Jimmy Liao heads to Niigata, Japan, to create a fairytale-style picture book train station that captivates

Text by / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department, compiled and reported
 

Not only can you see the Jimmy Liao Train Station in Yilan now—Jimmy Liao has made his way to Japan. In late July this year, he went to Japan to take part in the world’s largest international outdoor art festival, the “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale,” and created a lovely picture book-style fairy tale train station, aiming to interact with visitors from all over the world.

Since 2008, Jimmy Liao has held multiple large-scale touring exhibitions across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, accumulating extensive experience in planning and installing public art pieces. These include the widely acclaimed Yilan Jimmy Liao Cultural Corridor, the TSMC Jimmy Liao Park at Southern Taiwan Science Park, the Hsin Yi Properties Moon Bus... and more. Through stories, aesthetics, humanity, and local life elements, these works engage in dialogue with the overall environment and space, winning high praise from fans and also invigorating regional vitality and urban development.

Japan’s new “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale” began in 2000 and is held every three years. With farmland as its stage and art as its bridge, it connects people with nature, explores the inheritance and development of regional culture, and revitalizes areas that have been increasingly declining and aging. The artworks scattered across an area of 760 square kilometers and more than 200 villages serve as landmarks, guiding travelers to discover a feast of natural art. It has attracted over 1.5 million visitors. The Art Triennale has successfully integrated agriculture with art, culture, and tourism, which also inspired Jimmy Liao’s collaboration with the Bisi Li’an Tribe in Taitung in 2013.