The sea and the mountains are distinctive natural elements of the Japanese landscape, surrounded by spirituality and respected since ancient times by the population, who have always been a favorite subject for artists. The exhibition features a wide variety of paintings depicting the mountains and sea of Japan, accompanied by the elegant writings of Shiga Shigesubaru. A tradition that has lasted for centuries and which in recent times has suffered a strong backlash. In fact, during the Meiji Era, with the advance of modernization, the relationship with the natural environment changed profoundly. The modern styles of mountaineering, introduced by the West, have opened up different approaches to scientific research and leisure that were not known before. In 1894, Shiga Shigeaki's bestselling Japanese Landscape Theory did the most to revolutionize Japanese landscape consciousness and the way painters related to the natural landscape.
The fate of women in the world of men. It is the theme of the famous opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, on stage at the New National Theater in Tokyo under the direction of Francesco Lanzillotta.
Mohri Yuko's first large-scale exhibition in Tokyo, where the artist presents new and older works in a "jam session" with works from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection.
Yuichi Enomoto, Haruka Furusaka, Kiichi Kawamura, Mitsuko Kurashina, mirocomachiko are five artists whose works, born not in remote wilderness but in densely populated places, question the relationship between humans and nature.
Horror manga artist Junji Ito depicts a beautiful but grotesque world. His work has fascinated readers around the world. at the Setagaya Literary Museum a large exhibition presents his drawings and artistic career to the public.