WILL − Kikujiro Fukushima, a photojournalist

Kikujiro Fukushima was born in 1921, in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. In his photographs, Fukushima documented the misery of the lives of the Hiroshima atomic bomb victims after World War II. He spent a decade photographing the people of Hiroshima, and in 1961 this work was published as Pika Don: The Record of an Atomic Bomb Survivor (Tokyo Chunichi Shimbun), for which he received a special prize from the Japan Photo Critics Association. This launched his career as a professional photographer, which came to focus on the social ills in Japan, such as the local farm community’s struggle against the construction of Narita Airport, opposition to the Vietnam War, student unrest, riot police, pollution, social welfare, environmental issues, and troubled youth. About 3,300 of his photographs were published in prestigious magazines such as Chuo Koron, Bungei Shunju, and Asahi Journal. Despite a cancer diagnosis in 1988, he constructed about 400 photo panels for a contentious exhibition highlighting the “responsibility for World War II” that was shown in over 700 locations.
This exhibition is held in collaboration with KYOTOGRAPHIE 2016 and consists mainly of photographs on plywood panels made by Kikujiro Fukushima himself with his own commentary.

Friday Night Museum will be held every Friday. Hours will be extended exclusively for this exhibition until 19.00 (no admission after 18.30).

Admission:
Adults: 400 yen; Junior high and high school students: 300 yen; Elementary school students: 200 yen

Notes:
- Individual ticket includes entry to the permanent collection.
- Show the KYOTOGRAPHIE Passport for entry to this exhibition (Entry to the permanent collection not included).
- Admission is free on International Museum Day (May 15).