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Secrets of Screen Paintings:
Wind God and Thunder God and Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn
There’s something behind the byōbu (folding screen) painting Wind God and Thunder God. What was the hidden sentiment in Sakai Hōitsu’s masterpiece Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn? Explore the secrets on the front and back of the byōbu screen.
Were you aware that the masterpiece of Hōitsu’s later years —Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn— was actually painted on the back-side of a byōbu screen per a request Hōitsu received? We’ll use virtual reality to explore the secrets concealed in how the back of the screen relates to the front.
April 23, 2025 - July 13, 2025
About us
Journey through Time and Space to Discover Cultures with VR
TNM & TOPPAN Museum Theater is a space to experience new ways of appreciating cultural assets with VR (virtual reality). You can feel as if you were actually traveling through a time in history with ultra-high definition 4K images, a large screen that projects cultural assets vividly, and a live session guided by a navigator. Please enjoy discovering new allure of cultural assets.
Visitors information
- open （12:00／13:00／14:00／15:00／16:00）
- open （11:00／12:00／13:00／14:00／15:00／16:00）
- closed
- today
Screening schedule
Wed, Thu, Fri
12:00／13:00／14:00／15:00／16:00
Sat, Sun, Holidays
11:00／12:00／13:00／14:00／15:00／16:00
* Running time : about 35 min.
* Screening times are subject to change.
* Admission starts 5 minutes prior to screening.
* You may not enter/exit mid-way through the program.
* We anticipate congestion just before the entrance time. Please purchase tickets as early as possible, well in advance of the show time.(Tickets must be purchased on the day of viewing.)
Fees
| High school students and above | 600yen |
|---|---|
| Elementary and middle school students | 300yen |
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Preschoolers / people with disabilities and their caretakers |
FREE |
* One-time fee per screening
Access
Tokyo National Museum
B1 floor of the Toyokan
13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan
- (JR Line) 10 minutes from Ueno or Uguisudani Station
- (Ginza or Hibiya Tokyo Metro Line) 15 minutes from Ueno Station
- (Chiyoda Tokyo Metro Line) 15 minutes from Nezu Station
- (Keisei Line) 15 minutes from Keisei Ueno Station
