{"id":86,"date":"2016-02-02T19:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T10:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:43:01","slug":"ourwork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/ourwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='Film Projects' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid bar_red\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"shortcode_title main_font\">Film Projects<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Cinepoetry with Photo Art on Japanese\/Asian\/Eurasian Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito films\/Conceived &amp; produced by <strong>Media Art League<br \/>\n<\/strong>Commissioned Work by Nara Prefecture Tourism Department<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='1455077978243-0b32f1ed-e6a3'\tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Historical Significanc of Horyu-ji Temple and Prince Sh\u014dtoku (2026\/4K short movie\/approx. 15 minutes\/English &amp; Spanish)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Produced &amp; conceived by <strong>Media Art League + Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative<\/strong><br \/>\nPresented by Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nDirected, written, photographed\/filmed by : MIRO ITO<br \/>\nPlanning and Production: Media Art League<\/p>\n<p>Photo permits by: H\u014dry\u016b-ji, Tachibana-dera Temples; \u014cmiwa-Jinja Shrine; Tokyo National Museum; Ikaruga Town<br \/>\nPerforming artist by Nanto-Gakuso<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple<br \/>\nEnglish Editing by Andreas Boettcher<br \/>\nSpanish Editing by The Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center\/University of Salamanca<br \/>\nVideo Size\/length: 4K 15 min (English); 15 min 45sec (Spanish)<br \/>\nProduction: 2026<\/p>\n<p>Screening (English version): Miro Ito&#8217;s lecture as an integral part of the eponymous exhibition at the Spanish-Japanese Culture Center\/University of Salamanca, 18th March 2026<\/p>\n<p>Screening (Spanish version): Installation at the exhibition venue (from 17th March to 19th June 2026)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2345\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2345\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2345\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_1_by_japan-authentic-heritage-initiative_w750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_1_by_japan-authentic-heritage-initiative_w750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_1_by_japan-authentic-heritage-initiative_w750-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Historical Significance of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple and Prince Sh\u014dtoku&#8221; (English version)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id='1455077978243-0b32f1ed-e6a3'\tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Heij\u014d Palace Site and Five Nearby Temples \u2014 Eastern Terminus of the Silk Roads (2025\/4K video, approx. 16 minutes)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Title: &#8220;Heij\u014d Palace Site and Five Nearby Temples \u2014 Eastern Terminus of the Silk Roads\u201d Yakushi-ji Temple, Kairyu\u014d-ji Temple, Hokkeji Temple, T\u014dsh\u014ddaiji Temple and Saidaiji Temple&#8221;<br \/>\nProduced by: Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nDirected, photographed and written by : MIRO ITO<br \/>\nPlanning and Production: Media Art League<br \/>\nEnglish Editing: Andreas Boecher<\/p>\n<p>The work, &#8220;Heij\u014d Palace Site and Five Nearby Temples \u2014 Eastern Terminus of the Silk Roads\u201d, introduces the Heijo Palace ruins and Japan\u2019s National Treasures and \u201cImportant Cultural Properties, including secret Buddha statues, enshrined at the nearby temples as Yakushi-ji, Kairyu\u014d-ji, Hokke-ji, T\u014dsh\u014ddai-ji and Saidai-ji, as well as representative traditional Buddhiist rituals and ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>Screening Schedule (Japanese Version) at Tenpy\u014d Miharashikan: 10:36 \/ 12:36 \/ 14:36 \u2014being screened three times a day at the Tenpy\u014d Miharashikan VR Theatre in Heij\u014d Palace Historical Park (Nara)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2310\" style=\"width: 755px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2310\" class=\" wp-image-2310\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/heijokyo_2_W1200-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/heijokyo_2_W1200-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/heijokyo_2_W1200-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/heijokyo_2_W1200-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/heijokyo_2_W1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Heij\u014d Palace Site and Five Nearby Temples \u2014 Eastern Terminus of the Silk Roads&#8221; : Yakushi-ji Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Miro Ito Film\/Produced &amp; conceived by\u00a0<b>Media Art League <\/b>(Crowdfunded production)<b><br \/>\n<\/b>Narrration by Zen Master Nanrei Yokota<b><br \/>\n<\/b>Lecture &amp; Screening event:\u00a0 \u201cCo-existing &amp; Co-creating Across Time\u201d (held by JACCCO), Hibiya Library &amp; Museum, Tokyo, February 2025<\/p>\n<div id='1455077978243-0b32f1ed-e6a3'\tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>\u015a\u016bnya\/K\u016b: Live like the breeze (Sora\/K\u016b-no-y\u014dni-ikiru) (2025\/4K short movie\/9min\/Japanese)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Event title: \u201cCo-existing\u00a0&amp; Co-creating\u00a0Across\u00a0Time\u201d<br \/>\n\u6771\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u4f1d\u7d71\u601d\u60f3\u4ea4\u6d41\u300c\u6642\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u305f\u3000\u5171\u751f\u5171\u5275\u300d<br \/>\nVenue: Hibiya Library &amp; Museum<br \/>\nDate: 16th February 2025<br \/>\nOrganiser: Japan Asian Community Culture Cooperation Organization (JACCCO)<br \/>\nKeynote\u00a0Speaker:\u00a0Zen Master Nanrei Yokota\/Engakuji Temple<br \/>\nLecture &amp; Screening: Miro Ito with her cine-poetry \u201c\u015a\u016bnya\/K\u016b: Live like the breeze\u201d<br \/>\nModerator: Kiyoyuki Seguchi, Board member of JACCCO<br \/>\nPanel discussion: Yuji Miyamato\/Former\u00a0Japanese\u00a0Ambassador to China\u30fbDirector of\u00a0JACCCO, Zen Master Nanrei Yokota, Miro Ito<br \/>\nLanguage:\u00a0Japanese<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2316\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2316\" class=\" wp-image-2316\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0-724x1024.jpg 724w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0-768x1086.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/4ea7722f2ea98ef35f66cd277f60b4a0.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lecture and film-screening event, Tokyo\u2019s Hibiya Library and Museum&#8221;Co-existing &amp; Co-creating across Time and Space\u201d, hosted by the JACCCO\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-HDE679fok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Miro Ito films\/Conceived &amp; produced by <strong>Media Art League<br \/>\n<\/strong>Commissioned Work by Nara Prefecture Tourism Department<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Pilgrimage to Four Temples of Yamato 1300 years of venerable sacred sites in Japan (2024\/4K short movie\/17min\/English)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Title: Pilgrimage to Four Temples of Yamato 1300 years of venerable sacred sites in Japan<br \/>\nWhere kami deities and Buddhism cross paths with dragon adoration<br \/>\nHase-dera, Mur\u014d-ji, Oka-dera, Abe Monju-in Temples<br \/>\nPresented by Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nDirected, written and photographed by MIRO ITO<br \/>\nConceived and produced by MEDIA ART LEAGUE &amp; Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yYtwtKzzPKc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=14&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Asuka-Fujiwara\u2014Japan\u2019s Ancient Capitals Where the Ritsury\u014d System and Buddhist Culture First Flourished (2023\/4K short movie\/14.5min\/English)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p class=\"p1\">Presented by Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nDirected, written and photographed by MIRO ITO<br \/>\nConceived and produced by MEDIA ART LEAGUE &amp; Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: Kosaku Okabayashi, PhD, Deputy Director of the Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Photo permits by: Asuka Historical Museum + Department of Imperial Palace Sites Investigations (Asuka\/Fujiwara Division)\/Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties; The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture; Nara Prefecture Complex of Man\u2019yo Culture (Man\u2019yo Museum); Asuka Village Board of Education; Kashihara City Board of Education; Yakushi-ji Temple, Daian-ji Temple; Asuka-dera Temple; Agency of Cultural\u00a0 Affairs of Japan; Nara National Museum; The Yomiuri Shimbun; Imperial House Hold Agency\/Unebi Imperial Mausoleum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_2050\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/asuka-fujiwara_film_by_miroito_W750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2050\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/asuka-fujiwara_film_by_miroito_W750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/asuka-fujiwara_film_by_miroito_W750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/asuka-fujiwara_film_by_miroito_W750-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Asuka-Fujiwara\u2014Japan\u2019s Ancient Capitals Where the Ritsury\u014d System and Buddhist Culture First Flourished&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Prince Sh\u014dtoku: A Beacon of East-Asian Wisdom and Aesthetics, Shining from Antiquity to the Future (2022\/4K short movie\/13.5min\/English)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Presented by Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nDirected, written and photographed by MIRO ITO<br \/>\nConceived and produced by MEDIA ART LEAGUE &amp; Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<p>Photo permits by: H\u014dry\u016b-ji; Ch\u016bg\u016b-ji; H\u014drin-ji; H\u014dki-ji; Asuka-dere; Tachibana-dera Temples, Tokyo National Museum, The Yomiuri Shimbun<br \/>\nPerforming artist by Kasuga-Taisha Nanto-Gakuso<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_2351\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2351\" class=\" wp-image-2351\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_4_by_miroito_w750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_4_by_miroito_w750-1.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/short_movie_prince-shotoku_eng_4_by_miroito_w750-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Prince Sh\u014dtoku: A Beacon of East-Asian Wisdom and Aesthetics, Shining from Antiquity to the Future&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p>Miro Ito films\/Conceived &amp; produced by <strong>Media Art League<br \/>\n<\/strong>Commissioned Work by Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan&#8217;s cluster project<br \/>\nPresented by Ikasu-Nara Regional Council<br \/>\nOnline presentation on YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RjSWEDzltIU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RjSWEDzltIU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Nara, Japan\u2019s first imperial capital and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road \u2013 a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition (2021\/33 mins\/English)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p class=\"p1\">Directed, written and photographed by MIRO ITO<br \/>\nConceived and produced by MEDIA ART LEAGUE e<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<p>Photo permits by H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple, Yakushi-ji Temple, T\u014ddai-ji Temple, T\u014dsh\u014ddai-ij Temple, Saidai-ji Temple, K\u014dfuku-ji Temple, Kasuga-Taisha Shrine<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: Kosei Morimoto, PhD, Abbot Emeritus of T\u014ddai-ji Temple<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_1691\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/en_nara_film_by_miroito_H750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1691\" class=\" wp-image-1691\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/en_nara_film_by_miroito_H750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/en_nara_film_by_miroito_H750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/en_nara_film_by_miroito_H750-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/en_nara_film_by_miroito_H750-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cinepoetry: Nara, Japan\u2019s First Imperial Capital and Eastern Terminus of the Silk Road (Miro Ito film, presented by Ikasu-Nara Regional Council)<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>The Four Heavenly Kings \u2013 Magnificent Figures Epitomising Valour at the T\u014ddai-ji, T\u014dsh\u014ddai-ji, Daian-ji and K\u014dfuku-ji Temples in Nara: Japanese National Treasures from the Tenpy\u014d to the Kamakura Era (2021\/20 mins\/Japanese)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>Commissioned Work by Nara Prefecture<br \/>\nPresented by Nara Prefecture (2021)<br \/>\nDirected, written and photographed by MIRO ITO<br \/>\nConceived and produced by MEDIA ART LEAGUE<br \/>\nEnglish Editor: Andreas Boettcher<br \/>\nLanguage: Japanese<br \/>\nPhoto permits by T\u014ddai-ji, T\u014dsh\u014ddai-ij, Daian-ji and K\u014dfuku-ji Temples<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: Kosei Morimoto, PhD, Abbot Emeritus of T\u014ddai-ji Temple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_1683\" style=\"width: 761px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1683\" class=\" wp-image-1683\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy-1024x531.