OPA gallery/shop - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for OPA gallery/shop. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"Landscape with Trees" Exhibition
Group show by 5 illustrators inspired by the theme of landscape. [Image: Makiko Toyofuku]More »
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Emi Sato "caTee vol.9"
This solo show features t-shirts and copper etchings with motifs of cats.More »
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Maki Kageyama Exhibition
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Mizuki Goto Exhibition
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Chiaki Mori Exhibition
This exhibition features illustrations inspired by the Japanese literature classic The Pillow Book.More »
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Isamu Katsumata "Ninja"
Ink paintings of ninjas in flight.More »
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"La Forma No. 8" Exhibition
Works by artists with links to Forma Inc.More »
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Aki Natori "Cover Girl"
"Cover girl"-style female portraits inspired by fashion magazines.More »
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"Listen to Flowers Vol. 7: Plum" Exhibition
Exhibition featuring drawings and illustrations of plum blossom flowers by 20 illustrators. More »
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Kana Funakoshi "Nice to meet you"
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Kazuaki Komai "Areno"
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Yoko Nakamura + Sadami Fujisawa "Trendy Weather"
Humorous works by 2 illustrators from Oita.More »
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Masamitsu Saito Exhibition
Masamitsu Saito's 8th solo show at OPA Gallery.More »
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Yumi Imai Exhibition
Pictures based on childhood fantasy world motifs.More »
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Nozomi Kumagai Exhibition
On display are various tableware items and crockery.More »
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Sugio Yamazaki "Seaside Street Corner"
Illustrations depicting landscapes in Yokohama and Kamakura.More »
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TAKE Exhibition
Three-dimensional works that depict hands in motion by a self-taught sculptor.More »
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Totoco Minami "day after day"
On display are landscapes and still lifes inspired by the works of a poet.More »
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Chiaki Okada Exhibition
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Takushi Nishikata "Across the Road"
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Naoko Izawa Exhibition
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"Fuku Fuku Hyakka Exhibition Vol 4"
Features a range of picture books perfect for the autumn season.More »
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Nozomi Ishikawa "She"
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"Storytelling Pictures Vol. 6" Exhibition
Features the work of picture book illustrators.More »
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Akiko Maegawa "inside/outside"
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Fumi Otagaki + Sumiyo Shibata "Rendez-vous"
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Kazuhiro Ohmi "Illustrations from Historical Novels"
On display are illustrations from the historical novel "Utsuke no Saihai".More »
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Keica Hayashi "Retro Pop"
Retro pop illustrations of food, drinks, animals and familiar objects.More »
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"Shinichi Hoshi Tribute Bookbinding" Exhibition
4 designers and illustrators have created books as a tributes to science fiction writer Shinichi Hoshi.More »
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"Shinrabansho" Exhibition
Bags, scarves and other items made of leather and felt.More »
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Natsuko Hayashi "Vive la Vie!"
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Soya Nagashima "Family"
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"Film Posters" Exhibition
Film posters by 16 illustrators.More »
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"Waterscapes" Exhibition
Group show of water landscapes by five illustrators.More »
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"Proverb" Exhibition
Illustration exhibition featuring 5 artists and depictions of proverbs.More »
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"Five Book Covers Vol. 2" Exhibition
Book-themed exhibition by 5 illustrators. [Image: Yumiko Miura]More »
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"Listen to Flowers Vol. 7: Hydrangea" Exhibition
20 illustrators exhibit work based on hydrangea.More »
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Shoko Ito "Songs and Food"
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"Drawing Girls Vol. 5" Exhibition
Features the work of five illustrators based on female motifs. [Image: Taizo]More »
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"Animal Exhibition 3"
Animal-themed exhibition of work by 5 illustrators. [Image: Itsuko Suzuki]More »
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Emi Sato "caTee vol.8"
Solo show of hand-painted T-shirts and copper etchings of cats.More »
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Hiromi Nishizaka Exhibition
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Minako Fujita "Mother Goose"
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Hironori Nakagawa Exhibition
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Noriko Matsumoto "Garden of Flowers"
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"La Forma No.07" Exhibition
This exhibition features works by artists that explore the definition of a beautiful environment.More »
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"Color" Exhibition
Exhibition of work by 4 illustrators. [Image: Hiroko Fujita]More »
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Chu Ando Exhibition
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Hito "Trees and Colors"
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"Humor" Exhibition
Illustrations on the theme of humor.More »
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"Dojo Match 3" Exhibition
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"Existing Objects Vol. 5" Exhibition
Works by 5 illustrators on the theme of "the existence of objects".More »
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Boosuka "Nature"
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"Original Match Labels and Matchbox Art Exhibition Vol. 9"
Original matchboxes created by 86 illustrators and designers.More »
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Shuro Taniguchi "Tower Landscapes"
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Takakuro Kuroda + Soya Nagashima "That Day, That Time, That Place"
[Image: Takakuro Kuroda]More »
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Mao Yamaguchi Exhibition
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Asuka Kitahara "Trees and Flowers"
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Masamitsu Saito "3 am"
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"Musical Ideas" Exhibition
Works by 21 illustrators inspired by a single song.More »
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Kayo Kaneko "Dance with Me"
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Fuko Kawamura + Miki Mori Exhibition
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Kyoko Nomiyama "Mutter."
