Italian culture (concerts and exhibitions) - Midsummer 2025 - DVJ - Italian Dolce Vita in Japan 〜日本におけるイタリアン・ドルチェ・ヴィータ

Are you looking for indoor activities to take a break from the summer heat in Japan? Don’t compromise quality and interesting activities. Here you have a list of concerts and exhibitions to spend some hours soaking in Italian culture in 2025.

⚠️ Please check for discounted tickets and for closing days on the official websites

Exhibition: TOP 30th Anniversary – Luigi Ghirri Infinite Landscapes

Image credits: Luigi Ghirri, Capri, 1981, from the series ‘Italian Landscape’, 1981 ©Heirs of Luigi Ghirri

Where: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (Tokyo)
When: July 3rd – September 28th
Price: Adults ￥800
Link: https://topmuseum.jp/contents/exhibition/index-5073.html

Concert: Midsummer Canzone – Italian Dream

Image credits: Karuizawa Ohga Hall

Where: Karuizawa Ohga Hall (Karuizawa)
When: August 11th
Price: Adults ￥4,000
Link: https://www.ohgahall.or.jp/event/8854/

Exhibition: Firenze Prize Exhibition

Image credits: Setsuruisha Museum of Art

Where: Setsuruisha Museum of Art (Niigata)
When: August 9th – September 15th
Price: Adults ￥600
Link: https://www.komeri.bit.or.jp/setsuryosha/event/firenze/

Exhibition: 2025 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition

Image credits: Otani Memorial Art Museum

Where: Itabashi Art Museum (Tokyo)
When: June 27th – August 11th
Price: Adults ￥900
Link: https://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/artmuseum/4000016/4001926/4001928.html

Where: Otani Memorial Art Museum (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)
When: August 16th – October 13th
Price: Adults ￥1,300
Link: https://iicosaka.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/2025-bologna-childrens-book-fair-illustrators-exhibition/

Exhibition: Bvlgari Kaleidos Colors, Cultures and Crafts

Image credits: The National Art Center Tokyo

Where: The National Art Center (Tokyo)
When: September 17th – December 15th
Price: Adults ￥2,300
Link: https://www.nact.jp/english/exhibition_special/2025/bvlgari_kaleidos/

Concert: Myung-Whun Chung Conducts Filarmonica Della Scala

Image credits: Tempo Primo

Where: Suntory Hall (Tokyo) and Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Yokohama)
When: September 22nd, 23rd, 24th
Price: Adults ￥16,000 ~ 38,000
Link: https://tempoprimo.co.jp/stage/y2025/fds