#Minami Kitamura

[mywear1146]

#Instagram #pokemon shirts #Skwovet #minami kitamura #official merchandise

[disneysooner]

Similarities between two high school romcom animes: Toradora and More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

1. Main boy loves girl. Main girl loves boy.

2. Both wind up being roped in each others business and end up helping each other out with their crushes.

3. Both wind up in scenarios where they have the chance to flirt with their crush, but slowly start to realize they are starting to fall for each other.

4. Main guy’s crush has a crush on him too, but Main girl’s boy doesn’t reciprocate her feelings.

5. To some degree, the idea of marriage is involved in both their relationships.

#my post #similarities #parallels #anime #toradora #more than a married couple but not lovers #taiga aisaka #ryuuji takasu #jirou yakuin #akari watanabe #minori kushieda #kitamura yusaku #shiori sakurazaka #minami tenjin

[popomovie]

僕は誰とも関わらないことで自分の領域を守ってきたから。

桜はね、散ったふりして咲き続けてるんだって。散ったようにみせかけて実はすぐ次の芽をつけて眠ってる。散ってなんかいないの。みんなを驚かせようと隠れてるだけ。そして温かい季節になったらまた一気に花開くの。サプラーイズって。

君にとって生きるってどういうこと？「誰かと心を通わせること、かな。誰かを認める。好きになる。嫌いになる。誰かと一緒にいて手を繋ぐ、ハグをする、すれ違う。自分1人じゃ生きてるって分からない。そう、好きなのに嫌い。楽しいのに鬱陶しい。そういうまどろっこしさが人との関わりが、私が生きてるって証明だと思う。」

君は強い、勇敢だ。生きることを愛し、世界を愛し、人を愛し、自分愛してる。君は本当にすごい。白状すると、僕は君になりたい。

#movie review #movies #prime video #quotes #words #名言 #hulu #映画 #netflix #映画レビュー #君の膵臓をたべたい #minami hamabe #takumi kitamura #Fight against cancer

[badgaymovies]

Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990)

Tales of a Golden Geisha by #JuzoItami starring #NobukoMiyamoto, "sharply criticizes patriarchal culture in a series of amusing, perceptive sequences"

JUZO ITAMI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB Original Title: Ageman Japan, 1990. Itami Productions. Screenplay by Jûzô Itami. Cinematography by Zenko Yamazaki. Produced by Seigo Hosogoe, Jûzô Itami. Music by Toshiyuki Honda. Production Design by Shûshi Nakamura. Film Editing by Akira Suzuki. Nayoko is found abandoned as a baby and raised by foster parents who love her well, then in her adolescence…

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#Akari Uchida #Akira Kubo #Akira Suzuki #Akira Takarada #Atsuko Ichinomiya #Eijirô Tôno #Fukumi Kuroda #Harukazu Kitami #Haruna Takase #Hiroko Seki #Hiroshi Ohkôchi #Isao Hashizume #Itami Productions #Japan #Juzo Itami #Kazuo Kitamura #Kazuyo Mita #Kin Sugai #Kiyokata Saruwaka #Maiko Minami #Mansaku Fuwa #Masahiko Tsugawa #Michino Yokoyama #Mihoko Shibata #Mitsuko Ishii #Nobuko Miyamoto #Ryûnosuke Kaneda #Seigo Hosogoe #Sen Yano #Shôgo Shimada

[rz-jocelyn]

[NEWS UPDATE] Jujusute: Sato Ryuji's Fanclub Ticket Application for "'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage -Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Exchange ・ The Origin of Blind Obedience-" is Now Open

