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Current events
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Forms of Urushi
The theme of this third exhibition in the Nippon Series is “urushi”. This exhibition features urushi pieces by 29 artists. More »
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Kachofugetsu Dept. Rmx./Spinoff
These paintings, metal crafts, wood carvings, embroideries, and paper cuttings by five artists put contemporary spins on the traditional “kachofugetsu” nature motifs.More »
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Yosuke Asai + Toshiya Tanaka Exhibition
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Creation Project 2020
The exhibition is the 2020 edition of the annual charity event known as “Creation Project.” This year’s show will take place through a collaboration involving 160 creative artists, who each designed a...More »
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Creation Project 2020
The exhibition is the 2020 edition of the annual charity event known as “Creation Project.” This year’s show will take place through a collaboration involving 160 creative artists, who each designed a...More »
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Ichiro Kato “Texture, Black Chrome, Gold Leaf”
Sixty new works including flower vases by Ichiro Kato, whose ceramics have elements of Bizen and Shigaraki style, but are uniquely his own. More »
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2021 New Year Exhibition
New Year cards by 27 artists working in a variety of genres More »
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Rimpa and Impressionism: Arts Produced by Urban Cultures, East and West
The Rimpa school of painting was initiated by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the early seventeenth century. It evolved through the work of Ogata Korin in the early eighteenth century and Sotatsu’s and Korin’s colleagues...More »
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Small Tour — 2021 New Year Exhibition
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Takuo Nakamura + Yoca Muta Exhibition
Ishikawa Prefecture has long been known for crafts such as lacquerware, ceramics, and dyeing and weaving. The Ishikawa-based artists Takuo Nakamura and Yoca Muta present their ceramics and textile designs....More »
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Hyuga Masamune: The National Treasure Sword and Art for the Generals
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details. Showcasing the National Treasure “Hyuga Masamune” and other popular swords from Japanese history. Two National Treasures and seven...More »
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Kotohogi Exhibition
The theme of this exhibition is rice. More »
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Blooming Charm of the Materials - Sings of Spring
The gallery invited 9 artists who work on various materials such as bamboo, ceramic, Japanese lacquer, glass, iron and acrylic. Their untiring challenges to the materials, technically and as an expression,...More »
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Make the Knots
Forty-two artists present three works each in this two-part show for the New Year. More »
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Natural Life
This show directed by Kyoto’s Finch Arts presents work by seven artists (mainly young Kansai creators) exploring the theme of “free, natural” life. More »
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New Year’s Celebration at the Tokyo National Museum
*All visitors must make an online reservation. *Due to the rapid increase of coronavirus infections in Tokyo, the Museum will close at 5.00 pm. This annual exhibition started in 2003, celebrates the...More »
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Sake Vessel Exhibition
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The Unknown Akechi Mitsuhide ―The Hosokawa and the Akechi, Warrior Lords that Supported Nobunaga
Mitsuhide Akechi served the Ashikaga Shogun family and was later given an important position by shogun Nobunaga Oda. Working under the same master, Akechi had a friendly association with Fujitaka Hosokawa,...More »
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Tales of Korean Clothing by Wooh Nayoung
Introducing the work of Wooh Nayoung, a popular illustrator known for his depictions of various trades. These illustrations feature examples of Korean dress. More »
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Mami Anai “Tempo Rubato”
Mami Anai’s works are made from glass panels and mirrors. “Tempo rubato,” meaning “free speed,” is the theme of this show. More »
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Lacquerwares that Travelled Across the Sea
From the late 16th century, a great quantity of lacquerware was exported as a special Japanese product. Lacquerware produced for Western orders included housewares decorated with “maki-e” and “raden” techniques....More »
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Pola Museum Annex Exhibition 2020 – Subject and Object
*Reservations required. Please see the official website for details. This two-part exhibition features work by eight artists age 35 & under chosen by the Pola Art Foundation for overseas training....More »
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Long Life Design 2
Mingei arts and crafts design from Japan’s 47 prefecturesMore »
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Radiant Raden
*The Nezu Museum has introduced an online timed-entry reservation system, for use by all visitors, as one of our measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Raden refers to a decorative technique using...More »
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Tea Sets
Seventy items from the museum’s collection of tea instrumentsMore »
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Yumi Goto Exhibition
Yumi Goto recreates still life paintings in three-dimensional forms.More »
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Takumi Ushio “Shelter 0021”
Takumi Ushio’s works bring new perspectives to the threads and fabrics we clothe ourselves in but often take for granted. Location: Kioi Tower 2F Office EntranceMore »
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Princess Kazu Goes to Edo: The Objects She Held and the World She Saw
