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Back Issue -3 February 2014-

		All Things Adorable: "Kawaii" Art at the Yamatane Museum

		Alice Gordenker

If you think the Japanese preoccupation with "kawaii" (cute) is a modern phenomenon, the current exhibition at the Yamatane Museum in Tokyo will surprise and delight. With more than 80 works of art dating from as far back as the 16th century, the show demonstrates -- beautifully -- that appreciation in Japan for anything small, young or cuddly has a long history. more...

		Nihonga in a Gorgeous Setting: The Gyokudo Art Museum

		Michael Pronko

Nestled into the hillside above the Tama River amid the lush greenery of the Okutama area of western Tokyo is the Gyokudo Art Museum, dedicated to the paintings of Gyokudo Kawai (1873-1957), one of the masters of Nihonga. Looking more like a hot springs resort than a museum, the facility is well worth the long train ride into the hills from downtown Tokyo. more...

		When a Village Is Drowned: Tazuko Masuyama at the Izu Photo Museum

		Alan Gleason

Tazuko Masuyama was born, raised, and spent most of her adult life in Tokuyama, a village on the upper reaches of the Ibi River in a remote corner of Gifu Prefecture. She died in 2006; later that same year, her village was inundated by Japan's largest reservoir, behind the newly built Tokuyama Dam. more...



		All Things Adorable: "Kawaii" Art at the Yamatane Museum Alice Gordenker 3 Feb 2014



		Nihonga in a Gorgeous Setting: The Gyokudo Art Museum Michael Pronko 3 Feb 2014



		When a Village Is Drowned: Tazuko Masuyama at the Izu Photo Museum Alan Gleason 3 Feb 2014



		The Craft Works of Bruno Taut -- Taut's Design Legacy in Japan 3 Feb 2014



		Monozukuri Mania at Miraikan (and Elsewhere) Susan Rogers Chikuba 15 Jan 2014



		Bearing Witness: Junzo Yoshimura and the Sanrizuka Church Nicolai Kruger 15 Jan 2014



		Open Space 2013: Surreal Fun for All the Family Alan Gleason 15 Jan 2014



		The Flower with the Color of Wind -- dialogues for the future 15 Jan 2014

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