‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭Aichi Triennale 2025 Announces Next Round of Participating Artists‬‭Key visual of Aichi Triennale 2025, illustrated by Igarashi Daisuke.‬‭Copyright (c) 2024 Daisuke Igarashi All Rights Reserved.‬‭ eptember‬ ‭12,‬ ‭2024,‬ ‭Aichi,‬ ‭Japan‬ ‭-‬ ‭The‬ ‭Aichi‬ ‭Triennale‬ ‭announces‬ ‭the‬ ‭next‬ ‭round‬ ‭of‬ ‭artists/groups‬
S‭participating‬‭in‬‭its‬‭sixth‬‭edition,‬‭A‬‭Time‬‭Between‬‭Ashes‬‭and‬‭Roses‬‭.‬‭Led‬‭by‬‭the‬‭Artistic‬‭Director‬‭Hoor‬‭Al‬‭Qasimi‬‭(President‬‭and‬‭Director‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Sharjah‬‭Art‬‭Foundation),‬‭the‬‭Aichi‬‭Triennale‬‭2025‬‭will‬‭take‬‭place‬‭from‬‭September‬‭13,‬‭2025,‬‭through‬‭November‬‭30,‬‭2025‬‭.‬‭Following‬‭the‬‭initial‬‭announcement‬‭in‬‭February,‬‭which‬‭introduced‬‭four‬‭participating‬‭artists,‬‭the‬‭Aichi‬‭Triennale‬‭welcomes‬‭an‬‭additional‬‭32‬‭artists/groups‬‭from‬ ‭across‬ ‭the‬ ‭world,‬ ‭26‬ ‭of‬ ‭whom‬ ‭are‬ ‭contributing‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Contemporary‬ ‭Art‬ ‭program‬ ‭and‬ ‭six‬‭participating in the Performing Arts program.‬‭ he‬ ‭theme‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭triennial‬ ‭departs‬ ‭from‬ ‭Adonis’‬ ‭poem‬‭A‬‭Time‬‭Between‬‭Ashes‬‭and‬‭Roses‬‭.‬‭Echoing‬‭its‬T‭sentiments‬ ‭and‬ ‭visions,‬ ‭the‬ ‭exhibit‬ ‭brings‬ ‭together‬ ‭a‬ ‭futurity‬ ‭empowered‬ ‭by‬ ‭geological‬ ‭views‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬‭rather‬ ‭than‬ ‭immediate‬ ‭national‬ ‭or‬ ‭territorial‬ ‭perspectives‬ ‭which‬ ‭illuminate‬ ‭contemporary‬‭human-environment‬ ‭divides.‬‭The‬‭newly‬‭announced‬‭artists‬‭further‬‭enrich‬‭this‬‭dialogue‬‭with‬‭their‬‭diverse‬‭and‬‭compelling‬‭works,‬‭including‬‭Wangechi‬‭Mutu‬‭(b.1972‬‭Kenya),‬‭whose‬‭work‬‭deals‬‭with‬‭the‬‭very‬‭idea‬‭of‬ ‭human‬ ‭representation;‬ ‭John‬ ‭Akomfrah‬ ‭(b.‬ ‭1957‬ ‭Ghana)‬ ‭a‬ ‭hugely‬ ‭respected‬ ‭artist‬ ‭and‬ ‭filmmaker‬‭whose‬ ‭works‬ ‭are‬ ‭characterized‬ ‭by‬ ‭their‬ ‭investigations‬ ‭into‬ ‭memory,‬ ‭post-colonialism,‬ ‭temporality‬ ‭and‬‭aesthetics;‬ ‭Michael‬ ‭Rakowitz‬‭(b.‬‭1973‬‭USA)‬‭explores‬‭the‬‭displacement‬‭of‬‭cultural‬‭artifacts‬‭and‬‭people‬‭caused‬ ‭by‬ ‭colonialism,‬ ‭geopolitical‬ ‭conflicts,‬ ‭and‬ ‭other‬ ‭forms‬‭of‬‭forced‬‭removal‬‭;‬‭Izumi‬‭Kato‬‭(b.‬‭1969‬‭Japan),‬‭whose‬‭paintings‬‭and‬‭sculptures‬‭are‬‭representations‬‭of‬‭undifferentiated‬‭primitive‬‭lifeforms,‬‭fetuses,‬‭animals,‬‭or‬‭beings‬‭that‬‭are‬‭perhaps‬‭hybrids‬‭thereof;‬‭Christodoulos‬‭Panayiotou‬‭(b.‬‭1978‬‭Cyprus),‬‭whose‬‭work‬‭spans‬‭a‬‭wide‬‭range‬‭of‬‭media‬‭and‬‭focuses‬‭on‬‭uncovering‬‭hidden‬‭narratives‬‭in‬‭the‬‭visual‬‭and‬‭material‬‭records‬ ‭of‬ ‭history‬ ‭and‬ ‭time‬‭;‬ ‭Elena‬ ‭Damiani‬ ‭(b.