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June 29
MOA Museum of Art
On a sunny day in June, we visited MOA Museum of Art in Atami. We took a JR train from Musashi-Kosugi station to Atami. It took about an hour and took a local bus to the museum.
The MOA building sits at the top of a mountain, overlooking Atami city and the Izu Peninsula. It was a fantastic view.
The museum is approached via long series of escalators. This tunnel-like entrance and color-changing light effects enhance the feeling of excitement.
The galleries are spacious and organized on two floors. In addition, there is a Noh theatre and a full-scale reconstruction of the Golden Tea Room designed for Toyotomi Hideyoshi who ruled Japan in 16th century.
The main exhibition is “Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of his death: Yoshida Hiroshi – Longing for Nature”. Friday, May 22 – Monday, July 6, 2020. There are other displays including National Treasures like a tea-leaf jar with a lovely design of wisteria by Nonomura Ninsei that dates back to the 17th century and the collection of decorative arts and Buddhist arts.
Atami Gozen JPY2,500
The museum is surrounded by an expansive garden and tea houses. We walked around the bamboo garden and had lunch at Japanese restaurant “Hanano-chaya” in the garden. Special menu on the day was “grilled ayu (sweetfish)” arranged on a basket ware. Ayu is local specialty in Atami. It was a pleasant trip!
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MOA Museum of Art
Address: 26-2 Momoyama-cho, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture
Open: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Thursdays
Access: from JR Atami Station, take a bus from stop 8 (8 min. ride)
www. Moaart.or.jp/en
Admission: \1,600 for Adult, \1,300 for students
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June 12: The rainy season has just set in on June 11. Although the rainy season can be gloomy time, there’s some benefit.
Ajisai (hydrangea), a symbol of Japan’s rainy season beautifully bloom during this time.
Photo: http://www.hana300.com/
My coffee mug
June 10: Life in Tokyo has almost returned to normal after the government lifted the state of emergency. Although concerns over a second wave of COVID-19 remain, we are nonetheless carefully stepping forward into a new way of life.
It is hot at 30°C and sunny just like summer. We had sushi lunch at Toranomon Hills and walked down the Shintora Street to Ginza.
Sushi plate on "Oribe-yaki", a Japanese pottery.
at "Sushi ABE", Toranomon Hills.
June 6: My friend and I visited "MIZOE Gallery" in Denenchofu to see "Kenepi YUNDE exhibition - The voice of soil". Yunde-san's works are powerful and impressive with an earthy feeling. I like his use of colors. The gallery itself is beautiful Japanese-style house and the garden.
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Mizoe Gallery
3-19-16 Denenchofu, Ota-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: 03-3722-6570
June 6 (Sat) - June 21 (Sun), 2020
Open: 10:00 - 18:00
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June 4: Mass protests in the US reminds me of the Rodney King riots of 1992 when I lived in NY. Americans are protesting against systemic inequality and racism in the US. This time a pandemic has claimed more than 110,000 lives and African Americans have suffered disproportionately high death rate from the coronavirus. The situation has not been changed at all in the last thirty years?
We wish that all of protestors and their families are safe from afar, and hope that meaningful changes are made to end the structural inequalities and things return to normal as soon as possible.
June 1:
Can you see ducklings?
The first weekend since the state of emergency was fully lifted in Tokyo. I went to Tokyo Hands in Shibuya after all this time. People are still careful about going out, but I'm happy I feel free to go anywhere!
What a variety of MASKS!
wet mask? at Tokyu Hands, Shibuya
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