arts-museums in Japan

Soup is Life: A Curatorial Exhibition

Soup is Life: A Curatorial Exhibition is a design-focused ex…

The Art of Film Posters in Japan: Revisited

The Art of Film Posters in Japan: Revisited is an exhibition…

61st Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition is one…

(UN)KNOWN HIROKO KOSHINO: New Perspectives

This retrospective exhibition explores the influential caree…

Hokusai Plus Exhibition

The Hokusai Plus Exhibition is a permanent collection at The…

"Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River" and "Sketches by Hokusai"

This exhibition at the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo presen…

Tokyo Night & Light

Tokyo Night & Light is a contemporary illumination art event…

Invitation from Hogwarts

Invitation from Hogwarts is a Harry Potter-themed immersive …

Rina Banerjee: You Made Me Leave Home

Rina Banerjee: 'You Made Me Leave Home.

Urs Fischer: Spot the Difference

Urs Fischer: Spot the Difference is the first solo exhibitio…

The River of Humanity — Selected by the Artist Chapter 1

The River of Humanity — Selected by the Artist Chapter 1 is …

Chester Beatty Collection Exhibition

This exhibition brings treasures from Ireland's Chester Beat…

Ron Mueck

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor celebrated …

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo-

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo…

60th Anniversary Special Exhibition 1: Kawai Gyokudō

A special exhibition at the Yamatane Museum of Art in Tokyo …

Red Book — A Woman's Story Musical

Red Book — A Woman's Story is a Korean hit musical making it…

Yoko Matsumoto: The Day I Saw the Evening Star

Yoko Matsumoto: The Day I Saw the Evening Star is a solo con…

120th Anniversary of His Birth: Hasegawa Saburo and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

This exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo …

MOMAT Collection

The MOMAT Collection is a major permanent collection exhibit…

The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial

The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial is a gro…

KAZAMA Sachiko: Clairvoyance in a 9㎡ room

KAZAMA Sachiko: Clairvoyance in a 9㎡ room is the first major…

RYOFU (Lu Bu)

RYOFU (Lu Bu) is a Takarazuka Revue production coming to Kob…

Musical: Women on the Brink of Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Brink of Nervous Breakdown is a stage musical a…

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is one of the most beloved ballets in the cla…

Creating Landscapes – Flohours

Creating Landscapes – Flohours is an art exhibition held at …

MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN — The Monsters 10th Anniversary Exhibition Tokyo

MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN is a 10th anniversary exh…

Akechiko! ~ The Black Diamond of Steam, or The Island of Madness ~ — Shinkansen RSP Musical Theatre

~ The Black Diamond of Steam, or The Island of Madness ~ is …

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction

A major retrospective exhibition of Hiroshi Sugimoto, one of…

Ukiyo-e Hyaku Monogatari — Hokusai's Spine-Tingling Masterpieces

Ukiyo-e Hyaku Monogatari is a special exhibition at the Hoku…

Mako Idemitsu: Women's Works — An Experimental Filmmaker's Autobiography

Mako Idemitsu: Women's Works is a comprehensive retrospectiv…

The 11th Special Exhibition: The Ainu People and World's Fairs

The 11th Special Exhibition at the National Ainu Museum and …

Mamoru Hosoda: The Origins — A Retrospective of the Acclaimed Animation Director

This retrospective exhibition celebrates the creative journe…

Meiji Western Architecture: Dreams and Challenges — Edo-Tokyo Museum Reopening Special Exhibition

This special exhibition marks the reopening of the Edo-Tokyo…

Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins

This is the first major retrospective in Japan dedicated to …

Selections from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection

Selections from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection is an ex…

TAKIGUCHI Shuzo: Writing and Drawing

The Artizon Museum in Tokyo presents a comprehensive retrosp…

Swedish Tableware — Living with Gustavsberg

This is Japan's first major exhibition dedicated to Gustavsb…

Playback! Millennium 1991→2001: Boundaries Crossed Through Printmaking

Millennium 1991→2001 is a retrospective exhibition at Machid…

Fairy Tale MODE — Fashion in the World of Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale MODE is a special exhibition at the Chiba City Mu…

