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Born in Okinawa
25 January 2019
Japan House London
Celebrating the UK premier screening of Born Bone Born as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2019, join us for an evening dedicated to Okinawa, Japan’s tropical southern paradise.
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Japan Now 2019
19 - 25 February 2019
Venues around the UK
Japan Now returns this February with a series of events around the UK celebrating the most exciting Japanese literature and culture...
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Cherry Trees for Schools
Until 28 February 2019
Cherry Trees for Schools, The Japan Society, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP
We are now inviting schools in the UK to apply to be part of the Sakura Cherry Tree Planting Project in the UK, a project to celebrate the friendship between Japan and the UK
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Japan Study Tour Reunion Event
1 March 2019
Japan House London
Japan Local Government Centre (JLGC) will host a seminar and a networking reception for former participants of Japan Study Tour, including a feedback session of the tour this year. （Invitation Only）
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Japan Spring Series：Japanese for Beginners - Taster Session & Sushi!
1 March 2019
University of Stirling, Stirling
A “fun” taster session where you can learn some basic phrases from our guest lecturer, Ms Yuko Fujimitsu-san, the Chief Japanese Language Advisor, at the Japan Foundation (London), together with Mrs Noriko Tabner, the University’s resident Japanese teacher.
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Japan Spring Series：Traditional Japanese Poetry and Tea Ceremony (Urasenke)
4 March 2019
University of Stirling, Stirling
Professor Alan Spence will read poetry during the event, he is an award-winning poet and playwright, novelist and short story writer. The tea ceremony will be performed by Mio Shapley, a qualified master of Urasenke Tea Ceremony, who studied with master Yoshiko Noda.
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Japan Spring Series：Japanese Shodo (calligraphy) and Tsumami-zaiku (pinching handiwork) Workshop
7 March 2019
University of Stirling, Stirling
During our workshop with Yoko Murata, you will learn a little on the history of the Japanese writing system, and how to write your name or Japanese words on traditional Japanese paper using a brush and ink. You will also have the chance to make highly decorative flowers using traditional Japanese cloth.
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Japan Spring Series：Talk on Hokkaido
21 March 2019
University of Stirling, Stirling【TBC】
Event details to be announced shortly.
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Hanami Festival & Hanami Experience
4 - 28 April 2019
Brogdale Farm, the home of the National Fruit Collection, Kent
Brogdale will be hosting a day long festival of the blossom to encompass all things Japanese along with the chance for the public to picnic under the blossom throughout April 2019..
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SOUTH SOCIAL CELEBRATES JAPAN
6 April 2019
Moving Pictures Cinema@MERCATOMETROPOLITANO, London
South Social Film Festival is happy to partner with THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION to celebrate JAPAN. Japan is a country renowned for its historical and extensive cinema, influential music industry, anime, video gaming and rich cuisine.
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Japanese Children's Day in Orkney
4 May 2019
King Street Halls, Kirkwall East Church, Orkney
he Japan Foundation, London is proud to be co-organising the Japanese Children's Day family event at King Street Halls in Orkney.
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Japanese Garden Community Picnic
11 May 2019
Hammersmith Park, London
The Japanese Garden in Hammersmith Park is one of Hammersmith’s special connections to Japan, as it was created as part of the 1910 Japanese-British Exhibition.
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Demolition Memorial Keepsake for LightNight 2019
17 May 2019
Performance Space, Bluecoat, Liverpool
Demolition Memorial Keepsake is a participatory project undertaken by Japanese artist anti-cool. A series of public workshops will explore memorial objects, funerals and ceremonies from different cultures. Inspired by Japanese cremation ceremonies, burning rituals will be held with local participants..
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FOYLE OBON FESTIVAL 2019
18 - 25 May 2019
Various venues throughout Derry Londonderry and Northern Ireland
Based in Northern Ireland, Obon On The Foyle presents a week long celebration of Japanese culture, including taiko drumming, traditional dance, martial arts, manga, film culminating in our Obon Festival on the final day.
