Metropolis-Aug-8-2014

Open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm,
Fri 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun
10am-5pm. 1-1 Kitanomarukoen.
Takebashi. Tel:
03-5777-8600. www.momat.
go.jp/english
Ginza Graphic Gallery
So French. Posters by Michel
Bouvet. Sep 3-27, free. Open
Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat
11am-6pm, closed Sun & hols.
1F Ginza Bldg, 7-7-2 Ginza.
Ginza. www.tokyo.mae.lu/jp/
node_19876/hana-hito-tokyo
Idemitsu Museum of Arts
National Treasures of the
Munakata Shrine: The Sacred
Island of Okinoshima and Holy
Treasures from the Shrine.
Historical items from a sacred
island in Fukuoka prefecture.
Aug 16-Oct 13, ¥700-1,000.
Open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri
10am-7pm, closed Mon. 9F
Teigeki Bldg, 3-1-1 Marunouchi.
Tokyo. www.idemitsu.co.jp/
museum
Mitsubishi Ichigokan
Museum
Félix Vallotton—Fire Beneath
the Ice. Swiss painter
influenced by Japanese
woodcuts. Until Sep 23,
¥800-1,600. Wed-Fri
10am-8pm, Tue, Sat-Sun &
hols 10am-6pm, closed Mon.
2-6-2 Marunouchi. Tokyo.
Tel: 03-5405-8686. www.
mimt.jp
Mitsui Memorial Museum
Noh Masks and Costumes—
Look, Learn and Compare.
Discover the meanings behind
the different styles of masks
and extravagant stage-wear.
Until Sep 21, ¥500-1,000.
7F Mitsui Main Bldg, 2-1-1
Nihombashi-Muromachi,
Chuo-ku. Mitsukoshimae.
Tel: 03-5777-8600. www.
mitsui-museum.jp
National Film Center
The Works of Hicozoh
Akamatsu and Movie Title
Design in Japan. Typography
and character styles. Until Aug
10, ¥70-210. Open Tue-Sun
11am-6:30pm, closed Mon.
3-7-6 Kyobashi. Kyobashi.
Tel: 03-5777-8600. www.
momat.go.jp
The National Museum of
Modern Art, Tokyo
Guess What? Hardcore
Contemporary Art’s Truly a
World Treasure. Selected works
from the Yageo Foundation
Collection including art by
Francis Bacon. Until Aug 24,
¥500-1,200. Hishida Shunso: A
Retrospective. Works by a Meiji
period painter and innovator
of nihonga. Sep 23-Nov 3,
¥300-1,400. Open Tue-Thu
& Sat-Sun 10am-5pm, Fri
10am-8pm. 3-1 Kitanomarukoen.
Takebashi. Tel:
03-5777-8600. www.momat.
go.jp
HARAJUKU/AOYAMA
Espace Louis Vuitton
Steve McQueen. Mixed media.
New and original work by the
acclaimed British artist and
filmmaker. Until Aug 17, free.
Open noon-8pm daily, irregular
hols: see website. 7F, 5-7-5
Jingumae. Omotesando.
Tel: 03-5766-1094. www.
espacelouisvuittontokyo.com
Nezu Museum
Cool and Breezy: Summer
Greetings through Paintings
and Ceramics. Artworks and
messages conjure a sense
of cool respite from the heat.
Until Sep 7, ¥800-1,000.
Tue-Sun, 10am-4:30pm. 6-5-1
Minami-Aoyama, Minatoku.
Omotesando. www.
nezu-muse.or.jp/en
Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial
Museum of Art
Utagawa Kunisada: 150th
Anniversary of His Death.
Collection of prints by one of
the great ukiyo-e masters. Oct
1-Nov 24, ¥700-1,000. Open
Tue-Sun 10:30am-5:30pm,
closed Mon. 1-10-10 Jingumae.
Harajuku. www.ukiyoe-otamuse.jp
KAYABACHO/KIBA
Museum of Contemporary
Art Tokyo
Mission: Space X Art—Beyond
Cosmologies. Space-related
illustrations, photos and
installations. Until Aug 31,
¥800-1,300. Wonderful World.
Child-friendly event where kids
are free to explore and discover
art. Until Aug 31, ¥500-1,600.
Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm, closed
Mon. 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku.
Kiyosumi-Shirakawa. www.
mot-art-museum.jp/eng
SHIBUYA/EBISU
Bunkamura: The Museum
Visual Deception II: Into the
Future. Art that plays tricks on
the spectators’ eyes. Aug 9-Oct
5, ¥500-1,500. The Dream
of French Paintings: From
Impressionism to Ecole de Paris.
Select works by Monet, Chagall,
Cézanne, Foujita and more. Oct
18-Dec 14, ¥500-1,400. Open
Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-7pm,
Fri-Sat 10am-9pm. 2-24-1
Dogenzaka. Shibuya.
Tel: 03-5777-8600. www.
bunkamura.co.jp
Meguro Museum of Art
George Nelson—Architect,
Writer, Designer, Teacher.
Mixed media works by one
of the founders of American
Modernism. Until Sep 18,
¥800-1,000. Open Tue-Sun
10am-6pm, closed Mon.
2-4-36 Meguro. Meguro. Tel:
03-3714-1201. www.mmat.jp
Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya
TWS-Emerging 2014. New
artists showcase their works.
Aug 9-31, free. 1-19-8 Jinnan.
