ENCOUNTERS WITH JAPANESE CULTURE
A FEELING OF THE SEASON – JUNE 2026
June 25: A big earthquake hit Northern Japan in the morning, and typhoons are approaching the Kanto region tomorrow and over the weekend. Be careful!
June 20: I came back from Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture last night. It was a fantastic time for me in the peaceful countryside in Western Japan.
We are delighted to see Japan win today’s World Cup soccer match.
June 16: Do you know there’s a mini-BONSAI garden on the rooftop of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store?
June 11: The weather this week was mostly cloudy, and it sometimes rained. Today’s temperature is just right, around at 25/19℃. More rain is expected ahead because of the rainy season.
With bears appearing in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, this week, everyone is wary of bears showing up in the Japanese archipelago soon. Today, we heard that a bear was swimming in Amanohashidate in Kyoto. We expect to see more in the summer. The government should take precautionary measures before they appear in cities.
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June 4: The solo exhibition, “Softly We Bloom” by Yoko Togashi has just started today, featuring her glass sculptures at “Lighthouse called Kanata” in Omotesando. It will be on from June 4 to June 20. She expresses the delicate, soft, fluid state of a flower petal in a glass sculpture. The buds seem to sprout within the flower petals, gradually growing, wrapped in soft light. The energy nurtured within quietly overflows and softly blooms.
On the second floor, there are more contemporary artworks, including paintings and ceramic works. Go-san kindly introduced the works to me. All the works on display resonate with me. It is worth a visit.
Venue: A Lighthouse called Kanata
3-5-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
6-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station EXIT A2
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June 2: A rainy season has started with hot weather, similar to summer. With a typhoon approaching, heavy rain is expected tomorrow.
Hiroshi Sugimono is one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed contemporary artists. His exhibition ‘Extinction’ will be held from June 16 and will feature analog gelatin photography. The exhibition traces the evolution of Sugimoto’s photographic practice from the late 1970s to the present.
Venue: Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art
June 16, 2026 ～September 13, 2026
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