{"id":2319,"date":"2025-11-26T19:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foujita.org\/foujita-by-dates\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:21:52","slug":"foujita-by-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foujita.org\/en\/foujita-by-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Foujita by Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2319\" class=\"elementor elementor-2319 elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d2719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35d2719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4d683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c4d683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605a918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"605a918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u55e3<br>\u6cbb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27599a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a27599a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heading-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f54e2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f54e2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9212c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9212c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"I lived in Tokyo until I was 27, then I lived in Paris for 20 years. I was raised in Japan, but my painting matured in France. I have family in Japan and friends in France. Now, I have two homelands; I am an international person. I feel nostalgia for both countries.\" \n\nSwimming on Earth, Tokyo 1942<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c08c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c08c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1323028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1323028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-sitting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2321\" alt=\"L\u00e9onard Foujita sitting against a wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-sitting.jpg 628w, https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-sitting-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a9663 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9a9663\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2c942 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c2c942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078a47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"078a47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Between East and West...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58b09e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e58b09e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42aa71d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42aa71d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901bdcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"901bdcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8851f72 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8851f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cb3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62cb3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-childhood.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-2308\" alt=\"L\u00e9onard Foujita&apos;s Childhood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-childhood.jpg 458w, https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-childhood-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47f379 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a47f379\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e9d2c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5e9d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8c0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b8c0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/enfance-adolescence-et-debut-dune-carriere-occidentaliste-au-japon\/\">Childhood, Adolescence, and the Beginning of a Western-Oriented Career in Japan\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d87112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d87112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/enfance-adolescence-et-debut-dune-carriere-occidentaliste-au-japon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"4\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 4\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.34999 3.27603C7.48999 2.97736 7.62533 2.71603 7.75599 2.49203C7.89599 2.26803 8.03133 2.08136 8.16199 1.93203H-5.66244e-06V1.34403H8.16199C8.03133 1.18536 7.89599 0.994025 7.75599 0.770025C7.62533 0.546025 7.48999 0.289358 7.34999 2.50936e-05H7.83999C8.42799 0.681359 9.04399 1.18536 9.68799 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dd3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56dd3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-departire.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-2309\" alt=\"Foujita&apos;s Departure for the West\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-departire.jpg 700w, https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-departire-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f4a0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f4a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03ed3e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f03ed3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3958553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3958553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/larrivee-en-france-et-les-debuts-de-la-renommee\/\">Arrival in France and the Dawn of Fame<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722a4d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"722a4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/larrivee-en-france-et-les-debuts-de-la-renommee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"4\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 4\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.34999 3.27603C7.48999 2.97736 7.62533 2.71603 7.75599 2.49203C7.89599 2.26803 8.03133 2.08136 8.16199 1.93203H-5.66244e-06V1.34403H8.16199C8.03133 1.18536 7.89599 0.994025 7.75599 0.770025C7.62533 0.546025 7.48999 0.289358 7.34999 2.50936e-05H7.83999C8.42799 0.681359 9.04399 1.18536 9.68799 1.51203V1.76403C9.04399 2.08136 8.42799 2.58536 7.83999 3.27603H7.34999Z\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.4\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9975787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9975787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4132823 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4132823\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abd1d4 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7abd1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a24a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79a24a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"977\" src=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-cat.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-2294\" alt=\"Foujita and his cat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-cat.jpg 700w, https:\/\/foujita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/leonard-foujita-cat-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04eec80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04eec80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d41f86 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d41f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e85b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7e85b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/voyages-autour-du-monde-et-retour-au-japon\/\">World Travels and Return to Japan<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483ba3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"483ba3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/foujita.org\/biographie\/voyages-autour-du-monde-et-retour-au-japon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"4\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 4\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.34999 3.27603C7.48999 2.97736 7.62533 2.71603 7.75599 2.49203C7.89599 2.26803 8.03133 2.08136 8.16199 1.93203H-5.66244e-06V1.34403H8.16199C8.03133 1.18536 7.89599 0.994025 7.75599 0.770025C7.62533 0.546025 7.48999 0.289358 7.34999 2.50936e-05H7.83999C8.42799 0.681359 9.04399 1.18536 9.68799 1.51203V1.76403C9.04399 2.08136 8.42799 2.58536 7.83999 3.27603H7.34999Z\" fill=\"white\" fill-opacity=\"0.4\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ade37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9ade37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dd0d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8dd0d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bdb4a elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26bdb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1e8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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