WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade

Japan House hosts its first digital art exhibition from 21 November 2019 – 22 March 2020. WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade presents two immersive installations by visual design studio WOW. In Tokyo Light Odyssey guests are surrounded by a dramatic, 360-degree omnidirectional movie of urban Tokyo; while POPPO offers a digital encounter with the folk crafts of rural Yamagata Prefecture in Japan's north.  

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POPPO at Japan House credit WOW

POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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POPPO digital art encounters at Japan House. Credit WOW.

POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Kokeshi dolls as part of the POPPO installation at Japan House. Credit WOW

Kokeshi dolls form part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Faces projected on to kokeshi dolls as part of the POPPO exhibition at Japan House. Credit WOW.

Visitors faces projected on to kokeshi dolls as part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London 21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020.

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Interactive exhibits as part of WOW City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition. Credit WOW.

Interactive exhibits form part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Carving kokeshi dolls at the Japan House Gallery credit WOW

Digitally carve your own kokeshi doll at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Tokyo Light Odyssey at Japan House high res. Credit WOW 2

Take a digital dive into Japan with the Tokyo Light Odyssey installation at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Tokyo Light Odyssey at Japan House high res. Credit WOW.

Tokyo Light Odyssey at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Tokyo Light Odyssey at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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Tokyo Light Odyssey at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

Poppo hand carved wooden toys made in the Tohoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London

Poppo, small, hand-carved wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). The otaka poppo is in the shape of a hawk (taka in Japanese), a bird often associated with strength, prosperity and good fortune. Such toys are placed in the home as good luck charms. 

Credit photo: TOHOKU STANDARD

Poppo hand carved wooden toys made in the Tohoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London

Poppo, small, hand-carved wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). The otaka poppo is in the shape of a hawk (taka in Japanese), a bird often associated with strength, prosperity and good fortune. Such toys are placed in the home as good luck charms. 

Credit photo: TOHOKU STANDARD

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Poppo, small, hand-carved wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). The otaka poppo is in the shape of a hawk (taka in Japanese), a bird often associated with strength, prosperity and good fortune. Such toys are placed in the home as good luck charms.

Poppo toys are carved by hand using a technique called ittobori literally one blade carving employing specialist knives to carve the wings and tails from wood.

Poppo, small, hand-carved wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). The otaka poppo is in the shape of a hawk (taka in Japanese), a bird often associated with strength, prosperity and good fortune. Such toys are placed in the home as good luck charms. 

Credit photo: TOHOKU STANDARD

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Poppo, small, hand-carved wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). The otaka poppo is in the shape of a hawk (taka in Japanese), a bird often associated with strength, prosperity and good fortune. Such toys are placed in the home as good luck charms. 

Credit photo: TOHOKU STANDARD

Kokeshi from Japans Tohoku region are at Japan House London. Image by TOHOKU STANDARD

Kokeshi, simple, wooden toys made in the Tōhoku region of Japan, are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 November 2019 - 22 March 2020). 

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Tokyo Light Odyssey - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Tokyo Light Odyssey - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Digitally carve your own kokeshi doll in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Digitally carve your own kokeshi doll at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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POPPO - part of the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Woodcraft toys are digitally brought to life in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Members of WOW - the visual design studio behind the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Members of WOW - the visual design studio behind the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Marunouchi - the exhibition cocktail for WOW - City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020) 

Marunouchi the exhibition cocktail for WOW City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London 21 Nov 2019 22 March 2020

Marunouchi - the exhibition cocktail for WOW - City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020) 

Sendai specialty gyutan grilled ox tongue is on the exhibition menu for WOW City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London 21 Nov 2019 22 March 2020

Sendai specialty gyūtan, charcoal-grilled ox tongue served with salty cheese, watercress and Akira’s own jalapeno miso, is on the exhibition menu for  the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020) 

 

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Take a digital journey to Japan via the Tokyo Light Odyssey installation; part of  at the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London from 21 November 2019 until 22 March 2020.

 

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Have your own face digitally projected on to a kokeshi doll in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Have your own face digitally projected on to a kokeshi doll in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Have your own face digitally projected on to a kokeshi doll in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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Have your own face digitally projected on to a kokeshi doll in the WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)

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WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade exhibition at Japan House London (21 Nov 2019 - 22 March 2020)