Hans Fischer Exhibition

Until Mar 7

Itami ShiritSu Bijutsukan

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally known Swiss picture book author Hans Fischer, the Itami Shiritsu gallery will hold a special exhibition of his illustrations and artwork. Although more than 50 years have passed since the publication of Puss in Boots, Pitschi, and The Bremen Town Musicians, they remain as popular today as back then. The exhibition will display a total of 220 color pencil drawings, prints and hand-drawn picture books he gave to his own child. To satisfy your appetite even further, special sweets that some of the picture book characters have eaten in their stories will be served to visitors.

¥350 (students), ¥700 (adults). 2-5-20 Miyano-mae, Itami City. Tel: 0727-72-7447. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Itami.

She Draws Comics

Until Mar 7

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Celebrating 100 years of the greatest female cartoon and comic artists, this is the first exhibition of its kind to shine the spotlight solely on women. Tina Robbins–the mastermind behind this exhibition–is a cartoonist, pop historian, and central figure in the women’s comic scene in the US. The exhibition she put together expresses the diversity of female comic artists. Debuting in Germany in 2001, She Draws Comics has been a worldwide success.

¥300 (students), ¥500 (adults). Karasuma-Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. Tel: 075-254-7414. Open Thu-Tue 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Karasuma-Oike.

Ohno Bakufu and “The Familiar Fishes of Nippon”

Until Mar 7

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan

Ohno Bakufu (1888-1976) was a successful painter and printmaker during the first half of the 20th century. Born in Tokyo, he relocated to the Kansai area after the 1923 Kanto earthquake, where he lived in Nishinomiya until his death at the age of 88. He is mostly known for his fish prints, mainly the series Dai Nihon Gyorui Gashu, but has also created a range of notable landscape and nature prints. This exhibition will feature a collection of woodblock prints of fish, for which he also drew original pictures. There will be a total of 72 pieces of art on display.

¥500 (students), ¥800 (adults) 68-25, Honmachi, Himeji City, 670-0012. Tel: 079-222-2288. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Nearest stn: Himeji.

Treasures of Todaiji’s Omizutori Ritual

Until Mar 14

Nara National Museum

Omizutori, officially called the Shuni-e, is a water-drawing ritual held from late February through mid-March at the Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji Temple. Focusing on the hall's principal icon of worship, a sculptural image of Eleven-Headed Kannon, this rite of repentance aims to purge past sins as well as bring good fortune and protection from natural disasters. What is unique about Omizutori is its remarkable unbroken history: it has been held annually since the Nara period, for over 1250 consecutive years. This exhibition celebrates the long history of the Shuni-e with paintings, iconographic drawings, documents, decorative art objects, and other works associated with the ceremony, consequently deepening the understanding of this essential Nara rite of spring.

¥250 (students), ¥500 (adults). 50 Noborioji-cho, Nara City. Tel: 0742-22-7771. Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. Nearest stn: Kintetsu Nara.


Kansai Art Listings

OSAKA

ddd Gallery

Graphic West 2. Until Mar 13
Namba SS Bldg. 1F, 1-17-28 Minami Horie, Nishi-ku, Osaka. Tel: 06-6110-4635. Free. Open Tue-Fri 11am-7pm. Nearest stn: Namba.

Suntory Museum

Inoue Takehiko: The LAST Manga Exhibition. Until Mar 14
¥500 (students)/¥1,500 (adults). 1-5-10 Kaigan-dori, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0022. Tel: 06-6775-0001. Open Tue-Sun 10:30am-7pm. Nearest stn: Osaka-ko.

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics Osaka

Northern Song Ru Ware – Recent Archaeological Findings. Until Mar 28
¥400 (students)/¥500 (adults). 1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Osaka 530-0005. Tel: 06-6223-0055. Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. Nearest stn: Yodoyabashi.

Japan Folk Art Museum (Nihon Kohgeikan)

Tanegashima Craft Exhibition. Until Mar 31
¥300 (students)/¥500 (adults). 7-6 3 Chome, Namba-naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 556-0011. Tel: 06-6641-6309. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Nearest stn: Namba.