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Sakura Festival in Leeds VOL.3
8 June 2019
Leeds Kirkgate Market, Leeds
"We would like to introduce Japanese culture through stage performance, food, and culture experience booth especially by featuring ‘traditional side’ of Japan and ‘present-day’ or ‘modern side’ of Japan..."
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Okinawa Day 2019
22 June 2019
Spitalfields, London
"Our mission for Okinawa Day 2019 is to introduce Okinawan culture further in the UK and enrich the existing relationship between Okinawa and the UK which has been established through our previous Okinawa Day events..."
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Season of Culture – National Assembly of Wales Senedd Event
25 June 2019
National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
Organisation in Wales that have a connection with Japan via cultural, business, manufacturing, educational, sporting, tourism, exchange groups, etc.
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Our Road to Recovery: A Café Building Communities in Rikuzentakata
26 June 2019
Japan House London
Eight years have now passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the largest major earthquake in Japan’s recorded history, which triggered a tsunami of a scale said to occur only once in a thousand years and was followed by the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station...
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Leicestershire Young Ambassador Japan Conference
3 July 2019
the University of Leicester
On Wednesday 3rd of July, Year 5 pupils from various schools in Leicestershire will take part in a day of sports and Japanese culture to celebrate the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of the Leicestershire Young Ambassador Japan Conference,....
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Japanese Star Festival Tanabata
7 July 2019
The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
We plan to hold a one-day Festival at The Museum of East Asian Art on Sunday 7 July 2019 to cerebrate Japanese Star festival, Tanabata.
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Tanabata: Japanese Star Festival
7 July 2019
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
Celebrate Tanabata with a magical family afternoon at National Museum of Scotland.
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HYPER JAPAN FESTIVAL
12 - 14 July 2019
Olympia London, London
HYPER JAPAN is the largest and only comprehensive exhibition and sale show in the UK where visitors can experience all the attractions of Japanese culture, cuisine, products and services at the same time.
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Pure Land Japanese Garden - lantern-lit evening garden
3 August - 29 September 2019
Pure Land Japanese Garden, Nottinghamshire
In the present day, the traditional Japanese lantern-lit evening garden is increasingly rare even within Japan, and Pure Land Japanese Garden is the only place in Europe where one may take part in this beautiful experience.
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Coventry Hiroshima Day 2019
6 August 2019
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
On Tuesday 6th August at 5.30 for 6pm, there will be a service of reflection at Coventry Cathedral and Capel of Unity Coventry Cathedral to remember the dropping of the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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Japanese Season of Culture at Chichester College
6 August 2019 - 24 July 2020
Chichester College campus, Chichester
Chichester College will hold several Japa related events throughout 2019 and 2020.
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Tanabata: Celebrate the Japanese Star Festival at Kew Gardens
7 & 8 August 2019
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, London
Tanabata is the Japanese festival that celebrates the coming together of two stars, Orihime and Hikoboshi, who can only meet once a year, on the 7th day of the 7th month. This year, join us at Kew Gardens to enjoy workshops, activities and performances marking this ancient summer celebration....
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Tanabata Festival
17 August 2019
Tatton Park, Cheshire
Tanabata, or the Star Festival, is typically held on the evening of 7 July throughout Japan, but the festival can be celebrated from June through to August. The festival traces its origins to a romantic legend that....
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Japanese Workshop Days
31 August & 1 September 2019
Japanese Garden, Cowden Garden, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
This weekend of workshops is a fantastic opportunity to learn from Professor Masao Fukuhara, who restored the Japanese Garden at Kew and has flown over from Japan especially for this weekend at Cowden.
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Will Adams Festival
7 September 2019
Gillingham Park, Medway
At the festival you will experience both maritime history and Japanese culture in the 17th and the 21st century.
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Aberdeen Japan Day
15 September 2019
Trinity Hall, Aberdeen
Participatory Japanese culture introduction event held in Aberdeen.
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Japan Matsuri 2019
29 September 2019
Trafalgar Square, London
Stage performances, family activities, martial arts and Japanese food stalls.
