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The Most Beautiful Museum in the World: Simose Art Museum Wins UNESCO’s Prestigious Versailles Prize!
2024.12.04
Hiroshima
ZIPANGU Contemporary artists who have run through the Heisei era” Takashi Murakami x Sueo Mizuma dialogue: ‘Beyond the Theory of Artistic Entrepreneurship’ / Interview with Mr. Mizuma: ‘Rediscovering the Value of Japanese Culture by the Japanese People
2024.12.01
Hiroshima
Autumn tiny music concert in Ginzan Onsen – ‘2nd Special time to immerse yourself in Taisho Romanticism and music’ -.
2024.10.09
Yamagata
National Treasure ‘The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll’ The oldest surviving picture scroll of the tale is on special display at the Tokugawa Art Museum.
2024.09.23
Aichi
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo] The number of visitors exceeded 20,000. The fantastic production that resonates with the five senses has become a hot topic of conversation as it makes people forget the heat. Japanese light x Hyakudan Staircase 2024 – A mysterious and beautiful fairy tale.
2024.08.16
Tokyo
The most popular raffle featuring the masterpieces of Katsushika Hokusai will go on sale sequentially from 31 August 2024 (Saturday).
2024.07.31
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Events held in planetariums with live performances of Holst’s ‘Jupiter’ and Debussy’s ‘Moonlight’.
2024.05.17
Tokyo
【Shinwa Auction】A special auction was held at Marunouchi Building Hall. A set of gold tea ceremony utensils with an anecdote about Hideyoshi sold for 345 million yen. A number of notable works, including Yayoi Kusama’s “Pumpkins,” were also on display.
2023.06.11
Tokyo
[Yamato Bunkakan] Special Exhibition “Recluse Landscape” Until April 2nd (Sun)
2023.03.22
Nara
[Shouhaku Art Museum] Exhibition “In Commemoration of the Order of Culture, Shoko Uemura and Atsuyuki Uemura: Flower and Bird Paintings with Heart”
2022.12.02
Nara
[Modern Art/Contemporary Art/Modern Art Part II/MANGA Auction] Successful! Sold at a total bid price of 12,148,800,000 yen! 35 million yen for Takeo Yamaguchi.
2022.11.25
Tokyo
[Kameoka City, Kyoto] 11 days to enjoy art – Kameoka Fog Art Festival “Castle Ruins Art Exhibition
2022.10.23
Kyoto
[Yamato Bunka-kan] Appreciate a slightly different portrait painting “Issho Ippin(One smile, One frown) -Faces drawn in Japanese art-” will be held
2022.08.21
Nara
Miwa Komatsu Transparent Chaos:Spirituality and Mandala／Miraculous live painting created in harmonization with Taro Okamoto
2022.07.11
Tokyo
[Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts] “Kiyoshi Hasegawa 1891-1980 Exhibition -Mysteries hidden in everyday life-” will be held.
2022.07.10
Tokyo
A new building displaying the contemporary art of “COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN” has opened, and the architecture is Kengo Kuma.
2022.07.05
Oita
[Shohaku Art Museum] Shoko Uemura exhibition depicting the world of tropical flowers and birds
2022.06.20
Nara
[Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora] First tie-up project Hakone Glass Forest Museum Special Commentary Guided Tour and Dinner Plan
2022.05.01
Kanagawa
Andy Warhol’s “Silver Liz” achieved the highest bid of 2.3 billion yen in Japan. Shinwa Auction auction held at Haneda Airport.
2022.04.19
Tokyo
“Equestrian Kings of Kings and Horses Folding Screen and Matsuura Folding Screen – Cross-border Art -” at Yamato Bunkakan
2022.04.13
Nara
The theme of Kimono Yamato’s Spring / Summer 2022 is “Weather Rain”. It will be on sale from April 8, 2022 (Fri).
2022.04.10
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[TeamLab Planets TOKYO DMM] Wrapped in a spring-only Orchid that can only be seen this season
2022.03.25
Tokyo
The JAYDERISM THE NFT II auction held at the SHINWA DIGITAL ART GALLERY closing party achieved the highest bid of 10 million yen.
