The “Music” Series is Tokyo-based shoemaker/artist, Noriyuki Misawa’s set of artistic shoe creations expressing the concept that shoes can produce music, triggered since he made shoes for a tap dancer in 2018. Since then Misawa has focused on incorporating parts of varied instruments and their sounds – violin, piano, clarinet,… - into shoe design. The pandemic became a big obstacle to travel abroad and this situation made Misawa focus back to where he lives, Japan. He was looking for a perfect place to present the “MUSIC” Series and the place he finally selected was Onomichi in Hiroshima; the city fascinated many film directors such as Yasujiro Ozu, and Nobuhiko Obayashi and became a stage for their masterpieces. The venue he discovered was a so-called “Izumo-Yashiki” (its current name is “Setouchi Minatono Yado,”) the traditional Japanese style old house that was a witness of Onomichi’s history. A presentation of western shoes in a Japanese style house, this endeavor is the “Onomichi Project.” The displayed pieces sometimes look like the room’s decoration dedicated to guests and sometimes recalling shadows of writers and artists who used to stay there. Time and music are invisible and have disappeared. However, those afterglows would remain there. Exhibiting the “MUSIC” Series at the Japanese House - Misawa’s attempt invites viewers to an intriguing experience.