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Tour in English! Art Deco at the Teien Museum
Did you know there’s a gem of Art Deco architecture right in the center of Tokyo? And that it’s open to the public and easily visited? This charming building is the Prince Asaka residence, built in 1933 for a member … Continue reading
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A real dish of a museum: The Toguri Museum of Art
Nabeshima ware dish with repeated peach motif. Edo period,late 17th c. to early 18th c. Image courtesy of Toguri Museum of Art. THERE ARE OVER 600 ART MUSEUMS IN JAPAN, most of which we never hear about in English. This … Continue reading
The Diorama Maps of Nishino Sohei 西野壮平
If you can get to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography by Sunday Jan. 29, I recommend dropping by the elan photographic exhibit to see a remarkable set of photo-collages by Nishino Sohei. That’s his re-piecing of Tokyo above but … Continue reading
Alice Gordenker アリス・ゴーデンカー 