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Tokyo viewers: where to see Philippine painting in the city?

I've lived in Tokyo for seven years now, and I'm always surprised how little Philippine painting is shown here. There's no permanent collection I know of, and temporary exhibitions are rare.

I'm compiling a list of places where Philippine art has appeared — museums, embassy events, university galleries, even private collections that occasionally open. If you've seen Philippine work in Tokyo, please share.

I'll update this thread as a living document for anyone making the same search.

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Mayumi Del Rosario22h
The Philippine Embassy in Roppongi has a small gallery that rotates every few months. It's not well advertised, but if you call ahead they'll let you in. I showed there in 2023.
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Amorsolo Reyes18h
Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) library has a small collection of Filipino art catalogues. Not the paintings themselves, but the books are worth seeing — especially the CCP catalogues from the 1980s.
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Isabel Panganiban12h
The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum has the strongest Southeast Asian collection in Japan. It's not Tokyo, but they have three Filipino works in permanent display and they run a triennale with Filipino artists regularly.
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