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.

5 December, 2025 – 12 January, 2026

【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150

【Closed】
Mondays(except for 12 Jan. and 13 Oct.), 29 Dec.

“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.

30 August – 19 Otober, 2025

【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150

【Closed】
Mondays(except for 15 spt. and 13 Oct.), 16 Sep, 14 Oct.

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.

1 5 July – 24 August, 2025

【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are Free

【Closed】
Mondays

Sophisticated kimono style, colors and patterns matching each season, in Kiyokata’s works always attracts us.
This exhibition shows the beauty of kimono in Kiyokata’s works.

1 March – 13 April, 2025

【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150

【Closed】
Mondays

Kiyokata loved literature throughout his life. He had painted the scenes and characters of the novels by Higuhi Ichiyo, Ozaki Koyo, or Izumi Kyoka so many times.
This exhibition sheds the light on attractive heroines loved and painted by Kiyokata.

18 January – 24 February, 2025

【Admission】
Adults ¥300 Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150

【Closed】
Mondays (except for 24 Feb.)

Kiyokata had spent a good time with his family and pupils in the year-end and New Year holidays.
In this exhibition, we introduce manners and customs of the year-end and New Year season in the Meiji era with Kiyokata’s paintings and essays.

7 December 2024 – 13 January, 2025

【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥150

【Closed】Mondays (except for 13 Jan.) , 29 Dec. ～ 3 Jan.

Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874-1964) was an oil painter, illustrator, and book designer. Kiyokata and Hiromitsu were contemporary and Kiyokata held him in high regard and owned his paintings personally.
In this exhibition, you could meet two painters who had different art of painting and same feeling.

26 October – 1 December

【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students are 220

【Closed】Mondays（exsept for 4 Nov.), 5.Nov. and 12 Dec.

Nihon-ga (Japanese style painting) has been developed and passed down for long time in Japanese culture and lifestyle.
In this exhibition, we make the opportunity to discover beautiful and characteristic tastes of Japanese style paintings and learn the process of producing Kiyokata’s works.

31 August – 22 October

【Admission】 Adlut ¥300
　 　　　　　　Elementary and Junior High School　
　　　　　　　 Students are ¥150　

【Closed】Mondays（exsept for 16＆23 Sep. and 4 Oct.) ,17 and 24 Sep. 15 Oct.

Kiyokata had spent the summer at his villa in Kanazawa, Yokohama with his family, friend and disciples.
This exhibition shows joyful scenes of summer days, sea-bathing or hiking, in his works and picture diaries.

6 July – 25 August

【Admission】
Adults ¥300
Elementary and Junior High School Students are Free

【Closed】Mondays（exsept for 15 Jul.
and12 Aug. ), 16 Jul. and 13 Aug.

Kadoi Kikusui and Nishida Seiha had become Kiyokata’s disciples in their boyhood. They were the oldest disciples in Kiyokata’s private school and the closest disciples to their master.
This special exhibition provides rare opportunity to show two disciples’ works with their master’s works.

25 May – 30 June, 2024

【Admission】
Adults ¥450
Elementary and Junior High School Students are ¥220

【Closed】Mondays, 4 June