Kan’ei Gyoko 400th Anniversary Commemorative Festival Organizing Committee

The Kan’ei Gyoko 400th Anniversary Commemorative Festival Organizing Committee was established in August 2025 (Reiwa 7). Through the Kan’ei Gyoko 400th Anniversary Commemorative Festival, the committee aims to deepen awareness and understanding of the Kan’ei Gyoko and Kan’ei culture; strengthen Nijo Castle’s profile and appeal; support the transmission of traditional culture in Kyoto and across Japan; foster the next generation of cultural practitioners; and promote traditional industries. By linking these efforts, the committee seeks to create a virtuous cycle between culture and the economy and to serve as a national model for cultural initiatives.

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Members

As of march 2026 (Reiwa 8)

Title Affiliation Position within Affiliated Organization Name
Officers Chairperson Kyoto Prefecture Deputy Director, Department of Culture and Community Affairs; Director, Cultural Policy Office Umehara Kazuhisa
Vice Chairperson City of Kyoto Director for Cultural and Artistic Policy Hiraga Tetsuya
Vice Chairperson Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry Senior Managing Director Kojima Hironao
Vice Chairperson Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau(Kyoto Culture and Exchange Foundation) Senior Managing Director Yamamoto Hitomi
Auditor Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives (General Incorporated Association) Secretary-General Shimotsuma Takeyuki
Committee Member Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle) Administration Office Director Sakai Ryotaro
Committee Member Kyoto Prefectural Tourism Federation (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Senior Managing Director Yotsutsuji Kiyomi
Committee Member Kyoto City Tourism Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Senior Managing Director Yokoi Masashi
Committee Member Kyoto Cultural Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Secretary-General; Deputy Director, The Museum of Kyoto Kanatani Muneko
Committee Member Kyoto City Arts and Culture Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Senior Managing Director Matsumoto Morihiro
Committee Member Kyoto Shimbun COM Co., Ltd. Director, Sales Bureau Ishitoku Kazuhiko
Producer Living History KYOTO Representative Hamasaki Kanako
Observer Agency for Cultural Affairs Councilor Matsusaka Hiroshi
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Management Office, Ministry of the Environment Senior Managing Director Oguchi Yosuke
Sen-Oku Hakuko Kan Museum Director, Curatorial Department Sanekata Yoko