The Japan Society Review

This exhibition displays works by Yoshida Kenji, an Japanese artist whose life and career were profoundly shaped by the experience of war and survival. Review by Vittorio Cimino

The meaning of Hyakkō is 100 makers. But more broadly it means many makers. There are slightly more than 100 makers showcased here, with around 2000 objects on display. Review by David Tonge

This exhibition was an excellent introduction to Shibuya’s work, and offered a tranquil meditation on the importance of fleeting moments of beauty against an ever-shifting backdrop of bad news. Review by Lucy Farley

A new exhibition at Japan House London invites visitors to explore the ongoing story of pictograms, from the groundbreaking symbols created for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to the dynamic animated icons developed for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Review by Vittorio Cimino

This installation quietly but confidently brought traditional Japanese materials and philosophies into dialogue with contemporary spatial design. Review by Sanae Inagaki

This exhibition steps into the serene world of Japanese carpentry transporting visitors from the living forests that sustain the craft to the celebrated structures it has produced. Review by Sanae Inagaki

This exhibition invites us to reconsider Hiroshige not just as a celebrated printmaker, but as an artist who visually constructed ideas of travel, nature, and place — shaping perceptions within Japan and, eventually, abroad. Review by Sanae Inagaki

This exhibition celebrates half a century of work by renowned British-American photographer Michael Kenna. His in-depth explorations and imagery of Japan since 1987 stand out as perhaps his most distinguished and well-known works. Review by David Tonge

Featuring over 75 exquisite prints, this exhibition journeys from the rich, nostalgic landscapes of the prolific artist and patriarch of the family, Hiroshi to the abstract work of the family’s later and current generations. Review by David Tonge

For this exhibition, prominent Japanese creators were asked the simple question – what does design mean to you? In responding they have chosen artifacts which resonate with them and their practice and have explained what makes them unique to the prefecture and worthy of inclusion in Design Museum Japan. Review by David Tonge