Prince Takamado Gallery
Located in the Embassy of Canada to Japan B2 basement, the Prince Takamado Gallery presents exhibitions of Canadian paintings, sculptures, photography, textiles, designs and other artwork. It was given its current name in April 2003 as one of several Canadian initiatives to commemorate Prince Takamado’s contribution to Canada-Japan relations.
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Embassy of Canada to Japan, in Tokyo
Public Affairs Section
7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8503, Japan
Telephone: 03-5412-6200
Email: TOKYO.CC@international.gc.ca
Closed on weekends and Embassy office closures.
Current exhibition
Post Tohoku 2012-2024
January 17 to April 11, 2025
The Prince Takamado Gallery (Tokyo) presents the world premiere of the completed corpus “Post Tohoku 2012-2024” by Quebec artist Michel Huneault. This exhibition offers an exploration of twelve years of commitment, collaboration, research, and documentation undertaken by the artist in the Tohoku region, marked by the tragic events of March 11, 2011.
“How to live in such a traumatized landscape? How can its long-term impacts be represented and imagined? Will Tohoku rebuild itself, both physically and in our imagination?” asked Michel Huneault. In 2012, fourteen months after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, the artist initially went to Tohoku with these questions in mind, dividing his time between volunteering for rehabilitation activities with the organization “It’s Not Just Mud” and documenting the situation.
Assembled over a twelve-year period, “Post Tohoku 2012-2024” goes beyond simple photographic and factual testimony. It unfolds as a long-term transmedia experience, integrating composite panoramas, oral histories, and experimental videos in a collaborative, intimate, and lyrical approach. The body of work also reflects the artist’s sensitive bond with the places and people he encountered, his nostalgia, and his impressions. This artistic approach offers a nuanced narrative — situated yet open — on the complexity of emotions, trauma, and of the transformations that the region has undergone over time.
The Post Tohoku 2012-2024 exhibition invites reflection on collective memory, how communities rebuild after a tragedy, the lessons they offer, and the perpetual negotiation between societies, nature, and their environment.
This exhibition was curated by Amandine Davre.
About Michel Huneault
Michel Huneault is a documentary photographer and a visual artist based in Montreal, Canada. His practice focuses on issues related to development, trauma, migration, and other geographically complex realities, including the impact of climate and sanitary changes. He has a master’s degree from the University of California Berkeley, where he was a Rotary Peace Fellow studying the role of collective memory after large-scale traumatic events. Before devoting himself to photography, he worked in international development for more than a decade. His photographs have been included in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord Museum, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Dates
January 17 to April 11, 2025
- Monday to Friday – 10 am to 17:30 pm (Last entry 17:00)
Closed on weekends and Embassy office closures.
Details
Place
Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery (7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Admission
Free
Please note
- Visitor access to the Embassy of Canada requires government-issued photo identification.
- Security procedures are in place for all guests and their personal effects.
- For guests requiring special assistance, please let us know in advance.
- We regret that parking on the Embassy grounds is not available.
Next exhibition
Ari Bayuaji- An act of meditation
April 17 to September 5, 2025
Conceived for the Prince Takamado Gallery, Ari Bayuaji’s new site-specific installation from the series “Weaving The Ocean” draws inspiration from the aesthetics of kesa, composite cloths traditionally used in Buddhist devotional practices in Japan. Much like these revered fabrics, Ari recomposes and repurposes old “things” making them “anew” by imbuing them with a deeper meaning. Once drifted from the ocean - a source of constant wonder - these materials turn into symbols of social regeneration and spiritual contemplation.
Since 2020, in response to the economic collapse in Bali, Ari has rallied weavers and their families in Sanur to create an alternative source of income for the community, through an innovative art project. His concept: turning discarded plastic ropes, once entangled and choking the mangroves, into a new medium of artistic expression. Suspended in space, these colorful fragments stand as a striking testament of Ari’s commitment to “being in the world”, as he consciously seeks to make it a better place.
The on-going community-driven art project “Weaving The Ocean” addresses universal concerns for survival and regeneration, proposing socially-conscious solutions to protect our environment. Much like for kesa, the tension between the imperfections of the weaving, the social narratives behind the up-cycling and the contemplative allure of each work, poignantly reflect the complexity and the fragility of the world we inhabit.
Exhibition curated by Laura Vigo
About Ari Bayuaji
Born in Indonesia in 1975, Ari Bayuaji divides his time between Bali and Montreal, revealing the often overlooked in everyday life. From video, photography and painting to site-specific installations, Ari plays, alters and elevates seemingly disused and neglected objects and materials into potent catalysts eliciting a strong emotional and intellectual response.
Ari Bayuaji has participated in residencies and exhibitions around the world. He was recently invited to show “Weaving The Ocean” at the Cheongju Craft Biennale and the Busan Sea Art Festival (South Korea, 2023), at the Bangkok Art Biennale (2024) as well as at the Biosphère, Espace Pour la Vie, in Montreal (2024-2025). His work is featured at the Canadian Pavilion at the World Expo 2025, Osaka.
His works are part of the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée de Pointe-à Callière in Montreal, the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec and Global Affairs Canada, as well as of several corporate collections around the world.
Dates
April 17 to September 5, 2025
- Monday to Friday – 10 am to 17:30 pm (Last entry 17:00)
Closed on weekends and Embassy office closures.
Details
Place
Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery (7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Admission
Free
Please note
- Visitor access to the Embassy of Canada requires government-issued photo identification.
- Security procedures are in place for all guests and their personal effects.
- For guests requiring special assistance, please let us know in advance.
- We regret that parking on the Embassy grounds is not available.
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