Overview
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◇ The Passage of the Seasons – Fine Pieces Representing "Splendor" and "Wabi"
The Main Building and the second floor of the Annex will showcase selected collection of masterpieces from the Hatakeyama Collection, perfect for heralding the start of the New Year.
This exhibition traces the two extremes of “splendor” and “wabi”—deeply rooted in Japan's traditional aesthetic sensibility—alongside the changing seasons.
From January 17 to February 15, we celebrate the joy of the New Year, presenting a refined, tranquil world within the works while centering on the festive beauty of auspicious designs like pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, and treasures. From February 17 to March 22, we delve deeply into works depicting flowers, plants, and birds that herald spring's approach from February to March, exploring the sentiments embedded within them.
◇INA EIJI The Photographer as a Silent Observer
On Annex B1, we present a comprehensive retrospective exhibition—the first of its kind at the museum—tracking photographer Eiji Ina's (b. 1957) four-decade journey of artistic exploration.
Ina has captured landscapes symbolizing urban peripheries and societal structures through weighty photographs taken with large-format cameras. His gaze toward the “outside,” areas we often overlook in daily life, is his defining characteristic. This exhibition presents major series including his early work In Tokyo, WASTE, which elevates industrial waste into material beauty, and Emperor of Japan, photographed after traversing all imperial mausoleums. Approximately 100 photographs will be on display, including his recent work Residual Crystals, reconstructed from digital images. It introduces how he has observed and expressed the changing landscapes of cities and suburbs through photography.
| Period | Jan 17, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 |
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| Opening Hour | Open from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Last admission at 4:00 PM) |
| Closed | Mondays （except National Holidays; instead, close the following day） |
| Ticket Price | Adults： ¥1,500（¥1,300） |
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