The 68th CWAJ Print Show
Date: October 15 (Wed) – 19 (Sun), 2025
11:00 – 18:00 (Final day -17:00)
Location: Hillside Forum F (Daikanyama, Tokyo)
18-8 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
CWAJ Print Show Online Gallery
Open: October 21 (Tue), 2025 9:00 JST
Close: October 26 (Sun), 2025 18:00 JST
URL: https://cwaj-gallery.jp
After the on-site exhibition concludes, all works, including those from the special exhibition, will also be available for viewing and purchase online. International shipping is available.
The 68th CWAJ Print Show will feature 208 contemporary prints by established and emerging artists. This prestigious juried exhibition and sale offers a wide range of styles, from traditional to abstract to pop, and utilizes a variety of mediums including woodcut, etching, engraving, lithography, collagraph, silkscreen and digital print.
From classic woodblock prints to cutting-edge contemporary art, the CWAJ Print Show is a unique opportunity to explore and purchase a wide range of stunning prints all in one place.
During the exhibition period, we are holding a gallery talk by Malene Wagner, who will discuss the influence of Japonisme in Denmark, an artist talk by the sons of Akiyama Iwao, who will speak about their father’s works, and a silkscreen workshop led by Momma Hidemi.
In addition to prints, visitors can purchase calendars, greeting cards, and catalogues on-site. Online orders will also be available from here.
All net proceeds from the Print Show support CWAJ’s scholarship and education programs. Take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy and own exceptional art, while contributing to a worthy cause.
Download the exhibition postcard from here.
Enjoy the 68th CWAJ Print Show!
CWAJ Young Printmaker Award
CWAJ supports young artists through the annual Young Printmaker Award, now in its 21st year. This exhibition features new work by this year’s Young Printmaker Award winner, as well as the 2022 recipient.
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Special Exhibition – Amazing Fuji!
This year’s annual Special Exhibition features prints inspired by Mount Fuji. Revered since ancient times as a sacred peak, Mount Fuji has long been an object of spiritual devotion and artistic inspiration for the Japanese people. Recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013, it has, in recent years, become increasingly beloved by people around the world.
The exhibition showcases powerful depictions of Mount Fuji by renowned artists who have deep ties with CWAJ and have made lasting contributions to the world of Japanese printmaking, including HAGIWARA Hideo, AKIYAMA Iwao, YOKOO Tadanori, MORIMURA Ray, KAWADA Kan and SUGIYAMA Osamu
In addition, we will present works in our “Legacy Artists Exhibition,” including SHINODA Toko and owl-themed prints by AKIYAMA Iwao.
This special exhibition will be held at two venues, each displaying and selling different works by the same artists. We encourage you to visit both locations.
1) Frederick Harris Gallery, Tokyo American Club (TAC) B1 2-1-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8649
Date: September 24 (Wed) – October 12 (Sun), 2025
2) Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo
To be held simultaneously at the 68th CWAJ Print Show
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Guided Tours
2025 Guided Tour: “Why Printmaking?”
Free guided tours (30 min) in English and Japanese
Daily tours at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm during the show (Oct 15-19)
The 2025 CWAJ Guided Tour features 22 stunning prints from the 68th CWAJ Print Show. They vary in style and technique but all have unique stories to tell. It is also very interesting to learn why the artists are drawn to printmaking in general and their chosen techniques in particular. Our experienced guides will help you explore the fascinating world of contemporary prints.
Please come to the meeting point by the entrance 5 minutes before the start of the tour. For inquiries: pstours@cwaj.org
Online guided tours
The 2025 Guided Tour presents two booklets: The 2025 Guided Tour: “Why Printmaking?” and its companion piece “A Brief Guide to Printmaking Techniques.”
Click here to download these booklets.
To enjoy the past tours and printmaking videos, click here, then go to the item “guided tours” on the menu bar.
Hands-on Art
The Hands-on Art Program (HOA) is a unique program that enables people with visual impairments to enjoy art at the CWAJ Print Show. The program was first introduced in 1996 and has continued to this day. The coordinators consulted experts at the Japan Braille Library to identify prints suitable for transformation into raised images. With the artists’ permission, this year, four prints were chosen to make raised images. Participants can touch the raised images while listening to explanations about the prints, including comments from the artists, provided by volunteer guides.
