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Tokyo National Museum
Founded in 1872 with an inaugural exhibition at the Yushima Seido Confucian shrine, the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. Relocating to its current Ueno Park location in 1882,
Hasui Kawase
Bunjiro Kawase | 川瀬 巴水 (Parents: Silk braid merchants in Tokyo) was a master Japanese printmaker and one of the most prominent figures in the Shin-hanga (“new prints”) movement, which revitalized the traditional ukiyo-e art
Kentaro Miura
三浦 建太郎 (Manga / Kanji) Kentaro Miura (Unmarried; survived by his immediate family and close circle of studio assistants at Studio Gaga) was a master manga artist and illustrator whose dark fantasy epic Berserk reshaped
Rei Kawakubo
川久保 玲 Rei Kawakubo (Husband: Adrian Joffe, President of Comme des Garçons) is a visionary fashion designer and the founder of the influential label Comme des Garçons. Born in Tokyo, she did not study fashion
Yohji Yamamoto
山本 耀司 (Yōji Yamamoto) Yohji Yamamoto (Mother: Fumi Yamamoto, a dressmaker; Daughter: Limi Feu, a fashion designer) is one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, renowned for
Ancient Japan
Classical & Early Modern Japan: The Court and The Floating World The cultural history of Japan is defined by periods of intense foreign (Chinese and Korean) influence followed by periods of isolation, during which the
Ancient China
Ancient China: The Middle Kingdom and the Scholar-Artists Ancient China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations. Grounded in the philosophical pillars of Confucianism (social order and morality), Daoism (harmony with nature), and later
Takehiko Inoue
井上 雄彦 (Inoue Takehiko) | Takehiko Nariai (成合 雄彦) (born 1967) is a legendary Japanese manga artist best known for his highly detailed, realistic art style and his masterful storytelling, particularly within the sports genre.
Naoki Urasawa
浦沢 直樹 (Urasawa Naoki) |Naoki Urasawa (born 1960) is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful manga artists in history, often cited as a modern master of the medium and the spiritual successor
Akira Toriyama
鳥山 明 (Kanji) | Akira Toriyama (Spouse: Yoshimi Katō / pen name Nachi Mikami; Children: Sasuke Toriyama and a daughter, Kikka) Akira Toriyama (1955–2024) was a legendary Japanese manga artist and character designer, widely regarded
Jiro Taniguchi
谷口 ジロー (Taniguchi Jirō) | Jiro Taniguchi (1947–2017) was a highly acclaimed Japanese manga artist whose work uniquely bridged the gap between Japanese manga and European bande dessinée. Renowned for his meticulous, realistic line work
Katsuhiro Otomo
大友 克洋 (Otomo Katsuhiro) | Katsuhiro Otomo (Spouse: Yoko Otomo; Son: Shohei Otomo, a renowned artist known for his ballpoint pen drawings) Katsuhiro Otomo (born 1954) is a visionary manga artist, screenwriter, and film director
Osamu Tezuka
手塚 治虫 (Pen name) / 手塚 治 (Birth name) | Osamu Tezuka (Parents: Yutaka and Fumiko Tezuka; Spouse: Etsuko Okada; Children: Makoto Tezuka, a film director, Rumiko, and Chiiko) Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989) is universally revered
Tokyo National Museum
Founded in 1872 with an inaugural exhibition at the Yushima Seido Confucian shrine, the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. Relocating to its current Ueno Park location in 1882,
Hasui Kawase
Bunjiro Kawase | 川瀬 巴水 (Parents: Silk braid merchants in Tokyo) was a master Japanese printmaker and one of the most prominent figures in the Shin-hanga (“new prints”) movement, which revitalized the traditional ukiyo-e art
Kentaro Miura
三浦 建太郎 (Manga / Kanji) Kentaro Miura (Unmarried; survived by his immediate family and close circle of studio assistants at Studio Gaga) was a master manga artist and illustrator whose dark fantasy epic Berserk reshaped
Rei Kawakubo
川久保 玲 Rei Kawakubo (Husband: Adrian Joffe, President of Comme des Garçons) is a visionary fashion designer and the founder of the influential label Comme des Garçons. Born in Tokyo, she did not study fashion
Yohji Yamamoto
山本 耀司 (Yōji Yamamoto) Yohji Yamamoto (Mother: Fumi Yamamoto, a dressmaker; Daughter: Limi Feu, a fashion designer) is one of the most influential fashion designers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, renowned for
Ancient Japan
Classical & Early Modern Japan: The Court and The Floating World The cultural history of Japan is defined by periods of intense foreign (Chinese and Korean) influence followed by periods of isolation, during which the
Ancient China
Ancient China: The Middle Kingdom and the Scholar-Artists Ancient China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations. Grounded in the philosophical pillars of Confucianism (social order and morality), Daoism (harmony with nature), and later
Takehiko Inoue
井上 雄彦 (Inoue Takehiko) | Takehiko Nariai (成合 雄彦) (born 1967) is a legendary Japanese manga artist best known for his highly detailed, realistic art style and his masterful storytelling, particularly within the sports genre.
Naoki Urasawa
浦沢 直樹 (Urasawa Naoki) |Naoki Urasawa (born 1960) is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful manga artists in history, often cited as a modern master of the medium and the spiritual successor
Akira Toriyama
鳥山 明 (Kanji) | Akira Toriyama (Spouse: Yoshimi Katō / pen name Nachi Mikami; Children: Sasuke Toriyama and a daughter, Kikka) Akira Toriyama (1955–2024) was a legendary Japanese manga artist and character designer, widely regarded
Jiro Taniguchi
谷口 ジロー (Taniguchi Jirō) | Jiro Taniguchi (1947–2017) was a highly acclaimed Japanese manga artist whose work uniquely bridged the gap between Japanese manga and European bande dessinée. Renowned for his meticulous, realistic line work
Katsuhiro Otomo
大友 克洋 (Otomo Katsuhiro) | Katsuhiro Otomo (Spouse: Yoko Otomo; Son: Shohei Otomo, a renowned artist known for his ballpoint pen drawings) Katsuhiro Otomo (born 1954) is a visionary manga artist, screenwriter, and film director
Osamu Tezuka
手塚 治虫 (Pen name) / 手塚 治 (Birth name) | Osamu Tezuka (Parents: Yutaka and Fumiko Tezuka; Spouse: Etsuko Okada; Children: Makoto Tezuka, a film director, Rumiko, and Chiiko) Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989) is universally revered
