The "Tokyo Shishimai Collection 2020 pre" cultural exhibition was held Saturday at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo's Ueno district, featuring Shishi-mai lion dances from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were all affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The event was held as part of the Japan Cultural Expo, or Nihonhaku, a government-sponsored arts and culture festival that will coincide with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Under the blue sky, visitors applauded the magnificent lion dances and enjoyed interacting with the performers.
The event was organized by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, the Tokyo National Museum, and the Japan Arts Council.
A performance was planned in connection with the display of Kano Eitoku's masterpiece "Chinese Lions." The work is usually housed at the Museum of Imperial Collections and belongs to the special exhibition "Masterpieces of Japanese Art: From Sesshu and Eitoku to Korin and Hokusai."
The special exhibition is part of the Tsumugu Project: Promoting, Restoring and Preserving the Beauty of Japan's Art, which is jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Agency, the Imperial Household Agency and The Yomiuri Shimbun.
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