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"Pac-Man" TOKYO Night & Light | Tokyo Prefecture Hall Civic Plaza
Sep 28, 2024–Dec 31, 2099 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has created a new tourist resource for nighttime viewing by using the exterior wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 as a screen to express a variety of art with light and sound, and to perform projection mapping all year round in order to activate and revitalize nighttime tourism.
This time, as the 45th anniversary is approaching next year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will begin showing works using the world-famous "Pac-Man".
The game board appears on the outer wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and Pac-Man, who is making a futuristic scene, eats up everything vividly. The music of the game of Pac-Man, which has a futuristic feel, and the music of the highly friendly soundtrack maker Mr. Haraguchi Sasuke have produced. Please enjoy the collaborative work of Pac-Man and Tokyo that can only be seen in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
Jewellumination at Yomiuri Land | Inagi
Oct 24, 2024–Apr 6, 2025 (UTC+9)
Inagi
This spectacular light show is the brainchild of renowned Japanese lighting designer Motoko Ishii. The term Jewellumination stands for jewels and lights, and it is brought to life by seven jewel colors: diamond, ruby, amber, topaz, emerald, sapphire and amethyst.
The park is lit up by four million LED lights and divided into five colorful and themed areas: "Amusement Park", "Water Park", "Beautiful Stream", "Kawaii Park" and "Forest", with dance performances synchronized with lights and music.
If you purchase an unlimited ride pass, you can also see these lights and the amazing night view of Tokyo from the top of the roller coaster or Ferris wheel.
Yayoi Kusama: I WOULD OVERCOME DEATH AND GO ON LIVING | Yayoi Kusama Museum
Oct 17, 2024–Mar 9, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Yayoi Kusama has constantly faced the critical realities of life and death as pressing issues. Her experience of the Pacific War in a complex family environment, along with her overcoming of suicidal impulses triggered by trauma and neurosis through her creative practices, has influenced her perception of these issues. This exhibition unveils Kusama’s evolving outlook on life and death, alongside the corresponding shifts in her artistic presentation, through a series of diverse works—from her 1940s and 1950s paintings, which bear the imprint of war, to her very latest pieces. After relocating to the United States in 1957, Kusama gained a reputation for her net paintings and sculptures that embody ‘self-obliteration’: the feeling of losing the boundary between the self and the other through the obsessive repetition of motifs originating from her hallucinations. In her anti-war happenings in the late 1960s, she painted dots onto the human body using the same concept of ‘self-obliteration’ while also highlighting the beauty of life and the human body. During the 1970s and 80s, following the loss of her father and her lover, as well as her return to Japan due to health issues, Kusama produced numerous dark-toned collages and three-dimensional works centered on the theme of death, as well as poetry and novels imbued with a sense of mortality. As she continued creating fantastical works exploring death and the afterlife, her works from the late 1980s began to explore themes of transmigration and cyclical returns to eternity through ‘self-obliteration’. Kusama’s works, which increasingly incorporated more colors, reveal how her creative process evolved from a means of coping with death to becoming synonymous with her very existence. In her painting series from 2000 onwards, Kusama has been relentlessly depicting the beauty of life and the joy of living on canvases overflowing with vibrant colors, driven by the ever-looming presence of her own death.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Exhibition in Tokyo | Tokyo
Nov 2, 2024–Mar 2, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", which has been loved by generations, is a manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge and animated by ufotable. It has been 5 years since the first episode was aired, and after the final episode of "Hiraru Training Arc" aired in May this year, the "Theatrical Version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Infinite Castle Arc" was announced, which has set off a new wave of topics.
The focus of this exhibition is on the "Hiraru" swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, who have inherited the love-hate relationship with Muzan Kibutsuji for thousands of years. The exhibition will allow the audience to have a deeper understanding of the personality and background of the nine pillars through exquisite displays and interactive experiences.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Exhibition in Tokyo | Tokyo
Nov 2, 2024–Mar 2, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", which has been loved by generations, is a manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge and animated by ufotable. It has been 5 years since the first episode was aired, and after the final episode of "Hiraru Training Arc" aired in May this year, the "Theatrical Version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Infinite Castle Arc" was announced, which has set off a new wave of topics.
