About Yumeji Takehisa

About Yumeji Takehisa

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Yumeji Takehisa was born in Okayama after Meiji restoration contributed to the Japanese modern arts. He is well known as a pioneer of modern Japanese arts, showing his talents at the fields such as graphic designing, illustration, poet and Ukiyoe painting.

He felt uneasy with the destruction of Japanese original and unique culture after Meiji restoration, which has drastically westernized the old Japanese culture. Thus, he devoted himself to keep Japanese traditional and unique own culture with his works.

In recent days, many fans are still visiting his memorial institution at the foot of Mt Haruna, Gunma Prefecture (100km north from Tokyo) to see and recollect a romantic Taisho -period's memories through his works.