CAST

Sato Ryuji as Itadori Yuuji

Yasue Kazuaki as Fushiguro Megumi

Yamaguchi Nonoka as Kugisaki Nobara

Takatsuki Sara as Zenin Maki

Sadamoto Fuuma as Inumaki Toge

Terayama Takeshi as Panda

Minami Yoshihiro as Yaga Masamichi

Tatemichi Riona as Mei Mei

Koyanagi Shin as Todo Aoi

Umetsu Mizuki as Kamo Noritoshi

Kuge Kokoro as Nishimiya Momo

Hasegawa Ai as Zenin Mai

Takeuchi Yume as Miwa Kasumi

Shiota Kouhei as Ultimate Mechamaru

Hirayu Juri as Iori Utahime

Kageyama Tai as Gakuganji Yoshinobu

Kitamura Kai as Kumiya Juzo

Masukawa Kazuhisa as Shigemo Haruta

Onuki Rina as Takada-chan

Aoyagi Ruito as Eso

Miura Ryosuke as Gojo Satoru

DATES AND VENUES

Tokyo

Dates: December 15, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Venue: THE GALAXY THEATRE

Capacity: 746 people

Hyogo

Dates: January 06, 2024 to January 14, 2024

Venue: AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe

Capacity: 808 people

SATO RYUJI'S FANCLUB TICKET APPLICATION

Ticket Types

S-Seat: 11,000 yen

A-Seat: 9,000 yen

Ticket Application Period: Now to 23.59 (Japan time) on October 09, 2023

Ticket Result Announcement Period: 18.00 (Japan time) on October 14, 2023 to 23.59 (Japan time) on October 17, 2023

To apply for tickets through Sato Ryuji's fanclub, please refer to this link: HERE

NOTE: A Sato Ryuji FC membership is required to apply for a ticket. To register for a membership, please refer to this link: HERE

Source(s): ( x , x )

#Jujutsu Kaisen The Stage #Jujusute #Jujutsu Kaisen #Sato Ryuji #Itadori Yuuji

[xj-frost]

HAPPY NEW YEAR OF RABBIT 2023 EVERYONE!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉🐰🎊❤

Haru belongs to Paru Itagaki (Creator of BEASTARS).

Judy Hopps belongs to Byron Howard and Rich Moore (Creators of Zootopia).

Lola Bunny belongs to Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, and Warner Bros. Pictures (Creator of Looney Tunes)

Bunnie Rabbot belongs to DiC Entertainment (Creator of Sonic the Hedgehog "SatAM"), but her design belongs to Ryan Jampole and Rafa Knight (Artist of Sonic Comics).

Cinderace belongs to Minami Kitamura (Designer of Pokémon)

Carrot belongs to Eiichiro Oda (Creator of One Piece)

#beastars #zootopia #space jam #sonic satam #pokemon #one piece #judy hopps #carrot #lola bunny #bunnie rabbot #cinderace #haru #rabbit #new year #new year of rabbit 2023

[nanchan83]

ヤングスキニー

「雪月花」　Music Video

Gt.Vo : Kayayu

Gt : Gonzales

Ba : Ryoto

Dr : Shion

Starring : Kayayu / Ririka Kawashima

Cast :

Megu Himesawa

Minami Watanabe

mayu

Minami Mochimaru

Nagomu Miyamoto

Director : Kiyoshiro Ishida

Cinematographer : Tomoya Iwade

1st Camera Assistant : Gaku Sato

2nd Camera Assistant : Yuwa Sakai

Lighting Director: Hyoga Kono

Light Assistant : Akira Nishimoto / Keisuke Kitamura / Hiroshi Okamoto

Production Designer : Mayu Uchida

Assistant Production Designer : Sakura / Go Suzuki

Stage Carpenter : Morii Bijutsu

Stylist : Moyashi Nakamura

Hair & Make-up (cast) : Misaki Abe

Hair & Make-up (band): Miyuki Namba

Hair & Make-up Assistant : Sumi Inoue

Edit : Kiyoshiro Ishida

Color Grading : Sota Ito

Theater : Sagamihara Minami Shimin Hall

Special Thanks : Churros

Kentarou Takano / Naoto Nakamura / Kento Maki / Saki Yoshikawa

Making Director : Masato Kitagawa

Production Assistant : Rei Hironaka / Satoru Endo / Yuasa Kobayashi / Kazunari Yamaguchi

Casting Producer : Ryo Inada (koe Inc.)

Assistant Producer : Takuma Obara (koe Inc.)

Producer : Yosuke Yamaguchi (koe Inc.)

Production : koe Inc.

