June 27th (Friday) – August 31st (Sunday) Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd., the developer of MUJI, will be holding a special exhibition "From Life Around the World – Vernacular MUJI Items Asia" at ATELIER MUJI GINZA Gallery 1 and 2 in MUJI Ginza (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) from Friday, June 27th to Sunday, August 31st. MUJI operates over 1,300 stores in 29 countries and regions around the world, including Japan, and provides products and services that are in tune with local lifestyles, and values manufacturing that "leaves to the creativity of the user" so that products can be used in a variety of ways depending on the ingenuity of the user. MUJI also…
[Wako, Ginza] “Inoue Manji White Porcelain Exhibition – White Path – 30th Anniversary of the Important Intangible Cultural Property Certification” will be held from June 19th (Thursday)
White porcelain round vase diameter 34.5 x height 32.6 cm To commemorate the 30th anniversary of his recognition as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property, an exhibition by Living National Treasure Inoue Manji will be held. Seiko House Hall will be holding the 49th exhibition by Inoue Manji, a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) for white porcelain, from June 19th (Thurs) to 29th (Sun). The exhibition will be entitled "30th Anniversary of the Recognition as a Holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property: Inoue Manji White Porcelain Exhibition – Following a Single White Path." Mr. Inoue has been dedicated to white porcelain and…
[Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore] Sao Tanaka’s solo exhibition “Imitation of Nature” will be held from Saturday, May 24th. Using ink painting and generative AI, the exhibition questions the contradiction between the binary opposition of “natural” and “artificial”.
《Imitation of Nature #3》2025, 910×660mm, Sumi ink gold paint oil and acrylic on mulberry paper Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore (6F GINZA SIX, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold Sao Tanaka's solo exhibition "Imitation of Nature" on the in-store art wall from Saturday, May 24th to Friday, June 13th, 2025. Special page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/47273-1358290512.html ·overview Sao Tanaka is a New York-based artist who primarily works on paintings. Based on the theme of "Universal Landscape," she creates imaginary landscapes that evoke the Book of Genesis by combining natural elements such as water, light, fire, air, and land. This exhibition will feature ten new works depicting objects such as clouds and trees created with generative AI…
“Home Away from Home” is a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Jose Parla.
José Parlá Morning Blossoms Over Tokyo (Multiversal) 2025 6 x 16 feet (182.8 x 487.6 cm) quadriptych Acrylic, oil paint, plaster and collage on canvas Starting June 20th (Friday) The Pola Museum Annex (Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold a solo exhibition of works by internationally active New York-based artist Jose Parla titled "Home Away from Home" from Friday, June 20th to Sunday, July 27th, 2025. Born in Miami in 1973, Parla grew up surrounded by diverse immigrant cultures, including those from the United States, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. This environment deeply influenced his understanding of urban life and art, providing a great inspiration for his work. Parla's work, characterized by…
~ A day to experience Japanese culture in Higashi Ginza ~ “HIGASHI GINZA Traditional Festival” will be held
For two days only, there will be live Japanese dance performances and a relaxing space with a Japanese theme! Higashi Ginza Area Management General Incorporated Association will hold the HIGASHI GINZA Traditional Festival, an event to enjoy traditional culture in the Higashi Ginza area, for two days on Saturday, May 24th and Sunday, May 25th, 2025. Higashi Ginza was once a town bustling with theaters, with many feudal lords' mansions and traditional Japanese restaurants. Famous shops and theaters remain here unchanged. Traditional culture of Kabuki and Shimbashi Geisha. A live performance of "Japanese dance", which has supported traditional Japanese culture as part of Higashi Ginza's history, will be held in…
Japan’s only* free urban entertainment festival “Hibiya Festival 2025” will kick off its “Music Weekend” on Saturday, May 17th, where a variety of music will resonate over the early summer weekend!
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is hosting the Hibiya Festival 2025, an urban festival where you can enjoy performing arts and live music in an open-air setting for free, until Sunday, June 1st. Starting Saturday, May 17th, the music-themed Music Weekend will kick off, bringing the festival to a new heights. *This is the only festival format in Japan where you can enjoy a wide variety of entertainment, such as musicals, operas, ballets, and live music, provided by multiple theaters, theater companies, and production groups, for free outdoors in the city center. This year, during the "Act Weeks" in the first half of the festival, various stage productions gathered at Tokyo Midtown…
[Experience Report] “What is common sense?!” Exhibition held at METoA Ginza. Numerous experiential content that makes you think about a brighter future from everyday “common sense”
Mitsubishi Electric Event Square "METoA Ginza" in Ginza, Tokyo is holding its final event, "Rediscover and discover new things in the 'ordinary' of everyday life. Is it obvious!?" before it closes on Monday, August 4, 2025. Admission is free. "Rediscover and rediscover the 'ordinary' of everyday life. Is it ordinary!? Exhibition" METoA Ginza , named after "Mitsubishi Electric: Touch of Advancement," is an experiential facility where visitors can have fun learning about Mitsubishi Electric Group's products, technologies, and sustainability initiatives by "seeing," "touching," and "experiencing." It opened in March 2016 at Tokyu Plaza Ginza and has entertained over 6 million visitors to date, but unfortunately it has been decided that…
[Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore] Shintaro Inoue’s solo exhibition “NO BORDER LINE” will be held from Saturday, May 17th. He depicts women as symbols of the times.
Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore (6th floor, GINZA SIX, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold Shintaro Inoue's solo exhibition "NO BORDER LINE" in the central event space GINZA ATRIUM from Saturday, May 17th to Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. Special feature page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/47028-1504550428.html Right:《That Woman: Ultramarine Blue 4》2025 Acrylic on canvas 803×652mm Left:《That Woman: Ultramarine Blue 5》2025 Acrylic on canvas 727×606mm ·overview Shintaro Inoue is an artist who draws with simple lines and colorful colors, based on the calligraphy experience he has cultivated since childhood. He mainly uses acrylic paint to create a portrait series depicting women as symbols of the era. This exhibition, which is the artist's third solo exhibition at Ginza Tsutaya…
[Ginza Wako] “Evolution of Metal Works III” will be held from May 22nd (Thurs.)
Iron inlay box "chroma" 32 x 9 x 10cm An exhibition by six cutting-edge metal sculpture artists Seiko House Hall will be holding its third Wako exhibition, "Evolution of Metal Works III," from May 22nd (Thurs) to June 1st (Sun), featuring works by six cutting-edge artists who demonstrate distinctive individuality in the field of metal sculpting. Using advanced metalworking techniques, Kensaku Aihara creates poetic depictions of landscapes populated by insects. Kosuke Kato creates a world that weaves together the wavy patterns and neat shapes of his own Damascus steel. Keiko Kume creates assemblages that exude the breath of life and a microcosm through openwork and soldering. Naoki Sakai proposes works…
“Tadanori Yokoo: Unfinished Self-Portrait – Journey to Myself” is being held at the Gucci Ginza Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.
Courtesy of Gucci ©Tadanori Yokoo In 2025, Gucci will develop a variety of art projects in Japan with the theme of co-creation with the community through creativity. The main initiative will be an exhibition with Tadanori Yokoo, one of Japan's leading artists. Courtesy of Gucci ©Tadanori Yokoo Courtesy of Gucci ©Tadanori Yokoo Gucci's connection with Tadanori Yokoo dates back to the window art project that marked the opening of Gucci Shibuya Miyashita Park in 2020. Further developing this dynamic and creative collaboration, Yokoo's solo exhibition "Tadanori Yokoo: Unfinished Self-Portrait – Journey to Myself" will be held at the Gucci Ginza Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo from Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The…