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy-300x155.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy-768x398.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy-1536x796.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/kofukuji-chukondo-shitennno-by-miroito-copy.jpg 1872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Four Heavenly Kings curved by Unkei, Chukond\u014d Hall, K\u014dfukuji Temple, 12th century, National Treasure of Japan (c) Photographs by Miro Ito<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Gigaku: Roads of Masks (7.5 mins\/Japanese\/English)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong><em>\u2212 <\/em><em>Gigaku: Roads of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commissioned Work by the T\u014ddai-ji Temple<br \/>\nA Miro Ito Film\/Produced &amp; conceived by <strong>Media Art League<\/strong><br \/>\nPresented by T\u014ddai-ji Museum (2011)<br \/>\nLanguages: Japanese\/English<\/p>\n<p>Performers: Mannojo Nomura V, ACT.JT, Ethnos<br \/>\nGigaku masks: Collection of T\u014ddai-ji Temple (Important Cultural Properties of Japan\/Nara Period)<br \/>\nShinGigaku masks (produced by Mannojo Nomura V)<br \/>\nMusic: Sukeyasu Shiba (Gigaku Gy\u014dd\u014d-ranj\u014d, Gigaku Karura)<br \/>\nEditorial consultant: Kan\u2019ichi Kasagi, Art &amp; Music Director of Nantogakuso Gagaku Troupe<br \/>\nEnglish editor: Andreas Boettcher<br \/>\nEditor\/CG Creator: Yusuke Shigeta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_1740\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_film2_2_W750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1740\" class=\" wp-image-1740\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_film2_2_W750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_film2_2_W750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_film2_2_W750-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Gigaku: Road of Masks&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Life of Masks \u2212 Bugaku: Kasuga-Taisha Shrine and Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival (11 mins\/Japanese)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong><em>\u2212<\/em><em> Life of Masks \u2212 Bugaku: Kasuga-Taisha Shrine and Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival <\/em>(11 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presented by Canon EXPO Tokyo 2010, Nara Prefecture (Association for Commemorative Events of the<br \/>\n1300th Anniversary of Nara Heij\u014d- ky\u014d)<br \/>\nLanguages: Japanese<br \/>\nEditorial Consultant: Kan\u2019ichi Kasagi (Art &amp; Music Director of Nanto-gakuso Gagaku Troupe)<br \/>\nMusic &amp; Performing Arts: Nantogakuso Gagaku Troupe<br \/>\nEditor\/CG Creator: Yusuke Shigeta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_1741\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_films2_3_W750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1741\" class=\" wp-image-1741\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_films2_3_W750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_films2_3_W750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_films2_3_W750-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from &#8220;Life of Masks: Bugaku at Kasuga-Taisha and Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>The Great Buddha Lives!  (7 mins\/Japanese)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong><em>\u2212 <\/em><em>The Great Buddha Lives!\u00a0 <\/em>(7 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presented by Canon EXPO Tokyo 2010, Nara Prefecture\uff08Association for Commemorative Events of the 1300th Anniversary of Nara Heij\u014d- ky\u014d)<br \/>\nLanguages: Japanese<br \/>\nEditor-at-Large: T\u014ddai-ji Temple<br \/>\nMusic Composer: Yasuhiro Morinaga<br \/>\nEditor\/CG Creator: Yusuke Shigeta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/film3_1_W750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1750\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/film3_1_W750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/film3_1_W750.jpg 752w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/film3_1_W750-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/film3_1_W750-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>List of Screening Venues (2010-2026)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>\u30fc <em>The Historical Significance of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple and Prince Sh\u014dtoku <\/em> (by Miro Ito), installation on the exhibition site, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca, March to June 2026<\/p>\n<p>\u30fc Exhibition\u2212affiliated lecture &amp; screening:\u00a0 Two Sages of Japan: Prince Shotoku and Emperor Shomu by Miro Ito, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, University of Salamanca, March 2026 (Spain)<\/p>\n<p>\u30fc <em>Co-existing &amp; Co-creating Across Time <\/em> (hosted by JACCCO), Hibiya Library &amp; Museum, February 2025 (Tokyo, Japan)<br \/>\nKeynote speaker with Zen Master Nanrei Yokota<br \/>\nMiro Ito&#8217;s presentation: <em>\u015a\u016bnya\/K\u016b: Live like the breeze (Sora\/K\u016b-no-y\u014dni-ikiru) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u30fc <em>The Secret Saga Linking Nara to the Silk Road \u2014 with a Special Focus on Sogdian Culture <\/em> (Lecture by Miro Ito), Nara Palace Site Historical Park, January 2025 (Japan)<br \/>\nFilm shorts (16 mins): Heij\u014d Palace Site and Five Nearby Temples \u2014 Eastern Terminus of the Silk Roads<\/p>\n<p>\u30fc <em>Co-existing &amp; Co-creating Across Time <\/em> (hosted by JACCCO), Hibiya Library &amp; Museum, February 2025 (Tokyo, Japan)<br \/>\nKeynote speaker with Zen Master Nanrei Yokota<br \/>\nMiro Ito&#8217;s talk &amp; screening: <em>The Great Buddha Lives!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Asuka-Fujiwara \u2013 Japan\u2019s ancient capitals where \u00a0the Ritsury\u014d System and Buddhist Culture first flourished in Japan<\/em> was screened with Miro Ito\u2019s five part lecture series at the Nara Palace Site Historical Park, August 2023 &#8211; February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212\u00a0<em>Prince Sh\u014dtoku: A Beacon of East-Asian Wisdom and Aesthetics, Shining from Antiquity to the Future\u00a0<\/em>was shown at Miro Ito\u2019s lecture, presented by The Industry Club of Tokyo, February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Nara, Japan\u2019s first imperial capital and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road \u2013 a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition <\/em>(33 mins) was presented at the exhibition co-organised by Nara Prefecture and Tsinghua University to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the normalisation of postwar Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations at the Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing\u2014as an integral part of the <em>Sense for Beauty Across Two Countries: Cultural Exchanges Between Japan and China During the Han and Tang Dynasti<\/em><em>e<\/em>s exhibition\u2014September to December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212\u00a0<em>Nara, Japan\u2019s first imperial capital and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road \u2013 a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition\u00a0<\/em>(33 mins) and\u00a0\u00a0<em>The Great Buddha Lives!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(7 mins) were shown at Miro Ito\u2019s lecture,\u00a0<em>Two Sages of Japan: Prince Sh\u014dtoku and Emperor Sh\u014dmu<\/em>, held by Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan and Nara Prefecture, Nara, October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Nara, Japan\u2019s first imperial capital and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road \u2013 a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition\u00a0<\/em>(33 mins) was shown at the event entitled <em>Nara &#8211; a cultural corridor to 1400 years of spiritual tradition<\/em>, held Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan and Nara Prefecture, Nara, February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins) was shown at Miro Ito&#8217;s lecture, presented by Nara Prefecture, Jan.-Feb. 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Four Heavenly Kings \u2013 Magnificent Figures Epitomising Valour at the Todai-ji, Toshodai-ji, Daian-ji and Kofuku-ji Temples in Nara<\/em> (20 mins) was shown at the Four Heavenly Kings Symposium, during the Nara Otateyama Festival, January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins) was shown at the Nara Silk Road Symposium 2019 in Nara, during Miro Ito&#8217; engagement as a panelist, held by the Cultural Agency of Japan; <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; <\/span>Nara Prefecture, Nara, October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins) was shown at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis, during Miro Ito&#8217;s speaking engagement at the opening event, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light<\/em>, held by the Embassy of Japan in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 min.) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins)\u00a0 were shown as video installations\u00a0 at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, during the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, Jan.-Feb. 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins) were shown at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, during the affiliated lecture, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light, <\/em>held by \u00a0the Embassy of Japan in Greece, January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins)\u00a0 were shown as video installations\u00a0 at the National Museum of World Cultures in Mexico City, during the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, Nov.-Dec. 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins) \u00a0were shown at the Consulate General of\u00a0 Japan in Chicago, during the <em>Artist\u2019s Talk<\/em>, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Signs of the Intangible<\/em>, November 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins) \u00a0were shown at the National Museum of World Cultures in Mexico City, during the affiliated lecture, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light<\/em>, held by the Japan Foundation, Mexico, November 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives! <\/em>(7 mins) and\u00a0 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins) were shown at the Centro Cultural Correios Rio de Janeiro as part of Month of Japan (M\u00eas do Jap\u00e3o), during Miro Ito&#8217;s speaking engagement \u00a0for the opening event, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, held by the Consulate General of Rio de Janeiro, July 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins) \u00a0were shown at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (Toronto), during the <em>Artist\u2019s Talk<\/em>, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Signs of the Intangible<\/em>, June 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives! <\/em>(7 mins) and\u00a0 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins) \u00a0were shown at the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives! <\/em>(7 mins) were shown as a video installation at the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, Japan Foundation, Toronto, March -June 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives! <\/em>(7 mins) and\u00a0 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks<\/em> (7.5 mins) <em>\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 min.) \u00a0were shown at the Japan Foundation, Toronto, during the <em>Artist\u2019s Talk<\/em>, accompanying the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) and <em>Life of Masks&#8211;Bugaku at Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival<\/em> (11 mins)\u00a0 \u00a0were shown as video installations at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg during the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, November 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives! <\/em>(7 mins) was shown at the T\u014ddaiji Museum (2011-2012).<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Gigaku: Road of Masks <\/em>(7.5 mins) (Written, photographed and directed by Miro Ito, Editorial supervision: T\u014ddaiji Temple, Music: Sukeyasu Shiba) was shown at the T\u014ddaiji Museum\u00a0 (2012-2013).<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>The Great Buddha Lives!<\/em> (7 mins) was shown at the T\u014ddaiji Temple Cultural Center, 2010 (as part of <em>The 7th Great Buddha Symposium<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 Commemorative Event of 1300th Anniversary of Heij\u014d-kyo (Nara), Japan\u2019s 1st Imperial Capital + Canon EXPO, Tokyo, 2010.