On October 4, a poetry reading and a quiet concert were held at a music hall operated by Director Adachi of an acupuncture and moxibustion clinic in Uzumasa, Kyoto.　 The reading is from the picture book *The Sea God’s Princess*, a collaborative work by Toshiko Okamoto and Shiozawa.

At the concert, an oud player also joined in for a collaborative performance.

The oud is a stringed instrument widely used from the Middle East to Africa, and it is also the origin of the East Asian pipa.

Shiozawa exhibited his work “ASK THE EARTH,” which will serve as the poster for the Kyoto Cultural Conference to be held on October 22 and 23, and spoke about future world peace and environmental issues through myths shared with the “Princess of the Sea God.”

During his handpan performance, he expressed the invisible power inherent in nature and conveyed the importance of humans being able to sense this power.

At the “Raku-an” Music Hall, the walls are finished with Mino washi plaster, and the floors—made of cypress—are lined with charcoal beneath them—subtle touches designed to create an environment where deities and Buddhas are drawn to gather. During the handpan and oud performances, everyone was enveloped in mystical sounds and shared a meaningful moment, sensing something invisible.