Urasoe City
Saturday Special Lecture Relay Lecture Ryukyu Lacquer Art Research Meeting 2026 “Shuri Castle Related”
Kei Taira (Kokken Co., Ltd. Executive Officer and Managing Director) /Jun Kouki (Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Ryukyu Cultural Properties Research Office Director)
- Lecture / Seminar
- Real-life event
Schedule
2026.02.21（土）
Start：14:00 End：16:00
Charge
Tuition fee is free (Same-day admission ticket required)
Contents
Lecturers: Yoshihiro Taira (Kokken Corporation Executive Officer and Managing Director) /Jun Kouki (Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Ryukyu Cultural Properties Research Office Director)
Urasoe Art Museum 35th Anniversary Special Exhibition held from 2026/1/23 (Fri) to 3/8 (Sun) “Super Real! Lectures related to the “Ryukyu Kingdom Flower and Lacquer Art Kaizuri Magistrate's Office Exhibition”.
●Saturday Special Lecture Relay Course
Ryukyu Lacquer Art Research Conference 2026
1/24 (Sat) Kaizuri Magistrate's Lacquerware
“Oguni Ryukyu Lacquerware Diplomacy - Kaizuri Magistrate's Office and Private Workshop”
Asato Susumu (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)
“Kaizuri Magistrate's Lacquerware”
Satoko Kinjo (Curator, Urasoe Art Museum)
1/31 (Sat) Early Modern Ryukyu Lacquerware
Ono Masako (Supervisor, Historical Materials Editorial Team, Cultural Properties Division, Okinawa Prefecture Office of Education)
Toyama Ayano (Curator, Urasoe Art Museum)
2/07 (Sat) Special Lecture
“Ancient Ryukyu documents and related materials held by Tenri University Tenri Library”
Tsutomu Mimura (Tenri Library Library Director)
2/14 (Sat) Shuri's Archeological Relics and Craftsmanship
Tsutomu Aragaki (Okinawa Prefecture Office of Education Cultural Properties Section Chief)
Tamaki Aya (Okinawa Prefecture Office of Education Cultural Properties Division Chief Specialist)
2/21 (Sat) Shuri Castle related
Yoshihiro Taira (Kokken Co., Ltd. Executive Officer and Managing Director)
Jun Koki (Director, Ryukyu Cultural Properties Research Office, Okinawa Churashima Foundation)
2/28 (Sat) Reviving Ryukyu Lacquer Art
Itokazu Masatsugu (Director, Urasoe Art Museum)
Takuro Irei (Curator, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
3/07 (Sat) Ryukyu Lacquer Art Research Meeting 2026
“Let's talk about the Kaizuri Magistrate's Office Exhibition”
Advance applications are required
Official URL
Saturday Special Lecture/Relay Lecture/Ryukyu Lacquer Art Research Meeting 2026
https://urasoe-artmuseum.jp/exhibition/urasoecityartmuseum35thspecialexhibition2026/