SCBWI Japan In-person Event: The Komagata Method Workshop - creativity through restraint with Ai Komagata.
Oct 24, 2026
Tokyo Women's Plaza 150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya, Jingumae, 5 Chome−53−67
Join SCBWI Japan for a creative bookmaking workshop based on the Komagata Method, led by renowned book creator Ai Komagata. Using the Komagata Method, illustrators, writers and translators, will have the opportunity to embrace constraint and tap into creativity. Registration fees for this event will be collected at the venue.
Join SCBWI Japan in a creative bookmaking workshop led by renowned book creator Ai Komagata. This workshop is designed to expand your creative skills through rule setting and restraints using the Komagata Method. For illustrators, writers and translators, this is an opportunity to embrace constraints and tap into your creativity.
Date & Time: October 24th Saturday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Cost: Premium members 1,200 JPY
Preview members 1,500 JPY
*Non-members 1,500 JPY
*Non-members are welcome to attend the event without registration. You can turn up on the day. However, if you wish to join us for dinner you will need to create a preview (free) membership to reserve your place on the website.
Materials Cost: All attendees 440 JPY for materials
*Registration fee + material costs will be collected at the venue*.
Venue: Tokyo Women’s Plaza – Meeting Room 2
Dinner: Places for dinner are limited. If you wish to join us for dinner following the event you must register on the website.
Ai Komagata Bio
Graphic Designer / Director of One Stroke Co., Ltd. After working as a menswear fashion designer, Ai Komagata began collaborating with her father, Katsumi Komagata, on graphic design and book production at ONE STROKE. While listening closely to the voices of people who are blind or have low vision, she designed and produced tactile picture books that convey the distinctive architectural features of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Ai’s work spans a wide range of fields and she has served as a lecturer and workshop leader for lectures, workshops, and portfolio reviews in Italy, Spain, Mexico, South Korea, and other countries. She is currently a lecturer in Basic Design at Kuwasawa Design School and has also taught picture book creator training programs at Ichinoseki City Library. In 2022 and 2024, she served as a jury member for the Fashion Show at the Kuwasawa Design School Cultural Festival.