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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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
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