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

2021 Events

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August by Region

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: Geisha & Maiko Tea House Tour: HYPER Live! from Kyoto

Geisha & Maiko Tea House Tour: HYPER Live! from Kyoto

1 August 2021
Online

Sound recordists taking audio from moving water

Soundscapes of Contemporary Japan with Mat Eric Hart and Nick Luscombe

1 August 2021
Online

Img: Be a Samurai! 3 day sword course with SAMURAI Dojo KENGIDO

Be a Samurai! 3 Day Sword Course with SAMURAI Dojo KENGIDO

1, 15 & 29 August 2021
Online

Img: Manga Workshop - Let’s draw Japanese Yokai monsters with INKO

Up Close and Personal: Curators' Treasures in a Castle, Palace, and Manor House

3 August 2021
Online

Img: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge

UCL-Japan Youth Challenge

3 - 24 August 2021
Online

Img: Japan Society Film Club: Grave of the Fireflies directed by Isao Takahata

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Grave of the Fireflies directed by Isao Takahata

4 August 2021
Online

Img:Tokyo 1964, Designing Tomorrow

Tokyo 1964, Designing Tomorrow

5 August - 7 November 2021
London

Img:Scoreboard at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games

Screenings: 1964 Tokyo Olympics Short Films

5 August - 7 November 2021
London

Img:Manga Workshop: Let’s draw your first Manga character with INKO

Free Manga Workshop: Let’s draw your first Manga character with INKO

6 August 2021
Online

Img: Sumi-e: Japanese Ink Painting Workshop Part 9 “Coloured Sunflower with ほほえみ-smile” with Akemi Lucas

Sumi-e: Japanese Ink Painting Workshop Part 9 “Coloured Sunflower with ほほえみ-smile” with Akemi Lucas

7 August 2021
Online

Img: Geisha & Maiko Tea House Tour: HYPER Live! from Kyoto

Learn to wear Kimono – Yukata (浴衣) with Yuko Boff

7 August 2021
Online

Img: Geisha & Maiko Tea House Tour: HYPER Live! from Kyoto

Origami : Japanese Anime Character making with Alice Stern

7 August 2021
Online

Img:King of Kimono Comedy Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo Digital World Tour with HYPER JAPAN 2021

King of Kimono Comedy Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo Digital World Tour with HYPER JAPAN 2021

8 August 2021
Online

Img: ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

9 August 2021
Online

Day: 10 - 19

Img:Woman holding ceramic cup

Ceramics Workshops at Pantechnicon

11 August 2021
London

Img: Summer Matsuri 2021

Summer Matsuri 2021

14 August 2021
Knutsford

Img: Manga Workshop - Let’s draw Japanese Yokai monsters with INKO

Manga Workshop - Let’s draw Japanese Yokai monsters with INKO

14 August 2021
Online

Img: In Search of Herbert Ponting in Japan, with author Anne Strathie

In Search of Herbert Ponting in Japan, with author Anne Strathie

16 August 2021
London and Online

Img:DUO EXHIBITION vol.2 artwork

DUO EXHIBITION vol.2

16 - 28 August 2021
London

Img:Child folding origami

Free Origami Workshops for Children at Pantechnicon

17 August 2021
London

Img:Woman holding ceramic bird

Ceramics Workshops for Children at Pantechnicon

18 August 2021
London

UK-Japan Student Conference

UK-Japan Student Conference

18-26 August 2021
Online

Kintsugi repaired bowl

Kintsugi – Workshop Visit and Conversation with ZEN’s Watanabe Atsuko

19 August 2021
Online

Day: 20 - 31

Img: Volleyball players before a game

Screening: ‘The Witches of the Orient’

21 August 2021
London

Img: Volleyball players before a game

Chikako Yamashiro - Chinbin Western’

21 August - 21 Novmember 2021
Dundee, Scotland

Japan Day Online 2021

22 August 2021
Online

TOKYO 2020: Paralympic Exhibition

23 August - 5 September 2021
London

Img: Woman in kimono gesturing to a pictureboard featuring drawn animals

The Great Race! – Kamishibai Storytelling

28 August & 11 September 2021
London

Img: Three people, the caption HUMAN

HUMAN.

28 & 29 August 2021
Tokyo, Japan

Img: Chiddingstone Castle Japan Festival

Chiddingstone Castle Japan Festival

29 August 2021
Kent

Ending Soon!

Img:HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021

HYPER JAPAN ONLINE 2021

9 July - 8 August 2021
Online

Img:Variations – Yuichiro Kikuma

Variations – Yuichiro Kikuma

22 July - 8 August 2021
London

Tokyo 2020 Exhibition

22 July - 13 August 2021
London

Img-AKI AND ARNAUD COOREN: TISS-TISS

AKI AND ARNAUD COOREN: TISS-TISS

22 April - 27 August 2021
London

Currently Ongoing

Olympic Torches

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torches Display

13 July – 6 September 2021
London

Img:Cartoon bird mascot

Create An Olympic Mascot -- Yuru-Chara Design Contest

15 July - 5 September 2021
Online

IMG:The Boro Repair Society @ Sustainable Fashion Week

The Boro Repair Society @ Sustainable Fashion Week

24 March - 27 September 2021
Online

Img: ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Japanese Tales of Lafcadio Hearn

"A Wish for the Harvest" FINE ART PRINTS EXHIBITION by SUMIKO OKUBO

15 June - 30 September 2021 Closing date extended
London

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:Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

17 July - 7 November 2021
London

Img:
Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

11 July - 12 December 2021
Norwich

Tokyo: Art & Photography

Tokyo: Art & Photography

New Date
29 July 2021 – 3 January 2022
Oxford

Megumi Fujita Piano Recital

Megumi Fujita Piano Recital Watch on demand

Available until 4 January 2022
Online

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

Netsuke: Miniature Masterpieces from Japan

18 May 2021 - 5 June 2022
Bristol & Online

Man standing in front of plant installation

Botanical Installation by Satoshi Kawamoto at Pantechnicon

21 July 2021 - 21 July 2022
London

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

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