Museums
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Secret Treasures of 1,200-Year-Old Kyoto Temple at Tokyo Museum; Rarely Seen Items from Jingoji’s Collection Exhibited
In commemoration this year of the 1,200th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto’s Jingoji temple, ...
August 17, 2024
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Poisons Star in Special Exhibition at Nagoya City Science Museum
NAGOYA — Special Exhibition Poison, which introduces various poisons existing in nature and was c...
August 14, 2024
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Kanazawa Museum Dazzles Visitors with Varieties of Mizuhiki Works; 200 Colorful Light Shades on Display
KANAZAWA - Standing quietly by the Saigawa river, west of Kanazawa Castle, is Jiyukajin Mizuhiki ...
August 5, 2024
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Taylor Swift Lends Personal Items to U.K.’s V&A for ‘Journey around Museum’
LONDON (Reuters) — Outfits, musical instruments and other objects on loan from U.S. musician Tayl...
August 1, 2024
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Ethnology Museum Conveys Cultural Diversity for 50 Yrs
SUITA, Osaka — This year marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the National Museum of E...
July 23, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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