‬ ‭1979‬ ‭Peru),‬ ‭who‬ ‭uses‬ ‭the‬ ‭disciplines‬ ‭of‬ ‭geology,‬‭1‬‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭ eography,‬ ‭cartography,‬ ‭archaeology,‬ ‭and‬ ‭astronomy‬ ‭to‬ ‭reinterpret‬ ‭such‬ ‭categorizations‬ ‭and‬ ‭our‬g‭understanding‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭physical‬ ‭world;‬ ‭Minerva‬‭Cuevas‬‭(b.‬‭1975‬‭Mexico),‬‭who‬ ‭creates‬‭research-based‬‭projects‬ ‭that‬ ‭allow‬ ‭the‬ ‭audience‬ ‭an‬ ‭insight‬ ‭into‬ ‭the‬ ‭social‬ ‭sphere‬ ‭through‬ ‭site-specific‬ ‭actions‬ ‭and‬‭artworks.‬‭Among‬‭the‬‭performing‬‭artists,‬‭Black‬‭Grace‬‭(est.‬‭1995‬‭New‬‭Zealand)‬‭who‬‭draws‬‭from‬‭Samoan‬‭and‬ ‭New‬ ‭Zealand‬ ‭roots‬ ‭to‬ ‭create‬ ‭innovative‬ ‭dance‬ ‭works‬ ‭that‬ ‭reach‬ ‭across‬ ‭social,‬ ‭cultural‬ ‭and‬‭generational‬ ‭barriers,‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭performing‬ ‭in‬ ‭Aichi‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭first‬ ‭time‬ ‭in‬ ‭about‬ ‭20‬ ‭years,‬ ‭having‬ ‭also‬‭performed at Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan.‬‭Aichi Triennale 2025‬‭ ate: September 13, Friday, 2025 - November 30, Sunday, 2025 [79 days]‬D‭Venues: Aichi Arts Center, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto City‬‭Website:‬‭https://aichitriennale.jp/en/‬‭SNS:‬‭Instagram‬‭/‬‭Facebook‬ ‭/‬‭X‬‭/‬‭Youtube‬‭ re-Event : Talk Session in Tokyo‬
P‭Date: September 15, Sunday, 2024 14:00-16:00 (doors open at 13:30)‬‭Venue: Auditorium, 3rd floor, The National Art Center, Tokyo‬‭Speakers: Hoor Al Qasimi (Aichi Triennale 2025 Artistic Director), participating artists (details to be‬‭announced on the official website and social media.)‬‭Admission: Free‬‭Capacity: 200 people (advance registration required, first come first served)‬‭Registration:‬‭https://forms.gle/VLWHnBfLw1c1ZGTw8‬‭Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.‬‭Press Contact‬‭ eth Corner | Sutton‬
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R‭Email:‬‭renee@suttoncomms.com‬‭ ichi Triennale Organizing Committee (Public Relations)‬A‭Email:‬‭press@aichitriennale.jp‬‭Press Releases:‬‭https://aichitriennale.jp/en/press/pressrelease.html‬‭2‬‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭APPENDIX‬‭Artist List (as of September 12, 2024)‬‭ ist of artists (announced to date) and their biographies:‬‭https://aichitriennale.jp/en/artist/index.html‬
L‭The complete list of artists is scheduled to be announced at a later date.‬‭ ontemporary Art program‬C‭Basel‬ ‭Abbas‬ ‭and‬ ‭Ruanne‬ ‭Abou-Rahme‬ ‭[Cyprus,‬‭USA | USA, Palestine]‬‭Maitha Abdalla [UAE | UAE]‬‭John Akomfrah [Ghana | UK]‬
