04/12/2025Beyond the Dance: Symbolism and Aesthetics in Nihon Buyo
04/12/2025
The Japan Society is delighted to welcome Chihiro Yoshimura, an award-winning dancer of kamigata-mai, in partnership with Kayono-no-Kai, to explore the elegance and symbolism of Japanese dance.
15/12/2025Eco-Political Film Histories: Land Cinema in Japan and beyond - with Becca Voelcker
15/12/2025
In this lecture, author Dr Becca Voelcker will discuss Japan's centrality in a genre she calls 'land cinema', offering examples ranging from downtown Tokyo to rural rice paddies in Yamagata which resonate with our own era of social and environmental crises.