Venue
venue
＜Nishinari area＞
Sanno Harmonica Nagaya
"Coffee Shop Atariya"
This is Sanno Harmonica Nagaya, a wooden tenement house built about 100 years ago. With 24 houses facing each other in two rows, east and west, it resembles the musical instrument harmonica, and is a place where people have lived while supporting each other. We are working with an NPO that is trying to preserve this building by renovating it little by little, and are carrying out a residency art project at a udon restaurant called "Atari-ya." Even though it's in the middle of town, this place feels like a corner, making it the perfect place to chat with someone over tea. A steep staircase leads to the second floor, where guests occasionally contemplate and create ideas about the earth, living things, hope and peace, the role of people and culture, life and Sanno, and what will happen after the Expo is over.
Venue Information
Dates:
Friday, 11 April - Monday, 13 October 2025
*Special opening on Fri 11 Apr and Sat 12 Apr (open to invitees and advance ticket holders).
Opening hours:
13:00 - 19:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed on Mondays (if Monday is a public holiday, the following Tuesday will be closed)
*Open on July 21st (Mon) and July 22nd (Tue)
Ticket:
An exhibition passport or opening pass is required for admission.
Ticket information here >
Address:
Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Nishinari Ward, Sanno 1-4-13
How to get there:
Approximately 8 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Dobutsuen-mae Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line/Sakaisuji Line
curator
Production Zomia
Production Zomia was formed in 2021 as a network of artists, curators, and other Asian professionals involved in the arts. Recent activities include organizing “Water Crossers (Zomi) - Contemporary Art from the Mekong Region” (2021, Semba Excel Building, Osaka).
Zomia” refers to the mountainous regions of mainland Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar) and southern China and its people, defined as such by Dutch historian Willem van Schendel after the Tibetan and Myanmarese word ‘Zomi’ (highlander) (James C. Scott, A World History of the Zomiār Demigrated Nation).
