Upcoming Events

New York-based choreographer and performer Vangeline will present her new Butoh performance, MAN WOMAN, at the Schwarzman Centre, Oxford. Inspired by Eikoh Hosoe's iconic Man and Woman photographic series featuring Butoh pioneers Tatsumi Hijikata and Motofuji, the work reimagines these celebrated images through a contemporary feminist perspective.

Vangeline will lead a Butoh and Noguchi Taiso workshop at the Old Fire Station in Oxford. Open to people of all ages and experience levels, the workshop offers a welcoming introduction to these movement practices and an opportunity to learn directly from one of today's leading Butoh practitioners.

Founded in 1954, GEIKO is Japan’s only national high school of music. Its students, the future of Japan’s music scene, will perform a special one-day concert at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Kotatsu Animation Festival returns for its 15th anniversary, offering Welsh audiences a rich selection of Japanese animation. Highlights include classics such as Akira and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, alongside modern favourites Children of the Sea and All You Need is Kill. The programme also features an exclusive talk by CGI animator Masaya Inaba on the use of CGI in anime. To mark puppeteer Kihachirou Kawamoto's 101st birthday, the festival will screen Dōjōji, a rarely seen stop-motion film making a rare UK appearance.

This major exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery in London reframes the history of Japanese photography through the work of 27 women artists, from the 1950s to the present day. Featuring over 200 photographs, videos, installations, and rare photobooks, it celebrates both internationally renowned and long-overlooked voices, offering an expansive portrait of how women have shaped and redefined the medium across generations.

Japan Fest Buxton returns this September to the stunning Pavilion Gardens in Buxton, Derbyshire for a full day celebrating Japanese culture. Enjoy live performances, authentic food, cultural activities, shopping and interactive experiences, bringing together tradition, anime and family fun.

The online launch of a life story comic co-created with people living with dementia and their families in Wales and Japan. Here & Now / Yma Nawr / 今、ここに立つ brings together Japan's manga tradition and Re-Live's life story comics. Meet the storytellers, see the artwork, and hear how it was made.

Six courses. One conversation between Peru & Japan. For WORLD SAKE DAY. Join a special Nikkei-inspired evening at LIMA, created in collaboration with Anza Asahara, Sake Sommelier, exploring the connection between our cuisine and the world of sake.

Discover Noh’s haunting music, poetic texts and subtly powerful movement in a workshop. Get a taste of Noh in a short, stripped-back performance alongside Opera North's artists. A collaboration between Noh Reimagined (Mu Arts), University of Leeds, DARE and Opera North.

Discover Noh’s haunting music, poetic texts and subtly powerful movement in a workshop. Get a taste of Noh in a short, stripped-back performance alongside Opera North's artists. A collaboration between Noh Reimagined (Mu Arts), University of Leeds, DARE and Opera North.