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Announcement: Tōdai-ji Photo Exhibition ‘Road of Light and Hope’ (by Miro Ito) begins on 29th Sept.2026 at University of Salamanca EXPOSICIÓN: Camino de Luz y Esperanza 🔸Venue: Empress Michiko Hall, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca 🔸Dates: 29 September to 18 December 2026 Media Art League’s ongoing globally touring exhibition, short-film screening & lecture series entitled Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Tōdai-ji Temple will be presented at its 13th venue of the 11th country: Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center/University…

Announcement: ‘The Historical Significance of the Hōryū-ji Temple and Prince Shōtoku’—A Photo Exhibition by MIRO ITO EXPOSICIÓN: La importancia histórica del templo Hōryū-ji y el príncipe Shōtoku 🔸Venue: Empress Michiko Hall, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca 🔸Dates: 16 March to 19 June 2026   🔸A World Premiere: the first Hōryū-ji photography exhibition outside of Japan A photography exhibition entitled ‘the Historical Significance of Hōryū-ji and Prince Shōtoku’ opened at the University of Salamanca in Spain on 16th March 2026….

May this year be a year of “progress in healing” for humankind! The Year of the Horse, the seventh zodiac sign is said to symbolize vitality and progress. Let us also celebrate the “Year of the Unicorn” with its power of healing. The unicorn symbolizes healing, courage, and strength, and is depicted as a single-horned horse. In India, where unicorns are said to have originated, they are depicted as wild donkeys the size of a horse. (Source: Ctesias, “The Indians,”…

Embracing our inner power to attain discernment can redefine our relationship with the world and help us contribute to the greater good, providing healing and encouragement. With this goal in mind, let us unite to make the world a better place—in an era facing extreme uncertainties… The true strength is the power of the heart!   Miro Ito, Media Art League Photo by Miro Ito: Apollo Statue, Athens (Greece)

Ancient Nara — A Tale of Three Cities:Asuka-kyō/Fujiwara-kyō/Heijo-kyō This new 5-part lecture series by Miro Ito begins on 6th Aug 2023 at the Nara Historical Park’s Mitsuki-kan Hall: Ancient Nara: Tales of three cities （Asuka-kyō/Fujiwara-kyō/Heijo-kyō） Lecture in Japanese with cinepoetry screenings pertaining to Ancient Nara. To register, please follow the link below: https://www.suzakumon-heijokyo.com/news/16948/ The first 50 people that register will receive an intricate bamboo pop-up card of a Kentōshi-ship*. *.ships that the Japanese envoys to Tang China sailed on Complete…

Miro Ito film screened at Sense for Beauty Across Two Countries exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum from Sept. to Dec. 2022 Miro Ito & Media Art League created a 33 min-long film: Nara, Japan’s first imperial capital and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road – a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition, commissioned by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs for the cluster project: Ikasu-Nara Regional Council in Spring 2021. This film is now being presented at the…

Launching Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative— Weaving Japan’s 1400-years of cultural legacy into a tapestry for the future The main objective of our new initiative is to ascertain how we can enable Japanese culture that has benefitted from the countries along the Silk Road, throughout its 1400-year history, to in turn contribute to the future of the world. Our initiative aims to establish an art foundation in the medium term while creating our own media = art + message, recruiting likeminded individuals…

ONLINE Presentation: New short film premiering 30th – 31st Jan (in Japan) at the Nara Otateyama Festival Miro Ito’s  new short film can now viewed online: Japanese National Treasures from the Tenpyo to the Kamakura Era: The Four Heavenly Kings – Magnificent Figures Epitomising Valour at the Todai-ji, Toshodai-ji, Daian-ji and Kofuku-ji Temples in Nara As an integral component of the Four Heavenly Kings Symposium at The Nara Otateyama Festival, this short film is now viewable at the below URL (only in Japanese language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bP_Cvo8KKw (Miro Ito’s film (and…