Kawasaki City Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kawasaki City Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Tsutomu Inuzuka “Landscapes Become Art”
This exhibition features 100 works tracing his entire body of work from his early days through to the last five years of his life and the works that established his style. More »
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Suiho Tagawa and the World of Children’s Manga
2019 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of cartoonist Suiho Tagawa. His work ‘Noraku’, first published in ‘Shonen Kurabu Issue 1’ in 1931, has become a cultural landmark representative of its time....More »
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Lifestyles and Household Items of the Past 2019
Presenting furniture, appliances, and other household items common during the Taisho and Showa eras. These antiques reveal how people lived during Japan’s pre-war through economic miracle eras. More »
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Passage in the Air: Paradise of Keiichi Tanaami
In the late-1980s and 1990s, graphic artist Keiichi Tanaami broke away from the pop style that had informed his work in the 1960s and 1970s to create works exploring themes of life and death and dreams...More »
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Toshitaka Nabata “The Illustrated World of Dwarves”
Toshitaka Nabata’s “Illustrated Dwarves” series has attracted a strong audience since its debut publication in 2006. Just one look and the works leave a strong impression, transporting the reader to the...More »
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Yokai and People: From Fantasy to Reality
More than 100 items from the Kawasaki City Museum collection shed light on how mythical yokai creatures have filled people with fear and wonder and blurred lines between reality and fantasy throughout...More »
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Mitsuaki Iwago “All About Cats”
Mitsuaki Iwago (b. 1950) has been interested in documenting animals and nature since his twenties when he took a trip to the Galapagos with his father, a fellow animal photographer. He received the Ihei...More »
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Art Zoo: Animals in Colors and Shapes
The Kawasaki City Museum collection presents some 80 modern posters, manga, and prints that feature animals. The works are arranged according to three themes: Realism, Design, and Humor. The same type...More »
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Keiko Takemiya Kaleidoscope: 50th Anniversary
This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the publishing debut by Keiko Takemiya, a pioneering artist of both shojo and shonen manga artist whose books such as “Kaze to Ki no Uta” have tackled taboo...More »
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Excavated Japan: Archeology Discoveries of 2018
Presenting findings from 546 archeological studies conducted at 17 sites across Japan in 2018, including burial mounds in the Kawasaki area. More »
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50 Years of Big Comic
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the manga magazine Big Comic, which helped the genre forge a new identity as something for adults instead of just for children. This exhibition features around 300...More »
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Takao Saito’s Golgo 13
This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of “Golgo 13,” Takao Saito’s best-selling manga series about a professional assassin. Original illustrations, a model gun from Saito’s office, and a replica of...More »
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Jishu Gakko and Bunzan Munezawa: Kawasaki’s First Private Junior High School
Jishu Gakko was Kawasaki City’s first private junior high school. It was founded in 1885 by Anranku Temple head Bunzan Munezawa, who wanted to create “a place of learning for local people.” Its alumni...More »
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The Russian Revolution and Graphic Expression - Soviet Era Picture Books
An exhibition of 1920s and 30s Soviet era picture books and posters. Venue: Art Gallery 3More »
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Satoshi Kato’s Secret Exhibition
Over a career spanning 50 years, Satoshi Kako was known for picture books such “Little Daruma and Little Tengu” and “Mr. Crow’s Bakery”. This exhibition presents all of Kako’s work from the “Daruma” series...More »
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Jun Miura Festival
- Media: Illustration - Painting - Manga - Video and Film - Media Arts
- 2018-01-27 - 2018-03-25
Illustrator Jun Miura is credited with starting fads like the personal obsession-focused “my boom,” the yuru kyara local mascot craze, and the current interest in Buddhist statues. He celebrates his 60th...More »
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Nori Oya “The Brilliance of Nature”
Japanese-style nihonga painter Nori Oya (b.1936-) depicts the brilliance of nature’s harsh reality and the freshness of life. Around 30 key works by this artist currently based in Asao Ward, Kawasaki will...More »
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“Expressive power of life: Kiyoshi Yamashita and Friends”
This year marks the 89th anniversary of Yawata Gakuen, a facility that was established in Chiba Prefecture in 1928 and continues to support children with developmental disabilities. Artist Kiyoshi Yamashita...More »
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Haitian Art Exhibition
Art from the Caribbean island nation of Haiti reflects the country’s beautiful natural setting, French colonial influence, and unique Hatian culture. With its vivid tropical colors, depictions of anthropomorphized...More »
