【National Science Museum】 Special exhibition INSECT exhibition report

National Museum of Nature and Science

A special exhibition INSECT is being held at the National Science Museum from Friday, July 13, 2018 to October 8 (Monday, congratulation). Since I participated in the media exhibition for media, I will tell you the state of the exhibition!

Speaking of summer, blue sky, straw hat, and insects collected!
So, the theme of this special exhibition of National Museum of Nature and Science ​​is INSECT.

This exhibition is the first large-scale special exhibition that the National Science Museum surprisingly holds on the theme INSECT. Its origin is said to be 480 million years ago and insects with a much longer history than us human beings have achieved remarkable diversification compared with other creatures while adapting to various environments. About 1,000,000 species of that species are currently named.

INSECT exhibition that introduces knowledge unique to the National Science Museum through specimens, CGs, experience-type exhibits, etc. about its structure, ability, ecology, it is good to go around seeing with family, it is exciting to say "cute" with a partner.

We will introduce the highlight ahead!


Giant insect model of powerful force

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When entering the venue, it is a huge model with a total length of 2 meters that is outstanding. Stag beetle, Oomura saki, Japanese honey bee · · ·. It is a work of the entrance telling that supervisor "totally reproduced to the number of tactile clauses and leg length."
Although it is the body of an insect which is not particularly noticed usually, when you look at the model of a huge scale again, you will be surprised by its complexity, diversity and make you realize that wonder.

Tens of thousands of insects and "specimen corridor"

A magnificent "specimen corridor" with collections of about 50,000 points

Also, it is a specimen of an insect which is very substantial at this exhibition. Insects who have been fascinated by many people with a variety of shapes and colors for a long time. Because there are so many specimens that can not be seen at the venue, everyone should surely be able to meet insects that "see for the first time".

Particularly, the fifth chapter is filled with masterpieces, where walls are filled with collections of various research institutes, researchers, and enthusiasts. These collections are the foundation of insect research, but the collection policy differs depending on researchers, some people have made huge collections of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

How did this happen? Beautiful insects, annoying insects

This exhibition introduces the diversity of insect ecology along keywords such as eating, living in and fighting, and you can see various ecology acquired by insects to survive. I am watching the unique forms of it and I am not interested and it stimulates curiosity as "How did it become like this?"

By all means, please try looking for your "favorite" insect!

Fear! "Room of G"

A corner of 'G' that is particularly distinctive in the venue. This insect has been given a codename "G" because there are too many people who dislike it, but originally it is close to the line of a mantis and it is not a thing that never hurts human beings.

That's why I thoroughly saw through the glass. I felt as if I was "cute" in the way I was eating food "munching muggets …" all the while. So why do we hate G so much? Again, it seems that our developed hygiene idea and "imprinting" since childhood are great. For those who can not be helped by hating G, this section is recommended!

Insect world of the masterpiece

In addition, there are 4-frame manga by Izumori · · like Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Izumori, 3D insect that can observe small insect by turning 360-degree image, corner showing "Horotype specimen" of only one point in the world at the venue There are lots of attractive exhibits everywhere.

Furthermore, there is also a corner where you can learn "correct insect extraction" at the venue, so it is perfect for your child's summer vacation homework.

Some people love insects, others do not.
Why not try experiencing "insect world" full of unknown and romance this summer?

Summary

Exhibition name Special exhibition INSECT
Term Friday, July 13, 2018 – October 8 (Monday, congratulation)
9 am – 5 pm (Admission is 30 minutes before each closing time)
※ Friday · Saturday until 8 PM, August 12 (Sun) ~ 16 (Thu), 19 (Sunday) until 6 PM
※ There is a possibility to change about the hall hours and closed days
Closing day July 17 (Tue), September 3 (Monday), September 10 (Monday), September 18 (Monday), September 25 (Monday)
Venue National Science Museum
Admission fee General · University students 1,600 yen
Elementary, junior high and high school students 600 yen ※ Friday · Saturday only pairs Night tickets are 2 people 1 pair of 2,000 yen (2 people at 5 p.m. after the time of simultaneous admission, regardless of gender, only on the day of the venue)
※ Free when you are not in school
※ Person who has disabled note book and one carer is free
Official site http://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/exhibitions/ueno/special/2018/konchu/

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Shitamachi Museum at Taito Ward exhibition ”Edo’s summer food, clothing and shelter + play”

Shitamachi Museum at Taito Ward

Shitamachi Museum at Taito Ward located on the bank of Shinobazu Pond.