Sessions by volunteer guides will be held on October 17, 18, and 19. Those who wish to participate can sign up by emailing pshandsonartcoordinatorb@cwaj.org.
The HOA table is open daily to drop-in visitors, welcoming both individuals with visual impairments and anyone interested in the program who wishes to explore the raised images through touch. We hope many guests will enjoy our program.
Gallery Events
Catalogue Signing Session
Konno Noriko, 2025 CWAJ Print Show catalogue artist, will sign your catalogue.
Wednesday, October 15, 11:30 – 12:30, 15:00 – 16:00
Gallery Talk: Japan in Denmark: Artistic Influences from Print to Porcelain
Thursday, October 17, 12:00-12:30
Malene Wagner, art historian, specialist in Japanese art
MALENE WAGNER is a Danish art historian, based in Paris, who specializes in Japanese art. Since 2014, Wagner has run her own art consultancy firm, Tiger Tanuki (@tigertanuki_japaneseart), working with museums such as Aarhus Kunsthal (Denmark), MUDEC (Milan) and Statens Museum for Kunst (Copenhagen).
Her book Modern Japanese Printmakers: New Waves and Eruptions (Prestel Publishing) is out on 11 November 2025.
Artists’ Talk: Our Father, Akiyama Iwao
Saturday, Oct 18, 14:00-14:40
Join us for a gallery talk with brothers Takahide Akiyama and Toyohide Akiyama, sons of much-loved Print Show artist Akiyama Iwao. Talk will be given in English and Japanese.
Akiyama Iwao (1921-2015), who exhibited in the CWAJ Print Show 49 times from 1966 to 2015, was one of the most beloved, top-selling artists. His signature woodcut pieces with Santoka haiku poems and owls are displayed in the Special Exhibition.
Free. No registration needed.
Silkscreen Workshop with Momma Hidemi
Sunday, October 19, 13:30-14:30
A silkscreen demonstration using the blocking method will be given by frequent Print Show contributor, MOMMA Hidemi. The presentation will be in Japanese with English translation, and a small number of participants will have the opportunity to try their hand at silkscreen printing with pre-prepared plates.
We will provide aprons, but you may get ink stains on your hands or clothes.
Participation is free of charge, and no reservation is required.
Participating Artists
68th CWAJ Print Show Artists
AIZAWA Hirokuni
ANDO Shinji
AOKI Tetsuo
AOYAGI Yuka
ARAKI Kazuko
ARICHI Yoshito
AY-O
BABA Tomoko
CHEN Yicheng
DOMONKOS Noriko
DOUTOU Yuka
EASTCOTT WAYNE
EBIZUKA Koichi
ENDO Ryuta
FENG Yi
FUCHISAWA Teruaki
FUJITA Eriko
FUKITA Fumiaki
FUKUMOTO Yoshihide
FUNASAKA Yoshisuke
FURUMOTO Arie
GOTOU Hidehiko
HAMADA Fuki
HAMANISHI Katsunori
HANAHARA Junko