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100 Years of Japanese Animation: Pioneers of Moving Manga
This exhibition looks back on the origins of Japanese animation a century ago, spotlighting four pioneers in the field: Hekoten Shimokawa, Seitaro Kiyama, Junichi Kouchi, and Senpan Maekawa. It also looks...More »
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Kawasaki History
Exhibition introducing Kawasaki during in the Showa years (1926-1989) through materials such as maps, news reels and a diorama of the area in front of Kawasaki Station.More »
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The World of Karakuri and Visual Tricks
A pair of special summer exhibitions that let you touch, enter, and experience Masashi Hattori’s 3D trick art and Minoru Takahashi contemporary karakuri mechanical toys hands-on. [Events] Pepper and...More »
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Naffy “Andersen Stories By a Young Artist”
Kawasaki artist Naffy presents illustrations inspired by Hans Christian Andersen stories. More »
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34th Andersen’s Fairy Tale Award Exhibition
34th Andersen’s Fairy Tale Award Exhibition is a public contest founded in 1983 for the 35th anniversary of the Andersen Group bakery business. Winning works chosen by a jury of leading illustrators for...More »
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The Andersen Exhibition: Andersen is always by your side
2017 marks 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Denmark. In order to mark the occasion, this exhibition presents major works by Hans Christian Andersen - who can be considered somewhat of...More »
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The World of Manga for Men
Work of Hiroshi Hirata, Takumi Nagayasu, Motoka Murakami, and Keiko Takemiya is featured alongside the magazines of “Garo” and “Com” and other documentary materials.More »
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Mountain Photos
Koyo Okada’s Mount Fuji (also featured on current 1000 yen notes), Yukio Tabuchi’s Azumino and the Northern Alps, and the dramatic terrains of Yoshikazu Shirakawa are brought together to celebrate the...More »
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Best Selection - Let’s Travel the World
- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Painting - Manga - Photography - Crafts
- 2016-10-08 - 2016-12-11
Travel the world through the collection of photography, manga, graphics and art works belonging to the Kawasaki City Museum. More »
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Travellers – From the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road to the World
The construction of the Tokaido Road from Kyoto to present-day Tokyo in the Edo period allowed people to travel a great distance safely. Although free travel was restricted at this time, religious pilgrimages...More »
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When “&” Discovers New Forms of Art
- Media: Graphics - Painting - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Video and Film - Animation - Workshops - Talks
- 2016-08-04 - 2016-09-25
Since what you see as a work of art nowadays becomes more and more diverse, it seems to become more and more difficult to give an answer to the question of what is art. In this exhibition, we would like...More »
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Drawing Manga! — Lines, Panels, Kyara
Manga fans often have the urge to try drawing scenes from their favorite books themselves, and by doing so help support today’s manga scene. This exhibition explores how several hit manga came to be through...More »
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Tatsumi Orimoto “Art x Life”
The performance artist Tatsumi Orimoto, a resident of Kawasaki, has been at the forefront of contemporary art for more than 40 years. His international presence includes a show at the Venice Biennale....More »
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Pick Up Collection
This collection exhibition features documents of Okio Jissoji’s “Teito Monogatari”, posters, prints and graphic work of companies and individual artists, the work of Hideo Muraoka and manga of the Meiji...More »
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Hisashi Eguchi Pop Art Exhibition-King of Pop
The 38 year career of famed manga artist Hisashi Eguchi(b. 1956) is reflected upon in this large scale retrospective which coincides with the catalogue publication of all of his illustration works. [Related...More »
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The Mystic Ancient Mirror
When mirrors first came to Japan from China in the Yayoi Period (300 BC–300 AD), they were seen as holy objects for their brilliant reflective quality, and also symbolized the authority of the Chinese...More »
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Ihei Kimura Award 40th Anniversary Exhibition
The Ihei Kimura Award, one of photography’s most prestigious prizes, has been given to a number of now-iconic photographers. For the award’s 40th anniversary the Kawasaki City Museum presents photographs...More »
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Speed Taro and Pre-war Children’s Manga
Since the pre-war age the theme of “adventure” has played an important role within narrative manga of Japan. “Speed Taro” was a manga featured in a popular newspaper between 1930-1934, with young adventurers...More »
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Stories - One Series, One Page
Kawasaki City Museum introduces a selection of contemporary prints and posters which hold particular links to “narrative”. From Hockney’s “A Rake’s Progress” to George Barbier’s “Dessins sur les danses...More »
