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Community Center

Kyoto

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Ibaraki

Kagoshima

Setagaya

”Man’yō-shū,” which means “A Collection of Myriad Leaves,” is Japan’s earliest existing anthology of poetry and contains approximately 4,500 pieces composed by people from different parts of the country.
Among the places mentioned, it is those in Nara which are referred to most frequently in the Man’yō-shū poems, and still today, Nara Prefecture is dotted with historic sites and beautiful natural landscapes that are related to the Man’yō-shū. Nara may well be called the “home of Man’yō.”
The Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yō Culture was established in Asuka Village in Nara in September 2001 as a comprehensive cultural institute for ancient culture emphasizing Man’yō-shū. It is indeed a suitable facility for Nara.
The excavation conducted before the construction of this facility unearthed an ancient factory site, Asukaike Ruins, which was later designated as a Historic Site by the national government. The facility coexists with these ruins, and we are trying to use them creatively while carefully preserving them, for example, by displaying the reconstructed site. We hope to contribute to the development of the local community while inviting people to travel back 1,300 years to the world of Man’yō.

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Nara

Takebashi, Suidobashi, Suehirocho

Miyagi

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Osaka

Tokyo: Others

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Gifu

Aomori

Kanagawa Prefectural Botanical Center, Kana Garden is a multi-purpose facility offering visitors the opportunity to admire the flowers and enjoy harvesting and cooking.

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Kanagawa

The Akita City Cultural Creation Center is a new base for new ideas, for people pursuing artistic expression, and for the people of Akita. It is located in the center of Akita City, near Senshu Park and the ruins of Kubota Castle. The building, finished in 1967, originally housed the Akita Museum of Art. Its unique roof and the round windows were designed to allow sunlight to illuminate the large space, based on artist Tsuguharu Foujita's advice on how best to exhibit his large mural ‘The Events of Akita.’ 

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Akita

Hokkaido

Art Island Center is an art and research center, a gallery, and a bookshop.
The Center was established in 2019 on Naoshima, an island in western Japan, which is known as “the art island” because of its art museums and its central position in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
Art Island Center's projects, programs, and exhibitions explore the identity and resilience of the islands of the Setouchi region, while using Naoshima's status as an international destination to facilitate conversations about globally significant topics.
Our shop carries art books, children's books, stationery and art supplies, select gifts, and other merchandise. We stock both domestic products and imported goods from Europe and the USA. Our main gallery showcases work by artists and researchers from around the world. Our "Engawa Gallery" exhibits work by local/regional artists and craftspeople.

Kagawa

Fukuoka

Community Center

Taiwan Cultural Center

Shimogyo Ikiiki Civic Center

Mito City Civic Center

Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens' Exchange Center

Denenchofu Seseragi Park / Seseragikan

Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo Culture

Bunkyo Civic Center

Sendai 3/11 Memorial Community Center

Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center, Osaka Prefecture (enoco)

Cocokita

Ecoru Togoshi

Ogaki City Suitopia Center

Towada City Community Center

Kanagawa Prefectural Botanical Center, Kana Garden

Yamato Fureai Center (Citrus)

Akita City Cultural Creation Center

Tobiu Art Community

Art Island Center

Kita City Chuo Koen Culture Center

Kyushu Geibunkan