Japan Cultural Expo - Nihonhaku - | Exploring Arts of Japan from Antiquity to the Present

Notice: Given the changing situation in Japan amidst the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the nation, some of Japan Cultural Expo programs might be cancelled or postponed. Please check the official website of each organizer and program for further updates.

Highlights

July 24-September 12, 2021

Special Exhibition National Treasures of Kyoto: Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Japan's Ancient Capital

April 24 - August 29, 2021

The Exhibition "Isamu Noguchi: Ways of Discovery" -Representation of Japanese Tradition and Beauty of Nature-

DIGITAL GALLERY

National Noh Theatre Special Programme Noh (Revival) Taisanmoku (Taisanbukun and the Cherry Tree)

June 18 – September 26, 2021

Kuma Kengo: Five Purr-fect Points for a New Public Space

August 21 and 22, 2021

New Opera with Children and an Android "Super Angels"

Edo-Tokyo Museum Special Exhibition Splendors of Edo: Rites of the Samurai, Festivals of the Merchants July 10 – September 20, 2021

Hokusai and the Culture of Edo

Digital Gallery

Japanese Architecture: Traditional Skills and Natural Materials VR｜An Overview of Japanese Traditional Architecture from Ancient to Modern Times (Hyokeikan, Tokyo National Museum)

Japanese Architecture

STORY

I feel that honoring and appreciating nature is deep-rooted among the people of Japan.

Kikunosuke Onoe

This is such a challenging time, and that is why I would like everyone to experience moments of joy through the power of culture and art.

Shosuke Tanihara

News

Theme

Humanity and Nature in Japan” is the overarching theme for the “Japan Cultural Expo” series of programs introducing the many dimensions of the culture and arts of Japan from the prehistorical Jōmon age to the present: art and cultural treasures, performing arts, media arts, lifestyle arts, literary arts, and music, food culture and nature, design and fashion, inclusive society and coexistence of cultures, disaster recovery.