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Toyoshige Watanabe: Sixty Years of Creativity
Born in Tokyo in 1931, Toyoshige Watanabe has spent his life creating a world of art bursting with unique vitality. After WWII he ran an art store on the side of his regular company job, learning from...More »
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Layered Scenes
Three instructors of the print studio present their work with silk screen prints from Fumiko Hasegawa, lithographs from Haruna Okada and Kana Takeuchi. [Related Event] Open Studio & Artist Talk Date...More »
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Takeshi Fujimura + Sayaka Uchino “Two People’s Fight is a Third Person’s Pleasure”
As part of a new initiative to support and foster young contemporary artists, in 2013 the Kawasaki City Museum held “Being-In-The-Wired-World,” an exhibition of works by eight groups of young creators....More »
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Magic Art Museum: A Treasure Chest of Light
Introducing examples of “Interactive Art,” a hands-on genre combining light and the latest digital technologies to let audience to see, touch, and play with art. People of all ages can enjoy these works...More »
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Art Gallery Part 3
Art Gallery 1 “Japanese Graphic Designer Mitsuo Katsui” Art Gallery 2 “Spy⇔Spied” Art Gallery 3 “The Art of Books”More »
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The Power of Media Under the War: The Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War
Introducing color prints, caricatures, photographs, and other valuable materials from the Kawasaki City Museum’s collection that tell the story of two modern wars in Japan: The Sino-Japanese War and the...More »
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Takashi Tanaka Exhibition
Takashi Tanaka(1921-2014) spent half a century producing work from his studio in Kawasaki, continuing to be enchanted by the power of color and captivating many with his own mastery upon it. Tanaka sadly...More »
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Summer Anime and Manga in Kawasaki
Art Gallery 1 TMS Entertainment Celebrating 50 years of the animation production house which first released “Big X” in 1964. Art Gallery 2 Eiko Mizuno - Drawing Manga Original illustrations and...More »
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Tadanori Yokoo “Human Icons”
Tadanori Yokoo was a prolific painter of the stars from actors and authors to musicians, with each portrait encapsulating a singular moment of rich exchange, building a private relationship with each....More »
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Kawasaki City 90th Anniversary Exhibition— The Figures of Modern Kawasaki
Spotlighting the people who laid the foundations for the modern city of Kawasaki in fields including politics, industry, culture, and regional development, this exhibition introduces the lives of Kawasaki’s...More »
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1st Term Exhibition “Faces”
In tandem with the Tadanori Yokoo “Human Icons” exhibition, the Kawasaki City Museum presents works featuring faces by sculptors, photographers, mangaists, and other artists. In the series “Our Face”,...More »
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“Creating Through Layering - The Expressions of Printmakers”
Silk screen work from Fumiko Hasegawa and lithograph prints from Haruna Okada.More »
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Takahiro Iwasaki “Out of Disorder”
Takahiro Iwasaki is renowned for iconic works such as the “Reflection Model” series, combining architectural structures with their reflections, and the “Out of Order” series, in which pylons and other...More »
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“The 47th Kawasaki City Art Exhibition”
First initiated in 1967, this annual open call exhibition now enters its 47th year with a collection of work from Kawasaki based artists and citizens. [Related Event] Award Ceremony Date: 22nd February(Sat)...More »
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Old Lifestyles, Today’s Lifestyle 2014
Reflecting upon our changing lifestyle over the years, from the Jomon period to the just past Showa era, this year’s exhibition places a special feature upon “food”, showcasing salt, sugar, soy sauce and...More »
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All About Eating
This exhibition of food-related artwork from the museum’s collection is an opportunity to reconsider our culinary culture from the past through the present in a sincere, enjoyable, and straight-forward...More »
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25th Anniversary Festival: Food, Art, and Music
This event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Kawasaki City Museum lets visitors get their fill of art and music as well as food, with talks, piano, concerts, a café, and exhibitions of food-themed...More »
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“Kawasaki: A City That Leads Japan”
With its large concentration of factories, the Kawasaki region has served as the center of the Keihin Manufacturing Belt since the Rinkai land reclamation in the Taisho era. It’s a place where people and...More »
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“Art Gallery Part 3 Popular Culture of the 1980’s”
In celebration of 25 years since the establishment of Kawasaki City Museum in 1988 the museum presents a range of posters, photographs, manga, films and magazines from this era, all especially selected...More »
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Manga Anime Festval Part 3 - Celebrating 40 Years of the Animation “Lupin the Third”
