Kyoto Design Virtual Fair featuring with Villa Kujoyama

Jun 28, 2022

JETRO Kyoto is pleased to announce the publication of our virtual exhibition, “Kyoto Design Virtual Fair featuring with Villa Kujoyama” with the cooperation of SKYART (Kawasaki Machine Industry Co., Ltd.). This exhibition will be a great opportunity for you to find the finest Japanese daily products and designs as if you were in Kyoto. It expands opportunities for visitors to find various types of materials and designs such as interior, tableware, kitchenware and fashion accessories produced in Kyoto.

24 companies based in Kyoto are presenting their beautiful products through 3D platform and exhibit spaces　where you can meet with the exhibitors on the online venue.　You can also request quotation or business meetings with the exhibitors. Fortunately, we have been welcomed buyers from Canada, China, Switzerland and Germany, and they could contact the exhibitors.

If you join “Japan Street,” you can get more detail information such as prices and trade conditions. “Japan Street” is an online catalog site that can be viewed only by a limited number of overseas buyers who are invited by JETRO. Once you become a registered member, you can search finest Japanese products anytime anywhere.

Our virtual venue, Villa Kujoyama* is an artist-in-residence run by Institut français du Japon. It was built on the mountainside of Kyoto. At the modern building that is sited on hillside of Kyoto, you can also enjoy the landscape of the ancient capital of Japan while looking the products.

*Villa Kujoyama is the oldest and most prestigious of the French artist-in-residence programs in Asia. It plays a role of the cultural cooperation network of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development. Villa Kujoyama, one of the six branches of Institut français Japonaise, is supported by the Fondation Betancourt Schuyler and Institut français, the main mecenat of the organization. Since its founding in 1992, Villa Kujoyama, located on a mountainside overlooking Kyoto, has hosted mid-career and emerging artists and creators who wish to pursue projects with a connection to Japan. Residents are encouraged to establish working relationships with art, university, and cultural institutions throughout Japan, as well as with the business community. In 2022, Villa Kujoyama will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The facility is not normally open to the public.
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