Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Nagaland’s 1979 Life Revisited Through Japanese Photographer Yuzo Morita’s Archive
A photography exhibition in Kohima shows what life in Nagaland looked like in 1979.
The pictures were taken by Japanese photographer Yuzo Morita.
They show people, traditions, landscapes and everyday activities.
Morita is now 86 years old.
The exhibition also introduced an online collection of photographs and information about Naga artefacts.
Japan’s National Museum of Ethnology has about 250 artefacts connected to the Naga people.
Nagaland officials and the museum are working together to study and preserve this cultural history.
The exhibition is meant to help people remember and understand traditions that are still valued today.
An exhibition in Kohima presents Yuzo Morita’s photographs of Nagaland taken during his 1979 visit.
The photographs document Naga people, traditions, everyday life, landscapes and cultural practices from more than four decades ago.
The exhibition is being held at the Museum Annexe Courtyard of the Directorate of Art & Culture and concludes Saturday.
The event also launched a database of Naga artefacts at Japan’s National Museum of Ethnology and a digital archive of Morita’s photographs.
Nagaland officials and the National Museum of Ethnology are expanding cooperation in cultural research, documentation, exhibitions and knowledge sharing.
- Who
- Japanese photographer Yuzo Morita, Nagaland’s art and culture officials, and Japan’s National Museum of Ethnology.
- What
- An exhibition of Morita’s 1979 photographs opened alongside a Naga artefact database and digital photography archive.
- When
- The exhibition opened on Wednesday and is scheduled to conclude on Saturday; the photographs were taken in 1979.
- Where
- The Museum Annexe Courtyard of the Directorate of Art & Culture in Kohima, Nagaland.
- Why
- To document and preserve Naga cultural heritage and support research, cultural exchange and knowledge sharing.
- Exhibition title
- Time Travel to Nagaland, 1979: A Japanese Photographer’s Record of Life and Tradition
- Photographer
- Yuzo Morita
- Photographs taken
- 1979
- Location
- Museum Annexe Courtyard, Directorate of Art & Culture, Kohima
- Organisers
- Nagaland’s Department of Art & Culture and the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
- Naga artefacts
- Around 250 artefacts are housed at the National Museum of Ethnology
- Additional launches
- A Naga collection database and a digital archive of Morita’s photography collection