"28th Yusaku Kamekura Award Commemorative Exhibition: Mina Tabei 'Light and Shapes'"
Date: June 30th Tue– July 13th Mon, 2026
11:00 - 20:00
Open every day during the exhibition period. Admission is free.

The "Yusaku Kamekura Award" and the "JAGDA Newcomer Award," selected from the annual publication "Graphic Design in Japan" by the Japan Graphic Design Association, will be holding a series of exhibitions this summer at GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi to commemorate the 2026 award winners.
The "Yusaku Kamekura Award" was established in 1999 to honor the achievements of Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997), the first chairman of JAGDA (Japan Graphic Design Association). Respecting Kamekura's legacy of pursuing the artistry and essence of graphic design, the award aims to recognize graphic design that possesses both universality and innovation. It is presented annually to the most outstanding work and its creator from among all entries in the yearbook "Graphic Design in Japan."
For its 28th year, the award has been given to Mina Tabei for her solo exhibition, spatial design, promotional materials, and photobook, "Light, Shapes, and Their Surroundings." The work centers on a series of photographs in which objects are combined and fixed in two dimensions, and the exhibition space is constructed with sets that recreate the subjects of these works. The work was highly praised for its constructivist expression, the clever strategy of being conscious of dimensions, and the sense of depth it conveyed. To commemorate this award, the work will be presented in a new space and with new light.

Award winner: Mina Tabei
Award-winning work: Solo exhibition artwork, spatial design, promotional tools, and the art book "Light, Shapes, and Their Surroundings" (organized by: DNP Cultural Promotion Foundation)

Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1977. Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College. Worked under Kazunari Hattori from 2003, and became independent in 2014, establishing Tabei Mina Design. In the fields of advertising, books, packaging, exhibitions, and spatial design, she explores the relationship between phenomena such as light and objects, focusing on color and geometry, and works on visual expressions that move between two and three dimensions. Her major works include the image visual for "Musashino Art University," the "Matisse Exhibition," the book designs for "Oku-Noto Peninsula / Naoki Ishikawa" and "The Tale of Genji of the Future / Naoko Yamazaki," the packaging designs for "(NO) RAISIN SANDWICH" and "Mame Kurogouchi," and the exhibition "Light and Shapes." Received the Tokyo ADC Award in 2019. Member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).
https://minatabei.com/

Related Events
During the conference, we plan to hold Events featuring the award winners. Details will be announced as soon as they are finalized. website We will guide you through the process.

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What is the Yusaku Kamekura Award?
Established in 1999 to honor the achievements of JAGDA's first chairman, Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997), this award respects Kamekura's legacy of pursuing the artistry and essence of graphic design. It aims to recognize graphic design that possesses both universality and innovation, and is awarded to the most outstanding work and its creator from among all entries in the annual publication "Graphic Design in Japan." The winning work will also be featured in "Graphic Design in Japan 2026," scheduled for publication in July (published by Rokuyosha / estimated price 16,500 yen).
https://www.jagda.or.jp/awards/kamekura/

Previous recipients of the Yusaku Kamekura Award:
1st: Ikko Tanaka / 2nd: Kazumasa Nagai / 3rd: Kenya Hara / 4th: Kashiwa Sato / 5th: Masayoshi Nakajo / 6th: Kazunari Hattori / 7th: Mitsuo Katsui / 8th: No recipient / 9th: Makoto Matsunaga / 10th: Taku Sato / 11th: Ryosuke Uehara / 12th: Katsumi Asaba / 13th: No recipient / 14th: Katsuhiko Shibuya / 15th: Keiko Hirano / 16th: Kaoru Kasai / 17th: Kenjiro Sano / 18th: Ken Miki / 19th: Yoshie Watanabe / 20th: Yoshio Nakamura / 21st: Yoshiaki Irobe / 22nd: Atsuki Kikuchi / 23rd: Ryoji Tanaka / 24th: Takuya Onuki / 25th: Tomohiro Okazaki, Misawa Haruka / 26th Kazunari Kitagawa / 27th Noriaki Hayashi
*All titles and honorifics have been omitted.

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Held concurrently
June 26th Fri- August 6th Thu
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub's 119th Exhibition: "Japanese Graphic Design 2026"
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub

July 16th Thu- July 30th Thu
"JAGDA Newcomer Award Exhibition 2026: Takamasa Asano, Kazuyuki Ishida, Mei Otsubo"
GOOD DESIGN Marunouchi

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Organizer
Japan Graphic Design Association (JAGDA)
Established in 1978, it is Asia's largest design organization with approximately 3,000 members. It engages in a variety of activities to improve the communication environment through design, including publishing the yearbook "Graphic Design in Japan," holding exhibitions and Workshops, design education, public design and regional development initiatives, and international exchange.
https://www.jagda.or.jp/

Cooperation: Takeo Co., Ltd., Shoei Co., Ltd. HIGURE17-15cas
Contact: Japan Graphic Design Association JAGDA)
https://www.jagda.or.jp/contact