I Love Sushi
Sushi stands out as a representative example of Japanese cuisine (washoku), which is registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and the word 'sushi' has become synonymous all over the world with delicious, visually appealing, and sophisticated healthy food. This exhibition, showcasing the world-famous dish, is truly a feast for the eyes.
Since sushi was introduced to Japan from overseas over 1,000 years ago, it has undergone multiple transformations to adapt it to the nature, climate, and lifestyle of Japan, with nigirizushi, a small mound of rice topped with raw fish or other ingredients, originating about 200 years ago in Edo. This exhibition explores the appeal of sushi, a popular food in Japan and around the world, through a multifaceted approach that includes ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, scale figures of seafood, food samples, videos, installations, and a replica of a Japanese sushi restaurant, while also touching on parts of Japanese history and culture.
Supervisors
Hibino Terutoshi（Authority on local sushi traditions）
Promotional video (3 episodes)
Exhibition leaflet (EN) (PDF:5.93MB)
Dates
2027 first semester Latvia *TBC
2027 first semester Italy *TBC
2027 first semester U.S.A. *TBC
2026 second semester Canada *TBC
2026 second semester Morocco *TBC
2026 second semester Belgium *TBC
2026 second semester U.S.A. *TBC
2026 second semester Malaysia *TBC
2026 second semester France *TBC
March 7 - June 7, 2026
Sabah State Museum (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
January 20 - April 11, 2026
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris (Paris, France)
January 15 - February 22, 2026
Terengganu State Museum (Terengganu, Malaysia)
November 16 - December 31, 2025
Urban Museum Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
November 14 - December 6, 2025
Botswana National Museum (Gaborone, Botswana)
September 19 - October 12, 2025
National Museum and House of Culture (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania)
September 10 - October 5, 2025
Malay Technology Museum (Ulan Bator, Brunei)
June 27 - July 17, 2025
Mongol Art Gallery (Ulan Bator, Mongolia)
June 13 - July 3, 2025
Japan Information and Culture Centre (Nairobi , Kenya)
April 5 - 17, 2025
Busan Citizens Park (Busan, Korea)
March 14 - 29, 2025
The Center for Social Connectivity of Jeju (Jeju, Korea)
March 13 - April 3, 2025
The National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers (Algiers, Algeria)
February 6 - 19, 2025
Daejeon Expo Plaza Mediacube (Daejeon, Korea)
November 7 - 26, 2024
Hong Kong City Hall (Hong Kong, China)
September 13 - October 13, 2024
Tainan Public Library (New Main Library) (Tainan, Taiwan)
September 6 - October 27, 2024
Ethnographic Museum Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia)
August 3 - September 1, 2024
Wind livehouse (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
July 5 - August 18, 2024
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology (Krakow, Poland)
May 24 - June 18, 2024
Bac Giang Provincial Museum（Bac Giang, Vietnam）
May 8 - June 2, 2024
Gezira Art Center（Cairo, Egypt)
April 12 - May 5, 2024
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, AEON Mall Long Bien (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Sushi in the Edo Period
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Fukagawa Susaki Benten, from Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Benten of the Eastern Capital
Private Collection
Kawabata Gyokusyo, Yohei Sushi (copy)
frontispiece from "Home Cooking with Vinegar" (Okura, 1910)
Private Collection
Utagawa Hiroshige, Takanawa 26th Night Revelers, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Utagawa Hiroshige, Takanawa 26th Night Revelers, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (detail)
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Today's Sushi
Nigiri-zushi
Hako-zushi
Saba bo-zushi
California roll
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