Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) was a noted artist who created art pieces based on Utamaro but from the start he had his own personal style and in time this grew even stronger. Often Kikugawa Eizan is overlooked but he created many notable pieces of art.full story

As a contemporary artist who has dedicated his career to site-specific installations, Buren first produced public art in Tokyo in 1970. While participating in the 10th Tokyo Biennale, he contributed Affichages sauvages (1970) to Tokyo's public art ...full story

The Cleveland Museum of Art boasts a renowned collection of Japanese art, largely containing works from the centuries ago. A just-opened exhibition at CMA offers something different. “Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan From the Tokyo National ...full story

“Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan From the Tokyo National Museum” does, as the name suggests, showcase art from that major Japanese institution. And it is art from a more recent period — a very important period — when Japanese artist were ...full story

The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has asked an artist to remove a sculpture it deems politically charged due to its criticism of visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other government leaders. The work called into ...full story

A Japanese sculptor is currently in hot water with the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum because of one of his works depicting critical sentiments regarding Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine last December. But Katsuhisa Nakagaki says ...full story

From a distance, Yukino Ohmura's recreations of classic Tokyo cityscapes look just like the real thing. But upon closer examination, you'll find thousands of multi-colored sticker dots intricately placed and arranged on black acrylic paint to make up ...full story

The event is to bring together 140 galleries from fifteen Japanese and thirteen international cities, in the Tokyo International Forum. This ninth edition of the fair is to include a new section, “G-plus”, presenting several of Japan's major ...full story

The heaviest snowfall in 45 years hit Tokyo over the weekend. The unusual amount of snow triggered traffic accidents, killing 11 and injuring thousands, and travel was disrupted across the country. However, amid the cold and white, some used the snow ...full story

“Kiyonaga's work makes use of genre objects and architectural detail, and depicts what must have been for the people of Tokyo, a series of familiar places and activities. Unlike other Ukiyo-e artists, he also offered the general public a series of ...full story