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OPERA: 6TH February, 2026

"Utsuroi" Exhibition at Hatsudai Art Loft - Explore the world of costumes through an audio guide - On view until March 1

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Utsuroi - the art of transience - expressed through butterfly embroidery adorning the gallery walls
(2nd floor Gallery)

The stage costume exhibition "Utsuroi" is currently on view at Hatsudai Art Loft, is approaching its closing date on Sunday, March 1. With just under a month remaining, the venue is filled with a special atmosphere in which the beauty of utsuroi--gentle transition and impermanence--unfolds over time.

Visitors can now experience the exhibition and its works in greater depth with our free digital audio guide by Bloomberg Connects app. Also on view is the stage photography exhibition "Irodori" co-presented by the Japan Stage Photographers Association. The delicate expressions of the stage costumes resonate with the fleeting brilliance captured in the photographs, creating a vivid and evocative space.

We warmly invite you to visit and immerse yourself in the worlds of irodori (color) and utsuroi (impermanence), beautifully interwoven through the performing arts.




《Scenes from the exhibition gallery》

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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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Butterflies in the sunlight
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Cinderella in the Silent Night
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A Story Whispered by the Back: Idomeneo

Costumes speak to you as the audio guides you.
Immerse yourself into the stage of silence where colour resonates with the flow of time.

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3,000 embroidered autumn leaves adorn the first floor
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The pumpkins of Cinderella
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You also see 3,000 embroidered ginkgo leaves here

Explore the world of stage cosutumes through audio guide

The free digital guide from Bloomberg Connects offers some explanations on the exhibits in "Utsuroi" through both audio and text in Japanese and English. Please enjoy the exhibition more by accessing the app via the QR code displayed on site.

Bloomberg Connects Audio Guide.pdf


Hatsudai Art Loft *Japanese only



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