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N03commandN: TENMASEN Project 2023 / Nihonbashi River | 10,000 boats Time Trial

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Nihonbashi・Yaesu・Kyobashi・Ginza

Nihonbashi River

Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo


                                          
Date

2023.10.29

*Start around 8:00 (to be adjusted)
*In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed to November 26.

Ticket

Free

*you can participate in the time trial by purchasing participation rights in advance (1,000 yen per miniature tenmasen boat). Click here to register.

Notes

Start point: under Tokiwa Bridge
Goal point: in front of Nihonbashi Bridge
*Live streaming will be available on the day. Details will be announced on this page in advance.

A community art project in which 10,000 miniature tenmasen boats, each about 30 cm long and modeled after a wooden Japanese-style boat, are floated on the Nihonbashi River.


The goal is set at Nihonbashi Bridge, and the miniature boats start from upstream all at once. In addition to eonjoying the view of floating boats, you can entry the time trial by one boat for every 1,000 yen donated. The establishment of viewing locations in the surrounding area will enliven the community, while live-streaming will communicate the charm and value of the Nihonbashi River to people all over the world. A program will be created for each process, including flagging, transporting, and cleaning for reuse of the miniature Tenma boats, and participation will be encouraged.

A portion of the registration fee will be used for river purification, waterside revitalization, cultural promotion, and the production of traditional tenmasen, in addition to the presentation of special commemorative gifts according to the order of arrival. The miniature boats are made from thinned cedar wood, which will be collected, cleaned, and reused after the event.


By transcending genres such as art, community development, and environmental revitalization, and through collaboration among artists, students, citizens, and businesses, we will create a cross-sectional network of new and old waterfront users in the city. We aim to increase the initiative and collaboration of citizens and establish this as a sustainable project.


Organizer: Command N
Co-organizers: "TENMASEN Project 2023/Nihonbashi River" Executive Committee, Tokyo Biennale
Suponsors: Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Sotobori School for Citizen, Tokyo suribachi gakkai, Meikyo "Nihonbashi Bridge" Preservation Society, Nihonbashi Renaissance 100 Year Plan Committee, Etsuro Shimizu Laboratory at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, CHOPPER inc., Conference for Aqua-city Tokyo in the future, Sakamoto Corporation (Tenmasen boats production in FY2021), Chizu-cho Tottori prefecture

 

Artists・Members

commandN, "TENMASEN Project/2023 Nihonbashi River" Executive Committee, other waterfront-related town development groups, people involved in boat transportation and sightseeing boats, river environment protection groups, citizen volunteers, companies, and others.

Map

Photo by TADA (YUKAI)

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commandN: TENMASEN Project 2023 / Nihonbashi River

A community art project to rediscover the attraction of Tokyo's waterfront by floating 10,000 miniature wooden Japanese-style boats on the Nihonbashi River.

details

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commandN: TENMASEN Project 2023 / Nihonbashi River

Type
Venue

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Nihonbashi・Yaesu・Kyobashi・Ginza

Nihonbashi River

Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo


                                          
Date

2023.10.29

*Start around 8:00 (to be adjusted)
*In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed to November 26.

Ticket

Free

*you can participate in the time trial by purchasing participation rights in advance (1,000 yen per miniature tenmasen boat). Click here to register.

Notes

Start point: under Tokiwa Bridge
Goal point: in front of Nihonbashi Bridge
*Live streaming will be available on the day. Details will be announced on this page in advance.

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