{"id":172204,"date":"2026-07-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=172204"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:07","slug":"570","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/en\/exhibitions\/570","title":{"rendered":"Takehisa Yumeji\u2014An Artist Who Defined His Era"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_f897c83300661fb53a66d4ac5ec23d20\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_f897c83300661fb53a66d4ac5ec23d20\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_f897c83300661fb53a66d4ac5ec23d20\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#hours-admissions\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Hours &amp; Admissions\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Hours &amp; Admissions                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to \"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                                            <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"398\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-398x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-398x1024.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-78x200.jpg 78w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-768x1978.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-597x1536.jpg 597w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-795x2048.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/570-1-scaled.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Takehisa Yumeji, <em>Kurofuneya<\/em>, 1919, Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Takehisa Yumeji (1884\u20131934) was a multifaceted artist active from the late 1900s through the mid-1930s, working as a painter, poet, journalist, designer, and illustrator. Known for his depictions of women dubbed the \u201cYumeji style\u201d and his retro-modern designs, he is recognized as a figure who epitomizes the \u201cTaisho Roman,\u201d a trend of thought or cultural events that conveys the atmosphere of the Taisho period (1912\u20131926).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000His deeply lyrical works, which captured the sentimentality of youth and nostalgia, the atmosphere of the Edo period (1600\u20131868) and exoticism, and a longing for urban sophistication, resonated with the public through magazines, postcards, and exhibitions, sweeping the nation. Furthermore, through his pioneering work\u2014which included designing everyday household goods that enriched daily life, producing books and magazines for children, writing the lyrics for the popular song <em>Yoimachi-gusa<\/em> (evening primrose), and documenting the Great Kanto Earthquake\u2014the artist had a profound influence lasting through subsequent generations. Active across a wide range of genres, Yumeji can be described as a pioneering creator who bridged art and media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000Bringing together 500 works and materials from collections across Japan\u2014including his renowned masterpiece <em>Kurofuneya<\/em>, as well as Japanese-style paintings, oils, woodblock prints, sketches, a wide variety of designs, and scrapbooks\u2014this exhibition explores the diverse scope of Yumeji\u2019s work. Beyond the framework of art, he was an artist who captured the spirit of his era, set trends, and was beloved by the public. We invite you to take a closer look at his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sakuhin\">Exhibited Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 1<br>The Beginning of the Yumeji Style<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"364\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-364x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-364x1024.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-71x200.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-768x2163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-727x2048.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-6-scaled.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Woman at Rest on the Grass, early 1910s, Shizuoka City Museum of Art(display period: 10\/23-11\/23)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-1536x832.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-7-2048x1110.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yumeji Collection of Works: Spring (Rakuy\u014dd\u014d), 1911 [first edition: 1909], Chiyoda City (Ry\u016bseikaku Takehisa Yumeji Collection) (display period: 10\/23-11\/23)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-9-665x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178831\" width=\"333\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-9-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-9-130x200.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-9-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-9.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Koma-e: &#8220;Untitled,&#8221; Chokugen, vol. 2, no. 20 (Heiminsha), June 18, 1905, Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 2<br>Yumeji-Style Designs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-760x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-1141x1536.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-1521x2048.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-8-scaled.jpg 1901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minatoya Print Publisher (Minatoya edition), 1914, Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"510\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-510x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-510x1024.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-100x200.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-768x1543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-764x1536.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-1019x2048.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-10-scaled.jpg 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Design drawing for a kimono collar: [Red Fruits and Birds], 1914\u20131916, Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-144x200.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-1479x2048.jpg 1479w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-11-scaled.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Evening Primrose, no. 106 from Senow Music Scores<br>Lyrics by Takehisa Yumeji<br>Composed by \u014cno Tadasuke, 1921 (third edition) [first edition: 1918], Chiyoda City (Ry\u016bseikaku Takehisa Yumeji Collection) (display period: 10\/23-11\/23)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 3<br>Generation of Nostalgic and Modern Values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-13\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21.5%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"390\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-390x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-390x1024.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-76x200.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-768x2018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-585x1536.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-779x2048.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-1-scaled.jpg 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Autumn in Inawashiro, c. 1923, Takehisa Yumeji Museum (display period: 10\/23-11\/23)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21.1%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"385\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-385x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-385x1024.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-75x200.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-768x2041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-578x1536.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-771x2048.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-12-2-scaled.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spring in Arashiyama, c. 1923, Takehisa Yumeji Museum (display period: 10\/23-11\/23)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/570-13_center.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179051\" width=\"235\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/570-13_center.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/570-13_center-76x200.jpg 76w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chinese Rings, 1918, Private Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 4<br>In Search of a Utopia of Beauty in Daily Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-17\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-1024x807.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-200x158.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-1536x1211.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-14-2048x1615.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harunasanfu (Ode to Mount Haruna), 1931, Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-827x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-161x200.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-1240x1536.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-15-1653x2048.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tatsutahime, 1931, Yumeji Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-200x123.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-16-2048x1260.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sketches of the Great Kant\u014d Earthquake: Holy Trinity Church, Tsukiji, 1923, Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 5<br>Modern Girls in Kimonos and Western-Style Clothes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178867\" width=\"172\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-134x200.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-1377x2048.jpg 1377w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-17-scaled.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wakakusa, vol. 1, no. 1 (H\u014dbunkan), October 1, 1925, Takehisa Yumeji Ikaho Memorial Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-200x95.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/570-18-2048x974.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Women of the Four Seasons, 1929, Furusato Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<dl class=\"momat-dl\">\n    \n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Location<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Special Exhibition Gallery (1st floor)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Date<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>October 23, 2026-January 11, 2027&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Closed<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Mondays (except November 23, January 11), November 24 and December 28-January 1<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Time<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>10 am\u20135 pm (Fridays and Saturdays open until 8 pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Admission<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Adults \u00a52,100 (\u00a51,900)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College\/University Students \u00a51,200 (\u00a51,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High School Students \u00a5700 (\u00a5500)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>All prices include tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission in the parentheses is for advance tickets and groups of 20 people or more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admission is free for individuals aged 15 and under, and individuals with a disability plus one companion. 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