Event List 2021 November | 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: Still life painting of clothes strewn on a sofa

The Colours of the Everyday - Painting Exhibition

1 November - 4 December 2021
London

Img: Military helicopter in Afghanistan

UK-Japan Security Cooperation in a Historical Context: From Afghanistan to Afghanistan

2 November 2021
London

Img: Kiichi Fujiwara and Alessio Patalano

Seminar - The AUKUS Security Pact and its Implications

3 November 2021
Online

Img: Manga drawing of a woman sitting at a desk

Seminar - Working Women in Manga

3 November 2021
Online

Img: Several people drinking from ramen bowls

Japan Society Film Club: Tampopo directed by Juzo Itami

4 November 2021
Online

Img: Kinema Junpo magazine two copies

Kinema Junpo and Film Criticism in Japan In Conversation with Yuko Sekiguchi

5 November 2021
Online

Img: Large arena under construction

Screening: Construction Record of the 1964 Yoyogi Gymnasium

6 November 2021
London

Img: 1950s black and white film, woman looks off into the distance

Love Letter by Kinuyo Tanaka + Post-screening Discussion

6 November 2021
London

Img: ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka

ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka

8 November 2021
Online

Deadline for Applications - The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students

8 November, 6 & 13 December 2021
Online

Img: Tokolo Asao exhibition centrepiece in darkened room

Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Online Exhibition Tour

9 November 2021
Online

Img: Two women smiling

Online Seminar - Unpaid Care and Domestic Work in Japan

9 November 2021
Online

Day: 10 - 19

Boy walking through field of waist-high green grass

All About Lily Chou-Chou: 20th Anniversary Screening

10 November 2021
London

Hands sharpening a knife on a block

Sharpening Japanese Knives: Masterclass with Sakai City’s Yamatsuka Mitsuo

11 November 2021
Online

Amaryllis flowers in pink and greyscale

Sumi-e Ink Painting Workshop: "Coloured Cluster Amaryllis and Sunset"

14 November 2021
Online

Old print of a man in kimono performing rakugo on stage to an audience

The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan, with M.W. Shores

15 November 2021
Online

Img: A Portrait Of A Noh Theatre - Yarai Nogakudo

A Portrait Of A Noh Theatre - Yarai Nogakudo: An Online Talk

16 November 2021
Online

Sake bottles and cheese

Sake & Cheese Pairing Masterclass at Pantechnicon

17 November 2021
London

Ambassador Hayashi standing in front of the Embassy of Japan in London

The UK-Japan Relationship Amid a Troubled World: A Conversation with Ambassador Hayashi

17 November 2021
Online

Img: Japanese shrine path flanked by trees

Virtual Tour of Mt. Koya - InsideJapan

18 November 2021
Online

Img: Japanese film poster and seminar title

Japanese Film Posters: An Illustrated Talk by Hidenori Okada

19 November 2021
Online

JETAA and JSNW Lecture Series

19 November 2021
Online

Day: 20 - 30

Learn Clip Studio Paint book

Digital Drawing Workshop for Beginners

20 November 2021
Online

Convention centre artwork

Experience Japan Exhibition 2021 Online

20 November 2021
Online

Four people sitting looking out at a landscape

Koki Tanaka in conversation with Sally Tallant

23 November 2021
Online

Flying flags of Australia, UK and USA

Online Seminar - AUKUS and Its Geopolitical Implications for Asia

25 November 2021
Online

Streetwear made using kimono material

Kimono Talk: Why is it the Ultimate Sustainable Wear?

25 November 2021
London

Online event Friday 26 November

Webinar: Modern Approaches to Inclusive Design

26 November 2021
Online

Repairing denim fabric

Japanese BORO Sashiko Stitch & Repair Workshop

27 November 2021
Online

Japanese New Year's wreath

Create a Japanese New Year Wreath at Pantechnicon

28 November & 3 December 2021
London

Various goods including pottery, jewellery and models

Sway Gallery Xmas Market 2021

29 November - 23 December 2021
London

Traditional Japanese artwork of a man leading a horse down a country road

Japanese Poetry: Beyond the Haiku

29 November 2021
Online

Japanese wagashi sweets

Livestream: WAGASHI - Confectionery from Kyoto and Beyond

30 November 2021
Online

Ending Soon!

Img: Man lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games

Screenings: Tokyo Olympiad by Ichikawa Kon

2 September 2021 - 6 November 2021
London

Img:Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Individual and Group

17 July - 7 November 2021
London

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: Volleyball players before a game

Chikako Yamashiro - Chinbin Western

21 August - 21 November 2021
Dundee, Scotland

Img: Abstract painting

The Myth of Survival by Rui Matsunaga

10 September - 26 November 2021
London

Img: Woodcut print of swirling water

Metamorphoses of Water by Hiroko Imada

30 October - 27 November 2021
London

Currently Ongoing

Access + Ability in the Arts, Design & Technology

5 October - 3 December 2021
London

Img:
Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

Leiko Ikemura: Usagi in Wonderland

11 July - 12 December 2021
Norwich

Img: Ukiyoe-SakaiMarchant

Sakai Series: Ancient Technology and Industrial Heritage

September-December 2021
Online

Img:Seven Samurai artwork and caption Japan 2021

BFI Japan 2021: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema

18 October - 31 December 2021
UK & Online

Img: Curved lines in the sand on a beach

Picturing the Invisible

25 October - 23 December 2021
London

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

Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire

Reflections of Japan in East Yorkshire

New Date
16 October – 29 January 2022
Beverley

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

Img: Earth 2 Air Podcast - Tsunagu/Connect

Earth 2 Air Podcast - Tsunagu/Connect

13 September 2021 - April 2022
Online

Img: Tokyo 2020 Looking Back over an aerial picture of Tokyo including national stadium

'Tokyo 2020 Looking Back' Video Series

From October 2021
Online

Img: In Praise of Hands: Woodcuts by Naoko Matsubara, Poems by Penny Boxall

In Praise of Hands: Woodcuts by Naoko Matsubara, Poems by Penny Boxall

1 October 2021 – 13 March 2022
Oxford

Img:‘Vision of a Moment’: Japanese Creative Prints 1950-1960

‘Vision of a Moment’: Japanese Creative Prints 1950-1960

16 October 2021 – 3 April 2022
Oxford

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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