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Bridge Together Project
September 2019 - August 2020
Various Location
The program aims to introduce the beauty of Japanese culture and attract people from all over the world to Japan. Having overseas visitors helps support people who suffered from the earthquakes in Tohoku and Kumamoto prefecture. This is a cultural program for creating a better Olympic legacy for 2020.
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Kodōsai Cultural Event
4 - 6 October 2019
Holiday Inn Basildon, Basildon
A weekend of Japanese cultural workshops delivered to the public in Basildon, Essex. This years event will see Shodo (calligraphy) workshops, Kyujitsu (archery), Cosplay, Japanese language, Ikebana and various traditional martial arts demonstrations.
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Discover Japan
5 October 2019, 14 March 2020
World Museum, Liverpool
At World Museum in Liverpool, alongside a presentation of works by Taki Katei, Japan Society North West will organise: Shamisen playing, Awa Odori dancer, Tengu Taiko, Liverpool Jujitsu, Samurai Armour presentation, Shodo, ...
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Japan Autumn Festival
6 October 2019
Teviot Debating Hall, Edinburgh
Join us for our family-friendly Autumn Festival!
We will offer a variety of performances, booths and activities throughout the day for adults and children alike to enjoy, including: Japanese calligraphy, sushi and sake tasting, spooky arts & crafts, games and much more!
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Author Talk with Kanako Nishi
11 October 2019
Royal Society of Arts (RSA), London
Since her debut in 2004 with a collection of short stories Blue (Aoi), Kanako Nishi’s star has risen rapidly in the Japanese literary world. Born in Tehran, and raised in Cairo and Osaka, Nishi has been praised by critics for her unorthodox style and the use of language in her books, which are often written using the distinctive Kansai dialect...
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Talking about Japanese Food
1 November 2019
Japan House London
What do we talk about when we talk about Japanese food?
Starting 1 November 2019 Japan House London presents a new library book display focusing on Japanese food, curated by Haba Yoshitaka...
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Japanese Cultural Festival
2 November 2019
Brighthelm Centre, Brighton
This one day event will take place in a central location in Brighton with the aim of celebrating unique Japanese culture through music, performance, food and taster language lessons.
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Bristol Japan Cultural Showcase 2019
3 November 2019
Ashton Court Manor, Bristol
We are providing you Japanese cultural showcase and activities for attendees to enjoy.....
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Doki Doki The Manchester Japanese Festival
9 - 10 November 2019
Sugden Sports Centre, Manchester
An event celebrating both traditional and modern Japanese culture to raise awareness of Japanese Culture in the Manchester and around the UK and to support the charity Aid for Japan.
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Christmas at Chatsworth
9 November 2019 – 5 January 2020 (closed on 24, 25, 26 December 2019 and 1 January 2020)
Chatsworth, Derbyshire
Discover lands afar at Chatsworth this Christmas, following in the footsteps of explorers Phileas Fogg and Amelia Earhart. Our guides will lead you on a festive adventure around the globe as you travel from a Nordic winter wonderland, through blossom trees in Japan...
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YOKIMONO JAPANESE XMAS MARKET
24 November 2019
The Factory, London
On Sunday 24 Novenber 11am-6pm, YOKIMONO JAPANESE MARKET is presenting a Japanese-themed Christmas market and cultural event at The Factory, Dalston, East London.
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Awaken your zen… Retreat Day
1 February 2020
Chiddingstone Castle, Edenbridge
Welcome the New Year with a retreat day in the Castle and grounds, inspired by Japanese Zen Buddhism. ...
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Japanese Tea Tasting in Oxford
16 February 2020
Britton Room at Trinity College, University of Oxford
Oxford University Tea Appreciation Society (OUTAS) and Oxford University Japan Society (OUJS) are going to host the event of Japanese tea tasting ...
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Shōchū & Awamori: Spirits of Japan
27 February 2020
Japan House London
Japanese sake may have firmly established itself on the global drinks stage in recent years, but there is less international recognition for Japan’s other alcoholic beverages, including the country’s most popular domestic spirit shōchū....
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Japan Cultural Workshop
5 March 2020
4 The Square, University of Glasgow
The participants can experience many aspects of Japanese culture in the event; such as Shodo (Japanese calligraphy), Origami and Kimono. ...
