SHADOWS DEFINED BY LIGHT

A photo you love. Made into metal art.

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CREATE IN KYOTO

THE BLACK MATCHA ROOM STUDIO EXPERIENCE

Turn your Kyoto photo into metal art.

Create it inside a black tea-room studio shaped by light and shadow.

Guests viewing an art projection inside the Black Matcha Room Studio

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Five moments. One artwork.

  1. Guests choosing a photograph on the projection wall inside the Black Matcha Room
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    Choose Your Photo

    Select a favorite photograph and preview how it will become your artwork.

  2. Guests whisking matcha inside the Black Matcha Room
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    Matcha Moment

    Whisk your own matcha and enjoy a quiet moment with a Japanese sweet.

  3. Guests preparing their metal artwork in the Black Matcha Room
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    Take Part in the Making

    Join a safe part of the process as your image is prepared for aluminum.

  4. Guests watching an art projection inside the Black Matcha Room
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    Art Through Projection

    Discover a visual story of Ukiyo-e and Western art while your piece is completed.

  5. Guests revealing their finished metal artworks inside the Black Matcha Room
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    Reveal Your Artwork

    See the finished metal artwork and take it home the same day.

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CREATE ONLINE

CUSTOM METAL ART

Turn your photo into metal art — online.

Transform a favorite photograph into a display-ready aluminum artwork, ordered online.

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SHOP ART

ART COLLECTION

Choose art, made in metal.

Explore curated artworks transformed onto aluminum.

AlumiGraph KYOTO

Photography. Art. Aluminum. Kyoto.

AlumiGraph transforms photographs and art into aluminum pieces made to live beyond the screen.

Close view of the floating mount behind an AlumiGraph metal artwork

WHAT YOU CAN CREATE

One photograph. Made to be displayed.

A Kinkaku-ji travel memory transformed into an A4 metal artwork
A Fushimi Inari travel memory transformed into an A4 metal artwork
Guests holding their completed Kyoto metal artworks inside the Black Matcha Room
A finished A4 metal artwork with a 3D floating magnetic mount

WHY ALUMINUM

Made to be displayed.

  1. Front and back of a white aluminum plate beside a finished metal artwork

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    WHITE ALUMINUM

    A white aluminum plate gives every image a luminous, contemporary finish.

  2. Glossy aluminum artwork surface and thin metal panel detail

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    GLOSSY SURFACE

    A photographic surface holds colour, light, and fine detail.

  3. 3D floating magnetic mount on the back of a metal artwork

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    3D FLOATING MAGNETIC MOUNT

    A magnetic rear mount lifts the artwork away from the wall.

  4. Display-ready A4 metal artwork with a floating magnetic mount

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    READY TO DISPLAY

    A finished piece, ready to place on your wall without a frame.

GUEST CREATIONS

Real photos. Made into metal art.

See how personal photographs become display-ready aluminum artworks.

VISIT KYOTO

Find us near Nishiki Market.

An easy studio stop between sightseeing, shopping, and a café break in central Kyoto.

  • Location Just steps from Nishiki Market in Central Kyoto.
  • 4th Floor Access The studio is on the 4th floor. An elevator is available.
  • Nearby Stations Within walking distance from Shijo, Karasuma, Kyoto-Kawaramachi, and Gion-Shijo stations.
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Street view showing the AlumiGraph KYOTO entrance and the nearby Nishiki Market arcade entrance.

FOLLOW THE STUDIO

See what’s being made in Kyoto.

New works, studio moments, and behind the scenes from AlumiGraph KYOTO.

FOLLOW @ALUMIGRAPH_KYOTO

YOUR NEXT STEP

Experience Kyoto. Create your own. Collect the art.