Located in the Embassy of Canada to Japan B2 basement, the Prince Takamado Gallery presents exhibitions of Canadian paintings, sculptures, photography, textiles, designs and other artwork. It was given its current name in April 2003 as one of several Canadian initiatives to commemorate Prince Takamado’s contribution to Canada-Japan relations.
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Embassy of Canada to Japan, in Tokyo
Public Affairs Section
7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8503, Japan
Telephone: 03-5412-6200
Email: TOKYO.CC@international.gc.ca
Closed on weekends and Embassy office closures.
Current exhibitionKim Waldron. No Hero
May 20-September 23, 2026
Flower Compost, Mikiko Kamada, 2022
The Embassy of Canada to Japan is pleased to present Kim Waldron. No Hero, a new exhibition by Canadian artist Kim Waldron. Her work explores how local initiatives, driven by individuals and communities, fit within broader dynamics of environmental transformation. No Hero brings together concrete and cumulative actions observed in different cultural and geographical contexts: in Japan, Australia and Québec.
The first phase of the project was carried out in 2022 during a residency at Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS). This experience allowed Waldron to grasp the extent to which forms of climate engagement are shaped by cultural frameworks. This realisation became the starting point for a project intended to unfold elsewhere, in a comparative and relational dynamic.
In the summer of 2024, the artist continued No Hero during a residency at Bilpin International Ground for Creative Initiatives (BigCi) in the Blue Mountains of Australia. There, she documented initiatives related to forest conservation in a region marked by the legacy of mining and wildfires.
In Québec, Waldron travelled to Témiscaming in 2023 to photograph the work of the Bois de Drave company, and to Rouyn-Noranda in 2025 to document the actions of Collectif Territoire. Both organisations are engaged in reflecting on the environmental impacts of industrial history.
For more than twenty years, Kim Waldron has depicted herself in her works, not through a conventional logic of self-portraiture, but through mechanisms that place her at the heart of real social situations. No Hero extends this approach by mobilizing self-representation not as an individual assertion, but as a means of revealing the collective work carried out by a multitude of actors. The images highlight the shared effort required to fight climate change, while questioning the persistent, often unconscious belief in the advent of a heroic savior. Here, no image or figure promises a single, definitive solution. Instead, the works invite viewers to recognize the strength of coordinated, fragmentary and interdependent actions over time.
Curators
Louise Déry, Michèle Magema and Anne-Marie Ninacs
Kim Waldron
Kim Waldron is a Montreal-based visual artist. Her art practice frequently uses self-portraiture as a means of engaging with various contemporary social situations. She has an MFA from Concordia University and a BFA from NSCAD University. Active in the local, national, and international scenes, she most recently has exhibited work at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, CIRCA art actuel (Montreal), Jimei X Arles International Photography Festival (Xiamen), Mains d’Œuvres (Paris), Ortega y Gasset Projects (NYC) and Dunlop Art Gallery (Regina). She currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Dates
May 20 to September 23, 2026
Monday to Friday – 10 am to 17:30 pm (Last entry 17:00)
Closed on weekends and Embassy office closures.
DetailsPlace
Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery (7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Admission
Free
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