The Shibuya Archive Photo Exhibition 2024, showcasing the Shibuya scenery of the Showa era, will be held at Shibuya Hikarie 8/COURT from November 16th to 24th.

The event is organized by Commons Archive Collective (CAC), which organizes photos and records buried in local communities and organizations and unearths their value. CAC has produced exhibitions and books on archive photos of Shibuya, including the Shibuya Koen-dori Photo Exhibition in 2021, the 1st Shibuya Archive Photo Exhibition in 2023, and the publication of the Shibuya 1962-1983 Archive Catalog as Seen by Dogenzaka Shopkeepers in 2024. The 1st Shibuya Archive Photo Exhibition, held last fall, attracted more than 2,500 visitors over the course of seven days, receiving a great response from people of all ages and foreign tourists.

The venue during the 1st Shibuya Archive Photo Exhibition

This exhibition is comprised of 300 photographs taken in the 1960s to 1980s by Tadayasu Onishi, the third-generation owner of the Dogenzaka clothing store "Onishiya." Last year, the exhibition focused on Shibuya, but this year, 100 new photographs of Harajuku and Daikanyama have been added, along with a map showing their locations. Each photograph has a Google Street View link, allowing visitors to enjoy comparing the current scenery with that of the Showa era.

Onishi had taken about 3,000 rolls of film, of which about 2,000 were taken in Shibuya and its surrounding areas. About 300 carefully selected photos from those were exhibited at the venue, showing the streetscape of Shibuya about half a century ago, including the area around Shibuya Station when the streetcars ran, the Tokyu Main Store under construction, the Harajuku Central Apartments (now Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku (Omokado)), and the Dojunkai Apartments (now Omotesando Hills).

Talk session speakers: Left: Michihiko Yanai, Right: Tetsuya Chihara

During the event, on Tuesday, November 19th, a one-night-only talk session will be held with creator Michihiko Yanai, known for "NO MUSIC, NO LIFE." and PARCO advertisements, and creator Tetsuya Chihara, known for the SHIBUYA109 and Harakado logos, and director of the movie "Ice Cream Fever." The session will run from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. The session is limited to 30 people, and reservations must be made in advance on Peatix.

Shibuya Archive Photo Exhibition 2024
〇Date and time: November 16th (Sat) - 24th (Sun), 2024
11:00-20:00 *19:30 on the 19th (Tue), 18:00 on the final day
○ Venue: Shibuya Hikarie 8 / COURT
Yes Admission: Free
Organizer: Commons Archive Collective
Co-sponsored by: Shibuya Dogenzaka Shopping District Promotion Association
Sponsors: Tokyu Corporation, Tokyu Real Estate Co., Ltd., Shibuya Station Area Management General Incorporated Association
Yes sponsorship: Shibuya
Supported by: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo [Grant to Support Regional Arts and Cultural Activities]
〇 Official:https://spae2024.studio.site/

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