bound for Kencho-mae: approximately 30 minutes to Kencho-mae, then a short walk.
Airport bus bound for JR Kochi Station: approximately 25 minutes to Harimayabashi. Transfer to a Tosaden tram toward Kagamigawabashi, Asakura, or Ino; approximately 5 minutes to Kencho-mae, then a short walk.
By JR train
Approximately 10 minutes by car from JR Kochi Station.
Take a Tosaden tram from Kochi-ekimae to Harimayabashi, approximately 5 minutes. Transfer to a tram toward Kagamigawabashi, Asakura, or Ino; approximately 5 minutes to Kencho-mae, then a short walk.
Detailed access information
https://kkb-hall.jp/information/access.html
Organizer
Feel&Sense, General Incorporated Association
Supported by
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition; Kochi Prefecture; Kochi University; Kochi Shimbun; RKC Kochi Broadcasting; KUTV TV Kochi; KSS Sun Sun TV; Kochi Cancer Patient Support Promotion Council, General Incorporated Association
Cooperation
Japan Therapeutic Care Association, certified nonprofit organization
Inquiries
Feel&Sense, General Incorporated Association
info@feelandsense.co
05036365770
If you cannot register through Peatix, please contact us using the details above. We also accept reservations by phone or email.