In the Edo period, ever since Takako, the lawful wife of third-generation shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, it was customary for the wives of shoguns and their heirs to come from the houses of Imperial princes...More »
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Reopening Celebration III: Art Revisited, Beauty Revealed – Six Storied Exchanges
*Temporarily closed at 18:00 on all opening days. This exhibition of works from the museum collection considers six stories of art from a 300-year period (from the Edo era through the Paris Expo of...More »
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Shinjuku Prince Hotel +G “Art Moments”
The Shinjuku Prince hotel presents works by four artists for a period of sixth months in its lobby to celebrate its 42nd anniversary.More »
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Vessels and Brushes: Rosanjin, Rousseau, Bauchant, and Others
This exhibition presents food receptacles designed by Kitaoji Rosanjin and paintings by naïve artists such as Henri Rousseau and Andre Bauchant, which are among the most popular works in the museum collection....More »
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Engimono
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, a museum hotel with a collection of 2,500 works of art and the famed “Hundred Steps Staircase,” presents works of Japanese art, craft, and design to bring health and happiness in the...More »
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From Here, From Now
Works for the coronavirus era by calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida, famous for maxims such as “learn to live with rain on rainy days, live with wind on windy days.” More »
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Beauty of Japanese Culture: Oh! Sumo Exhibition
*Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art is temporarily closed from January 13. *This event has been postponed. Sumo, its costumes, banners, and unique fonts are considered representative of Japanese culture...More »
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Dramatic Lalique
The name Rene Lalique (1860-1945) may evoke perfume bottles. However, Lalique established himself as skilled and creative jewelry maker when he won the Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris Expo. His pioneering...More »
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Fascinating Shapes in Ko-Imari II – Highlights
Round and square. Shaped like flowers, leaves, gourds, birds, rabbits, hats and fans. Long, thin necks. Broadly rounded bodies. There are all forms seen in Imari ware, Japan’s first domestic porcelain,...More »
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Forms for Fragrance –Treasures from the Takasago Collection
This exhibition will offer a comprehensive look at the world of aromas: from ancient vases used for storing aromatic oils, to the European aristocracy’s ceramic and glass perfume bottles fabricated by...More »
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Osamu Suzuki “Shino Ware”
Presenting Shino ceramics by Osama Suzuki (b. 1934), a Living National Treasure. More »
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Buddhist Sculptures and Relief Panels from Gandhara
Presenting 17 works of Gandhara art including Buddhist sculpture and relief panels. Three new additions to the collection are also featured. More »
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Ancient Egypt – The Creation of the World
The Edo-Tokyo Museum is pleased to announce the exhibition “Ancient Egypt—The Creation of the World,” which introduces masterpieces from the Egyptian collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, situated...More »
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Quai Branly Tokyo— “Voices of the Holy Spirits – Madagascar, Island of Curiosities”
The seventh installation of Quai Branly Tokyo consists of ritual tools from Madagascar. In “Sindbad the Sailor,” a huge bird appears, holding off an elephant high in the sky. This type of story involving...More »
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Classical Revival and Modern Japanese Ceramics
The re-creation in modern times of historically venerated ceramic traditions is known as classical revival. Song Dynasty celadon and Ming Dynasty red overglaze ceramics that had been highly admired by...More »
Permanent events
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Digitally Natural – Naturally Digital
*Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation will be open from June 3. (By appointment only.) This new permanent exhibition presents a world where the natural and the artificial...More »
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Metal Art Museum Hikarinotani Permanent Exhibition
Our permanent exhibition, held on the first floor, features the work of metal-cast artists Hotsuma Katori and Shinobu Tsuda. Both being born in the same period, in the Hokuso area of Chiba Prefecture,...More »
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“Time-Travel! The World of the Ancient Orient”
A variety of cultures and civilizations have emerged since humans first walked the lands of the ancient Orient 1.8 million years ago. When thinking about the history of the world and its ties to contemporary...More »
Upcoming events
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Japanese Culture Unlocked: Armor, Kimonos, Lacquerware, and Woodblock Printing
*All tickets will be timed-entry tickets (timed tickets) and must be purchased in advance online. Museum members and other visitors eligible for free admission must also make advance reservations online. *Due...More »
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Regional Artists With Disabilities 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Forty-two free form artworks by artists in Minato Ward with disabilities. More »
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New Kiln Exhibition
- at Nihombashi Takashimaya 6F / X Art Gallery
- in the Kyobashi, Nihonbashi area
- Starts in 3 days
Works by nine ceramicists working at new kilns across JapanMore »
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Hidenori Tsumori “Falling into You”
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Kenichi Takanaka Ceramics Exhibition
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4-Person Exhibition