2022.03.11
Tokyo
TeamLab Borderless releases the last spring limited work before closing
2022.02.28
Tokyo
“Changing Ruins Exhibition 2022” Held: Experience the ephemeral and beautiful decay
2022.02.27
Tokyo
Shinwa Wise Holdings, a leader in the art scene, announces the production of the virtual space “Edoverse”
2022.02.25
Tokyo
Exhibition-limited original amber sugar with a jewel motif will be on sale from Saturday, February 19th.
2022.02.19
Fukuoka
Popular YouTuber Rafael held an NFT auction event at Shinwa Wise Holdings Gallery, recording total bids of 5.15 million yen
2022.02.10
Tokyo
“Sekku Exhibition 2022-Hina to Kabuto Koinobori-” to be held at “Matsushima”, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan
2022.01.29
Miyagi
Photobook “Inheritance of 500 Rakan Restoration Prayer” that traces the trajectory of Rakan statue restoration work
2021.12.14
Tokyo
[Tokyo National Museum] Annual New Year’s event
2021.12.11
Tokyo
A space that wanders the boundary between real and virtual Kenichi Asano solo exhibition “phantazo” held in Tokyo
2021.11.09
Tokyo
Shoko Uemura Exhibition “Composition of Beauty” from November 2nd at the Shohaku Art Museum
2021.10.29
Nara
Realistic and cute “World Exhibition of Miniature Bakery” will be held from November 13th
2021.10.22
Tokyo
Doraemon Ukiyo-e series new work Tomitake 36 views “Oshu Fujimihara” limited reservation sale start
2021.10.18
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Held the “Morohashi Museum of Modern Art” Light-up Night Museum, which holds one of the largest Dali in Asia
2021.09.24
Fukushima
Phillips Presents Sweet Jane in Fields of Daisies: A Special Online Selling Exhibition Celebrating Emerging Female Artists
2021.09.15
Tokyo
Held a special exhibition of Hisui Sugiura, which is engraved in the history of modern Japanese design
2021.09.12
Tokyo
PHILLIPS, the leading auction platform, reports on the strong performance of the 2021 spring season.
2021.09.08
Tokyo
Uchina Stay Report vol.7: “How did Yachimun no Sato come about? ~ Yachimun’s beauty and the feelings of craftsmen ~“
2021.09.02
Okinawa
Miwa Komatsu Exclusive Interview “NEXT MANDALA ～ Home of the Soul” A Powerful Message of Great Harmonization
2021.08.30
Tokyo
Coordinating space and works Group exhibition “The Past in Motion” by 9 artists
2021.08.22
Tokyo
Human and Animal-Life blown into the soil, an exhibition of cutting-edge works of 21st century ceramic art
2021.06.28
Shiga
Sweets deco becomes art, the world of “ULTRA SWEETS”
2021.06.14
Tokyo
＜Exclusive interview with Miwa Komatsu＞ -Part2- Approaching Miwa Komatsu as an artist, production of the Shin-Fudoki Part2, and “prayer” at the origin of her creation.
2021.06.03
Shimane
＜Exclusive interview with Miwa Komatsu＞ -Part1- A trip to Izumo with Miwa Komatsu
2021.05.27
Shimane
Dedication live paint by contemporary artist Miwa Komatsu, Kuonji Temple in Minobu is wrapped in prayer
2021.05.03
Yamanashi
High-quality and minimal tableware “Tetote” series released
2021.05.02
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Kuki Saburo Oil Painting Exhibition From April 21st to 27th-Drawing old pottery and flowers –
2021.04.24
Osaka
Experience-based event “Seaside Art Festival” to support Okinawan art
2021.04.04
Okinawa
TeamLab’s art and sauna exhibition “TikTok TeamLab Reconnect”, works are announced one after another.
2021.03.14
Tokyo
“TeamLab Borderless” Spring scenery such as cherry blossom lamps and 100,000 giant rape blossoms has appeared.
