World heritage sites of Japan displayed at exhibition in Hanoi
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Exhibition will include images of the Shirakami-Sanchi Mountain Range, Yakushima Island, Himeji Castle, Buddhist monuments of the Horyu-ji Temple Area, Genbaku Dome, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and Old Villages of Shirakawa and Gokayama.
Hanoi will host an exhibition featuring a photo collection by Japanese world renowned photographer Kazuyoshi Miyoshi of images of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritages from July 26 to August 9.
Kazuyoshi Miyoshi, born in 1958, is a native of Tokushima Prefecture. He graduated from Tokai University in 1981. At age 27 he won the 11th Kimura Ihei Photography Award for a photo collection, “Rakuen” (“Paradise”), a series of images taken on tropical islands such as the Seychelles and Maldives.
His photographs are showcased in esteemed collections the world over, including the permanent collection of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in the USA.
The exhibition is being sponsored by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.
His photographs are showcased in esteemed collections the world over, including the permanent collection of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in the USA.
The exhibition is being sponsored by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.
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