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Current events
Manabu Iguchi + Reuben Stanton Exhibition
[3] 
[0]- at Kingyo Cafe
- in the Shinjuku area
- Ends Today
A collaboration between Japanese illustrator Manabu Iguchi and Australian photographer Reuben Stanton of illustrated and photographic dreamscapes including (among other things) girls riding on fish, frightened (...)
Naoko Minami Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Gallery & Creative Space EF
- in the Omotesando area
- Ends Today
Hirotaka Ozeki "Swimming in the Sky"
[0] [0]- at Pinpoint Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes tomorrow
"Tekkon Kinkreet Animation Drawings" Exhibition
[7] [0]- at Suginami Animation Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 2 days
The animated film "Tekkon Kinkreet" (adapted from the original work by Taiyo Matsumoto) was released in theaters in the winter of 2006, receiving much acclaim from viewers. The movie won the best animation (...)
Keisuke Sato "My Bookshelf"
[0] [0]- at Dazzle
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 2 days
Kenji Miki "Please don't ask about the meaning."
[0] [1]- at Switch Point
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 2 days
This Week at Design Festa Gallery
[0] [0]- at Design Festa Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Closes in 2 days
July 21st (Mon)-July 27th (Sun) [W:1-A] David Wang Painting and Illustration July 21st (Mon)-July 27th (Sun) [W:2-A] Ikue Furuichi Exhibition Painting July 23rd (Wed)-July 25th (Fri) [W:1-G] Broccoli (...)
Toru Shishikura + Mariko Yuasa Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Casper's Gallery
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 2 days
Collaborative exhibition, with photographs of flowers by Toru and illustrations of women and flowers by illustrator Mariko. Around 20 photos and illustrations are on display.
"Animal Jamboree" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at OPA gallery/shop
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts Today, Closes in 5 days
This exhibition presents illustrations of animals by five artists.
Kaori Hisamura "Flavor of Summer"
[0] [0]- at HB Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts Today, Closes in 5 days
Opening Party: July 25th (Fri) 18:00-20:00
"Artists' Crossing II" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Pepper's Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Closes in 8 days
During this month-long summer program, a new generation of artists' works in various media will 'cross' the urban environment and the lives contained within it. -Program 1 "Artists' Crossing Presentation (...)
Genevieve Gauckler "Tokyo 41% Paris 59%"
[3] [0]- at Beams T Daikanyama
- in the Shibuya area
- Closes in 9 days
Stitch Tokyo (Stitch Japan Ltd.), Tokishirazu (United Arrows Ltd.) and Beams T (Beams Ltd.) are co-hosting this exhibition by French artist Genevieve Gauckler. During the exhibition period, these 3 venues (...)
Rena Masuyama "Sumi Kannon"
[1] [0]- at Coexist
- in the Roppongi area
- Closes in 14 days
Public Performance "Drawing Miyoshi Gods and Visitors' Hands" Using charcoal from pruned grape twigs, Rena Masuyama will draw Miyoshi gods and visitors' hands on Japanese washi paper in a public performance (...)
Tatsuya Kurosawa "Bird's Eye View Original Illustrations: Where That Bird Flies"
[0] [0]- at Fukagawa Ippuku
- in the Kiyosumi, Odaiba area
- Closes in 16 days
Exhibition of original proofs of late Edo maps and painstakingly detailed panoramic Tokyo city views by illustrator Tatsuya Kurosawa. Originally an architectural illustrator of blueprints and building (...)
2008 Bologna International Picture Book Original Prints Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Itabashi Art Museum
- in the Shinjuku area
- Closes in 23 days
Featuring around 500 original prints of picture book illustrations from beautiful Bologna, in northern Italy. This exhibition includes the work of 99 illustrators, 20 of whom are Japanese. Various other (...)
"The World of Galaxy Express 999" Exhibition
[2] [0]- at Suginami Animation Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 30 days
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Reiji Matsumoto's manga "Galaxy Express 999". The manga was made into a TV series of 113 episodes, and three feature-length films. This exhibition introduces those (...)
Koedalien Exhibition
[4] [0]- at Gallery Lele
- in the Nakameguro area
- Closes in 30 days
"Koedalien" is a remix of "Koeda chan", a classic Japanese character since 1977. After many years of success, "Koeda chan" ended her long career in 1993. However, in 2004, after great anticipation, the (...)
