Featured Events in Japan in January 2025 (June Updated)

"Golden Demon" 1932 Shochiku Kamata production (silent, black and white, 119 minutes) / Director: Nomura Yoshitei / Cast: Hayashi Chojiro, Tanaka Kinuyo, Yakumo Emiko

The 22nd collaborative project between the Tokyo National Museum and the Taito Calligraphy Museum will introduce various ways to enjoy rubbings from various perspectives. Please enjoy the charm of rubbings to the fullest, including the only copy of a lost stone monument, rubbings by famous calligraphers such as Wang Xizhi and the Four Great Masters of the Tang Dynasty, and the elegant world of Ming and Qing literati who were fascinated by rubbings.

Human beings cannot survive without music. Even the words we say every day are sounds. Throughout the long course of history, sound has become an art. And the invisible music, Expression through painting and sculpture I’m always trying to shape it. Final artwork Experience it with your eyes and ears.

The International Conference on Civil and Architectural Engineering (ICCAE) aims to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers The International Conference on Civil and Architectural Engineering (ICCAE) aims to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in and around the world. ICCAE is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Civil and Architectural Engineering to a common forum. Information Source: International Academic of  Science Technology Engineering and Management | expotobi

The museum currently houses approximately 4,200 works of modern and contemporary Kyoto art (Japanese paintings, Western paintings, sculptures, prints, crafts, and calligraphy). In addition to the masterpieces of Japanese and Western paintings that were famous throughout the country during the Meiji to Showa periods (late 19th and early 20th centuries), there are also new collections that have recently been added to the collection, including the ZERO collection, which includes works by world-renowned printmakers, and award-winning works from the VOCA exhibition, which has witnessed the transformation of contemporary art in two-dimensional forms over the past 30 years. In the collection room, in addition to introducing works by popular Kyoto masters such as Takeuchi Seiho, Uemura Shōen, and Kijima Sakuratani, visitors can also experience the charm of modern and contemporary art based on Kyoto through special themed exhibitions.

A folk kiln (minyo) refers to a kiln in which tableware and tools used in daily life are fired, or the pottery itself. The founder of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Yanagi Muneyoshi (1889-1961), introduced tableware such as plates and bowls to concretely demonstrate the beauty of things that are considered "everyday use" and "poorly made." Furthermore, tableware made by his close friends Kawai Kanjiro and Hamada Shoji, who both led the Mingei movement, was used on the Yanagi family's dining table. This exhibition will introduce food-related pottery from the museum's collection, including pottery from folk kilns across the country, such as Seto ware from Aichi Prefecture, tableware by Kawai and Hamada, and hand-made works by contemporary artisans, including works selected for the Japan Folk Crafts Museum exhibition.

Osaka Museum of History will hold a special exhibition "Excavation! Daimyo's Storehouses - Rice, Goods, and People Gathered in the 'Kitchen of the Nation'" in the Special Exhibition Room on the 6th floor from Saturday, January 11, 2025 to Monday, March 3, 2025. During the Edo period, Osaka flourished as the nation's kitchen. Many feudal domains built storehouses in and around Nakanoshima to sell rice tax and local specialties. The number of storehouses reached over 120 during the Tenpo era (around 1840). This exhibition will portray the actual state of the storehouses, which supported the finances of feudal domains throughout Japan and were the driving force behind the development of Osaka, including the birth of the Dojima Rice Market, while also introducing drawings and ancient documents, focusing on the results of the latest excavation surveys. In recent years, many storehouses have been surveyed in and around Nakanoshima, revealing a variety of storehouse styles, from those equipped with a shipyard, storehouse, and palace, such as those in Saga, Hiroshima, and Takamatsu domains, to those in Akita's Yajima domain, which had no shipyard and only had a storehouse covering the entire site. Based on excavated wooden tablets, shells, ceramics, etc., it is now possible to depict the work, lifestyle, and interactions within the residences. By taking a bird's-eye view of these storehouses from their birth to their demise, we hope to provide an opportunity to widely publicize the important role and importance that Osaka played in early modern Japanese society. We will shed new light on the Osaka storehouses, a historical heritage that represents the city of Osaka, along with Naniwa Palace and Osaka Castle.