Followed by the event in 2020/2021 that was canceled due to the pandemic, I was fortunate enough to be commissioned again as the visual graphic artist to create the main illustration, poster and merchandise design for Yokkaichi Jazz Festival in 2022.

The festival is finally taking place in 2 years and the main theme of the event is ‘Moving forward future with the music’.

With my hope of re-energizing the town and people that sunken down due to the long-run covid restrictions, I determined to create the main illustration that is filled with positive, dynamic, and vigorous vitality: As the sun rises, music starts to play back again in the town. And all the people (regardless of sex and age) in town finally start to come alive with pleasant music.

This year’s key colour is red which represents passion, determination and vibrant energy. I picked up scarlet/vermilion that is often used in Japanese traditional paintings and favored by masters such as Katsushika Hokusai for the colour of the rising sun and the pattern of kimonos. This colour is also used throughout the events in various mediums.

The illustration for the event poster is also used as the front cover of the event pamphlet and merchandise for t-shirt and budges.

Yokkaichi Jazz Festival