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A one-day tour of Tokyo with painter Joji Nakamura. A good distance from things you feel in the Twingo.
Painter meets Twingo

A one-day tour of Tokyo with painter Joji Nakamura. A good distance from things you feel in the Twingo.

The French car brand RENAULT's Twingo is an attractive car with a compact size. The Twingo is a compact car with an appealing size that makes it easy to navigate the narrow alleys and lanes of Paris and enjoy driving comfortably. Tokyo, on the other hand, has a unique urban landscape with a complex intertwining of main roads and small streets. The coexistence of large buildings and short, old-fashioned houses is unique to Tokyo. We took a tour of this city with Joji Nakamura, a painter whose works are also exhibited in Paris, in the "Twingo". We spent a day sightseeing in Tokyo, visiting galleries and stores that Mr. Nakamura is familiar with and admiring his favorite views of Tokyo. The "Twingo" played a role in this tour.

If there are interesting writers, I would like to help them as much as possible.

Mr. Nakamura enjoys driving around Tokyo enjoying the scenery, and then arrives at the gallery "CLASS" in Harajuku. I have a connection with the gallery, as I introduced the artists who are exhibiting there and was asked to paint the gallery's logo," said Nakamura. On the day of the exhibition, "PEOPLE" was being held by two female artists.

Ms. Nozomi Takayama was in the gallery. Her works, which are both delicate and soft, give us a warm feeling when we look at them. Ms. Nakamura and Ms. Takayama met through a mutual acquaintance, and it was after Ms. Takayama showed her own works to Ms. Nakamura that they began to exhibit together.

I want to help young people as much as possible. There are kids who don't know how to put on an exhibition, and I didn't know how to do it at all at first (laughs). (Laughs.) So, if there are students who create interesting works, I would like to help them as much as possible to create such opportunities.

Joji has a nice loose attitude, and even though he is older than me, he is easy to deal with. He is easy to talk to, and he gives me a big push at the end, saying, 'Don't worry about it, just do it. We can exhibit our works with peace of mind just by having someone like that around, so we are very grateful to have him in our lives.

In February, a joint exhibition of young artists curated by Nakamura will also be held at "CLASS," with eight young artists presenting their works in a variety of mediums, so be sure to check that out as well.

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