Past Events

Join us this December for a lively discussion of Fish Story (Yoshihiro Nakamura, 2009), a quirky and contemporary comedy that shows how a forgotten punk song might just save the world. 

As the year winds down, why not welcome the new year with a personal touch? Join us for a unique opportunity to design your own New Year’s greeting card using the traditional art of Japanese woodblock printing.

Drawing on ethnographic research with a network of contemporary art practitioners in the Kansai region of Japan, in this lecture anthropologist Iza Kavedžija explores how artists describe their creative work as shaped by encounters—with people, materials, objects, artworks, and elements of popular culture.

The Japan Society is delighted to present a beginner’s Shakyo workshop led by London-based calligrapher Yoko Takenami. Shakyo, literally meaning "copying sutra," refers to the Buddhist practice of transcribing sacred texts. In contemporary Japan, this Buddhist tradition is embraced as a form of personal reflection and stress relief, accessible to anyone, regardless of religious faith.

The Japan Society is pleased to present a Japanese woodblock printing workshop led by London-based artist, Hiroko Imada.

The Japan Society is pleased to present a Japanese woodblock printing workshop led by London-based artist, Hiroko Imada.

The Japan Society is delighted to host a zoom lecture by Mark Dytham MBE and Yuko Yoshikawa from Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) to discuss the Home for All (HFA) project and the challenges faced in Noto one year after the earthquake.

Suitable even for complete beginners, in this workshop you will learn how Japanese characters were developed, discover different styles of writing, and be guided in the techniques for writing Japanese with a brush.