Upcoming Events

Experience over 120 years of Japanese craftsmanship at The Optical Gallery's one-day Masunaga exhibition. Explore the complete Masunaga collection, K3 by Kenzo Takada and, subject to confirmation, the prestigious Masters of Craft collection, with complimentary private viewing sessions.

‘Kensho’, an exhibition of works by Japanese ceramicist Taizo Kuroda and calligrapher Bokujin Sousai Inada. The artists belong to a generation that emerged following the Second World War, when questions of cultural identity, modernity, and tradition occupied a central place in artistic discourse.

Organised by JUSPI – Japan-Ukraine Sakura Peace Initiative, Ukraine Support Taiko Concert will take place on Sunday 1 November 2026 at St. Mary’s Church, Putney, London SW15 1SN. The concert will feature the London Taiko Drummers, which was founded by the world-renowned taiko master Joji Hirota, and the St. Mary’s Ukrainian School Choir. JUSPI is raising money to send Japanese cherry trees and other aid to Ukraine in spring 2027.

Directed and produced by Katharine Round, Ghost Town is set fifteen years after the 2011 tsunami in the Japanese port town of Kamaishi where taxi drivers began picking up passengers who didn’t exist. Using rigged cameras, the taxi is transformed into a moving confession booth. Over the course of one night, a series of conversations between drivers and their passengers reveal how those who survived live with the dead. UK Premiere will be held at ICA in London (27 Oct), with screenings also planned at Hackney Picturehouse (28 Oct), Finsbury Park Picturehouse (29 Oct) and Phoenix Cinema (6 Nov).

Written and produced by Jagoda Kamov, We Are All Fish is an interdisciplinary theatre performance exploring loneliness, belonging and connection across parallel worlds. Co-directed with Japanese artist Takatsuna Mukai, it blends movement, projection, sound and origami by Toshiko Kurata.

Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most talented trumpeters, Takuya Kuroda is at the forefront of genre-bending jazz music. Rising from strength to strength, Kuroda takes us on his journey into jazz music greatness, stopping off for this exclusive London performance here at Cadogan Hall.

Beneath the Great Wave, at The Whitworth,The University of Manchester, brings together exceptional ukiyo-e prints from Edo-period Japan. The exhibition explores the art of Hokusai and Hiroshige, two visionary artists whose images have shaped how we see nature, landscape and everyday life.

Joy Like Time explores how memory, ritual and renewal intersect through the work of internationally renowned artists Marina Abramović, Kalliopi Lemos and Gillian Wearing. Tracking the careers of a select group of artists in depth, this exhibition looks at how they have found life’s meaning through their practice via craft and repetition and asks, if duration marks everything from commutes to lifespans, from harvests to histories, might it also help us confront one of humanity’s most enduring questions: what is the meaning of life?

An art exhibition by Mao Tsuji, an Artbility artist from Japan, participating in The London Exhibition November 2026. Featuring vibrant artworks, including her featured piece "Orca Family," created to bring courage and joy to people's hearts.

In 2022, Harumi Tanaka was awarded the Brixton Art Prize for her work Self Portrait As A Doll. Now, in 2026, Studio 73, Brixton will be hosting her solo exhibition, Carpe Diem. Opening on Thursday 29 October 2026, the exhibition presents a new body of work that continues her compelling exploration of form, feeling and psychological presence.