Jebec Jol will hold an exhibition of Yokichi Nobuta's Kyrgyz photographs at Ginza Okuno Bldg. from Feb. 4 to 10. Exhibition of Yokichi Nobuta's photographs of Kyrgyzstan

In Love with Kyrgyzstan, Land of Organic

2026.01.26 10:00

株式会社こぶた舎、ジェベックジョル

Kobutasha Corporation, operator of the Kyrgyz honey specialty store "Jebec Jol", will hold a Kyrgyz photography exhibition from February 4 (Wed) to 10 (Tue), 2026, at Ginza Gallery G2 on the 1st floor of Ginza Okuno Building.

キルギスの高原

Highlands of Kyrgyzstan

キルギスの若者

Young Kyrgyz

Photographer Yokichi Nobuta, fascinated by the "white raw honey of Kyrgyzstan" he encountered while traveling along the Silk Road, will introduce the charms of Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan, called the Switzerland of Central Asia, receives about 2,000 Japanese tourists a year.

It is a country of the sky, where 90% of the land is over 1,500 meters high, and it is an august country that is self-sufficient in 80% of its energy by generating hydroelectric power with snowmelt water from its 6,000-meter-high mountain range.

We will hold the first "Delicious Photo Exhibition" in Japan, where visitors will be able to see rare photos taken of the great nature and beekeepers in Kyrgyzstan, and also taste the specialty white honey.

There will also be special sales of rooftop beekeeping pioneer "Ginza Honey" in the neighborhood, and a marché of Kyrgyz honey and folk crafts on display and for sale.

The exhibition and marche corner will feature special sales of "white raw honey from Kyrgyzstan," "Kyrgyz folk art" and "Ginza honey" from the Ginza Honey Bee Project, a pioneer in urban beekeeping that has been raising honeybees on the rooftop of Ginza 3-chome since 2006. Ginza Honey" is reputed to be an excellent product from which the bees gather the bounty of flowers from the Imperial Palace and Hamarikyu Palace.

The venue is the 93-year-old Okuno Building, a popular spot for Showa-era retro design.

Please enjoy the wind of Kyrgyzstan while strolling through the Ginza backstreets.

白い生はちみつ

White raw honey

白いはちみつ三姉妹

Three sisters of white honey

Photographer: Yokichi Nobuta Profile

A graduate of Nihon University College of Art's Department of Photography, Yokichi Nobuta is a photographer who belongs to the New Photography School Association. He has also worked as a planner in the advertising industry and traveled around the world, including Alaska, Easter Island, and Antarctica. Fascinated by the natural beauty of Kyrgyzstan, the country in the sky on the Silk Road, he established the honey specialty store "Jebec Jol" and has been introducing the charms of Kyrgyzstan to Japan in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in Japan. He has exhibited his photographs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Festa and Organic Lifestyle EXPO, and this will be his first exhibition at the gallery.

信田陽吉