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is the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of Education on art-related issues, and promotes art (fine arts, music, literature, dance and drama though the annual Japan Art Academy Award ''(Nitten''), the premier art exhibition in Japan. As a legal entity, its status is that of a special independent organization under the aegis of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Its headquarters is in Ueno Park, Tokyo. The Japan Art Academy should not be confused with the Japan Art Institute, which is a completely different organization. ==History== The Japan Art Academy was founded in 1907 as the Fine Arts Reviewing Committee (''Bijutsu Shinsa Inkai'') of the Ministry of Education. It was intended to provide quality standards and a venue for art exhibitions in Meiji period Japan. The first exhibition, or ''Bunten'', was held in 1907. It was renamed the Imperial Fine Arts Academy (''Teikoku Bijutsu-in'') in 1911, and headed by Mori Ōgai. The ''Bunten'' exhibition was correspondingly renamed the ''Teiten''. After a period where it fell into inactivity, it was reorganized into the Imperial Art Academy (''Teikoku Geijutsuin'') in 1937. In 1947, after World War II, the Imperial Art Academy became the Japan Art Academy, and its annual exhibition was correspondingly renamed the , which was abbreviated to ''Nitten'' (日展). In 1958, there was further re-organization whereby the Japan Fine Arts Academy became a solely academic and consultative non-profit organization, and the organization of the Nitten annual exhibition was handled by a separate private company, the Nitten Corporation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japan Art Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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