Japan Cultural Expo - Nihonhaku -

AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART

The Aomori Museum of Art opened on July 13, 2006. Since that time, it has viewed Aomori Prefecture’s rich artistic culture and the power of the Jomon artefacts symbolized by the adjoining Sannai-Maruyama Ruins as wellsprings of artistic creativity, and has conveyed the beauty of Aomori’s abundant diversity of arts.

Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake

Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake, lovingly nicknamed “Sake Museum”, was established as Japan’s one and only museum of sake and sakura (cherry blossom trees) in 1982. The museum consists of two buildings, the Kinen-kan and the Sakagura-kan. In Nishinomiya, the unique city of sake, this museum was established with the purpose of passing down the history of traditional sake brewing to future generations as a part of our living cultural heritage.

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

The Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History, which opened in March 1995, was based on the humanities section of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, a comprehensive natural and human sciences museum established in March 1967. Since its inception, it has been the only museum dedicated to comprehensively exploring Kanagawa's culture and history, and it has various museum activities to date.

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology

The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology opened in 2007, with the aim of carrying out a wide range of projects throughout Hyogo Prefecture, utilizing archaeological materials excavated from ruins in the prefecture, and with participatory experience, networking, and change/growth as our bywords. We represent a new style of participatory experiential museum where anyone can play an active role in museum activities anytime, anywhere.

Kyoto National Museum

The Kyoto National Museum collects, preserves, manages, and exhibits cultural properties, while also conducting research and educational activities. It focuses on artworks dating from the Heian period to the Edo period, a time when Kyoto was the capital of Japan.

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

The HYOGO Prefectural Museum of Art is located in HAT Kobe, an area developed as a new urban hub in the eastern part of the city. The museum, which opened in April 2002 as a symbol of cultural restoration in the wake of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, was designed by the internationally renowned architect Tadao Ando.

SHIMANE ART MUSEUM

SHIMANE ART MUSEUM themed around harmony with water, blending into the beautiful landscape of Lake Shinji. The permanent collection includes the "Waterside Exhibition Room" and approximately 40 pieces from the world-class Hokusai Collection in the "Hokusai Exhibition Room."

Yamatane Museum of Art

Yamatane Museum of Art was founded in 1966 by Taneji Yamazaki who has donated his numerous collection of Japanese art. The ex-chairman of the Yamatane Art Foundation, Tomiji Yamazaki collected 105 works of Hayami Gyoshū known as one of the most respected Japanese artists among scholars and collectors. The museum's collection of over 1,800 works is centered on modern and contemporary nihonga from the Meiji period on.

Mitsui Memorial Museum

The Mitsui Memorial Museum is located in the Nihonbashi district, a few minutes walk from Tokyo Station. The museum opened in October 2005 as the successor to the Mitsui Bunko Annex facilities in Tokyo’s Nakano-ku district.

Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo

Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) has been active since 2001 as an art center dedicated to the creation and promotion of contemporary artistic expression from Tokyo, supporting a wide range of artistic activities including interdisciplinary and experimental endeavors.

Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery

Tokyo Shibuya Koen-dori Gallery holds a variety of exhibitions and other programs, including Art Brut, as a way to contribute to the promotion of understanding diversity and the realization of an accepting and inclusive society through art. The Gallery creates opportunities for people to encounter the diverse creativity and new values of individuals.

EDO-TOKYO OPEN AIR ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM

In 1993, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the seven-hectare Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum as the Edo-Tokyo Museum Annex. This museum aims to relocate, reconstruct, preserve, and exhibit historical buildings of great cultural value that are impossible to preserve at their original location, as well as to pass on these valuable cultural heritages to future generations.

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

Committed to contributing to art and cultural activities, especially contemporary art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) opened in 1995 and since then has been exploreing diverse approaches to contemporary art.

TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM

The TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM is one of the few museums in the world dedicated to photography and film. The museum's three exhibition galleries hold about 15 exhibitions each year, including thematic exhibitions of works selected from the museum's collection of more than 37,000 pieces, some of which rare, and special exhibitions that present outstanding works from Japan and abroad from a unique perspective, highlighting the museum's extensive lineup and deep expertise.

