OSAKA

Oct.1-19
Serenissima-The Light of Venice
Daimaru Museum Umeda
10:00am-7:30pm (5:30pm on last day)
Admission: ¥800/¥600/children free
Tel: 06-6343-1231

Until Dec.7
Chinese art exhibition from the Fujita Family collection
Fujita Museum
JR Osaka-Jo Kitazume stn.
Subway Kyobashi/Keihan line.
10:00am-4:00pm, closed Mon.
Tel: 06-6351-0582

Oct.10-Nov.9
The Arms-Yoshihiko Satoh Exhibition
Kirin Plaza Osaka
Namba St. Exit #14
11:00am-9:00pm. Admission: Free
Tel: 06-6212-6578

Until Nov.25
West Africa Exhibition
Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan (Museum of Ethnology)
Inside Expo Park
Banpaku Kinen Koen Stn.
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Wed.
Admission: ¥840
Tel: 06-6876-2151

Oct.18
Lecture: The Polish Spirit: Through Life and Death
— Tade-usz Kantor and Miroslaw Balka
Osaka Aka Renga Soko
4:00pm-6:00pm
Chuo-line, Osaka-ko stn. Exit #6
Admission: free
Tel: 06-6599-0170

Until Nov.9
Abeno Seimei “Onmyoji” Exhibition
Osaka Jinken Museum
JR Yamatoji line, Imamiya stn.
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥500/¥300
Tel: 06-6561-5891

Until Oct.26
Maruyama Okyo Exhibition-Paintings from the Edo Period
Osaka Shiritsu Museum
JR/Subway Tennoji stn.
9:30am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1,200/900 /free for children
Tel: 06-6771-4874

Thru Oct. 19
Women Surrealists in Mexico:
Frida Kahlo and 4 other artisits exhibit over 80 works
Suntory Museum, Tempozan
10:30am-7:00pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1,000/¥700/¥500
Tel: 06-6577-0001

Kyoto

Until Dec.7
Private collection of Asahi Beer ex-president, Tamesaburo Yamamoto of Leach Pottery
Asahi beer Oyamazaki Sanso Museum
JR Yamazaki/Hankyu Ohyamazaki stn. 10:00am-4:00pm, closed Mon
Admission: ¥600/¥400
Tel: 075-957-3123

Until Oct.13
The museum collection exhibition
Kyoto City Museum
Take bus from JR Kyoto/Hankyu Shijo Kawaramachi/Keihan Sanjo stn.
9:00am–4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥600/¥300
Tel: 075-771-4107

Thru Oct.13
An Heir to the Rinpa School— A Pioneer of Modern Design Kamisaka Sekka's first retrospective exhibition after his death.
Kyoto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan
Okazaki Park
9:30am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥1,200/¥800/¥600
Tel: 075-761-4111

Until Oct.19
Art Nouveau Glassworks, Pottery and Furniture
Kyoto Station Museum-Isetan
JR Kyoto Isetan 7F
10:00am-6:30pm
Admission: free
Tel: 075-352-1111

Oct.4­Nov.30
Japanese swords and accouter-ments from Nanbokucho to Edo Period
Sen’oku Hakkokan
Bus from JR Kyoto/Hankyu Kawaramachi/Keihan Sanjo stn. to Higashi Tenno-cho bus stop
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥700/¥500/¥300
Tel: 075-771-6411

Until Oct.13
Nakano Takao Exhibition
Shibunkaku Museum
Hyakumanben
10:00am-5:00pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥700/¥500/¥300
Tel: 075-751-1777

Hyogo

Until Nov.24
Kishi Koichi, Horio Sadaharu and Shuji Hisaki exhibition on Myokonin-den
Ashiya Shiritsu Bijutsu Hakubutsukan
Hanshin Ashiya stn.
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥800/¥600/children free.
Tel: 0797-38-5432

Until Nov.3
Western style paintings by Enokura Shogo
Himeji Shiritsu Bijyutsukan
JR/Sanyo Himeji stn.
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥600/¥400/¥200.
Tel: 0792-22-2288

Until Oct.19
Abstract paintings by Matsuhara Takeo
Itami Shiritsu Bijyutsukan
Hankyu/JR Itami stn.
10:00am-5:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: 300/¥200/¥100.
Tel: 0727-72-7447

Until Oct.14
Kobe Lifestyle Exhibition
Kobe Fashion Museum
Rokko Liner Island Center stn.
10:00am-5:30pm, closed Wed.
Admission: ¥500/¥250
Tel: 078-858-0050

Until Dec.12
Yatate exhibition, netsuke and crafts from the Edo Period.
Tawara Museum
JR Ashiya, 7min walk
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission : ¥600/¥400/¥300
Tel: 0797-23-2878

Until Nov.24
Kishi Koichi, Horio Sadaharu and Shuji Hisaki exhibition on Myokonin-den
Ashiya Shiritsu Bijutsu Hakubutsukan
Hanshin Ashiya stn.
10:00am-4:30pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥800/¥600/children free.
Tel: 0797-38-5432

Nara

Until Oct.20
Nara Kenritsu Manyo Bunkakan Asuka themed paintings and 40 paintings by Utoo Sei
Nakano Museum
Asuka-mura, Asuka, Takaichi-gun, JR/Kintetsu Sakurai stn.
10:00am-5:00pm, closed Mon.
Admission: ¥600/¥500/¥300
Tel: 0744-54-1850