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Great Buddha Lives!<\/em> (7 mins) (Written, photographed and directed by Miro Ito, Editorial supervision: T\u014ddaiji Temple, Music by 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Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conceived &amp; Produced by <strong>Media Art League<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p>Photo Art &amp; text by Miro Ito<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>&#x1f538; <\/b><strong>Global Touring exhibition series: <\/strong><em><strong>The Historical Significance of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple and Prince Sh\u014dtoku<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Her latest project explores the historical significance of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple, Japan\u2019s first UNESCO World Heritages site with the world&#8217;s oldest wooden building as a testament to East-West exchanges in ancient times along the Silk Roads, through extremely rare photographic and artistic materials. <span style=\"color: #000000\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The H<\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u014d<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ry<\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u016b<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">-ji&#8217;s<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">invaluable\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">collection of Buddhist art,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">that includes<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">numerous National Treasures and designated cultural\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">property that epitomise<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">the cultural zenith of East Asia during the 7th century (the Asuka period).<\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2228\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2228\" class=\" wp-image-2228\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Cartel-Exposicion_miroito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Cartel-Exposicion_miroito.jpg 595w, 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\/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By offering a glimpse into the art and traditions of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple, which inherited the finest cultural artefacts of East Asia via the Silk Roads, the exhibition aims to shed light on the spirit of harmony <span class=\"s1\">espoused<\/span> by Prince Sh\u014dtoku in his<em> Seventeen-Article Constitution<\/em> (604), and shared wisdom of East Asia, culminating in a fusion of Confucianism and Buddhism. In today&#8217;s increasingly fragmented world, the significance of this wisdom from 1,400 years ago is a resounding appeal for our present and our future.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2239\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2239\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2239\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-298x300.jpg 298w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-768x774.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-1523x1536.jpg 1523w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroito_horyuji-exhibition_brochure2_2small-2031x2048.jpg 2031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prospectus: La importancia hist\u00f3rica del templo H\u014dry\u016b-ji y el pr\u00edncipe Sh\u014dtoku<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The overseas premiere of the exhibition <strong><em>The Historical Significance of <span class=\"s2\">H\u014dry\u016b-ji<\/span> Temple and Prince Sh<span class=\"s2\">\u014d<\/span>toku<\/em><\/strong> launched during <strong><em>The 25<span class=\"s3\">th<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">Salamanca Cultural <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Week of Japan<\/span><\/em><\/strong> (Spain) at the University of Salamanca\u2019s Spanish Japanese Cultural Center (Centro <span class=\"s1\">Cultural Hispano Japo<\/span>\u00e9s) in March 2026 before touring the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Global Touring exhibition series: <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Media Art League\u2019s ongoing globally touring exhibition, short-film screening &amp; lecture series entitled Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of T\u014ddai-ji Temple are currently presented at its 13th venue of the 11th country: Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center (University of Salamanca (Spain) from 29th Sept. to 18th Dec in 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2572\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2572\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2572\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poster_salamaca_camio-de-luz-y-esperanza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poster_salamaca_camio-de-luz-y-esperanza.jpg 599w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poster_salamaca_camio-de-luz-y-esperanza-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple, Nara&#8221; at Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center, Salamanca (Spain)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1027\" style=\"width: 866px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1027\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/JapanF_Todaiji_FINAL_LOWResTRIM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"856\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/JapanF_Todaiji_FINAL_LOWResTRIM-1.jpg 856w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/JapanF_Todaiji_FINAL_LOWResTRIM-1-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/JapanF_Todaiji_FINAL_LOWResTRIM-1-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple, Nara&#8221;at the Japan Foundation, Toronto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><em>Road of Light and Hop<\/em>e<\/strong> has already been shown at 12 venues of 10 countries between 2016 and 2019.\u00a0 Supported by Japan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and overseas Embassies\/Consulates, <strong><em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em><\/strong> launched at United Nations Headquarters (New York) in 2016, followed by exhibitions, speaking engagements and film screenings as integral parts of Japan\u2019s commemorative ceremonies and events abroad in renowned venues such as: Ikuo Hirayama International Caravanserai of Cultures (Tashkent); The Council of Europe and Lieu d\u2019 Europe (Strasbourg); Japan Foundation (Toronto) and Consulate General of Japan in Chicago; Rio de Janeiro Post Office Cultural Center for Japan Month; National Museum of World Cultures (Mexico City); <span class=\"s2\">Byzantine and Christian Museum (Athens); Bardo <\/span>National Museum <span class=\"s3\">(Tunis); Nara Palace Historical Park; <\/span>Centro Cultural Peruano Japon<span class=\"s4\">\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"s3\">s<\/span> (Lima).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_963\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\" wp-image-963\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/strasbourg_road_of_light_and_hope_at_COE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/strasbourg_road_of_light_and_hope_at_COE.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/strasbourg_road_of_light_and_hope_at_COE-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exhibition: &#8220;Road of Light and Hope&#8221; at the Council of Europe (Co-organized by Consulate General of Japan in Strasbourg, Media Art League, Japan Camera Industry Institute)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/invitacion-MIRO-ITO-241019-2crop_W1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1909\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/invitacion-MIRO-ITO-241019-2crop_W1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/invitacion-MIRO-ITO-241019-2crop_W1000.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/invitacion-MIRO-ITO-241019-2crop_W1000-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/invitacion-MIRO-ITO-241019-2crop_W1000-768x654.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To highlight the crossroads of aesthetic art exchanges between East and West, the selected cultural treasures are Buddhist sculpture masterpieces (incl. Gigaku masks) from the 8th century of the T\u014ddai-ji Temple as well as the 12th century Bugaku masks of the Kasuga-Taisha Shrine; both sites are part of the <em>UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1381\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1381\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1381\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/mes_do_japao2_l-1024x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/mes_do_japao2_l-1024x468.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/mes_do_japao2_l-300x137.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/mes_do_japao2_l-768x351.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/mes_do_japao2_l.jpg 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Road of Light and Hope&#8221; as part of &#8220;Japan Month (M\u00eas do Jap\u00e3o 2018) &#8220;, Rio de Janeiro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The core message of this project is the shared ancient Eurasian wisdom which arrived in Japan 1300 years ago via the Silk Roads and still survives to this day in the form of art. The project\u2019s purpose is to present this Eurasian trail where beauty and wisdom interacted as both a <em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em> and the <em>Road of the Vairocana Buddha\u2019s introduction to Japan<\/em>, where an all-inclusive vision\u2014in which everyone is a part of everything and all is interconnected\u2014emerged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#x1f538;<\/em>Global Touring exhibition series:\u00a0<em>Signs of the Intangible<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1907\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/poster_signs_of_the_intangible_toronto_2018June7_H1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1907\" class=\" wp-image-1907\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/poster_signs_of_the_intangible_toronto_2018June7_H1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/poster_signs_of_the_intangible_toronto_2018June7_H1000.jpg 706w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/poster_signs_of_the_intangible_toronto_2018June7_H1000-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Signs of the Intangible<\/em>, Japanese Canadian Culture Centre, Toronto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ito\u2019s othe<span class=\"s1\">r ongoing<\/span> series of integrated exhibition, short-film screenings &amp; lecture\u2014<strong><em>Signs of the Intangibl<\/em>e<\/strong>\u2014showcases Japan\u2019s visual mind-and-body-unity culture, with its 14 centuries long history, from a unique perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With its eponymous print edition published in January 2023, it continues to circle the globe\u2014accompanied by three of Ito\u2019s short films on Gigaku and Bugaku as well as <em>The Origins of the Noh Theatre: a Cosmos Named Okina<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The exhibition was presented both in Toronto and Chicago\u2014before the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014at Toronto\u2019s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) as well as at Chicago\u2019s Japanese Consulate-General\u2014in conjunction with a lecture series at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Northwestern University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Initially, part of this series was shown at the NY Public Library for Performing Arts (Lincoln Center) under the title: Men at Dance \u2014 from Noh to Butoh: Japanese Performing Arts, Past and Present in 2007\/2008: a tie-in exhibition to the 2007 NY Butoh Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_515\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-515\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\" wp-image-515\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200.jpg\" alt=\"Invitation card: &quot;Men at Dance -- from Noh to Butoh&quot; at Lincoln Center, NY\" width=\"571\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200-300x236.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200-768x603.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/men_at_dance_W1200-1024x804.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a0Men at Dance &#8212; from Noh to Butoh<\/em> at Lincoln Center, NY<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>Signs of the Intangible<\/strong><\/em> has been established as a more extensive exhibition &amp; screening series, introducing the origins of the performing arts tradition surviving in Japan for fourteen centuries as dedicatory performances: from Gigaku, Bugaku to Noh up to\u2014and including\u2014 contemporary Butoh.