#Youtube

[jpf-sydney]

Kokusaihō kara mita ryōdo to Nihon

New item:

This is a collection of academic articles that discusses the historical changes in the concept of territory and the jurisprudence of settling territorial disputes from various perspectives in order to bring perspective to the territorial issues facing Japan, such as the situation surrounding the Senkaku Islands and Takeshima. Featuring leading international law scholars, it provides a broad and deep analysis of long-standing issues from unique perspectives and draws new insights into the increasingly severe territorial issues.

Shelf: 329.23 KOK Kokusaihō kara mita ryōdo to Nihon. edited by Yanagihara Masaharu, Kanehara Atsuko.

Tōkyō : Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2022. ISBN: 9784130361569

262 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references at footnote and index. Text in Japanese.

Table of contents:

Dai 1-shō, Ritō no Nihon ryōiki hennyū : Iōjima to Minami Torishima o chūshin to shite / Yanagihara Masaharu.

Dai 2-shō, Ryūkyū kizoku mondai to Ānesuto Satō : Nisshin shinbun ronsen ni taisuru hyōka oyobi sono haikei / Mori Tadashi.

Dai 3-shō, Nihon no "shokuminchi" kakutoku to hōsei / Yamada Tetsuya.

Dai 4-shō, Kindai Nihon kara mita soshaku gainen / Sasaki Yūichi.

Dai 5-shō, Ryōiki mondai ni okeru "hō" ni motozuku shuchō / Kanehara Atsuko.

Dai 6-shō, Ryōiki funsō ni okeru chinmoku no igi : Senkaku shotō ni kansuru "75-nen no chinmoku" no hōteki kōsei ni mukete / Kitamura Tomofumi.

Dai 7-shō, Ryōiki funsō ni okeru jikanteki yōso to sono kiritsu : Nihon no ryōdo mondai e no gutaiteki un'yō ni tuite / Sakai Hironobu.

Dai 8-shō, Kokusai saiban ni okeru "zenkindai / hiōshū no ryōiki shihai" no en'yō to hyōka / Fukamachi Tomoko.

Dai 9-shō, Kokusai saiban ni okeru ryōdo shuken funsō no sonzai nintei : Kokuren Kaiyōhō Jōyaku fuzokusho VII chūsai saibansho ni okeru engankoku soshō no riyō / Tamada Dai.

#boundaries #jstudies

[galatic-wanderer]

INTERESTS

Reading List

"The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down" by Haemin Sunim

"Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life" by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

"Cantik Itu Luka" by Eka Kurniawan

"Filosofi Teras: Kumpulan Puisi dan Prosapilihan" by Fiersa Besari

"Manusia Setengah Salmon" by Raditya Dika

"The Good Son" by You-Jeong Jeong

"Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee

"Supernova: Ksatria, Puteri, dan Bintang Jatuh" by Dee Lestari

Music (mainly)

Boys : DAY6, PENTAGON, ONF, Golden Child, Xdinary Heroes, Stray Kids, DRIPPIN, TNX, BOYNEXTDOOR, &TEAM

Girls : fromis_9, CLASS:y, Oh My Girl, Weeekly, NMIXX, Purple Kiss, Cherry Bullet, Rocket Punch, STAYC, Billlie, NiziU

Others

The Rose, wave to earth, JANNABI, 92914, Baek Yerin, Dvwn, Colde, BIG Naughty, BE'O, BIBI, ONE OK ROCK, YOASOBI, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Jeremy Zucker, Nalba, Before You Exit, Coldplay, The Stone Roses, Finding Hope, Natalie Taylor, Nadin Amizah, Kunto Aji, Rich Brian, NIKI, 48 Family, Noa Kazama, Takumi Kitamura, Minami Hamabe, Maudy Ayunda, Kim Sejeong, Choi Hyunwook

Watching List

Note : With refined taste, I find myself drawn to the captivating allure of dark genres such as thrillers, horror, and action. However, my fascination does not confine me solely to these realms, for I am open to embracing the enchantment of romance and the light-hearted laughter of comedy and family. My appetite for entertainment knows no bounds as I indulge in a diverse array of captivating experiences.

