EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan Seto Japan Pavilion

The wisdom, skills, and spirit of the Japanese people have been born from the connection between nature and humans. The displays spaces on the first, second, and fourth floors of the museum are designed to stimulate the imagination and allow visitors to discover sensibilities that evoke nostalgic memories of the Japanese people, using a variety of artistic expressions to allow visitors to experience the five senses. Prologue on the first floor: In a space reminiscent of a house, the original scenery of daily life is expressed on all sides through light, sound, and video, inviting visitors on a journey to rediscover the origins of Japan. Group reading epic drama "A Single Seed" on the second floor: The children's songs and festival calls that Japanese people have had since ancient times are filled with words of wisdom that have been nurtured together with nature. The audience seats are arranged around the central stage, and many performers surround it. The space is a dramatic space where the movements, words, sounds, videos, and lighting of many performers are in harmony. Art gallery on the fourth floor, "Garden of Light and Wind": An installation space that gives form to the forms of nature and the way we live with nature as captured by two artists. It brings out the power of the materials and creates a sense of dynamism in space and time, with stillness and movement, darkness and light.

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