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New: “Raffaello” (Painting)
March 2-June 2
The National Museum of Western Art; (03) 5405-8686; 7-7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6), May 7. www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
“Wang Xizhi: Master Calligrapher” (Calligraphy)
Jan. 22-March 3
Tokyo National Museum, Honkan; (03) 5405-8686; 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (March 1 till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.tnm.jp
“El Greco’s Visual Poetics” (Painting)
Jan. 19-April. 7
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; (03) 5405-8686; 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.tobikan.jp/index.html
“Enku’s Buddhas: Sculptures from Senkoji Temple and the Hida Region” (Sculpture)
Jan. 12-April 7
Tokyo National Museum, Honkan; (03) 5405-8686; 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo; Ueno Station, JR Yamanote Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m., April 6, 7 till 6:00 p.m.). ¥900. Closed Mon. www.tnm.jp
“Great French Paintings from the Clark” (Painting)
Feb. 9-May 26
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo; (03) 5405-8686; 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Nijubashimae Station, Chiyoda Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Tue., Wed., Sun., holidays), 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (Thu., Fri., Sat.). ¥1,500. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6, 20), April 30, May 7. mimt.jp
“Film History in Posters Part 1: Western Movies” (Graphic Design)
Jan. 8-March 31
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 3561-0823; 3-7-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Kyobashi Station, Ginza Line. 11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ¥200. Closed Mon. www.momat.go.jp
“Arai Junichi: Tradition and Creation” (Textiles)
Jan. 12-March 24
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery; (03) 5353-0756; 3-20-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.operacity.jp
“Anonymous Life” (Multimedia)
Nov. 17-March 3
NTT Intercommunication Center, Gallery A; (0120) 144 199; Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. (except holidays) www.ntticc.or.jp
New: “Robert Heindel: The Moment of Grace” (Painting)
March 1-10
Bunkamura Box Gallery; (03) 3477-9174; 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Shibuya Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (March 10 till 7:00 p.m.). Free admission. www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/index.html
“JR: Art Can Change the People’s Life” (Digital Media)
Feb. 10-June 2
Watari-um, The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art; (03) 3402-3001; 3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Gaienmae Station, Ginza Line. 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (Wed. till 9:00 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6). www.watarium.co.jp
ROPPONGI
“Kabuki: Theaters during the Edo Period” (Painting, Installation)
Feb. 6-March 31
Suntory Museum of Art; (03) 3479-8600; Tokyo Midtown Gardenside 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, Hibiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat., Feb. 10 till 8:00 p.m., March 23 till 12:00 a.m.). ¥1,300. Closed Tue. www.suntory.com/sma
“Artist File 2013: The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art” (Mixed Media)
Jan. 23-April 4
The National Art Center, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Tue. www.nact.jp/english/index.html
“Architecture. Possible Here?: Home for All” (Architecture)
Jan. 18-March 23
Toto Gallery-Ma; (03) 3402-1010; Toto Nogizaka Bldg. 3F, 1-24-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:00 p.m.). Free admission. Closed Sun., Mon. (except March 11), holidays. www.toto.co.jp/gallerma
“Aida Makoto: Monument For Nothing” (Mixed Media)
Nov. 17-March 31
Mori Art Museum; (03) 5777-8600; Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 53F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Roppongi Station, Hibiya Line. 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (Tue. till 5:00 p.m.). ¥1,500. www.mori.art.museum
New: “Erwin Blumenfeld: A Hidden Ritual of Beauty” (Photography)
March 5-May 6
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; (03) 3280-0099; 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; Ebisu Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Thu., Fri. till 8:00 p.m.). ¥800. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6), April 30. www.syabi.com
New: “Kobayashi Naojiro Exhibition/ Tomita Yukiko Exhibition” (Painting)
Feb. 17-April 7
Nerima Art Museum; (03) 3577-1821; 1-36-16 Nukui, Nerima-ku, Tokyo; Nakamurabashi Station, Seibu Ikebukuro Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/manabu/bunka/museum
“Daido Moriyama: Farewell Photography” (Photography)
Feb. 16-March 16
Taka Ishii Gallery; (03) 5646-6050; 1-3-2 5F, Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo; Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station; Hanzomon Line. 12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Sun., Mon., holiday. www.takaishiigallery.com
