Event List 2019 May | Season of Culture : Embassy of Japan London

2019 Events

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Day: 01 - 09

Tokyo 2020 and Japan’s Soft Power

Tokyo 2020 and Japan’s Soft Power

1 May 2019
London

Film Screening: The Accession of His Majesty The Emperor Naruhito

Film Screening: The Accession of His Majesty The Emperor Naruhito

1 - 31 May 2019
London

Film Screening: Murasaki – A Man Fascinated by Colour

Film Screening: Murasaki – A Man Fascinated by Colour

17 April & 2 May 2019
London

Fragments of Japan

Fragments of Japan

2 May - 14 June 2019
London

A Visual Feast - The Culinary Microcosm of the Japanese Lunch Box

A Visual Feast - The Culinary Microcosm of the Japanese Lunch Box

3 May 2019
London

Japanese Children's Day in Orkney

Japanese Children's Day in Orkney

4 May 2019
Orkney

ELEVATE 2019 – Exhibition and Seminar, Toward Realization of the Active Society

ELEVATE 2019 – Exhibition and Seminar, Toward Realization of the Active Society

8 & 9 May 2019
London

TATSUYA DONKAI Photo exhibition 【SPIRIT OF KYOTO】

TATSUYA DONKAI Photo exhibition 【SPIRIT OF KYOTO】

8 - 12 May 2019
London

Sake Tasting

Sake Tasting

8 - 12 May 2019
London

Indigo Hands Installation & Workshops

Indigo Hands Installation & Workshops

8 - 30 May 2019 (Workshop: 9-12 May 2019)
London

TALK: Japanese crafts and the challenge of translations

TALK: Japanese crafts and the challenge of translation

9 May 2019
London

Japanese Ceramic Painting with artist Miyu Kurihara

Japanese Ceramic Painting with artist Miyu Kurihara

9 May 2019
London

Modern Japan in the Comparative Imagination

Modern Japan in the Comparative Imagination

9 & 10 May 2019
Durham

Curator Gallery Tour: Spotlight on ‘Living Colours’

Curator Gallery Tour: Spotlight on ‘Living Colours’

9, 16 & 18 May 2019
London

$Refracting Light$

Refracting Light

9 May - 9 June 2019
London

Day: 10 - 19

Artist Talk: Haruo Mitsuta in conversation with Giuseppe Piva and Manuela Moscatiello

Artist Talk: Haruo Mitsuta in conversation with Giuseppe Piva and Manuela Moscatiello

10 May 2019
London

SYMPOSIUM: Crafting Shared Understanding:
Japanese-to-English Translation Guidelines for Craf

SYMPOSIUM: Crafting Shared Understanding: Japanese-to-English Translation Guidelines for Craft

10 May 2019
London

Reopening the ‘Opening of Japan’: A Two-Day International Conference to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration

Reopening the ‘Opening of Japan’: A Two-Day International Conference to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration

10 & 11 May 2019
Oxford

Tea Tasting & Making with Ippodo Tea Co.

Tea Tasting & Making with Ippodo Tea Co.

10 - 12 May 2019
London

Japanese Garden Community Picnic

Japanese Garden Community Picnic

11 May 2019
London

Feel the Heart of Japanese Kitchen Utensils: Kama-Asa Pop-up Shop at Sway Gallery London

Feel the Heart of Japanese Kitchen Utensils: Kama-Asa Pop-up Shop at Sway Gallery London

13 - 25 May 2019
London

TBUTOH RESIDENCY

BUTOH RESIDENCY

15 - 19 May 2019
London

Common Cause: John Ruskin, Japan & the Craft Tradition

Common Cause: John Ruskin, Japan & the Craft Tradition

15th May - 5th August 2019
London

Hikikomori in Japan and the UK

Hikikomori in Japan and the UK

16 May 2019
London

Third Thursday Lectures: Fujita Tsuguharu: a classical painter?

Third Thursday Lectures: Fujita Tsuguharu: a classical painter?

16 May 2019
Norwich

Demolition Memorial Keepsake for LightNight 2019

Demolition Memorial Keepsake for LightNight 2019

17 May 2019
Liverpool

Japan Information Day: Education & Research Opportunities

Japan Information Day: Education & Research Opportunities

17 May 2019
London

Artist Talk: Ryohei Kan in conversation with Andrew Nishiyama Taylor

Artist Talk: Ryohei Kan in conversation with Andrew Nishiyama Taylor

17 May 2019
London

Japanese Photography Revisited: Talk by Dr Lena Fritsch and Miho Kajioka

Japanese Photography Revisited: Talk by Dr Lena Fritsch and Miho Kajioka

17 May 2019
London

The Special Edition of The London Photograph Fair

The Special Edition of The London Photograph Fair

18 - 19 May 2019
London

FOYLE OBON FESTIVAL 2019

FOYLE OBON FESTIVAL 2019

18 – 25 May 2019
Northern Ireland

Macoto Tezka (son of Manga God OSAMU TEZUKA) film screening and talk

Macoto Tezka (son of Manga God OSAMU TEZUKA) film screening and talk

19 May 2019
London

Day: 20 - 31

It’s a Girls' World: Talk on Shojo Manga with Artist HAGIO Moto and Editor FURUKAWA Asako

