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  • The Yayoi Kusama Museum, dedicated to the work of artist Yayoi Kusama, opened in Shinjuku in 2017, exhibiting artworks from throughout her career and giving her art a permanent home in Tokyo.
  • A large-scale urban redevelopment project in Ginza, Ginza Six, featuring shops, a Noh Theatre, and art galleries, opened in 2017. It also features a coffee shop containing auction catalogues and art magazines which is open until late at night, making it a popular after-hours venue for art enthusiasts.
  • The National Film Archive of Japan opened in April 2018. Formerly a branch of the National Museum of Modern Art, the now independent Archive is Japan’s only organisation wholly dedicated to film preservation and research.
  • A new contemporary art prize for mid-career artists was established in Tokyo in 2018.
  • In June 2018, the MORI Building Digital Art Museum opened. The museum features immersive environments created by the art collective teamLab using video projectors and computers, centering around the theme of a borderless world.
  • Hareza, a commercial redevelopment of an area in Ikebukuro, opened in 2020, and included eight new theatres.

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  • The unique sensibility, high culture and education which grew into maturity in the Edo period became the driving force in the rapid modernisation of Tokyo, helping it to establish a strong position in international society.
  • The city of Tokyo intends to create a tangible and intangible cultural legacy from the 2020 Tokyo Games. The Tokyo Vision, the City’s long term cultural plan for the coming years, aims to use the Games to promote Japanese art and culture around the world.
  • Tokyo’s awareness of accessibility and inclusion is on the rise. There has been an increased number of inclusive cultural opportunities for participants with and without disabilities to co-create work.

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