“Design Project for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games” (Mixed Media)
Feb. 13-May 26
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; (03) 5777-8600; 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Takebashi Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥420. Closed Mon. (except March 25, April 1, 8, 29, May 6), May 7. www.momat.go.jp
“The Beauty in Everyday Life: Musee Hamaguchi Yozo — Spring Exhibition” (Prints)
Feb. 9-May 6
Musee Hamaguchi Yozo: Yamasa Collection; (03) 3665-0251; 1-35-7 Kakigaracho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Suitengumae Station, Hanzomon Line. 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Sat., Sun., holiday from 10:00 a.m.). ¥600. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6), April 30. www.yamasa.com/musee
“Hina Matsuri Dolls from the Mitsui Family Collection” (Crafts)
Feb. 8-April 7
Mitsui Memorial Museum; (03) 5405-8686; Mitsui Main Building 7F, 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Mitsukoshimae Station, Ginza Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.mitsui-museum.jp
“A Masterpiece of Ancient Greece: A World of Men, Gods and Heros” (Archaeology)
Feb. 1-Sep. 1
Louvre-DNP Museum Lab; (03) 5435-0880; 1F DNP-Gotanda Building, 3-5-20 Nishi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Gotanda Station, JR Yamanote Line. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Fri.), 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Sat., Sun.). Free admission (reservation required). Closed Mon.-Thu. www.museumlab.eu
“Edward Steichen in High Fashion” (Photography, Fashion)
Jan.26-April 7
Setagaya Art Museum; (03) 3415-6011; 1-2 Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Yoga Station, Denentoshi Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/index_e.html
“Samurai Dandyism” (Historical Objects)
Jan. 5-March 10
Eisei Bunko Museum; (03) 3941-0850; 1-1-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Waseda Station, Arakwa Line. 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. www.eiseibunko.com
“A History and Aesthetics of Guilloche Patterns in the Modern Banknote Design” (Historical Artifacts)
Dec. 26-March 3
Banknote & Postage Stamp Museum; (03) 5390-5194; 1-6-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo; Oji Station, Keihin Tohoku Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Free admission. Closed Mon. www.npb.go.jp/ja/museum/index.html
“MU: Pedro Costa & Rui Chafes” (Installation)
Dec. 7-March 10
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art; (03) 3445-0651; 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Shinagawa Station, JR Yamanote Line. 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Wed. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.haramuseum.or.jp
New: “Shigeru Ban Exhibition: Architecture and Humanitarian Activities” (Architecture)
March 2-May 12
Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito; (029) 227-8120; 1-6-8 Gokencho, Mito, Ibaraki; Mito Station, Joban Line. 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6), April 30, May 7. arttowermito.or.jp/index_en.html
“Modern Kamakura Guidebook”(Mixed Media)
Feb. 16-March 24
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History; (045) 201-0926; 5-60 Minami Naka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama; Basha (michi Station, Toyoko Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon. ch.kanagawa-museum.jp
“Blacks: Louise Nevelson, Ad Reinhardt, Hiroshi Sugimoto” (Mixed Media)
Feb. 2-April 14
Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art; (0120) 498-130; 631 Sakado, Sakura, Chiba; Sakura Station, Sobu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,300. Closed Mon. kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp
“Two Photographers: Robert Capa Centennial/ Gerda Taro Retrospective” (Photography)
Jan. 26-March 24
Yokohama Museum of Art; (045) 221-0300; 3-4-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa; Minatomirai Station, Minatomirai Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥1,100. Closed Thu. www.yaf.or.jp/yma/jiu/2012/capataro/english.html
“Portraits of Destroyed Cities” (Mixed Media)
Jan. 19-March 24
The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma; (027) 346-5560; 992-1 Watanukimachi, Takasaki, Gunma; Kuragano Station, Takasaki Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon. mmag.pref.gunma.jp/english/index.htm
“Manabu Miyazaki: The Pencil of Nature” (Photography)
Jan. 13-April 14
Izu Photo Museum; (055) 989-8780; 347-1 Clematis no Oka, Higashino, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka; Mishima Station, JR Tokaido Line. 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (March till 5:00 p.m., April till 6:00 p.m.). ¥800. Closed Wed. (except March 20), March 21. www.izuphoto-museum.jp
“Iura Arata: Between the Sun and the Moon” (Photography)
Dec. 22-March 3
The Hakone Open-Air Museum; (0460) 82-1161; 1121 Ninotaira, Hakonemachi, Ashigarashimogun, Kanagawa; Chokoku no Mori Station, Hakone Tozan Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,600. www.hakone-oam.or.jp