On October 1, 1980, it was opened to tell the culture of old good town being lost to future generations. About 90% of the exhibits in the hall are based on donation items from inside and outside of Taito Ward, which makes it possible to feel the lives of the people of Meiji, Taisho and Showa familiar with the Edo era from the daily items etc. actually used I will.

During the period from 3rd July(Tue) to 2nd September (Sun) in 2018, as the museum hold the event to tell us about the “Living in summer in a downtown” with a theme “Edo’s summer food, clothing and shelter + play “, We visited the museum.


The moment you step in the hall, another world spreads out there.

In the permanent venue of the first floor, the streets of Tokyo and downtown Taisho era have been elaborately reproduced and caught by the illusion as if time slipped.

Especially with commitment The period setting before the Kanto Great Earthquake is because the earthquake severely damaged the scenery so far.

It was built with the desire to convey to the future generations the cityscape that can feel the taste of Edo before the earthquake.

Manufacture wholesaler of Hanao. The right is the banknote, the left is the workshop.
Workplace

The greatest feature of this museum is not only that it can actually go up to such a reproduction house, but also to be able to touch its furnishings. Please take it and feel the life at the time.

Well · Washboard

"Well end meeting" was a place of important communication for housewife of those days.

Mom-and-pop candy store

Meanwhile, a cheap sweet shop, which is a social gathering place for children.
Immediately behind you, the room is connected, but you can see the way you live while you run a store at home.

What surprised me is that people's settings of residents are also done.
As I can go up to the cabin and look into the chest drawer, I can see what kind of person is from clothing.

Exhibits will change according to the season at stores.
Shaked ice for the current time. It used to be flattening icy officials in the past.

Copper pot (where) A house that also serves as a workplace for craftsmen. It is setting of 4 people's living

Then, the exhibition “Edo’s summer food, clothing and shelter + play ” held at the 2nd floor.

Honda of this researcher who explained this time

Tools related to everyday life such as clothing, food and living, and materials related to play to enjoy summer are displayed on the theme of “Summer Living in Downtown”.

Let's take a peek into the lives of the people living in the Taisho, Showa, and Heisei downtown from the Meiji era which keeps the remnant of Edo.

Wooden ice refrigerator [Showa 30 's] Ice purchased at Iceberry was put in the upper part, and its cold air cooled the lower food.

Fans and fans, the predecessor of the cooler "cold wind ventilation fan" line up in front of the muzzled folding screen

Especially eye-catching was the mosquito net hanging in the center of the exhibition hall.
It was generally used until about the end of the Showa 30 's. Since hemp and cotton used for weaving mosquito nets have the function of escaping the muffled heat, the interior is felt cool.

In the era when there was no air conditioner, people tried to incorporate coolness from the ears from the eyes. Wind chimes is a summer tradition that is also transmitted to the present age, but in addition to that, directing light bulbs from incandescent lamps to blue to produce coolness.

Changing incandescent lights to blue light bulbs to produce coolness
It is a firefighter hanging outside. I enjoyed lighting by emitting fireflies in the mosquito net
Summer attire, food culture
Manga that prevailed before the Showa era. Valuable material that you can know the wisdom of life at the time
A cabin box. The character part is decorated with a screw (hand made with shells)

Also, “monouri” which was thriving in Edo is taken up. A monouri is a merchant who sells goods while carrying it. Products sold were essential items such as foods, clothing, miscellaneous goods, medicines, etc. The items sold by time and season changed.
The merchant shouting the good’s name on the street. And with this voice, the residents learned about the change of the season.

While the era will change from Edo to Meiji, the items to be treated will gradually change, but one of the ones that were handed over from Edo as it is “Jyosai-ya”. It was a merchant who sold medicines for a suffering from summer heat and the box he was carrying was called a “Jyosai-bako”.

