"Chinese Ceramic Figurines: Han Dynasty Painted Clay and Tang Dynasty Three-color Glaze Wares" till Sep. 6.
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), Teigeki Bldg. 9F, 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku; 5-min. walk from Hibiya Station, Chiyoda, Hibiya and Toei-Mita lines. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; www.idemitsu.co.jp/museum

"Pierre-Joseph Redoute: Les roses et la vie" after her death Redoute financed himself — Redoute produced "Les Roses," which is considered one of the greatest collections of botanical illustrations to date. Centering on the prints, the exhibition brings together around 100 works, including some rarely seen sketches; Nov. 18-23.
Isetan Shinjuku Store, (03) 3352-1111, Isetan Shinjuku Store, 3-14-1-7F, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Nov.23, till 6 p.m.) Admission free. www.isetan.co.jp/

"Verner Panton" Oct. 17-Dec. 27.
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, (03) 5353-0756, Tokyo Opera City Tower 3F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; 5-min. walk from East Exit, Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri., Sat., till 8 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. www.operacity.jp/en

"Coop Himmelb(l)au: Future Revisited" Feedback Space," one is a large-scale interactive installation that measures visitors' heartbeats and visualizes them on LED panels and screens. The other installation, "Brain City Lab," researches the affinities between the generative aspects of the brain's neural networks and how it interprets urban environments; till Dec. 23.
NTT InterCommunication Center, 0120-144199, Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku; 2-min. walk from the East Exit, Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.ntticc.or.jp/

"Konoike Tomoko: Inter-Traveller" from paintings to animation — Konoike has been creating and characters that look as though they are from mythology, such as six-legged wolves and girls in red sneakers surrounded by a swarm of flying daggers. The exhibition invites visitors to explore the artist's imaginative world with 25 pieces, including the artist's best known works, such as "Story Series," as well as her latest paintings on fusuma (sliding doors), titled "Shira-Spirit from the Wild"; July 18-Sep. 27.
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, (03) 5353-0756, Tokyo Opera City Tower 3F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward; 5-min. walk from East Exit, Hatsudai Station, Keio New Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon. & Aug. 2; www.operacity.jp

"Kimono and Designs from the Mitsui Family: The Maruyama School's Influence" till Dec. 19.
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum, (03) 3299-2387, 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku; next to Bunka Women's University, 7-min. walk from South Exit, Shinjuku Station, JR, Keio, Odakyu lines. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Nov. 13, Dec. 4., till 7 p.m.) ¥500. Closed Sun., holidays. www.bunka.ac.jp

"Toulouse-Lautrec and his circle" Nov. 10-Dec. 23.
The Bunkamura Museum of Art, (03) 3477-9413, 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku; 7-min. walk from Hachiko Exit, Shibuya Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri., Sat., till 9 p.m.) ¥1,400. www.bunkamura.co.jp

"Hayami Gyoshu: Eternal Challenges to Nihonga" till Nov. 29.
Yamatane Museum of Art, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 3-12-36 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku; 10-min. walk from Ebisu Station, JR Yamanote Line. 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon., Oct. 13, Nov. 24; open Oct. 12, Nov. 23. www.yamatane-museum.or.jp/

"A Visit to Luis Barragan House" Sept. 9-Jan. 24.
The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, 3-7-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku; 8-min. walk from Gaienmae Station, Ginza Line. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Wed. till 9 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Dec. 31-Jan. 4; open Sept. 21, Oct. 12, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jan. 11. www.watarium.co.jp

"Luxury in Fashion Reconsidered" till Jan. 17.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, (03) 5405-8686 (English Dial), 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku; 9-min. walk from Exit B2, Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon., Dec. 28-Jan.1; open Nov. 23, Jan. 11. www.mot-art-museum.jp

"Ikebana: A Japanese Aesthetic through Time — An Exploration of Japanese Floral Art" Nov. 23-Jan. 17.
Edo Tokyo Museum, (03) 3626-9974, 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku; 3-min. walk from West Exit, Ryogoku Station, JR Sobu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon., Nov. 24, Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 5; open Nov. 23, Jan. 4, 11.

