Yunus Emre Institute continues to host artists who are devoted to Turkey, Turkish language and Turkish culture from a wide range of regions from the Far East to Latin American countries and bring them together with art lovers in its representative offices abroad.

Tokyo Yunus Emre Institute hosted the photography exhibition titled "Human Landscapes from Istanbul" by Japanese Photographer Sachiko Shibusawa, who visited Turkey for the first time in the 1980s and has been an admirer of Turkey and Turkish culture for 40 years.

Turkish Ambassador to Tokyo Korkut Güngen, YEI Tokyo Coordinator Hüseyin Ümit Tuna, heads of missions, diplomats, Turkish and Japanese art lovers and guests attended the opening of the exhibition held at the Institute on December 8, 2022.

Sachiko Shibusawa started taking landscape photographs in Istanbul in 1982. Her personal collection includes photographs of people of different ages and professions from Istanbul, as well as old Istanbul photographs reflecting the historical and cultural texture of Turkey.

ADMIRED TURKEY AND TURKISH CULTURE

Having visited Turkey for the first time in 1981, Japanese Photographer Sachiko Shibusawa was fascinated by the ancient cultural elements and rich history of Turkey, the cradle of civilizations. She came back to visit Turkey a year later.

Touched by Turkey's cultural and human ties, Japanese photographer Sachiko Shibusawa began to include Turkish culture and the Turkish nation in her collection after her second visit to Turkey in 1982.

Japanese Photographer Sachiko Shibusawa stated that she loves Turkish cuisine and her favorite dessert is "baklava".