Upcoming Events

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!

NODA MAP returns to Sadler’s Wells Theatre after sell-out shows A Night At The Kabuki (2022) and Love In Action (2024). Written and Directed by the founder of NODA MAP Hideki Noda, – 320°F is a Faustian descent through myth, memory and other bad ideas. Starring Sadawo Abe, Suzu Hirose, Eri Fukatsu, among others, the production will be performed in Japanese with English subtitles.

Noh Training Project UK offers a unique and exciting opportunity to experience Noh theatre through performance training - either as a weekend, one-week, or two-week intensive residency. We are especially pleased to announce that the Noh master Akira Matsui, designated Intangible Cultural Asset by the Japanese government in 1998, will return to teach in the final week. The Project is open to anyone with an interest in Noh: actors, directors, dancers, musicians, students and academics interested in extending their performance skills are encouraged to apply.

This summer, the hotly anticipated world premiere of Death Note: The Musical comes to the Barbican theatre! With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, the legendary manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata is reimagined for London in collaboration with original producers HoriPro.

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.