Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition
Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition
Art exhibition of Japanese miniature sculptured creatures.
October 17, 2024 – January 25, 2025
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
@11:30 am – 4:30pm
(Closed select days: Nov 9 & Dec 22 – Jan 6)
The Japan Foundation
2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M4W 1A8
Netsuke are small sculptures used to hang things on clothes. Yōkai are Japanese monsters and spirits.
In the late 1700s, a book called Hyakkiyagyō showed pictures of these yōkai. In 2001, a company called Kaiyōdō took these pictures and made them into small, colorful figures. These figures were sold with candy. This exhibit shows how these flat pictures were turned into 3D, colorful figures.
The Japan Foundation invites you to discover the strange and wonderful world of Yōkai through these small Netsuke figures.
Reservations / Advance Tickets are required to book a time slot. Book your visit at www.eventbrite.ca
Closed on select days: November 9 (Remembrance Day weekend), December 22- January 06 (End of Year and New Year Closure).
