Japan Art Academy
In the postwar period, the government-sponsored Japan Art Academy ("Nihon Geijutsuin") was formed in 1947, containing both "nihonga" and "yōga" divisions. Government sponsorship of art exhibitions has ended, but has been replaced by private exhibitions, such as the "Nitten", on an even larger scale. Although the "Nitten" was initially the exhibition of the Japan Art Academy, since 1958 it has been run by a separate private corporation. Participation in the "Nitten" has become almost a prerequisite for nomination to the Japan Art Academy, which in itself is almost an unofficial prerequisite for nomination to the Order of Culture.