Exposition « Japon, histoire de caractères »

Organized as part of the 4th edition of the Japan fortnight in Occitanie, whose ambition is to celebrate and strengthen Franco-Japanese relations, the Japan, History of Characters exhibition invites you to discover Japanese culture through its writing.

Long an oral civilization, Japan adopted Chinese writing at the beginning of our era. Poorly adapted to their language, the Japanese evolved it, creating a rich and complex writing system that combines three systems: logographic characters, kanji, and two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana. The writing of the characters has also evolved over the centuries, for technical needs, simplification, or aesthetic reasons.

The exhibition thus traces the graphic evolution of Japanese writing through the work of four artists. : Masaki Saito, one of the few to practice Tenkoku, seal engraving; Yoko Amiel, specialist in Sôsho, cursive calligraphy; Unokichi Tachibana, specialist in Edo-moji writing; and Taro Fukushika, artist of the new generation practicing contemporary calligraphy, Fudemoji-art.

From November 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Open every day except Monday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed on December 25 and January 1)

Public inauguration on November 5 at 18 p.m.
The inauguration will be followed by a performance by contemporary calligrapher Taro Fukushika.

Exhibition organized as part of the Japan fortnight in Occitanie.