‘Modernology’, a school of thought founded by Wajiro Kon (1888–1973) and others, was a unique study consisting of the research and contemplation of the city of Tokyo and the lifestyles and manners of its citizens from various perspectives. In later years, the practice of reexamining the lifestyles and creations of the people and focusing on the layperson’s creative faculty has developed in a multitude of fields, such as the Rojo Kansatsu Gakkai, formed in 1986. This exhibition introduces the creations that such observers found in the streets, and examines how the act of observing/discovering can become a mode of expression in itself through many different approaches.