“Do Ho Suh: Perfect Home” (Installation)
Nov. 23-March 17
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; (076) 220-2800; 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa; Kanazawa; Station, JR Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8 p.m.). ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.kanazawa21.jp
“Realism: Its Potential and Challenge” (Painting)
Nov. 21-May. 19
Hoki Museum; (043) 205-1500; 3-15 Asumigaokahigashi, Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba; Toke Station, JR Sotobo Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ¥1,500. Closed Tue. www.hoki-museum.jp
“What We See” (Digital Media)
Jan. 19-March 24
The National Museum of Art, Osaka; (06) 6447-4680; 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, kita-ku, Osaka; Watanabebashi Station, Nakanoshima Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:00 p.m.). ¥850. Closed Mon. www.nmao.go.jp
“The Gobi: Cradle of the Most Enchanting Dinosaur Fossils” (Paleontology)
Nov. 23-June 2
Osaka Museum of Natural History; (06) 6697-6221; 1-23 Nagai Park, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka; Nagai Station, Midosuji Line. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (from March 1 till 5:00 p.m.). ¥1,200. Closed Mon. (except holidays), May 7. www.gobidinosaur.com
New: “The Word in Art: As is Painting so is Writing, as is Writing so is Painting” (Painting)
March 2-June 30
Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art; (078) 855-5602; 3-8-30 Harada-dori, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Ojikoen Station, Kobe Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri., Sat. till 8:00 p.m.) ¥ 800. Closed Mon. (except April 29, May 6), April 30, May 7. www.ytmoca.jp
“Motoju Miyosawa: Kataezome Stencil Dyeing” (Textiles)
Jan. 24-April 2
Kobe Fashion Museum; (078) 858-0050; 2-9-1 Koyochonaka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥ 500. Closed Wed. (except March 20), March 21. www.fashionmuseum.or.jp
“Blue” (Mixed Media)
Jan. 12-March 31
Kobe Artists Museum; (078) 858-1520; 2-9-1 Koyocho-naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo; Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ¥200. Closed Wed. (except March 20), March 21. www.city.kobe.lg.jp/culture/culture/institution/yukarimuseum/
“Print Art Triennale in Kyoto” (Prints)
Feb. 23-March 24
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; (075) 771-4107; Okazaki Park, 124 Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥ 700. Closed Mon. patinkyoto.com/en
“Nihonga Paintings: Kyoto-Cherished Images, Past and Present” (Painting)
Feb. 9-March 24
The Museum of Kyoto; (075) 222-0888; Sanjo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto; Karasuma-Oike Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Fri. till 7:30 p.m.). ¥1,100. Closed Mon. www.bunpaku.or.jp
“Hina Dolls and Their Accessories” (Crafts, Lacquerware)
Feb. 2-April 2
Zohiko Urushi Museum; (075) 752-7790; Zohiko Main Shop 2F, 10 Saishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥300. Closed Wed. (except March 20), March 21. www.zohiko.co.jp/museum/en
“Uffizi Museo Virtuale” (Digital Media)
Jan. 16- March 17
The Kyoto University Museum; (075) 753-3272; Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; Demachiyanagi Station, Keihan Railway. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥400. Closed Mon., Tue. www.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp
“Klimt’s Golden Rider and Vienna: Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Klimt’s Birth” (Painting)
Feb. 22-April 7
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; (095) 833-2110; 2-1 Dejima-machi, Nagasaki; Nagasaki Station, JR Line. 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ¥1,100. Closed on March 11, 25. www.nagasaki-museum.jp/english
“Hikarical Scape: Photo Exhibition of Herbie Yamaguchi” (Photography)
Feb. 2-March 31
The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga; (077) 543-2111; 1740-1 Setaminamiogaya-cho, Otsu, Shiga; Seta Station, Biwako Line. 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. ¥950. Closed Mon. www.shiga-kinbi.jp
“Genichiro Inokuma: Change and Changelessness” (Painting)
Jan. 13-April 4
The Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art; (0877 ) 24-7755; 80-1 Hama-machi, Marugame, Kagawa; Marugame Station, JR Yosan Line. 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. ¥950. www.mimoca.org
“Japanese Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston” (Painting)
Jan. 1-March 17
Kyushu National Museum; (050) 5542-8600; 4-7-2 Ishizaka, Dazaifu, Fukuoka; Dazaifu Station, Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,500. Closed Mon. www.kyuhaku.com
“Kichizaemon X: Sound of Darkness, and Light of Silence” (Installation)
Sept. 29- April 7
Sagawa Art Museum; (077) 585-7800; 2891 Kitagawa, Mizuho-cho, Moriyamai, Shiga; Moriyama Station, JR Tokaido Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon. (except holidays). www.sagawa-artmuseum.or.jp
