Cultural links between the Azores and Japan

The Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government is promoting the exhibition "From Namban to Japonisme: the Arts of Japan in Azorean Collections" from June 13 to August 15 at the Capitães-Generais Palace in Angra do Heroísmo.
As part of the Autonomous Region of the Azores' participation in the Portugal pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, the exhibition analyses the cultural links between the Azores and Japan through a selection of pieces from public and private collections in the Region.

From the first encounters in the 16th century, with the arrival of the Portuguese in the Japanese archipelago, to the impact of Japonisme in the 19th century, the exhibition analyses the commercial, cultural and religious dialogue between both parties, proposing multiple perspectives on how Japan has been observed, perceived and reinterpreted over time.