2021.03.09
Tokyo
Solo exhibition by Japanese-style painter Hiromitsu Kato in the coming cherry blossom season
2021.03.06
Tokyo
Fantastic modeling, timeless techniques-Special exhibition “Shinjitsu Nippon, Meiji Pottery -Phantom Yokohama Ware / Tokyo Ware-“
2021.03.04
Shiga
“Museum Hanami” will be held! And “Sakura Stamp Rally” that you can participate from the app
2021.02.22
Tokyo
Modernism in tradition-Kawasho’s EC site “Craft Style” specializing in New Craft opens
2021.02.14
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The official online store of “Arita porcelain kiln-Fukagawa Seiji” has been renewed
2021.02.11
Saga
Juggling World Championship 2nd place “Yousuke Ubukata” performer group “Rhapsodia” released new video
2021.02.03
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Sumida Hokusai Museum “Attractive force of brush soul line, magical power of color-from Matabei to Hokusai / Kuniyoshi-” Exhibition
2021.01.26
Tokyo
Videos showing 50 various gourmet foods in Higashikawa by artists living in the town is released
2021.01.25
Hokkaido
Japan’s New National Theater Ballet Company “New Year Ballet” Live “Nutcracker” video distribution started
2021.01.23
Tokyo
The gold leaf ceiling of “Hotel Kawakyu” is certified as Guinness World Records ™. No. 1 in the world in gold leaf surface area!
2021.01.18
Wakayama
Important Cultural Property Hirosaki Castle Autumn Leaves Night Walk
2020.09.30
Aomori
Limited release of a white sculpture that recreates the “Akishinoji Kagei Tenryu Statue”.
2020.09.11
Tokyo
“Delicious Ukiyo-e Exhibition” that unravels Edo’s food culture
2020.08.06
Tokyo
“Kanazawa Shitarae” is a renovated 200-year-old teahouse architecture in Higashi Chaya District.
2020.08.03
Ishikawa
“Dramatic teahouse” unheard of! A rakugo musical that you can watch while eating Japanese sweets at home!
2020.07.26
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[Hoshino Resorts World]-Traditional craftsmanship collaboration project to start from event loss-“Remote Mashiko Pottery City” held at hot spring inn
2020.07.22
Tochigi
Experience the charm of Japanese culture with powerful 4K video! Free screening at Tokyo National Museum
2020.07.15
Tokyo
Limited quantity limited limited collection indigo dye model using traditional Japanese indigo dye is now on sale.
2020.07.11
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A gift of letters that conveys your feelings. We will deliver beautiful Japanese culture to foreign countries with free shipping.
2020.07.10
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A new folding screen experience with high-definition reproduction “National treasure Hanashita Yurugu folding screen” limited release at Tokyo National Museum
2020.07.01
Tokyo
Cute wind chimes like soap bubbles and beautiful transparent glass
2020.06.23
Tokyo
Let’s do it at home! Up cycle Loccitane empty containers! For a new interior that decorates the room
2020.05.18
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Enjoy art and coffee in a different space of the original public bath “Art public bath + cafe Miyanoyu”
2020.05.11
Tokyo
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Museum held 364 paintings drawn by painters with domestic and foreign mouths and feet!
2020.05.05
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“A smile with art” A project that anyone can appreciate and feel free to support artists “ART GIVES YOU A SMILE”
2020.04.30
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[Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore] Enjoy Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore online while at home!
2020.04.23
Tokyo
YOSHIKIMONO selected for Victoria & Albert Museum Kimono Exhibition
2020.04.12
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Fantastic glass art “Space glass” as if confining the universe
2020.04.04
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[Ginza TSUTAYA] How about your special note? Notes made of natural wood carefully selected from all over the world
2020.03.24
Tokyo
The flower art unit “plantica” provides installation works for the largest ukiyo-e exhibition in Taiwan history, “Fenghua Jiang-Five Great Ukiyo-e Masters”!
2020.03.09
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Permanent exhibition of art group “Team Lab”
2020.03.02
Tokyo
”Cartography” limited map for adults “Tokyo”
2020.02.27
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「MIDTOWN BLOSSOM 2020」Celebrate spring with cherry blossom lighting and flower art
2020.02.22
Tokyo
The art space changes to cherry blossoms for a limited time only at the “Team Lab Planets” museum that enters the water of Team Lab.
2020.02.16
Tokyo
“Anthropocene”, a group exhibition by artists active in the Japanese contemporary art scene
2020.02.07
Tokyo
KYOTO STEAM-World Cultural Exchange Festival-2020
2020.02.01
Kyoto
Lighting sculpture “AKARI” by Isamu Noguchi
2020.01.24
Tokyo
Edo Tokyo Akari Exhibition produced by Akari Japan
2020.01.23
Tokyo
Ukiyo-e’s “woodblock” is used as an art work.