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Simal Miura Exhibition
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Tomoko Hirasawa "Detour"
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Ito Yamashita "Chrome Yellow"
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"Five Books of Illustrations" Exhibition
Book-themed illustrations by 5 artists.More »
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Hisaharu Koshihama "Moonlight Circus"
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"Children and Play 2" Exhibition
Illustration exhibition on the theme of children and play.More »
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"Kokeshi" Exhibition
Illustrations of "kokeshi" by 21 illustrators.More »
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"Pictures that Tell Stories" Exhibition
This group exhibition features illustrations and stories by aspiring picture book authors.More »
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"Invisible Titles" Exhibition
Exhibition of book bindings by 3 book designers.More »
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"1 to 5 Line Drawings" Exhibition
Line drawings by 5 artists. [Image: Yo Onishi]More »
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"Monochrome" Exhibition
Monochrome works by 20 illustrators.More »
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Keika Hayashi + Natsuko Hayashi Exhibition
Picture scrolls of pigs and maracases.More »
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"Little Girls" Exhibition
Illustration exhibition on the theme of little girls. [Image by Nozomi Ishikawa]More »
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"Style" Exhibition
Illustrations on the theme of "style".More »
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"Street Corner Landscapes" Exhibition
Second illustration exhibition on the theme of landscapes. On display here are landscapes of street corners.More »
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"Toy Box" Exhibition
Toy-themed works by 5 artists.More »
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"Portraying Women vol.4" Exhibition
Exhibition of women-themed works by 5 female illustrators.More »
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"Animal Exhibition 2"
Illustrations of animals by 5 artists.More »
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Toshimasa Yasumitsu "Traveler and Stranger"
Illustrations depicting events from Uncle John's travels as a musician.More »
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Yumiko Kanda "Touch"
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Sachiko Hayashi "Landscape"
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Emi Sato "Ca Tee Vol.7
Annual collaborative exhibition of cat-themed copperplate engravings and handmade cat T-shirts.More »
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Kana Hashimoto "At the season that comes round"
Approximately 16 color pencil drawings.More »
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Mako Komaki "Elle et Lui"
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Minako Fujita "Kyoraku Walk"
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Miho Mizobuchi "Wasanbon"
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"La Forma No.06" Exhibition
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Yumiko Miura "Important Things"
First solo exhibition by artist Yumiko Miura.More »
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Yoko Asaba "Order-Made Planets"
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Kazuo Sasaki "The Picture in My Mind"
Second exhibition of the artist Kazuo Sasaki.More »
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"Existing Things Vol.4" Exhibition
Showcases illustrations that depict the presence of things and objects.More »
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"Listen to the Flower Vol. 6: Camellia" Exhibition
6th exhibition on the theme of flowers, featuring works depicting camellias by 23 illustrators.More »
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"Dojo Match 2" Exhibition
This exhibition is a follow-up event to Yoshihiro Shimizu's 2nd design workshop held in September 2009. Featured are original illustrations and book covers. More »
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Boosuka "Earth"
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"Original Match Label and Match Box Art Exhibition vol.9"
Showcasing original designs for match boxes and labels created by 86 illustrators and designers.More »
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Chikako Abe + Yu Ihara + Motomu Watanabe Exhibition
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Hironori Nakagawa "Where Happiness Resides"
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Mao Yamaguchi Exhibition
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"Kids and Play" Exhibition
[Image: Sachiko Ikoma]More »
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Akiko Kojika Exhibition
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Take Exhibition
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Maki Kageyama "Over the Mountains 2"
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Masamitsu Saito Exhibition
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Igloo*dining* "Come on Routine!"