‭Marilyn Boror Bor [Guatemala | Guatemala]‬‭Minerva Cuevas [Mexico | Mexico]‬‭Elena Damiani [Peru | Peru]‬‭Solomon Enos [USA | USA]‬‭Simone Fattal [Syria | France]‬‭Fudamoto Ayako [Japan | Japan]‬‭Wendy Hubert [Australia | Australia]‬‭ikkibawiKrrr [Korea | Korea]‬‭Kato Izumi [Japan | Japan]‬‭Koretsune Sakura [Japan | Japan]‬‭Mayunkiki [Japan | Japan]‬‭Shaikha Al Mazrou [UAE | UAE]‬‭Mulyana [Indonesia | Indonesia]‬‭Wangechi Mutu [Kenya | Kenya, USA]‬‭Nagasawa Aoi [Japan | Japan]‬‭Dala Nasser [Lebanon | Lebanon]‬‭Ogawa Machiko [Japan | Japan]‬‭Ohkojima Maki [Japan | Japan]‬‭Oki Junko [Japan | Japan]‬‭Christodoulos Panayiotou [Cyprus | Cyprus]‬‭Michael Rakowitz [USA | USA]‬‭Silvia Rivas [Argentina | Argentina]‬‭Saijo Akane [Japan | Japan]‬‭Sasaki Rui [Japan | Japan]‬‭Yasmin Smith [Australia | Australia]‬‭Tomiyasu Yuma [Japan | Japan]‬‭Adrián‬ ‭Villar‬ ‭Rojas‬‭[Argentina‬‭|‬‭Lives‬‭and‬‭works‬‭nomadicall‬‭y‬‭]‬‭ erforming Arts program‬
P‭AKN PROJECT [Japan | Japan]‬‭Black‬‭Grace‬‭[Aotearoa‬‭(New‬‭Zealand)‬‭|‬‭Aotearoa‬‭(New Zealand)]‬‭Kwon Byungjun [Korea | Korea]‬‭OLTA [Japan | Japan]‬‭Selma‬ ‭&‬ ‭Sofiane‬ ‭Ouissi‬ ‭[Tunisia‬ ‭|‬ ‭Tunisia,‬‭France]‬‭TAIHEN [Japan | Japan]‬‭ ist Format: Artist name [Place of Birth | Place of Activity]‬
L‭The‬‭artists‬‭are‬‭listed‬‭in‬‭alphabetical‬‭order‬‭according‬‭to‬‭their‬‭family‬‭names.‬‭However,‬‭the‬‭order‬‭of‬‭several‬‭artists’‬‭family‬‭names‬‭and given names vary depending on the conventions used in their respective home countries, or on the artist’s own preference.‬‭3‬

‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭Key Visual‬‭ ey visual of Aichi Triennale 2025, illustrated by Igarashi Daisuke.‬
K‭Copyright (c) 2024 Daisuke Igarashi All Rights Reserved‬‭ ichi‬‭Triennale‬‭has‬‭also‬‭revealed‬‭the‬‭key‬‭visual‬‭for‬‭its‬‭2025‬‭edition‬‭illustrated‬‭by‬‭manga‬‭artist,‬‭Igarashi‬A‭Daisuke‬‭.‬I‭ garashi‬‭commented;‬‭Creating an illustration of this simple, expressive poem.‬‭My first thought was “Where do roses blossom?”‬‭Are ashes the result of outrageous destruction and death?‬‭If that’s the case, perhaps roses bloom in the land of the dead.‬‭So I drew ghosts, as the inhabitants of the land of the dead.‬‭While I was drawing, I felt that those ghosts, which should be dead, were coming to life a little.‬‭What I was thinking of as “the land of the dead” may well be “the land of those who have yet to be born.”‬‭That’s what this illustration is about.‬‭NOTES TO EDITORS‬‭Theme / Concept: A Time Between Ashes and Roses‬‭ ow can withered trees blossom?‬H‭A time between ashes and roses is coming‬‭When everything shall be extinguished‬‭When everything shall begin again‬‭–‬‭From Adonis, “An Introduction to the History of‬‭the Petty Kings,”‬‭A Time Between Ashes and Roses,‬‭1970‬‭.‬‭4‬

‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭ his triennial departs from Adonis’ poem A Time Between Ashes and Roses. Echoing its sentiments and‬T
‭visions, this exhibit brings together a futurity empowered by geologic time views rather than immediate‬‭and national or territorial perspectives which illuminate contemporary human-environment divides. The‬
‭apocalyptic and optimistic extremes are decentered in this triennial and the interlayered complexities‬‭of environmental justice are addressed so that the bearing of responsibility and realisation of complicity is‬‭illuminated. The triennial emphasises the shades and expression in between destruction and blossoming‬‭as well as the entanglement of the human and environment.‬I‭ nviting artists and collectives from all over the world, the works will present existing and unknown‬‭narratives about the environment in which we occur. The curatorial mission and artist works expand upon‬‭the triennial’s locality and unearth environmental narratives inspired by ceramic and Setomono‬‭production. Since the industries are a source of local pride, they support the triennial’s framework which‬‭explores alternative and experimental forms for modelling the human- environment relationship. In‬‭Aichi’s industrial history, the ashy black skies from the production of ceramics signified prosperity rather‬‭than pollution and destruction. Do such local industries and heritage pave way for nuanced thinking about‬‭the human-environment entanglement? A Time between Ashes and Roses is a traversal which‬‭adopts the spectral and in between, so that assumed positionalities and hierarchies come undone.‬‭*Full concept text is available on our website:‬‭https://aichitriennale.jp/en/outline/theme.html‬‭Artistic Director: Hoor Al Qasimi‬[‭ President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation]‬‭Hoor‬ ‭Al‬ ‭Qasimi,‬ ‭President‬ ‭and‬ ‭Director‬ ‭of‬ ‭Sharjah‬ ‭Art‬ ‭Foundation,‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭curator‬ ‭who‬ ‭established‬ ‭the‬‭Foundation‬‭in‬‭2009‬‭as‬‭a‬‭catalyst‬‭and‬‭advocate‬‭for‬‭the‬‭arts,‬‭not‬‭only‬‭in‬‭Sharjah,‬‭UAE‬‭but‬‭also‬‭in‬‭the‬‭region‬‭and‬ ‭around‬ ‭the‬ ‭world.‬ ‭With‬ ‭a‬ ‭passion‬ ‭for‬ ‭supporting‬ ‭experimentation‬ ‭and‬ ‭innovation,‬ ‭she‬ ‭has‬‭continuously‬ ‭expanded‬ ‭the‬ ‭scope‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Foundation‬ ‭to‬ ‭include‬ ‭major‬ ‭international‬ ‭touring‬ ‭exhibitions;‬‭artist‬ ‭and‬ ‭curator‬ ‭residencies‬ ‭in‬ ‭visual‬ ‭art,‬ ‭film,‬ ‭and‬ ‭music;‬ ‭commissions‬ ‭and‬ ‭production‬ ‭grants‬ ‭for‬‭emerging‬ ‭artists;‬ ‭publications‬ ‭and‬ ‭publication‬ ‭grants;‬ ‭performance‬ ‭and‬ ‭film‬ ‭festivals;‬ ‭architectural‬‭research and restoration; and a wide range of educational programming for all age groups.