Every time a Jyosai-ya waiks, metal fittings attached to the box make a sound like a clatter, so this sound is a signal that the merchant came. In addition, the Jyosai-ya without wearing a shade under the scorching sun, this meant that he appealed the efficacy of the medicine with his own body.



"Life under wartime" permanently exhibited on the second floor. You can see the lives of the people of downtown at that time from postcards and circulation materials of the time. Those postcards handled by Mr. Junichi Nakahara known for girl painting.


It reproduced the room around the 1950s. You can go up to the room and enjoy the atmosphere.


The series which was used in the public bath in Taito Ward has been relocated as it is. You can enjoy the scenery from the series.


Although the exhibited items are valuable materials that convey history, they can be touched in practice, so it was a valuable opportunity to feel the breath of the people of those days.

During the period, mosquito nets are suspended in the copper pot builder on the first floor, and there are also events that can actually enter, so please feel and experience the summer scenery that has been lost now.
※ This event will be held between Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the period and during the Ueno Summer Festival (July 14 – August 12) from around 4 pm

Summary

A session July 3 (Tue) – September 2 (Sun) of 2018
location Shitamachi Museum at Taito Ward (2-1 Ueno Park, Taito-ku)
Opening hours 9: 30 am – 5: 30 pm (Admission is until 5 o’clock)
closing day Monday
(Next weekday if Monday is a holiday)
Admission fee General 300 yen (200 yen)
Small, medium, high school students 100 yen (50 yen)
* In parentheses, group fee of 20 people or more
※ Persons who have a handicapped Person with disability or medical care beneficiary certificate for medical treatment for the disabled and their carers are free (proof of necessity at entry)
※ Every Saturday, small and junior high school students living and staying in Taito-ku and their leaders are free
inquiry 03-3823-7451
URL http://www.taitocity.net/zaidan/shitamachi/

Gallery Talk

There is a commentary on the highlight of this exhibition by the curator in charge.
Date and time Saturday, July 7th, Saturday 21st Saturday August 4th Saturday 11th Saturday 18th Saturday September 1 Saturday 2pm
From about 20 to 30 minutes
2nd floor planning exhibition hall
※ No reservation required. Everyone who entered can participate.
※ For details please visit the Shimomachi Museum official website http://www.taitocity.net/zaidan/shitamachi/ · facebook 【Shitamachi Museum】 · Twitter 【Shitamachi Museum】or confirm with the telephone.

Michelangelo and the ideal body

National Museum of Western Art
“Young Baptist John” Michelangelo · Buonarroti 1495-1496 Ubeda, Basilica of El Salvador / Jaen (Spain), Dakuna Foundation of Medinaceli Collection 130 cm high Marble
Úbeda, Capilla del Salvador; Jaén (Spain), Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medinaceli / Su concessione del Ministero per i Benière Attività Cultural e del Turismo – Opificio delle Pietre Dure di Firenze

At the National Museum of Western Art, “Michelangelo and the ideal body” will be held from 19th June (Tue) to 24th September (Monday / holiday) in 2018.

This exhibition compares the art of the ancient and the Renaissance from several viewpoints. Different age bodies, expressions of facial expression, athletes and warriors, gods and heroes. By comparison, we will clarify the features of both periods.

Summary

Exhibition name Michelangelo and the ideal body
Venue National Museum of Western Art
A session Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – September 24 (Mondays / holidays)
closing day Monday, July 17 (Tuesday)
However, July 16 (Monday · Holiday), August 13 (Monday), September 17 (Monday · Holiday), September 24 (Monday · Holiday) will be open
time 9: 30 am – 5: 30 pm (Friday, 9 p.m. on Saturday)
※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Admission fee General: 1600 (1400) yen,College student: 1200 (1000) yen,High school student: 800 (600) yen
* In parentheses, group fee of 20 people or more
※ Free for junior high school students and below
※ Persons with physical disabilities and one attendant are free (Please present disabled persons notebook at the time of entry)
URL http://michelangelo2018.jp/english.html

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Beat of Beauty of Jomon Period 10,000 Years

Tokyo National Museum


From 3 July (Tuesday) to 2 September (Sunday), 2018, a special exhibition “beat of beauty of 10 thousand years of Jomon” is held at the Tokyo National Museum Heiseikan.

