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some with display tables and scrolls, others on fat panels or tree trunk rounds. Most of the exhibited stones had a companion plant. The quality of the individual displays and the overall exhibition was excellent. Each stone was suitably matched with one or more accessories. Te Sapporo Citizen’s Gallery has large rooms designed specifcally to display hanging art works and table top exhibits such as this stone exhibition. A team of volunteers from the fve stone clubs spent two days setting up the exhibition.The famous Kamuikotan stones dominated the exhibition. Kamuikotan is a valley containing the fast- fowing Ishikari River. Te mostly black and dark green stones from this river make outstanding suiseki with their varying scenic shapes. Sadly, the stones of this island are not well known outside of Japan except Top; Ofcials of the All Nippon Aiseki Association and representatives of the fve local clubs cutting a ribbon to ofcially open the exhibition.Middle; Mr. Sugo Minetaka (left), President of the All Nippon Aiseki Association discussing the exhibition with Mr. Kimura Akira, Director General of the association.Middle left inset; Special exhibit of three stones, one from Kobayashi Kunio, President of the Nippon Suiseki Association; a second stone from Morimae Seiji, Director General of the Nippon Suiseki Association, and the third from Sugo Minetaka, President of the All Nippon Aiseki Association.Middle right inset; Four of the Class A stone displays at the exhibition in the Sapporo Citizen’s Gallery.Bottom; Scene of one of four main aisles in the 5th Hokkaido Suiseki Federation Exhibition.