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Japan: Myths to Manga
Take an exciting and atmospheric trip through Japanese history – and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japan's culture, technology and design.
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Toshiba contributes to society’s positive development with services and solutions that lead to a better world. Toshiba are proud to be collaborating with the V&A on this exciting exhibition and to protect amazing artefacts for future generations.
Exhibition highlights
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Doodle Champion Island Games. Courtesy Google / Studio 4℃ -
Double Spiral by Keita Miyazaki. © Luke Walker Courtesy of Gallery Rosenfeld -
Heel-less Shoes by Noritaka Tatehana in collaboration with Ryūkо̄bо̄. © Edo Tokyo Kirari Project and Noritaka Tatehana. Photo by Keizo Kioku -
Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1860, Japan. Museum no. E.3243-1886. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, woodblock print, by Katsushika Hokusai, about 1831, Japan. Museum no. E.4823-1916. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
My Neighbour Totoro. © 1988 Studio Ghibli
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Header image: My Neighbour Totoro. © 1988 Studio Ghibli