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Must-See Art and Cultural Hotspots in Japan

Art Festivals & Events

In the Embrace of the Mountains and Seas: Nature in the Japanese Imagination

Japanese people have lived surrounded by the mountains and the seas since ancient times, blessed by nature’s riches through the ages. This exhibition explores the many ways Japanese people have interacted with, perceived, and represented nature since the legendary Age of the Gods, and, in doing so, offers new perspectives into the origins of Japanese culture. 

Yamamoto Shunkyo. Pair of folding screens depicting genre scenes of the Suki site for the Shōwa-era Daijōsai (right screen). The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shōzōkan
Yamamoto Shunkyo. Pair of folding screens depicting genre scenes of the Suki site for the Shōwa-era Daijōsai (left screen). The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shōzōkan
Mokujiki. Amitabha Buddha (from a set of Five Buddhas). Saito City, Miyazaki