Asakusa Local Asakusa / Kuramae / Ryogoku / Kiyosumi-Shirakawa / Tokyo Skytree

Event /

The 14th Yosegaki Exhibition opens at Morishita Culture Center on July 19

The free exhibition of manga, illustrations, and portraits inspired by rakugo runs through August 2, with a portrait corner on July 26.

Morishita Culture Center will open the 14th Yosegaki Exhibition on Sunday, July 19, 2026. The free display runs through Sunday, August 2, in the first-floor exhibition lobby, within walking distance of Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.

The Japan Rakugaka Association exhibition brings together manga, illustrations, portraits, and other visual works based on rakugo. This year's theme is Dreams. A related portrait corner will run from 11:00 to 16:00 on July 26 for ¥1,500 per person without advance booking, although reception may close early if capacity is reached.

Regular exhibition hours are 9:00 to 21:00. The first day starts at 13:00 and the final day closes at 17:00. The address is 3-12-17 Morishita, Koto City. Check the venue page before visiting in case program details change.

Source: Morishita Culture Center

Location

森下文化センター 1階展示ロビー

東京都江東区森下3-12-17

More on this topic

Fukagawa Experience World brings crafts and performing arts to Morishita Culture Center on July 26 The program combines free traditional performances with advance-booking and walk-in workshops for tatami, Edo wind chimes, Japanese binding, and more. Edo-Tokyo Museum and MOT will stay open until as late as 21:00 on August Fridays Summer Night Museum 2026 offers free entry for students after 17:00 and discounted admission for general and senior visitors to eligible exhibitions. Stamp Festival ’26 comes to Asakusa Taito-kan on July 18-19 The event brings together 60 makers from Japan and overseas, with a hands-on area offering more than 700 stamps to try.

More nearby

Fukagawa Edo Museum opens an Akira Iwasaki hyogu exhibition on July 9 Works by the Koto City registered intangible cultural asset holder will be shown in the basement recreation hall through July 12. Fukagawa Edo Museum will open a Seven Wonders woodblock-print exhibition on July 20 The museum will show ukiyo-e-style prints based on Fukagawa folklore in its permanent exhibition area through August 23. Little Tokyo in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa will host its first book marche on July 11 and 12 Nippon Shigoto Hyakka is planning a two-day program with small bookseller booths, reading sessions, and a Kiyosumi-Shirakawa ZINE workshop.