The 10th anniversary of the popular cat program! Photo exhibition “Mitsuaki Iwago’s Japanese cat walk” held at Sogo Omiya store during the year-end and New Year holidays | Cat Press

Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago’s new photo exhibition “Mitsuaki Iwago’s Japanese cat walk” will be held from December 27th (Tuesday) at the Sogo Omiya department store in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.

Speaking of Mr. Iwago, his life work is to photograph the “cats” that live close to us, while photographing the great nature and wild animals of the earth.

In the TV program “Mitsuaki Iwago’s World Cat Walk”, which began on NHK BS Premium in 2012, Mr. Iwago visited various parts of the world and filmed the daily lives of cats and people living in each land. It is said that not only the viewers but also the domestic cats are fascinated by the images, and it boasts a deep-rooted popularity as a documentary that fascinates people and cats.

This year, 2022, marks the 10th anniversary of the program, and this exhibition is a photo exhibition planned to commemorate it.

The works to be exhibited are carefully selected from 15 locations in Japan that Mr. Iwago has visited in recent years. You can appreciate a number of photographs that capture the lives of cats and humans against the backdrop of the beautiful four seasons and the climate of each land.

At the venue, original goods using Mr. Iwago’s cat photos and illustrations will be sold.

Iwago’s cat illustration & autographed goods include a T-shirt and lunch tote. The T-shirts come in both men’s and women’s sizes, and come in two colors: cute red and cool blue.

In addition, the lineup includes postcards, masking tapes, multi-holders, single-stroke notes, sticky notes, rotating clips, etc. printed with photos of cats from all over Japan that appeared in this exhibition.

All of them are designed to make you feel familiar with the tastefulness of Japanese cats, and they are items that are likely to become memories of the photo exhibition.

In addition, if you purchase the target book, you will receive a postcard (1 point) as a gift, and a limited number of lucky bags (1,100 yen) will be released, so what kind of items are included? have fun.

The exhibition period is until January 9, 2023.
The schedule has different end times depending on the day.

December 27th (Tue)-30th (Fri): 10:00-19:00
December 31st (Sat): 10:00-18:00
January 1 (Sunday/holiday): 10:00-17:00
January 2 (Sunday/holiday) – (Tuesday): 10:00 – 18:00
January 4 (Wednesday) – 8 (Sunday): 10:00 – 19:00
January 9 (Mon/Holiday)-(Tue): 10:00-17:00

Name: Photo Exhibition Mitsuaki Iwago’s Japanese Cat Walk
Period: December 27, 2022 (Tuesday) to January 9, 2023 (Monday / holiday)
Admission: 500 yen (free for high school students and younger)
Venue: Sogo Omiya store 7th floor event space
Address: 1-6-2 Sakuragicho, Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

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