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Fuko Kawamura + Miki Mouri "Ma Pièce"
This is the 4th installment of "Ma Pièce" Exhibition by these two illustrators. This time, they visualized their own interpretation of "a placid world with flowers".More »
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Mitsuo Nakamura "The Thread of a Dream"
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Yuji Okamoto Exhibition
On view are original illustrations for the picture book "I Took a Train".More »
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Malpu Illustration Workshop
See gallery website for details.More »
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Yuji Exhibition
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Akiko Ichikawa "My Honeys"
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Mayumi Tajiri "Girl's Talk"
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"One Painitng with a New Story vol.4" Exhibition
"A painting with its own story speaks to a viewer." On view at this exhibition are paintings and illustrations with such potential. Aiming to provide artists with future opportunities to create works for...More »
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Kazuhiro Orihara Exhibition
Book design exhibition by Kazuhiro Orihara who designed covers for books published by the Sogen Mystery Paperback Library and the Hayakawa Mystery Paperback Library during the 1960's and 70's.More »
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Kayo Kaneko "Piece up Pieces 2"
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"OPA Championship 2009" Exhibition
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Hisaharu Koshihama "Hug & Peace"
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"Memorable Landscape" Exhibition
Five illustrators depict memorable landscapes they encountered on their trips. [Image: Tomoko Hirasawa]More »
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Ryuji Ono Exhibition
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"Our Heroes" Exhibition
18 illustrators depicted their favorite real heroes.More »
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Rika Motoki "Les Travailleuses"
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"Animals" Exhibition
An exhibition of five illustrators on the theme of animals.More »
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"Listen to the Flower Vol.5 -Roses-" Exhibition
This is the fifth installment of an exhibition that deals with the theme of flowers. "Roses" by 22 illustrators are on display.More »
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Shoko Ito "The Shape of Grown-ups"
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Natsuko Kumamoto "Compass"
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Mebuki Matsuoka "Color Drift"
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Hito "Notes"
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Emi Sato "caTee vol.6"
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Hiromi Nishizaka Exhibition
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Chiaki Okada Exhibition
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Jiro Tara "Tokyo-Nippon"
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"Dojo Match -Binding an Imaginary Book" Exhibition
Dojo Match is the collaborative event where the students of summer 2008 workshop "Malpu Comedy Illustration Dojo" and Malpu Design go through many discussions in an effort to finally bind an imaginary...More »
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"La Forma No.05" Exhibition
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Chikako Abe "Nankaholic"
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Boosuka "Purapura Diary 3"
It's been more than 2 years since Boosuka started the series "Boosuka Purapura Diary", which are published in a newspaper. The series of illustrations depict landscapes he encountered in Hiroshima and...More »
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Toshimasa Yasumitsu "High Lonesome Portrait II"
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"Existing Things vol.3 -Tactile-" Exhibition
The theme of this exhibition is the "presence" of things. On view are works by 5 illustrators, who value the qualities of their materials.More »
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Kazuto Sasaki "About the World"
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Takushi Nishikata "Seeds of the Season"
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"Match Label & Match Box vol.8" Exhibition
A total of 111 illustrators and designers came up with their original match box designs. More »
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Shuro Taniguchi Exhibition
This is a collaborative exhibition of illustration, sound and words, inviting a musician Yoshio Owa and writer Mitsuru Shibata. Also available for purchase are original items created for this exhibition....More »
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Mao Yamaguchi "Ice Blue and Warm Red"
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"Drawing Women vol.3" Exhibition
5 female illustrators depicted women for this exhibition. [Image: Tomoko Osuki]More »
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Hinode Factory "Horizon"
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Akiko Hasegawa Exhibition
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Take Exhibition
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Nozomi Kumagai Exhibition
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Masamitsu Saito "Over There"
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Kyoko Nomiyama "Welcome to the Sheep Hotel"
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Fuko Kawamura + Miki Mori Exhibition
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Takeru Toyokura "Kid Thief"
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Akira Wakui Exhibition
Wakui's denizens and landscapes in these 2D and 3D works make up a "Brand New World". Original goods produced specially for this exhibition, collaborative CDs and T-shirts will be for sale at the venue...More »
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Shoko Okano "At Times"