"From Turner to Impressionists — color, light" Nov. 14- Feb. 14.
Fuchu Art Museum, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 1-3 Sengen-cho, Fuchu-shi; 15-min. walk from Higashi-Fuchu Station, Keio Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon., Dec. 28-Jan. 4; open holidays, closed the following day. www.city.fuchu.tokyo.jp/art/index.html

"Kiyokata's Nostalgia — Kiyokata Kaburaki, a Painter who Loved the Quintessence of Edo" Nov. 18-Jan. 11.
Suntory Museum of Art (in Tokyo Midtown), (03) 3479-8600, 9-7-4-3F Galleria, Akasaka, Minato-ku; direct connection from Exit 8, Roppongi Station, Toei Oedo Line or 3-min. walk from Exit 3, Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Wed.- Sat., Dec. 23, Jan. 10, till 8 p.m.; Jan. 2, till 6 p.m.) ¥1,300. Closed Tue., Jan. 1. suntory.jp/SMA/

"Portraits by Yasui Sotaro" Oct. 31- Jan. 17.
Bridgestone Museum of Art, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 1-10-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku; 5-min. walk from Yaesu Chuo Exit, JR Tokyo Station, or Exit B1, Nihonbashi Station, Asakusa, Tozai, Ginza lines. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sun., holidays, Jan. 2, till 6 p.m.) ¥800. Closed Mon., Dec. 29-Jan. 1; open holidays and closed the following day. www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp

"Rebecca Horn: Rebellion in Silence"
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, (03) 5245-4111, 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku; 9-min. walk from Exit B2, Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, Hanzomon Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,200. Closed Mon., Nov. 24, Dec. 28-Jan. 1 and 12; open Nov. 23 and Jan. 11. www.mot-art-museum.jp/

"Sebastia~o Salgado: Africa" Oct. 24-Dec. 13.
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, (03) 3280-0099, 1-13-3 Mita, Meguro-ku (Ebisu Garden Place); 7-min. walk from East Exit of JR Ebisu Station, Yamanote Line. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Thurs., Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥800. Closed Mon., Nov. 24; open Nov. 23. www.syabi.com

"Tatsuo Kawaguchi: Language, Time, Life" "Stone and Light"; his new piece, "Dark box"; and "Relation — Seed, Soil, Water, Air," his masterpiece exhibited in the Centre Pompidou in 1989; till Dec. 13.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku; 3-min. walk from 1b Exit, Takebashi Station, Tozai Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri., till 8 p.m.) ¥850. (Admission Free, Nov. 3, 12) Closed Mon., Nov. 24; open Nov. 23. www.momat.go.jp/english/

"Ko-Imari in Paris: Enchanting Beauty" Oct. 10-Dec. 23.
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, (03) 3443-0201, 5-21-9, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku; 5-min. walk from Exit 1, Shirokanedai Station, Mita & Nanboku lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed 2nd & 4th Wed. of every month; open Dec. 23. www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp

"Treasures of the Habsburg Monarchy" Sept. 25-Dec. 14.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku; direct from Exit 6, Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,500. Closed Tue., Nov. 4; open Nov. 3. www.habsburgs.jp

"Bernard Leach, Hamada Shoji, Arakawa Toyozo and Miwa Jusetsu — From Mr and Mrs Someno's Ceramics Collection" Sept. 4-Nov. 3.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 1-1 Kitanomaru Koen Chiyoda-ku; 8-min. walk from Exit 1B, Takebashi Station, Tozai Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥200. Closed Mondays, except Sept. 21 and Oct. 12; also closed on Sept. 24 and Oct. 13. www.momat.go.jp/

"Sharaku and Other Hidden Japanese Masterworks from the Land of Nausicaa" June 24-Sep. 7.
Edo Tokyo Museum, (03) 3626-9974, 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida Ward; 3-min. walk from West Exit, Ryogoku Station, JR Sobu Line. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Sat., till 7:30 p.m.) ¥1,300. Closed Mon. sharaku.exh.jp/

"Rene Lalique: A Retrospective" June 24-Sep. 7.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, (03) 5777-8600 (Hello Dial), 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato Ward; direct to Exit 6, Nogizaka Station, Chiyoda Line, or 5-min. walk from Roppongi Station, Hibiya and Toei-Oedo lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri. till 8 p.m.) ¥1,500. Closed Tues. www.nact.jp/

"Negoro — Masterpieces of Japanese Negoro Ware" the red lacquer wears down with age to expose the underlying black lacquer. On show are a double-spouted wine ewer, a hot water pot and a wash basin with legs, which is also an Important Cultural Property; till Dec. 13.
Okura Museum of Art, (03) 3583-0781, 2-10-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku; 5-min. walk from Roppongi 1-chome Station, Nanboku Line. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; open Nov. 23. www.hotelokura.co.jp/tokyo/shukokan/

