The theme is "Wonders of Connections." In the past information was transmitted and shared over distances only after long periods and hardship. The information "connections" that have been achieved between Japan and China over time have been rediscovered, and we hope that visitors will see how Chinese culture and technology that was brought to Japan after much hardship by Japanese envoys in the Tang Dynasty and other of our forebears has taken root in many forms in modern Japan.
Exhibition Space 1: Focus on Japanese envoys to China (Kento-shi) in the Tang Dynasty
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The culture brought to Japan from China mainly during the era of the Japanese envoys (Kento-shi) in the Tang Dynasty has changed form and continued to the present. This connection is expressed by rolling, obi-like screens the remind one of picture scrolls; we hope visitors will feel the "Wonders of Connections."
Exhibition Space 2: Connections continue
Visitors will experience the cultural connections that have continued between the two countries even after the Japanese envoys in the time of the Tang Dynasty.
Exhibition Space 3: Development after connections with China
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Culture transmitted from China gave birth to new culture in Japan, and Japanese culture now stands as "one world." Japanese craft techniques in particular, based on skills that came from China, have evolved, become fixed, and been passed down in crafts elevated to the realm of art. This is shown through exhibits of actual nishijin-ori and other pieces.
Vistas: Nature and activities that nurtured the minds of the Japanese
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Visitors can experience elements of Japanese culture that show original development, presented in Exhibition Space (3) of Zone 1, and the workings of nature in Japan that gave rise to efforts which have created connections among Japanese today, shown in Zone 2, in the Pavilion space and through film performances in exhibition booths.