Last year Monkey Punch’s famed comic series “Lupin the Third” celebrated 40 years since its animation production, with its cool, hard, comical taste, loaded with action. This exhibition highlights the...More »
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Being-In-The-Wired-World
The global spread of computers and the Internet in the 21st century has given rise to a completely new worldview. The influence of new technology and media on our lives grows stronger with each passing...More »
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Manga Anime Festval Part 1 Manga + Plus
Since its very establishment Kawasaki City Museum has actively promoted the culture of manga and anime and in this exhibition provides an overview of the museum’s manga collection along with an introduction...More »
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Manga Anime Festval Part 2 Summer Anime Festival
In the second part of a series of exhibitions celebrating manga and anime culture “Summer Anime Festival” presents a range of leading manga and anime works from around the country.More »
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Art Gallery 2nd “When Dawn Breaks” Exhbition
Coinciding with the “New Generation of Artists in Kawasaki” exhibition, this show features works from the collection by important artists before they gained major recognition. Venue: Art Galleries...More »
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Objects of Cultural Inheritance
Part 1 "The Treasures of Heikenji, Kawasaki Daishi Temple" Special Exhibition Gallery 1 Buddhist images and other treasures which reveal the history of Heienji temple and the belief in the warding away...More »
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Art Gallery Part 1
Art Gallery Part 1, 2 Series Resonating Art of Kawasaki In celebration of Kawasaki City Museum's upcoming 25 year anniversary this exhibition introduces artists such as Shoji Hamada, Kanoko Okamoto, Takashi...More »
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Yuki Atae "Inside the Story"
Features the work of Kawasaki-born doll artist Yuki Atae (b.1937). [Image: Yuki Atae (1993)]More »
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Masaharu Sato "Nine Hall"
Exhibits will be installed in nine places inside the hall, including corridors, waiting room and the kitchen. The artworks are interactive video installations on the themes of "holes" in the eyes, ears,...More »
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Old Lifestyles, Today's Lifestyle 2013
Looks at how furniture and lifestyle items have changed from primitive times to the present.More »
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"Art Gallery 3rd Period" Exhibition
Features three separate exhibits of nihonga, prints, and posters by Makoto Nakamura. [Image: Makoto Nakamura (1963)]More »
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LED light workshop
At this workshop, participants will use Color Wave, a unique software developed by Takayuki Fujimoto, to visualize the wave forms of music they have brought with them.More »
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Studio Azzurro Exhibition
Studio Azzurro is a collective of contemporary Italian artists who place a particular importance on emotional ties to place and the warmth of human relations. This exhibition features video installations...More »
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Masayoshi Nakamura Exhibition
This exhibition features representative works by veteran postwar painter Masayoshi Nakamura from his Faces series as well as a documentary film.More »
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Art Gallery Exhibition
Features posters, costumes and other materials celebrating the centenary of film company Nikkatsu, and other exhibits. [Image: "Shorisha" (1957) (c) Nikkatsu]More »
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"The Polyphony of Cities and Humanity" Exhibition
Draws from the museum's collection on the theme of cities. [Image: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, "Moulin Rouge La Goulue" (1891)]More »
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Kawasaki Archeological Research Institute Exhibition
See website for details on related talks and events.More »
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"20th Tadahiko Hayashi Prize" Exhibition
Showcases prizewinning works from the first through 20th editions of the Tadahiko Hayashi Prize for photography. [Image: Masaharu Goto "Silk Road"]More »
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Art Gallery Exhibition
Gallery 1: American comics from the late 19th and early 20th century Gallery 2: Video art from the cathode-ray tube era to the Internet era Gallery 3: Series Kawasaki art: Takashi Tanaka [Image: Takashi...More »
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Tendo Yuki Exhibition
Nihonga painter Tendo Yuki (1913-2011) moved to Tokyo to become a painter, later shifting his base to Kawasaki and painting landscapes along the Tama river. This exhibition commemorates his passing last...More »
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Tochka Exhibition
Features the artist's early "PiKA PiKA" project work produced in various countries and regions around the world, along with workshops, new work and photographs documenting his career.More »
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"Lifestyles Old & New" Exhibition
Looking at the changes in households goods and lifestyle items over the ages.More »
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"Papa the Manga Artist. Okamoto Family & Shosen Onuki. Kazuaki Nakata Photographs" Exhibition
Features exhibitions curated along three themes: Taro Okamoto as a manga artist; the Okamoto family's relationship with Shosen Onuki; and the photography of Kazuaki Nakata.More »
