INTERNATIONAL HOKURIKU KOGEI (artisan crafts) SUMMIT is held under the theme of "THIS IS KOGEI ― TRADITION AND INNOVATION" and through a wide range of programs during the summit, aims to discover and learn about the current situation and new trends surrounding the artisan crafts of the world, and reveal the Japanese kogei to the rest of the world. Further, the summit will provide an opportunity for everyone to work together to generate a future and possibilities for KOGEI and to launch a new movement from the Hokuriku region. The INTERNATIONAL HOKURIKU KOGEI SUMMIT “WORLDS KOGEI (artisan crafts) 100” is an exhibition with the theme of "THIS IS KOGEI ― TRADITION AND INNOVATION" that examines the progression and movement of KOGEI around the world, exploring the meaning of the culture of KOGEI and its future possibilities through over 100 pieces of artwork. Winning works from the "U-50 INTERNATIONAL HOKURIKU KOGEI (artisan crafts) AWARDS" as well as work curated by the world-renown committee of the "INTERNATIONAL HOKURIKU KOGEI SUMMIT", and works by KOGEI artists representing Toyama and Hokuriku will be displayed. What kogei "conveys", and what it "creates". See with your eyes, feel, and think...and please thoroughly enjoy the charm of KOGEI. https://kogeisummit.jp/en/#exhibition