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

2025 first semester South Korea *TBC

2025 first semester Greece *TBC

2024 second semester Hong Kong *TBC

2024 second semester Croatia *TBC

2024 first semester Taiwan *TBC

2024 first semester Poland *TBC

2024 first semester Egypt *TBC

2024 first semester Vietnam *TBC

February 26 - March 10, 2024
India International Centre (New Delhi, India)

February 7 - 27, 2023
Art Center (Manama, Bahrain)

January 8 - 20, 2024
MIT World Pieace University (Pune, India)

December 7 - 16, 2023
Al Araimi Boulevard (Muscat, Oman)

December 2 - 22, 2023
Indian Museum (Kolkata, India)

November 3 - 16, 2023
Lalit Kala Akademi (Chennai, India)

September 12 - November 10, 2023
The Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center of the University of Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain)

August 5 - 20, 2023
Karnataka Chitrakara Parishath (Bengaluru, India)

July 13 - August 15, 2023
National Museum of History of Moldiva (Chisinau, Moldiva)

April 28 - June 30, 2023
National History Museum of Romania (Bucharest, Romania)

April 20 - May 18, 2023
Japan Creative Centre, Embassy of Japan in Singapore (Singapore)

February 10 - March 5, 2023
International Caravanserai of Culture of Ikuo Hirayama (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

January 12 - April 2, 2023
Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (Budapest, Hungary)

January 13 - 22, 2023
Stone Chronicle Museum (Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan)

  • September 14 - November 25, 2022
    The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome (Rome, Italy)

  • August 9 - September 14, 2022
    Tbilisi Historical Museum (Tbilisi, Georgia)

  • July 8 – 29, 2022
    Turkmenistan Museum of Fine Arts (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

  • July 1 – 29, 2022
    The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne (Cologne, Germany)

Sushi in the Edo Period

picture of Fukagawa Susaki Benten
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Fukagawa Susaki Benten, from Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Benten of the Eastern Capital
Private Collection

copy of Yohei Sushi
Kawabata Gyokusyo, Yohei Sushi (copy)
frontispiece from "Home Cooking with Vinegar" (Okura, 1910)
Private Collection

picture of Takanawa 26th Night Revelers
Utagawa Hiroshige, Takanawa 26th Night Revelers, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

picture of Takanawa 26th Night Revelers (detail)
Utagawa Hiroshige, Takanawa 26th Night Revelers, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (detail)
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

Today's Sushi

photo of Nigiri-zushi
Nigiri-zushi

photo of Hako-zushi
Hako-zushi

photo of Saba bo-zushi
Saba bo-zushi

photo of California roll
California roll

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