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1466\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/lecture_flyer_miroito_NW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"887\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/lecture_flyer_miroito_NW.png 604w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/lecture_flyer_miroito_NW-193x300.png 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Representative Photo Exhibitions\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong>&#x1f536;Representative Photo Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple<\/em>, 29th September to 18th December 2026, Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center (Centro <span class=\"s1\">Cultural Hispano Japon<\/span>\u00e9s)\/University of Salamanca (Organised by: Centro <span class=\"s1\">Cultural Hispano Japon<\/span>\u00e9s; co-organised by Media Art League and Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorsed by Embassy of Japan in Spain and Japan Foundation, Madrid).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8211;\u00a0 The Historical significance of H\u014dry\u016b-ji Temple and Prince Sh\u014dtoku<\/em>, 16th March to 19th June 2026,\u00a0 Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center (Centro <span class=\"s1\">Cultural Hispano Japon<\/span>\u00e9s)\/University of Salamanca in commemoration of the 25th Salamanca Cultural Week of Japan (Organised by: Centro <span class=\"s1\">Cultural Hispano Japon<\/span>\u00e9s; co-organised by Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative and Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorsed by Embassy of Japan in Spain and Japan Foundation, Madrid).<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Peru<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: Photo Exhibition of National Treasures and Important Cultural Property of Japan, <\/em>November 2019, Asociacion Peruano Japonesa in commemoration of the 120th -year history of Japanese Immigration to Peru (co-organised by: Embassy of Japan in Peru, Asociacion Peruano Japonesa, Media Art League, Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorsed by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Tunisia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: A Voyage of Hellenism to Japan- Photographs and Text by Miro Ito<\/em>, the <span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Bardo National Museum, Tunis, September &#8211; October, 2019, commemorating the 50- years of the Japanese Embassy in Tunisia (co-organised by: Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bardo National Museum, Embassy of Japan in Tunisia, Japan Camera Industry Institute and Media Art League; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: A Voyage of Hellenism to Japan- Photographs and Text by Miro Ito<\/em>, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, January -February 2019, as the kick-off of the commemorative event of the 120th anniversary of Greece-Japan diplomatic ties, Athens (co-organised by the Embassy of Japan in Greece\/Byzantine and Christian Museum\/Japan Camera Industry Institute \/Media Art League; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple &#8211; Photographs by Miro Ito,<\/em> the National Museum of World Culture, November -December 2018,\u00a0 as the commemorative event of the 140th anniversary of Mexico-Japan diplomatic relations, Mexico City (co-organised by the Japan Foundation Mexico City\/Mexican Ministry of Cultures\/Media Art League\/Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Japan &#8211; Photographs by Miro Ito<\/em>, the Centro Cultural Correios Rio de Janeiro as part of Month of Japan (<em>M\u00eas do Jap\u00e3o<\/em>), 4th -29th July 2018, in commemoration of the 110th-year history of Japanese Immigration to Brazil (co-organised by the Consulate General of Japan, Rio de Janeiro\/Japan Foundation\/Instituto Cultural Brasil-Jap\u00e3o (ICBJ)\/ Media Art League\/Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1399\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao1s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1399\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao1s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao1s.jpg 850w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao1s-300x137.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao1s-768x351.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>M\u00eas do Jap\u00e3o<\/em> (Japan Month), Rio de Janeiro 2018\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Signs of the Intangible: Bodyscapes of Japan\u2019s 1400 Years of Performing Arts<\/em>, May-June 2018 in commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of Japan-Canada Diplomatic Relations (co-organised by: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto\/Media Art League\/Japan Camera Industry Institute, supported by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1769 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhibitions_2_750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhibitions_2_750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhibitions_2_750-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhibitions_2_750-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Signs of the Intangible<\/em>, Japanese Canadian Culture Centre, Toronto<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Road of Light and Hope: National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple, Nara &#8211; Photographs by Miro Ito<\/em>, March &#8211; June 2017, co-organised by the Japan Foundation, Toronto\/Media Art League\/Japan Camera Industry Institute<em>\/<\/em>Japan Foundation, Toronto).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Totonto-exhibition.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1064 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Totonto-exhibition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Totonto-exhibition.jpg 606w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Totonto-exhibition-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><em>\u2013 Signs of the Intangible: Bodyscapes of Japan\u2019s 1400 Years of Performing Arts<\/em>,\u00a0 <\/i>Japan Information Center\/Consulate General of Japan, ChicagoNovember 2018\u00a0 (co-organised by: Consulate General of Japan, Chicago<em>\/<\/em>Media Art League<em>\/ <\/em>Japan Camera Industry Institute; endorced by National Federation of UNESCO in Japan).<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8211; Road of Light and Hope -National Treasures of Todai-ji Temple, Nara<\/i>, Japan Information Center\/Consulate General of Japan, Chicago, November 2017 in commemoration of its 120-year history (co-organised by: Consulate General of Japan, Chicago<em>\/<\/em>Media Art League<em>\/ <\/em>Japan Camera Industry Institute) .<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Road of Light and Hope: <\/em><i>Cosmopolitanism Embodied in the Vairocana Buddha of the T\u00f4dai-ji Temple &#8211; Photo Exhibition of National Treasures of Japan<\/i>, UN Headquarters, New York, on occasion of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2016 (co-organised by: Permanent Mission of Japan to the U.N., Media Art League Japan Camera Industry Institute).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <i>Men at Dance &#8211; From Noh to Butoh: Japanese Performing Arts, Past and Present, <\/i>\u00a0New York Public Library for Performing Arts, Lincoln Center (2007 &#8211; 2008) as tie-in exhibition to the 2007 NY Butoh Festival (supported by Consulate General of Japan in New York).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Road of Light and Hope (Photo exhibition of National Treasures and Important Cultural Property of Japan)<\/em>, co-organised by the Council General of Japan in Strasbourg \/Media Art League \/ Japan Camera Industry Institute, the Council of Europe + Le lieu d&#8217;Europe, Strasbourg, 2016).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1407\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\" wp-image-1407\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ZC9S2058_1000x1500new.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Road of Light and Hope<\/em>, the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Uzbekistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Road of Light and Hope: The Eternal\u00a0Cosmopolitanism Weaving Along the Silk Road\u00a0<\/em><em>(Photo exhibition of National Treasures and Important Cultural Property of Japan)<\/em>, co-organized by the Academy of the Arts of Uzbekistan \/ Japan Camera Industry Institute,\u00a0the International Caravanserai of Cultures of Ikuo Hirayama, Tashkent, 2016).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Road of Light and Hope: A Voyage of Hellenism to Japan via the Silk Road, <\/em>Izanaikan Hall of Heijo Palace (Nara Imperial Palace) as the kick-off event of the Nara Silk Road Symposium, November 2019,<br \/>\n(co-organised by: Ministry of Land, Transportation and Infrastructure, Nara Prefecture, Media Art League, Japan Camera Industry Institute)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Road of Light: Ancient Route of Prayer and Dedicatory Arts in Asia<\/em>, Canon EXPO, Tokyo, November 2010.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Masks, Performance, Life&#8217;s Energy: Visitor from Past and Future<\/em> &#8211; featuring Mannojo Nomura on the 1st anniversary of his death, Canon S Tower, Tokyo, and two other venues, June 2005.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Mannojo Nomura&#8217;s NipponGaku -Traditional Japanese Dance and Performance<\/em>, Japan Camera Industry Institute (joint exhibition series with Mayumi Moriyama, Chairperson of JCII, &amp; Japanese Minister of Justice [2001 \u2013 03], Minister of Education [1992-93]), Tokyo, June 2004.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Monochrome Digital Bodyscapes<\/em>, Canon Salon (Tokyo \/ Osaka \/ Nagoya), 2003.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_808\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-808\" class=\" wp-image-808\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"test-patches by 66b\/cell (&quot;Monochrome Digital Bodyscapes&quot; by Miro Ito)\" width=\"651\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1-1024x706.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1-768x529.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/66bcell-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>test-patches<\/em> by 66b\/cell<br \/>(&#8220;Monochrome Digital Bodyscapes&#8221; by Miro Ito)\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8211; Mannojo Nomura&#8217;s Mask Road<\/em>, Japan Camera Industry Institute (same as above), Tokyo, June 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f538;Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Butoh : Encounter with the Flower Named Body<\/em>, Japanese Culture Week in Frankfurt,Germany, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f536;Representative International Group Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Dedication of Flowers (Kenka)<\/em>\u00a0exhibition by 15 Japanese and U.S. women photographers in commemoration of the Heisei Restoration of the Kond\u014d of T\u014dsh\u014ddaiji Temple\u201d, Tokyo National Museum, 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>&#x1f536;Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York Public Library for Performing Arts, Japan Camera Industry Institute (JCII), \u00a0T\u014ddaiji Museum, Kasuga-taisha Kokuhoukan Treasure House<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Academic Lectures\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong>&#x1f536; Representative Academic Lectures &amp; Symposia<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 13\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><em>Two Sages of Japan: Prince Sh\u014dtoku and Emperor Sh\u014dmu<\/em>\u00a0by Miro Ito<\/span> (The Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center\/University of Salamanca), March 2026 (Spain)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><em>\u2022 Co-existing &amp; Co-creating Across Time<\/em> by Miro Ito<\/span> (The Spanish-Japanese Cultural Center\/University of Salamanca), March 2026 (Spain)<\/p>\n<p>\u2212 <em>Ancient Nara \u2014 A Tale of Three Cities: Asuka-ky\u014d\/Fujiwara-ky\u014d\/Heijo-ky\u014d\u00a0 <\/em>(5 part lecture series) at the Nara Palace Site Historical Park from August 2023 to February 2024 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><em>Two Sages of Japan: Prince Sh\u014dtoku and Emperor Sh\u014dmu<\/em>\u00a0by Miro Ito<\/span> (hosted by The Industry Club of Japan), February 2022 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Sacred Beginnings:\u00a0The Story of the Four Temples of Yamato<\/em><em>\u2014<\/em><em>Flowers,\u00a0<\/em><em>Buddhist Statues and Events\u00a0<\/em>at the Man\u2019yo Museum in Nara (held by Nara Prefecture), October 2022 (Japan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 13\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>&#8211; <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><em>Two Sages of Japan: Prince Sh\u014dtoku and Emperor Sh\u014dmu<\/em> by Miro Ito: <\/span>As commemorative special lecture (held by Cultural Agency of Japan\/Nara Prefecture) of the <em>Nara <\/em><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><em>Chrysanthemum Doll Exhibition<\/em> (Japan), October 2021 (Japan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; <\/em>Participation as panelist to the <em>Nara Silk