The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

09/11/2026 - 10/11/2026We Are All Fish

09/11/2026 - 10/11/2026

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.

12/11/2026Takuya Kuroda - Genre-bending Jazz

12/11/2026

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.

13/11/2026 - 15/11/2026The London Exhibition

13/11/2026 - 15/11/2026

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.

20/06/2026 - 15/11/2026Exhibitions: Joy Like Time at the Sainsbury Centre

20/06/2026 - 15/11/2026

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?

14/03/2026 - 15/11/2026Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige

14/03/2026 - 15/11/2026

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.

22/10/2026 - 13/12/2026The Lower Depths. The Cinema of Shōhei Imamura

22/10/2026 - 13/12/2026

Building on the success of its retrospectives on Yvonne Rainer and Marguerite Duras, the ICA London's Long Takes series will present the first major UK retrospective of Shōhei Imamura in more than twenty-five years. Celebrating one of post-war Japan's most influential filmmakers, the programme will feature newly restored films, rarely screened works, contextual events and guest introductions. The retrospective will also be accompanied by a new monograph exploring Imamura's work through commissioned essays, archival materials and interviews, offering fresh insight into his enduring cinematic legacy.

20/10/2026 - 17/01/2027Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi Collection

20/10/2026 - 17/01/2027

The exhibition is on view at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, showcasing the complete set of Hokusai’s iconic Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Visitors can see masterpieces such as The Great Wave and Red Fuji, along with rare variants and well-preserved prints. Drawn from the Iuchi Collection and presented in collaboration with the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience Hokusai’s full artistic vision of Japan’s sacred mountain.