Update from JICC
2022/5/18
Our current exhibiton at the Embassy, Manga Jiman: The Winners' Exhibition, continues until mid-June. The exhibition consists of all the shortlisted entries from the 15th Manga Jiman Competition. Open weekdays 09:30 - 17:30, closed weekends and public holidays. Admission is free, but photo ID is necessary to gain entry to the Embassy.
Ambassador Hayashi visited Oxford earlier this month to attend the Kyoto Prize, held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A few days later he visited the University of Oxford, first touring the Bodleian Library and then giving a talk at St Antony’s College. Both Ambassador and Madame Hayashi also attended the opening event of the exhibition “Kasimir Malevich Raku Kichizaemon XV” at the Annely Juda Fine Art gallery in London.
Ambassador Hayashi visited Oxford earlier this month to attend the Kyoto Prize, held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A few days later he visited the University of Oxford, first touring the Bodleian Library and then giving a talk at St Antony’s College. Both Ambassador and Madame Hayashi also attended the opening event of the exhibition “Kasimir Malevich Raku Kichizaemon XV” at the Annely Juda Fine Art gallery in London.
The Spirit of Washoku
Chef HAYASHI Daisuke was appointed Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in 2019. Trained at the renowned Kikunoi ryotei restaurant in Kyoto from the age of eighteen as a protégé of the multiple Michelin-starred chef MURATA Yoshihiro, he has brought his modern, progressive approach to gastronomic culture to London, most recently at Roketsu restaurant.
In the following video, Chef Hayashi talks about what makes washoku (Japanese cuisine) so special.
Find out more about Chef Hayashi in this article from MAFF.
In the following video, Chef Hayashi talks about what makes washoku (Japanese cuisine) so special.
Find out more about Chef Hayashi in this article from MAFF.
