Learning from “Hōjōki”: Tiny Architecture Reweaves Life

2026/8/28(Fri) - 2027/1/11(Mon) 10:00 - 19:00 (Last admission at 18:30)
* Extended hours until 22:00 on 10/31(Sat)
(Last admission at 21:30)
* Closed on Tuesdays (Open on 9/22 and 11/3)
* Additional closures: 11/21(Sat) - 11/23(Mon), and year-end/New Year holidays

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 1 & 2

General 1,700 yen; University students 800 yen; High school students 500 yen;
Junior high school students and younger: Free

The 13th-century essay “Hōjōki” is known in English as “The Ten-Foot Square Hut.” In it, Kamo no Chomei ponders the ephemeral nature of life in this impermanent world. The humble hut in which he wrote no longer exists, but his words are timeless. With architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto serving as the exhibition director, this exhibition centers on the small dwelling that provides the title of the text and which Chomei calls Hōjō-no-iori – Ten-Foot Square Hut. His small hermitage is a starting point to reconsider contemporary life and the built environment.