HASEGAWA Yuichi
HATANAKA Aya
HAYASHI Takahiko
HIDAKA Rie
HINO Naomichi
HIRAKI Mitsuru
HIRANO Arika
HIRANO Hitomi
HIRATSUKA Yuji
HIROSAWA Jin
HIROSE Hikari
HIROSE Takashi
HIROTA Raifu
HISHIDA Toshiko
HONDA Yuki
HORIE Ryoichi
HOSHINO Michiko
ICHIEN Tatsuo
ICHIJO Miyuki
IGARASHI Kumiko
IKEDA Ryoji
IKUTA Koji
IMAMURA Yoshio
INATSUGU Jiro
ISHIKAWA Junko
ISOMI Teruo
ISOZAKI Miyu
ITO Yukio
IWAKIRI Yuko
IZUHARA Tsukasa
KAGA Momori
KANDA Kazuya
KARASUMA Kyo
KASAI Masahiro
KASHIWAGI Yuki
KATO Tadashi
KAWACHI Seiko
KAWAI Izumi
KAWARAI Yasuyuki
KELLY Daniel
KIMOTO Takumi
KIMURA Hideki
KISHI Yukie
KITAMURA Saki
KOBAYASHI Jinan
KOBAYASHI Keisei
KOBAYASHI Sayuri
KODAMA Taichi
KOIDE Mayumi
KONNO Noriko
KONNO Yuta
KOSAKA Keiko
KOTAKI Chika
KUGO Ikuhiro
KUMAZAKI Akiko
KURACHI Hisashi
KURIMOTO Yoshinori
KURODA Chie
KURODA Shigeki
KUROKI Shu
KUSANAGI Kaoru
LEE Wonsuk
MAEDA Yukari
MAKINO Hiroki
MAMIYA Yurie
MARUYAMA Hiroshi
MASUDA Masako
MATSUOKA Atsushi
MIURA Miho
MIYAMOTO Shoji
MIYAYAMA Hiroaki
MIYAZAKI Fumiko
MOMMA Hidemi
MORI Chie
MORIMURA Ray
MORIOKA Kansuke
MORIYAMA Kayoko
MURAKAMI Kei
MUSASHI Atsuhiko
MUTO Ayaka
MUTO Shogo
NAGAI Kenji
NAKAYAMA Takasuke
NISHIMURA Ryo
NISHIOKA Fumihiko
NISHIYAMA Rui
NODA Michika
NODA Tetsuya
NORIKANE Hiroto
NOTSU Eriko
OBATA Kumi
OGAWA Chiaki
OGAWA Koichi
OHYA Masaaki
OISHI Tamayo
OISHI Terumi
OKADA Ikumi
OKAZAWA Miyuki
OKUBO Sumiko
OMORI Hiroyuki
ONO Kouseki
OSAKA Chika
OTAKA Hiyori
OYAMA Fumiko
PARK Aeri
QIU Guilan
RINATIK
SAITO Kaori
SAITO Miqui
SAITO Noriko
SAITO Rika
SAITO Ryota
SAITO Yuki
SAJI Ryotaro
SAKAMOTO Kayoko
SANO Takayoshi
SASAI Yuko
SATO Miho
SAWANAGA Miki
SCHLUMBOM Sybille
SEKINO Yowsaku
SHIBATA Mieko
SHIBUYA Kazuyoshi
SHIGENO Katsuaki
SHIMIZU Hirofumi
SHIMIZU Kana
SHIMIZU Misako
SHINNO Koji
SHIROKI Junko
SOMEYA Yoshiyuki
SONOYAMA Harumi
SUYAMA Kyoka
SUZUKI Michiko
SUZUKI Tomoe
SUZUKI Toshiyasu
SYPOSZ Valerie
TAGO Hiroshi
TAJIMA Naoki
TAKADA Mitsumi
TAKAHASHI Fumiko
TAKAHASHI Yo
TAKAO Fukiko
TAKEDA Fumiko
TAKEDA Ryo
TAKEMOTO Maki
TAKEMURA Ken
TAKEUCHI Mihoko
TAKI Chihiro
TAMEKANE Yoshikatsu
TANAHASHI Soshichi
TANAKA Haru
TANAKA Sho
TANAKA Takashi
TANAKA Yoko
TANIKURO Sawako
TODA Yoshimori
TOKITOU Ayako
TSUBOUCHI Yoshiko
TSUJI Motoko
UENO Tomoko
UETA Sosuke
UMETSU Hideyuki
VARAILLON Benoit
WACHI Kimiko
WAKASA Youko
WAKATSUKI Kohei
WATANABE Kanako
WATANABE Mei
WATANABE Tatsumasa
YAMABUKI Nori
YAMADA Ayaka
YAMADA Hikaru
YAMAMIYA Litzco
YAMANAKA Gen
YAMAZAKI Tomoko
YANAGISAWA Noriko
YASUKOCHI Hiroya
YOKOO Tadanori
YOSHIDA Hideshi
YOSHIHAMA Takefumi
YOSHIMATSU Junichiro
YUASA Katsutoshi
ZHUANG Man