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Shigeo Fukuda Exhibition
One of Japan's leading graphic designers, Shigeo Fukuda's (1932-2009) novel ideas and visual tricks combined to create a new, fresh sense of humor through art. This retrospective showcases some 200 paintings...More »
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Akio Jissoji Exhibition
Akio Jissoji is the well-known director of the Ultraman TV series as well as several feature length films. The eccentric director and longtime resident of Yurigaoka in Kawasaki City unfortunately passed...More »
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Art Gallery Exhibition
Retrospective exhibition of the work of Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2009) a graphic designer who was involved in the founding of the Kawasaki City Museum; works by 7 artists with ties to Kawasaki; and a selection...More »
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"Ruins of Kajigaya Shrine" Exhibition
On display are various artifacts excavated from the ruins of the Kajigaya Shrine in Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, which dates from mid Yayoi period. This exhibition is also a preview of a large-scale archaeological...More »
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"Ukiyo-e from the Late Meiji Period" Exhibition
On display are ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the collections of Tokyo collectors that offer viewers a glimpse at a vanished world. [Image: Yoshitoshi Utagawa, "Spirit of Takamori Saigo" (1878)]More »
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"Mitsuaki Iwago: Animal Photos" Exhibition
Mitsuaki Iwago (b. 1950) has photographed wildlife and nature all around the world. He is the first Japanese photographer to have work on the front cover of National Geographic twice and has received high...More »
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"Posters by Akira Uno" Exhibition
On display at this exhibition are around 50 posters and other works from the 1960s and 70s, drawn from the museum collection. [Image: Akira Uno, "Chanson" (1968) silkscreen print]More »
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"The Work of Kazuo Kubo" Exhibition
Kazuo Kubo (1901-1974), an art director who worked with Akira Kurosawa and Sadao Yamanaka, was also one of the artists who belonged to the "Ikebukuro Montparnasse" scene. This exhibition showcases sketches...More »
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"Ihei Kimura Photography Prize 35th Anniversary" Exhibition
On display are works by winner of the 30th-35th Ihei Kimura Photography Prizes, as well as the Showa-era snapshot master Kimura himself. There will also be a selection of award-winning works from earlier...More »
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"From Machine Art to Media Art" Exhibition
Second part in a series of exhibitions on media art, examining the relationship between art and technology. Talk by curator at 15:00 on December 11th (Sat). [Image: plaplax, "Kage's Nest" (2001)]...More »
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"Ihei Kimura Photography Prize 35th Anniversary Exhibition" (Related Exhibition)
Held In conjunction with the 35th Ihei Kimura Photography Prize Exhibition, this show features award-winning works from previous years by Toshio Shibata, Mitsugu Onishi, Norio Kobayashi, Yasuhisa Toyohara,...More »
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"Orochimaru vs. Jiobo" Exhibition
On display are books published in Edo and Kyoto on the drinking "duels" that took place between Orochimaru and Jiobo during the Keian era (1648-52). Lecture by curator at 13:00 on October 16th (Sat)....More »
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"Ainu Beauty" Exhibition
Since ancient times, the Ainu people have absorbed influences from adjacent civilizations and developed a unique culture of their own. This exhibition showcases a wide variety of Ainu crafts and tools. [Image:...More »
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"Girly 2010" Exhibition
At the Museum Gallery.More »
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Michio Mado Exhibition
Michio Mado is a well-known poet and author of nursery rhymes who has strong ties to Kawasaki - he won the Kawasaki City Culture Prize in 1976 for his contributions in the field of poetry and children's...More »
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"Kawasaki through Paintings" Exhibition
This exhibition features paintings that depict Edo era villages that used to be in the present Kawasaki city area, as well as other works that offer viewers a glimpse at Kawasaki's past. Talk events...More »
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Sonosuke Sato Exhibition
Sonosuke Sato was born in Isago, Kawasaki City in 1890. He is known mostly as a lyricist for popular music, but was also active as a poet together with contemporaries such as Sakutaro Hagiwara. This exhibition...More »
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"Manga from the Collection" Exhibition
This exhibition showcases a wide variety of manga-related works from the museum collection, including prints, newspaper clippings, books and magazines. Gallery talk by curator: September 11th (Sat)...More »
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"Ihei Kimura Photography Award 35th Anniversary Exhibition"
The Ihei Kimura Prize was founded by the Asahi Shimbun in 1975 to give recognition to photographers who have made significant contributions to the development of Japanese photography. The second part of...More »
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"Art Hunting" Guided Tour
Organized by CivicArt, this edition of Art Hunting will take participants on a guided tour of the large-scale retrospective exhibition "I Am Drawing Time" of cult manga artist Yuichi Yokoyama currently...More »
