Kusaoka no Ma: Passionate Light
The passions of women drowning in love, such as “Peony Lantern”, “Rokujo Miyasudokoro”, and “Yaoya Oshichi”, which are also known as Kabuki and rakugo programs,
Created in the world of Kabuki with Shochiku costumes and the Kabukiza stage.

The eye-catching Japanese umbrella and lantern are based on the motif of the mysterious and sad love of the “peony lantern”, and the scenery reflected in the foreground expresses the distorted feelings for the other person.
Also, the sorrowful music that comes to mind is “Beniito”.
Although he searched for threads, he could not find the red string that connected him.
The music also expresses the sadness and uncontrollable emotions that arise.

Seisui no Ma: Upside Down Light
Three trees with a horse head by Erosu Nakazato.
Please enjoy the fantastic scenery that replaces the positions of trees and humans, and horses and humans, together with her pampas grass ranma paintings that make you feel like you are in the grassland.

In this work “Sakasama no Sakasama (upside-down with upside-down)”, there are no wild horses on this earth, and the horses that have been manipulated by humans sway beautifully and sadly as if looking at the pitch-black darkness.
When you look through a crystal ball at a giant object that expresses a world you can’t see, humans ruled by horses, the scenery is reversed and you can enjoy the view of the world seen with “upside-down eyes”.

Seikou no Ma: Midnight Light
Passing through the hallway of mysteriously flickering yokai lanterns, you will find yourself in the middle of the witching hour. In the darkness where humans are asleep, youkai are having a lively feast.

“Amabie” is a monster that has been said to ward off epidemics since ancient times, but “Ningen Kowai” (Ningen Kowai), which expresses the modern world where people are more afraid of people’s suspicion of people and evil things that infest people’s hearts, is expressed by Amabie. , works that express the banquet of cats that transcend time and space,
You can enjoy the playful yokai art created by contemporary artists using various techniques.
The music is a fusion of Japanese instruments and ethnic instruments, and the voices of creatures representing yokai are mixed in, and when you close your eyes, you can imagine the appearance of a midnight feast of yokai.

＞“Japanese Light x 100 Steps 2022 -Light and Shadow: 100 Stories-” Special page

With the “Yukata Plan,” which includes about 200 types of yukata and a meal at the restaurant, you can enter the exhibition at half price.

＞Yukata plan special page