Shibuya. Tel: 03-3463-0603.
www.tokyo-ws.org/shibuya
SHINJUKU/IKEBUKURO
Bunka Gakuen Costume
Museum
Beads of the World. Bead
embroidery jewelry and trinkets
from all over the world. Until
Sep 13, ¥200-500. Mon-Sat
10am-4:30pm, closed Sun &
hols. Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg,
3-22-7 Yoyogi. Shinjuku. Tel:
03-3299-2387. www.bunka.
ac.jp/museum/text/english.html
Hiromart Gallery
Freedom. Acrylic and oil
paintings by Yuka Goto and
Sachie Kashima. Until Aug
10, free. Open Wed-Sun
1-7pm, closed Mon-Tue.
1-30-7 Sekiguchi, Bunkyoku.
Edogawabashi. www.
hiromartgallery.com
NTT Intercommunication
Center
ICC Kids Program 2014: Inspiring
Questions—Questioning
Inspiration. Interactive
wonderland that encourages
children to think outside the
box. Until Aug 31, free. 4F
Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2
Nishi-Shinjuku. Hatsudai.
www.ntticc.or.jp
Sompo Japan Museum of
Art
Kinetic Art. Mixed media that
seems to move. Until Aug
24, ¥800-1,000. Tue-Sun,
10am-6pm, closed Mon. 42F
Sompo Japan Bldg. 1-26-1
Nishi-Shinjuku. Shinjuku.
Tel: 03-5405-8686. www.
sompo-japan.co.jp/museum
Tokyo Opera City Art
Gallery
The Way of Painting. Works by
new artists from 2000 onwards.
Until Sep 21, ¥800-1,000.
Open Tue-Thu 11am-7pm,
Fri-Sat 11am-8pm. 3-20-2
Nishi-Shinjuku. Hatsudai.
www.operacity.jp/en/ag
UENO
The National Museum of
Western Art
The Rings of the Hashimoto
Collection of the National
Museum of Western Art. Circular
bands of cultural significance.
Until Sep 15, ¥700-1,400.
Ferdinand Hodler: Towards
Rhythmic Images. Paintings by
one of the best-known Swiss
artists of the 19th century. Oct
7-Jan 12, ¥800-1,600. Open
daily 9:30am-5:30pm. 7-7 Ueno
Park. Ueno. www.nmwa.go.jp
Tokyo Metropolitan Art
Museum
Art as a Haven of Happiness.
Mixed media. Rich harmonies
and vibrant colors by artists
born with Down syndrome.
Until Oct 8, ¥400-800.
Ancient Egyptian Queens and
Goddesses: Treasures from The
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York. 200 masterpieces
including jewelry made for
Pharaoh Hatshepsut and
images of deities. Until Sep 23,
¥1,000-1,600. 8-36 Ueno Park.
Ueno. www.tobikan.jp
OTHER AREAS
Hakone Museum of
Photography
Mt. Fuji. Katsura Endo's portrayal
of the ever-changing symbol of
Japan. Permanent exhibition,
¥300-500. European Scenery.
Photographs by Katsura Endo,
from the museum’s collection.
Until Sep 2, ¥500. 10am-5pm,
closed Tue (9am-9pm Sat from
May to August). 1300-432
Goura Hakonemachi,
Ashigarashimogun, Kanagawa.
Gora. Tel: 046-02-2717. www.
hmop.com
Hara Museum of
Contemporary Art
Art Scope 2012-2014: Remains
of Their Journeys. Results of a
Daimler Foundation-created
artist exchange between
German and Japanese artists.
Until Oct 13, ¥500-1,100. Open
Tue-Sun 11am-5pm, closed
Mon. 4-7-25 Kita-Shinagawa.
Kita-Shinagawa. Tel:
03-3445-0651. www.
haramuseum.or.jp
Hoki Museum
Hito Omoi, Hito Omou.
Painting. Lifelike portraits by
contemporary artists. Until
Nov 16, ¥900-1,800. Open
Mon & Wed-Thu 10am-6pm,
Fri-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun
10am-5pm, closed Tue. 3-15
Asumigaokahigashi, Midori-ku.
Toke. www.hoki-museum.jp
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Shoji Hamada: Commemorating
the 120th Anniversary of the
Artist’s Birth. Pottery that fuses
both Eastern and Western
ceramic techniques. Until Aug
31, ¥200-1,100. 10am-5pm,
closed Mon. 4-3-33 Komaba.
Komabatodai. www.
mingeikan.or.jp
Miraikan
Toilet!? Human Waste & Earth’s
Future. A playful explanation
of “what goes in, must come
out” and how it affects the
environment. Until Oct 5,
¥600-1,200. 2-3-6, Aomi,
Koto-ku. Telecom Center
station. Tel: 03-3570-9151.
www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/en
1F Kaneko Bldg, 3-3-9 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Nearest stn: Ginza or Yurakucho
Tel: 03-5250-7767
www.dedesuke.com/horumon/
Ginza Dedesuke
Includes all-you-can-drink plan
(2 hours for ¥4500 per person)
*Available for groups of 4 people or more.
Food Menu
• Appetizer Assortment
• Choregi Salad
• Kimchi Assortment
• Vegetables Assortment for Grill
• Red Meat “Zanmai Mori”
(Cow Tongue, Today’s Red Meat,
and others)
• Horumon
• AssortmentIshiyaki Bibinpa or Rice
• Ice Candy
Open Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3:30pm (lunch)
5pm-4am (dinner), Sat 11:30am-4am, Sun & hols 11:30am-11pm
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