Fireworks will be launched in commemoration of the 38th Seibu Snow Festival! Feel free to stop by and have a look!   Date: 5th February 2023 (Sunday) Launch Time: Around 5:40 pm The fireworks are visible in Shiono, Shioimachi , Yonezawa city. * Please note that parking space and seating will not prepared.   Contact:  Seibu Community Center TEL: 0238-22-5758 Operating hours: 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm  

The Uesugi Museum will be putting up an art exhibition entitled “The World of the Female Form” very soon! The female figure has been depicted in artworks throughout the ages. It first gained popularity in the Edo period when it was mostly drawn in woodblock prints before peaking in the Meiji period as the Bijin-ga genre of art (bijin-ga meaning “beautiful person pictures”). Women artists who specialized in this genre of art also made their debut and cemented their position in the mainstream. From there, they made various advances with their work. The museum will put up works from its own collection based on the exhibit’s theme of the female figure. Just the words “female form” alone encompass a wide variety of art! From the works that abide by so-called traditional form shown in bijin-ga to those that emphasise the individualistic and freedom of expression in intimately realistic figures that have broken away from tradition, there is much to look forward to in this exhibition!   Let us introduce you to the forms which bring emotions, meaning, social commentary, and many more to life.   Exhibition Dates 11th February 2023 (Saturday, national holiday) ~ 21st March 2023 (Tuesday, national holiday)   Closed day Mondays   Opening Hours 9:00am ~ 5:00pm (Last entry at 4:30pm)   Entry Fees Regular – 210 (160) yen High school and University students – 110 (80) yen Elementary and Middle school students – 50 (40) yen ※    Prices in brackets are for groups of 20 and above   Gallery Talk Exhibition explanation by the curator-in-charge   Date: 18th February (Saturday) Time: 9:15am ~ 10:00am Location: Special Exhibition Room * Entry to the special exhibit is required Participants: 20 (Pre-registration is required) * Registration begins from 10th January (Tuesday) at 9:00am.   Night Tour – Let's Enjoy the Art Exhibit! Come over and ponder over the exhibit at night!   Date: 10th March (Friday) Time: 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm Location: Special Exhibition Room Participation fee: 500 yen Participants: 20 (Pre-registration required) * Children who are below high school age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. * Registration begins from 7th February (Tuesday) at 9:00am   Contact Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum TEL: 0238-26-8001