【Exhibition】 “Hokusai Updated”. The whole story, told through masterpieces from Japan and abroad, recently discovered works, and works on public display for the first time. Mori Arts Centre Gallery, Tokyo, until March 24, 2019.
【Festival】 “Hina no Tsurushi Kazari Matsuri” in Inatori Onsen. The Gentle Tradition of Wishing for Girls’ Health and Wellbeing. Izu Peninsula, Inatori Onsen. Jan. 20 – Mar. 31.
【Exhibition】 “Unrivaled Calligraphy: Yan Zhenqing and His Legacy” – Tokyo National Museum Special Exhibition. January 16, 2019 (Wed) – February 24, 2019 (Sun)
“Unbelievable Floriculture in Ukiyo-e” Exhibition Reveals the Edo Period Passion for Gardening. Tobacco and Salt Museum until March 10th, 2019.
Modern-day Terakoya: “School Nalanda, Volume 4, Kyoto” – Wisdom for Now and into the Future. At Nishi Honganji Temple, Dendōin. February 9-10.
【Event】February 4, 2019. Considerations for a changing era. “Japan’s Traditional Rice Terraces and the Ancient Kyūreki Calendar”. Talk, Slideshow and Food Sampling Event.
【Exhibition】 Japan’s Modern Beauty. Okada Saburosuke and his Contemporaries in the Era of Japanese Modern Style. Until March 17th.
【Exhibition】Yuriko Aso and Seiji Watanabe. Two-Person Exhibition of Watercolours and Pottery. Gallery Shichimen-zaka Tochū. February 7 – 12, 2019. Tokyo.
【Exhibition】Mutsumi Ishibashi Photography Exhibition – Nikkō: A Holy Land. Canon Gallery, Ginza. January 7 – 16, 2019. Tokyo.
【Exhibition】A Thousand Wonders of Japanese Technology: A brief 150 year history of Japanese modernisation. 30 October – 3 March 2019, Tokyo.
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo 90th Anniversary Celebration “HYAKUDAN KAIDAN Exhibition – Glory of Japanese Art”. November 29 〜 December 24, 2018.
【Festivals】Chichibu Night Festival 2018, December 2nd & 3rd (Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture)
【Exhibition】Foujita: A Retrospective - Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his Death. Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art
【Exhibition】Teiji Morii Photography Exhibition. Festivals of the Old Tōkaidō: A Journey through the 53 Stations.
【Festivals】Kishiwada Danjiri Festival: 300 years of history and heart-stopping turns!
【Exhibition】Seitei Returns! Seitei Watanabe exhibition, part of the joint Japanese-French ‘Japonisme 2018’ project, returns to Kashima Arts, Tokyo.
【Matcha Tasting Experience】 Immerse yourself in the world of tea: Single-origin matcha tea tasting experience.
【Exhibition】Taisho Modern – Taisho Imagery and Tokyo Modern Design. The Hibiya Library Museum until August 7, 2018.
Hiroshima Kagura. Regular weekly performances of theatrical kagura in downtown Hiroshima.
【Exhibition】Tōdaiji and Tōhoku: The People’s Prayers for Recovery. Tōhoku History Museum
＜Event＞ “Kōchi: Land of Spirit”. Historical sight-seeing exposition 150 years since the Meiji Restoration.
【Exhibition】 Japan in Architecture：Genealogies of its Transformation
【Fireworks Display】Uminonakamichi Fireworks 2018, May 19th Fukuoka - Japan’s Top Fireworks Programmers and Pyrotechnicians Put on a Show
【Exhibition】 Matsumoto City Museum of Art. Yayoi Kusama: ALL ABOUT MY LOVE. 3 March ～ 22 July 2018.
Destinations
A Japanese Rail Travel Journal. Vol. 1: Comfortable and Convenient Rail Excursions from Tokyo
Great Masters
Shopping for the Finest Japanese Products No.1: Ubukeya Nihonbashi-Ningyōchō, Tōkyō
Culture
World Class Plant Breeders. The Edo Period Gardening Craze.
Art and Design
Edo Design: The Ingenuity of the Common People
Yokoyama Taikan: Japan’s ‘National Artist’