The focus of this exhibition is on the "Hiraru" swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, who have inherited the love-hate relationship with Muzan Kibutsuji for thousands of years. The exhibition will allow the audience to have a deeper understanding of the personality and background of the nine pillars through exquisite displays and interactive experiences.
50th anniversary of Hello Kitty "Hello Kitty Exhibition -When I change, Kitty will change-" | Tokyo National Museum
Nov 1, 2024–Feb 24, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Birds - Genome analysis reveals new bird lineages - (external site) | National Museum of Nature and Science
Nov 2, 2024–Feb 24, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
This is the museum's first bird-themed special exhibition. It introduces the origins and evolution of birds, and displays many specimens based on the evolutionary lineage hypothesis revealed by the latest research using genome analysis.
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Hibiya Magic Time Illumination 2024 | Tokyo
Nov 14, 2024–Feb 28, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Like all illuminations, this one has a theme: Exciting Moments. The illuminations are divided into three main areas, and you can head to the streets outside Hibiya Nakamura to enjoy the gradient of colors, to the Hibiya Steps Plaza to enjoy the star-studded Christmas tree (open only until December 25), and to the Park View Garden on the sixth floor to enjoy the winter white wonderland.
There the light descends Noe Aoki/Ritsue Mishima | Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Nov 30, 2024–Feb 16, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
The sunlight pouring down, the sunlit spots that give a sense of gentle warmth, the moonlight shining through the darkness... we encounter various kinds of light in our lives. In this exhibition, two artists who continue to be active at the forefront of contemporary art, Aoki Noe and Mishima Ritsue, will install their works in various places in the museum and illuminate the Art Deco decorative space from a new perspective. Aoki has opened up new horizons of expression with her sculptures that draw lines in space using iron, while Mishima has scooped up the energy of the place and converted it into light through her colorless and transparent glass works. The materials "iron" and "glass" that the two artists use are blessings of nature that have been passed down to us over time, and are also used extensively in the decoration of the venue, the former Asaka Palace, for chandeliers, reliefs, tympanums on doors, etc. The two artists have visited this place many times and engaged in dialogue with the decorative space of the 1930s to create a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition plan for this exhibition. Both Aoki Noe and Mishima Ritsue use fire in their creations, breathing life into materials with hot, shining flames. Their forms, imbued with primitive power, evoke the energy and cycles of nature, bringing surprise and awareness to the viewer and enveloping the world around us in a new light.
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Tokyo
Are you ready for a great party?
Join Kuromi, My Melody and Hapidanbui for an exciting exhibition!
Dive into interactive displays, dance to hit music, and enjoy hands-on fun.
"Old Saga Imperial Palace, Daikaku-ji Temple - A Gathering of Masters, Paintings of the Imperial Palace" Special Exhibition to Commemorate the 1150th Anniversary of Its Opening | Tokyo National Museum
Jan 21–Mar 16, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Sagano, located in the northwest of Kyoto, is a beautiful place that has been a favorite place for entertainment for the royal family since ancient times. In the early Heian period, Emperor Saga (786-842) built a detached palace, Saga-in, here. Later, he followed the advice of the monk Kukai (774-835) and placed the Five Great Myogo statues in the Jibutsu-do. In 876, Princess Masako, the daughter of Emperor Saga, transformed this place into a temple, and the history of Daikaku-ji Temple began. 2026 marks the 1,150th anniversary of the founding of Daikaku-ji Temple. In celebration of this important historical moment, this special exhibition brings together many treasures from Daikaku-ji Temple for display. The Shinden, located in the center of the temple, is said to have been given to Emperor Go-Mizunoo in 1620 when Tofukumon In Kazuko married him as a concubine. The shoji paintings and other screen paintings inside the Shinden are masterpieces of Kano Sanraku (1559-1635), a representative painter from the Azuchi-Momoyama to the Edo period, and are designated as important cultural properties. This special exhibition not only displays more than 100 screen paintings, but also calligraphy works by successive emperors that reflect the history of faith, and famous works of esoteric Buddhist art such as the "Godai Myogo-sama" (Myouen-sculpture), which is regarded as the best Buddhist statue in the late Heian period. Please enjoy.
Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination | Tokyo Dome City
Nov 18, 2024–Feb 28, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
The Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination is one of the most popular light events in Tokyo in winter. It is famous for its unique theme and design, using LED lights to create a dreamy landscape that covers every corner of Tokyo Dome City. The event usually starts in mid-November and lasts until around mid-February of the following year. No additional tickets are required to watch the event, which is very suitable for families, couples or tourists to visit at night.
Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination | Tokyo Dome City
Nov 18, 2024–Feb 28, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
The Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination is one of the most popular light events in Tokyo in winter. It is famous for its unique theme and design, using LED lights to create a dreamy landscape that covers every corner of Tokyo Dome City. The event usually starts in mid-November and lasts until around mid-February of the following year. No additional tickets are required to watch the event, which is very suitable for families, couples or tourists to visit at night.
Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination | Tokyo Dome City
Nov 18, 2024–Feb 28, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
The Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination is one of the most popular light events in Tokyo in winter. It is famous for its unique theme and design, using LED lights to create a dreamy landscape that covers every corner of Tokyo Dome City. The event usually starts in mid-November and lasts until around mid-February of the following year. No additional tickets are required to watch the event, which is very suitable for families, couples or tourists to visit at night.
Film director Andrzej Wajda | National Film Archive of Japan
Dec 10, 2024–Mar 23, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
As a young leading director of the "Polish School," Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) blew a breath of fresh air into the world of film with "Kanal" (1957) and "Ashes and Diamonds" (1958), and later produced "Man of Marble" (1977) and "Man of Steel" (1981) in opposition to the socialist regime of the time. He also became an eloquent narrator of Poland's harsh history and built a magnificent world of stories by frequently adapting masterpieces of Polish literature.
This exhibition was compiled by Polish experts from a valuable collection of materials, mainly from the collection of the Japanese Museum of Art and Technology Manggha, which were born from Wajda's more than 60-year career of work. This is the first overseas tour of a project that was held at the National Museum in Krakow in 2019. This Tokyo exhibition will introduce Wajda as an artist and the world of his work, with an original chapter showing the deep ties he built with Japan.
Film director Andrzej Wajda | National Film Archive of Japan
Dec 10, 2024–Mar 23, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
As a young leading director of the "Polish School," Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) blew a breath of fresh air into the world of film with "Kanal" (1957) and "Ashes and Diamonds" (1958), and later produced "Man of Marble" (1977) and "Man of Steel" (1981) in opposition to the socialist regime of the time. He also became an eloquent narrator of Poland's harsh history and built a magnificent world of stories by frequently adapting masterpieces of Polish literature.
This exhibition was compiled by Polish experts from a valuable collection of materials, mainly from the collection of the Japanese Museum of Art and Technology Manggha, which were born from Wajda's more than 60-year career of work. This is the first overseas tour of a project that was held at the National Museum in Krakow in 2019. This Tokyo exhibition will introduce Wajda as an artist and the world of his work, with an original chapter showing the deep ties he built with Japan.
Film director Andrzej Wajda | National Film Archive of Japan
Dec 10, 2024–Mar 23, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
As a young leading director of the "Polish School," Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) blew a breath of fresh air into the world of film with "Kanal" (1957) and "Ashes and Diamonds" (1958), and later produced "Man of Marble" (1977) and "Man of Steel" (1981) in opposition to the socialist regime of the time. He also became an eloquent narrator of Poland's harsh history and built a magnificent world of stories by frequently adapting masterpieces of Polish literature.
This exhibition was compiled by Polish experts from a valuable collection of materials, mainly from the collection of the Japanese Museum of Art and Technology Manggha, which were born from Wajda's more than 60-year career of work. This is the first overseas tour of a project that was held at the National Museum in Krakow in 2019. This Tokyo exhibition will introduce Wajda as an artist and the world of his work, with an original chapter showing the deep ties he built with Japan.
