Friday, March 17, 2017

日本JR豪華Train Suite 四季島列車的外觀和內裝到底是長什麼樣子的呢?

自2016年JR發表了將會創造豪華Train Suite 四季島列車後,有關四季島列車的資訊就一直被受到關注,成為了一個大話題。進入了2017年,前幾天,JR終於公開了完成品四季島列車的內裝,內裝看起來十分豪華,感覺完全不遜色於5星以上的酒店哦。四季島列車將會於2017年5月開始運行。雖然使用價錢並不便宜,不過據說2017年5月至2017年11月的部分已經完賣了,現在已開始接受2017年12月至2018年3月的預訂。

如果想了解更多官方詳情,請參考以下連結:
http://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/

如果想看看豪華四季島列車的實際外觀和內裝,請參考以下介紹動畫:
http://www.jiji.com/jc/movie?p=mov840-movie03
(動畫來源: Jiji.com)

以下照片來源:官方網站
http://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/





How does the JR Train Suite Shiki Shima (四季島列車) look like?

In 2016, the plan to make the gorgeous 'Train Suite Shiki Shima (四季島列車)' by JR became a hot topic. The concepts and images were discussed widely. Several days ago, JR reviewed the final 'REAL' product to the public. From the media, we could see the facilities are really gorgeous and even small ornaments etc. are strictly selected. This train will start to work from May 2017. Although the prices may not be that cheap, at this moment, from May 2017~ November 2017, there will be no vacancies at all. Wow~

They are now inviting visitors to book from December 2017~ March 2018

For more official details, please check the following link:
http://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/

In addition, if you are interested in knowing how this train really looks like and what kind of facilities are available, please check the following movie for a deeper understanding:
http://www.jiji.com/jc/movie?p=mov840-movie03
(Movie Source: Jiji.com)


Photo Source: Official Homepage
http://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/






Friday, March 10, 2017

Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul, Infinity Mirror Rooms, Huge Pumpkin,The National Art Center, Tokyo

Last weekend, I went to the 'Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul' (草間彌生:わが永遠の魂) exhibition. 

There are many famous brands and celebrities working together with this well-known artist for some products all over the world. In fact, not only the local Japanese people, it seems that there are also many foreign visitors going for this exhibition. The day I went there, the long queue waiting for the payment of the purchased goods took about 40-50 minutes. Fortunately, there was no need to wait for buying the entrance tickets. Although this well-known artist is already over 80+ years old, you can feel that she is still very enthusiastic in her work.

If you would like to read this piece of information in Chinese, please refer to the following:
http://funfunsharetime.blogspot.jp/2017/03/yayoi-kusama-my-eternal-soul.html



In this exhibition, you can see a wide variety of masterpieces. Especially if you are someone who is interested in the work of Yayoi Kusama, this exhibition is highly recommended.

In the starting area, there are about 140 pieces of work and several real objects being shown. In this area, you can take photographs.


In another room, you can see works of the early period (about 30 pieces), works of the New York period (about 30 pieces), literature/books (about 31 pieces), works of Yayoi Kusama's 21st century period (about 5 pieces), works of back-to-Japan period (about 30 pieces) and so on. Photographs are not allowed in this area.

You may check the officially-recommended highlights from the following link:
http://kusama2017.jp/point/

Among all these amazing works, I personally like the Infinity Mirror Rooms the most. Visitors can walk through this romantic and dreamy space to EXPERIENCE and FEEL the work by themselves. It is really very beautiful! Marvelous!




After enjoying the inner-room exhibition works, you can enjoy several outer-room exhibition works. Among these works, I think the Huge Pumpkin is the most popular photo-taking spot.


After enjoying all exhibition works, you may take a look at the goods. Next to the store, there is actually another room for visitors to experience creating something. In the entrance of this room, visitors are provided with a piece of paper which contains several circle-shaped stickers of different colors. Then visitors can place these circle-shaped stickers wherever they like.
Except chairs, there are also other furnitures. This is a work created together by the visitors. Interesting!

                               

Although I am not someone who knows or loves ART very much, some works even look too avant-garde for me (just personally), some works even look too abstract for me (just personally), I can feel that this well-known artist is really devoting her life (including her heart, soul and physical health) passionately to her work.

In conclusion, this is really an amazing exhibition showing a wide variety of Yayoi Kusama's great works. Especially if you are someone who knows Yayoi Kusama quite well and loves her works, this is really an exhibition highly recommended for you!