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Tokyo Carnival Exhibition vol.2 "A Life With Food"
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Masami Sato "Starry Night"
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Junichi Sato "Tokyo Splendor"
This exhibition takes as its theme the splendor of Tokyo, a place where reality mingles with the imagination.More »
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"One Painitng with a New Story vol.3" Exhibition
"A painting with its own story speaks to a viewer." On view at this exhibition are paintings and illustrations with such potential. Aiming to provide artists with future opportunities to create works for...More »
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Malpu Design Yoshihiro Shimizu Illustration Workshop
Please visit the gallery website for details.More »
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Kayo Kaneko "Piece up Pieces"
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"Animal Jamboree" Exhibition
This exhibition presents illustrations of animals by five artists. More »
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"'Monochrome' - Colors Vol.3" Exhibition
This is the third edition of the exhibition series, "Colors", taking monochrome as the theme. For this exhibition, 25 illustrators created works using black on white background.More »
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Takashi Ohno + Yuji Okamoto "My Vehicle"
Two person exhibition of woodblock prints taking vehicle as the theme.More »
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"'Man and Woman' Illustrations by 15 Artists" Exhibition
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Jiji Miyamoto "Encyclopedia of Creatures"
Mysterious animals, people, and fantastical cat-like creatures appear in the "Encyclopedia of Creatures". Jiji Miyamoto's exhibition is also scheduled to show in Osaka, presenting a different group of...More »
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"Paradise" Exhibition
Works by five illustrators who present their own original worlds. "Paradise" is the main theme of this exhibition, exploring the marginal space between fantasy and reality. [Image: Mirai Anan]More »
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"Dreaming" Exhibition
Five illustrators have created works with playful, fantastical worlds in them, taking "dreams" as their theme. More »
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Motomu Watanabe "Sunday"
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Natsuko Kumamoto "Sentimental Journey"
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Minoru Hamada "Panic Disorder"
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"Picnic" Exhibition
Illustrations based on the theme "picnic" by five creators are on display. [Image: Igloo *dining*]More »
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Emi Sato "caTee Vol.5"
Copper plate print exhibition.More »
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Kana Hashimoto "One Sunny Day"
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Yuji Takematsu "I want to go back to being a salary man."
Yuji Takematsu's illustrations depict stereotypical "salary men" to those who are beyond our imagination. Old and new works are on display.More »
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"'Listen to the Flower' - Lotus Vol.4" Exhibition
This is the fourth exhibition based on themes of flowers and plants. "Lotuses" by 26 illustrators are on display.More »
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"Existing Things" Exhibition
This is a group exhibition of five illustrators working on the theme, "signs of existences." Each focuses on things that are often overlooked, but speak of something significant to them. More »
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"La Forma No.04" Exhibition
Five sculptors exhibit their works in this show.More »
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Chikako Abe "One Man Show"
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Toshimasa Yasumitsu "High Lonesome Portrait"
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"Illustrators Tsushin Vol. 7" Exhibition
Works by 50 illustrators featured in "Illustrators Magazine Vol.7" are on display.More »
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Suzuka Yoshida "White Morning"
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Boosuka "Pura-pura Diary 2"
Illustrator Boosuka's landscape works "Boosuka's Pura-pura Diary" have been serialized as a newspaper column. 15 works from the series were selected for this exhibition.More »
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"Original Match Label & Match Box Art Exhibition Vol.7"
100 match boxes designed by 100 creators are on display.More »
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Shuro Taniguchi "Festival During the Day, Banquet at Night"
Illustrator Shuro Taniguchi has collaborated with another children's book illustrator Erika Tachihara and a professional Thai food chef Sawako Yamamoto to create a strange and a little bit sad story about...More »
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Mao Yamaguchi "Traveler's Eye"
Various worlds seen through the viewpoint of a traveler... Print, oil painting, drawing, objects - a total 30 works are on display.More »
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Nozomi Kumagai "Kokobutsu"
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Masamitsu Saito "Honey"
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"Calendar Illustration Vol. 2" Exhibition
Original illustrations for 2008 calendars are on display.More »
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Akiko Hasegawa "I will give a silver bell if it's sunny"
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"Drawing Women Vol. 2" Exhibition
Paintings and illustrations of female figures by female illustrators are on display. [Image: Megumi Aratame]More »
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Ayako Iizkuka "Kaleidoscope"
Aiko Iizuka's embroidery works are on display.More »
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Mitsuo Nakamura "My Walking Path"
Illustration works in watercolor and color pencil by Mitsuo Nakamura are on display.More »
