I went to ‘Kukai and Mikyo Art Exhibition’ in Ueno last Monday.
Of course, alone!!
Usually, museums in Ueno close at 5 o’clock but the day was national Holiday so the Art Exhibition opened until 6 o’clock.
I went there after 4th period.
ICU students can enter museums in Ueno in special price.
In the Exhibition, there were many historical papers, materials and Buddha statues. Most of them were national treasures or Important cultural properties.
My most important purpose was to watch Buddha statues from Toji in Kyoto.
I watched them in Toji last sumer and I cant foget these venerableness.
So I wanted to watch them again!
The good point, which I thought of this Exhibition, was that we can watch Buddha statues from behind side.
In Toji we only can watch them from front side but in behind of them, there are many points to watch such as clothes wrinkles, another faces and so on.
I go to Ueno for the museums too.
ReplyDeleteMainly for the National science museum though.
They have this planetarium thing that's beautiful.
Maybe I'll check out the other museums too from now on.
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ReplyDeleteI too love Ueno's museums. But Kukai is so expensive!! I like the Nat. Museum, especially the Horyuji permanent exhibit. And yeah, the planetarium thing is also quite neat isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBut don't forget to visit Ameyoko market and Uguisudani red light district when you're in Ueno!! Those are really unique places!
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This sounds cool! I am also a Kukai fan.
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