Upcoming Events

The latest exhibition of London-based, portrait and landscape photographer Ian Kirby is a collection of landscape studies, on which he worked on for the past four years. Technically complex to master, the work for this exhibition is deeply poignant. Each piece captures a moment in time—emotion, movement, and the transient nature of experience, are suspended within the frame.

Roll up your sleeves for a 90-minute, hands-on sushi adventure! Learn to craft four delicious types of authentic sushi in a fun, relaxed setting, perfect for beginners and food lovers alike. No experience needed—just bring your appetite and creativity!

Join the closing night of the EFG London Jazz Festival as they bring a one-of-a-kind performance, celebrating the bold, beautiful sound of Japanese Jazz.

Don’t miss this rare screening of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Nobuhiro Suwa’s The Lion Sleeps Tonight, presented as part of In the Realm of Acting: Performance On and Off Screen at the ICA. French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as an actor drawn into a children’s filmmaking adventure.

The first UK retrospective of Kaori Oda’s filmography. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kaori Oda in-person. A zine focusing on Kaori Oda’s work will be available for purchase.

Part fo CIEE Kyoto Seminar Series, this online lecture by John Breen (Emeritus Professor at Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto) will reflect on the Ise shrines at the start of the 21st century. How do the shrines and the myth of the Sun Goddess fare in the 21st century? What connection obtains between shrines and the myth on the one hand and the emperor, the Japanese state and the Japanese people on the other?

Noh Reimagined returns as part of Kings Place’s Earth Unwrapped. Experience the transcendent artistry of Japanese noh theatre with two classical Bashō and Matsukaze, alongside the world premiere of Song of Rona Island, a historic collaboration between Scotland and Japan.

All hail Godzilla, King of the Monsters – and eco-warrior? Through a selection of diverse Japanese monster movies, the Barbican explores how kaiju carnage connects to our relationship with the natural world.

Roll up your sleeves for a 90-minute, hands-on sushi adventure! Learn to craft four delicious types of authentic sushi in a fun, relaxed setting, perfect for beginners and food lovers alike. No experience needed—just bring your appetite and creativity!

After selling out shows at The Barbican in 2025, Ichiko Aoba's next UK stop on her phenomenal rise will be a headline performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 March 2026. The folk sensation has garnered fans from across genres and continents with her dreamy approach to songwriting and stunning multi-instrumental talent.