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum building, a spectacular feat of Art Deco design, was completed in 1933 as the residence of Prince Asaka. In 1983 the building, already something of a work of art in itself, opened its doors as a one-of-a-kind art museum, its ornate rooms now housing exhibitions set in the peaceful confines of the grounds’ lush gardens.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM

Opened in 1926 as Japan's first public art museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum holds numerous exhibitions throughout the year, including approximately three special exhibitions a year featuring both Japanese and international masterpieces, independent projects by the museum's curators and public exhibitions by art organizations.

National Ainu Museum

The National Ainu Museum is the first national museum to come into existence in Japan specializing in the research and display of Ainu culture. It was established to revive and further develop the culture of the Ainu people.

KYUSHU NATIONAL MUSEUM

Founded on the philosophy of mapping the formation of Japanese culture within the context of Asia’s history, Kyushu National Museum opened its doors in 2005. We are located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Once known as the “Distant Imperial Court”, Dazaifu played a vital role in Japanese history as the seat of power in Kyushu. Our museum is a stone’s throw from Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, which enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, a 10th-century aristocrat who is widely revered as a deity of learning, culture, and the arts.

Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

The Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art was opened in 1933 as the Kyoto Enthronement Memorial Museum of Art to commemorate the enthronement of Emperor Showa. After World War II, it was renamed Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art and has long been known as the oldest existing public art museum in Japan.

The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Located on the waterfront of Nakanoshima, Osaka, this is a “completely underground” museum, which is unusual anywhere in the world.

Tokyo Festival 2024／Tour to DISCOVER! Japanese contemporary performing arts in Tokyo

Now in its ninth year, Tokyo Festival is a comprehensive urban arts festival held every fall around Tokyo’s Ikebukuro area which aims to connect with the world through Tokyo’s rich and diverse arts and culture scene.

Show-RAKUZA

At tourist attractions such as Tokyo Tower and Kanda Myojin Shrine, regular performances and workshops on rakugo comic storytelling, daikagura acrobatics, wazuma performance, ongyoku songs with shamisen accompaniment, and more are held to create opportunities for people to come in contact with the traditional vaudeville entertainment that Japanese people have loved for generations.

Sanjo City Museum of Historical, Folkloric and Industrial Materials Renewal commemoration　Sanjo sites Story Exhibition『Archaeological excavation bulletin exhibition 2024＋What on Earth?! Japan Heritage in the Sanjo3』

Traversed by the Shinano River and its tributary, the Ikarashi River, Sanjo City encompasses a region rich in nature and water. The area was inhabited by the Jomon people, who lived here in harmony with nature, and features many archaeological sites from which a variety of Jomon artifacts, including the iconic flame-style pottery, have been excavated.

Yamatane Museum of Art NIHONGA AWARD: Seed 2024 ― Meet the Future of Nihonga ―

The Yamatane Museum of Art is delighted to present Yamatane Museum of Art NIHONGA AWARD: Seed 2024, a juried public-entry exhibition aimed at discovering and encouraging excellent artists working in new creative directions in nihonga.

Celebrating the New Year with Dragon-Motif; Art and Crafts Masterpieces from the Seikado Collection

From its beginnings in ancient China, the fantastical dragon has served as an auspicious symbol of power and authority, and has often featured in East Asian paintings and other arts and crafts. This exhibition marks the arrival of the Year of the Dragon with a rich array of artistic representations showing the multiple sides of this imaginary beast.

90th Anniversary Setonaikai National Park The Sea and I　ART/LIFE

In 1934, the region around the Seto Inland Sea (Setonaikai) was one of the first places in Japan to be designated as a “National Park” for its “outstanding natural landscapes that are worthy of representing the geographic features of Japan.” The 90th anniversary of that event is celebrated on March 16, 2024.

Special Exhibition Celebrating the 900th Anniversary of Its Construction The Golden Hall of Chūson-ji Temple

The "Special Exhibition Celebrating the 900th Anniversary of Its Construction: The Golden Hall of Chūson-ji Temple" is centered around the history, faith, and cultural treasures of Chūson-ji Temple. The display brings together 11 Buddhist statues enshrined in the center of the Golden Hall, all designated as National Treasures,

Henri Matisse - Forms in Freedom

This exhibition will feature a total of about 150 works and archival materials from the collection of the Musée Matisse Nice, France, including paintings, sculptures, prints, and textiles, with a particular focus on the Cut-Outs. Notably, Flowers and Fruits a large and stunning Cut-Out from the museum's collection, is a must-see, restored in France for this exhibition and on view in Japan for the first time.