"Turning Point: Earth, Environment, People" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at Newspark - The Japan Newspaper Museum
- in the Yokohama, Kanagawa area
- Closes in 50 days
Exhibition of about 80 single-frame manga by 32 prominent manga artists and illustrators on the theme of "turning points" in relation to people, the environment and the Earth. In the face of worsening (...)
Ilya Kabakov "Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World"
[1] [0]- at Ashikaga Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
- Closes in 51 days
Ilya Kabakov (1933-) is an internationally-acclaimed contemporary artist. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Kabkov made a living as a children's book illustrator under a regime that prohibited free expression (...)
"World of Tatsunoko Production" Exhibition
[2] [2]- at Hachiouji-shi Yume Museum
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Closes in 52 days
Over 300 cell animation illustrations and other works from Tatsunoko Production showcasing the breadth of the studio's output. Also on display will be selected video works, manuscripts, drafts and sketches. (...)
"Maidens' Icons" Exhibition
[4] [0]- at Yayoi Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 65 days
The Yayoi Museum houses a lot of shojo-ga (illustrations depicting girls), also known as lyric illustration, by various artists including Kasho Takabatake, Koji Fukiya, Masao Kato and Junichi Nakahara. (...)
"Yumeji Takehisa -the World of Children-" Exhibition
[3] [2]- at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 65 days
While Yumeji Takehisa is now best known for his bijin-ga (depiction of beautiful women) which represents his career during the Taisho period, it's also worth mentioning that he created countless works (...)
"How Pop-Up Books are Created" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at P&P Gallery
- in the Ueno area
- Closes in 80 days
Have you ever heard of Pop-Up Books? Pop-up books have pictures that move as you turn the pages or pull on tabs. Full of surprises and fun, these books feature movements that delight and charm readers (...)
Permanent events
Utsunomiya Museum of Art Collection
[0] [1]- at Utsunomiya Museum of Art
- in the Greater Tokyo area
Utsunomiya Museum of Art collects post-20th century works of art and design. The permanent exhibition is rotated 3 to 4 times a year, and a thematic mini-exhibition is also held 1 to 2 times a year.
Upcoming events
"Serbian Naïve Art" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tama Art University
- in the Musashino, Tama area
- Starts in 2 days
This exhibition features around 70 works of "naïve painting" from a small village Kovacica in Serbia. These heartworming paintings depict daily scenes of farmers and the village people. Reflecting on the (...)
This Week at Design Festa Gallery
[5] [0]- at Design Festa Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts in 2 days
July 27th (Sun)-July 29th (Tue) [W:1-B] Shabu "Oretachiwa Kokoniiru" Group: Painting and Photography July 27th (Sun)-August 2nd (Sat) [W:2-B] Gosado "010" Group: Graphic Design and Photography July (...)
Daisuke Ichiba "Chrysanthemums and Family Computer"
[1] [1]- at Vanilla Gallery
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts in 3 days
Miwa Tokutake Exhibition
[0] [1]- at Kobo (2)
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts in 3 days
Miwa Tokutake Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Kobo Kaidanshita
- in the Ginza, Shimbashi area
- Starts in 3 days
Yo Onishi "Scribble"
[0] [0]- at HB Gallery
- in the Omotesando area
- Starts in 7 days
Opening Party: August 1st (Fri) 18:00-20:00
"6 Person Exhibition -Paintings in Decorative Mini Frames"
[0] [0]- at San-Ai Gallery
- in the Nihonbashi, Kudanshita area
- Starts in 10 days
Exhibiting over 20 works by 6 artists, all set in decorative frames of 10 - 20 cm in size. These works cover a variety of media such as oil, nihon-ga, photography and illustration.
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- Architecture (9)
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- Other (48)
Screen
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Ginza, Shimbashi(73) Ueno(29) Kiyosumi, Odaiba(16) Nihonbashi, Kudanshita(68) Omotesando(38) Shinjuku(53) Shibuya(30) Roppongi(48) Nakameguro(34) Musashino, Tama(31) Yokohama, Kanagawa(18) Kanto: others(41)
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