HAPPY Japanese Art - From Ito Jakuchu to Yokoyama Taikan and Kawabata Ryushi - | Yamatane Museum of Art
Dec 14, 2024–Feb 24, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Since ancient times, people have wished for a happy life. Japanese art expresses various auspicious forms, whether for celebrations such as births and weddings, seasonal festivals, or as designs to decorate daily life. In these days of continued instability in the world, the Yamatane Museum of Art is holding an exhibition full of happiness, wishing everyone happiness.
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HAPPY Japanese Art - From Ito Jakuchu to Yokoyama Taikan and Kawabata Ryushi - | Yamatane Museum of Art
Dec 14, 2024–Feb 24, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Since ancient times, people have wished for a happy life. Japanese art expresses various auspicious forms, whether for celebrations such as births and weddings, seasonal festivals, or as designs to decorate daily life. In these days of continued instability in the world, the Yamatane Museum of Art is holding an exhibition full of happiness, wishing everyone happiness.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Dec 21, 2024–Mar 30, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
A composer and an artist, Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023) continuously paved the way for his era through his diverse and cutting-edge artistic activities. Since the 2000s, he devoted himself to creating three-dimensional sound installations in exhibition spaces, which he developed and realized in collaboration with various artists. Focusing entirely on large-scale installation works, this first comprehensive exhibition in Japan looks back on Sakamoto's pioneering, experimental creative artworks, including some of his most well-known previous pieces, and new works that he envisioned for this particular occasion before his passing, which will be dynamically constructed in and around the museum building.
Collaboration artists | Shiro Takatani, Daito Manabe, Carsten Nicolai, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Zakkubalan, Toshio Iwai
Special collaboration | Fujiko Nakaya
World Book Design 2023-24 | Printing Museum
Dec 24, 2024–Mar 23, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
This exhibition features about 150 outstanding books that won the Best Book Design from all over the World competition in March 2024, the Japan Book Design Awards, and national competitions held in Germany, Switzerland, Canada, China, Finland and Denmark. Visitors are offered the opportunity to appreciate the current trend of the world’s book designs and the art of bookmaking.
Auspicious Shapes | Sannomaru Shozokan (The Museum of the Imperial Collections)
Jan 4–Mar 2, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
This exhibition will introduce the aesthetic beauty of auspicious symbols that herald the arrival of good fortune.
Auspicious Shapes | Sannomaru Shozokan (The Museum of the Imperial Collections)
Jan 4–Mar 2, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
This exhibition will introduce the aesthetic beauty of auspicious symbols that herald the arrival of good fortune.
The joy of rubbings - Wang Xizhi and Ouyang Xun - | Taitō City Calligraphy Museum
Jan 4–Mar 16, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
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.
Absence of Julian | Tokyo
Jan 11–Feb 16, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
When we appreciate a work of art, we are not looking at “what is”, but at “what was”, or “what could be”, or what “could be”. In this exhibition, the artist once again ponders the absence in each artist’s work, while trying to consciously make it present.
Archaeology of Excavation and Discovery: 75 Years of Meiji University Archaeology | Meiji University Museum
Jan 11–Mar 15, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Archaeology of Excavation and Discovery: 75 Years of Meiji University Archaeology
In 1950, Meiji University established the first archaeology major at a private university in Japan. We look back on the history of the university's investigations and research, which led the way in postwar Japanese archaeology, through a variety of archaeological materials, including those from five nationally designated Important Cultural Properties, such as the Iwajuku Site in Gunma Prefecture and the Natsushima Shell Mound in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Archaeology of Excavation and Discovery: 75 Years of Meiji University Archaeology | Meiji University Museum
Jan 11–Mar 15, 2025 (UTC+9)
Tokyo
Archaeology of Excavation and Discovery: 75 Years of Meiji University Archaeology
In 1950, Meiji University established the first archaeology major at a private university in Japan. We look back on the history of the university's investigations and research, which led the way in postwar Japanese archaeology, through a variety of archaeological materials, including those from five nationally designated Important Cultural Properties, such as the Iwajuku Site in Gunma Prefecture and the Natsushima Shell Mound in Kanagawa Prefecture.