https://shiruban.fr/en/accueil-english/ Sylvain Jolivalt présente son petit monde de yôkai Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:17:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://shiruban.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hanko_Logo-150x150.jpg https://shiruban.fr/en/accueil-english/ 32 32 My oni masks https://shiruban.fr/en/my-oni-masks/ https://shiruban.fr/en/my-oni-masks/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:52:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4115 I made these two oni faces to mark the release of *The Great Book of Oni*, to go with my stalls, just like the red oni figurine. First, a few layers of extruded polystyrene. I glued two transparent plastic half-spheres onto these, having first painted the insides gold. Then I modelled the faces out of […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/my-oni-masks/feed/ 0 My red oni figurine https://shiruban.fr/en/my-red-oni-figurine/ https://shiruban.fr/en/my-red-oni-figurine/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:47:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4110 I’ve wanted to make a decent-sized figurine depicting an oni – an ogre or demon as it’s usually portrayed in traditional tales – for quite some time. Follow the various stages of its production below. I started with a sturdy wire frame secured to a thick wooden plank, which actually happens to be a trivet […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/my-red-oni-figurine/feed/ 0 Tatchan’s birth https://shiruban.fr/en/tatchans-birth/ https://shiruban.fr/en/tatchans-birth/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:44:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4105 You often ask me how Tatchan – the dragon who accompanies me to conventions – is made. The original idea was to create a dragon that could be used as a prop to promote *The Great Book of the Ryû*, based on one of my illustrations of a Japanese dragon curled up into a ball. […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/tatchans-birth/feed/ 0 The moon rabbit https://shiruban.fr/en/the-moon-rabbit/ https://shiruban.fr/en/the-moon-rabbit/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:41:08 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4100 For Gome Tea’s Full Moon festival, I made a moon rabbit for the shop window. Do you know the story of the moon rabbit? Every year, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (September/October), the ‘Tsukimi’ festival, the festival of the full moon, is held. The main symbol of Tsukimi is the rabbit. […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/the-moon-rabbit/feed/ 0 Japan 2026 convention https://shiruban.fr/en/japan-2026-convention/ https://shiruban.fr/en/japan-2026-convention/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:36:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4095 I’ve been following the Japan Addict adventure right from the start. As an active member of Kakemono and later Kakemono Events, I’ve been involved in organising it. And once again this year, I’m very proud of what our organisation has achieved, much to the delight of our 15,000 visitors.And we’re going to keep getting better […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/japan-2026-convention/feed/ 0 Strasbourg Japan week-end 2026 https://shiruban.fr/en/strasbourg-japan-week-end-2026/ https://shiruban.fr/en/strasbourg-japan-week-end-2026/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4090 Japan Weekend – one of my favourite events of the year! The André Malraux neighbourhood is transformed into a charming Japanese village to host the Ekiden.This year, my friends from the Kakemono association built a lovely pavilion and some yattai, under the guidance of the talented Nadia Ben Moheddine.As for me, I created some lovely […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/strasbourg-japan-week-end-2026/feed/ 0 Donation box created for the Kakémono Events association : cherry blossoms https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-the-kakemono-events-association-cherry-blossoms/ https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-the-kakemono-events-association-cherry-blossoms/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:31:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4085 The Kakemono Association asked me to decorate some donation boxes for them. And here is the second box, with a cherry blossom theme. A bit more poetic, but still a lovely result! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ALPouhDLr-I

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-the-kakemono-events-association-cherry-blossoms/feed/ 0 Donation box created for Kakemono: yôkai https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-kakemono-yokai/ https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-kakemono-yokai/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4080 The Kakemono Association asked me to decorate some donation boxes for them. Here’s the first one, with a yôkai theme. I must say I’m quite pleased with how it turned out! https://youtube.com/shorts/r9Hu02kW9og?feature=share%20

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/donation-box-created-for-kakemono-yokai/feed/ 0 Art Book : Oni and Heroes https://shiruban.fr/en/art-book-oni-and-heroes/ https://shiruban.fr/en/art-book-oni-and-heroes/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:27:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4075 Alongside the publication of *The Great Book of Oni*, I have produced my first artbook, which invites you to get to know some of the heroes from Japanese legends who fought the oni. Today, I am delighted to present it to you alongside Marie-Pascale Perrot-Dunis. The short video opposite will tell you more about this […]

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]]> https://shiruban.fr/en/art-book-oni-and-heroes/feed/ 0 Krutenau Book Fair in Strasbourg https://shiruban.fr/en/krutenau-book-fair-in-strasbourg/ https://shiruban.fr/en/krutenau-book-fair-in-strasbourg/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:14:00 +0000 https://shiruban.fr/?p=4070 This weekend, I had the great pleasure of presenting *Le Grand Livre des Ryû* at the Krutenau Book Fair. It was an event that gave me the chance to meet other authors. And, to my delight, *Le Grand Livre des Ryû* was awarded a prize for creativity!

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