It’s a Girls' World: Talk on Shojo Manga with Artist HAGIO Moto and Editor FURUKAWA Asako

20 May 2019
London

Camden and Kagoshima Partners in the Making of Modern Japan Exhibition

Camden and Kagoshima Partners in the Making of Modern Japan Exhibition

20 May - 9 June, 12 -26 June
London

MANGA JIMAN: IN RETROSPECT

MANGA JIMAN: IN RETROSPECT

21 May – 28 June 2019
London

‘My Brother’s Husband’: Manga Artist TAGAME Gengoroh in Conversation with Book Curator HABA Yoshitaka

‘My Brother’s Husband’: Manga Artist TAGAME Gengoroh in Conversation with Book Curator HABA Yoshitaka

22 May 2019
London

The Library: LGBTQ+: Diversity in Manga

The Library: LGBTQ+: Diversity in Manga

22 May - 31 August 2019
London

Japan’s economic stagnation and Abenomics

Japan’s economic stagnation and Abenomics

23 May 2019
London

The Emperor System in Japan. Origins, Evolution and the New Imperial Era – with William Horsley

The Emperor System in Japan. Origins, Evolution and the New Imperial Era – with William Horsley

23 May 2019
London

Talk: Book Curation: Talk by HABA Yoshitaka

Talk: Book Curation: Talk by HABA Yoshitaka

23 May 2019
London

The Citi exhibition Manga

The Citi exhibition Manga

23 May - 26 August 2019
London

The Citi exhibition Manga: Programme of Events

The Citi exhibition Manga: Programme of Events

23 May - 26 August 2019
London

Talk: How Manga Can Change the World: Captain Tsubasa in Conversation

Talk: How Manga Can Change the World: Captain Tsubasa in Conversation

24 May 2019
London

Ikebana Exhibition and Demonstration – The art of Japanese Flower Arrangement

Ikebana Exhibition and Demonstration – The art of Japanese Flower Arrangement

24, 25 May 2019
London

Love and Desire Between Women in Girls' manga

Love and Desire Between Women in Girls' manga

25 May 2019
London

A Night of Music

A Night of Music

25 May 2019
Colchester

Nishinoseki Sake Tasting

Nishinoseki Sake Tasting

26 May 2019
London

Japan Room Lecture: A Glimpse into East-West Relations in the Antiquarian Book Trade

Japan Room Lecture: A Glimpse into East-West Relations in the Antiquarian Book Trade

28 May 2019
London

ichiko aoba qp European tour 2019

ichiko aoba qp European tour 2019

28 May 2019
London

Reiwa – a new era in Japan

Reiwa – a new era in Japan

29 May 2019
London

Explore Ishikawa: Tradition, Tourism and Business

Explore Ishikawa: Tradition, Tourism and Business

31 May 2019
London

Ending Soon!

ARE YOU ME? –saga in manga linea- by K:KO

ARE YOU ME? –saga in manga linea- by K:KO

13 April – 8 May 2019
London

Masters of Japanese Prints: Life in the City

Masters of Japanese Prints: Life in the City

12 January – 12 May 2019
Bristol

EXHIBITION: JIZAI by Haruo Mitsuta

EXHIBITION: JIZAI by Haruo Mitsuta

17 April -14 May 2019
London

Potters From Japan

Potters From Japan

2 March - 19 May 2019
London

EXHIBITION: Living Colours: Kasane – the Language of Japanese Colour Combinations

EXHIBITION: Living Colours: Kasane – the Language of Japanese Colour Combinations

5 April – 19 May 2019
London

HEAL’S × GIFU Japanese Craft Market

HEAL’S × GIFU Japanese Craft Market

30 April - 20 May 2019
London

Currently Ongoing

Japanese Culture Educational Visit

Japanese Culture Educational Visit

11 February, 4 June 2019
Bridgend

Music in Ukiyo-e

Music in Ukiyo-e

1 April – 30 June 2019
London

Exhibition: Samurai : Ancient warriors of Japan

Exhibition: Samurai : Ancient warriors of Japan

6 April – 13 July 2019
Aylesbury

Coventry Young Ambassadors

Coventry Young Ambassadors

Until July 2020
Coventry

Lifelines: the Woodcuts of Naoko Matsubara

Lifelines: the Woodcuts of Naoko Matsubara

16 April – 6 October 2019
Oxford

Fukushima Hamadori HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY 2019

Fukushima Hamadori HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY 2019

March - October 2019
Various

University of Oxford Internships and Work Placements in Japan

University of Oxford Internships and Work Placements in Japan

Until December 2020
UK-Japan

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