The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF Exhibtion dates: 15 July – 15 August 2010 Open daily 10am - 5.30 pm Special events: ‘Meet the Makers’ Yakimono 2: Saturday 17 July 10am-4pm Japanese Tea Ceremonies: Tuesday 27 July 2.30-5 pm Tickets: FREE, booking essential Booking information and/or further contact details: T: 01626 832223 E: devonguild@crafts.org.uk W: www.crafts.org.uk

Dates: Saturday 17 July – Sunday 19 September Location: Museum of Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue, London SW6 6EA Time: Museum open Sat-Wed 1-4 pm. Admisson: Free

Date: 24th – 28th July 2010 Time: 9am-5pm daily, followed by a series of concerts at the Southbank Centre 29th, 30th July, open to the public. Venue: Royal Academy of Music, London Koto class cost: £128 (£115 conc.) Taiko class cost: £250 (£225 conc.)

Summer School 2010: Course 18 Japanese Buddhist Art and its Contexts from the 6th to the 18th centuries: an Introduction Dr Meri Arichi 26–30 July 2010 For further details and to book, please contact: Short Courses The Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN T: 020 7 848 2678 E: Short.courses@courtauld.ac.uk Website:www.courtauld.ac.uk/publicprogrammes/index.shtml

The Japan Foundation presents: Date: 3 August 2010, from 6.30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, London Russell Square House 10-12 Russell Square London WC1B 5EH

Date: Thursday 5 August 2010 19:30 Venue: St Paul's Church Bow Common Burdett Road Tower Hamlets E3 4TN Nearest Underground: Mile End, Buses 277, D6, 309

Sunday 15th August, 3pm, Canterbury Cathedral. For further details, please contact Phillida Purvis, Sectretary IFRT by email at phillida@linksjapan.org or telephone 07775526222.

Venue: Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone, Kent TN8 7AD Date: 30th August, Bank Holiday Monday Time: 11am - 5pm Admission: Adult: £7, Child: £4 Families: £19.50 (2 adults and 2 children). Please note that on Activity Days, a charge of £2 will apply for 2- 4 year olds to cover the cost of materials and entertainment. Parking: £2.50 (access to the grounds, Tea Room and Gift Shop only)

Date: Tuesday 7th September 11am – 3pm Venue: Nippon Club, 2nd floor, Samuel House, 6 St. Albans Street
, London SW1Y 4SQ (Piccadilly Circus) Price: £75 (including a Brush and ink)