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"One Painitng with a New Story" Exhibition
Works by new illustrators who are looking for an opportunity to publish their illustrated books in the future. More »
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Uchiko Watanabe "Paradox For"
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Maki Kageyama "Over the Mountain"
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Yasumi Kato "It was raining but the sun is out"
Using crayon and pastel crayons, Yasumi Kato creates unique Japanese style illustration works that reveal a sense of humor, beauty, and nostalgia. More »
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Hayao Doi + Kazuto Sasaki "In the Rain"
[Image: Hayao Doi]More »
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"Colors Vol. 2 - Painting with Two Colors" Exhibition
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Kayo Kaneko "A Little Gap"
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"Aquarium" Exhibition
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Radical Suzuki "Peeps the Obsession"
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"Coolness to the Hot Summer Vol. 3" Exhibition
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Illustrators Club Vol. 4 June Exhibition "Tokyo"
"Tokyo" is the theme of this exhibition, in which illustration works by fourteen artists are on display. More »
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Hito "Rain and the Very Top"
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"Children and Playing" Exhibition
This exhibition features illustration works made to the themes of "children" and "playfulness".More »
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"5 x 5 Books" Exhibition
Five participating artists create illustrations based on a book that each of them chose. A total 25 works are on display.More »
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Takako Susai "Anteater Tongue Bero's Imagination"
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Hiroko Fujita "Hungarian Aunt and Italian Uncle"
Fujita creates paintings and collages based on the people, things, and colors she found on her travels.More »
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Yoko Matsuda "Picnic"
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Mebuki Matsuoka "Encyclopedia of Fantastical Plants"
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Noriko Matsumoto "Rabbits"
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”Ask Flowers - Plants & Flowers Vol. 3" Exhibition
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Chiho Kachiyama "An Eternal Candle in the Forest"
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Megumi Sato "caTree Vol4 - My Masks"
Copperplate prints and T-shirts featuring cats.More »
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"I am glad that you are there" Exhibition
A five person exhibition of work made to the theme of "objects and the sense of presence they emit". More »
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"My Mask" Exhibition
Artists working in a variety of styles have produced unusual masks for this exhibition.More »
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2nd "Illustration Correspondence" Exhibition (Part 2)
Part two of an exhibition of 50 print works taken from Edition Six of "Illustration Correspondence".More »
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2nd "Illustration Correspondence" Exhibition
An exhibition of 50 print works taken from Edition Six of "Illustration Correspondence". More »
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Boosuka Exhibition
This is an exhibition of illustrations and diaries from the "Boosuka Diaries" which are currently featuring in the "Chugoku Shinmbun" newspaper, distributed in central Japan. The works were made while...More »
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Original Match Label and Match Box Exhibition Vol.6
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Shuro Taniguchi "Each Christmas"
The artist has taken Christmas as his theme and produced a variety of paintings, objects and clothes that express his memories about past Christmases.More »
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Mao Yamaguchi "Oil Painting"
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Rozy & Ayako Iizuka "The 'perfume' that I sense"
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Masamitsu Saito "Pink Mr Moon"
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Take "Colour"
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"Illustrated Calendars" Exhibition
This is an exhibition and sale of illustrated calendars.More »
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Riena Moronuki "Old Stories"
This is an exhibition of works inspired by the Old Testament, not by focussing on the mysticism and morality of the writing, but playing with the personal sense of classicism.More »
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Mitsuo Nakamura "The Beginning of the Voyage"
Using coloured pencils, watercolour and copperplate etching, for this exhibition the artist is presenting thirty works depicting varies thoughts she has about travel, be they based on memories or fantasies....More »
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Nozomi Kumagai "Abundance"
This is an exhibition of bowls made out of varying combinations of clay, lacquer and metal.More »
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Exhibition of Illustration
This is an exhibition of work by illustrators and writers who depict the bars they frequent in Shimokitazawa. There will be books by each of the three artists on sale. [Image: Kohei Shioi]More »
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Five Female Illustrators "Portraying Women"
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Five Illustrators "Ordinary Scenes"
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"A Picture Tells a Thousand Words" Exhibition
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Masaya Miyashita "The Story of the Summer Tangerine Tree"
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"Illustration born from colour - 25 illustrators' work" Exhibition





