Yuki Koyano × Sanrio Characters 2026

Dates & time: December 2, 2026 (Wed) - December 21, 2026 (Mon) Closes at 17:00 on the final day, Mon 21 Dec
cost: Admission and artwork prices not yet announced
Venue & access: Contemporary Art Gallery, 8F, Hankyu Umeda Main Store Right by Osaka-umeda Station (Hankyu and Hanshin lines) and JR Osaka Station. Drivers can use the store's affiliated car parks.

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Why You Should Visit

Japanese-style painter Yuki Koyano teams up with the Sanrio characters for an exhibition at the Contemporary Art Gallery on the 8th floor of Hankyu Umeda Main Store. Born in Aichi in 1993 and trained in nihonga (Japanese-style painting) at Tokyo University of the Arts, Koyano is known for his "gunzo-zu" crowd paintings, in which countless character-like figures swirl in spirals. In 2025 he showed around 60 paintings at Tobu Ikebukuro that set Hello Kitty, My Melody and Kuromi among his crowds. Worth a look if you'd like to see Sanrio favourites treated as fine-art paintings.

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About the artist

Born in Aichi in 1993. Graduated in nihonga from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts and completed a master's degree there
Has designed zodiac tins for Toshimaya's Hato Sable biscuits and the wrap for a Kawagoe limited express on the Tobu Tojo Line

The 2025 collaboration show

Unveiled at Tobu Ikebukuro's Autumn Painting Fair 2025 (9–14 Oct), timed for My Melody's 50th and Kuromi's 20th anniversaries. The focus was on selling the paintings

※The works on show at Hankyu Umeda and whether they will be for sale have not been announced

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FAQ

Which floor of Hankyu Umeda is it on?

The Contemporary Art Gallery on the 8th floor.

What time does it close on the last day?

It closes at 17:00 on the final day, Monday 21 December.

Can I buy the artworks?

Whether works will be sold at Hankyu Umeda, and at what price, has not been announced yet. The 2025 collaboration show at Tobu Ikebukuro centred on sales of the paintings.