At the special exhibition “Beat of Beauty of Jomon Period 10,000 Years”, the theme of “Beauty of Jomon” is about 200 points raised in various parts of the Japanese archipelago from Jyomon period grass period to late period.

It introduces the magnificent “swell of beauty” over 10,000 years, and sets it down to the thoughts and techniques of people put in that form.

Summary

Exhibition name Special exhibition “Beat of beauty of 10 thousand years of Jomon”
Society July 3 (Tuesday) – September 2 (Sun) of 2018
9:30 am – 5 pm (Admission is 30 minutes before closing)
※ Friday · Saturday until 9 pm, Sunday and July 16 (Mondays · congratulation) until 6 pm
closing day Monday, July 17 (Tuesday) ※ However, July 16 (Monday · Holiday), August 13 (Monday) opening
Venue Tokyo National Museum Heiseikan
Admission fee General 1600 yen (1300 yen)
College student 1,200 yen (900 yen)
High school student 900 yen (600 yen)
※ () is a group rate of 20 or more
※ Free from junior high school students
※ Persons with disabilities and their carers are free (Please show disabled persons etc at entry)
Official site http://jomon-kodo.jp/

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”The Miracle of M.C. Escher Prints from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem”

Ueno Royal Museum

A rare printmaker, also called “visual magician,” Mauritz Cornelis Escher . The strange and mysterious style continues to fascinate the people of the world, such as the fact that there are actually unlikely existing worlds, a world with different gravity exists in one picture.

In the large exhibition “Miracle Escher Exhibition” to commemorate the 120th anniversary of birth, from the collection of the Israel Museum boasting the world’s largest Escher collection, famous “Tromp-Ruille” (cheating painting) works In addition, about 150 treasured collections that are not permanently displayed in the museum will come to Japan.

Summary

Exhibition name Miracle Escher exhibition of the birth 120 Israel Museum Collection 8 keys to solve the mystery of the fantasy painter
Venue Ueno Royal Museum
Ueno Park 1-2 in Taito-ku, Tokyo
A session Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – Sunday, July 29 (Sun)
※ Open throughout the exhibition
Opening hours 10: 00 ~ 17: 00
※ Every Friday until 20:00
※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Price General: 1,600 yen (1,400 yen), university · high school student: 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), junior high school · elementary school student: 600 yen (500 yen)
※ In parentheses are group fee
URL http://www.escher.jp/

Mr. Beat Takeshi also entered the event, ”Edo Machi Taito Geirakusai” press conference report

Mokubatei

In Taito Ward, from August 2018 to February 2019, we will hold a new project "Edo Macho Morning Art Performing Festival (Genkaku)" that will let you feel the arts and traditional culture rooted in this district. On the press conference held at Asakusa · Kimaitei on May 30, Beat Takeshi, who was appointed honorary advisor, also appeared.

Inheritance and development of entertainment / traditional culture

Taito Ward where living culture feels a sense of heart, such as chi and humanity. In this climate, the forerunners refined their arts and sent them to the world. "Edo Machi Taito Geirakusai" is an effort to discover new talent who will be responsible for the next generation, as well as being touched by such arts and traditional culture. Between August and October 2018 entitled "The Summer Campaign", a series of workshops were held, including Ueno Park 's outdoor screenings directed by Takeshi Kitano, and a workshop on creative acts demonstrating performing arts at a Yakata boat I will. In addition, from November to February 2019, as a "Winter Camp", luxury programs are planned that can recite readings, theater, etc. making use of cultural resources such as entertainment venues, as well as Edo ~ Heisei performing arts.

As an honorary advisor, Beat Takeshi, who was a professor at Asakusa French President (present Toyo Kan) and aimed at entertainers, is appointed. Mr. Hisayuki Matsukura (Mr. Hisayuki Matsurakura) who grew up Mr. Beat Takeshi and Mr. Kinichi Hagimoto led the adviser "Asakusa Entertainment Hall / Toyo Kan" was inaugurated. In the talk session of the press conference, in addition to the two people, Hiro Hattori (Hatto Yukuo) Taito ward director also attended. At the beginning, there was also a scene where Mr. Hattori referred to Beat Takeshi as "Take a bird Welcome to Asakusa, Takeshi".

