Event List 2021 July | Season of Culture : Embassy of Japan London

2021 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

Img:Internationalisation Interrupted: Japan on the Global Stage, the Role of the 2020 Olympics, and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Internationalisation Interrupted: Japan on the Global Stage, the Role of the 2020 Olympics, and the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

01 & 02 July 2021
Norwich & Online

Img:Japan Arts Festival and Official Opening of the Japanese Peace Garden

Japan Arts Festival and Official Opening of the Japanese Peace Garden

02 July 2021
Coventry

Img:30th Annual Architecture Lecture Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, co-founders of Atelier Bow-Wow

30th Annual Architecture Lecture Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, co-founders of Atelier Bow-Wow

02 July 2021
Online

DUO EXHIBITION vol.1

DUO EXHIBITION vol.1

05 - 17 July 2021
London

Britain, Japan and the World in between – A Conversation with Richard Needham and Philip Stephens

Britain, Japan and the World in between – A Conversation with Richard Needham and Philip Stephens

06 July 2021
Online

Img:ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Dark Water directed by Hideo Nakata

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Dark Water directed by Hideo Nakata

07 July 2021
Online

Img:Transnational Curatorial Practices – A Talk by Takahashi Mizuki

Transnational Curatorial Practices – A Talk by Takahashi Mizuki

07 July 2021
Online

Img:Judo Lecture and Demonstration Event

Judo Lecture and Demonstration Event

09 July 2021
Online

Img:HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021

HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021

09 July - 08 August 2021
Online

Day: 10 - 19

Img:HYPER Show! with FAKY -Online Fan Meeting-

HYPER Show! with FAKY -Online Fan Meeting-

10 July 2021
Online

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Nihongo Cup 2021 Finals Day

10 July 2021
Online

The Lost Textile of Ryukyu

Documentary Screening - The Lost Textile of Ryukyu

10 - 25 July 2021
London

Documentary Screening - Tango Chirimen: The Finest Texture in Silk Crepe

Documentary Screening - Tango Chirimen: The Finest Texture in Silk Crepe

10 - 25 July 2021
London

Img:HYPER Show! with nano -Special Live Show “ANTHESIS” and talk-

HYPER Show! with nano -Special Live Show “ANTHESIS” and talk-

11 July 2021
Online

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ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

12 July 2021
Online

Img:Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2021, Science, Sport, and Sustainability

Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2021, Science, Sport, and Sustainability: Towards an Interdisciplinary Future in Japanese Studies

12 - 23 July 2021
Online

AI Research in Japan: Challenges at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Projecth

AI Research in Japan: Challenges at the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project

13 July 2021
Online

Mika Ninagawa in conversation with Dr Lena Fritsch

Mika Ninagawa in conversation with Dr Lena Fritsch

13 July 2021
Online

[Online Talk] Women's Voices and Women's Verses

[Online Talk] Women's Voices and Women's Verses

13 July 2021
Online

Olympic Torches

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torches Display

13 July – 6 September 2021
London

Img:[Online Talk] Rendering Culture & Conveying Nuance: How Translators Read Japanese Poetry

[Online Talk] Rendering Culture & Conveying Nuance: How Translators Read Japanese Poetry

14 July 2021
Online

Img:ONLINE EVENT - Boro (fabric reparing) Workshop

ONLINE EVENT - Boro (fabric reparing) Workshop

14 July 2021
Online

Img:Leach Pottery Conversation: Raku with Tim Andrews & Toshio Ohi Chozaemon Xl

Leach Pottery Conversation: Raku with Tim Andrews & Toshio Ohi Chozaemon Xl

14 July 2021
Online

Img:AI and the Ainu Language

AI and the Ainu Language

15 July 2021
Online

Img:Cartoon bird mascot

Create An Olympic Mascot -- Yuru-Chara Design Contest

15 July - 5 September 2021
Online

Img:Kobanashi Workshop for Educators – Sharing Teaching Practices and Learning

Kobanashi Workshop for Educators – Sharing Teaching Practices and Learning

16 July 2021
Online

Img:Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses

Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses

16 - 24 July 2021
Online

Img:Japanese calligraphy & Sumi-e demonstration and talk with Akemi Lucas

Japanese calligraphy & Sumi-e demonstration and talk with Akemi Lucas

17 July 2021
Online

JETAA and JSNW Lecture Series

17 & 29 July, 19 November 2021
Online

Img:Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

17 July - 7 November 2021
London

Img:Free Haiku Workshop by the British Haiku Society

Free Haiku Workshop by the British Haiku Society

18 July 2021
Online

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Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

18 July - 12 December 2021
Norwich

Day: 20 - 31

Img:“This is the game called Go” by London Go Centre

“This is the game called Go” by London Go Centre

20 - 22 July 2021
Online

‘The Witches of the Orient’: An Online Discussion with Film Director Julien Faraut

‘The Witches of the Orient’: An Online Discussion with Film Director Julien Faraut

