Japan: Myths to Manga
Take an exciting and atmospheric trip through Japan – and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japanese art, technology and design.
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Exhibition highlights
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Doodle Champion Island Games. Courtesy Google / Studio 4℃ -
Double Spiral by Keita Miyazaki. © Luke Walker Courtesy of Gallery Rosenfeld -
Heel-less Shoes by Noritaka Tatehana in collaboration with Ryūkо̄bо̄. © Edo Tokyo Kirari Project and Noritaka Tatehana. Photo by Keizo Kioku -
Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1860, Japan. Museum no. E.3243-1886. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
My Neighbour Totoro. © 1988 Studio Ghibli -
The Seventh Month from the series the Five Festivals, woodblock print, by Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s, Japan. Museum no. E.5562-1886. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Hello Kitty rice cooker by Sakar International, 2014, Japan. Museum no. FE.19-2015. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
PARO personal robot, by Dr Takanori Shibata, 2004, Japan. Given by Intelligent System Co., Ltd. Museum no. CD.10-2023. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Sylvanian Families camping set and animal figurines, by Epoch Co. Ltd for Tomy, 1987 – 1995, Taiwan Museum nos B.49, 67, 69:1, 70:1, 78:1, 85:1-1998. . © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Header image: My Neighbour Totoro. © 1988 Studio Ghibli