Window to Tohoku opens

ISLAMABAD: Japan Foundation in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and Pakistan National Council of the Arts Wednesday showcased an eye-catching photo exhibition, titled “Tohoku-Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers” here at the premises of the National Art Gallery.

Ambassador of Japan Takashi Kurai inaugurated the exhibition that consists of 123 photographs and is composed of the work of nine individual photographers and a group of photographers.



The exhibition will remain open for public till December 6. Speaking on the occasion, Kurai said this exhibition aims to depict how the Tohoku region developed prior to the earthquake and how culture and heritage had been handed down, protected and nourished in Tohoku despite of the natural disasters and hardships it has suffered.

The exhibition aims to show the natural and cultural environment of the Tohoku region and its people, said Kurai.

The purpose of showcasing exhibition is not to document the damage, destruction or restoration of Tohoku region caused by the 2011 earthquake; rather it aims to depict and enhance the understanding of culture, climate, and life in Tohoku to the people of the world.

Tohoku is a region located in the north-eastern part of Japan’s Honshu Island, including Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. All the photographs displayed in the exhibition are curated by Kotaro Iizawa who is recognised as the leading expert of photography critics in Japan.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 9^th, 2017.