Aug.3- 24 Joint photo Exhibition by Ara Güler and Chora Museum The Japan Foundation Forum Hall Exhibition of photos of Istanbul by Ara Güler and photos of mosaics from the Chora Museum "Year of Turkey" Secretariat, Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan 03-5562-4096(only during the exhibition) Aug.2- Sep.28 "Three Great Civilizations in Turkey: The Hittite, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires" Exhibition Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition of precious artifacts from various museums in Turkey. Exhibits include the famous Topkapi Dagger NHK,Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turkish Ministry of Culture 03-3823-6921 Aug.6- 11 Takashimaya Turkish Products Exhibition Nihonbashi Takashimaya Turkish products fair including a wide range of items from food to fashion. First of a series of four exhibitions at Takashimaya Department Stores Nihombashi Takashimaya 03-3211-4111 Aug.12- 17 Joint Painting Exhibition of Turkish and Japanese Children City Hotel Minokamo Space Gallery 100 Paintings drawn by Turkish and Japanese Children will be exhibited. International Kids Association Aug.13- 18 Takashimaya Turkish Products Exhibition Yokohama Takashimaya Turkish products fair including a wide range of items from food to fashion. Second of a series of four exhibitions at Takashimaya Department Stores Yokohama Takashimaya 045-311-5111 Aug.20- 25 Takashimaya Turkish Products Exhibition Nanba Takashimaya Turkish products fair including wide range of items from food to fashion. Third of a series of four exhibitions at Takashimaya Department Stores Nanba Takashimaya 06-6631-1101 Aug.20- 31 Exhibition of Paintings by Turkish children NHK Studio Park Gallery Exhibition of paintings by children from 26 schools in Istanbul "Year of Turkey" Secretariat Aug.27- Sep.1 Takashimaya Turkish Products Exhibition Kyoto Takashimaya Turkish products fair including a wide range of items from food to fashion. Last in a series of four exhibitions at Takashimaya Department Stores Kyoto Takashimaya 075-221-8811 Aug.27- Sep.21 Travel of the Wind Istanbul Photo Exhibition of Naomi Mori "Sotetsu Gallery" Sotetsu Bunka Kaikan 4F Photo Collection by the photographer who traveled Istanbul at the first time in 1975 Sotetsu Gallery 045-813-1515 Aug.28- Sep.7 Women in the Ottoman Age "The Art and Life of Women Colored With Flowers" Daimaru Museum Tokyo Exhibition showing the life and culture of women during the Ottoman Empire period from a prominent Turkish art gallery. Third in a series of five exhibitions Daimaru Museum