" 'Shirakaba' — Pilots of Art in Modern Japan" Hayama commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the first publication of "Shirakaba" in 1910. "Shirakaba" is the first literary and arts magazine in Japan, and it officially introduced European artists such as Paul Cezanne and Francﾚois-Auguste-Rene Rodin. This exhibition focuses on how Shirakaba's members, including writers Ikuma Arishima and Naoya Shiga, influenced society and on what affect they had on Japan's understanding of art in the modern era. On show are a portfolio of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations for "Salome" and "Shirakaba" vol.1, no.1.; Nov. 3-Dec. 20.
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, (046) 875-2800, 2208-1 Isshiki, Hayama-cho, Miura-gun, Kanagawa-ken; 18-min. bus ride from Zushi Station, JR Yokosuka Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Nov. 4, 24; open Nov. 23. www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp/

"Garden and Interior — Visions of an intimate world by Bonnard and Matisse" till Mar. 7.
The Pola Museum of Art, (0460) 84-2111, 1285 Kozukayama, Sengokuhara, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa-ken; 10-min. taxi drive from Gora Station, Hakone Tozan Railway. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. ¥1,800. www.polamuseum.or.jp/

"Autumn Color" Oct. 6-Dec. 5.
Kamakura Otani Memorial Art Museum, (0467) 22-3801, 1-1-20 Sasuke, Kamakura-shi; 10-min. walk from West Exit, Kamakura Station, JR Yokosuka Line or Enoshima Railway. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ¥700. Closed Sun. and Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.komam.co.jp

"Dai Kai Ko — The Art of the Period of Opening the Port of Yokohama from Tokugawa Era to Meiji" ukiyo-e (Japanese genre pictures) photography and other historical materials that depict Western visitors to Japan and Japanese visitors abroad; ceramics and lacquerware that were export items for Western market; and Western-style paintings by Japanese artists; Sept. 19-Nov.23.
Yokohama Museum of Art, (045) 221-0300, 3-4-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi; 10-min. walk from JR Sakuragi-cho Station, near Landmark Tower. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri., till 8 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Thurs. www.yaf.or.jp/yma/

"Junzo Sakakura, Architect" May 30-Sep. 6.
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, (0467) 22-5000, 2-1-53 Yukinoshita, Kamakura-shi; 10-min. walk from Kamakura Station, JR Yokosuka or Enoshima Dentetsu lines. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥900. Closed Mon. www.moma.pref.kanagawa.jp

"Klimt, Schiele and Viennese Art at the turn of the Century" till Dec. 23.
Suntory Museum Osaka, (06) 6577-0001, 1-5-10 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka; 5-min. walk from Exit 1, Osakako Station, Chuo Line. 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ¥1,300. www.suntory.com/culture-sports/smt/

"Vision Toward the Unknown — Surrealism and its Resonance in Western and Japanese Art" till Nov. 23.
Shinsaibashi Temporary Exhibition Space, Osaka City Museum of Modern Art, (06) 4301-7285, 13F, Idemitsu Nagahori Bldg., 3-4-26 Minami Semba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi; 3-min. walk from Shinsaibashi Station, Midosuji, Nagahori Tsurumi Ryokuchi lines. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed., Oct. 18. www.city.osaka.lg.jp/yutoritomidori/page/0000009428.html

"Voices from the Land, Visions of Life — Beauty Created by Indigenous Peoples of Canada" till Dec. 8.
National Museum of Ethnology, (06) 6876-2151, 10-1 Senri Banpaku-koen, Suita-shi; 15-min. walk from Banpaku Kinen Koen Station, Osaka Monorail Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥830. Closed Wed.; open holidays, closed the following day. www.minpaku.jp

"Ise Jingu and Treasures of Shinto" Inner Shrine and Outer Shrine. The original Inner Shrine dates back to the fourth century and Outer Shrine to the fifth century. This exhibition, in celebration of the coming ceremony, showcases treasures stored in Ise Grand Shrine, including ancient documents such as the "Kojiki (The Records of Ancient Matters)," the oldest surviving book in Japan, artifacts, paintings, sculptures and craft pieces. The items on display explore the history and traditional architectural techniques of Shikinen Sengu; till Nov. 9.
Osaka Museum of History, (06) 6946-5728, 4-1-32 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi; in front of Exit 9, Tanimachi 4-chome Station, Tanimachi or Chuo lines. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri., till 8 p.m.) ¥800. Closed Tues., and Nov. 4; open Nov. 3. www.mus-his.city.osaka.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/

