MIA NEWS 184ed., Sep. (4)Miyakonojo International Association

Miyakonojo International Association
6-21 Himegi-cho, Miyakonojo-shi,
Miyazaki-ken, Japan 885-8555
TEL 0986-23-2295
FAX 0986-23-3223
http://miyakonojo-mia.com
E-mail mia@btvm.ne.jp

My love for all things Ukiyo-e - Peter Lee (Miyakonojo ALT at Nishi High School)

When I was at university inI started collecting Yoshitoshi's seLondon studying fine art
ries Mirror of Famous Generals, it
15 years ago, I developed
consists of fifty-one woodblocks puban interested in Japaneselished between 1877 - 1882. Some of his more fawoodblock prints. I was
mous prints can sell for thousands of pounds but I
making lithograph prints
preferred the prints of famous historical figures, its
at that time and practicing
helps that they are much cheaper! My collection curmartial arts. Combine
rently is far from complete and probably never willthese hobbies with a lovebe.
for history, I had found
Woodblock prints are designed to be seen in person.
something that ticked all
They lose a lot of depth through a computer screen.
the boxes to become an
Printers worked hard to create intricate patterns,obsession.
embossing and even using metallic colours that will
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi quick- The main entrance to the only show as the print catches the light from a cerly became my favourite British Museum in Holborn tain angle. So, if you have a chance to go see some,
woodblock artist, or “Ukiyo London.
please do!
-e” artist. He lived andIn my free time, I create my own drawings inspired
worked at the end of woodblock printing era (as by Yoshitoshi and other Ukiyo-e artists. I try to capthought by some), working against fast cheaper ture the handmade “must see it in person” feel thatwestern methods that were starting to appear in Ja- the original woodblocks have by using multimedia
pan at the end of the Edo period.
such as washi paper and beads. Unfortunately, I
don’t have the hundreds of hours or skill to carve
woodblocks, so I’ll stick to drawing for now!

Two Tsukioka Yoshitoshi prints: Left, Minamoto-no
Ushiwakamaru Battling with Kumasaka (1883).
Right, The spirit of the cherry tree (1889).

Yoshitoshi is most famous in the west for his depictions of ghost stories; far from appalled by western
influences, Yoshitoshi embraced them. Yoshitoshi
had learned elements of western style drawing, techniques and perspective through studying his master’s collection of foreign prints and engravings. This
gave his prints a different style from the traditional
Ukiyo-e’s. His prints have energetic poses and realis- One of Peter Lee’s drawing, based on Ukiyo-e andhistorical stories.
tic details.

MIA NEWS 184ed., Sep. (5)Miyakonojo International Association

Miyakonojo International Association
6-21 Himegi-cho, Miyakonojo-shi,
Miyazaki-ken, Japan 885-8555
TEL 0986-23-2295
FAX 0986-23-3223
http://miyakonojo-mia.com
E-mail mia@btvm.ne.jp

Aussie Bites! (Australian Trucks, MIA Member Sakoda Yamato)
Note from the editor:
A shot of a “tanker truck” (a double trailAustralia uses the term B-Double
er truck, or B-Double) that was stopped
to refer to trucks (prime movers)
at a convenience store car park. The sheer size is nothwith two semitrailers attached.
ing like what you see in Japan. It looked cool, so I
asked the driver if I could takea photo with it. He let me sit inthe driver’s seat; I was moved
If you’re interested in bigby his kindness. As I called out
trucks like these, make sure“thank you”, he replied with ayou check out our road trains
and mining trucks!
“No worries, mate!”

Information & Notices◇ The 17th “From the Outside Looking In” Art Festival
in Miyazaki, now accepting submissions!
Open to all international residents of Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as residents with international roots.
Theme:Miyazaki
Categories: Photos, Paintings, Calligraphy, Handicrafts (excludes videos)*Photos may be submitted as data. Only photos taken
within the prefecture may be submitted. If data is submitted, MIF will enlarge and print as A4
full-size colour. Please note that items
sent in cannot be returned.

AwardsTo be decided by votes from visitors.
An awards ceremony will be held on November 27th(Sun) at Miyako City 3F Ajisai Hall, where awards andgifts will be presented to the most popular pieces.

Submissions and Sizes
Each entrant may submit up to twopieces per category up to 50cm x 50cm.
Submit via post, E-mail, or in person. Fill in your name(with furigana), home country, occupation, contact details, title of your piece, subject, a short explanation (nomore than 50 words), and the desired category on an
application form and submit it with your piece.
By post:Send directly to MIF
In person:
Please submit directly to MIF
By E-mail:Submit to miyainfo@mif.or.jp
Submissions close November 5th (Sat)*If you expect to be late, please contact us in advance.
Exhibition:
November 15th (Tue) - 27th (Sun), 2022
10AM - 9PM *Opening day starts at 1PM
Location:
Miyako City 2F Gulliver Plaza(Miyazaki City Ooyodo 4-chome 6-28)*Following the Miyazaki City exhibition, pieces will be
displayed in various regions around the prefecture.

◇ Articles For MIA NewsAre you interested in writing a short article about international exchange or cooperation for MIA News? Somepossible topics include travel journals, introductions toyour home country, experiences staying with a hostfamily, and activities with an international exchange orcooperation group. Articles should be about a pagelong and include a couple of relevant pictures. If you’d
like to write more than that, please consult with MIA. If
you’d like to write anonymously, that can be taken into
consideration.
We are also looking for people interested in sharing
their Australian experiences. Whether it’s a rare location you found or some fascinating people you interacted with, we want to share your story with all of our MIA
members!
Please contact us if you are interested!

Movies info

Applications and Inquiries
Miyazaki International Foundation
Miyazaki City Tachibanadoori-higashi 4-8-1,
Carino Plaza BF1, 880-0805
Tel. 0985-32-8457 Fax. 0985-32-8512
E-mail： miyainfo@mif.or.jp

C-Plaza Cine-port (Tel: 0986-24-2571)

17-9 Nakamachi, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Map-Code (GPS): 117 488 540*55●TANG (Japanese)●One Piece Film - Red (Japanese)●Jurassic World - Dominion (Japanese Dub)
●Kingdom 2: To the Far Land (Japanese)●Top Gun: Maverick (Japanese Sub)

●Minions Fever (Japanese Dub)
*The 1st of every month is ¥1,100 for everyone.
*Every Wednesday is ‘Ladies’ Day’, all ladies ¥1,100.
*The cinema is closed every Tuesday.
*For session times visit: http://movie.walkerplus.com/th286/
schedule.html (Japanese)