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Kaede Tsuji

Kaede Tsuji

Owara Kazenobon at a beach

This is Owara Kazenobon, a traditional dance from Yatsuo Town in Toyama, Japan. It is usually performed in the streets of Yatsuo, but I imagined that a beautiful harmony could emerge if this elegant dance were performed by the sea in Toyama. So, I captured this scene.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2025

Nominee

Fine Art

Non Professional

Owara Kazenobon at a beach

This is Owara Kazenobon, a traditional dance from Yatsuo Town in Toyama, Japan. It is usually performed in the streets of Yatsuo, but I imagined that a beautiful harmony could emerge if this elegant dance were performed by the sea in Toyama. So, I captured this scene.

About Artist

Kaede Tsuji

Graduated from Kansai Gaidai University. Spent a year studying film and photography at Portland State University in Oregon, USA, as an exchange student during the third year of university. After graduation, returned to Toyama and worked as a photographer at a local photo studio in Toyama City for three years. Later transitioned into education and is currently working as a high school English teacher, while actively pursuing a career as a fine art photographer. Awards ・April 2024 – Honorable Mention, Fine Art Photography Awards Exhibition History ・September 2021 – POP-UP QUARTER (Organized Group Exhibition), Toyama Glass Art Museum ・May 2022 – Storytelling (Solo Exhibition), Otto Studio 1975 ・June 2023 – IRODORI (Group Exhibition), Toyama Glass Art Museum ・June 2023 – White (Solo Exhibition), Kita Nippon Shinbun Hall & Gallery ・ June 2024 – An Everlasting Moment (Group Exhibition), Toyama Glass Art Museum ・March 2025 - Kaminoichi (Exhibition), guest house, metate. ・May 2025 - My captured moment (Group Exhibition), Toyama Glass Art Museum

Kaede Tsuji

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Japan

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