Movies : Birthday, Ashfall, Train To Busan, Peninsula, Seoul Station, House of Hummingbird, Kim Jiyoung born 1982, Memories Of Murder, A Walk To Remember, The Last 10 Years, The Witch, I Want to Know Your Parents, Moonlit Winter, Little Forest, Ditto, Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight, Love Me Love Me Not

Series : Tomorrow, Signal, All Of Us Are Dead, The Guilty Secret, ATEEN, Shadow Beauty, Nobody Knows, 365: Repeat the Year, Cheer Up!, Through The Darkness, The Uncanny Counter, Virgin the Series, My Nerd Girl, Duty After School, My Perfect Stranger, The Glory, He Is Psychometric, The Witch Store, Goedam, Taxi Driver, Legally Dad

Anime : Iroduku: The World in Colors, Mirai, Wolf’s Children, Kotaro Lives Alone, The Anthem of the Heart, Super Cub, The Orbital Children, Spy x Family, Deaimon, Barakamon, Usagi Drop, Tamako Market, A Silent Voice, Your Name, In This Corner of The World, Her Blue Sky, Hello World, Weathering with you, The Relative Worlds, Belle, Suzume

[antonknightsblog]

The Rising of the Shield Hero Saison 3 : Date de Sortie, Trailer, tout savoir

Visuels, trailer, équipe de production et distribution artistique, date de sortie : l’anime The Rising of the Shield Hero Saison 3 se dévoile.

Annoncée pour la première fois courant 2020, en parallèle à la seconde saison de la série, la saison 3 de l’anime The Rising of the Shield Hero dévoile finalement ses principales informations sur son site officiel, à commencer par sa date de sortie, mais également de nombreux détails concernant sa production.

Dans cette troisième saison, le groupe de Naofumi se prépare à affronter une toute nouvelle menace. Après Reiki la Tortue Spirituelle, c’est au tour du Phoenix de faire son entrée, dans un contexte pour le moins tendu puisque Motoyasu, Itsuki et Ren, respectivement les héros à la lance, à l’arc et à l’épée, sont introuvables. Une fois de plus, c’est au héros au bouclier que revient la lourde tâche de sauver le monde !

La date de sortie de l’anime The Rising of the Shield Hero Saison 3 (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Saison 3), réalisé par le studio d’animation Kinema Citrus, est programmée pour octobre 2023 au Japon.

C’est Hitoshi Haga (Star Wars Visions : The Village Bride) qui réalise le projet au studio d’animation Kinema Citrus (Made in Abyss). Keigo Koyanagi (Sirius the Jaeger) occupe le poste de scénariste principal tandis que Komatsu Sana, Franziska van Wulfen et Masahiro Suwa sont crédités pour le design des personnages. Sera Kota coopère à la conception des chara designs. Les musiques sont composées par Kevin Penkin (Tower of God). 

Pour ce qui est de la distribution artistique, nous retrouvons les principaux comédiens suivants, à savoir :

Kaito Ishikawa, dans le rôle de Naofumi Iwatani

Asami Seto, dans le rôle de Raphtalia

Rina Hidaka, dans le rôle de Filo

Natsuko Hara, dans le rôle de Lecia

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, dans le rôle de Ren Amaki

Makoto Takahashi, dans le rôle de Motoyasu Kitamura

Yoshitaka Yamaya, dans le rôle de Itsuki Kawasumi

Maaya Uchida, dans le rôle de Melty

Ruriko Aoki, dans le rôle de Eclair

Kikuko Inoue, dans le rôle de Mirellia

Sarah Emi Bridcutt, dans le rôle de Myne

Yutaka Nakano, dans le rôle de Aultcray

Pour rappel, l’anime The Rising of the Shield Hero est adapté du light novel Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, écrit par Yusagi Aneko et illustré par Seira Minami, publié au Japon depuis août 2013 par l’éditeur KADOKAWA. Le titre connait aussi une adaptation en manga par Aiya Kyu, prépublié par le même éditeur depuis février 2014 dans le magazine Monthly Comic Flapper.

Les deux premières saisons de la série animée sont à retrouver sur Crunchyroll.

