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Shibuya is a city with a "incubation function". The possibility of work with Yokohama with culture originating force.In addition to planning and management of art exhibitions, music from publishing, producing exhibitions, and art programs in urban, architecture and town planning, Fram Kitagawa's Art Front Gallery to breakthrough in the activities that were wide-ranging. It is a base for its activities Daikanyama Hillside Terrace was awarded the 1998 Philanthropy Award in the contribution to the dissemination of the urban culture. To the Kitagawa, Shibuya and of encounter and the city of challenge, I heard the passion for the Shibuya future. Cultural willingness genes, remains somewhat also to the city of Shibuya right now- Of the Shibuya of town, please tell us about the first place of the encounter.
I am in Shibuya much since I was a student. So there is an attachment to the city. Since the first sister of the office was in Shibuya, I was so often to go, time was rented a room in the old building of Sakuragaoka looking for a place to paint myself as a studio is a 25,6-year-old was. The little multi-tenant building is, I'm such a place that was the scene of "the banks of the album" TV drama. Sakuragaoka the old days, because I was a red-light district if there is a hotel Kaoru Yachigusa in "the banks of the album" is used, the building had been borrowed of I, Kunihiro Tomi this is not saying "It's a building there are unscrupulous financiers" in words It was (laughs). Shibuya of 30 years ago, at that time, I've been left such dubious atmosphere.

- Is Shibuya from 30 years ago now, was what kind of town.Old days of Shibuya, we have a lot of foreigners had a finely land. End the war, because such as the officer made the augh and own land. Still, because the university such as the University of Tokyo there were some, it did not become as Akasaka. That there was a good to coexistence of various elements from that time, I guess went led to the place where now a wide variety of people gather. Now as is but did not have the image of young people of the town, it was never in the city of old. 30 years ago, in one corner of Sakuragaoka, we were able to bowling alley. But collapse soon, contains the Yamaha there "popcon (Popular Song Contest)" has begun. I went to see the first time that. Crystal King is second place was the chage & Asuka in the first place. There is air that can be kitchy-koo is such a thing, it was a very interesting city in that sense. Owada will there is a large hill on the road towards the elementary school. There is a "western police" in the TV show, is where Tetsuya Yujiro Ishihara and passed have taken the scene to walk feel better in the end. Because I was in the eyes of the well Shibuya of the city is also on television, entertaining the hill and the alley, I I was attracted to Shibuya.

- Why at that time there was such fun.
Or it can be "Tokyu Hands", and or can "hole in the wall" of pasta, Shibuya was happening a lot of interesting things in among the narrow streets. There was devised. While large companies are present as large companies, small shops also is to require the town to continue to co-exist, or rather leave the room. For example, during this time is I want to suddenly start a calligraphy, I walked looking for a calligraphy tool Shibuya of the city. Soshitara, it's certain after all, writing tool shop. Without increasing the land prices Shibuya is more, I think I want you to get along and small shops and mini theater.

- Do you think a feature of the Shibuya town lies in any manner.Shibuya is that since the Edo era, the center of the plateau intricate is in the valley, is a city that has been developed while taking advantage of the good terrain. Town less that terrain has been left in Tokyo, there is I believe that most of the charm of Shibuya. For example, Shinbashi and Shinagawa, as Osaki, do nothing of the preparation is such a way that would build a burn and buildings, will not have a town at all migratory. Went end to, it is a desperate city of. Shibuya down the station for, Miya Miyamasuzaka, Dogenzaka, Meiji-dori, 246 National Highway, such as Sakuragaoka, to also go this way, also go, not unusual town that get used to feeling that Oh, the diversity of its direction is , it's a great potential of the city like no other. Another, cultural contribution would also be large due to large companies. For example, a long time ago, is such as Shiko Munakata of the painter, I'm something like art part of Tokyu's was brought up. Gene of such cultural motivation, in the city of Shibuya I think we are still somewhat even now.

