Artist / Company
Artist / Chubei Yagyu
Born in Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan, he graduated from Takarazuka University of Art and Design in 1998, declared himself a yokai artist in 2005, and became the director of the Yokai Art Museum in 2018. He has held solo and group exhibitions in Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as in France, Shanghai, Taiwan, and other parts of the world. About 30 of his works are permanently exhibited at La Porte Peinte, an international arts center in France. He was featured in the New York Times in 2023.
Publication
2024 「POP YOKAI Contemporary Character Art of Japan」Rockbook (France)
2017 「Mononoke Mandara」 Setouchibito（Japan）
Exhibition
2024 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」Matsuzakaya Ueno（Tokyo）
2024 Group exhibition「Night Parade of a Hundred Demons down～Night market～」Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2024 Museum「MONONOKE NO UTAGE～BOSO～」 Nokogiriyama Museum（Chiba）
2024 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2023 Special exhibition「MADADA YOKAI」 soyoya edobata（Tokyo）
2023 Group exhibition「A Hundred Demons down walk around」 Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2023 Group exhibition「Heresy&wonder utopia」SPAN ART GALLERY（Tokyo）
2023 Museum「YOKAI Exhibition」 hosotsuji-ihee-museum（Kyoto）
2023 Special exhibition「MINOJI MONONOKE STREET（tentative）」cafe&gallery MIDORIYA（Aichi）
2023 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2022 Group exhibition「Night Parade of a Hundred Demons down」 Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2022 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU ～The story of the NEKOMATA～」STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2021 Three-person exhibition「Cat＆Yokai〜Picture book of the weird〜」Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2021 Group exhibition「Night Parade of a Hundred Demons down」 Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2021 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU ～Cat's-eye moon～」STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2020 Group exhibition「Night Parade of a Hundred Demons down」 Maison de neko（Tokyo）
2020 Solo Exhibition「Edge connected by Mononoke」KIMONOAN NAGO（Fukui）
2020 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2019 AIR「Chance meeting」 Noyers La Porte Peinte（France）
2019 Special exhibition「ASUKE Round of 100 famous stories」SUZUYA（Aichi）
2019 Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」 STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2018 Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」 SORADAKI（Tokyo）
2018 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu YOKAI EZU」 STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2017 Solo ExhibitionExhibition「Yokai Manufacturing Device」 KYOTO-ba（Kyoto）
2017 Solo Exhibition「YOKAI EZU Exhibition」 Gardencity bookstore Gallery（Taiwan）
2016 Solo Exhibition「YOKAI EZU～MATSUROWANU-MONO TACHI～」 STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2015 Solo Exhibition「Hidden village」 Greenray marute（Taiwan）
2015 Solo Exhibition「HYAKKI RAKURAKU」 STRIPED HOUSE GALLERY（Tokyo）
2014 Solo Exhibition「Hundred Demons Manufacturing」 Triplet（Tokyo）
2012 Group exhibition「Horizon」Refined Nest Gallery（Shanghai, China）
2011 Special exhibition「YOKAI EZU Exhibition」 TAG（Kagawa）
2011 Solo Exhibition「Pefect day for Rain」 Urinsha（Kyoto）
2010 Solo Exhibition「ENKAI」 sottoprodotto（Kagawa）
2010 Solo Exhibition「ENKAI」 Gallery Ashitanohako（Osaka）
2010 「Itadasan Art go – Yagyu older brother and younger sister」Central Takamatsu Shopping Arcades（Kagawa）
2010 Museum「EKAKI Chuhei Yagyu's Exhibition」SHIONOE MUSEUM OF ART（Kagawa）
2009 Solo Exhibition「ENKAI」Artlantico Gallery SHIBUYA（Tokyo）
2008 Solo Exhibition「ENKAI」Urinsha（Kyoto）
2007 Solo Exhibition「BAKE-BAKE」Gallery Seira（Tokyo）
2006.11～2007.2「Old Sakaide Police Station Farewell Project」Old Sakaide Police Station（Kagawa）
2006 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei Yagyu's Yokai Paintings」Gallery Aoikaze（Kyoto）
2006 Solo Exhibition「Chuhei's Yokai Paintings」Olive Island Post Office（Shodoshima）
Company
| Company Name | Shodoshima Healthy Land Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Location | 2721-1 Ko, Tonosho-cho, Shodoshima-gun, Kagawa 761-4113 |
| Phone | 0879-62-7111 (Main) |
| Established | October 19, 1985 (Showa 60) |
| Capital | ¥99.95 million |
| Representative | President and CEO Toshihiro Yagyu |
| Number of Employees | 110 (as of October 19, 2024) |
| Business Activities | |
| Olive Business | Development, manufacturing, and sales of olive cosmetics Development, manufacturing, and sales of olive health foods Development, manufacturing, and sales of olive, Shodoshima, and Seto Inland Sea-related foods Olive functional research and olive cultivation |
| Shodoshima & Island Operations (Yagyu-ya) |
LP gas sales Alcohol sales Food & Beverage Sales |
| Regional Initiatives | Co-management of MeiPAM Shodoshima Maze Town Art Project Planning, Promotion, and Management of Regional Revitalization Projects Planning and Management of Olive & Mindfulness Experience Facility: Sennen Olive Terrace |