The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 8

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 7 (the art of RenaRena, Ai Shinohara, Hidenori Yamaguchi, Wataru Ito and Tomoyoshi Sakamoto) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 7 (the art of RenaRena, Ai Shinohara, Hidenori Yamaguchi, Wataru Ito and Tomoyoshi Sakamoto)

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art of Yoshitomo Nara) The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 5 (the art of Junko Koike, Yasumasa Morimura, Morimura & the Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 6 (the art of Yoshitomo Nara)

In Japan, Yoshitomo Nara is one of Japan’s most well-known artists.  He is also known for his unique style of featuring a girl with a unique face and piercing eyes. Immediately when you see this artwork, one automatically knows its the work of Yoshitomo Nara. Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 5 (the art of Junko Koike, Yasumasa Morimura, Morimura & the Mohyas and Kayo Ume)

As I continue with part 5 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue with the central section of the art exhibit. This time we come upon Junko Koike’s “Space-time Paper Dress” which was created in 2017. Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 4 (the art of Akira Yamaguchi, Kumi Machida and Nozomi Watanabe)

As I continue with part 4 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue on to the central section of the art exhibit. You will come upon a few artwork on the wall. The artwork like done Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 3 (the art of Miran Fukuda, the photography of Mika Ninagawa and the art of Tomoko Konoike)

It’s time to continue with part 3 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato. After entering the exhibit and seeing the numerous and awesome works of Takashi Murakami, we then switch to another talented artist…Miran Fukuda. Miran was the youngest-ever Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 2 (the art of Takashi Murakami)

When you reach to the starting point of the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills, you are first greeted with a message: The starting point for this exhibition was a request we made to a number of artists: to create their own Doraemon.  Read More …

The One about the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills – Part 1 (Promotions for the art exhibit outside Mori Tower)

I had the opportunity to visit “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills which was held on November 1, 2017 through January 8, 2018 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F) at Mori Tower. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back Read More …

The One about the Four Seasons of Edo @ Sunshine City in Ikebukuro by Kataoka Tamako

For those visiting the Sunshine City shopping center in Ikebukuro may come upon this large artwork titled “The One about the Four Seasons of Edo” by Kataoka  Tamako (1905-2008). The ceramic artwork was created back in 1978 for the opening of Sunshine City and was Read More …

The “Fear in Painting” exhibit at the Ueno Royal Museum (and why one should go VERY EARLY to major art exhibits in Tokyo!)

You live, you learn.  That is how I felt when I visited Ueno Royal Museum at Ueno Park in December to see the “Fear in Painting” exhibit. For me, I wanted to see Paul Delaroche’s renown painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” one of Read More …

The One about the Nude Statues Inside Ueno Station

For those who are interested in sculptures, Ueno Park is known to have a few. But it’s not limited to just the park, they have sculptures inside Ueno Station, but surprising to travelers, these sculptures are nude. This goes to show the difference in culture Read More …

The One about the “Mirai e no Sanka” statues at Akabane Station in Kita

In 1993, Kawasaki Hiroteru’s bronze statues titled “Mirai e no Sanka” (Hymn of the Future) was unveiled across from JR Akabane Station in Kita ward. When I saw the statues, I was surprised to see two naked men as statues but I always thought of Read More …

The One about the Yonderu statue in Omotesando

Located on Omotesando in the district of Harajuku is a statue right in front of the entrance of “Cat Street”. The statue is known as “Yonderu” and it was sculpted by renown sculptor Takeshi Yoshino and established by the Yonderu Project Executive Committee and unveiled Read More …