Ruten
The ceaseless turning of wordless time.
Ruten (Transience) is an installation that invites viewers to quietly reflect on the unnoticed 'flow of time' passing through our daily lives and experience it through the lens of our senses.
In the darkness of the former sake brewery on the grounds of SupernaturalDeluxe, kinetic sculptures created by Shinobu Hashimoto float into view. Their forms sway continuously with quiet energy under the influence of gravity, light programmed by VJ Wasabi, and resonant tones. Each subtle motion intertwines with the viewer’s own memories and emotions, leaving behind an experience that cannot be expressed in words - only felt, quietly, within.
Event Details
- Duration:November 8 (Sat) – 15 (Sat), 2025
- Hours:11:00 – 18:00
- Venue:SupernaturalDeluxe (Chiba, Japan)
- Admission:¥500 (includes one cup of tea)
Sunday through Friday
Special tickets are required for admission to the Saturday opening and closing performances.
On the opening and closing days, live performances will unfold—layering sound upon the flow of the space.
Opening Ceremony
On the opening day, Saturday, November 8, experience a long-set ambient DJ performance by Sapphire Slows and Chris SSG.
Immerse yourself in Ruten’s world of sound, where silence and resonance intertwine in a meditative atmosphere.
DJ：Sapphire Slows, Chris SSG
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
Open 11:00 – 20:00
Music 13:00 – 19:00
Food & Drink：
BONE BROS (Kamogawa)
Wara Coffeedo
🍹SupernaturalDeluxe
Tickets
Advance ¥2,000 / Door ¥2,500
Under 20 Advance / Door ¥1,000
※ ID required for Under 20 discount.
※ Parents of children in preschool or under may bring 1 child per 1 parent.
※ Tickets required for elementary school age children and older.
DJs
Sapphire Slows
Sapphire Slows is a producer and DJ who blends minimal, ambient, and experimental pop into soundscapes that defy easy categorization. Her electronic yet organic storytelling is both hypnotic and intimate.
Sapphire Slows
Food & Drink
Closing Ceremony
For the closing ceremony, experience the gentle sounds of Kakudo Manami in two settings: outdoors during daylight (weather permitting) and inside hiiregura hall surrounded by the main exhibition after sunset. Her delicate and free expression guides you into unknown moments between sound and silence.
Her delicate and free expression leads the audience into unknown moments where sound and silence melt into one another.
Live: Manami Kakudo solo
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Open 11:00 – 20:00
Music from 15:30~ two sets
Food & Drink：
Kensuke Takaki (BLOCKHOUSE Wednesday Curry / SHUSAN - Harajuku)
ALRIGHT COFFEE ROASTERS
🍹SupernaturalDeluxe
and more...
Tickets
Advance ¥3,500 / Door ¥4,000
Under 20 Advance / Door ¥1,500
※ ID required for Under 20 discount.
※ Parents of children in preschool or under may bring 1 child per 1 parent.
※ Tickets required for elementary school age children and older.
Live
Manami Kakudo
A musician and percussionist who uses various percussion instruments, her voice, words, and objects around her to create compositions and perform freely.
Food & Drink
Kensuke Takaki (BLOCKHOUSE Wednesday Curry / SHUSAN - Harajuku)
Gourmet curry and one more special dish
SupernaturalDeluxe
SuperDeluxe was a legendary live venue that presented experimental performances every night in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo. In 2022 it was reborn as SupernaturalDeluxe - a hybrid laboratory located on a registered tangible cultural property in the heart of Kamogawa City in Chiba Prefecture, where music, art, food, the natural environment, regenerative agriculture, and local community merge into an integrated whole.
Mobile (kinetic sculpture)
Shinobu Hashimoto's kinetic sculptures create a new atmosphere within the distinctive Hiiregura Hall, part of the registered cultural property located on the SupernaturalDeluxe grounds. In the darkness of the former sake brewery, light and shadow intersect, and the sculptures dance quietly, guided by gravity, or accompanied by unpredictable fluctuations.
Their forms are far more than mere decoration - the artwork emanates a presence that transforms the entire space. The pieces respond to wind, human presence, and subtle shifts in air currents, continuously creating ever-changing landscapes. Shadows cast by light spread softly across the walls and floors, and the juxtaposition of trembling darkness and silence sharpens the viewer's perception.
The intersection of analog craftsmanship with an expression that encompasses the space itself transforms the Hiiregura Hall into a stage where each passing moment holds a distinct character. What emerges is Hashimoto's unique world-view, where the unpredictability born from incalculable movement intersects with aesthetic necessity.