Après avoir mis un terme aux villes manigances du vicieux Kyo, il est temps pour Naofumi, Raphtalia et leurs camarades de reprendre leur aventure là où elle avait été laissée. Naofumi, désormais vicomte suite à ses exploits face à Reiki, a pour projet de se réinvestir corps et âme dans la lutte face aux vagues.

Toutefois, de nombreux nouveaux problèmes l’attendent, à commencer par l’éveil du Phœnix, une autre Bête Gardienne, provoqué par la disparition de la Tortue Spirituelle. Face à cette menace d’une tout autre ampleur, le monde à plus que jamais besoin du héros au bouclier !

Mais comme si cela n’était pas déjà suffisamment compliqué, les trois autres héros semblent avoir disparu suite à leur cuisant échec dans la bataille face à Reiki. Alors, afin de renforcer les défenses de Melromarc en prévision du terrible affrontement à venir, Naofumi décide de rechercher les membres dispersés du village de Lurolona et se rend sur les terres de Zeltoble, où il apprend que certains d’entre eux ont été vendus comme esclaves.

Pour les libérer et obtenir leur aide, il participe avec Raphtalia et Filo à une arène de combat souterraine. Tandis que les demi-humains cherchent le salut, Myne fomente quant à elle un nouveau mauvais coup dans l’ombre…

#crunchyroll #anime #japan #phoenix #animeandstuff #animation #film #tvseries #knight #vigilante #zeltoble #japananime #illustration #lurolona #myne #novel #mangabook #manganews #naofumi #LightNovelTatenoYuushanoNariagari #Youtube

[popmovie888]

Hello World เธอ.ฉัน.โลก.เรา (2019) พากย์ไทย

กำกับโดย   Tomohiko Itō บทภาพยนตร์โดย   Mado Nozaki ผลิตโดย   Feng Nian / Katsuhiro Takei นำแสดงโดย  Takumi Kitamura / Tōri Matsuzaka / Minami Hamabe บริษัทผู้ผลิต    Graphinica จัดจำหน่ายโดย  Toho วันที่วางจำหน่าย   11 กันยายน 2019 (เกียวโต) / 20 กันยายน 2019 (ญี่ปุ่น) ความยาว 98 นาที ประเทศ   ญี่ปุ่น ภาษา   ญี่ปุ่น บ็อกซ์ออฟฟิศ   25.5 ล้านเหรียญสหรัฐ ตัวอย่าง https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExGVKEWRR84 ภาพรวม Hello World  (2019)  ปี 2027 เมืองเกียวโตมีความก้าวหน้าอย่างมาก ภายในเมืองมีนาโอมิ คาตากากิ คนเก็บตัว และรุริ อิจิเกียว เด็กผู้หญิงที่มีบุคลิกเย็นชา ทั้งสองแบ่งปันความรักในการอ่านหนังสือ แม้จะมีความสนใจคล้ายกัน »  ดูหนังทั้งหมด  «นาโอมิก็กลัวที่จะเข้าหารูริเนื่องจากนิสัยที่ไม่เป็นมิตรของเธอ อยู่มาวันหนึ่ง ขณะที่นาโอมิออกไปเดินเล่น แสงออโรร่าสีแดงเข้มก็ทะลุผ่านท้องฟ้าครู่หนึ่ง ไม่นานหลังจากนั้น เขาเห็นอีกาสามขาและชายลึกลับที่เปิดเผยตัวว่าเป็นนาโอมิจากอีก 10 ปีข้างหน้า โดยอธิบายว่าเขามาเพื่อเปลี่ยนเหตุการณ์โศกนาฏกรรมที่เกิดขึ้นกับรูริหลังจากพวกเขาเริ่มออกเดทได้ไม่นาน นาโอมิทำตามคำแนะนำของตัวเองในอนาคตและเริ่มใกล้ชิดกับรูริมากขึ้น โดยตั้งใจจะช่วยเธอ ด้วยความช่วยเหลือจากตัวเองในอนาคต นาโอมิจึงเริ่มเตรียมการเพื่อช่วยรูริ เขาจะสามารถเปลี่ยนอนาคตได้หรือไม่? Read the full article

