Visual Arts
Japan House presents a variety of exhibitions throughout the year showcasing expert visual artists from Japan in areas such as photography, film, ceramics, sculpture, drawing and crafts.
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Video Stories | Kumihimo: Dyeing and Preparing the thread
Video Stories | Kumihimo: Braiding the thread
Stories | Sudō Reiko
Quick Reads | Sōgetsu Ikebana - an avant-garde approach to Japanese floral design
Quick Reads | Kawanabe Kyōsai - blending classical painting with satirical ukiyo-e
Recorded Events | ‘Collecting and Displaying Japan at the British Museum’
Stories | Kintsugi - Japanese Repair Technique
Stories | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls
Recorded Events | Kyōsai: The Man of Many Myths – An Evening with the Royal Academy of Arts
Stories | Anno Mitsumasa
Stories | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe
Stories | Akabeko Cow - Japanese Folk Toy
Stories | Chiyogami - Hand-Printed Japanese Paper
Stories | Takahashi Hiroko
Stories | Obata Taku
Stories | Japanese Lacquerware
Stories | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Stories | Botanical Ceramics by Hosono Hitomi
Stories | Azuma Makoto
Quick Reads | Japanese Graphic Design
Quick Reads | Takahashi Mizuki: international contemporary art curator
Quick Reads | Anime in Fukushima
Quick Reads | Mashiko – a town famous for pottery
Quick Reads | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa
Quick Reads | Face coverings by HIROCOLEDGE
Quick Reads | SPREAD: creative team behind the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival's design
Quick Reads | Colour Combinations and The Tale of Genji
Interviews | Takahashi Hiroko - Textile Artist
Recorded Events | The Art of Kintsugi
Recorded Events | Immersive Design - A Talk by WOW
Recorded Events | Japanese Art of Raden: Conversation & Studio Visit with SIRI SIRI and Matsuda Shōkan
Recorded Events | Kintsugi – Workshop Visit and Conversation with ZEN’s Watanabe Atsuko
Recorded Events | Making Gogatsu Ningyō: Doll Making Demonstration & Talk by Goshiki's Hara Hiroko
Recorded Events | Tōhoku Craftsmanship – Kokeshi Workshop Visit
Recorded Events | Mashiko – The New Generation of Contemporary Ceramic Artists
Recorded Events | Mashiko – A Celebration of Hamada Shōji and Bernard Leach
Recorded Events | Masterclass: Applying Manga Screentones with Kubo Kiriko
Recorded Events | Maki-e & Kintsugi: Studio Visit & Conversation
Interviews | Azuma Makoto - Flower Artist
Video Stories | Flower Messenger: behind the scenes
Video Stories | Azuma Makoto: Flower Messenger
Video Stories | Azuma Makoto: Flower Installation
Virtual Exhibitions | Anno's Journey: Virtual Exhibition
Stories | Tokolo Asao
Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet
Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet
Stories | Nara and the Silk Roads
Stories | Komaruya Fans
Stories | Shikou Shiten
Stories | TSUMIKI by More Trees
Interviews | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design
Interviews | Hara Kenya - Designer
Video Stories | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy
Interviews | Misawa Haruka - Designer
Recorded Events | WIRED UK in conversation with Manga Artist, Urasawa Naoki
Recorded Events | Hagio Moto x Furukawa Asako - on Manga
Recorded Events | In Conversation with Japanese Manga Artist Tagame Gengoroh and Haba Yoshitaka
Interviews | Haba Yoshitaka - Japanese Book Curator
Quick Reads | Tamamushi-Nuri – Lacquer Craft Revitalizing Sendai
Quick Reads | Wrapping with Tenugui (Thin Cotton Cloth)
Quick Reads | Spotlight on Japanese designer Misawa Haruka
Video Stories | Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara Enoura Observatory
Words & Thoughts | Takahashi Mizuki
Words & Thoughts | Sudō Reiko
Words & Thoughts | Yoshioka Sarasa
Activity Sheets | Create Your Own Koinobori
Activity Sheets | Make an Okiagari Kobōshi with an Egg
Activity Sheets | Design Your Own Okiagari Kobōshi
Activity Sheets | Create your own Hina ningyō (Hina dolls)