Road Symposium 2019<\/em><br \/>\n\uff08co-organized by Nara Prefecture; Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport &amp; Tourism of Japan\uff09<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; DNA of Japanese Traditional Architecture <\/em>by Miro Ito: As part of a photo exhibition,<em> Edo\/Tokyo \u2013 Seen through its edifices<\/em>\u00a0(JCII Collection)<br \/>\nConsulate-General of Japan (USA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Artist Talk<\/em> with two short film screenings, an affiliated program to the exhibition, Byzantine and Christian Museum, January 2019 (Greece)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em> El Arte como medio es un mensaje para la Universalidad. Camino de Luz y Esperanza: el sendero euroasiatico de la sabiduria<\/em>, Museum Library, Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo, Mexico City, November 2018 (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Signs of the Intangible <\/em>with two short film screenings, an affiliated lecture to the exhibition with the same title, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Northwestern University, November 2018 (USA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Affiliated lecture of the exhibition, <em>Road of Light and Hope: A Eurasian Trail of Wisdom<\/em> (<em>Caminho de Luz e Esperanca: A trilha eurasians da sabedoria<\/em>),\u00a0 Department of Japanese, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), July 2018 (Brazil)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>The Last of the Samurai<\/em>: \u00a0the Tokugawa Shogunate delegation and \u00a0the Iwakura Mission to the USA, a short lecture for the 150th anniversary of Meiji Restoration, Department of Asian Languages and Studies, Northwestern University, April 2018 (USA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Art as Media a Message for Universality<\/em>: presentation for <i>Visual and Material Perspectives on East Asia<\/i>, Department of Art History, University of Chicago, \u00a0November 2017 (USA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Affliated lecture: <i>Photography of T\u014ddaiji Sculptures: <\/i><i>Art as Media is a Message for Universality<\/i>, Arts &amp; Letters Hall, Department of Art History, DePaul University, Chicago, October 2017 (USA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <i>Artist Talk<\/i>, an affiliated event to the exhibition, <i>Road of Light and Hope,<\/i>\u00a0Japan Foundation, Toronto, May 2017 (Canada)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f536;Other Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lecture commemorating Ito\u2019s book publication (<em>Gokui de manabu Shashin gokoro by Film Art<\/em>), Yaesu Book Center, February 2012 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Creative lecture for designers and product design\u00a0staff of MAZDA, Mazda Research Center, 2003 (Japan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_2253\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2253\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2253\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small-1024x461.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small-300x135.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small-768x346.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small-1536x691.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/miroitos_lecture_20260317_small.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Commemorative lecture: &#8220;Two Sages of Japan: Prince Sh\u014dtoku and Emperor Sh\u014dmu (as part of a course at the University of Salamanca), March 2026<br \/>(Photo: Centro Cultural Hispano Japon\u00e9s, Universidad de Salamanca)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1168\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSCN8864-2s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1168\" class=\" wp-image-1168\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSCN8864-2s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSCN8864-2s.jpg 975w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSCN8864-2s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/DSCN8864-2s-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miro Ito&#8217;s lecture at University of Chicago, October 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#x1f536;<b>Historical Photo Exhibitions on Japanese Culture and Custom<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Collection from JCII \u00a0(Co-organised by Media Art League)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u2212 Edo\/Tokyo \u2013 Seen through its edifices<br \/>\n<\/em>Consulate-General of Japan (Chicago); Japan Fest, Chicago Cultural Center, April 2019 (Hosted by Consulate General of Japan, Chicago\/Presented by Japan Camera Industry Institute\/Co-organised by Media Art League).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhitions4_750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1797\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhitions4_750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhitions4_750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhitions4_750-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/en_exhitions4_750-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u2212 The LAST of the SAMURAI, <\/em>Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto, June-August 2018 in commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of Japan-Canada Diplomatic Relations (Hosted by Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto\/Presented by Japan Camera Industry Institute\/Co-organised by Media Art League).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1418\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\" wp-image-1418\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1-722x1024.jpg 722w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1-768x1089.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/poster_last_samurai_toronto_s-1.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The LAST of the SAMURAI&#8221;, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u2212 The LAST of the SAMURAI<\/em>, Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan, Chicago, April 2018 in commemoration of its 120-year history (Hosted by Consulate General of Japan, Chicago\/Presented by Japan Camera Industry Institute\/Co-organised by Media Art League).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Last Update: 29th September 2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"large-4 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div id='bookprojects' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 32px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid bar_red\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"shortcode_title main_font\">Book Projects<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Book Publications on Japanese Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f536;Solo Book Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong><em>&#8211;<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/japan-authentic-heritage-initiative.org\/en\/books-2\/\"><strong><em>Signs of the Intangible\u2014Body-mind-scapes of Japan&#8217;s 1400 Years of Performing Arts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conceived \uff06 Produced : Media Art League<\/p>\n<p>Edited by Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative<\/p>\n<p>Author: Miro Ito<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1945\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1945\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750-1024x700.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750-768x525.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/cover_signs_of_the_intangible_by_miroito_H750.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover: Signs of the Intangible (by MIRO ITO\uff09published by Media Art League<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Media Art League (publisher)\/Japan Authentic Heritage Initiative (editing) published its first art photo art book edition early 2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/japan-authentic-heritage-initiative.org\/en\/books-2\/\"><strong><em>Signs of the Intangible\u2014Body-mind-scapes of Japan&#8217;s 1400 Years of Performing Arts<\/em><\/strong><\/a> collects a series of photographs by photo-artist Miro Ito, presenting a visual history of Japan\u2019s 1400-year mind-and-body-unity culture from a unique perspective. The 106 photographs include new and unpublished works together with newly-written art essays by the author herself: it also serves as the catalogue for the eponymous international exhibition series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_513\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/kamon_0406_miroito.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\" wp-image-513\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/kamon_0406_miroito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/kamon_0406_miroito.jpg 917w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/kamon_0406_miroito-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/kamon_0406_miroito-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8221;Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests \u20131400 Years of Beauty &amp; Tradition&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>Conceived, Produced &amp; Edited: Media Art League<\/p>\n<p>Author: Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests: 1400 Years of Beauty &amp; Tradition<\/em> (<em>Nihon no Kamon to Seishi: Dentohbi to Keifu)<\/em>, Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing, 2013 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Photographer&#8217;s Bible: <\/em>(<em>Cutting-Edge Photography: Themes, Composition, Lighting &amp; Fine-tuning<\/em>)\u00a0(all text &amp; photos), Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing, 2012 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Heart of Photography: Rules and Aesthetics in Photography <\/em>(<em>Gokui de manabu Shashin gokoro<\/em>)\u00a0(all text &amp; photos), Film Art, 2011 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Encounter with the Fundamentals of Life in Nara <\/em>(<em>Kokorono Sumika Nara &#8211; Inochino Kongen Narumono to no Deai<\/em>)\u00a0(all text &amp; photos), Random House Kodansha, 2010 (Japan)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_522\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Manzairaku_Cover.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\" wp-image-522\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Manzairaku_Cover-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Manzairaku&quot; Conceived by Media Art League Photo &amp; Text by Miro Ito)\" width=\"375\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Manzairaku_Cover-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/Manzairaku_Cover.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Manzairaku<\/em><br \/>Conceived by Media Art League<br \/>Photo &amp; Text by Miro Ito<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Author: Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Miseru Shashinjjutsu <\/em>(<em>Enthralling Photography: Theme, Composition, Technique<\/em>)\u00a0(all text &amp; photos), selected for inclusion in The Japan Library Association\u2019s official reading list), MdN Corporation, 2007 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>ManzaiRaku: Mannojo Nomura + Miro Ito<\/em>\u00a0(photographs\/text by M. Ito), Nippon Camera, 2004 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>The Art of Photography in the Digital Era: Views on Photography in the future <\/em>(<em>Digital jidai no Shashinjutsu<\/em>) (co-authored), 2000 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f536;Catalogue Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Photographs and Haiku Poems dedicated to Ganjinwajo and Vairocana Buddha of T\u014dsh\u014ddaiji Temple<\/em>\/Catalogue Edition for \u201cDedication of Flowers\u201d exhibition, 2005 (Japan)<\/p>\n<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Representative Publications in Photography Specialty Magazines in Japan\/Europe (Japanese-culture related)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong>&#x1f536;Representative Publications in Photography Specialty Magazines in Japan\/Europe (Japanese-culture related)<\/strong><br \/>\n(except media related assignments)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Jan. 2012 (10 pp., Japan)<br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Jan. 2010 (7 pp., Japan)<br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Oct. 2008 (8 pp., Japan)<br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Nippon Camera<\/em>\/Dec. 2006 (4 pp., Japan)<br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Nippon Camera<\/em>\/Dec. 2004 (6 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u203bReference:\u300a<a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/publishing-education\/\">Publishing &amp; Educational Activities<\/a>\u300b<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"large-4 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div id='mediacoverage' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 32px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid bar_red\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"shortcode_title main_font\">Media Coverage<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Other Publications: Exhibitions, Portfolios, Interviews &amp; Book Reviews on Japanese Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f536;<strong>\u00a0Exhibition Related Publications<\/strong> (publication name\/issue\/title)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Le Temps (The Times)\/20th September 2019, Tunisia\/A Japanese photographer visits the Mediterranean: English translation\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong>Le Temps (<em>The Times <\/em>[Tunisia]) , 20th September 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1522px\" width=\"1105\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><strong>A Japanese photographer visits the Mediterranean<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><em>From among the art works exhibited in three museums, Miro Ito is proceeding to research Mediterranean influences that may have reached Japan and exchanges between East and West since antiquity. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A collection of fifty of her works are being exhibited on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Japan\u2019s embassy to Tunisia.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">The approach of photographer Miro Ito\u2019s is inscribed in her personal and aesthetic reading of Japanese spirituality, which she \u2014through her work\u2014 strives to demonstrate with vitality and universality. Often, this photographer seeks inspiration at the Todaiji Temple in Nara and thus more profoundly becomes enthralled by the irrefutable beauty of fascinating ancient statuary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">The fascination of ancient statuary<\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito looks to contribute to peace and the promotion of a certain form of perfection which might be ascetic, while closely linked to notions of light and hope. The approach of photographer Miro Ito\u2019s is inscribed in her personal and aesthetic reading of Japanese spirituality, which she \u2014through her work\u2014 strives to demonstrate with vitality and universality. Her journeys took her to Germany, North America as well as the Mediterranean where she became enthralled by the ancient statuary and masks of our distant heritage. Miro Ito found herself in Athens and then in Tunis to photograph ancient artifacts there while seeking the seeds of interculturality that provided links to Japanese traditions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">This approach resulted in a collection of fifty photos which will be exhibited at the Bardo Museum from 21st September to 5th October. Entitled \u201cRoad of Light and Hope\u201d, this collection evokes a symbolic route between spirituality, Japan and the Mediterranean. The collection is made up of photos of statues and masks, including Phoenician works exhibited at the Bardo Museum. It also includes works photographed at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and at the Todaiji Temple.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition suggests aesthetic crossings and constitutes a luminous ode to a pantheon from which arise, in their similarities and their differences, divine statues and masks from another age. This exhibition is organised for the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Embassy in Tunisia and many partners including the National Federation of UNESCO Associations of Japan are involved.<\/p>\n<p>The fascination of ancient statuary<\/p>\n<p>Invisible links between East and West<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certainly, the aesthetic carried by these photographs of <em>light and hope<\/em> is admirable in the capacity of this Japanese photographer to play with the details or to establish luminous dialectics between the gray and the gold of certain statues. A real immersion at the crossroads of two universes, one Mediterranean and the other Asian. Finally, this exhibition is only one of many aspects of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese embassy in Tunis being established.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Japan will be on this occasion the guest of honor of the <strong>Cinematographic Days of Carthage<\/strong>, We keenly await the visit to Tunisia of director Hiroshi Fugawara who will be one of the guests of honour at the festival. In addition, a concert of traditional Japanese music will close the musical October of Carthage, with the participation of Hideaki Tsuji and Keita Kamazashi, performers of shamisen and percussion respectively. For the occasion, the photographs of Miro Ito can be seen at the Bardo National Museum in this exhibition of fifty of her images and will offer a unique look not only at Japan but also at the invisible links and ties since the dawn of time between Eastern and Western cultures.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (Writer: Hatem)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2091\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200-1024x597.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/le_temps_tunisia_20sept2019_2s_W1200-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>metro<\/em> (July 5 2018, Brazil)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1429 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5-1024x749.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5-300x219.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5-768x562.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/metro_2018july5.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Rioshow: Os Destaques de Hoje (Rio Show: Today&#039;s Highlights (July 4 2018, Brazil)\/Japan Month\u2014Annals of the Land of the Rising Sun: English translation\u2014click here <\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><em><strong>Rioshow: Os Destaques de Hoje (Rio Show: Today&#8217;s Highlights<\/strong><\/em><strong> (July 4 2018, Rio de Janeiro\/Brazil)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 592px\" width=\"1053\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\">English translation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\"><strong>Rio show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Highlights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\">Japan Month<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annals of the Land of the Rising Sun<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\">Lugia Dias Andrade<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Ligia.andrade@oglobo.com.br\">Ligia.andrade@oglobo.com.br<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\">A series of admission-free attractions are being hosted in the Centro Cultural Correios (Cultural Centre of the Postal Service), as of today, to commemorate 110 years of Japanese immigration to Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Activities include exhibitions, film screenings and cultural workshops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"254\">Among the exhibitions, the highlight is \u201cRoad of Light and Hope: the Eurasian Trail of Wisdom \u2013 Connecting East and West, North and South\u201d by photographer Miro Ito, which brings together 50 rare photographic images on <em>washi<\/em> paper* of Buddha and National Treasures of the Todai-ji Temple in Nara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among the photos is one of the statue of the Great Buddha Vairocana (see photo), from 728 AD, a symbol of resilience for the Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>(*translator\u2019s note: images are printed on Japanese <em>washi <\/em>paper; instead of sheepskin (pergaminho).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1423 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento-1024x965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento-1024x965.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento-300x283.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento-768x723.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/SegundoCaderno_2018July4_Evento.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1445068117859\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>DNA(Les Dernieres Nouvelles d\u2019Alsace)\/Nov. 25, 2016, France\/Light and Hope&lt;em&gt;\u2014&lt;\/em&gt;A travers le regard de la photographe Miro Ito: French text with English translation\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong><em>DNA<\/em> (Nov. 25, 2016, France)<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/ExpositionPhotoMiroitoLieudEurope25112016_DNA19s.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Strasbourg<\/p>\n<p><strong>De la lumiere et de l\u2019espoir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Light and Hope<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A travers le regard de la photographe Miro Ito. DR<\/p>\n<p>Through the eyes of photographer Miro Ito. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>DR<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dans le cadre des celebrations du 20e anniveraire de l\u2019accession du Japon au statut d\u2019obervateur aupres du Consell de l\u2019Europe, le consulat du Japon a Strasbourg presente une exposition de photographies de Miro Ito au lieu d\u2019Europe. Route de la lumiere et de l\u2019espoir \u2013 illustration des influencees de la civilisation greco-romaine sur le Japon \u2013 part sur les traces des tres anciens echanges entre Orient et Occident.<\/p>\n<p><em>As part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Japan&#8217;s obtaining observer status at the Council of Europe, the Japanese consulate in Strasbourg presents an exhibition of photographs by Miro Ito at the Lieu d\u2019Europe*. Road of Light and Hope &#8211; illustration of the influences of the Greco-Roman civilization on Japan &#8211; follows in the footsteps of very ancient exchanges between East and West.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(*translator\u2019s note: <em>Lieu d\u2019Europe <\/em>is an exhibition pavilion belonging to the EU).<\/p>\n<p>Cette exposition se compose de phototraphies de statues et de masques conserves dans les temples de Nara, ainsi que de deux films, qui sont un tribut aux hommes de toutes ethnies et de toutes religions, qui ont a travers les si\u00e8cles contribue a l\u2019actuelle philosophie bouddhiste japonaise.<\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito est artiste, photographe, auteure et productice.<\/p>\n<p><em>This exhibition comprises photos of statues and masks preserved in the temples of Nara, as well as two films, which are a tribute to people of all ethnicities and all religions, who have contributed through the centuries to contemporary Japanese Buddhist philosophy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Miro Ito is an artist, photographer, author and producer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jusqu\u2019au 16 decembre, au Lieu d\u2019Europe, 8 rue Boecklin a Strasbourg. Ouvert du mardi au dimanceh de 10h a 19h. (tel) 03 88 52 85 00<\/p>\n<p><em>Until 16th December, at the <strong>Lieu d&#8217;Europe<\/strong>, 8 rue Boecklin, Strasbourg. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (tel) 03 88 52 85 00<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/ExpositionPhotoMiroitoLieudEurope25112016_DNA19_H1200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2084\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/ExpositionPhotoMiroitoLieudEurope25112016_DNA19_H1200-288x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"971\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Portfolio Publications<\/strong> (publication name\/issue\/title)<\/p>\n<p><em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Jan. 2012 (<em>Noh Performers<\/em>, 10 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0A Dance<\/em> (Ko Murobushi, by Alexander Barabanov, Jonathan Cape, London, 2011)<\/p>\n<p><em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Jan. 2010 (<em>Gang\u014dji Temple<\/em>, 7 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>Asahi Camera<\/em>\/Oct. 2008 (<em>T\u014ddaiji Temple<\/em>, 8 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>Commercial Photo<\/em>\/Dec.2007 (<em>Okina by Hodaka Komparu<\/em>, 2pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>Nippon Camera\/<\/em>Dec. 2006 (<em>Quick Silver<\/em>, 4 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>Nippon Camera<\/em>\/Dec. 2004 (<em>ManzaiRaku<\/em>, 6 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>Commercial Photo &#8211; Digital Printing Technology<\/em>\/ 2004 (<em>Monochrome Digital Bodyscpaes<\/em>, 3 pp., Japan)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_602\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"Shunie (February Ritual) of T\u014ddaiji Temple appeared in Miro Ito&apos;s portfolio in &quot;Asahi Camera&quot; (Japan)\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412-1024x643.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412-768x482.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/19d8a6e297b3f02660871a2c79774412.