[tvhaycc]

Đi Ngược Thời Gian Để Tìm Em Vietsub Thuyết Minh

Thông Tin Phim

- Quốc Gia: Phim Nhật Bản - Đạo Diễn: Ito Tomohiko - Diễn Viên: Haruka Fukuhara, Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura - Thể Loại: Phim Hoạt Hình, Tâm Lý, Phiêu Lưu  

Phim Đi Ngược Thời Gian Để Tìm Em Vietsub Thuyết Minh

Đi Ngược Thời Gian Để Tìm Em (Hello World) Một cậu bé có tên là Naomi Katagaki, hiện tại cậu mới đang là một học sinh cao trung. Bỗng nhiên, vào một ngày đẹp trời, một người lạ xuất hiện trước mặt cậu và cũng tự xưng mình là Naomi của 10 năm sau (Naomi đến từ tương lai). Khi đó Naomi của hiện tại và Naomi của tương lai, họ đã cùng nhau hợp tác với nhau để có thể thay đổi tương, và cùng nhau hỗ trợ cứu cô bạn cùng học Ruri, cô nàng này cũng chính là người mà sẽ hẹn hò với Naomi vào 3 tháng sau của Naomi hiện tại. Liệu câu chuyện giả tưởng lãng mạn này sẽ như thế nào? Read the full article

#ĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEm #ĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmhd #ĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmHDVietsub #ĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmphụđề #ĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmtvhay #FullHD #PhimĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEm #PhimĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmHDVietsub #phimtvhay #tvhay #XemphimĐiNgượcThờiGianĐểTìmEmvietsub

[crystal-in-nagasaki]

minami shimabara art workshop

The first weekend of April right before the start of the new school year, I made a trip to Minami Shimabara on the Unzen Peninsula for an art workshop. 

The Unzen peninsula is to the southeast of Omura, and consists of the towns of Unzen, Shimabara, Minami Shimabara, and Obama (yes, Obama). You can also find Mt. Unzen, a large active volcano of around 1400m. Unfortunately the volcano was not the target of this trip, but I will come back to explore its steamy goodness one of these days.

The reason I did find myself in the Unzen Peninsula was actually far more interesting. A friend and fellow ALT in my town is an artist and has some experience in printmaking. There is an incredibly talented printmaking artist by the name of Toshihiko Ikeda who runs printmaking workshops at an art school in Minami Shimabara called Shirakino Art Village. My very talented artist friend happened to meet him at an exhibit, and was invited to his workshop in Minami Shimabara, and he was encouraged to invite friends to join as well. I was incredibly lucky to be one of those friends. 

The Shirakino Art Village is located on a hill overlooking the sea, which gave a breathtaking beautiful view from the classrooms. It used to be an elementary school, but the school was closed in 2015, I’m guessing due to low population, but I don’t know for sure. According to the Art Village’s website, Minami Shimabara was the birthplace of copper plate printing in Japan, when it was brought to Nagasaki prefecture by Christian missionaries 400 years ago. Additionally, the famous sculptor Seibo Kitamura, who sculpted the famous Nagasaki Peace Statue, was a graduate from this school as well, which gives it quite a reputation. The first floor of the building features art galleries, including works from artists who submit their work to the school for printmaking competitions. The second floor includes living quarters for housing the artists that take up residence in the Art Village (Minami Shimabara is a very small town with limited lodging). Lastly, the third floor contains a fully equipped printmaking studio.

Plate printmaking, also known as intaglio, is the art of incising an image into a metal plate, applying ink, and pressing into paper under immense pressure. Only my artist friend has done it before, so it was a room of us complete beginners faced with the task of carving an image into a metal plate, dunking it into highly corrosive acid, and rolling it underneath 200 kg of pressure. Super easy right?

We began by each sketching an image onto a piece of paper of what we wanted to turn into a print. This was actually one of the hardest parts, as I am not an artist nor do I have many creative ideas. I decided in the end to draw a picture of my cat Gracie with some decorative flowers surrounding her. I tried my best to draw her by hand, but after several frustrated attempts, I just held the paper over my phone and traced a picture of her instead. 

