Exhibition

(Japanese translation follows English, 日本語訳は英文の後に続きます。)
April 2026 Exhibition
6 Generations, 130 Years, One Lens 
Photos by Tadahiko Hayashi and Yoshikatsu Hayashi 
April 6 - April 24, 2026

Our exhibition for April will feature photographs by the late Tadahiko Hayashi and his son Yoshikatsu Hayashi, showcasing the Hayashi family's photographic journey across six generations and 130 years from the Meiji era through to today. 

Exhibition Reception & Talk Show by Yoshikatsu Hayashi
Date: Monday, April 6  Doors open 5:30 pm  Starts 6:00 pm
Entry Fee: Members 3,500yen,  Non-members/guests 6,000 yen (light meal, drinks incl) 
Advance reservations recommended. Call 03-3211-3161, front@fccj.or.jp or online reservation
Cancellations less than 48 hours in advance will be charged in full.

(Japanese translation follows English, 日本語訳は英文の後に続きます。)
March 2026 Exhibition
Remembering Minamata, South & North Korea
Photography by Kuwabara Shisei
February 28 - March 27, 2026

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February 2026 Exhibition
The Beauty of Horses
Featuring Various Photographers
January 31 - February 27, 2026

2026 is The Year of the Horse, and the FCCJ is presenting a second horse exhibition to celebrate the Chinese New Year in February. This time, we bring you the dynamic beauty of horses in photographic form following in the footsteps of the artwork last month. In February, the lunar new year, FCCJ Gallery will exhibit the works of well-known photographers who have captured the beauty and essence of ‘equines.’ Along with dogs and cats, horses are perhaps the animals with the longest and most intimate relationship with humans. They are also the animals most frequently captured in art.

(Japanese translation follows English, 日本語訳は英文の後に続きます。)

January 2026 Exhibition
New Year’s Exhibition: Year Of The Horse
Images by Various Artists
January 5 - 30, 2026

Dec. 2025 Exhibition Part 1
Urgent Special Photo Exhibition by Fatma Hassona 
November 29 - December 5, 2025

“If I die, I want a loud death!”
"Now is the time to photograph this war and show it to the world.  
We need to document all the suffering. Who else can do that?” Fatma Hassona 

To be displayed for one week from November 29th to December 5th, this photo exhibition will be held ahead of the release of the documentary ‘Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk’ about Fatma Hassona, a young female photojournalist who took photographs in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, until she was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Unable to leave Gaza, Fatma continued to report on the situation from the besieged region via her smartphone, capturing images of the city's residents who thrive despite the airstrikes, hunger, and anxiety.

The Fantastic World of Cosplay
Photos by Nicole Bozzao - featuring Cosplayer ‘Queen Fenix’
November 8 - 28, 2025

This month's photo exhibition, titled "The Fantastic World of Cosplay," may be unfamiliar to many, but it is a niche artistic market that is growing rapidly internationally. And Japan is at the forefront of that niche. Photographer Nicole Bozzao is a native of Venice who started out as a fashion photographer, capturing stunning images of mothers-to-be and newborns. Prior to coming to Japan in 2022, she also photographed European cosplayers throughout Italy. The photos on display here are as cross-section of her cosplay work in Japan and Italy. In this exhibition, Bozzao features American actress, model, and cosplayer Queen Fenix. Known as a martial artist living in Japan, Fenix's tall and agile physique, and exotic and expressive cosplay, have earned her popularity in Japan and overseas as well.

Shuri Obayashi: Wind Chimes
An Exhibition of Ink Wash Paintings
Nov. 1 - Nov. 7, 2025

Winds have presence in Shuri Obayashi’s paintings, from which derives the exhibition title "Wind Chimes."  Featuring thirty of her works, this show marks Obayashi’s first solo exhibition in Tokyo.

Obayashi's pursuit of suibokuga began in Kyoto in 2015. At the prodding of her husband, then on sabbatical leave at Kyoto University, she signed up for a workshop led by the master painter Li Geng. She immediately took to the ink wash style where fluidity of water plays a vital role. "It paves way for the particles of sumi to seep deeply into the paper's fibers," she says. "The process infuses poetry of unpredictability and of life."

The traditional art form originated in China during the Tang dynasty with the literati of the era depicting visions of an ideal world. It arrived in Japan in the Kamakura era; Buddhist monks borrowed its techniques to produce zen-ga.

October 2025 Exhibition
Southern Crust
Photos by Kazuaki Ono
October 4 - October 31, 2025

For the month of October, the FCCJ welcomes the exhibition of photographer and baker extraordinaire Kazuaki Ono and his Southern Crust exhibition. For this unique series, Aki has combined his talents as a successful commercial photographer and head baker and owner of AKIPAN, and his great love for Australia, to create an entertaining exhibition featuring various forms of bread highlighted in the diverse nature of the Australian landscape. The exhibition title was inspired by the constellation Southern Cross, which appears in the night sky Down Under.

Exhibition Reception & Talk Show
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 18:30 - 20:30 (Doors open at 18:00)
Fee: Members 1,000yen, Non-members 2,000yen.
To register, please contact front@fccj.or.jp or call 03-3211-3161
Cancellations less than 48 hours in advance will be charged in full.