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21/06/2025ARCHIVED The Japan Society Golf Tournament 2025ARCHIVED ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメント2025
In 2025 The Japan Society Annual Golf Tournament, for the Asprey and Garrard Plate, will be held at Pine Ridge Golf Course. The format will be Stableford.
16/06/2025ARCHIVED The Golden Age of Tea Ceremony: Rikyu, Oribe, Enshu
In this lecture, cultural historian Asao Kozu will explore the evolution of chanoyu (tea ceremony) across three generations - Rikyu, Oribe, and Enshu - linked through a lineage of master and disciple.
09/06/2025ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Story of a Single Woman by Chiyo Uno
This novel follows Yukiko, a woman in her thirties, grappling with societal pressures, personal desires, and the tension between independence and traditional expectations in early 20th-century Japan.
08/06/2025ARCHIVED Private Tour: Paper Clouds – Japan Pavilion at the London Design Biennale
The Japan Society is delighted to invite a small group of members and guests to a private guided tour of Paper Clouds: Materiality in Empty Space, presented as the Japan Pavilion at this year’s London Design Biennale at Somerset House.
04/06/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon
Join our Film Club in June to discuss Satoshi Kon's animated surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller, Paprika.
03/06/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
19/05/2025ARCHIVED Exhibiting Japan: Exploring how Japan is Curated and Presented in the UK
In this lecture, Professor Yoshi Miki will share his research on Japanese art collections in the UK focusing on collections outside London.
14/05/2025ARCHIVED Drawing on Japan: A Conversation with Rebecca Salter
Join us for a conversation with Rebecca Salter, artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts.
12/05/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Quicksand by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Quicksand is a psychological novel set in 1920s Osaka, exploring themes of love, obsession, and manipulation.
09/05/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Taboo directed by Nagisa Oshima
For our film club in May, we will be exploring the captivating and provocative queer cinema classic Taboo, directed by the renowned master Nagisa Oshima.