Update from JICC
2023/9/23
Autumn is on the way, and with that we are looking forward to the return of Japan Matsuri on Sunday 1 October! Last held in 2019, Japan Matsuri is the UK's biggest free Japanese festival and this year will be no exception - featuring a range of stalls and a variety of performances throughout the day. For more information, check here.
Earlier this month the Embassy hosted a public screening of 'Sympathetic Souls – A Biography of Hokiichi Hanawa', which was attended by Ambassador and Madame Hayashi, together with producers of the film. Hokiichi Hanawa was a blind scholar in late-18th and early-19th century Japan and celebrated for compiling Gunsho Ruijū, an impressive collection of literature and historical documents dating from ancient times from all over Japan. Read more about the event here.
Our Aizome exhibition finishes on 29 September but there are two gallery talks featuring the exhibiting artists coming up! On Wednesday 27, Jane Callender will explain about how she works with shibori, and on Friday 29, Luisa Uribe and Yatsumoto Kaori will speak about their approaches to the craft. For more details and to book free tickets, see our Eventbrite page.
Earlier this month the Embassy hosted a public screening of 'Sympathetic Souls – A Biography of Hokiichi Hanawa', which was attended by Ambassador and Madame Hayashi, together with producers of the film. Hokiichi Hanawa was a blind scholar in late-18th and early-19th century Japan and celebrated for compiling Gunsho Ruijū, an impressive collection of literature and historical documents dating from ancient times from all over Japan. Read more about the event here.
Our Aizome exhibition finishes on 29 September but there are two gallery talks featuring the exhibiting artists coming up! On Wednesday 27, Jane Callender will explain about how she works with shibori, and on Friday 29, Luisa Uribe and Yatsumoto Kaori will speak about their approaches to the craft. For more details and to book free tickets, see our Eventbrite page.
Ambassador's activities
Ambassador Hayashi had a packed schedule this month. He attended a reception commemorating the signing of the MOC between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) in the field of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Technologies, the 40th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, the World Coffee Summit London, and a Parliamentary Reception hosted by Hitachi, amongst other engagements.To keep up with Ambassador's latest news, make sure to follow Ambassador's activities archive here.