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Yuichi Yokoyama "I am Drawing Time"
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at Yokoyama's career through a showcase of original illustrations and drawings from his "neo-manga" works New Engineering, Travel and Niwa, acquired in 2008....More »
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"The World of Magazine Covers" Exhibition
Magazine culture prospered in the 19th century along with the development of advanced printing technologies, bringing a shot of vitality to the daily lives of people. This was an international media phenomenon...More »
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"Ihei Kimura Photography Award 35th Anniversary Exhibition"
Exhibition of photos by past winners of the Ihei Kimura Prize, which was founded by the Asahi Shimbun in 1975 in commemoration of the life and work of the snapshot photographer of the same name. On display...More »
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Yukihiko Yasuda Exhibition
Yukihiko Yasuda is a prominent modern Japanese nihonga painter who produced a large body of work from the Meiji through to the Showa periods, with a particular flair for historical paintings. This exhibition...More »
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Kanoko Okamoto Exhibition
Kanoko Okamoto is the mother of painter Taro Okamoto. This exhibition introduces her relationships to her mother and son through the display of her poems, letters and essays.More »
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"Japanese Graphic Designers" Exhibition
From the museum collection, this exhibition showcases 60 posters created by representative Japanese graphic designers of the 1950s. [Image: Tadashi Ohashi “Meiji Chocolate” (1955)]More »
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"Camera Mainichi Magazine Photography" Exhibition
Camera Mainichi was a photography magazine that published 379 issues from 1954 to 1985, differentiating itself from other magazines by focusing on the works of young photographers. On view are the magazines...More »
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"Tools for Everyday Life - Past and Present" Exhibition
This exhibition presents the change in the tools used in everyday life from the days of antiquity to the present. Some of the tools may be unrecognizable to children now, but some others have only been...More »
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"2009 Kawasaki Frontale" Exhibition
This annual exhibition looks back on the outstanding performances of J League soccer team Kawasaki Frontale through photographs and video footage taken not only during J League games, but also at other...More »
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"52nd Creative Children" Exhibition
An annual exhibition featuring artwork by students of Kawasaki City preschools, special needs schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, as well as high schools.More »
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"Scenes with Lights" Exhibition
In March 2005, Kawasaki-based Shigeru Oshima donated a total of 1900 lamps to the Kawasaki City Museum. Subsequently, the museum acquired even more pieces, and its collection now stands at around 2000...More »
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"Kawasaki Jomon 10000 Years" Exhibition
There are over 500 archaeological sites in Kawasaki City and half of them are from the Jomon Period. Recently, the oldest Jomon ruin was discovered in Aso Ward, proving that Jomon people were already living...More »
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"Sunday Magazine's DNA -the 50 Year History of Weekly Boys' Comic Magazines" Exhibition
This exhibition sheds light on the history of Kodansha magazines "Weekly Shonen Magazine" and "Weekly Shonen Sunday", both of which launched in 1959. In addition to the presentation of a total of 100...More »
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Herbie Yamaguchi "Portraits of Hope"
Herbie Yamaguchi is known for his portraits of both domestic and international musicians. The 240 photographs showcased in this extensive exhibition include portraits of artists, a series of photographs...More »
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Tomihiro Hoshino Exhibition
After suffering from a sudden accident, Hoshino underwent a long struggle towards recovery. During that time, he received dedicated care from the people around him. This experience led him to start creating...More »
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"The 150th Anniversary of Yokohama Port Opening - Kawasaki and Japan from the End of Edo to Meiji Period" Exhibition
In June this year, Yokohama is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its port opening. This event brought to Kawasaki, an adjacent area of Yokohama, radical changes: water from the canal running through...More »
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"Livelihood in the Past and Present 2009" Exhibition
This exhibition looks back on the changes in people's livelihoods from ancient times to the Showa period through a display of living tools that also went through various changes over time. While some items...More »
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"Kiyoshi Awazu: 60 Years of His Career" Exhibition
- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Painting - Photography - Prints - Video and Film
- 2009-01-24 - 2009-03-29
A pioneer in the field of graphic design, Kiyoshi Awazu (1929-) has also devoted himself to a wide variety of other genres such as painting, video and environmental design. His borderless activities have...More »
