The exhibition featuring 'Humor in Edo' was on view from Mar.12 to Apr. 10, 2022. I visited the Museum the day before the final day. I...

Japanese people love cherry blossoms - Sakura- quite well. I traveled to Shinsyu to visit the famous temple and see gorgeous cherry blossoms

Tamasaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Ichinomiya, Chiba pref. and it was listed on the "Engi Shinki Jinmyocho" (延喜式神名帳) archives...

I went driving in the Boso peninsula on March 13, just because my husband wanted to try driving his brand new small car "DAYZ" We dropped...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is now on view from Mar.8 to Apr. 3. It includes Japanese paintings and woodblock...

I have something to do: Miso making. According to the weather report on Feb. 21, it's going to be warm this weekend, which urged me to go...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is now on view from Feb.8 to Mar. 6. It includes Japanese paintings and woodblock...

Ameharashi Coast

I visited Boso-no-Mura (房総のむら) on Jan. 29, where you can learn and experience Chiba's traditional lifestyle and skills. It was the day...

Continued from the blog II One of the main characters of Ukiyo-e is that the scenes of everyday life were adopted as subjects, which...

Continued from the blog I SUZUKI Harunobu (1725?～1770), "Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night", woodblock print in 1766 Harunobu...

The special exhibition displays how ukiyo-e influenced Japonisme overseas and the woodblock/woodcut/Etching/Lithograph prints depicted by...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is now on view from Jan. 4 to Feb. 6. It includes Japanese paintings and woodblock...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is now on view from Dec. 7 to Dec. 26 . It includes Japanese paintings and...

My friends and I visited a place where a master at making 'soba-buckwheat noodle' will teach how to make soba on a sunny December...

What do you say marks an autumn? Viewing autumn leaves, abundance of fruits, shorter days, or newly harvested rice? For me, it is the...

The exhibition selected from the permanent collection is now on view from Nov. 2 to Dec.5. It includes Japanese paintings and woodblock...

The Gokaicho(御開帳) is now held during October 17 and November 18. You can meet a principal image, the eleven-faced kannon (十一面観音 ). I...

The shrine is located across the Prefectural Route 257 (Boso Flower Line) from Funakoshi Natagiri Shrine. In the precinct(境内) you can see...

I went to Funakoshi Natagiri Shrine on October 23. I happened to know this shrine in Tateyama on TV program 'Bura Tamori' that was aired...