Shirokane, Hiroo

Community Center

Saitama

会場外観画像

Ishikawa

The Taketoyo Town Hall, affectionately known as "Yumetarou Plaza," is a well-loved venue among the residents of Taketoyo Town and its neighboring areas. It serves as a creative space with the theme of "Harmony of Art and Science." In addition to hosting music, theater, and stage performances, the gallery holds an annual "Contemporary Art Appreciation Project" exhibition, which is designed for the enjoyment of both children and adults.

TTT056

Aichi

Osaka

ADG5489

Musashino, Tama

Fukushima

Kanagawa

千鳥文化外観-scaled

Ebisu, Daikanyama, Nakameguro

プラザ外観画像（小）

Hokkaido

Kyoto

Azabudai, Toranomon

Ibaraki

Kagoshima

Setagaya

”Man’yō-shū,” which means “A Collection of Myriad Leaves,” is Japan’s earliest existing anthology of poetry and contains approximately 4,500 pieces composed by people from different parts of the country.
Among the places mentioned, it is those in Nara which are referred to most frequently in the Man’yō-shū poems, and still today, Nara Prefecture is dotted with historic sites and beautiful natural landscapes that are related to the Man’yō-shū. Nara may well be called the “home of Man’yō.”
The Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yō Culture was established in Asuka Village in Nara in September 2001 as a comprehensive cultural institute for ancient culture emphasizing Man’yō-shū. It is indeed a suitable facility for Nara.
The excavation conducted before the construction of this facility unearthed an ancient factory site, Asukaike Ruins, which was later designated as a Historic Site by the national government. The facility coexists with these ruins, and we are trying to use them creatively while carefully preserving them, for example, by displaying the reconstructed site. We hope to contribute to the development of the local community while inviting people to travel back 1,300 years to the world of Man’yō.

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Nara

Takebashi, Suidobashi, Suehirocho

Community Center

Minato Commons

Community Center Shinsyukan

Ikuyama House

Taketoyo Community Arts Center

Art Area B1

Village Hinohara

Kariya Cultural Center Iris

Fukushima Prefectural Culture Center

Yamato Bunka Sozo Kyoten SiRiUS

Chidoribunka

Kageoka House

Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center

Citizen Plaza Fukuchiyama

Taiwan Cultural Center

Shimogyo Ikiiki Civic Center

Mito City Civic Center

Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens' Exchange Center

Denenchofu Seseragi Park / Seseragikan

Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo Culture

Bunkyo Civic Center