

Special
Exhibition
In the Embrace of the Mountains and Seas
Nature in the Japanese Imagination
Exhibition Period:
9 October 2021 (Sat) – 5 December 2021 (Sun)
Venue:
Special Exhibition Hall (3rd floor)
Opening Hours:
09:30–17:00 (Tuesdays–Sundays; last admission at 16:30)
Closed:
Mondays
Admission Fees:
Adults—1,600 yen
University and High School Students—1,000 yen
Junior High School and Elementary School Students—600 yen
Group tickets are not available for this exhibition.
For discounted tickets, please present personal identification documents that reflect your birth
date, such as your passport, health insurance card, or driver’s license at the exhibition hall
entrance upon request.
Admission is free for the following
persons:
Tickets:
Online reservations for tickets are now open here. Visitors may also purchas e tickets from Lawson’s convenience stores (L-code: 82727), as well as from the ticketing counters on the first floor of the museum. To prevent overcro wding at the ticketing counters, we recommend that visitors purchase tickets prior to their visit.
List of Works:
Special Arrangements for COVID-19
- We request that all visitors wear masks when visiting the museum. We also reserve the right to turn away visitors with a fever of 37.5°C or higher, as well as visitors exhibiting cold-like symptoms.
- Please note that exhibition details are subject to change depending on the COVID situation. Please check our website for the latest updates.
Exhibition Overview and Highlights
Japan is an island nation surrounded by the sea, with seventy percent of its landmass covered by mountains and forests. This exhibition explores how living among such bountiful natural environments has influenced the intellectual and artistic pursuits of the peoples in Japan.

Clay boar
Important Cultural Property
From the Tokoshinai no. 2 site, Aomori
Jōmon period; 4,400–3,000 years ago
Hirosaki City Museum, Aomori
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Illustrated Legends of Hikohohodemi no Mikoto
Fukui Prefecture–Designated Tangible Cultural Property
By Kanō Taneyasu
Edo period, 17th century
Myōtsūji Temple, Fukui
On display: 9 Oct–7 Nov
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Pair of folding screens depicting landscapes under the sun and moon (right screen)
National Treasure
Muromachi period, 15th–16th century
Kongōji Temple, Osaka
On display: 16 Nov–5 Dec
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Part One: Bounties of the Seas—Livelihood and Exchange

Conch-shaped earthenware vessel with a spout
Important Cultural Property
From Motoyashiki, Niigata
Jōmon period; 3,500–3,000 years ago
Murakami City Board of Education, Niigata
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“Sea Bream” from the Illustrated Guide to Fishes and Aquatic Animals, Vol. 1
Kagawa Prefecture–Designated Tangible Cultural Property
Edo period, 18th century
Takamatsu Matsudaira Family Collection (stored at the Kagawa Museum)
On display: 9 Oct–7 Nov (sections on display will be rotated throughout the course of the exhibition)
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Silver-gilt stemmed cup depicting flowers, birds, and animals
Important Cultural Property
China, Tang dynasty; late 7th–early 8th century
Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum, Hyōgo
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Mt. Penglai
Important Art Object
By Nagasawa Rosetsu
Edo period, dated 1794
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Model of the Sumeru world-system
By Tanaka Hisashige
Edo period, dated 1850
Ryūkoku University Library, Kyoto
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Part Two: Bounties of the Mountains—Harvest and Worship

Amitabha Buddha (from a set of Five Buddhas)
Miyazaki Prefecture–Designated Tangible Cultural Property
By Mokujiki
Edo period, dated 1794
Saito City, Miyazaki
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Ishiyama segment (Ishiyama-gire) from the “Ise Anthology”
Attributed to Fujiwara no Kintō
Heian period, 12th century
Tōyama Memorial Museum, Saitama
On display: 9 Oct–7 Nov
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Pair of folding screens depicting Mt. Fuji and Miho (left screen)
By Soga Shōhaku
Edo period, 18th century
MIHO MUSEUM, Shiga
On display: 9 Oct–14 Nov
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Landscape of Mt. Hiko
By Tani Bunchō
Edo period, dated 1815
Tokyo National Museum
On display: 9 Oct–7 Nov
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Please note that audio guides are not available for this exhibition.