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Special Exhibition
The Dawn of the Shin-hanga
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- 30 May – 5 July, 2026
Ukiyoe, woodblock printings in the Edo era, were produced by collaboration of a painter, an engraver, a printer, and a publisher. In the Meiji era, Kiyokata and other illustrators created woodblock frontispieces in a similar way. And then, in the Taisho era, Ito Shinsui, Kawase Hasui, and Kasamatsu Shiro, the disciples of Kiyokata had started to produce Shin-hanga, new and artistic woodblock printings, with the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo.
This special exhibition introduces woodblock printings including Shin-hanga by Kiyokata’s disciples, and Kiyokata’s works in the Taisho era and his woodblock frontispieces.【Admission】
Adults ¥450 Elementary
Junior High School Students ¥220【Closed】
MondaysSpecial Exhibition
Yamakawa Shuho: The Successor of Kiyokata’s Aesthetic
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- 18 April – 24 May, 2026
Although one of central figures in Kiyokata’s disciples, Yamakawa Shuho, born in Kyoto and grew up in Tokyo, has less opportunity coming into the spotlight. Inheriting a sense of beauty from his master, he produced many attractive Bijin-ga, the picture of beautiful women, with sophisticated brush lines and clear color.
This special exhibition shows Shuho’s masterpieces with his master’s works to make you discover this unknown and talented painter.【Admission】
Adults ¥450 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220【Closed】
Mondays (except 27 April) and 7 MayThematic Exhibition
Kiyokata as a Portrait Painter
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- 7 March , 2026 – 12 April, 2026
When Kiyokata, a master of human figure painting, painted a portrait, he insisted on worth of appreciation as well as being similar.
This exhibition shows portraits by Kiyokata and the process of making them.【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150【Closed】
MondaysThematic Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Tabletop Art : Small and Familiar World
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- 17 January , 2026 – 1 March, 2026
Kiyokata, originating from illustrator, loved to paint small and familiar works. He named such works “Takujo Geijutsu (Tabletop Art)”. This exhibition shows Kiyokata’s works and concept of Tabletop Art.
【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150【Closed】
Mondays(except for 25 Feb.), 24 Feb.
2 Feb.～9 Feb.Thematic Exhibition
Beauty in Winter
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- 5 December, 2025 – 12 January, 2026
After the Meiji era Restoration, adoption of western clothes for Japanese people had advanced slowly. From late of Meiji era to Taisho era, beautiful women in kimono on frontispieces or supplements of publication illustrated by Kiyokata or other painters entertained readers.
This exhibition shows beautiful kimono-style for winter on frontispieces and raised clothes battledores inspired by Kiyokata’s work.【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150【Closed】
Mondays(except for 12 Jan. and 13 Oct.), 29 Dec.Special Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Masterpiece “Tsukijiakashi-cho”
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- 25 October – 30 November, 2025
Kaburaki Kiyokata’s masterpiece “Tsukijiakashi-cho, Tokyo” is one of the best in modern Japanese paintings and designated as a national important cultural property.
This autumn, “Tsukijiakashi-cho, Tokyo” is coming to Kamakura together with “Shintomi-cho, Tokyo,” and “Hama-cho Gashi, Tokyo”. We are very pleased to offer the special opportunity to see these masterpieces.【Admission】
Adults ¥450 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220【Closed】
Mondays(except for 3 and 24 Nov.), 4 and 25 Nov.Thematic Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Early Works Leading to “Asasuzu”
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- 30 August – 19 Otober, 2025
“Asasuzu (Cool of the Morning),” Kiyokata’s elder daughter walking in morning mist in summer, is one of the most popular works in our collection.
This exhibition offers the opportunity to find attractive points of “Asasuzu” and to trace Kiyokata’s early career reaching this work.【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150【Closed】
Mondays(except for 15 spt. and 13 Oct.), 16 Sep, 14 Oct.Thematic Exhibition
Analysis of Picture Scroll “Chosekiankyo” of Kaburaki Kiyokata
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- 5 July – 24 August, 2025
The picture scroll “Chosekiankyo (Daily Life of the Common People in Downtown of the Meiji Period)” is one of Kiyokata’s masterpieces. It shows us the good old summer days Kiyokata loved.
This exhibition focuses on “Chosekiankyo” to make you familiar with daily life in summer of the Meiji period.【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are Free【Closed】
MondaysSpecial Exhibition
Kiyokata’s Lyricism: Beauty Appering in Daily Scenery
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- 24 May – 29 June, 2025
Finding out beauty in his immediate vicinity or familiar places, Kiyokata had expressed his characteristic lyricism in his works.
This special exhibition introduces his works depicting daily scenery in full of lyricism and nostalgia.【Admission】
Adults ¥450 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220【Closed】
MondaysSpecial Exhibition
Transition of Women’s Beauty from the Edo Period: Meikyo Collection
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- 17 April – 21 May, 2025
Bijin-ga, pictures of women, had been appearing in various medium such as original drawings, woodblock print, and commercial posters from the Edo period to the Showa period in Japan.
This special exhibition shows common and timeless beauty of woman in various Bijin-ga from Meikyo collection.【Admission】
Adults ¥450 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220【Closed】
Mondays (Open on 5 May)
