This is the special exhibition "What Jomon Pottery and Amazonian Earthenware Tells Us" at the Inofura Museum of Art (Niimi City Hoso Ceramic Museum). This exhibit shows how Jomon pottery and Amazonian earthenware have connections that transcend distant eras and regions. Next, "The Beginning of City Life, the Orient" at the Okayama Orient Museum traces the development of urban life in the ancient Orient. Finally, at the Okayama Prefectural Center for Ancient Kibi Cultural Properties' "FY2023 Special Exhibition 1: Spreading Villages and Their Landscapes," visitors can gain a deeper understanding of the lives of the people of ancient Kibi and the landscape of their villages.

Ifurai Museum of Art (Niimi City Hoso Ceramic Museum): What Jomon and Amazonian Pottery Tell Us Okayama City Orient Museum: The Beginning of City Life, Orient Okayama Prefectural Ancient Kibi Cultural Properties Center: Spreading Mura and its Landscape