{"product_id":"akiyamaryoji-narakawa-mura","title":"Akiyama Ryoji, Narakawa-mura","description":"\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"74c5156f-3b52-4016-bba7-b8945ab9a4f5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-737\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-692fb44b-6744-8321-b4db-d362e0c68518-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-738\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2423671f-f96d-45b4-bf48-88a1ff931ea9\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese photographer Ryoji Akiyama's photobook \"Narakawa-mura\" is a record taken over approximately two years in a small village in Kiso-gun, Nagano Prefecture. It captures the people and travelers living in Narakawa Village, which flourished as a post town on the Nakasendo road and was known for Kiso lacquerware, with the perspective of a traveler and a quiet gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, children are particularly strikingly portrayed. Scenes from milestones such as sports festivals, school trips, and graduation ceremonies suggest that the village's rhythm revolved around children. The gentle imagery, which avoids strong contrasts, does not emphasize the artist's expression but rather captures the atmosphere of the land itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout relying on excessive staging or dramatic moments, this book calmly depicts human activities within the flow of daily life, serving as a document that quietly preserves the memory of a village and representing another rich lineage of Japanese photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Narakawa-mura\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Asahi Shimbun Publications\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] January 15, 1991 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] Unpaginated (118 pages)\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately \u003cspan\u003e213*259*13mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Narakawamura\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Ryoji Akiyama\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Toppan Printing\/Printing, Aoki Bookbinding\/Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4022562528\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e】Good to Fair (Slight rubbing on obi and cover, light age-related tanning on edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRyoji Akiyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Akiyama Ryoji) 1942-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1942.\u003cbr\u003eSon of photographer Seiji Akiyama. After graduating from Waseda University's Faculty of Letters, he worked at the Tokyo Bureau of the Associated Press and the photography department of the Asahi Shimbun before becoming a freelance photographer in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eWhile working as a photojournalist covering social issues such as famine in India and depopulation on remote islands, he also traveled through America, China, and various parts of Japan, creating works that captured people's lives and landscapes with his unique sense of distance. In 1974, he exhibited alongside \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDaido Moriyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMasahisa Fukase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in the \"New Japanese Photography\" exhibition at the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMuseum of Modern Art in New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, gaining international recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eHe established his unique world with a style that calmly observes subjects from a \"traveler's perspective,\" using a 6x6 twin-lens reflex camera. His major photobooks include \"Tsugaru, Ryōji Sensei Gyōjōki\" (1978), \"New York Tsushin\" (1980), \"Narakawa-mura\" (1991), and \"Nara\" (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"605\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHis works are held in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, and the Aomori Museum of Art.\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years, the reprinting and re-editing of his \"Nihao Xiaopengyou\" series has garnered attention both domestically and internationally, leading to a re-evaluation of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あきやまりょうじ｜秋山亮二 \/ AKIYAMA Ryoji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44187554644010,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-3644666.jpg?v=1774421411","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/akiyamaryoji-narakawa-mura","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}