Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from September 23 to November 23, 2023

Kyota TAKAHASHI is an artist who works on many large-scale projects incorporating light and images. In addition to decorating the “Hikari no Mi” (“Fruits of Light”) piece at Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE, Mr. TAKAHASHI has also contributed various hands-on works to enjoy throughout the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden this year.
Each venue offers a variety of light-based works that illuminate the environment—including a video installation from Yume AKASAKA that floats throughout the botanical garden after sunset—for a completely different atmosphere from the daytime.

Highlights

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Hands-on works by Kyota TAKAHASHI

“Hikari no Mi” (“Fruits of Light”) in SIKI Garden (Music: mica bando)

Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE

Photos: Junpei IWAMOTO (top), Mito MURAKAMI (bottom)

“Hikari no Mi” (“Fruits of Light”) is an artwork that includes small LED lights inside fruit bags adorned with smiling faces and attached to trees to create a warm, welcoming night scene.
The faces on the bags are drawn mostly by students at elementary and junior high schools and children’s centers in Kobe City and depict the most important people in each child’s life.
Bask in the warm light and music of this unique event in the SIKI Garden at Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE.

Workshop
Create your own “Hikari no Mi” (“Fruit of Light”)
Draw a smiling face on a fruit bag to create your very own “Hikari no Mi” (“Fruit of Light”) with Kyota TAKAHASHI!
Date and time
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28
Location

SIKI Garden, Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE

* Participation is limited.

* In case of rain, the workshop will be held on Sunday, October 29.

* Night Pass holders are not permitted to participate.

Kira ★ Kira ★ Kirari — Discovering the Colors of the Night (Music: mica bando)

Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden

Explore the garden and discover a variety of colorful pieces illuminating the night!
Those who visit all five “Hikari no Izumi” (“Fountains of Light”) and reach the endpoint will be treated to a special performance of light and music.
Enter a special world of wonder!
This event is open to people of all ages, including small children.

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Yume AKASAKA Lighting Forest Debut Video Installation

“stories - House -” Setouchi Triennale 2016, Shodoshima (Reference work)

Enjoy a video installation floating throughout the botanical garden after sunset.

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Illumination

At an elevation of 860 meters, the venue is about 5 degrees cooler than the surrounding flatlands, causing the trees to change color earlier than other areas.
During the exhibition period, the trees will be illuminated to highlight their seasonal color change between mid-October and mid-November.
Enjoy the area’s fantastic scenery in a completely new light!

Taikan ITO’s “Night Museum”
Rokko Meets Art 2022
(Work from previous event)

Discover various works at the Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE and Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden with special illumination after dark during the exhibition period.

Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE area
Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK), GO ITAMI, Masaaki OTA, Taro KITAGAWA, Yugo KONISHI (Tama Plants), Yuichiro TAKATA, Masahiro HASUNUMA, Misa FUNAI, Nobuo MITSUNASHI, WA!moto. “Motoka Watanabe”
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden area
Miisa KATO, Kazuya KITAURA, Mai KUROTAKI, Sayumi KOGA, Yumikio SAMEJIMA, Mao SHIBATA, Yuichiro TAKATA

Venue Map

Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE (11 artists in all)
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden (9 artists in all)

To access the venue, take the Rokko Sanjyo Bus from Rokko Cable Rokko Sanjo Station (5 to 6 minutes).
Click here for information on accessing Rokko Cable Shita Station.

Lighting Forest - Night Art Stroll

Exhibition period

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from September 23 to November 23, 2023

Event times

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Passport sales end at 7:00 p.m.Admission until 7:30 p.m.

* Closed in case of inclement weather.

Venue
Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE, Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
Fee

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Exhibition artists
Exhibition artists

Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK), GO ITAMI, Masaaki OTA, Miisa KATO, Kazuya KITAURA, Taro KITAGAWA, Mai KUROTAKI, Sayumi KOGA, Yugo KONISHI (Tama Plants), Yumikio SAMEJIMA, Mao SHIBATA, Yuichiro TAKATA, Masahiro HASUNUMA, Misa FUNAI, Nobuo MITSUNASHI, WA!moto. “Motoka Watanabe”

Direct bus service

Take advantage of direct service from Sannomiya!
Access to Rokko Musical Box Museum & Gardens MORINONE and Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden is planned to be included in the Kobe Nightview Tour bus route.

Service dates
Weekends in October and November 2023 (Planned)
Inquiries
+81-78-271-8002 (Shinki Kanko Call Center)

* Details will be announced on the Shinki Kanko website as soon as they are finalized.

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