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shunie (February Ritual) of T\u014ddaiji Temple appeared in Miro Ito&#8217;s portfolio in Asahi Camera (Japan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Official Images<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official Poste \/Banner\/Flyer of <em>Month of Japan<\/em> (<em>M\u00eas do Jap\u00e3o<\/em>) 2018, Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao_image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1427 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao_image1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao_image1.jpg 656w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/mes_do_japao_image1-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Official Poster of <em>2007 New York Butoh Festival<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Official Poster of <em>2006 Venice Biennale<\/em> (Dance Section)<\/p>\n<p>Images of Ko Murobushi were used as official posters for several international dance festivals including Vienna, London, etc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_580\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\" wp-image-580\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200-695x1024.jpg 695w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200-768x1131.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/PSO3477_2_W1200.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NY Butoh Festival \u2212 Official Image<br \/>Photo: Miro Ito\/Butoh Dancer: Ko Murobushi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#x1f536;Interviews<\/strong>\u00a0(on Miro Ito\u2019s photo essay)<\/p>\n<p>Mainichi Newspaper (24 June 2010)<\/p>\n<p><em>Nara Shimbun Newspaper<\/em> (13 May 2010)<\/p>\n<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (23 March 2010): English translation\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>]Title: <em>Home of Life and Prayer Nara<\/em> (Book)<\/p>\n<p>Translated by Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito, photographer and author who has mainly been active in Europe and the United States, published her photo essay <i>Kokoro no sumika nara: inochino kongen narumono to no deai <\/i>(literally, <em>Haven of the Heart, Nara: Encounter with the fundamentals of life<\/em>) by Random House Kodansha (*1) price: JPY 1,905 (excl. tax).<\/p>\n<p>One of her images from a sequence of <i>butoh<\/i> performances was selected as official poster for the <i>2006 Venice Biennale \u2013 Dance Section<\/i>. While she has successfully been active overseas, she encountered the events of 9.11 in NYC. Immediately after that, she found the message expressed by Abbot Emeritus Shoen Hashimoto at his inaugural address dedicated to the Great Buddha: \u201cequality and solidarity\u201d and \u201ctolerance and perseverance\u201d on the internet and \u201cwas moved by the universal appeal of these words that transcend the diversity of religions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an endeavour to research Japan\u2019s rich spiritual culture, she temporary relocated there in 2004. While visiting Nara\u2019s shrines and temples and participating in its Buddhist rituals, she became convinced that this city is a haven of life and prayer preserving teachings of \u201cwhat it means to live and let live\u201d, where \u201cthe conviction that Nara is a haven of life and prayer preserving the teachings on what it means to live and let live\u201d, while visiting the city\u2019s shrines and temples and participating in its Buddhist rituals.<\/p>\n<p>The book includes some 40 photographs of the <em>Omizutori<\/em> (*2) ritual of Todaiji\u2019s Nigatsudo Hall, ceremonies of Toshodaiji as well as Gangoji Temple. Interviews with such prominent personages as Kosei Morimoto (Abbot Emeritus of Todaiji Temple) and Akio Okamoto (head priest of Kasuga-taisha Shrine) are also introduced.<\/p>\n<p>She is planning to publish her second book related to Nara and stated that she \u201cwants to tackle this as her life\u2019s work since the spiritual culture in Nara is the common heritage of all peoples.\u201d (by Yasuo Hayakawa, The Yomiuri Shimbun)<\/p>\n<p>Translator\u2019s note:<\/p>\n<p>*1) Random House Kodansha is now known as Takeda Random House since April 2010.<\/p>\n<p>*2) The formal name of Omizutori is Shunie (February Ritual).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Book Reviews<\/strong> (name of magazine\/issue\/title)<\/p>\n<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Weekly Toyo Keizai\/20 June 2010\/Haven of the Heart: Nara\u2014Author Miro Ito: English translation\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p><strong>&#x1f536;<\/strong>Haven of the Heart: Nara\u00a0 Author: Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>Translated by Andreas Boettcher<\/p>\n<p>Author Miro Ito\u2019s photographs strike a chord close to the core of Japan\u2019s religions that permeates the historic strata of Nara\u2019s temples and shrines; each of her images has an atmosphere that seems to make the existence of deities tangible.<\/p>\n<p>These are highly artistic images worthy of large <i>coffee-table<\/i> <i>books<\/i>. However, in keeping with the author\u2019s desire of making this volume accessible to a wider audience, it is put together in regular-sized photo-essay format. Nonetheless, the impact of the photographs is not lost, vividly conveying the author\u2019s impressions of \u201cthe haven of the heart, Nara\u201d. A lot of care went into the artwork of the book jacket design; and if one removes it, one finds an unexpected golden embossed image on the book surface.<\/p>\n<p>It is also fascinating that this book includes messages of some of Nara\u2019s representative scholars such as Abbot Emeritus Kosei Morimoto of the Todaiji Temple, Myogen Nishiyama of the Toshodaiji Temple, Taizen Tsujimura, the head monk of the Gangoji Temple as well as Akio Okamoto, Chief Shinto priest of the Kasuga-taisha Shrine. Although their ability to easily speak about how to lead one\u2019s life is astonishing, each of their words reaches heart of the reader.<\/p>\n<p>With this year being the 1300<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of\u2019 Nara\u2019s establishment (under its original name of Heijokyo), the message of this book is even more appropriate.<\/p>\n<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><\/p>\n<h4>Weekly Toyo Keizai\/27 November 2004\/This Week\u2019s Recommendation: English translation\u2014click here<\/h4>\n<p><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[This Week\u2019s Recommendation]<\/p>\n<p><em>ManzaiRaku: Extensively and leisurely observing, to the farthest horizon\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Works of Mannojo Nomura by Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>Published by Nihon Camera \/ JPY3,990<\/p>\n<p>Profile of Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>Photographer\/author. After graduating Keio University (major: aesthetics and fine art history), she studied philosophy at the Ruhr University in Bochum as well as photography and applied art in the faculty of communication design at Essen University in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Portrait of a young <i>kyogen<\/i> master whose career once flourished\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(reviewed by Akiko Moriyama, Professor of the Musashino University of Art, translated by Andreas Boettcher)<\/p>\n<p>One might wonder why Japanese society needs <i>kyogen<\/i> master Mannjo Nomura on the cusp of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century. With every flip of the page in the photo book <em>ManzaiRaku<\/em>, a deep emotion starts to stir. The prelude to Nomura\u2019s great success was his stage direction of the closing ceremony of the Nagano Winter Paralympics in 1998. Since then he has had a strikingly successful career that took off with his own initiatives such as <em>Shingigaku<\/em> and <em>Mask Road<\/em> projects in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>His Shingigaku was a recreation of <i>gigaku<\/i><i> <\/i>(*1)<i> <\/i>performances<i> <\/i>with 23 masks that were replicas of originals preserved in the Shoso-in Treasury of the Todaiji Temple (*2).\u00a0 While his Shingigaku performance was expanded to South and North Korea as well as the United States, his family\u2019s school of Yorozu Kyogen performed in several European and American cities. Moreover, he endeavoured to develop new genres such as Kaidan Kyogen (<i>kyogen<\/i> of ghost stories), Onna Kyogen (<i>kyogen<\/i> by women) as well as Reproduction: Okuni Kabuki until his death on 10<sup>th<\/sup> June 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito started to photograph Mannojo Nomura at his Shingigaku perfomance in Washington D.C. in 2002, while she was residing in the United States. Her digital images succeed in capturing the steep career of this <i>visitor\u2019s<\/i> (*3) last years. Nomura\u2019s <i>candle<\/i> burned out before he could become the 8th head of the traditional <i>kyogen<\/i> family of Manzo Nomura, whose family guidance is \u201cExtensively and Leisurely Observing, to the Farthest Horizon\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this volume, 66 people have paid their respective tributes, including Yasuhiro Nakasone (Chairman of the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee) (*4). Each of their messages contains expectation as well as sorrow. Mannojo\u2019s own words clearly explained why: \u201cthe 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century is said to be the <i>Asian Era<\/i>. Shingigaku is capable of conveying what Asia is, and it heralds the advent of an era of sharing culture rather than <i>exchanging it<\/i>\u201d (quote from Mannojo Nomura\u2019s book <i>Mask road: maboroshi no gigaku saigen no tabi<\/i> [literally: Mask road: journey to the revived phantom of <i>gigaku<\/i>]).<\/p>\n<p>It certainly seems to be the common desire of Mannojo Nomura, Miro Ito, and all the others involved in this book, that Japan foster cultural exchange by sending its sharable culture westward along the Silk Road.<\/p>\n<p>Translator`s Notes:<\/p>\n<p>(*1) Gigaku is probably the oldest Asian mask theater.<\/p>\n<p>(*2) The Shoso-in Treasury (at the Todaiji Temple) in Nara has a collection of treasure from the 8<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>(*3) Marebito is the original Japanese term (literally, visitor).<\/p>\n<p>(*4) Former prime minister of Japan (1982-1987)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> Asahi Camera (April 2010)<\/p>\n<p><em>Nippoon Camera<\/em> (December 2003)<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Exhibition Reviews<\/strong> (publication name only)<\/p>\n<p><em>Asahi Camera<\/em>, <em>Commercial Photo,<\/em> <em>Monthly Cameraman<\/em>, <em>Monthly Shahin Kogyo<\/em>, <em>Spur<\/em>, <em>Esquire Special Edition: Luca,<\/em> <em>Mainichi Newspaper,<\/em> <em>Design no Genba<\/em>, <em>Prints<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"large-4 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div id='mediacontribution' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 32px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid bar_red\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"shortcode_title main_font\">Media Contributions<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Media Contributions <\/strong>\u00a0(publication name\/issue\/title)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <div id='1455614261315-eae97cd5-e48d'\tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Mainichi Newspaper\/4 August 2010\/Exquisite Nara: Reminiscences of Kami and Buddha by Miro Ito: English translation\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>[Title of the Feature: Aoniyoshi &#8211; Nara, former imperial Capital celebrating 1300<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary]<\/p>\n<p><em>Exquisite Nara: Reminiscences of Kami and Buddha<\/em>\u00a0 by Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p>(translated by Andreas Boettcher)<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Nara is like a series of gem-like experiences where the tangible and the intangible interact with each other, whether it is peoples\u2019 hearts or minds. Amidst the 1300 year tradition, &#8212;first, a gift of the\u00a0<i>kami<\/i>\u00a0and Buddha, and secondly, the fruits of human skills and perseverance&#8212;, our heart encounters\u00a0<i>kami\u00a0<\/i>and Buddha, resonating through the past, present and future.<\/p>\n<p>I myself have pondered the question\u00a0<i>how to lead my life<\/i>, which was instrumental in my going to Germany where I became a photo artist and art pundit. In the absence of absolutes in our transient lives, I came to sense \u201cthe eternal present\u201d in the medium of photography, which can similarly be found in\u00a0<i>haiku<\/i>-verses of the poet, Basho Matsuo.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, through photography I sought to encounter the fundamentals of life, which are par se synonymous with sparks of the intangible, sacred world lying in the abyss of the \u201cseen\u201d world. Subsequently, I emigrated to the USA where I experienced the events of 9.11. Through my incessant quest for the fundamentals of life despite its fragility and transience, I encountered Nara.<\/p>\n<p>What sustains my life is the prayer itself. In every 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of August, the Manto-kuyo (Festival of Ten Thousand Lanterns) is held in the Todaiji Temple, when the small double-doors in front of the face of the Great Buddha are to be open. Against the background of the deep blue sky in the twilight, the Great Buddha\u2019s golden face emerges in resplendent light. The Great Buddha statue is the enlightened Buddha himself. At the same time, this luminous giant statue symbolizes the infinite<i>\u00a0light<\/i>\u00a0illuminating the universe.