Courtesy of the Shoko Hashimoto and Zen Foto Gallery
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Kitakami River
27/03/2026 - 30/05/2026
Zen Foto Gallery
Piramide Bldg. 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
1060032 Tokyo
https://zen-foto.jp/en
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present "Kitakami River", a solo exhibition by photographer Shoko Hashimoto, held from Friday, March 27 to Saturday, May 30, 2026. The exhibition celebrates the publication of his latest photobook of the same title, following Ishinomaki 1955.6–1969.5. Expanding beyond the familiar streets of his hometown Ishinomaki, Hashimoto turns his lens to the Kitakami River, starting from the river source including the sacred spring at Mido Kannon Temple in Iwate-machi. The exhibition brings together a carefully selected body of work in both color and black-and-white, including photographs not featured in the photobook.
Also presented are images documenting Chagu Chagu Umakko, a vibrant festival deeply rooted in the culture of the Kitakami River basin. Each June, approximately sixty elaborately adorned horses set out from Onigoe Sōzen Shrine in Takizawa City, parading some fourteen kilometers to Morioka Hachimangu Shrine. The festival takes its name from the soft, rhythmic jingling of the countless bells attached to the horses as they walk.
27/03/2026 - 30/05/2026
Zen Foto Gallery
Piramide Bldg. 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
1060032 Tokyo
https://zen-foto.jp/en
Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present "Kitakami River", a solo exhibition by photographer Shoko Hashimoto, held from Friday, March 27 to Saturday, May 30, 2026. The exhibition celebrates the publication of his latest photobook of the same title, following Ishinomaki 1955.6–1969.5. Expanding beyond the familiar streets of his hometown Ishinomaki, Hashimoto turns his lens to the Kitakami River, starting from the river source including the sacred spring at Mido Kannon Temple in Iwate-machi. The exhibition brings together a carefully selected body of work in both color and black-and-white, including photographs not featured in the photobook.
Also presented are images documenting Chagu Chagu Umakko, a vibrant festival deeply rooted in the culture of the Kitakami River basin. Each June, approximately sixty elaborately adorned horses set out from Onigoe Sōzen Shrine in Takizawa City, parading some fourteen kilometers to Morioka Hachimangu Shrine. The festival takes its name from the soft, rhythmic jingling of the countless bells attached to the horses as they walk.