Hirotsugu Hattori Taito Chairman

Talk session

There was a word "Welcome back" from the head of the district a while ago. Takeshi, how are you?

Mr. Beat Takeshi:
Well, it is not because I came back, so it is often (laugh). If I have time to spare, I am swallowing in Asakusa. Anyway, in this town, I reached the school with fun. So, it's like an entertainer to a strange beat, so it's like half or more of my life brought with Asakusa's personality. I hope to give back to you as far as time permits, if possible.

Takeshi Beat Takeshi
Mr. Takuji Kawai (Mr. Taito Ward Cultural & Industry Tourism Division) who served as a moderator

President Matsukura will also make the entertainment festival excitement. How is your feeling now?

Mr. Hisayuki Matsukura:
I think Takeshi assumed honorary counsel very much for Asakusa for Taito Ward. Where Asakusa is, a lot of entertainers nest after the enoken. Young artists are clouting that they will become the second "Takeshi" now. I am thinking that Asakusa will become more and more popular from now, so please everyone, everyone.

Mr. Hisayuki Matsukura (Asakusa Entertainment Hall · Toyo Kan's Chairperson)

Takeshi assumed the adviser this time, did he feel like returning to Asakusa and repaying it?

Mr. Beat Takeshi:
Going to Asakusa is like an excursion from childhood. When I was a junior high school student and a high school student, it was anything from movies to plays, it was like Shimokitazawa now. But, theater theaters were gone, and young people 's entertainment went to Shimokitazawa. Asakusa is working hard at the Toyokan and so on but Asakusa takes the initiative to create a free theater where all can feel free from the Rock Band from Rakugo to Rakugo from the comic story, the young guys take on the challenge I think that young people will become prominent if there is a place to do it. I want to do something for that help.

Asakusa of Takeshi's practice era is an era when people have not gathered yet. How is Matsukura chairman seeing the current Asakusa?

Mr. Hisayuki Matsukura:
The era when Takeshi came to Asakusa was, so to speak, the era of Asakusa's rock bottom. As the TV penetrates the Olympic games, the movie theater is gone, the entertainment venue is gone. However, there happened to be a wonderful entertainer named Fukami Chisaburo in Asakusa, and there were a lot of entertainers who came to Asakusa after admiring to him. Takeshi is also one who received tranquility. As I thought, it was a wonderful thing for Asakusa and the Japanese entertainment world that there was a wonderful senior, Fukami Chisaburo, the leader. I would like Asakusa to continue to be a place where such a wonderful entertainer nests. In that sense, I think that the festival is grateful.

Do you have any advice from Takeshi to young performers who are aiming for Takeshi?

Mr. Beat Takeshi:
Being an entertainer in the past was a little bad thing. It is Mr. Kinichi Hagimoto who broke such a thing, I think that we succeeded after that. Recently, I never see comedian enthusiasts on TV. However, as the generation of the Internet appeared, the times also changed. Next time it is a live era, it is like Shimokitazawa where live houses are full, all the culture is flowing. Nevertheless, as for Asakusa, there is a history in the beginning, and there are many things such as comedy and movie and culture originating Asakusa. Since Asakusa has a season since the Edo period, I think that people growing there will taste better. It is very pleasant if a wonderful entertainer and craftsman who carried the tradition and the backing of history came out a lot. I hope that Asakusa will be the center of culture again.

Photo session after talk session

In the talk session, I was able to feel the love of all the entrants to Asakusa and the desire to have young people succeed in Asakusa. "Edo Matoto Toroi Musical Festival" will start from the outdoor screening of movies to be held at Ueno Impression Park fountain square from Saturday, August 4, 2018. Please expect it at the festival of performing arts and traditional culture rooted in Taito Ward.

For details of the event to be held, please visit the official website.

【Edo Machibachu Taito Geirakusai】
http://www.taitogeirakusai.com/

NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition ” SEGO DON ”

Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum

NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition “SEGO DON” will be held at the Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum during the period from Saturday, May 26th to July 16th (Monday, congratulation).

