Past Events

‘A rapturous novel where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japan's mountain way of life.’ Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is "take it easy."

We are delighted to be partnering with The Prince Akatori London, a Japanese-inspired hotel, to host a special Supper Club on Thursday 30th March. Guests will be able to enjoy an exclusive Omakase menu for an unmissable and authentic journey on.

Set in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their relationship has broken down after a mountain trek during which their guide died inexplicably. Now each believes the other to be a murderer and is determined to extract a confession before the night is over. Who is the murderer and what really happened on the mountain?

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.

Join us on 1 March when we will discuss Tony Takitani, a film about solitude and obsession directed by Jun Ichikawa.

Ten Nights' Dreams is a series of short pieces by Sōseki Natsume. It was serialized in the Asahi Shimbun from July 25 to August 5, 1908. Sōseki writes of ten dreams set in various time periods, including his own time (the Meiji period) and as far back as the "age of the gods," and the Kamakura period.

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.

Join us on 1 February when we will discuss No Regrets for Our Youth, Kurosawa's first post-war film starring Setsuko Hara as the privileged daughter of a professor who takes up arms against the Japanese military.

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.

When thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo, she finds that as the only woman at her new workplace she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she can't clear away her colleagues' dirty cups, because she's pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is... Ms. Shibata is not pregnant.