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"42th Kawasaki City Junior High School Formative Art Exhibition"
Exhibiting art works by students of Kawasaki City Junior High School.More »
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"51st Creative Children" Exhibition
An annual exhibition featuring artwork by students of Kawasaki City preschools, special-needs schools, elementary schools, junior high schools, as well as high schools.More »
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"Hiroshige -Hundred Views of Edo" Exhibition
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the passing of renowned ukiyo-e master Hiroshige Utagawa. This exhibition introduces all 120 pieces of "Hundred Views of Edo", the representative work he created...More »
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"Living Together -Desire, Contradiction, Creation" Exhibition
Dealing with five key themes of "city", "nature", "humans", "food" and "media," all of which are inseparable from our lives, this exhibition asks viewers how we humans should live alongside them. In addition...More »
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Shoji Hamada Exhibition
Ceramicist Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was the first human to be designated a national treasure (important intangible cultural heritage). He was also an advocate of the folk art movement. Celebrating the...More »
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"Creative Art Session 2008: Japan-Brazil Friendship Exhibition"
- Media: Painting - Architecture - Fashion - Crafts - Video and Film - Party
- 2008-09-13 - 2008-10-13
On April 28th, 1908, the first ship of emigrants to Brazil, the "Kasato-maru", left Japan and arrived at the Port of Santos after a two-month voyage on June 18th. This year marks the 100th anniversary...More »
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"Okinawa and Kawasaki -People and Culture that Connect Two Places-" Exhibition
Since the prewar periods, many people from Okinawa have lived in Kawasaki City and played an important role in its industrial development. The Society of Okinawan People was founded in Kawasaki City 84...More »
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"Collection Pickup -Curators' Picks-" Exhibition
Kawasaki City Museum has been a pioneer in researching new genres of art, such as photography, comics, graphics, film and image, while also collecting valuable materials as civic resources. Celebrating...More »
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"Japan Institute of Photography and Film Tsukiji Seminar Exhibition"
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"29th Yomiuri International Manga Awards" Exhibition
This year's theme for the Yomiuri International Manga Awards was "teeth." Award winning works are on display. Location: Art Gallery 1More »
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"Shojo Manga Power! Strong, Kind and Beautiful" Exhibition
Manga exists all over the world and continues to grow and be loved. Japanese manga are particularly well read, and among those Japanese Shoujo Manga (girls comics) has attracted a fair amount of attention....More »
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"Matrix of Photography 2008: Towards a Game of Photography" Exhibition
Many interesting phenomena are in progress at the forefront of photographic expression in the twenty first century. This exhibition puts the spotlight on these phenomena from the perspective of a "Game...More »
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"Design For Everyone - Good Design in Our Lives" Exhibition
The "Good Design Award" was founded a half century ago, in 1957. This exhibition features winners from the past 50 years, including G-Mark watches and many other items. The products are presented through...More »
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"12-14th Century Musashi Warriors and Kamakura, Light and Shadow of 'Tsuwamono' Warriors: Sanburo Inage's Times: 'Tsuwamono' of the 12-14th Centuries" Exhibition
In the 10th century, soldiers called "tsuwamono" appear in the Eastern provinces of Japan and spread their influences as they formed samurai groups and became very powerful. This exhibition features artifacts...More »
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"100 Years of the Industrial Manufacturing City of Kawasaki" Exhibition
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"A Fantasy of Stars and the Universe - Space Adventures in Images" Exhibition
The world's first man-made satellite Sputnik-1 was launched in 1957. Even now, 50 years later, the universe is vast, shrouded in mystery, and continues to move us. This exhibition features mostly select...More »
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JAALA (Japan Asia Africa Latin America) Art Exchange "Kawasaki"
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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko "From 'Brave Raideen' to 'Mobile Suite Gundam The Origin'"
Yasuhiko is famous in Japan and around the world for his character design and image direction for the 1979 popular anime TV series "Mobile Suit Gundam." This exhibition will follow the artist's creative...More »
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Shin Masuyama "Personal Views on Personal Space"
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Ian J. Massie "A Second Look"
A retrospective of Scottish artist Ian J. Massie's works will be shown to mark 10 years since the artist's passing. Throughout his life, Ian Massie constantly explored new media, including watercolor and...More »
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"Showa Boogie Woogie 1945-64" Exhibition
