A new groundbreaking exhibition in Tokyo features iconic works by the legendary Japanese woodblock print artist Katsushika Hokusai. Visitors can step into Hokusai's famous depiction of a great wave in front of Mount Fuji in the immersive art showcase.
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00:00Crashing waves, breaking before Japan's Mount Fuji. A new groundbreaking exhibition in Tokyo
00:09is welcoming visitors to step into the iconic works of the legendary artist, Katsushika
00:14Hokusai.
00:15Hokusai's woodblock print works have made their mark on art history, inspiring Western
00:36artists like Monet and Van Gogh, and have captured the public imagination to the present
00:41day.
00:42It was like the moment I first saw Fuji in Shinkansen.
00:47It was mesmerizing and I felt it again here, so it's nice.
01:08The exhibition is following other tech-driven, immersive art exhibitions already in the city.
01:14Using cutting-edge technologies, the interactive experience recreates scenes through the eyes
01:20of Hokusai.
01:34Emblematic of Japan, Hokusai's woodblock prints, also known as ukiyo-e, took the Japanese
01:41art medium to new heights.
01:44Perhaps his best-known work, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, now features on the nation's
01:491,000-yen note.
02:07The exhibition will be open through the summer, offering patrons a glimpse of Japan's Edo
02:12period and into the country's rich cultural heritage.
02:17John Su and Jeffrey Chan for Taiwan Plus.