"Link — Flexible Deviation" a Japanese word that has various meanings, such as peace, harmony, surrounding and comfort — and suggests a link among the artists who have been invited to display their work. Some are the first generation of Japanese contemporary artists, such as Chu Enoki (b. 1944) and Yukio Fujimoto (b. 1950), and some are today's rising new artists, such as Takuma Uematsu (b. 1977) and Tomoko Sawada (b. 1977). The pieces on display are new or recent works in painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation; till Nov. 23.
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, (078) 262-0901, 1-1-1 Wakihama, Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi; 8-min. walk from Iwaya Station, Hanshin Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,500. Closed Mon.; open holidays, closed the following day. www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp

"Hiroshi Hori" till Jan. 11.
Kobe Fashion Museum, (078) 858-0050, 2-9-1 Koyocho Naka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe-shi; near Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed.; open holidays, closed the following day. www.fashionmuseum.or.jp

"Mika Ninagawa: Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors" till Nov. 29.
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City, (0798) 33-0164, 4-38 Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya-shi; 6-min. walk southwest of Koroen Station, Hanshin Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥800. Closed Wed. http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~otanimus

"Luminous Jewel: Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Seattle Art Museum" till Dec. 6.
Kobe City Museum, (078) 391-0035, 24 Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi; 10-min. walk from Sannomiya Station, JR, Hankyu, and Hanshin Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri., Dec. 3-6, till 7 p.m.) ¥1,300. Closed Mon., and Nov. 24; open holidays and closed the following days. seattle-kobe.jp

"Galleria Borghese: The Splendid Collections of a Noble Family" till Dec. 27.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, (075) 761-4111, Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 5-min. walk from Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. ¥1,400. Closed Mon.; open Nov. 23. www.momak.go.jp

"The World of Blanco: Wisut Ponnimit Original Drawing Exhibition" till Nov. 29.
Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2F Gallery 3, (075) 254-7414, Karasuma-dori Oike Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; North Exit 2, Karasuma Oike Station, Tozai or Karasuma lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wed.; open holidays, closed the following day. www.kyotomm.jp

"Rouge et Noir: Ma" till Dec. 6.
Kodaiji Temple, (03) 3458-0034 (Lisa Gallery), (080) 1257-1022 (Risa Takeshita, available during the exhibition), 526 Shimo Gawara-cho, Kodaiji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi; 15-min. taxi ride from JR or Kintetsu Kyoto stations. 9 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. ¥600. www.kodaiji.com

"Exquisitely Crafted Ivory and Wood Carving from the Meiji Period" till Nov. 23.
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum, (075) 532-4270, 3-337-1 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi; take a bus from JR Kyoto Station to Kiyomizumichi Bus Stop. 10-min. walk from the bus stop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon., Tues.; open holidays. www.sannenzaka-museum.co.jp

"Nihonga" the 50th year of Kyocera and the 60th year of Wacoal — with an exhibition of nihonga (Japanese-style painting) works selected from the corporations' superb collections. During the 1980s, both Kyocera and Wacoal were interested in furthering international goodwill through artistic and cultural activities. From February 1980 to November 1987 they organized "Contemporary Nihonga" an exhibition that traveled seven cities in five countries, including London, Paris, Los Angeles, Barcelona and Tokyo. The works on display were created by 48 artists, including Yoson Ikeda (1895-1988), Shoko Uemura (1902-2001), Kaii Higashiyama (1908-1999), and Ikuo Hirayama (b. 1930). at the Museum of Kyoto brings back 45 works from the '80s "Contemporary Nihonga" exhibition; till Nov. 15.
Museum of Kyoto, (075) 222-0888, Sanjo Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 3-min. walk east of Exit 5, Karasuma Oike Station, Karasuma Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri., till 7:30 p.m.) ¥500. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following days. www.bunpaku.or.jp

"Mingei and the Buddhist Art — Muneyoshi Yanagi's Kokoro-uta" 1338-1573), which he described as "the painting that captures the most beautiful scene that human religious sentiments could ever imagine." This exhibition marks the 120th year since the birth of Yanagi; till Oct. 25.
Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum, (075) 957-3123, 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto Prefecture; 10-min. walk from Yamazaki Station, JR Kyoto Line, or Oyamazaki Station, Hankyu Kyoto Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon., and Oct. 13; open Oct. 12. www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com