Takashi Yanase Retrospective — Life is a Game of Making People Happy

This retrospective celebrates Takashi Yanase, the beloved Ja…

Kabuki at Kabukiza — July 2026

Kabuki is one of Japan's most celebrated traditional perform…

Super Kabuki: Princess Mononoke

Super Kabuki: Princess Mononoke is a theatrical adaptation o…

String SAGA / Escaping the Weight of Darkness

This double bill from the National Ballet of Japan presents …

In-dividual Theater: BUG Screen Week 2026

In-dividual Theater: BUG Screen Week 2026 is a curated video…

The Room of Wonders: We Shall Vanish

The Room of Wonders: We Shall Vanish is a contemporary art i…

Girl with a Pearl Earring Exhibition

This major exhibition brings Johannes Vermeer's iconic 17th-…

Osaka Ukiyoe Museum Special Exhibition: Beautiful Japanese Women in Ukiyo-e

The Osaka Ukiyoe Museum's special exhibition focuses on biji…

Morimura Takashi BEKKAN — Another 'Room of Wonders, We Must Perish'

Morimura Takashi BEKKAN is the 12th exhibition at Morimura @…

Enfants Terribles, Premonitions of Oblivion — Morimura Yasumasa, Yanobe Kenji, Yanagi Miwa

Enfants Terribles: Premonitions of Oblivion is a major conte…

Black Lizard

Black Lizard is a production by the legendary Takarazuka Rev…

Reading Erotic Novels in the Reiwa Era — Special Video Streaming Event

A special online streaming event inspired by the drama 'Crea…

Akechiko! Steam Black Diamonds Island of Madness

— Steam, Black Diamonds, and an Island of Madness is a conte…

Prefectural Museums Collaboration: Museum Mysteries

Prefectural Museums Collaboration: Museum Mysteries is a joi…

Rainbow Shards ~ Another Judy

Rainbow Shards ~ Another Judy is a theatrical production wri…

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO & TIN DRUM KAGAMI+

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO & TIN DRUM KAGAMI+ is a groundbreaking mixe…

JEAN RENO Solo Performance 'The Camel'

Jean Reno — the French actor best known for Léon: The Profes…

July Bunraku Sujoruri Performance 2026

Sujoruri is a specialized form of bunraku performance in whi…

Kawai Kanjiro × Hamada Shoji Exhibition

This exhibition marks the 60th anniversary of the death of K…

Asuka Historical Museum Exhibition

A long-term loan exhibition at the Asuka Historical Museum i…

BlackBoxKyoto Opening Program: Nao Yoshigai Archives — Hotta Maru Biyori

BlackBoxKyoto Opening Program presents a comprehensive retro…

Marimekko: Art of Printmaking — Beauty, Dream, Love

This exhibition celebrates Marimekko, the legendary Finnish …

The Mysterious Chocolate Theater — Act 2 | Felissimo Chocolate Museum

The Mysterious Chocolate Theater — Act 2 is an upgraded inte…

Chocolate Package Award Exhibition — When You Open the Box, Stories Unfold

The Chocolate Package Award Exhibition showcases the winning…

Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace — Urban Legend Garden with Alien Flora

The Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace is an i…

Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace — Urban Legend Garden with Alien Plants

The Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace is a wh…

Kimyoi Plant Exhibition

The Kimyoi Plant Exhibition is an experiential showcase of u…

2026 SIKI Garden Information

SIKI Garden is a seasonal garden venue in Kobe that opens it…

SIKI Garden Concert 2026

SIKI Garden Concert 2026 is an outdoor music performance hel…

Music Box Theater: Yoshitomo Nara "A Puppy That Wanted a Friend"

Music Box Theater: Yoshitomo Nara 'A Puppy That Wanted a Fri…

Tadanori Yokoo: The River of Sequential Paintings | Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art

