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Night Parade of Dinosaurs in Tokyo; Lifelike Dinosaurs to Stomp Their Way Through Tokyo National Museum
A night parade of dinosaurs is coming to the Tokyo National Museum for two nights in September, w...

July 21, 2024
Art Museums in Japan’s Kansai Region Reopen After Renovations; Many Structures Need Work to Keep Up with Modern Times
Art museums across the Kansai region are reopening following renovation and repair work on the ag...

July 8, 2024
Honen’s Pure Land Sect 850 Years Later; Get Close to History with Letters, Statues, Other Relics
To mark the 850th anniversary of the founding of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, The Yomiuri Shim...

May 19, 2024
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to Introduce Online Ticket Service; Record Breaking Number of Foreign Visitors
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located in Hiroshima City’s Naka Ward, will introduce an online...

February 13, 2024
Museums Nationwide Struggling with Chronic Shortage of Storage Space
Museums across the country have been troubled by a chronic shortage of storage space for their colle...

February 4, 2024
Imperial Cllections Museum Shares Treasures
A museum that houses and exhibits art and crafts associated with the Imperial family has been rebuil...

January 7, 2024
75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures Ends in Nara; Over 115,000 Visitors Flock to Nara National Museum
NARA — The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures ended Monday at the Nara National Museum in ...

November 14, 2023
Mincho Identified as Painter of Centuries-Old ‘500 Arhats’; Name on Wooden Stick Provides Vital Evidence
The recent discovery of a wooden stick that was used to turn paintings into hanging scrolls has she...

October 21, 2023
Museum Commemorating ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Author Unveiled; Author Eiko Kadono, Architect Kengo Kuma Attend Ceremony
A literary museum showing the world created by writer Eiko Kadono, 88, famed author of “Majo no Takk...

October 18, 2023
Timeless Treasures Set to Enthrall New Generations / The 75th Annual Shoso-in Exhibition
Fifty-nine treasures from the vast Shoso-in Imperial collection will be displayed at Nara National M...

October 3, 2023
U.S. Photographer’s Historic Nagasaki Picture on Display at Iwate Pref. Exhibition
An exhibition featuring pictures taken by U.S. photojournalist Joe O’Donnell — known for his histori...

July 15, 2023
Museum app takes users back in time to the Edo period
The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, has released an iPhone app that guides users through par...

May 7, 2022
Exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return
An exhibition honoring the half-century since Okinawa Prefecture was returned to Japanese sovereignt...

May 4, 2022
Kuya statue stands as beacon in dark times
A statue of the Buddhist monk Kuya is known for having small statues of Buddhas emerging from his mo...

April 13, 2022
Tokyo: Re-creating manga legends’ shared apartment
Fujiko F. Fujio and Shotaro Ishinomori are legends of the manga world. The legendary apartment Tokiw...

March 15, 2022

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