

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)