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Autumn Exhibition: Decorated Urushi — The Beautiful World of Gold and Silver on Black Lacquer
A traditional Japanese natural lacquer, urushi is not involved in the usual coating process. It produces a certain beauty when it's employed through techniques such as sculpting, gold lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlay work. Known for housing more than 3,000 artifacts donated from the Sumitomo family, ...
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Keiichi Tahara: Photosynthesis with Min Tanaka
After moving to France during the 1970s, Keiichi Tahara was struck by a quality of light that he had never seen in Japan. Based in Paris, his experiments with light soon established him as an internationally recognized photographer. Meanwhile, dancer Min Tanaka was also ...
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Billy Elliot the Musical @ Akasaka ACT Theater
The Broadway musical based on the movie about a working class British boy who becomes a ballet dancer. Music by Elton John.
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Kamo River Summer Terraces
Over the centuries, Japanese people have thought up many ways to combat the muggy summer weather. Kyotoites in particular have always beat the heat with a certain elegance, one way has been to take their meals on kawayuka (dining terraces built on rivers). This tradition ...
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Gifu: Nagaragawa Ukai
Cormorant fishing. It will be held every day during the period except on the night of the full moon (Oct. 4 this year) or when the water is excessively muddy. Fee is ¥3,100 or ¥3,400 without meal. For reservation, please call 058-262-0104 (Gifu City ...
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Aichi: Kisogawa Ukai
Cormorant fishing. Fee is ¥2,600 (weekdays on Sept. 1-Oct. 15) or ¥2,900 (every Sat. & Sun., Sept. 18 and Oct. 9), without meal. There are also lunch cruise every Tue., Thur., Sat. and Sun. with ¥4,500 (Tue. and Thur. on Sept. 1-Oct. 15) or ...
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Kyoto: Arashiyama Ukai
Cormorant fishing. Fee is ¥1,800 without meal. Tickets are put on sale on the day from 1 hr. before the departure time. No reservation is necessary unless you charter a boat for a group. Schedule & Key events: ● Sept. 1-23, 6:30 p.m.-, 7:30 p.m.- Location: Oi ...