About This Print
The artist's rendering of Karuizawa Kōgen Church built in 1921.
Karuizawa Kōgen Church
Sources: https://travel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/guide/NTJtrv0535-en/a and https://fr.japantravel.com/nagano/karuizawa-kogen-church/15748
Located just a short five-minute drive from Naka-Karuizawa Station you’ll find the impressively built Karuizawa Kogen church. The striking church is uniquely constructed with a pointed triangular roof which follows a sharp path all the way to the ground on both sides of the church, thus creating an effect which makes the church seem as if it is just the tip of a much bigger structure lying just beneath the surface.
The church, surrounded by beautiful greenery, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Karuizawa. But it was not a church at the beginning. In 1921, Christian evangelist, Uchimura Kanzo (1861-1930) named a small lecture hall “Hoshino Yugaku-do” as a place of learning and enjoyment. A lot of highly educated people gathered here and had passionate talks about art and literature. After WWII, the lecture hall changed its name to Karuizawa Kogen Church.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2014 |
| Title | Karuizawa Kōgen Church 軽井沢高原教会 |
| Series | untitled series of buildings around Karuizawa |
| Artist | Koga Misao (act. c. 1980s) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal |  |
| Publication Date | undated (estimated c. 1970/1980) |
| Publisher | unknown |
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| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - tipped into original paper mat |
| Genre | sosaku-hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | chuban |
| H x W Paper | 5 11/16 x 8 in. (14.4 x 20.3 cm) |
| H x W Image | 5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 17.9 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
3/14/2019 created
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