Takamori Saigo (1826-77) who raised herself from a samurai samurai of Satsuma (Kagoshima) and accomplished the Meiji Restoration. However, he does not have any portrait photographs, and his life is enveloped in many mysteries. This exhibition, in conjunction with the river drama, highlights the era of “People of Saigo” and the era of turbulence, with historical documents and works of art about Saigo.

Summary

Exhibition name NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition “Saigo Don”
Society May 26, 2018 – Saturday, July 16 (Mondays / holidays)
10 am – 5 pm (Admission is until 4:30 pm)
closing day Monday (Open on July 16 (Mondays / holidays))
Venue Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum Main Building
Exhibition rooms 1, 2, 3, 4
Admission fee General 1,500 yen (1,200 yen) High school / university students 1000 yen (700 yen)
(Free for junior high school students and below)
※ () is a group rate of 20 or more
※ 1 group leader per 20 group visitors is free
※ Persons who have a handicapped Person (Including 1 Caregiver) are free
URL https://www.geidai.ac.jp/museum/exhibit/2018/segodon/segodon_en.htm

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”The 36th Asakusa horseback archery” is held! We interviewed a venue that is brave for archers!

Taito Ward Sumida Park

On Saturday, April 21, 2018 (Saturday), this day when it became sweaty and cheerful, at the Sumida Park in Taito Ward “The 36th Asakusa Yabusame” was held.
The appearance that Archer shoots a target while riding a horse is brave. We interviewed the venue filled with its brilliant technology, so I will show how that situation is.

Kusajishi

Prior to Yuuma horse, “Kusajishi” was performed at the venue. The Kusajishi is aimed at shooting, that is, shooting a bow from the ground, not on a horse. Its origin is said that when Yoritomo held a hunt, families often shoot deer and other prey, it began as a practice of shooting.

The Kusajishi is in the form of a deer, the shooter aims at the white spots drawn on the deer with arrows, and competes for win / loss. However, hitting just is not a hit. Magistrate as a referee will comprehensively judge the appearance of arrows, the way the arrows fly, the place where the sharp arrow fell, and so on. Therefore, if there is an error in the work such as how to carry the feet, it will be off even if you are in the middle. In the old book is written down as “shooting” and is a Kusajishi that was done in a competitive sense, but its work is strictly stipulated. In the Kusajishi held this time, commentaries were made at key points so that visitors can be familiar with them according to the prescribed work.

As occasionally a strong wind blows, when the shooter makes a fine impression, the cheers cheered from the venue. In fact, words are exchanged between the archer and the magistrate. This is because the magistrate asked the shooter, “Do you think that the current arrow was a good arrow”? Or, the shooter tells the judgment of the magistrate, it is done in an old wording such as “I think with ~” I will. Some shooters say that they should have been a wonderful arrow like a sky tree, and the venue was laughed with laughter.

Horseback archery

Flower horse was performed at the venue next door when the Kusajishi was over. In Fushima, you will shoot three parts from the top of the horses. It is surprising to see the venue, the narrow width of Baba. Horses will sedge sand with a width of about 2 meters and a length of about 300 meters.

The horse horse begins after the horse is a matrix and walks along Baba. When the magistrate who stands at Baba book (starting point) and the end of Baba (end point) signals big Baba by swinging a big fan, the horse runs out and the shooter rushes out with the first, second, To go. He is a plate of 54 centimeters square. Paper is set behind that, confetti snow flying at once when it is shot. A great cheer came out of the audience as the gods shot through.

Some horses were able to run at a tremendous speed, and there were scenes where the shooter got shot by too much speed. It seems that young horses sometimes get out of speed too much. However, it is not necessarily easy to shoot on a slow horse, and the late running horse shakes up and down, so the shooter was explained in the plaza that it is necessary to train the trunk.

Asakusa Ryoma horse is performed in Ogasawara style under the guidance of Ogasawara Muneya. Ogasawara style is a style beginning with Nagasute Ogasawara who served Yoritomo. The Ogasawara family served as a teacher of generals at the end of the Tokugawa period, and today they communicate relet, archery and archery art. The Ogasawara family tells the rewarding and manners to train the archer’s trunk and improve archery.