‬‭ he‬ ‭co-curated‬ ‭Sharjah‬ ‭Biennial‬ ‭6‬ ‭(2003)‬ ‭and‬ ‭has‬‭remained‬‭Biennial‬‭Director‬‭since‬‭and‬‭was‬‭curator‬‭of‬S‭Sharjah‬‭Biennial‬‭15‬‭(2023).‬‭She‬‭was‬‭also‬‭elected‬‭as‬‭President‬‭of‬‭the‬‭International‬‭Biennial‬‭Association‬‭in‬‭2017,‬ ‭the‬ ‭President‬ ‭of‬ ‭The‬ ‭Africa‬ ‭Institute,‬ ‭and‬ ‭President‬ ‭and‬ ‭Director‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Sharjah‬ ‭Architecture‬‭Triennial.‬ ‭Previously,‬ ‭she‬ ‭was‬ ‭a‬ ‭board‬ ‭member‬ ‭for‬ ‭MoMA‬ ‭PS1,‬ ‭New‬ ‭York,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭UCCA‬‭Center‬‭for‬‭Contemporary Art, Beijing, etc.‬‭The Aichi Triennale‬‭ resented‬‭every‬‭three‬‭years‬‭since‬‭its‬‭first‬‭edition‬‭in‬‭2010,‬‭the‬‭Aichi‬‭Triennale‬‭is‬‭the‬‭preeminent‬‭global‬‭arts‬P‭and‬ ‭culture‬ ‭festival‬ ‭in‬ ‭Japan.‬ ‭From‬ ‭its‬ ‭inception,‬ ‭the‬ ‭triennale‬ ‭has‬ ‭welcomed‬ ‭local‬ ‭and‬ ‭international‬‭artists,‬‭curators‬‭and‬‭cultural‬‭leaders‬‭to‬‭produce‬‭experiences‬‭fusing‬‭the‬‭visual‬‭and‬‭performing‬‭arts,‬‭learning‬‭components‬‭and‬‭community.‬‭In‬‭addition‬‭to‬‭the‬‭prefectural‬‭capital‬‭Nagoya‬‭city,‬‭the‬‭Aichi‬‭Triennale‬‭shares‬‭the‬‭overall‬‭region’s‬‭historical‬‭traditions‬‭with‬‭the‬‭rest‬‭of‬‭the‬‭world‬‭across‬‭museums,‬‭theaters,‬‭and‬‭various‬‭venues by way of an exhibition that highlights and celebrates transcendent contemporary art practices.‬‭5‬‭Aichi Triennale -‬‭Press Release / Sept 12, 2024‬‭ rom‬ ‭its‬ ‭second‬ ‭edition,‬ ‭the‬ ‭triennale‬ ‭collaborates‬ ‭with‬ ‭different‬ ‭cities‬ ‭throughout‬ ‭Aichi‬ ‭to‬ ‭platform‬F‭innovative‬ ‭approaches‬ ‭to‬ ‭art-making‬ ‭and‬ ‭performance,‬ ‭integrating‬ ‭and‬ ‭expressing‬ ‭curatorial‬ ‭themes‬‭through‬ ‭each‬ ‭region’s‬ ‭distinct‬ ‭historic‬ ‭sites,‬ ‭institutions‬ ‭and‬ ‭environments.‬ ‭At‬ ‭its‬ ‭core,‬ ‭the‬‭arts‬‭festival‬‭finds‬‭balance‬‭between‬‭the‬‭global‬‭and‬‭local‬‭communities‬‭through‬‭its‬‭rigorous‬‭examination‬‭and‬‭critical‬‭eye‬‭on‬‭our‬‭shared‬‭present.‬‭Each‬‭year,‬‭participating‬‭artists‬‭and‬‭collectives‬‭continue‬‭Aichi‬‭Triennale’s‬‭founding‬‭mission‬‭of‬‭presenting‬‭cutting-edge‬‭art‬‭that‬‭fosters‬‭spirited‬‭cultural‬‭exchange‬‭and‬‭innovative‬‭contributions‬‭to contemporary visual and performing arts.‬‭ s‬ ‭a‬ ‭complement‬ ‭to‬ ‭its‬ ‭creative‬ ‭programming,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Aichi‬ ‭Triennale‬ ‭also‬ ‭curates‬ ‭learning‬ ‭components‬
