The Chronicles of Modern Ashiya— Art, Fashion, and Architecture

Ashiya City Museum of Art & History

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This exhibition introduces the lifestyles of Ashiya residents during the late-Meiji through early Showa eras, a time of dramatic modernization, with displays on architecture, literature, and daily life in Ashiya during the time. Visitors can also enjoy works by artists with ties to the city, including Narashige Koide, Jiro Kamiyama, Saburo Hasegawa, Tsuguro Ito, and Jiro Yoshihara, as well as works by members of the Ashiya Camera Club, which led an emerging photography movement, and the prominent Japanese postwar avant-gardists of the Gutai Art Association.

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Please see the official website for details.