A special program was prepared for guests to enjoy food and art at the traditional Japanese restaurant Arisugawa Shimizu, situated peacefully in Minami-Azabu, Tokyo. Under the supervision of Dr. Tokugo Uchida, art historian and Executive Director of MOA Museum of Art, works by Living National Treasures as well as young traditional kogei artists were displayed in various areas of the private restaurant. Visitors were able to enjoy a variety of works, from ceramics and lacquerware to dyeing and weaving, close at hand.

Kazumi Murose and Imaizumi Imaemon XIV, both designated Important Intangible Cultural Properties (Living National Treasures), were invited to a talk on the theme of “Tradition and Innovation in Kogei Arts,” facilitated by Dr. Uchida. The talk covered a diverse range of topics, including a traditional kogei crafts experience for the spouses of the national leaders invited to the G7 Hiroshima Summit, as well as an exhibition of traditional Japanese crafts. Coincidentally, the day of the event was also the day that the 2023 certification of persons designated Important Intangible Cultural Properties was announced, and when Mr. Murose mentioned this, a small gasp spread through the room.

At the dinner party attended by Mr. Murose, Mr. Imaizumi, and Dr. Uchida, the guests toasted to the occasion with "Colored snowflakes, ink-glazed seasonal flower motif" sake cups created by Mr. Imaizumi and specially loaned by the MOA Art Museum. The guests enjoyed non-stop conversation over fine kaiseki cuisine prepared by Chef Akihiro Fune using carefully selected ingredients. Participants also took home chomolungma lacquer bowls crafted by Mr. Murose, as a souvenir.

A total of 110 works, 18 by 11 Living National Treasures and 92 by 14 traditional kogei artists, were exhibited with the cooperation of artisan members of the Japan Kogei Association from all over Japan. All but a few of the works were available for purchase to support the artists.