Inherit the tradition, send out to the world

In Asakusa Shrine in the Edo period, it is a ridiculous horse race held as a priestess, but Asakusa Ryoma horse, which has reached 36th this time, is held as a sightseeing event, and the thought of restoring traditional events and inheriting it is put in it . Mr. Kiyotada Ogasawara, a 31-year-old samurai who told us a story at the venue, said, “I am very pleased with this opportunity because I can pass on to the next generation while preserving the old traditions.”

Also, many foreigners were present at the venue, and commentaries were also made in English on the premises. In addition, since this year marks the 160th anniversary of friendship between Japan and France, the French Embassy in Tokyo served as General Magistrate, traditional but international aspects were also seen.

It has been 150 years since Edo changed from Meiji. In Taito Ward this year we will position this year as the “Edo Renaissance first year” and we plan to develop business to succeed Edo’s charm and develop into the future. Why do not you visit history and traditional culture by all means?

Summary

Schedule April 21 (Sat) on Heisei 30
Kusajishi 11: 45 –
Yabusame 13: 00 –
place Kusaka at Taito Ward Sumida Park Sayano Hori Square
Fumiga is near the Language Bridge at Taito-ku Sumida Park special venue
Advance tickets Advance tickets: 1 seat 3,000 yen
※ free viewing of the Kusajishi is free

”Genealogy to the masterpiece of East-West beautiful painting” Maiko no Mai ”

Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum
Uemura Matsuen “Maiko no Mai” Important Cultural Property Showa 11 years (1936) Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music College

At the Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum, the period from March 31 (Sat.) to May 6, 2018 (Sunday), 2018, “Genealogy to Maiko no Mai” by Tozai beauty paintings will be held.

A Japanese painter, Uemura Matsuen who established her own beauty painting style and received the first medal of culture as a woman. “Maiko no Mai” (important cultural property), a masterpiece of Shozoen and the best masterpiece of modern beauty paintings, will be made public for the first time in this exhibition after repairing.

Please dress like a new, more beautiful “Maiko no Mai”.

Outline of the exhibition

Exhibition name Genealogy to masterpiece of East-West beauty painting “Maiko no Mai”
Hosting Tokyo University of the Arts, Yomiuri Shimbun
Society Saturday, March 31, 2018 – Sunday May 6, 2010
Closed every Monday (except April 30, May 1 is open)
place Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum
Ueno Park 12-8 Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8714
Official site http://bijinga2018.jp
Opening hours 10 am – 5 pm Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Admission fee General 1400 yen / high school / university students 900 yen (Advance, group 100 yen discount)
※ Free from junior high school students
※ Group tickets are 20 people or more (One guardians per 20 group visitors are free)
※ One who has a handicapped Person and one carer is free

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”Prado museum exhibition Velázquez and the glory of paintings”

National Museum of Western Art
Diego Velázquez “Ottoman Baltasar · Carlos equestrian statue”
About 1635 Madrid, the Museo del Prado © Museo Nacional del Prado

From Saturday, February 24th to Sunday May 27th, 2018, the National Museum of Western Art will hold “Prado Museum Exhibition Velázquez and Glory of Painting”.

Prado art museum which is regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful “Hall of Fame”. This exhibition will display 70 treasured treasures of the Prado Art Museum, centered on 7 works by Diego Velázquez, one of the greatest painter in the history of Western art.

You can recreate the international art scene of the 17th century Spain and enjoy the collection of a wide range of Prado museums.

Summary

Exhibition name Commemoration of 150th anniversary of establishment of Spain diplomatic relations in Japan
Prado Museum exhibition Velázquez and the glory of paintings
A session Saturday, February 24, 2018 – May 27 (Sun)
VenueNational Museum of Western Art
Ueno Park 7-7, Taito-ku, Tokyo
closing day Monday
※ Open on March 26 (Monday), April 30 (Monday)
Opening hours 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
(Friday, Saturday until 8 PM)
※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Viewing Fee General 1,600 yen (1,400 yen), college students 1,200 yen (1,000 yen), high school students 800 yen (600 yen)
※ Group fee in parenthesis. Group rates are 20 people or more.
※ Junior high school students and below are free.
URL https://artexhibition.jp/prado2018/outline-en/
Traveling exhibition Wednesday, June 13, 2018 to October 14 (Sun)
Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum

Information provided: Kokosil Ueno
https://home.ueno.kokosil.net/