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Hints of sakura, and Okamoto Tarō

Yesterday was some really nice spring weather, though today is a bit colder again. Still we're starting to see hints of sakura here and there, such as these trees seen in Jinbōchō.

We then enjoyed a lunch nearby at Restaurant Shichijō, a restaurant that's been around for 35 years in the underground floor of Shōgakukan building, before heading to The National Museum of Modern Art to see the Okamoto Tarō exhibition celebrating the artist's 100th birth anniversary (see this site to see more of his works).

Tarō was an influential artist who made many statues and paintings that are still very impressive today. He was against the thought of selling his art, which conceals the art for only one person's enjoyment, and rather prefered to make art that can be seen publicly. That's why many of his statues can be seen around Tokyo, as well as the huge mural painting that was retrieved from Mexico a few years ago and is now displayed inside Shibuya station. His most notable work is the great "Tower of the Sun" statue that was made for Expo '70 in Osaka and can still be seen in the Expo Park (see my post about my trip there). The exhibition was really nice, and very crowded too! We ended up getting these small toy figures sold in gacha-gacha vending machines, and also some small plates and post-it bookmarks.

Next we walked down to Kasuga for a drink at Corb, a small café/gallery that has some great scones and bread! We've been there almost everytime we pass in the area. Unfortunately it will be closing at the end of April.

Last, here are a few random photos: Dr. Nakamats' political campaign truck, a Pipo-kun family poster promoting cycling rules, and a poster at supermarket Ozeki showing off its brand new staff uniforms.

Larger sizes and more photos at Flickr

Posted on April 3, 2011 at 23:26 | Tweet |

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