After our sketches were done, we traced the lines of the image through the paper onto a metal plate which had been prepped by our instructor with a black coating on it. The coating helped us better see the lines we were carving rather than carving onto the reflective metal surface.

Tracing the image through the paper left light marks on the black coating without scratching the plate itself. From there we used special tools to follow these lines and scratch the image into the plate. 

In between etchings, we had to soak our plates in an acid bath (called biting) in order to make the engravings a bit deeper to hold the ink well. Mr. Ikeda told us to etch what we intended to be the darkest lines first, so that these holes would be deepest after several dips in the acid. I’m not an artist and wasn’t able to conceptualize which parts of my piece should be darker or lighter, so I decided to just trace the entire image on the first dunk. After that I added some smaller lighter details hoping that these would end up being lighter than the original outline and add some contrast. 

Since the building was used exclusively as a printmaking school, there was an acid room specifically for biting. There was a tub of corrosive acid, a few sinks, and a much larger tub filled with dirty acid water for rinsing the acid off. Our teacher said that even though the acid was corrosive, it wouldn’t cause much damage to our skin if we only get a drop or two on us. He seemed pretty unconcerned about it and let us dip our plates in the acid unsupervised, though we still had to wear gloves and aprons when entering and using the acid room.

First, we laid the plates down in the tub of acid for about 10 minutes, then we transferred the plates to the larger water tub and wiggled them around in the water to get most of the acid off. Then we gave them an extra rinse in the sink. Usually after this you would apply another slightly acidic solution (I forgot why), but interestingly our teacher uses soy sauce instead of solution because of its slight acidity. He said that when he taught this workshop in the UK he got complaints about the soy sauce smell because it’s something only Japanese intaglio artists do, which I thought was really funny. After adding a bit of soy sauce to the surface of the plate, we again rinsed it under the faucet, dried it with a paper towel, and were good to continue carving again. 

Mr. Ikeda recommended biting about 4 times, so I added small details after each bite and soaked it four times total. After biting, we moved on to the printing process. 

Just before applying ink, we had to remove the black coating on the plates. We used a strong solution (I think it was something like machine oil or alcohol) and cloths to wipe off the coating, which revealed a shiny copper plate with our designs etched on the surface.

I accidentally scratched my plate while doing this because I wasn’t gentle enough, so my first print has an extra line down the middle of Gracie’s face. I asked Mr. Ikeda if he could fix it and he was able to fill in the scratch with his magic artist hands, so the second print I made didn’t have the same line. 

After removing the black coating we applied ink to the entire plate with a brush. This allows the ink to seep evenly into all the incisions we made. After this we used mesh cloths to swipe the excess ink off of the plates until only the cracks were filled with ink and there was no ink remaining on the surface of the plate. 

Once the ink was applied, it was time to print. We laid our plates face up on the printing press and placed a piece of thick paper over it. Then we began to pull the press wheel, covering the plates with a cloth to protect the paper from slipping as it moved under the roller. According to Mr. Ikeda, the roller applies about 200 kg (440 lbs) of pressure on the plate, pushing the paper into it and leaving the inked image on the paper. After sending the plates through, we pulled back the cloth and picked up the paper to find a mirror image of the plate printed on the paper. 

The paper we used was slightly moist in order to not tear while being sent through the machine, so we taped the paper to wooden boards to allow it to dry over about 2 days. With that, the printing process was done. We could make several copies using the plate, so we reapplied more ink and sent it through the machine again to make more prints. Our teacher taught us how to sign our work and add the printer’s proof (which we add after the paper has dried), and the finished product was done. 

My friends also made some sick prints. Here’s some prints made by my friends:

I’m incredibly grateful to my friend Sean for inviting me to this workshop, Mr. Ikeda for having us, and our CIR Ema for helping translate for us (though Mr. Ikeda had very good English as well). Here is a link to Toshihiko Ikeda’s Instagram if anyone would like to check out his art. He’s an incredible artist and has been featured in galleries in France.

Minami Shimabara is a very beautiful town and the art studio was so peaceful with its lovely view from the windows. I felt really refreshed after being there and was looking forward to returning again!

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