Shizuko Kasagi’s hit song "Tokyo Boogie Woogie" was released in 1948. Japanese lives were full of hardship, lacking in food and goods in the immediate post-World War II years. “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” symbolized...More »
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Kawasaki City・Puchon City Friendship City Cooperation 10th Anniversary Event - Korean Modern Manga Exhibition
In commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of cooperation between friendship cities Kawasaki City and Puchon City (South Korea), this exhibition will introduce works and anime character goods by popular...More »
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"Off Stripes: Repetition and Misalignment in Striped Patterns" Exhibition
Stripes are all around us, from national flags to everyday clothing. Striped patterns are interesting in their repetition but also lively when slightly misaligned. In this exhibition, the allure of stripes...More »
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"Winners of 'Made in Kawasaki Contemporary Art Award'" Exhibition
An exhibition of award winning works from 'Made in Kawasaki Contemporary Art Award', the first art competition to be held by a public art museum. Artist talk: February 11th, from 14:00 Each of the...More »
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"Doraemon" Exhibition
The manga Doraemon has been loved by the masses since the beginning of the series in 1970. This exhibition will be centered on original drawings with displays of character goods, film material, and contemporary...More »
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"18th MOA Museum - Works by Children of Kawasaki City" Exhibition
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"The World of Mitsuteru Yokoyama" Exhibition
This exhibition presents the colorful world of Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who passed away in 2004. Yokoyama, who produced works for more than half a century, was the father of hits such as "Iron Man 28", creating...More »
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Raymond Savignac "Poster Artist of Parisian Skies"
Raymond Savignac (1907-2002) is a poster artist that is representative of postwar France. His humorous and heart-warming posters are loved by people all over the world today. This exhibition combines...More »
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Yonosuke Natori and Japan Kobo Exhibition
400 magazines, printed works, photographs, and reference materials will be on display to give a comprehensive overview of the careers of Yonosuke Natori (1910-1062) and his young photographers and designers....More »
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Thinking about the Yayoi, Kofun, and Asuka Periods
From the end of the third century to the seventh, enormous graves, or 'kofun', were built as symbols of status and power. With the advancement of research and excavation techniques, we are making exciting...More »
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Made in Kawasaki
The Kawasaki City Museum is continuously collecting art works from the city residents to allow visitors to think and reflect about the city. It makes for a collection of powerful and creative works that...More »
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"Writing Line and Lighting Line" Exhibition
"Writing" is a trace of lines, drawn and woven by a person's hand. "Lighting" is the trace of light via a certain device. Both are traces of lines in motion. Our imagination measures those traces, and...More »
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Oh! Shigeru Mizuki Exhibition
Mizuki is known as the author of "Gegege No Kitaro", a comic based on “yokai” - unique mysterious characters sometimes based on folk tales. While striving to become an artist, he started creating yokais...More »
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Ukiyo-e Exhibition
Mr. Saito, a resident of Kawasaki City, has collected many Ukiyo-e over the years. Mr. Saito's collection has not only been popular with Japanese scholars and collectors but also overseas as well. It was...More »
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Comics Country Switzerland
Switerzland's comic scene since the 1970s has increasingly made its presence felt on the world stage and is brimming today with vitality and variety. At the heart of the exhibition, curated by Urs Hangartner...More »
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Ainu Collection from the Russian Ethnology Natural History Museum
From about 2600 works from the Ainu Collection of the Russian Ethnology Natural History Museum, 200 works were selected and are on display here. They are highly valuable from an art and data perspectives....More »
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Slashing Look: 30 Years of the Kimura Ihei Photography Award 1975-2005
This exhibition surveys 30 years of the renowned Kimura Ihei Photography Award. On show are 400 works by 36 winners as well as the color series "Paris 1954-1955" by Ihei Kimura. The Kimura Ihei Photography...More »
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CLAMP Su - Manga Art Exceeds Time
Works such as "Tokyo Babylon" "x" "Card Capture Sakura" "Chobitsu" are created by the popular Manga artist CLAMP, which is a group of four female artists with fifteen years of career.More »
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Norinaga Motoori in 21st Century
Do you know Norinaga Motoori? He was a doctor but also studied "Manyosyu", "Stories of Genji" and "Kojiki", in Edo period. In this exhibition, about 250 documents of him, his pupils and his critics are...More »
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Olympic Posters Exhibition
More than 70 Olympic Games posters from Tokyo, Munich, Sarajevo, Los Angeles and Seoul are on view.More »