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"MINIATURE LIFE x KOBE AIRPORT" Opens!

  • 2022-09-30

Kansai Airport Kobe is pleased to announce that "MINIATURE LIFE x KOBE AIRPORT" (Miniature Life Kobe Airport) opened today, Friday, September 30.


“MINIATURE LIFE x KOBE AIRPORT” is the first permanent museum by Tatsuya Tanaka, a miniature photographer and resemblance artist, with the concept of "a theme park where adults and children alike can enjoy plane watching." The one-and-only museum at Kobe Airport is located in two exhibition rooms in KOBE’s rooftop area, and a gigantic broccoli object is installed in the rooftop lawn area.

 

At the opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held by Tatsuya Tanaka and Yoshiyuki Yamaya, CEO, Kansai Airports, as well as Kobe Airport officials. Kansai Airports Group will continue to create new airport experiences through initiatives that make our customers excited and full of smiles.

MINIATURE LIFE x KOBE AIRPORT Concept: “A theme park where adults and children alike can enjoy flying and plane watching.”
Opening hours: Rooftop observation deck (Giant broccoli object): 6:30 to 22:00
Exhibition rooms: Weekdays 10:00 to 19:00, Weekends and holidays 9:00 to 20:00
Overview and location:

  1. Popular miniature photographer and resemblance artist Tatsuya Tanaka’s permanent museum: Two exhibition rooms in the rooftop area Exhibit works inspired by the city of Kobe, aircraft, and the airport.
  2. Exhibition of a large object: Rooftop lawn area; Display a giant object of a broccoli, which often appears in Tanaka’s miniature works
  3. Display of artworks in collaboration with companies: Various locations across KOBE terminal; Artworks created through tie-ups between companies and MINIATURE LIFE will be placed throughout the terminal building. *Scheduled to be placed sequentially.
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