A‭organized‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭dedicated‬ ‭team‬ ‭to‬‭ensure‬‭cross-cultural‬‭learning‬‭and‬‭engagement.‬‭Extensive‬‭educational‬‭aspects‬ ‭of‬ ‭each‬ ‭edition‬ ‭connect‬ ‭students‬ ‭of‬ ‭all‬ ‭ages‬ ‭with‬ ‭instructors‬ ‭to‬ ‭meaningfully‬ ‭engage‬ ‭with‬ ‭art‬‭through‬‭dialogue,‬‭material‬‭practice‬‭and‬‭community-building.‬‭Serving‬‭as‬‭a‬‭festive‬‭moment‬‭where‬‭art‬‭and‬‭communities‬‭intersect,‬‭the‬‭triennale‬‭generates‬‭new‬‭possibilities‬‭of‬‭expression‬‭that‬‭welcome‬‭and‬‭challenge‬‭the‬ ‭most‬ ‭pressing‬ ‭conversations‬ ‭of‬ ‭our‬ ‭times.‬ ‭As‬ ‭a‬ ‭whole,‬ ‭Aichi‬ ‭Triennale‬ ‭extends‬ ‭beyond‬ ‭the‬‭conventional limits of the festival format to honor the shared affinities between artists and viewers alike.‬‭About Aichi Prefecture‬‭ ichi‬‭originates‬‭from‬‭the‬‭poet‬‭Takechi‬‭Kuroto‬‭before‬‭it‬‭was‬‭chosen‬‭as‬‭the‬‭emblematic‬‭name‬‭of‬‭the‬‭region,‬A‭a‬‭unification‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Owari‬‭and‬‭Mikawa‬‭domains.‬‭Between‬‭the‬‭Pacific‬‭Coast‬‭and‬‭the‬‭Mikawa‬‭Highlands,‬‭Aichi‬‭boasts‬‭a‬‭varied‬‭environment‬‭known‬‭for‬‭its‬‭agriculture‬‭and‬‭flower‬‭cultivation.‬‭Aichi,‬‭the‬‭third‬‭largest‬‭metropolitan‬ ‭region‬ ‭in‬ ‭Japan,‬ ‭welcomes‬ ‭visitors‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭thriving‬ ‭urban‬ ‭center‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭distinct‬‭food‬‭culture‬‭with‬‭dishes‬‭such‬‭as‬‭Hitsumabushi‬‭and‬‭Ogura‬‭Toast.‬‭Through‬‭the‬‭20th‬‭and‬‭21st‬‭centuries,‬‭Aichi‬‭has‬‭been‬‭the‬ ‭center‬ ‭of‬ ‭Japan’s‬ ‭technology‬ ‭and‬ ‭manufacturing‬ ‭industries‬ ‭with‬ ‭companies‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬‭Toyota,‬‭Denso,‬‭Aisin‬‭and‬‭Mitsubishi‬‭Heavy‬‭Industries,‬‭optimized‬‭by‬‭its‬‭location‬‭between‬‭Tokyo‬‭and‬‭Kyoto.‬‭Additionally,‬‭Aichi‬ ‭Prefecture‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭second-‬ ‭largest‬ ‭home‬ ‭of‬ ‭foreign‬ ‭residents‬ ‭in‬ ‭Japan,‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭population‬ ‭of‬ ‭over‬‭7,400,000.‬‭ longside‬ ‭its‬ ‭manufacturing‬ ‭base,‬ ‭the‬ ‭prefecture‬ ‭hosts‬ ‭a‬ ‭number‬ ‭of‬ ‭traditional‬ ‭industries‬ ‭including‬A‭karakuri‬ ‭puppetry,‬ ‭ceramics,‬ ‭and‬ ‭textiles.‬ ‭Included‬ ‭on‬ ‭UNESCO’s‬ ‭shortlist‬ ‭of‬ ‭Intangible‬ ‭Cultural‬‭Heritage,‬‭Aichi‬‭boasts‬‭five‬‭“Yama,‬‭Hoko‬‭and‬‭Yatai”‬‭float‬‭festivals‬‭yearly.‬‭With‬‭its‬‭future-facing‬‭economy‬‭and‬‭culture,‬‭Aichi‬‭prides‬‭itself‬‭on‬‭its‬‭continued‬‭connections‬‭with‬‭local‬‭traditions‬‭and‬‭nature.‬‭As‬‭the‬‭heart‬‭of‬ ‭Japan,‬‭the‬‭prefecture‬‭represents‬‭an‬‭exuberant‬‭display‬‭of‬‭culture‬‭that‬‭shares‬‭the‬‭best‬‭of‬‭Japan‬‭with‬‭the‬‭rest of the world.‬‭6‬