Komori Corporation’s representative director, president and CEO Satoshi Mochida has announced the production of the 2026 Komori Calendar, a project embodying the Komori Group purpose — Delivering Kando “beyond expectations” by contributing to society with print technology.
Since its founding in 1923, Komori has supported information, the economy, and culture as a printing machinery systems manufacturer. By pursuing the “print technology” cultivated over 100 years, the company says it contributes to solving environmental and social issues. Continuing on from the previous year, Komori has created a calendar for 2026 themed around the concept of FUSION Nature & Technology, embodying Komori’s pursuit of print technology and its vision of integrating nature and technology.
Artwork and art concept
For the visual motif, the calendar features Neo Hokusai, an art series that reimagines Katsushika Hokusai’s Edo-period masterpiece Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by combining modern perspectives with digital processing techniques.
The artworks produced by the artist unit Enlightment integrate elements of natural beauty and contemporary geometric design, perfectly expressing the calendar’s theme: FUSION “Nature & Technology.”
Print technology and expression
The cover is printed with the J-throne 29, Komori’s latest UV Inkjet Digital Printing Press. The J-throne 29 is an environmentally conscious printing press that promotes efficient resource use and reduces environmental impact.
In addition, RGB printing significantly expands the color gamut, enabling more vivid expression. As a result, Enlightment’s Neo Hokusai artworks — with their delicate colors and graphical beauty — are reproduced in full detail, achieving a refined finish befitting the calendar’s cover.
The calendar pages are printed using a multicolor offset press, and through the creative use of spot inks and varnish finishing, Hokusai’s world is conveyed not only visually but also through a rich tactile experience.
Komori Calendar layout
Cover: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Jan–Feb: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Umezawa in Sagami Province
Mar–Apr: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Fuji from Goten-yama in Shinagawa on the Tokaido
May–Jun: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa
Jul–Aug: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Red Fuji
Sep–Oct: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Hodogaya on the Tokaido
Nov–Dec: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji – Ejiri in Suruga Province
Enlightment is a creative unit established by Hiro Sugiyama in 1997, consisting of Hiro Sugiyama, Yuta Nakajima, Mayu Yoshida, and Mayu Kakuda. The unit exhibits pieces at exhibitions in Japan and across the world in the fine arts field, while also putting out free papers and art books. They also continue to release their original graphics in the form of advertisements, magazines, and CD jackets.
Having also received high praise for their audiovisual work, such as PV production and video jockeying, Enlightment is creatively active across a broad range of spheres, including three-dimensional pieces and spatial performance, in addition to two-dimensional work.
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
A collection of woodblock prints depicting Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, a prominent ukiyo-e artist active during the Edo period. Published circa 1830–1834. This nishiki-e (multicolor woodblock prints) series comprises 46 prints, capturing Mount Fuji from various locations and angles, revealing its diverse expressions.
Komori says it will continue activities based on the group’s purpose: Delivering Kando “beyond expectations” by contributing to society with print technology to create “Kando”: value that goes beyond expectations.
