Japan - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome, exhibition celebrating Yoshitaka Amano's 50-year career at Palazzo Braschi

From March 28 to October 12, 2025, the exhibition Amano Corpus Animae dedicated to Japanese illustrator Yoshitaka Amano arrives at the Museo di Roma in Palazzo Braschi. Conceived and realized by Lucca Comics & Games and curated by Fabio Viola, pr...
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Tokyo, a journey into otaku culture: what to see in two days

Are you familiar with the otaku subculture of Japan? The term otaku is a Japanese word that refers to a person with a very intense and specific passion for certain hobbies, such as anime, manga, video games, modeling, and technology. The term has cur...
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At the MAO in Turin, an exhibition tells the story of Japan through men's clothing of the early 20th century

MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin presents from April 12 to September 7, 2025 the exhibition Haori. Men's clothes of the early 20th century narrate Japan. The exhibition project has been realized thanks to the curatorial consultancy of Silvia Vesco...
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The timeless charm of Japan, land of geisha and samurai, on display in Piazzola sul Brenta

From March 1 to June 29, 2025, the Monumental Complex of Villa Contarini Fondazione G.E. Ghirardi in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padua, Italy, dedicates an exhibition to the timeless fascination of Japan. Visitors to the exhibition Japan. Land of Geisha and...
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In bookstores, the story of Otama Kiyohara in comics, Japanese painter who brought oriental art to Sicily

Coming January 24 to bookstores and comic shops is La Vita di Otama, which tells the fascinating story of the Japanese painter who brought Oriental art to Sicily. The result of an unpublished collaboration between cartoonist Andrea Accardi and Japane...
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Prato Textile Museum dedicates an exhibition to kimonos

From April 29 to November 19, 2023, the Prato Textile Museum will host the exhibition Kimono - Reflections of Art between Japan and the West, organized by the Prato Textile Museum, with the collaboration of the Gorizia Museum of Fashion and Applied A...
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