Event List 2020 October | Season of Culture : Embassy of Japan London

2020 Events

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Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding Covid-19, many events are being cancelled at short notice. As such, the information presented here is not the most up to date. Please contact the organisers of events directly to confirm if the event is planned to go ahead as scheduled.

Day: 01 - 09

Curator Talk by Hara Kenya: Architecture for Dogs

Curator Talk by Hara Kenya: Architecture for Dogs

01 October 2020
Online

Autumn bijoux – Japanese finest – jewellery pop-up edit. 2 October

Autumn bijoux – Japanese finest – jewellery pop-up edit. 2 October

01 - 31 October 2020
Londo

Online Katazome (Stencil Dyeing) Workshop

Online Katazome (Stencil Dyeing) Workshop

3 October 2020
Online

Murata Exclusive Recorded Interview at Cheltenham Literature Festival + LIVE Q&A

Sayaka Murata Exclusive Recorded Interview at Cheltenham Literature Festival + LIVE Q&A

3 October 2020
Online

The Techniques shaping Japanese Textile

The Techniques shaping Japanese Textiles

5 October – 18 December 2020
London

Online Gyokusendō: Workshop Visit & Conversations

Online Gyokusendō: Workshop Visit & Conversation

6 October 2020
Online

Japan Society Film Club: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs directed by Mikio Naruse

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs directed by Mikio Naruse

7 October 2020
Online

Translating Kishio Suga: Things. Situations. Unfoldings

Translating Kishio Suga: Things. Situations. Unfoldings

7 October 2020
Online

Koji Workshop & Sake Tasting at Pantechnicon

Koji Workshop & Sake Tasting at Pantechnicon

7 October 2020
London

Online Takahashi Hiroko: Studio Visit & Conversation

Online Takahashi Hiroko: Studio Visit & Conversation

8 October 2020
Online

Developing Professional Women’s Football in Japan & the UK with Kikko Okajima Murray & Kelly Simmons

Developing Professional Women’s Football in Japan & the UK with Kikko Okajima Murray & Kelly Simmons

8 October 2020
Online

Day: 10 - 19

Zaido: Documenting a 1,300 year old ceremony

ONLINE TALK - Zaido: Documenting a 1,300 year old ceremony

10 October 2020
Online

Japan Society Book Club: The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata

Japan Society Book Club: The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata

12 October 2020
London

ONLINE EVENT: From Japan with Love – Virtual Tour at Sotheby’s Londona

ONLINE EVENT: From Japan with Love – Virtual Tour at Sotheby’s London

12 October 2020
Online

ONLINE EVENT – Kogin Embroidery Workshop

ONLINE EVENT – Kogin Embroidery Workshop

13 October 2020
Online

US Election: the Implications for Asia Policy

US Election: the Implications for Asia Policy

14 October 2020
Online

Japan’s Far More Female Future, with Kathy Matsui and Bill Emmott

Japan’s Far More Female Future, with Kathy Matsui and Bill Emmott

14 October 2020
Online

The Making of ‘Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan’ – Panel discussion

The Making of ‘Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan’ – Panel discussion

15 October 2020
Online

日英のジャーナリズム

日英のジャーナリズム

15 October 2020
Online

Kimono Crossing the Sea - Its Power to Inspire Imagination and Creativity

Kimono Crossing the Sea - Its Power to Inspire Imagination and Creativity

16 October 2020
Online

70 years in Japan’s Postwar History

ONLINE LECTURE - 70 years in Japan’s Postwar History: Individual Memories, Collective Experiences

18 October 2020
Online

Autumn bijoux – Japanese finest – jewellery pop-up edit. 2 October

Tayu Tau – pop up show by SAKI&Bitches

19 - 31 October 2020
Londo

Day: 20 - 31

Carving Out Beauty - The Life and Work of Munakata Shiko

Carving Out Beauty - The Life and Work of Munakata Shiko

20 October 2020
Online

The Unbounded Potential of Kimono, Kyoto to Catwalk

The Unbounded Potential of Kimono, Kyoto to Catwalk

20 October 2020
Online

Shtager Gallery at START ART FAIR with Japanese artist Yusuke Akamatsu’s artworks