Special exhibition Nakaminato Reverberatory Furnace -Making iron , opening up the future-

This special exhibition showcases materials related to the reverberatory furnace, including diagrams of the cannons, scrolls depicting scenes of iron production, and raw materials for ironmaking. Through these artifacts, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the historical role of the Mito Domain in leading the establishment of modern industries during the Meiji era.

Tamashin Art Museum / Murata Tanryo : A Yamato-e Painter Who Depicted Changing Times

This exhibition is the first full-scale exhibition to be devoted to Murata Tanryo (1872–1940). Apprenticed to Kawabe Mitate, a leading producer of musha-e (a genre depicting warriors and samurai from Japanese history and mythology), Tanryo won awards at various exhibitions from his teens onward.

Development-From the ancient to medieval times in Nakatsu-

In commemoration of the 1300th anniversary of the Three-Generations-One-Household Law related to the land system of the Nara period, this presentation introduces the activities of people who lived in ancient and medieval times based on materials related to the development of fields. Focusing on the remaining jōri paddies in the city, official government office ruins, Usa Hachiman Shrine, and development landlords, the origins of Nakatsu are unraveled from the perspective of "development." Additionally, during this period, experiential events such as walking tours utilizing the ancient zone and observing aquatic life in the Okidai jōri will be held.

Study:Osaka Kansai International Art Festival Vol.3

December 23rd to December 28th, 2023. 34°41′11″ North Latitude 135°31′12″ East Longitude ― A myriad of question marks in the form of art will appear in Osaka. It challenges all the assumptions we have taken for granted (sometimes themes we have avoided thinking or saying). "What is possible in art?" "What is impossible?" - Question. thinking. the study. investigation. discover. marvel. Outgoing. share.

Special Exhibition： Healing Japanese Art ―Jakuchū’s Solace and Togyū’s Comfort―

Barrier-free theater viewing party in Hino that everyone can enjoy “The Little Prince”

This performance is a barrier-free theater viewing event that everyone can enjoy.The aim is to create theatrical performances that everyone can enjoy, regardless of disability or nationality.In addition to subtitles for stage promotions and a live audio guide in which actors explain the actors' movements, sign language interpreters dressed in stage costumes will work with the actors and provide interpretation on stage.

19th Wakamononoh

The Wakamono Noh event is an initiative led and managed by students, based on the concept of "Noh of the youth, by the youth, and for the youth." Celebrating its 19th year, the event is designed with the philosophy of "Noh made easy for first-time viewers," and involves planning, organizing, and promoting events that connect youth with the traditional Japanese theater of Noh. With a special student price of 1,000 yen and preschool children welcome to attend, it seeks to introduce people of various ages to Noh for the first time.

Restored Cultural Assets　 Restoration Techniques Supporting Their Conservation and Utilization

The Maeda family, former lords of the ancient Kaga domain, were pioneers in the preservation of cultural heritage. This spirit has been passed down to the present day and is still alive in Ishikawa Prefecture. This exhibition showcases the initiatives of the Maeda family and the achievements of the Ishikawa Cultural Properties Conservation Studio, along with examples from Nara Prefecture.

The Uniqueness of Hand-colored Japanese Photography in the Bakumatsu and Meiji Eras

This exhibition presents about 150 pieces of hand-colored photographs and related materials from the late Edo and Meiji periods, showing through their unique beauty a portrait of JAPAN that captivates people across time. We invite you to experience firsthand the rare hues of these original works.

KYOTOGRAPHIE

KYOTOGRAPHIE, held in the spring in the ancient city of Kyoto, is one of the few truly international artistic events taking place in Japan. While honoring its millennium of history and tradition, Kyoto is at the same time a leading light of culture on an international scale.

HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION

Anno Hideaki ’s latest film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time, which he directed, was a blockbuster success with a box office of over 10 billion yen. This exhibition showcases the director’s past works, including those he was involved in during his time as an animator. It also includes his latest works as a director and producer, and delves into the secrets of his creative processes.

KOBAYASHI Masakazu and His Contemporaries – Beyond Fiber Art

Although Kobayashi Masakazu (1944-2004), who was born in Kyoto City, majored in lacquer art at Kyoto City University of Arts, his desire to employ color in a freer way led him to take a job in the design department at Kawashima Selkon Textiles.