NAKED, Immersive art fantastic in the silver world of Jozankei, Hokkaido

-The “Prayer Forest” area of “Yukitoro 2023” will be produced at Jozankei Shrine from January 28th to February 4th-

NAKED Co., Ltd. (English notation: NAKED, INC., location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, representative: Ryotaro Muramatsu) will be in Hokkaido from January 28, 2023 (Sat) to February 4, 2023 (Sat).・We will work on the production of the “Prayer Forest” area at “Yukitoro 2023” sponsored by the Jozankei Tourist Association, held at Jozankei Onsen, Sapporo City.



Since 2016, NAKED has been presenting “JOZANKEI NATURE LUMINARIE” at Jozankei Onsen in Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaido. rice field. Participants can experience an immersive night walk while feeling the breath of nature, such as Jozankei forests, rivers, and valleys, and the breath of life.

This time, we will work on the production of the "Forest of Prayer" area in the annual event "Yukitoro 2023" held in the snowy valley and Jozankei Shrine. After passing through the snow candle area, where prayers are said to grant wishes, participants arrive at the Prayer Forest. The light and images created by NAKED merge with nature, and the way it rains down is exactly what people's wishes are pouring down. And in the forest, you can see flowers and leaves blooming as if guided by the light, adding color to the space, and animals coming to life climbing the trees.

We will deliver a co-creation illumination with nature that can only be expressed in Hokkaido in winter.

  • Overview of “Yukitouro 2023”
  • Event name: Yukitoro 2023
    Venue: Jozankei Shrine Period: Saturday, January 28, 2023 to Saturday, February 4, 2023
    Holding time: 18: 00-21: 00
    Fee: Free Parking lot: Please use the sports park free public parking lot (next to Hotel Milione) (30 cars)
    https://jozankei.jp/access/#parking
    Contact: 011-598-2012 (Jozankei Tourist Association)
    Organizer: Jozankei Tourism Association Support: Sapporo Scenic Byway Mt. Moiwa/Jozankei Route Production: NAKED, INC.

  • ABOUT NAKED Co., Ltd.
  • A creative company established by Ryotaro Muramatsu in 1997. Based on the philosophy of “Core Creative, Total Creation, and Borderless Creativity”, he works regardless of genre. In recent years, he has created various experiences that cross over the real and the virtual, such as the network-type art project "DANDELION PROJECT" that connects various parts of the world and the development of AR/VR products. We are creating new experiences and values in every scene of LIFE, such as art, entertainment, culture, tradition, education, music, cities, food, and sports. From 2022, he will work on Kyoto's metaverse and start the project "NAKED GARDEN ONE KYOTO" to deliver Kyoto's culture and art experience in virtual x real.
    Representative works include the Tokyo Station projection mapping “TOKYO HIKARI VISION”, the world heritage site Nijo Castle, “NAKED FLOWERS”, a flower art exhibition that has been held in Tokyo and Hong Kong, and the music experience “HUMANOID DJ” created by AI (artificial intelligence). ”, “TREE by NAKED yoyogi park”, an experience-based restaurant that combines food and art, “NAKED Tsukubai®”, an infectious disease prevention art, and “NAKED Distance Lantern®︎”.

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