Nara Prefecture Special Exhibition “NEW PAST: A Journey from Asuka and Fujiwara to East Asia”

[Nara Prefecture] Special Exhibition “NEW PAST: A Journey from the Asuka and Fujiwara Periods to East Asia” ​ Nara prefecture Press Release: September 17, 2025 To Members of the Media Special Exhibition “NEW PAST: A Journey from the Asuka and Fujiwara Periods to East Asia”
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Shimanami Kaido (2019) The Nara Prefectural Museum of Manyo Culture is pleased to announce the special exhibition “NEW PAST: A Journey from the Asuka and Fujiwara Periods to East Asia.” Since his solo trip to India and Nepal during his second year of high school, Naoki Ishikawa (1977-) has traveled to all corners of the globe, from remote areas to urban areas, in search of new discoveries. In 2000, he participated in the Pole to Pole project, a human-powered journey from the North Pole to the Antarctic. The following year, he successfully climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents, and by 2024, he had climbed all 14 8,000-meter peaks. This exhibition will feature Ishikawa’s photographs of places associated with the “Envoys to Silla” along with their songs. We hope that by revisiting ancient sea voyages through photographs and Man’yoshu poems, you will learn about the Asuka and Fujiwara regions, which were shaken by their connections with East Asia. Dates: Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Sunday, January 18, 2026 Closed: Every Monday (or the following weekday if Monday is a public holiday) Venue: Japanese Painting Exhibition Room, Nara Prefectural Manyo Culture Museum, 10 Asuka, Asuka-mura, Takaichi-gun, Nara Prefecture, 634-0103, Japan Opening Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (last entry at 5:00 PM) View details ​
✼・・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈・・✼Related events✼・・┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈・・✼ ◇Opening Gallery Talk◇ Ticket required, participation free, no registration required Lecturer: Mr. Naoki Ishikawa (Photographer) Date and time: Saturday, October 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Venue: Nara Prefectural Manyo Cultural Museum Japanese Painting Exhibition Room ◇Gallery Talk by the Curator◇ Admission ticket required, participation free, no registration required 1. October 19, 2020 (Sunday) 14:00~ 2. October 22, 2020 (Wednesday) 15:40~ 3. November 19, 2020 (Wednesday) 15:40~ 4. December 17, 2020 (Wednesday) 15:40~ Venue: Nara Prefectural Manyo Cultural Museum Japanese Painting Exhibition Room ◇Talk Event◇ Participation is free, but advance registration is required ☆Part 1: Naoki Ishikawa Talk Show☆ ☆Part 2: Talk Session☆ Speaker: Naoki Ishikawa
(Photographer) Takafumi Yamada (Coordinator, World Heritage Office, Nara Prefecture) Sayaka Inoue (Planning and Research Section Chief, Nara Prefectural Museum of Manyo Culture) Date and time: Saturday, January 10, 2020, 14:00-16:00 (doors open at 13:30) Capacity: 150 people (first come, first served) Venue: Nara Prefectural Manyo Cultural Museum Special Exhibition Room Apply for the talk event here ​ ◆World Heritage Room Organized “Naoki Ishikawa Photo Workshop”◆ Free participation, advance registration required Lecturer: Mr. Naoki Ishikawa (Photographer) Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 2020, 13:00-16:30 Venue: Nara Prefectural Manyo Cultural Museum Special Exhibition Room Capacity: 15 people (If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held. Applications will begin in late September.) Venue: Nara Prefectural Manyo Culture Museum, Special Exhibition Room Organizer: Nara Prefecture World Heritage Office Nara Prefecture World Heritage Room Charm Promotion Officer: TEL: 0742-27-8973 *For details on how to apply, please visit the Nara Prefecture World Heritage Office website. Press release attachments