3 exhibits to check out for free at the new Japan Cultural Expo online museum

This roughly 80-minute long video of the National Theatre’s special performance ‘Moon, Snow and Flowers’ focuses on humanity and Japan’s nature. The performance combines projection mapping light displays with several of Japan’s traditional performing arts, ranging from kabuki, hogaku (traditional Japanese music) and gagaku (Japanese court music), to shomyo (Japanese Buddhist chanting) and ryukyuan classical music from Okinawa. 

Find ‘Moon, Snow and Flowers’ on Floor B, section S4 in the virtual museum. The video is available until October 31 2021.

This is one of two exhibitions focusing on the culture of the Ainu, an indigenous ethnic group in Hokkaido. You can see photographs of traditional Ainu dances, including the crane dance and the waterfowl dance (pictured above). There’s also an Ainu version of Japan’s popular morning exercise routine, known as rajio taiso (radio calisthenics).

Find the information on Ainu culture on Floor B, section S5 in the virtual museum.

Admire modern art amongst the lush greenery of Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. In celebration of the shrine’s 100th anniversary, the art festival featured an open-air sculpture exhibition, featuring stunning works by contemporary artists, including Kohei Nawa (‘White Deer’ pictured above), Atsuhiko Misawa, Misa Funai and others. Here, you can see photos of the sculptures as they appeared when they were installed in the park.

Enjoy the line-up of open-air sculptures on Floor A, section N1 in the virtual museum.