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Kyoto is a birth place of traditional arts, crafts and performances of Japan,
and has been maintaining its tradition with the coming of the new age.
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OBAKE UKIYO-E Exhibition


At the end of the Edo period, people enjoyed talking about ghost stories. Their interest in “Obake”, monsters or apparitions, increased.
Some of the ghost stories such as “Yotsuya-kaidan” and “Sarayashiki” were performed in Kabuki performance and depicted on Ukiyo-e, wood-block printings.
This exhibition will display about 100 Obake Ukiyo-e, which were created by famous Ukiyo-e artists, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi etc.

  • July 24th ~ Aug. 16th, 10:00-20:00 everyday.
  • EKI Museum Kyoto (JR Kyoto Isetan Department Store, 7F)
  • ¥900/adults, ¥700/college and high school students, ¥500/junior high and elementary school students.

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