Shtager Gallery at START ART FAIR with Japanese artist Yusuke Akamatsu’s artworks

21 - 25 October 2020
London

Paralympian’s Perspective by Noel Thatcher

The Future of Democracy in the USA with David Runciman and Hitoshi Tanaka

22 October 2020
Online

Paralympian’s Perspective by Noel Thatcher

Paralympian’s Perspective by Noel Thatcher

23 October 2020
Online

The King's Singers Finding Harmony in Japan 'Heiwa'Concert (Online)

The King's Singers Finding Harmony in Japan 'Heiwa'Concert (Online)

24 October 2020
Online

Japanese Dog Breeds – Live Showcase

Japanese Dog Breeds – Live Showcase

24 October 2020
London

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Special Talk Events

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Special Talk Events

24 & 25 October 2020
Online

ancing Nymphs (15*) + ScreenTalk: Emerging Film Curators

Dancing Nymphs (15*) + ScreenTalk: Emerging Film Curators<

25 October 2020
London

Ishikawa Sanshirō’s Geographical Imagination

Book Launch-Ishikawa Sanshirō’s Geographical Imagination

26 October 2020
Online

ONLINE EVENT - Bilingual Public Speaking Club

ONLINE EVENT - Bilingual Public Speaking Club

28 October 2020
Online

Spirits of Action: Japanese Manga and Sports

Spirits of Action: Japanese Manga and Sports

28 October 2020
Online

Global collaboration against the pandemic

Global collaboration against the pandemic

28 October 2020
Online

28th Raindance Film Festivalc

28th Raindance Film Festival

28 October - 7 November 2020
Online

Dig Dogs — The Archaeology of Dogs in Japan: Talk by Prof Simon Kaner

Dig Dogs — The Archaeology of Dogs in Japan: Talk by Prof Simon Kaner

29 October 2020
Online

Kobanashi Workshop for Educators – Kobanashi Performance Instruction Methods to Teach Japanese Language Learners

Kobanashi Workshop for Educators – Kobanashi Performance Instruction Methods to Teach Japanese Language Learners

30 & 31 October 2020
Online

Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival (JT&CF

Japanese Textiles and Craft Festival (JT&CF)

31 October & 1 November 2020
London

Ending Soon!

Monogatari: the art of storytelling in Japanese woodblock prints

Monogatari: the art of storytelling in Japanese woodblock prints

Postponed until further notice
29 May – 4 October 2020
Durham

Ishiuchi Miyako

Ishiuchi Miyako

Postponed until further notice
30 July – 4 October 2020
Edinburgh

LOOP 2020 • Artists in Print

LOOP 2020 • Artists in Print

29 September - 11 October 2020
London

Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk

Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk

New Date
27 August - 25 October 2020
London

Currently Ongoing

Japan: Courts and Culture

Japan: Courts and Culture

Postponed until Spring 2022
12 June – 8 November 2020
London

MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2020

MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2020

1 July - 16 November 2020
London

Reflections of Japan in East Riding

Reflections of Japan in East Riding

Postponed until Autumn 2021
19 September – 21 November 2020
Beverley

Tokyo: Art & Photography

Tokyo: Art & Photography

Postponed
16 July – 22 November 2020
Oxford

The 16th Japanese Speech Contest for University Student

The 16th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students

17 September 2020 - 14 December 2020
Online

University of Oxford Internships and Work Placements in Japan

University of Oxford Internships and Work Placements in Japan

Until December 2020
UK-Japan

Architecture for Dogs: Interactive Display

Architecture for Dogs: Interactive Display

19 September 2020 - 10 January 2021
London

Architecture for Dogs Roadshow

Architecture for Dogs Roadshow

19 September 2020 - 10 January 20211
London

Architecture for Dogsg

Architecture for Dogs

19 September 2020 - 24 January 2021
London

Japan Sort Stories Podcast- Noel Thatcher MBE, Mike Salter

Japan Sort Stories Podcast- Noel Thatcher MBE, Mike Salter

14July 2020 - July 2021
Podcast

Flight Paths

Flight Paths

From 17 August 2020
Online

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