"Ikuo Nakamura" Sept. 3-15.
Daimaru Museum Umeda, (06) 6343-1231, Daimaru Department Umeda Store 15F; 1-min. walk from JR Osaka Station. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sept. 15 till 5 p.m.) ¥800. www.daimaru.co.jp

"The Art of Chinese Snuff Bottles — 1,000 Masterpieces of the Oki Shoichiro Collection" till Sept. 28.
Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, (06) 6223-0055, 1-1-26 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi; 5-min. walk from Yodoyabashi Station, Midosuji or Keihan lines. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥800. Closed Mon., Sept. 16 and 24; open Sept. 15. www.moco.or.jp

"Modigliani et le Primitivisme" till Sept. 11.
National Museum of Art, Osaka, (06) 6447-4680, 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi; 10-min. walk west of exit 3, Higobashi Station, Yotsubashi Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.) ¥1,500. Closed Mon.; open Sept. 15. www.nmao.go.jp

"Darwin" till Sept. 21.
Osaka Museum of Natural History, (06) 6697-6221, 1-23 Nagai Koen, Higashi Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi; 10-min. walk east of Nagai Station, Midosuji Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.mus-nh.city.osaka.jp

"Chiharu Shiota: Breath of the Spirit" till Sept. 15.
National Museum of Art, Osaka, (06) 6447-4680, 4-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi; 10-min. walk west of exit 3, Higobashi Station, Yotsubashi Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.) ¥420. Closed Mon., July 22; open July 21, Sept. 15. www.nmao.go.jp

"Bologna Fiera del Libro per Ragazzi 2008" till Sept. 28.
Otani Memorial Art Museum, (0798) 22-3456, 4-38 Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya City; 6-min. walk southwest of Koroen Station, Hanshin Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7 p.m.) ¥800. Closed Wed. www9.ocn.ne.jp/~otanimus

"Kenji Miyazawa" Aug. 27-Sept. 8.
Daimaru Museum Kobe, (078) 331-8121, Daimaru Department Kobe Store, 9F, 40 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi; 10-min. walk from JR Motomachi Station. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sept. 8 till 5 p.m.) ¥800. www.daimaru.co.jp/museum/kobe/miyazawa.html

"China x China x China" till Oct. 7.
Kobe Fashion Museum, (078) 858-0050, 2-9-1 Koyo-cho Naka, Higashi Nada-ku, Kobe-shi; near Island Center Station, Rokko Liner. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥500. Closed Wednesdays. www.fashionmuseum.or.jp

"Pottery Produced in Five Provinces" till Sept. 23.
Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, (079) 597-3961, 4 Kamidachikui, Imada-cho, Sasayama-shi; 15-min. bus ride from Aino Station, JR Fukuchiyama Line. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri. and Sat. till 9 p.m.) ¥800. Closed Mondays, July 22 and Sept. 16; open July 21 and Sept. 15. www.mcart.jp

"Three Keystones: Collection 1989-2008" till Aug. 31.
Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, (0797) 38-5432, 12-25 Ise-cho, Ashiya-shi; 15-min. walk southeast of Ashiya Station, Hanshin Kobe Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥300. Closed Mon. and July 22; open July 21. www.ashiya-web.or.jp/museum/

"KAZARI — The Impulse to Decorate in Japan" till Sept. 15.
Museum of Kyoto, (075) 222-0888, Sanjo Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 3-min. walk from Karasuma Oike Station, Tozai or Karasuma lines. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri. till 7:30 p.m.) ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; open Sept. 15. www.bunpaku.or.jp

"W. Eugene Smith, Photography" till Sept. 7.
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, (075) 761-4111, Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 5-min. walk from Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. and Aug. 16 till 8 p.m.) ¥420. Closed Mon. www.momak.go.jp

"All About Batik — The Art of Tradition and Harmony" till Sept. 15.
Hosomi Museum, (075) 752-5555, 6-3 Okazaki Saishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 7-min. walk from Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.emuseum.or.jp

"Ryonosuke Shimomura" till Aug. 31.
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, (075) 761-4111, Enshoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; 5-min. walk from Higashiyama Station, Tozai Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. and Aug. 16 till 8 p.m.) ¥850. Closed Mon. www.momak.go.jp

"Ryoma Sakamoto" till Aug. 31.
Kyoto National Museum, (075) 525-2473, Collection Hall 13 & 17, 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi; 7-min. walk from Shichijo Station, Keihan Railway Line. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon.; open on holidays and closed the following day. www.kyohaku.go.jp

"Shojo Manga! Girl Power!" July 19-Aug. 31.
Kyoto International Manga Museum, (075) 254-7414, Karasuma-dori, Oike Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; near exit 2, Karasuma Oike Station, Karasuma or Tozai lines. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. ¥1,000. www.kyotomm.jp

"Art as a Bridge" till Sept. 7.
Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum, (075) 957-3123, 5-3 Zenihara, Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto-fu; 10-min. walk north of Oyamazaki Station, Hankyu Kyoto Line. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥700. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.asahibeer-oyamazaki.com