Daikanyama Hillside Terrace with Art Front Gallery


Only event Outgoing is consumed the city. To "not consumed the city" in the balance of residential and business-work- What should be done is to continue to maintain the Shibuya of cultural property.Shibuya of culture, that whether going to have what kind of features, you should go thinking, including the government. Because they will be consumed the city is only still events originating, it is important in the long term to continue to create something for the city is not consumed.

- To the Shibuya "it is not consumed the city," How do I.
The important thing is to keep a proper proportion of residential and business-labor. To is simply that you do not increase the floor area ratio for that. Increasing the volume rate, to that moment go up even land prices, but owners is lucrative, it from any city will permanently slum. Shibuya is originally town area was choppy. That take advantage of the goodness of its piecemeal is, I think that I'm important. Dark Ya place to hide, the city is no shady place is not good. Because something is born from the portion of such shadow. Nante healthy New Town, vegetation would also be feeling that does not grow. In order to make city a variety of human beings gather is, I'm important that the town is not in color. Eliminating the alley has become a flat town. Maruyama you do not if there is no part of the shadow like a cho. Toka put a street light, and just to bright, functional town, not interesting for human beings, tend to be bad town.

Also, I do not know that it is not examined properly, would probably have a very high proportion of office functions in Shibuya, it has given rise to something unique with the Shibuya of the city. That there are a lot of features some offices, although not visible to the eye, I have a large integrated function. There is this unique proportion, we had better think of that or go up to create what that it is going to work well. Anyway, but urban development is tend to correspond in the event, from the perspective of more different, and create something like a "configuration" of the city, the city will be more strongly.

- What would do you think the strengths of Shibuya.
Shibuya is a rare city that has a unique "incubation function" in Tokyo. Frankly, incubation function of other city has been destroyed. For example, such as Roppongi Hills, because the person who had finished another gathering, is not it not born anything from there. Marunouchi is also so. This, what's called Shibuya unique position in the metropolitan area, but it is a good idea to maintain. In addition, Shibuya of Yokohama, is why are connected by the city and Toyoko with incredibly Culture Creation force. There is no way to not alive to this. Yokohama would have succeeded in attracting the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Graduation Exhibition of tip art is not doing in Yokohama. In addition, the Yokohama now, there is a sense of trying to animate a strong regional, the world's leading genre in the Japanese culture. Shibuya in that sense, we should take advantage of the possibility to work with the Yokohama.

- In the future, in order to go to develop the Shibuya of incubation function is, do you think what we need in the city.It would need to be consciously attract interesting people that "here do my best." Such a thing should not be left to the consultant or agency. Local companies it can not be helped unless Yara squeeze their own wisdom. In addition, as of Daikanyama Hillside Terrace, it is I think it crucial because owner has lived himself in the land. When the owner's absence, the value of the space would become a thing that can be converted into money. However, when the owner has lived, the space is born worth that can not be economically converted that the time of the stack. Since the attachment of the people who are in there are not going to change the city. In other words, which is the feature "tip" of Shibuya also, I think for the first time stand out on the time of accumulation.

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Representative Director Fram Kitagawa's
1946 Niigata Prefecture Takada City born, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Fine Arts graduation. Patrol 78 years "Gaudi Exhibition" in the country 11 places, such as patrol the "apartheid not! International Art Exhibition" in nationwide 194 locations in 88 years, the artist against the Gaudí and apartheid that were not very well known until it to introduce a motion to Japan, the limelight at the grass-roots produced. Established Co., Ltd. Art Front Gallery in 82 years. Currently music from publishing, producing exhibitions, art planning in cities, architecture and town planning, such as arts and culture critic of writing, activities are diverse. Typical projects such as "Faret Tachikawa art plan". As Tokamachi regional New Niigata SatoSo plan business overall coordinator than 97 years, engaged in Echigo Tsumari Art necklace maintenance concept, he served as the general director in the "Arts Festival Echigo Tsumari Art Triennial 2000, 2003 of the earth." Shibuya-ku, town planning deliberation committee. Shibuya-ku, Culture and Arts Promotion Promotion Council committee.

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