The venue for the Northern Alps International Art Festival is Shinano-Omachi, located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The meltwater from the Northern Alps is a clear blue/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The Yasaka-Miasa area is a complex web of mountains and valleys/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Original motif for the Northern Alps International Art Festival designed by Akira Minagawa

Felice Varini "Oval for the Village"/ photo by Tsuyoshi Hongo

Felice Varini "Oval for the Village"/ photo by Tsuyoshi Hongo

Eyes《Shinano Omachi Jikkeisha》/ photo by Tsuyoshi Hongo

Eyes《Shinano Omachi Jikkeisha》/ 撮影: たつみかずき

Right) Kenji Minamigawa and Haruka Kojin, and right) Fram Kitagawa, general director of the Northern Alps International Art Festival/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Tomoko Fuse "Dry Landscape Garden with Infinite Folds"/ photo by Tsuyoshi Hongo