Shohei Takahashi, a lover of art and the founder of "BAIHODO",
resonated the Japanese Folk Craft (Mingei) Movement by Soetsu Yanagi and
opened a first shop purely focused on arts and craft goods. In the meantime,
art supplies and picture frame speciality shop from gekkoso also started
The joint exhibition that centered Tatsuoki Nambata with a sculptor Takashi
Mine and Minoru Nitta planned. Shiko Munakata exhibition also planned in
1950s
"SAPPOROFACTORY RENGAKAN GALLERY BAIHODO" opened. The clothing
and accessories category, such as Michiyo Masago and Maki Textile Studio
have been introduced
1995
富良野ニングルテラスに、クラフト用品を主とする「ふくろうの家」をオープンする
Craft goods focused "OWL HOUSE" (Fukuro-no Ie) opened at Ningle
Terrace in Furano
1996
「北の嵐山 梅鳳堂 ギャルリアンヴォル」を新たにオープンする
"KITA NO ARASHIYAMA BAIHODO GALERIE EN'VOL" opened
"SAPPOROFACTORY RENGAKAN GALLERY BAIHODO" renamed as "BAIHODO
maruyama" and the gallery in SAPPORO has newly restarted. For now,
our focused area has widely expanded and it contains of daily goods and
clothing to paintings, lithographs, and sculpture type of work