Jan. 9-Feb. 28
With the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan is receiving a lot of attention from overseas as it readies itself to be a popular tourist destination.
With this in mind, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, looks back on advertisements that were used to promote Japan during the 1920s and ¡®30s. These posters were part of one of the country¡¯s earliest promotional campaigns, at a time when improved modes of transport encouraged more overseas leisure travel.
Designed by well-known names in Japan ¡ª Hisui Sugiura (1876-1965), Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), Hatsusaburo Yoshida (1884-1955) and Munetsugu Satomi (1904-1996) ¡ª the posters involved motifs that include kimono, sumo wrestlers, cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji ¡ª symbols that have become synonymous with Japan.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; 3-1 Kitanomaru-koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Takebashi Stn. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. until 8 p.m.). ?430, free admission on Feb. 7. Closed Mon. 03-5777-8600;
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