北海道立近代美術館

Sadamasa Imai, Venusaur, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Since opening at the National Crafts Museum in Ishikawa Prefecture in March 2023, this exhibition has attracted enormous interest as it has traveled to venues across Japan.
Now, it's here in Hokkaido! Twenty artists, ranging from a Living National Treasure to youngsters, take on the theme of Pokémon.
The results of this creative challenge are sure to astonish. Discover thebeauty and technique revealed in these remarkable works.

2026.04.25 Sat. - 2026.06.21 Sun.

Section and Artworks

Appearance－Approach！

Yuki Hayama, Vase with Pokémon of the Universe, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Taiichiro Yoshida, Jolteon, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Toru Fukuda, After Rain, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Stories－Jump in！

Kazumi Ikemoto, Adventure Begins, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Yuki Tsuboshima, Transformable Ornament, Rookidee/Corviknight, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Reiko Sudo, Pikachu's Adventures in a Forest, 2023, Private collection, Photo by Masayuki Hayashi

Life－Cherish！

Takuro Kuwata, Cups (Pikachu), 2023, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Saori Mizuhashi, Sash, "Flash", Yuzen Dyeing, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Kasumi Ueba, Groudon with Flash and Flame Pattern, 2022, Private collection, Photo by Taku Saiki

Artists

Terumasa Ikeda, Kazumi Ikemoto, Sadamasa Imai, Kasumi Ueba, Morihito Katsura, Takuro Kuwata, Yasuyoshi Komiya, Eiichi Shiroma, Reiko Sudo, Yoshiaki Taguchi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yuki Tsuboshima, Hiroki Niimi, Shigeki Hayashi, Yuki Hayama, Toru Fukuda, Keiko Masumoto, Saori Mizuhashi, Haruo Mitsuta, Taiichiro Yoshida

ⓒ2026 Pokémon. ⓒ1995-2026 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.

©Kazumi Ikemoto, ©Sadamasa Imai, ©Kasumi Ueba, ©Takuro Kuwata, ©Reiko Sudo, ©Yuki Tsuboshima, ©Yuki Hayama, ©Toru Fukuda, ©Saori Mizuhashi, ©Taiichiro Yoshida

Admission

Adults: 1,700 (1,500) yen / Senior high school and university students: 1,000 (800) yen / Junior high school students and elementary school children: 600 (400) yen

*Rates in parentheses apply to:

Groups of 10 persons or more
Repeater’s Discount on presentation of a stub of a special exhibition ticket held at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art or other prefectural museums in Hokkaido.
Timed Entry Tickets
Advance Tickets

Preschoolers, holders of disability ID and a caregiver, etc. are admitted free of charge. Please show a disability certificate at the reception desk.
Preschoolersmust be accompanied by an adult.

Timed Entry: To avoid crowding, timed-entry will be required on April 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun). Holders of this ticket will only be admitted on these days if there are remaining time slots available.

Purchase Online Tickets

Purchase Timed Entry Tickets (Japanese Page Only)

Organizers

Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Television Hokkaido Broadcasting
Co.LTD. , NHK Enterprises, Inc. Hokkaido, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Nikkei Inc.

Curatorial Supervision

National Craft Museum

Special cooperation

The Pokémon Company

Produced

NHK Promotions Inc.

Supported by

ITOGUMI Group, ITOCHU Corporation

with the Support of

Hokkaido Government, Sapporo City, Sapporo City Board of Education

展覽

POKÉMON × KOGEI