"Shippo — Japanese Cloisonne: A World of Color and Exquisite Detail"
till Feb. 18. INAX Gallery Osaka, (06) 6733-1790, INAX Osaka Showroom, Itochu Bldg., 1F, 4-1-3 Kyutaro-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi; near Exit 14, Honmachi Station, Chuo or Midosuji lines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission free. Closed Wed. www.inax.co.jp/gallery/
"Garden of Painting — Japanese Art of the 00s"
till April 4. National Museum of Art, Osaka, (06) 6447-4680, 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi; 10-min. walk west of Exit 3, Higobashi Station, Yotsubashi Line. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. (Fri., till 7 p.m.) ¥1,100. Closed Mon., Mar. 23; open Mar. 22. www.nmao.go.jp
"Helvetica Forever — Story of a Typeface"
reservations required by phone); till Feb. 27.
Ddd Gallery, (06) 6110-4635, Namba SS Building, 1-17-28 Minami Horie, Nishi Ward, Osaka; 5-min. walk from Namba Station, Yotsubashi Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sat. till 6 p.m.) Admission free. Closed Sun., Mon., and holidays. www.dnp.co.jp/foundation/
"Ai Sasaki: Golden"
where she finished an artist-in-residence program just before the exhibition — radiated special powers; Dec. 20-Feb. 8.
graf media gm, (06) 6459-2121, 5F graf building, 4-1-18 Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka City; 10-min. walk west of Higobashi Station, Yotsubashi Line. Noon-8 p.m. Admission free. Closed Mon., Dec. 29-Jan. 5; open holidays and closed the following day. www.graf-d3.com/gm/
"Nodame Cantabile World"
Feb. 4-9. Daimaru Museum Kobe, (078) 331-8121, Daimaru Kobe Department Store 9F, 40 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi; 5-min. walk from Motomachi Station, JR Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. ¥600. www.daimaru.co.jp/museum/
"The Beauty of Japanese Painting"
till Feb. 14
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, (0798) 33-0164, 4-38 Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya-shi;
8-min. walk from Koroen Station, Hanshin Kobe Line or 15-min. walk from Sakura Shukugawa Station, JR Kobe
Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed.
"Kazuo Oga"
till Feb. 7. Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, (078) 262-0901, 1-1-1 Kaigan-dori, Wakihama, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi; 8-min. walk south of Iwaya Station, Hanshin Kobe Line, or 10-min. walk south of Nada Station, JR Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri., and Sat., till 8 p.m.) ¥1,400. Closed Mon.; open holidays, closed the following day. www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp
"The World of Sukashi Tsuba — The Charm of Sophisticated Design"
till Feb. 21. Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum, (075) 532-4270, 3-337-1 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi; take a city bus from JR Kyoto Station and get off at Kiyomizu-michi bus stop. 7-min. walk from the bus stop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon., Tues.; open holidays. www.sannenzaka-museum.co.jp
"In the Footsteps of Isabella Bird: Adventures in Twin Time Travel" till March 28. Kyoto University Museum, (075) 753-3272, Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 15-min. walk from Demachiyanagi Station, Keihan Railway Line. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥400. Closed Mon., Tue. www.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp
"The World of Noh Images and Patterns from The National Noh Theatre Collection"
till Feb. 14. Hosomi Museum, (075) 752-5555, 6-3 Okazaki Saishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 7-min. walk from Exit 2, Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Dec. 28-Jan. 1; open holidays, closed the following day. www.e-museum.or.jp
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