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Japan Study Tour Reunion Event
6 March 2020
Japan House London, London
Japan Local Government Centre (JLGC) will host a seminar and a networking reception for former participants of the Japan Study Tour, including a feedback session of the tour this year.
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Sakura Festival in Leeds Vol.4
14 March 2020
Left Bank Leeds, Leeds
When we ask this question, many people say Sushi, Manga, Anime ..... We would like British people and people from other countries to know Japanese culture has other charms than those well-known images. Moreover, Japanese local culture is also fascinating....
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Japanese Art Festival
14 March 2020
Swiss Church, London
This event is to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan earthquake. ...
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University of Sheffield Japan Day of Culture
15 March 2020
The Octagon Centre, Sheffield
Japan Day is an entire day dedicated to celebrating Japanese culture, as well as cherishing our wonderful Japanese exchange students.
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Japanese Story & Craft Time: A Discover Sundays Activity
CANCELLED
15 March 2020
Millennium Library, Norwich
Students majoring in Japanese language at the University of East Anglia will read Japanese children’s stories (traditional and modern), translated into English by themselves. ...
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Bunkasai at UEA - Japanese Cultural Festival
CANCELLED
19 March 2020
University of East Anglia, Norwich
“Bunkasai at UEA” is a Japanese cultural festival at the University of East Anglia where you can share your passion for Japan! ...
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Brogdale Hanami Festival
18 & 19 April 2020
The National Fruit Collection, Kent
For 2020 our Hanami Festival has increased from a one day event to a two day event due to its rapidly increasing popularity. ...
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Koinobori Workshop, Chiddingstone Castle
3 May 2020
Chiddingstone Castle, Edenbridge
Join in with a Japanese Children’s Day holiday tradition – making colourful koi carp flags, or koinobori. ...
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FOYLE O-BON FESTIVAL 2020
16 - 23 May 2020
Various venues throughout Derry Londonderry, Northern Ireland
A festival of Japanese arts and culture in Derry Londonderry, N Ireland! From 16th-23rd May 2020, we bring Obon to our own city with a week of events and workshops including Taiko, Manga, Anime, Haiku, Bon Odori, food workshops, kimono making and tea ceremonies....
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Japanese Weekend
13 & 14 June 2020
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon
A weekend celebrating everything Japanese, including an exhibition and demonstration of ikebana by the Ichiyo School of London, calligraphy, Koi carp, Taiko Drumming, an indoor Zen garden, ...
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JAPAN DAY 2020
4 July 2020
Liverpool Guild of Students, Liverpool
The type of events will be similar to previous Japan Days which included, for example in 2014, formal opening, taiko drummers and awa odori, kyudo, kendo and aikido ...
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HYPER JAPAN FESTIVAL
10 – 12 July 2020
Olympia London, London
HYPER JAPAN is the largest and only comprehensive exhibition and sale show in the UK where visitors can experience all the attractions of Japanese culture, products and services at the same time.
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Coventry Young Ambassadors
Until July 2020
Coventry – a variety of venues
City wide project including creation of project called Coventry Young Ambassadors who will promote Japanese education and culture in their schools and wider community.
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Go Japan!
13 September 2020
Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent
Go Japan! is the first show of its kind in Europe. It is a one day celebration and host of all things Japanese. ...
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Japan Matsuri 2020
September 2020
Trafalgar Square, London
Stage performances, family activities, martial arts and Japanese food stalls.
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Doki Doki The Manchester Japanese Festival
7 & 8 November 2020
Sugden Sports Centre, The Bread Shed, Manchester
An event celebrating both traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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HYPER JAPAN FESTIVAL
November 2020
London
HYPER JAPAN is the largest and only comprehensive exhibition and sale show in the UK where visitors can experience all the attractions of Japanese culture, cuisine, products and services at the same time.
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The Frost Fair
5 & 6 December 2020
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
The Frost Fair is the free-entry biannual winter festival produced by the Whitworth as a weekend-long celebration of winter, art and togetherness. ...
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