<\/p>\n<p>I sense this light as being omnipresent, enlightening our\u00a0minds and heart; the Great Buddha is truly alive.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, we encounter the word at the Mantoro (Festival of Ten Thousand Lanterns) at the Kasuga-taisha Shrine. The lantern is but a small space between dusk-like darkness and shimmering brightness, transporting the thoughts of people from the past to the future. In glittering corridors of light, the lanterns set the stage for a rendezvous with the\u00a0<i>kami<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>When visiting Nara, we come to realize our lives themselves are no more than fleeting moments amidst the eternally changing and flowing cycle of life. If there is anything unchangeable, it would be the reverence of something sacred; whether\u00a0<i>kami<\/i>\u00a0or Buddha.<\/p>\n<p>This reverence is not based on an exclusive faith, prone to reinforce discord among religions. It should be seen as the peace at the end of the beacon of our spirituality. It is the awareness that we can help, support and complement each other joining our lives with others.<\/p>\n<p>(The Mainichi Newspaper, Western Japan Edition, published in the special feature:\u00a0<i>Aoniyoshi &#8212; Nara, fomer imperial Capital celebrating 1300<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i>\u00a0Anniversary<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_2098\" style=\"width: 657px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2098\" class=\" wp-image-2098\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"647\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito.jpg 1812w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito-300x282.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito-1024x961.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito-768x721.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/mainichi_100804_miroito-1536x1442.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mainichi Newspaper (4th August 2010)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_819\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"size-large wp-image-819\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mantoro: Festival of ten Thousand Lanterns Kasuga-taisha Shrine Photo by Miro Ito\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/p118-119_1001_W1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mantoro: Festival of ten Thousand Lanterns<br \/>Kasuga-taisha Shrine<br \/>Photo by Miro Ito<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><em>ASAHI CAMERA<\/em> (January 2009)\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a04 page spread:\u00a0<em>New York de Shashin no Kako\/Genzai\/Mirai wo Kangaeru<\/em>\u00a0(literally, &#8220;Thinking over Past, Present and Future of Photography from New York City&#8221;), special feature to Miro Ito\u2019s monthly contribution, \u201c<em>Gokui de\u00a0Manage\u00a0Shashin Gokoro<\/em>\u201d)<\/p>\n<p><em>ADVERTISING<\/em> (Vol.7\/10 May 2002)\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a03 page spread:\u00a0<em>Post 9\/11\u00a0 Jinsei no nakani Shinjitsu wo<\/em>! (literally, &#8220;Post 9\/11 Searching for the Truth within ones lives!&#8221;), text by Miro Ito<\/p>\n<p><em>NEXT STAGE<\/em>\u00a0(BS Japan)\u00a0<span lang=\"JA\">\u2015<\/span>\u00a011 min.\u00a0broadcast:\u00a0New York wa ima\u00a0(literally,\u00a0<span lang=\"JA\">\u201c<\/span>What\u00a0now,\u00a0New York City?<span lang=\"JA\">\u201d<\/span>), photography &amp; poems by Miro Ito (MC: Ken<span lang=\"JA\">\u2019<\/span>ichi Shimomura),\u00a05th October 2001 (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><em>WEEKLY TOYO KEIZAI<\/em> (6 October 2001)\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a08 page spread:\u00a0<em>I LOVE NY &#8211; In Memory of the Victims of the World Trade Center Disaster<\/em>, photography &amp; text by Miro Ito<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_837\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NY-light_new.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-837\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-837\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NY-light_new-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tribute in Light - Ground Zero New York 2002 Photo by Miro Ito\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NY-light_new-245x300.jpg 245w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NY-light_new.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tribute in Light &#8211; Ground Zero<br \/>New York 2002<br \/>Photo by Miro Ito<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"large-4 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\n\t\t<div class=\"boxed-row\">\n\t\n\t<div id='mediaassignments' class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 32px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div  class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div >\n\t<div class=\"large-12 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"shortcode_title main_font\">Media Assignments<\/h3><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_el_width_100\">\n\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#x1f536;<strong>Commitment to a Sustainable World<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our humble commitment as <strong>MEDIA ART LEAGUE<\/strong> is to promote affirmative action, utilising our modest abilities in order to spread sustainability awareness by reporting exemplary achievements around the globe, particularly in the architectural &amp; urban planning and construction sectors.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380157\"><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380194\">Specifically, we interview\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380201\">prominent\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380202\">opinion leaders,\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380164\">leading world architects<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380171\">, top executives,\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380176\">experts\/professionals<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380184\">\u00a0to identify &amp; present their thoughts and visions\u00a0\u2015\u00a0together with\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_2_0_3_1458036864380191\">outstanding<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0examples actually being implemented and improved on a dynamic scale for a better, sustainable urban environment.<\/p>\n<p>So our modest commitment will hopefully provide a beacon of awareness, insight and involvement as to what each of us can do towards a sustainable world\u00a0\u2014 through technology, art and philosophy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_800\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A \u2019Tower of Light\u2019 that Symbolizes Rebirth \u30fcOne World Trade Center (Architect: SOM) Photo by Miro Ito\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ZC9S3622_4_W1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A \u2019Tower of Light\u2019 that Symbolises Rebirth \u30fc One World Trade Center<br \/>(Architect: SOM) \u00a0Photo by Miro Ito<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"style124\">&#x1f536; <strong>Leveraging Our Experiences in Specialty Quality Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miro Ito and Andreas Boettcher frequently contributed articles\/features to several specialty quality publications \u2014 in the NIKKEI Group (NIKKEI Business Publications) \u2014 from the early 1990s to 2000s in Europe, Japan and the Americas. Representative articles to date include: <em>Redevelopment of Central Berlin<\/em>, <em>Urban Planning in Frankfurt<\/em> <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkeibp.com\/adinfo\/printmedia\/na.html\">NIKKEI ARCHITECTURE<\/a>)<\/em>, as well as redevelopment projects in Barcelona, Paris (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikkeibp.com\/adinfo\/printmedia\/ncr.html\"><em>NIKKEI CONSTRUCTION<\/em><\/a>), and Toronto (<em>OFFICE AGE<\/em>, Tokyo).<\/p>\n<div \tclass=\"vc_toggle vc_toggle_default vc_toggle_color_sandy_brown  vc_toggle_size_md\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_title\"><h4>Special Features from Americas (publication name\/issue\/title)\u2014click here<\/h4><i class=\"vc_toggle_icon\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"vc_toggle_content\"><p>&#x1f536;<strong>Special<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Features\u00a0<\/strong><strong>from Americas<\/strong>\u00a0 (publication name\/issue\/title)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI CONSTRUCTION<\/em> (14 November\u00a02016 )\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a09 page spread: (Canada Toronto<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">) <em>Ontario Kohan ni Arata na Main Street\/Queens Quay West <\/em><\/span><span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019088\">\u00a0<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>(<\/span>literally:\u00a0[Civil Engineering Wonders of the World] Queens Quay West &#8211; A Rejuvenated Thoroughfare On the Shores of Lake Ontario), photography and text by Miro Ito (co-authored by\u00a0Andreas Boettcher).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI CONSTRUCTION<\/em> (12 September 2016 )\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a014\u00a0page spread:(New York State, USA<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">) <em>Zenchoh\u00a05km no Toka-kyoh wo Kakekae &#8211; Bei Manhattan kara Kita 40km\u00a0<\/em>(<\/span><span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019088\">\u00a0literally: [Bridge] \u00a0&#8220;Construction of New Tappan Zee Bridge -\u201cRenewal of 5 Km.- long River-spanning Bridge 40km. North of Manhattan\u201d), \u00a0text by\u00a0Miro Ito + Andreas Boettcher, featuring interviews with Jamie Barbas, Khurram Saeed\u00a0(NYSTA).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI CONSTRUCTION<\/em> (22 February\u00a02016 )\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a014\u00a0page spread: (New York City, USA<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">) <em>Kyodai Toshi no Chika wo Happa de Horu <\/em>(<\/span><span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019088\">\u00a0literally: &#8220;[Subway] Excavation with Subterranean Blasting in an Urban Megalopolis&#8221;), photography &amp; text by Miro Ito (associate editor: Andreas Boettcher) \u00a0featuring interview with Michael\u00a0Horodniceanu (President of MTACC).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI ARCHITECTURE<\/em> (14 January 2016)\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a0cover photo &amp; 6 page spread:\u00a0(Connecticut State, New Canaan, USA<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">)\u00a0<\/span><em>Bokkateki na Fuhkei ni ukabu Kawa no yhona Meisoh Kuhkan<\/em>\u00a0(literally, \u201cGrace Farms river-like meditative space floating arcadian landscape&#8221;), photography &amp; text by Miro Ito\u00a0(associate editor: Andreas Boettcher).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI ARCHITECTURE<\/em> (10 July 2015 )\u00a0<i>\u2014<\/i>\u00a08 page spread:\u00a0(New York City, USA<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">) <\/span><em>Fukkatsu wo Shohchohsuru \u2018Hikari no Toh\u2019 \u2013 Tohkashinai Biru wo Mezasu<\/em>\u00a0(literally, \u201cOne World Trade Center: A \u2019Tower of Light\u2019 that Symbolizes Rebirth &amp; Strives to be Indestructible\u201d), photography &amp; text by Miro Ito\u00a0(associate editor, Andreas Boettcher) + Interview with Daniel Libeskind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>NIKKEI ARCHITECTURE<\/em> (25 July\u00a02012)\u00a0<i>\u2014 <\/i>8 page spread:\u00a0(New York City, USA<span id=\"yiv123013778yui_3_2_0_3_145462626518019081\">)\u00a0<\/span><em>Chiku 81nen no Matenroh wo Shoh-eneka\u00a0 \u2013 The Empire State Building\u00a0<\/em>(literally, \u201cThe Greening retrofit of the Empire State Building\u201d), photography &amp; text by Miro Ito (associate editor: Andreas Boettcher)\u00a0+ Interview with Anthony Malkin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_585\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NA_cover.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\" wp-image-585\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaartleague.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/NA_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Nikkei Architecture (January 14 2016 issue) Cover Photo by Miro Ito\" width=\"225\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nikkei Architecture<\/em><br \/>(January 14 2016 issue)<br \/>Cover Photo by Miro Ito\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">(Last update: November 2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"large-4 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"large-8 columns column_container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Film Projects &#x1f536;Cinepoetry with Photo Art on Japanese\/Asian\/Eurasian Cultural Heritage Miro Ito films\/Conceived &amp; 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