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Sangenjaya’s Small but Mighty Sankaku-Chitai Area: Exhibition of Memories and Records
Lifestyle Design Center
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Sankaku-Chitai (“triangle area”) is the popular name for a unique area located in the Sangenjaya neighborhood of Setagaya City, Tokyo. Nestled between Setagaya-dori and Tamagawa-dori avenues, it is a dense maze of narrow alleyways with shops from multiple generations, some of whose origins trace back to the postwar black markets.
This exhibition offers a participatory experience for visitors themed on the Sankaku-Chitai area. In addition to the area itself, the exhibition gathers memories and records of the “greater Sankaku-Chitai area,” including the surrounding neighborhoods and related elements with a cultural connection.
Designed to resemble interwoven backstreets, the exhibition space features displays such as the Greater Sankaku-Chitai Encyclopedia, a collection of keywords compiling everything associated with the area, and Found Photos: 29 Years of History, in which photographs taken by visitors are mapped within the space. None of these displays are “complete” at the start of the exhibition. Instead, they will be continuously updated with drawings, photographs, and words recorded through study tours and workshops scheduled to take place every weekend throughout the exhibition period.
The exhibition seeks to uncover the untold memories and unopened records connected to the greater Sankaku-Chitai area, including the real Sankaku-Chitai area just a 60 second walk from the venue. In doing so, it invites visitors to reflect on the past, present, and future forms of everyday life and how those ways of life are passed down through generations.
This exhibition offers a participatory experience for visitors themed on the Sankaku-Chitai area. In addition to the area itself, the exhibition gathers memories and records of the “greater Sankaku-Chitai area,” including the surrounding neighborhoods and related elements with a cultural connection.
Designed to resemble interwoven backstreets, the exhibition space features displays such as the Greater Sankaku-Chitai Encyclopedia, a collection of keywords compiling everything associated with the area, and Found Photos: 29 Years of History, in which photographs taken by visitors are mapped within the space. None of these displays are “complete” at the start of the exhibition. Instead, they will be continuously updated with drawings, photographs, and words recorded through study tours and workshops scheduled to take place every weekend throughout the exhibition period.
The exhibition seeks to uncover the untold memories and unopened records connected to the greater Sankaku-Chitai area, including the real Sankaku-Chitai area just a 60 second walk from the venue. In doing so, it invites visitors to reflect on the past, present, and future forms of everyday life and how those ways of life are passed down through generations.
Schedule | Jan 20 (Tue) 2026-Mar 22 (Sun) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.setagaya-ldc.net/program/619/ | ||||
| Venue | Lifestyle Design Center https://www.setagaya-ldc.net/ | ||||
| Location | Carrot Tower, 4-1-1 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0004 | ||||
| Access | Direct walk from Sangen-jaya Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi and Tokyu Setagaya lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5432-1543 | ||||
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