In Fukuoka’s scenic Sakurazaka neighborhood, a sloping residential road leads as much as Kaigeido, a gallery conceived by Kengo Kuma disciple Shuhei Kamiya and opened in 2023. Inside is the house base of Nakamura Ningyo — the Hakata ningyō doll-making outfit composed of father and son duo Shinkyo and Hiromine Nakamura.
This fusion between the custom of the corporate based in 1917 and the minimalist marvel of the gallery is strikingly clear the second you step inside. Shinkyo greets me, able to information me by means of each the gallery and the adjoining workshop. Born in 1957, he’s the third-generation grasp of Nakamura Ningyo who has introduced his household’s model into the fashionable period.
As we trade enterprise playing cards, Shinkyo explains that the title of the gallery is drawn from an outdated kanji that represents a mixture of an individual and an oni (demon).
