Ginza Culture

“Paintings You Shouldn’t Look At” Exhibition to be Held, an Exhibition of Paintings that Instill Fear When Viewed

“Paintings You Shouldn’t Look At” Exhibition to be Held, an Exhibition of Paintings that Instill Fear When Viewed

The exhibition will be held in Ginza from Friday, November 28th. We cannot be held responsible for anything that happens to you after viewing the paintings. We will be holding the "Paintings You Should Not Look At" exhibition at the special venue on the 6th floor of Tokyu Plaza Ginza from Friday, November 28th, 2025 to Sunday, December 28th, 2025. This exhibition will feature a number of paintings that are considered "not to be viewed" for various reasons, including paintings whose "eyes" are forbidden to look at directly and paintings whose true nature should not be known. Viewers are requested to view the exhibit at their own risk. (Note: The

EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Related Program “Tokyo Midtown Hibiya c/o” to be held ~Special contemporary art exhibition by three next-generation curators~

Date: November 10th (Monday) to November 24th (Monday), 2025 Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Underground Arcade Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Mitsui Fudosan") will co-host with The 5th Floor a special contemporary art exhibition event, "c/o," at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya for 14 days from Monday, November 10th to Monday, November 24th, 2025. This event will be held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a platform for communication in the fields of culture, entertainment, and art, as a related program to the art fair "EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025," which will be held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo from November 8th (Sat) to 10th (Mon). Mitsui Fudosan and The

Sony Store Ginza will host an exhibition of winning works from the “Sightron Japan Astrophotography Contest 2025”! A talk show by the HoshiNavi editorial team will also be held at the same time.

Photo: Yoshitake Hirano, "Cepheus Molecular Cloud and NGC6946" (2024 Grand Prize Winner) SIGHTRON JAPAN Co., Ltd. will be holding an exhibition of winning works from the SIGHTRON JAPAN Astronomical Photography Contest 2025 (cooperation: Monthly Astronomy Guide), which the company is hosting, at Sony Store Ginza from November 16th to November 23rd, 2025*. We will be exhibiting the top prize-winning works selected from over 300 entries for "photographs with stars and celestial bodies as the main theme." Please come and see the works that capture the beauty of the starry sky and the mystery of the universe. Additionally, on November 16, 2025, the first day of the photo exhibition, a talk

Art Week Tokyo announces this year’s exhibition highlights and sound program. “AWT EATS” introducing local restaurants also begins!

https://www.artweektokyo.com/highlights/ Art Week Tokyo (AWT) will be held from Wednesday, November 5th to Sunday, November 9th, 2025. This article introduces the highlights of the event, which features a wide variety of unique exhibitions held at over 50 art museums and galleries in Tokyo, as well as AWT's unique and diverse programs. Also new this year is "AWT EATS," which introduces local restaurants. Exhibition Highlights This year, 39 galleries and 13 museums and institutions will be participating in AWT. You can check the exhibitions of each participating institution on the exhibitions page of the official website. https://www.artweektokyo.com/exhibitions/ "Prism of the Times: Artistic Expressions Born in Japan 1989–2010" The National Art Center,

“Japanese Art Direction Exhibition 2025” will be held at Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg) from October 31st to November 29th.

The DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, a public interest incorporated foundation, will hold the "Japanese Art Direction Exhibition 2025" at the Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg, Ginza, Tokyo) from Friday, October 31, 2025 to Saturday, November 29, 2025. [About the "Japanese Art Direction Exhibition 2025"] Founded in 1952, the Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC) currently consists of 85 of Japan's leading art directors. The annual open exhibition, "Japan Art Direction Exhibition," is held with all members as judges. The "ADC Award," selected here, is an award that reflects the cutting edge of Japanese advertising and graphic design, and is attracting attention both from within Japan and overseas. This year, ADC members

“Morimoto Cider’s Sad People Exhibition” to be held!

The "Sad People Imitation Exhibition – First Time" was held last year and ended with great success. We are pleased to announce that the second event will be held! Morimoto Cider began posting on social media as part of his "Sad People Imitation Series," and has been steadily posting almost every day for about seven years. The heart-wrenching melancholy resonated with viewers, and the song gradually spread beyond comedy fans. Recently, TikTok has recorded 1.8 million views and X posts have recorded 200,000 likes. The number of exhibits and experiential elements have been increased from the previous edition, creating a space where you can fully experience the poignant worldview. [Morimoto

Matsuya Ginza transforms into a haunted house!? Report on the media preview of the 100th anniversary event “Matsuen Festival”

Matsuya Ginza will celebrate its 100th anniversary in May 2025, and since spring has been holding various anniversary events under the theme of "Connect, Connect, Connect." The main event of the second half, the Shoensai Festival , will be held from Wednesday, October 29th to Tuesday, November 11th. With the opening just around the corner, details were revealed at a media preview, so we've picked out some of the most noteworthy events to introduce. *The contents of this article are current as of the time of the interview. Please note that they may differ from the latest information. Media preview In the "After-Closing Haunted House Mission," Matsuya employees play the

From “reading” to “watching.” The world of Miyazawa Kenji is depicted through Japanese paintings. Japanese painter Nojima Hamae’s new work, “The Exhibition of Many Orders,” will be held from October 23rd.

Ginza Nakajima Art October 23rd to November 5th, 2025 Experience the joy of expression in a Japanese painting workshop using face paint and gold paint. Main visual: "Everyone please come in" Japanese painting (three-dimensional) from Miyazawa Kenji's "The Restaurant of Many Orders" The works of Japanese painter Hamae Nojima are woven with poetry and stories that resonate with the viewer, teaching us that words are not necessarily the key to entering the world of a story. This exhibition will feature 13 Japanese paintings and three-dimensional works inspired by three of Miyazawa Kenji's works: "The Restaurant of Many Orders," "The Chief Who Likes Poisonous Folds," and "The Three Who Graduated from

[Ginza Wako] “Jihei Murase’s Lacquer Work: Forms Guided by Wood” will be held from Thursday, November 6th

Lacquer artist Jihei Murase's third solo exhibition at Wako Main visual: Gold and silver glazed bottle (φ20×H22.9cm) Wako Ginza will be holding an exhibition by lacquer artist Jihei Murase titled "Jihei Murase: Lacquer Work – Forms Guided by Wood" at the Seiko House Hall from Thursday, November 6th to Sunday, November 16th. Born into a family of woodworkers dating back to the Edo period, Murase succeeded to the name "Murase Jihei III" in 2001. He has received high praise both at home and abroad for his unique style that combines the natural beauty of wood with the depth of lacquer. This exhibition will feature over 70 pieces that will add

[Special Exhibition: This is KABUKI Experience! The world of Kabuki is enticed by “Yoshitsune Senbonzakura”] We’ll show you the preview with photos!

This experiential exhibition is being held at the Kabukiza Gallery and Kabukiza Hall in Higashi Ginza from October 1st to November 16th. Onoe Ukon, who will be appearing at the October Kabukiza, will also be making an appearance at the preview! [Shochiku Co., Ltd.] Press Release Shochiku Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Shochiku"), whose mission is to inherit and develop the traditions of Japanese culture and contribute to global culture, is holding a special exhibition, "This is KABUKI Experience! 'Yoshitsune Senbonzakura' Invites You to the World of Kabuki," at the Kabukiza Gallery and Kabukiza Hall in Higashi Ginza from Wednesday, October 1, 2025, as part of the 2025 Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

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