Kyoto Exhibition Brings Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Ukiyo-E to Life With Immersive Digital Art
The event marks a new digital art museum project that adapts classic ukiyo-e into a three-dimensional video space, expanding the Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition franchise.
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A spin-off of the Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition, KUNIYOSHI IMMERSIVE ART in Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition will run from July 18 to September 23, 2026, at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum. The project uses 3DCG animation and projection mapping to animate over 50 of Kuniyoshi's works, including "Miyamoto Musashi's Whale Hunt" and "Soma no Kodaidokoro." It is part of the larger Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition, which displays about 200 pieces across six genres.
HITOHATA,INC. will present KUNIYOSHI IMMERSIVE ART in Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum from July 18 to September 23, 2026. The project is a spin-off of the Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition and uses 3DCG animation and projection mapping to bring over 50 of Kuniyoshi's ukiyo-e works to life in a three-dimensional video space. Featured pieces include "Miyamoto Musashi's Whale Hunt" and "Soma no Kodaidokoro." The exhibition is part of the larger Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition, organized by Kansai Telecasting Corporation, The Sankei Shimbun, The Kyoto Shimbun, and Kyoto City, which displays about 200 works across six genres, including warrior pictures, caricatures, and bijin-ga. The museum is closed on Mondays except for July 20 and September 21.
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