A MUSEUM will be kicking off a month of Japanese art and culture this weekend.

The Museum of Power in Hatfield Road, Langford are hosting a month-long exhibition of Japanese woodblock printing.

At the same time, on Sunday, June 10, there will be another exhibition of classic Japanese cars and bikes called the Japanese Auto Matsuri.

The art exhibition starts on Saturday, June 9 and features work from Japanese artist Akiko Fujikawa, also known as Akiko Hanga, in the museum’s engine hall.

The full range of exhibits at the museum will go on from June 9 to July 8.

After studying traditional Japanese woodblock printing under master printer Takeji Asano and other Ukiyoe carvers and printers in Japan, Akiko Fujikawa, now 70, came back to live in the UK with her artist husband.

She has been living in Burnham now for several decades.

On her website, she says: “England is a wonderful country.

“As a Japanese artist who has lived many years in England, my work tries to reconcile the aesthetic sensibilities of the two cultures, using traditional woodblock printing techniques with the boldest possible colour and the purest possible line.

“Even now after 30 years of printmaking I still find something new every time I work in my studio.

She has taught woodblock print making in Cambridgeshire and Essex, and exhibited her own work in Finland, Germany, Japan, London and Paris.

Her works have been purchased by museums in Chelmsford and Braintree as well as the British Museum and private collectors.

The Japanese Auto Matsuri which runs alongside the art exhibit will be from 10am to 4am.

Tickets for the auto show are £6 for adults, £5 for concessions, £2 for children under 15 and under 5s go free.

For more details, visit www.facebook.com/events/1354386821329824 or www.akikohanga.co.uk.