Kurara Audio Arts Archive vol.0
Bookshop / Gallery Tata
Until Dec 28
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Kurara Audio Arts（Noriyasu Nogai）
We are pleased to announce “Kurara Audio Arts Archive vol.0” exhibition from Thursday December 11 – Sunday December 28, 2025.
Kurara Audio Arts was founded in 1994 in Nishi-Shinjuku by Noriyasu Nogai and friends as Kurara Record, a shop specializing in noise/avant-garde records. After that, it relocated to Shibuya and continued operating as Kurara Audio Arts until the late 2000s.
After moving to Shibuya, it expanded beyond noise/avant-garde to handle records, CDs, cassettes, videos, and books across diverse genres: jazz, blues, French music, world music, electronic music, sound art, contemporary classical, early music, musicals, field recordings, as well as records, art books, and animations by visual artists.True to its owner’s words, “I think it’s okay for there to be at least one place in the world that values incomprehensibility and seemingly pointless actions,” the shop attracted musicians, artists, and music fans from Japan and abroad seeking its uniquely curated records and books, spread by word of mouth. Its fantastical interior, featuring owner Noriyasu Nogai’s personality and resident cat Kujira-san, captivated many visitors.
This exhibition serves as a memorial tribute to Noriyasu Nogai, owner of Kurara Audio Arts, who passed away in June 2025. We hope this exhibition will offer an opportunity to learn about what Kurara Audio Arts was like—a place rarely covered in media or social networks—and to rediscover the joy of music and art through the displayed works. We hope you will take this opportunity to view the exhibition.
Kurara Audio Arts was founded in 1994 in Nishi-Shinjuku by Noriyasu Nogai and friends as Kurara Record, a shop specializing in noise/avant-garde records. After that, it relocated to Shibuya and continued operating as Kurara Audio Arts until the late 2000s.
After moving to Shibuya, it expanded beyond noise/avant-garde to handle records, CDs, cassettes, videos, and books across diverse genres: jazz, blues, French music, world music, electronic music, sound art, contemporary classical, early music, musicals, field recordings, as well as records, art books, and animations by visual artists.True to its owner’s words, “I think it’s okay for there to be at least one place in the world that values incomprehensibility and seemingly pointless actions,” the shop attracted musicians, artists, and music fans from Japan and abroad seeking its uniquely curated records and books, spread by word of mouth. Its fantastical interior, featuring owner Noriyasu Nogai’s personality and resident cat Kujira-san, captivated many visitors.
This exhibition serves as a memorial tribute to Noriyasu Nogai, owner of Kurara Audio Arts, who passed away in June 2025. We hope this exhibition will offer an opportunity to learn about what Kurara Audio Arts was like—a place rarely covered in media or social networks—and to rediscover the joy of music and art through the displayed works. We hope you will take this opportunity to view the exhibition.
Schedule Now in session | Dec 11 (Thu) 2025-Dec 28 (Sun) 2025 11 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://tata-books.com/gallery/923/ | ||||
| Venue | Bookshop / Gallery Tata | ||||
| Location | 2-38-15 Koenjikita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0002 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from the North exit of Koenji Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu lines. | ||||
| Phone | 080-4650-7398 | ||||
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