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Organization Name	General Incorporated Association SAKURA COLLECTION
Business Activities	Hosting design contests with a theme of traditional Japanese materials (worldwide open call) Planning and implementing tours, workshops, and experiential programs focused on traditional culture and industry Planning and developing initiatives such as studying abroad and internships both domestically and internationally Conducting test sales and market research of traditional Japanese materials abroad Collaborating with international creators for design and product development to enhance products and achieve globalization Consulting services encompassing points 1 to 5
Established	April 20, 2022
Location	〒141-0033 9th floor, Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Garden Tower, 1-1-1 Nishi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0033, Japan

Pre-incorporation Activity Record (2012-2022)

Since 2012: Hosting fashion design contests focused on traditional Japanese materials for students and amateur designers worldwide (34 times in 9 countries)
Since 2012: Proposing Japanese traditional materials to fashion designers worldwide, collaborating with 38 designers from 14 countries for collection production
Conducting inspection tours from overseas to the production areas of traditional materials throughout Japan
Assisting the overseas expansion of traditional materials from all over Japan

HISTORY

COLLABORATION WITH DESIGNERS
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

So far, we have collaborated with 38 designers from 14 countries,
and the Fashion Design Award has been held a total of 34 times in 10 countries.

2012	SAKURA COLLECTION 2012 in KANSAI (Kansai International Airport)
2013	SAKURA COLLECTION 2013 ASIA STUDENTS AWARD in Malaysia SAKURA COLLECTION 2013 in KANSAI (Umeda Sky Building, Kansai International Airport) SAKURA COLLECTION 2013 in Tokyo Tower SAKURA COLLECTION 2013 in Paris, France
2014	SAKURA COLLECTION 2014 ASIA STUDENTS AWARD in Vietnam, Malaysia,Thailand SAKURA COLLECTION 2014 in OSAKA (Osaka Castle) SAKURA COLLECTION × JAPAN TOUCH AWARD in France
2015	SAKURA COLLECTION 2015 in Seattle, USA SAKURA COLLECTION × JAPAN TOUCH AWARD in France SAKURA COLLECTION 2015 ASIA STUDENTS AWARD in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia
2016	SAKURA COLLECTION × TAKASHIMAYA SINGAPORE POP UP STORE, Singapore SAKURA COLLECTION 2016 ASIASTUDENTS AWARDS in Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand
2017	SAKURA COLLECTION 2017 ASIASTUDENTS AWARDS in Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand SAKURA COLLECTION 2016-2017 Yokohama SAKURA COLLECTION POP UP STORE Tokyo
2018	SAKURA COLLECTION – Hosho Noh Theater SAKURA COLLECTION 2018 ASIA STUDENTS AWARDS in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, France
2019	SAKURA COLLECTION & FACE OF ASIA – Osaka Central Public Hall SAKURA COLLECTION 2019 ASIA STUDENTS AWARDS in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar
2020	(中止) SAKURA COLLECTION 2019-2020 SAKURA COLLECTION 2020 in Tokyo Tower online
2021	SAKURA COLLECTION 2020-2021 FASHION DESIGN AWARDS SAKURA COLLECTION 2021 FASHION DESIGN AWARDS One LOVE
2022	SAKURA COLLECTION 2022 Philadelphia SAKURA COLLECTION 2022 New York SAKURA COLLECTION 2022 Chiba

BOARD MEMBER

NORIKO TABATA

Representative Director

Launched the SAKURA COLLECTION project in 2012. CEO of Adventure JAPAN Co., Ltd., Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the multilingual free paper ‘AJAdventure JAPAN’ (first published in December 2008). Since 2014, engaged in international cultural exchange projects, including the “Backpacker Bunraku” tour in Asia, exchanges with Hakuho Figure Skating, and more.

OSAMU SAITO

Advisor

Established Yohji Europe, the French branch of Yohji Yamamoto’s company, overseeing the brand’s expansion into Europe and America. Served as the President of Issey Miyake Europe for three years starting in 2007. Recognized for significant contributions to European fashion and culture, awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2008.

CHIKAKO KIYOHARA

European Branch Director

Art manager based in France. Planned participatory photo exhibitions in Kosovo and Japan in 2012. Subsequently, based in Paris, involved in planning and management of artistic events, exhibitions, and film production in France, Japan, Germany, the UK, Serbia, and various Asian countries. Coordinator for events like the Nomura Mansaku Kyoogen performance at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Coordinator for Fukuoka City Cultural and Arts Promotion Foundation in 2016, artist manager in Berlin in 2018, currently active based in Southern France.

HARUKA MIYANO

European Branch PR Manager

Worked in sales at Modem Editions, a fashion media company in France, for five years, primarily responsible for expanding into the Asian market. Currently involved in projects related to fashion, art, and food in Japan and Europe, working as a coordinator, consultant, PR specialist, and writer for internationally expanding businesses.

TOKIO ARAKI

Advisor

Assisted in the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016 and 2020. Involved in supporting the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, focusing on the tourism sector. From 2014, engaged in regional development in Tokyo, including attracting inbound tourism, at the Tokyo Tourism Foundation.

SAKURA COLLECTION Project Member

DAISAKU IKEDA

KENSHI MAEDA

Representative Director of SHOGO Co., Ltd.: TADATOMO SATO

OUTLINE

Pre-incorporation Activity Record (2012-2022)

HISTORY

COLLABORATION WITH DESIGNERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

BOARD MEMBER

COLLABORATION WITH DESIGNERS
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD