TSUMUGU : Japan Art & Culture

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Japanese art exhibitions held in major museums and traditional performing arts in theaters

Nagaoka, Niigata

Imperial treasures associated with Niigata Prefecture are showcased at The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art in Nagaoka city

Treasures of the Imperial Court and Niigata
・Feb 7 (Fri) – Mar 16 (Sun), 2025
・The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Single-block Buddhist statues by prolific sculptor Enku are on view at the Mitsui Memorial Museum

Enkū’s Buddhist Sculptures at Senkōji
and in the Hida Region
・Feb 1 (Sat) – Mar 30 (Sun), 2025
・Mitsui Memorial Museum
Ueno Park, Tokyo

The artistic treasures of Daikaku-ji temple in Kyoto are featured at the Tokyo National Museum

Treasures of Daikakuji: From Imperial Villa to Buddhist Temple
・Jan 21 (Tue) – Mar 16 (Sun), 2025
・Tokyo National Museum
Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Exploring the auspicious symbols in Japanese art at The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan

Inviting Fortune: Auspicious Symbols in Japanese Art
・Jan 4 (Sat) – Mar 2 (Sun), 2025
・The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan
Nakanoshima, Osaka

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka to feature Kuniyoshi’s oeuvre of ukiyo-e

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI ― The Spellbinding Ukiyo-e Works of an Eccentric Artist
・Dec 21 (Sat), 2024 – Feb 24 (Mon, hol), 2025
・Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka

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The TSUMUGU Gallery archives high-resolution images of Japan’s most sophisticated artwork to
give you the exciting sensation of viewing them up close as if they were right before your eyes.

What’s TSUMUGU?: The TSUMUGU Project was initiated by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, Imperial Household Agency and The Yomiuri Shimbun (Tokyo) as a joint effort to promote the beauty of Japanese art across the nation and abroad.

Giving special attention to Japan’s national treasures, important cultural properties and excellent artwork associated with the Imperial Household, the two government agencies and leading national newspaper in 2018 agreed on a comprehensive plan to establish a virtuous cycle of “promoting, restoring and preserving” the nation’s precious legacies. Subsequently, the TSUMUGU Project was set up to implement the plan…; See more

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