Extra information about this exhibition
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草間彌生: わが永遠の魂
Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul
http://kusama2017.jp/

Dates: 
22nd February 2017 (Wednesday) ~ 22nd May 2017 (Monday)

Opening hours:
Closed every Tuesday (except 2nd May (Tuesday))
10:00 - 18:00   (Friday: until 20:00)
*29th April (Saturday) ~ 7th May (Sunday)  (Everyday, Open until 20:00)

Ticket Fees:
1600 JPY

Place:
國立新美術館
The National Art Center, Tokyo
Kokuritsu Shin Bijutsukan

Address:
〒106-8558
東京都港区六本木7-22-2
Tel:03-5777-8600
http://www.nact.jp/
http://www.nact.jp/english/information/access/


By train
 ◉Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 

  •  Nogizaka Station 
  • Direct access from Exit 6
  • ◉Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line 
  • Roppongi Station 
  • Approximately 5-minute walk from Exit 4
  • ◉Toei Oedo Subway Line 
     Roppongi Station 
     Approximately 4-minute walk from Exit 7

草間彌生,わが永遠の魂,Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul, 作品展示會,日本東京, 國立新美術館

前一陣子去日本東京看了草間彌生大師的「わが永遠の魂(我永遠的靈魂)」為題的作品展示會 Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul

這位大師曾在美國生活,作品風格蠻前衛的,不少各國大品牌和名人都希望能跟這位大師合作。除了本地日本人之外,也有不少外國人也來這個作品展朝聖。我去看作品展的那天可能剛好是周末的時候,購買完商品排隊等付錢的人龍大約需要等40-50分鐘才能付錢,可見這位大師的魅力!幸好買入場門票的地方沒有出現這個盛大人龍情況。這位大師已80多歲了,但仍然對創作工作充滿熱情。

If you are interested in reading this piece of information in English, please check the following:
http://funfunsharetime.blogspot.jp/2017/03/yayoi-kusama-my-eternal-soul-infinity.html



這次出展作品種類相當豐富,如果是對草間彌生這位國際大師感興趣的人,這次展示會很值得一去。


有一個地區的展品是可以拍照的,約140件作品,還有幾個實物展品。


之後,進入到展示會場的另一個室,作品便不能拍照了,那裡展示了大師初期的作品(約30件),在美國紐約時期的作品(約30件),文學作品(約31件),21世紀的草間彌生作品(約5件),由美國返回日本後的作品(約30件)等等。

當中有幾個作品真的是很令人驚喜的,如果想看看官方所推薦的,可參考以下連結:
http://kusama2017.jp/point/

我最愛的是這個非常有名的 Infinity Mirror Rooms,真的是很夢幻漂亮,觀賞者可以親自穿越這個空間,親自體驗感受一下這個作品哦。



走了一圈看完室內作品後,還有幾個可在室外欣賞的實物作品,當中另外一個人氣拍照景點可說是室外放置的大南瓜了。


最後,除了購買商品外,在商品店旁邊還可以免費拿到一張有著不同顏色的圓形貼紙,在特定的展示空間到處任貼。這個展示空間可說是觀賞者們一起創做的展示空間。照片只拍了一小部分,除了小椅子外,還有其他家具的。

                               

雖然我算不上是個熱愛,懂得藝術的人,有些作品可能過於太前衛(對我來說),有些作品好像又有點抽象(對我來說),不過都能看出這位大師是真的很認真在製作作品的。整體來說,可說是一個作品相當豐富的作品展。特別是如果你是一位對這位世界著名的大師草間彌生感興趣的人,更是值得推薦去看一看。


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草間彌生: わが永遠の魂
Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul
http://kusama2017.jp/

展示會詳細:
日期: 
2017年2月22日(星期三)至 2017年5月22日(星期一)

開館時間:
每週星期二休館(5月2日(星期二)開館)
10:00 - 18:00   (星期五至20:00)
*4月29日(星期六)- 5月7日(星期日)每日都開館至20:00
(最遲入館時間為閉館前的30分鐘)

票價:
1600日元

展示場所:
國立新美術館
The National Art Center, Tokyo
Kokuritsu Shin Bijutsukan

電車:
東京地鐵千代田線乃木坂車站  6出口(直通美術館)
東京地鐵日比谷線六本木車站  從4A出口再徒步約5分
都營地下鐵大江戶線 六本木車站  從7出口再徒步約4分

國立新美術館地址:
〒106-8558
東京都港区六本木7-22-2
電話:03-5777-8600
http://www.nact.jp/