To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty, the Imagine Japan exhibition explores these images and the enduring fascination with the Land of the Rising Sun. Whether it is anime or manga, garden or urban aesthetics, martial arts, religious practices, the art of tattooing or popular entertainment in general, Japan seems to serve as a repository of practices and representations that continue to nourish and stimulate bath the imaginary and real experience of many Swiss.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty, the Imagine Japan exhibition explores these images and the enduring fascination with the Land of the Rising Sun. Whether it is anime or manga, garden or urban aesthetics, martial arts, religious practices, the art of tattooing or popular entertainment in general, Japan seems to serve as a repository of practices and representations that continue to nourish and stimulate bath the imaginary and real experience of many Swiss.