Shinobu Hashimoto
Born in 1980 in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
After graduating from university, I traveled around Australia, Europe, and Asia, then moved to Shizuoka Prefecture, where I established my own studio and began my creative work. My artist name is “Shinobu Hashimoto,” and my brand name is “ningulu.”
From gallery exhibitions to solo shows, department store events, and craft markets, his works have been showcased in a wide range of settings.
Mobiles crafted from brass and copper sway gently in the presence of light and wind, subtly altering the flow of time. Embracing the textures of metal and the beauty of its natural patina, they bring a soft, atmospheric presence into the space.
Exhibition & Sale of Mobiles and Jewelry
Brass and copper are shaped into mobiles that respond softly to wind and light. For this exhibition, mobiles will be shown alongside jewelry fashioned from the same metals, which will also be available for purchase. They invite you to experience their presence—as small sculptures woven into daily life, and as art worn on the body.
Workshop Inside the Mobile Studio
Brass Craft Workshop – Free Creation 2 hours / ¥6,000
You can create accessories or small objects mainly using burner work techniques. As this is a compact workshop setup, certain processes may not be possible — please consult us in advance about what you’d like to make. An additional fee will be charged if the session exceeds 2 hours.
Workshops are available by reservation during the exhibition period. Please make a reservation via Instagram DM or through the contact form.
Installation Design
The piano sound performed by Shinobu Hashimoto is deconstructed and reassembled through programming, giving rise to new resonances. In response, light and sound devices fill the space, unfolding a spectrum of shifting expressions that evolve with the passage of time.
An Installation to Feel the Passage of Time
Even when the melody seems the same, the spatial arrangement of light and sound is generated anew in each moment, giving rise to entirely different scenes.
A system embedded with sensors converts kinetic motion into light, introducing unpredictable fluctuations into the space.
These ever-emerging landscapes intertwine with the viewer’s perception, awakening a renewed awareness of the flow of time.
This work employs advanced digital tools—TouchDesigner, Max/MSP, Ableton Live, and Arduino—that underpin generative art, resonating with the organic and poetic presence of Shinobu Hashimoto’s mobiles. Through the intersection of technology and analog craftsmanship, the world of Ruten unfolds—one that transcends formulas and code.
Light, sound, and movement intertwine to create a space in constant transformation. Discover an experience found only here—intellectual, sensorial, and uniquely your own.
VJ Wasabi
In 1999, he spent a year in Australia — an experience that opened the path to traveling the world. Since then, he has journeyed through Turkey, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Northern Europe, immersing himself in diverse cultures and sensibilities. The landscapes and memories he encountered on those travels continue to flow quietly through his visual works today.
He began his VJ practice in 2010 with Densiyama at Myorenji Temple in Kyoto, and in 2017 collaborated with artist Shinobu Hashimoto to create a light-and-shadow installation for Mingle Village. He has since continued to shape time and space through light and projection in that series of works.
In recent years, he has been integrating AI-generated imagery into his practice, exploring the subtle forms of time within the interplay of light, shadow, and sound. Where memory and technology intersect, his works evoke a sense of the fantastical and the psychedelic — immersive experiences suspended between the real and the imagined.
Access
On foot
- Kamogawa Sea World — approx. 8 min walk
- Kameda General Hospital — approx. 15 min walk
- Awa-Kamogawa Station — approx. 18 min walk / 5 min by taxi
Bus
From Tokyo Station (Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, B2F): approx. 2 hours (Fare: ¥2,600)- Highway Bus “Axie” [Tokyo–Kamogawa Line] (Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu ⇒ Kamogawa Sea World), approx. 2 hours
- Kamogawa Sea World ⇒ about 10 minutes on foot
- Highway Bus “Kapina” (Chiba Station East Exit ⇒ Kamogawa Sea World), approx. 2 hours
- Kamogawa Sea World ⇒ about 10 minutes on foot
Train
Approx. 2 hours from Tokyo Station- JR Limited Express “Wakashio” (Tokyo Station ⇒ Awa-Kamogawa), approx. 2 hours (Unreserved seat: ¥3,670)
- From Awa-Kamogawa Station (East Exit): about 18 minutes on foot / 5 minutes by taxi
By Car
Approx. 70-min drive from Umihotaru PAVia Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line ⇒ Kimitsu I.C. ⇒ Boso Skyline (toll-free) & Route 24
Approx. 80-min drive from Chiba CityVia Tateyama Expressway Matsugaoka I.C. ⇒ Kimitsu I.C. ⇒ Boso Skyline (toll-free) & Prefectural Route 24
Approx. 45-min drive from Kanaya, Tokyo Bay FerryVia Kurihama ⇒ Tokyo Bay Ferry ⇒ Kanaya ⇒ Prefectural Route 34
Please refer to theOfficial Website of SupernaturalDeluxefor detailed access information.