Osaka Museum of History

Treasures from the Roof of the World. Until Mar 31
¥750 (students)/¥1,000 (adults). 1-32 Otemae 4 Chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008. Tel: 06-6946-5728. Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. Nearest stn: Tanimachi 4 Chome.

The National Museum of Art Osaka

Garden of Painting – Japanese Art of the 00s. Until Apr 4
¥500 (students)/¥1,100 (adults). 4-2-55 Nakanoshina, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005. Tel: 06-6447-4680. Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm. Nearest stn: Higobashi/Watanabebashi.


KYOTO

Hosomi Museum

Noh Exhibition. Until Feb 14
¥800 (students)/¥1,000 (adults). 6-3 Saishoji Cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Tel: 075-752-5555. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stop: Kamogamo Chugakumae.

Koryo Museum

The Tigers of Korea and Japan. Until Feb 14
¥600 (students)/¥800 (adults). 15 Banchi, Kita Shichiko Cho, Kyoto. Tel: 075-491-1192. Open Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: Shichijo.

Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art

By the Water-lily Pond.
Until Feb 28
¥500 (students)/¥700 (adults). 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki Cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto 618-0071. Tel: 075-957-3123. Open Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: JR Yamazaki/Hankyu Oyamazaki.

Kyoto International Manga Museum

She Draws Comics: 100 Years of American Women Cartoonists. Until Mar 7
¥300 (students)/¥500 (adults). Karasuma-Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. Tel: 075-254-7414. Open Thur-Tue 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Karasuma-Oike.

Kyoto National Museum

Treasures of the Habsburg Monarchy: 140th Jubilee of the Friendship Treaty between Austria-Hungary and Japan. Until Mar 14
¥900 (students)/¥1,300 (adults). 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Tel: 075-541-1151. Open Tue-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Shichijo.

HYOGO

Hyogo Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 15th Anniversary Commemorative Project: Kazuo Oga Ehibition “The Three Bears”. Until Feb 7
¥900 (students)/¥1,300 (adults). 1-1-1 Wakihama Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073. Tel: 078-262-0901. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Iwaya.

Nishinomiya Otani Kinen Bijutsukan

The Beauty of Nihonga.
Until Feb 14
¥300 (students)/¥500 (adults). 4-38 Nakahama-machi, Nishinomiya, Hyogo. Tel: 0798-33-0164. Open Thu-Tue 10am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: Korouen.

Himeji Shiritsu Bijutsukan

Ohno Bakufu Exhibition. Until Mar 7
¥500 (students)/¥800 (adults). 68-25 Honmachi, Himeji City 670-0012. Tel: 079-222-2288. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Nearest stn: Himeji.

Itami Shiritsu Bijutsukan

Hans Fischer Exhibition. Until Mar 7
¥350 (students)/¥700 (adults). 2-5-20 Miyano-mae, Itami City. Tel: 0727-72-7447. Open Tue-Sun 10am-5:30pm. Nearest stn: Itami.

Kobe Shiritsu Hakubtsukan

Corridors of the Sear.
Until Mar 7
¥550 (students)/¥800 (adults). 24 Kyou-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe. Tel: 078-391-0035. Open Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: Sannomiya.

Ashiya City Museum of Art & History

The History of Mt. Rokko and Ashiya. Until Feb 21
¥300 (students)/¥500 (adults). 12-25 Ise Cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo. Tel: 0797-38-5432. Open Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm. Nearest stn: Hanshin Ashiya.


Nara

Nara Kenritsu Bijutsukan

Tomimoto Kenichi Exhibition. Until Mar 7
¥700 (students)/¥1,000 (adults). 10-6 Noboriooji Cho, Nara City. Tel: 0742-23-3968. Open Tue-Sun 9am-5pm. Nearest stn: Kintetsu Nara.

Nara National Museum

Treasures of Todaiji's Omizutori Ritual. Until Mar 14
¥250 (students)/¥500 (adults). 50 Noborioji Cho, Nara City. Tel: 0742-22-7771.

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ART section compiled by Maki Nibayashi

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