Kodo, “Way of incense” is the art of appreciating Japanese incense, and is counted as one of the three Classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with Kado for flower arrangement, and Sado for tea and the tea ceremony. Originating in the mid-Muromachi period, the art of “Kodo” overcame the upheavals of the Warring States period Read More
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Special Exhibition “Gem” at National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno
The earth is full of colourful and beautiful stones and we can learn how the beautiful stones are mined and how they become fine jewelry at last in this exhibition. 1st part The 1st part is to know the basic knowledge about the rough stones which could become gems. Most of the precious Read More
The Reproduction of Shosoin Treasures
Shosoin is very familiar with most Japanese people because we learned about it in Japanese history class at our elementary schools. Shosoin is a huge storehouse in Nara to keep national treasures and we have Shosoin is a storehouse in Nara to keep national treasures, and we have seen some of them as pictures in Read More
Johannes Vermeer and the Masters of the Golden Age of Dutch Painting from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Many people know or have seen one of the famous Vermeer paintings, “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” In 1979, X-ray images of this painting disclosed a Cupid painting on the background wall. At that time, it was thought Vermeer had covered the Cupid by himself. However, the recent research in 2019 Read More
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Special Exhibition The World of Traditional Performing Arts: Kabuki, Bunraku, Noh and Kyohei, Gagaku, Kumi-odori
This exhibition presents traditional Japanese performing arts that have been collectively added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, and we can learn aesthetics and techniques unique to each of them. It is constructed by 5 parts, Kabuki, Bunraku, Noh and Kyohei, Gagaku, Kumi-odori. In each part, the performing stage is featured, on which visitors Read More
MODE SURREAL – A Crazy Love for Wearing –
I love surrealism art and its philosophy, and I’m lucky to see this exhibition in Tokyo. Surrealism was a great art movement of the 20th century, and its philosophy is deeply related to consciousness about extending beyond the bounds of expression. This exhibit starts from the jewelry motif of insects and accessories with human hairs. Read More
Finnish Design for Everyday Life – Patterns and Forms Inspired by Nature
Finish Design is popular in Japan, and we have a chance to know the essence of Finish Design. At Bunkamura Museum in Shibuya, “Finish Design” is held until Jan. 30th, 2022. This exhibition is composed of these 6themes as below. 1. A masterpiece of natural beauty in the form of organic curves Nature has Read More
Special Exhibition Prince Shotoku: In Commemoration of his 1400th Grand Memorial
Prince Shotoku (574 – 622) was the son of Emperor Yomei. After Yomei passed away, Empress Suiko governed Japan, and Prince Shotoku helped her as the regent. He established Japan’s state system by formulation the Seventeen Article Constitution. Prince Shotoku was also a deep believer in Buddhism and established the foundations of Buddhism in Japan. Read More
NY_’s exhibition at miraiteiban kenkyusho
NY_ is a Japanese artist and movie creator. He started to sell his artworks in NFT market this year. https://nyartwoks.wixsite.com/nyart NFT is a trend in 2021 and a little bit complicated to understand. A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, and now the most popular way Read More
Nature Aquarium Exhibition 2021 Tokyo at Gallery Aamo in Tokyo City Dome
Mr. Hisashi Amano has been known as one of the most famous aquascape creators in the world because he established the nature aquarium to express beautiful scenery and fish habitat in an aquarium based on the concept of ecosystem. And he set up a company, ADA for producing a lot of equipment for nature Read More