21 July 2021
Online

Virtually InsideJapan: Live Walking Tour of Akihabara with Q+A

Virtually InsideJapan: Live Walking Tour of Akihabara with Q+A

21 July 2021
Online

Man standing in front of plant installation

Botanical Installation by Satoshi Kawamoto at Pantechnicon

21 July 2021 - 21 July 2022
London

Img:Variations – Yuichiro Kikuma

Variations – Yuichiro Kikuma

22 July - 8 August 2021
London

Tokyo 2020 Exhibition

22 July - 13 August 2021
London

Img:Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan

Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan

23 July 2021
Online

Img:Woman on rooftop in Okinawa

The Making of 'The Lost Textile of Ryukyu': In Conversation with Director Tsuchie Makiko and Textile Designer Sudō Reiko

23 July 2021
Online

Img:Creative Lettering – 花 Hana flower – on Sumi-e fireworks art workshop with Rie Takeda

Creative Lettering – 花 Hana flower – on Sumi-e fireworks art workshop with Rie Takeda

24 July 2021
Online

Img:Current Harajuku Makeup Trends with RinRin Doll

Current Harajuku Makeup Trends with RinRin Doll

24 July 2021
Online

The Queen's Japan-UK Tennis Cup

24 July 2021
London

Img:Book Launch: Tokyo: Art & Photography

Book Launch: Tokyo: Art & Photography

26 July 2021
Online

Img:Woman reading book

Japan & Liberty: In Conversation with Liberty Archivist Anna Buruma

27 July 2021
Online

Img:Wagashi - A Cultural Sweet Feast for the Eyes

[Online Talk] Wagashi - A Cultural Sweet Feast for the Eyes

28 July 2021
Online

Img:Cutting fabric with scissors

Japan & Liberty: Studio Visit & Conversation with Textile Designer Himuro Yuri

29 July 2021
Online

Tokyo: Art & Photography

Tokyo: Art & Photography

New Date
29 July 2021 – 3 January 2022
Oxford

Img:Kimono Jacket Haori (羽織) making with REIKA

Kimono Jacket Haori (羽織) making with REIKA

31 July 2021
Online

Img: Naviar Virtual

Naviar Virtual

31 July 2021
Online

Img:Free introduction to Japanese conversation lesson with Mikiko Miyamoto

Free introduction to Japanese conversation lesson with Mikiko Miyamoto

31 July 2021
Online

Img:Japanese Fireworks

HANABIRIUM - Free 360-Degree Video and Talk About Japanese Fireworks

31 July 2021
Online

Ending Soon!

Img: Making Waves

Making Waves

9 June - 3 July 2021
Coventry

MAKING NUNO Japanese Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko

MAKING NUNO Japanese Textile Innovation from Sudō Reiko

New Date

17 May - 11 July 2021
London

Img_SCREENING: Behind the Scenes of NUNO Textiles – Short Films

SCREENING: Behind the Scenes of NUNO Textiles – Short Films

17 May - 11 July 2021
London

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda

Exchange – Paintings by Lisa Milroy

20 May - 16 July 2021
London

Manga Jiman: The Winners’ Exhibition

Manga Jiman: The Winners’ Exhibition

From 24 May 2021
London

JET programme predeparture orientation and reception 2020

Japan: Water

New Date
14 April - 31 July 2021
King's Lynn

Japan Sort Stories Podcast- Noel Thatcher MBE, Mike Salter

Japan Sort Stories Podcast- Noel Thatcher MBE, Mike Salter

14 July 2020 - July 2021
Podcast

Currently Ongoing

Img:A Wish for the Harvest - Exhibition by OKUBO Sumiko

A Wish for the Harvest - Exhibition by OKUBO Sumiko

15 June - 17 August 2021
London

Img-AKI AND ARNAUD COOREN: TISS-TISS

AKI AND ARNAUD COOREN: TISS-TISS

22 April - 27 August 2021
London

IMG:The Boro Repair Society @ Sustainable Fashion Week

The Boro Repair Society @ Sustainable Fashion Week

24 March - 27 September 2021
Online

Img:ESSENCE OF KYOTO – pop up at Sway Gallery London

ESSENCE OF KYOTO – pop up at Sway Gallery London

March - September 2021
London & Online

Img: Framing Nature: Photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Nobuyoshi Araki

Framing Nature: Photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Nobuyoshi Araki

18 June - 3 October 2021
Norwich

House of the Setting Sun

House of the Setting Sun

26 March - 10 October 2021
Cumbria

Img: Wooden netsuke charm of an old man holding a broom

Netsuke: Miniature Masterpieces from Japan

18 May 2021 - 5 June 2022
Bristol & Online

Flight Paths

Flight Paths

From 17 August 2020
Online

11th Green Park Youth Concert Featuring Pianist ONODA Arisa

11th Green Park Youth Concert Featuring Pianist ONODA Arisa Watch on demand

From 9 April 2021
Online

Megumi Fujita Piano Recital

Megumi Fujita Piano Recital Watch on demand

Available until 4 January 2022
Online

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