"Modern Czech Posters" at Museum and Archives, Kyoto Institute of Technology, presents posters from the central European country. A landlocked nation, the Czech Republic was a breeding ground for culture and art until the establishment of a communist regime at the end of World War II. From that time until the collapse of the regime at the end of the 1980s, posters for movies and exhibitions were one of the few media in which Czech artists could exercise free expression in the country. Talented painters and designers worked on posters during this period, establishing an original, bold and witty design style. One such poster designer, Josef Flejsar (b. 1922), has moved onto the international stage since 1990s, winning a grand prize at the World's Most Memorable Poster Competition in Paris in 1998. On display are 40 posters created from 1960s to the '70s; till May 1.

"Robert Doisneau" considered by many to be the world's most romantic city — such as the well-known shot "Le Baiser de I'Hotel de Ville (The Kiss at City Hall)" (1950). Museum Eki Kyoto is organizing the exhibition in cooperation with Atelier Doisneau, which was established by the photographer's two daughters in order to store and manage the more than 450,000 negatives from his 60-year-long career. The exhibition was originally held at Paris City Hall, where "Le Baiser de I'Hotel de Ville" was taken. The first large-scale retrospective of Doisneau in 11 years, the show brings together 200 monochrome photographs from around Paris; Jan. 31-Feb. 22.
Museum Eki Kyoto, (075) 352-1111, Isetan department store 7F, located in JR Kyoto Station Building. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Feb. 22 till 5 p.m.) ¥800. www.wjr-isetan.co.jp/Kyoto/

KANAZAWA

"Olafur Eliasson: Your chance encounter" Nov. 21-March 22.
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanawaza, (076) 220-2800, 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken; No.7-10 bus ride from East Exit, JR Kanazawa Station, take off at Korinbo bus stop and walk 5-min. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri., Sat., till 8 p.m.; Jan. 2-3, till 5 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Nov. 24, Dec. 29-Jan. 1, 12; open Nov. 23, Jan. 11, Mar.22. www.kanazawa21.jp

NARA

"Uemura Shoen, Shoko and Astushi" till Nov. 29.
Shohaku Art Museum, (0742) 41-6666, 2-1-4 Tomigaoka, Nara-shi; 5-min. bus ride from Gakuenmae Station, Kintetsu Nara Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. www.kintetsu.jp/shohaku/

SHIGA

"Kichizaemon X Indonesian Primitive Arts" till March 14.
Sagawa Art Museum, (077) 585-7800, 2891 Kitagawa, Minamata-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga-ken; 30-min. bus ride from Moriyama Station, JR Biwako Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Dec. 28-Jan. 1; open holidays, closed the following day. www.sagawa-artmuseum.or.jp

"Jakuchu Wonderland" till Dec. 13.
Miho Museum, (0748) 82-3411, 300 Momodani, Shigaraki-cho, Koka-shi, Shiga-ken; 20-min. taxi ride from Shigaraki Station, Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon., Nov. 24; open Nov. 23. miho.jp

WAKAYAMA


AICHI

"Venus — Worshipping Love: The Mighty Aphrodite" till Nov. 23.
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (052) 684-0101, 1-1-1 Kanayama-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi; near Kanayama Station, JR Tokaido Main and Meitetsu Nagoya Main lines. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sat., Sun., and holidays till 5 p.m.) ¥1,200. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.nagoya-boston.or.jp

"The Glory of Four Centuries Past, Revived — Restoration Copy of Partition Paintings of Nagoya Castle" till Nov. 23.
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (052) 684-0101, 1-1-1 Kanayama-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi; near South Exit, Kanayama Station, JR Tokaido Main Line. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sat., Sun., and holidays, till 5 p.m.) ¥1,200. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.nagoya-boston.or.jp

"Taikan Yokoyama" sometimes in cheerful and colorful expressions, sometimes in majestic, monochrome tones. On display are around 45 paintings, tracing the early stages to the later years of his career; till Nov. 3.
Menard Art Museum, (0568) 75-5787, 5-250 Komaki, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture; 15-min. walk from Komaki Station, Meitetsu Komaki Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mon., and Oct. 13; open Oct. 12 and Nov. 2. museum.menard.co.jp

KAGAWA


EHIME