Tadanori Yokoo: The River of Sequential Paintings is a major…

Special Exhibition: The World of Picture Book Artist Yoshiaki Yoh — From Fairy Tales to Peace

Yoshiaki Yoh has been making picture books and paintings sin…

Special Exhibition: From the Island of Whales vol.2

This special exhibition is the second installment of 'From t…

Museum Mystery — Multi-Museum Collection Exhibition

Museum Mystery is a collaborative exhibition uniting collect…

Museum Mysteries | Special Exhibition at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

Seven of Hyogo Prefecture's museums have pooled their collec…

Prefectural Museum Collaborative Project: The Mystery of the Museums

This summer exhibition at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Ar…

Museum Mystery Exhibition — Volunteer Slide Presentation

This is a free volunteer-led slide presentation held every S…

Connected Worlds of Picture Books — Kaiseisha Children's Books Exhibition

Connected Worlds of Picture Books is a special exhibition ma…

Learn Outdoor Events Play Reservation-Based Yoga Classes

Reservation-based outdoor yoga classes held at Rokko Alpine …

-Shintenjichi Kaibyaku Shudan- Zigzag 47 Prefectures Slow Pilgrimage — Second Wave

A touring theatre company is methodically working its way th…

Disney Twisted Wonderland Exhibition — Seasonal Memories

Disney Twisted Wonderland Exhibition — Seasonal Memories is …

Sezon Museum of Modern Art Collection Exhibition: Miracles Seen from There

Miracles Seen from There is a curated collection exhibition …

Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ

Collection Exhibition 2026-Ⅰ is a rotating display of perman…

Collection Exhibition 2026-I

Collection Exhibition 2026-I is the first rotating permanent…

Miyagi Museum of Art Reopening — The Age of Art: Showcasing Our Collection

The Miyagi Museum of Art is celebrating its 45th anniversary…

Aperto 21: NOMURA Yuka 'Golden River'

Aperto 21 is the latest installment in the 21st Century Muse…

Pardon the Intrusion — Street Art Exhibition

Pardon the Intrusion is a street art exhibition hosted at th…

ROJŌ[shared ground] ―am i in your way?

ROJŌ[shared ground] ―am i in your way?

Collection Exhibition: Walking, Staying

Collection Exhibition: Walking, Staying is a thematic presen…

Special Exhibition: Wajima Lacquerware — Preserving Urushi Culture for Future Generations

This special exhibition spotlights Wajima lacquerware (Wajim…

Enfants Terribles, Premonitions of Oblivion — Morimura Yasumasa, Yanobe Kenji, Yanagi Miwa

Three of Japan's most conceptually ambitious contemporary ar…

160 Years of Japan-Italy Diplomatic Relations: Art Connections Between Italy and Kagoshima

This exhibition at Kagoshima City Art Museum marks 160 years…

Yokai Immersive — Moving Yokai Exhibition

Claimed as a world-first, this immersive digital art museum …

Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART

Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART is a contempora…

Minagawa Akira with EiM × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART

Minagawa Akira with EiM × Dogo Onsen DOGO ART is a contempor…

Collection Cinema

Collection Cinema is a special exhibition at Hakone Open Air…

The New Vision: Monet and the Contemporary Gaze

Marking the Pola Museum of Art's 25th anniversary and the ce…

Himeji Peace Memorial Museum Spring Special Exhibition — Records of the Himeji Air Raids

This special exhibition at the Himeji Peace Memorial Museum …

Hometown Festival Dolls Exhibition — Seasonal Celebrations in Japanese Culture

The Hometown Festival Dolls Exhibition at the Japan Toy Muse…

2026 Special Exhibition — Newly Designated Important Cultural Properties of Himeji

This special exhibition at the Himeji City Buried Cultural P…

TSUBOHORI Excavation Survey Exhibition 2026 Part 2 — Archaeological Discoveries from Himeji

The TSUBOHORI Excavation Survey Exhibition 2026 Part 2 is an…