Past Events
The Japan Society runs more than 80 events per year providing opportunities for members and others interested in Japan to meet, learn and exchange ideas and experiences. Our archive of Past Events below shows events we have offered in previous months starting from 2020.
A list of events from previous years can be downloaded in pdf:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Topics 2024
AllWomen in WorkNew UK-Japan RelationshipsFood across BordersTravel: Off the Beaten TrackJapanese Communities and Culture outside JapanTraditional Art in the Modern WorldGenderPeople to People ExchangesLGTBQIA+Ageing PopulationAnnual DinnerAnnual Lecture: British Ambassador to JapanGolf TournamentAGMJapan MatsuriEvent Types
09/09/2024ARCHIVED Creating the Mingei Film Archive Project: Craft, History and Preservation
The Mingei Film Archive is an ongoing project to locate, restore and preserve films on the history of craftsmanship in Japan and beyond. For this lecture, filmmaker and potter Marty Gross will share with us how the Mingei Film Archive was created and developed showing films by Bernard Leach and other craftpeople in Japan.
20/08/2024ARCHIVED CJAL 10th Anniversary Lecture - New Light on Nikkō: The Cult of Ieyasu in International Context
In this lecture, Professor Screech will consider the process and reason for the deification of the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), with the ritual meanings and architectural style of the many shrine-temples erected across Japan.
15/08/2024ARCHIVED Art Without Heroes: Mingei – Special Private Tour (6.30pm)
The Japan Society and Circle of Japanese Art London are pleased to invite members and friends to a special private tour of Art Without Heroes: Mingei at the William Morris Gallery. For this special tour, we are delighted to welcome curator Róisín Inglesby to guide us through the exhibition.
15/08/2024ARCHIVED Art Without Heroes: Mingei – Special Private Tour (2.00pm)
The Japan Society and Circle of Japanese Art London are pleased to invite members and friends to a special private tour of Art Without Heroes: Mingei at the William Morris Gallery. For this special tour, we are delighted to welcome curator Róisín Inglesby to guide us through the exhibition.
10/08/2024ARCHIVED Sashiko workshop with Studio Masachuka
Sashiko (刺し子)is a traditional Japanese stitching technique for mending clothes, developed by working-class people such as farmers and fishermen during the Edo period. It’s a form of upcycling, making garments stronger and lasting longer.
17/07/2024ARCHIVED Private Tour at Sotheby’s London: Japanese Woodblock Prints - 17 July 1.00pm
The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and friends to a tour of the exhibition and concurrent online auction, Japanese Woodblock Prints, at Sotheby’s London featuring iconic designs by woodblock print artists from the 18th century to the early 20th century.
16/07/2024ARCHIVED Private Tour at Sotheby’s London: Japanese Woodblock Prints - 16 July 1.00pm
The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and friends to a tour of the exhibition and concurrent online auction, Japanese Woodblock Prints, at Sotheby’s London featuring iconic designs by woodblock print artists from the 18th century to the early 20th century.
13/07/2024ARCHIVED Private Tour - Edo Pop: Japanese Prints 1825–1895 & Hiroko Imada at Watts
The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and friends to a guided tour of the exhibition Edo Pop: Japanese Prints 1825–1895 and Hiroko Imada at Watts with curator Dr Laura MacCulloch, and artist, Hiroko Imada.