2020.01.16
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“Deeper Japan” where you can easily book Japanese traditional culture experiences online
2019.12.16
Countrywide
Conveying Japanese culture! 『Japanese handmade illustrations』
2019.12.13
Countrywide
Beautiful wood jewelery “KASANEGI” finished by ultra fine processing by Buddhist altar craftsmen and goldsmiths
2019.12.13
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Japanese tradition “Japanese paper hand-dyed kit”
2019.12.13
Countrywide
Incense “HAKO” with leaves made from Japanese paper
2019.11.01
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“Kyoto Whiskey” from Kyoto’s first whiskey distillery
Kyoto
Nara
You can experience Oiran in Osaka! A service that allows you to shoot an Oiran with a realistic set at “Henshin Photo Studio Aika”!
Osaka
Lighting sculpture “AKARI” by Isamu Noguchi
Tokyo
A cave-like restaurant designed by architect Junya Ishigami, opened in the summer of 2021
Yamaguchi
Kurokawa Onsen Yuakari, a fantastic illumination of bamboo in the countryside. This season, ‘Yuakari Yokocho’ is only open for a limited time.
Limited edition original gin ‘NISHI-GIN’, jointly produced by a group of restaurants in Nishijin, on sale from 25 November.
Nippon Kodo launches limited-edition incense and incense burner sets with a ‘Snake’ design, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025.
Winter special parfait at the Unjo Saryo café in the Tale of Genji Museum, Uji, Kyoto.
OnigiriBurger ‘Eel Kabayaki – Double Eggs’, newly launched as part of Kansai International Airport OnigiriBurger 1st anniversary menu.
[New Furano Prince Hotel]This year’s plan to enjoy a snow fairy ‘zebra finch’ birdwatching experience and a lunch set with a zebra finch cake plate.
Hiroshima
Art
Simose Art Museum, located in Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been awarded the prestigious Versailles Prize as the “Most Beautiful Museum in the World.”
The award ceremony took place on December 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, marking a historic moment for the museum and Japanese architecture.
The Versailles Prize Website:https://www.prix-versailles.com/2024
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Food
December sees the arrival of a number of Christmas breads. The Snowman with his cute smiling face is a sweet loaf with two different flavours: pudding cream and chocolate cream. It is a heartwarming treat with flavours that both children and adults can enjoy.
Also back this year is the popular Japanese Stollen, which was a big hit last year. This is a special cake that can only be tasted at Kimuraya, using Japanese-inspired ingredients such as persimmons, figs and koshi-an (sweet bean paste). Please take this opportunity to try Kimuraya’s limited edition Christmas bread.
Hiroshima
Art
The Hiroshima Museum of Art is hosting the exhibition “ZIPANGU: Contemporary Artists Who Defined the Heisei Era” (November 2, 2024 – December 22, 2024). This showcase brings together works by some of the most prominent figures in Japan’s contemporary art scene, including Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Makoto Aida, Yoshitomo Nara, Chiharu Shiota, Izumi Kato, Akira Yamaguchi, and Miwa Komatsu. The exhibition has already garnered significant attention, exceeding 10,000 visitors.
HYAKKEI covered the dialogue between contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and Sueo Mizuma, the curator of this exhibition, held at the RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima. We also conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Mizuma.
The discussions centered on the aspirations behind the ZIPANGU exhibition and offered forward-looking insights, not only into Japan’s art world but also into the rediscovery of value within Japanese culture by its people.
Osaka
Food
Event
From 25 Oct (Fri) to 8 Dec (Sun), 2024, a pop-up shop for miffy café tokyo will be held in Umeda, Osaka.
Hiroshima
Travel
Culture
Two types of paper seals made exclusively for autumn, ‘Chrysanthemum and Tanzaku’ and ‘Autumn Leaves and Candles’, have been available since Monday 9 September at Daisho-in Temple on the World Heritage island of Miyajima. Quantities are limited and will run out as soon as they are gone.
Kyoto
Restaurant
Event
On selected days in September 2024, the wedding venue Kyoto Art Grace Wedding Hills will offer a ‘Hanari Otsukimi Afternoon Tea’, where guests can enjoy sweets and savouries inspired by the moon viewing on the fifteenth night of the month.
