Upcoming Events

In this class hosted by Sushi expert and Japanese native Tomono you will learn how to make Sushi Rice, 4 different types of Sushi, from ball shaped Temarizushi to Yukari Homasaki rolls and more! To accompany this, you will also make crispy and juicy pork Gyoza dumplings. As always you will taste everything that you make and take home a generous goodie bag of delicious treats. Suitable for all experience levels.

Percussionist Joji Hirota performs with The London Taiko Drummers at October Gallery part of the events programme for the exhibition Kenji Yoshida: The Meaning of Life. The event allows people to experience the thunderous energy and meditative precision of taiko drumming in a powerful live performance presented alongside the exhibition.

This one-day dramatic arts course introduces students to the classical arts of Nō Theatre, combining lectures with music, chant and dance, as well as the detailed study of costumes in the V&A collection. Join Kitazawa Hideta for a demonstration of traditional Nō mask making. The course will be held at Victoria and Albert Museum and Online.

An exhibition of contemporary book artworks and artists’ books made in the UK and Japan. It features books created by Japanese artists alongside selections from the University of Southampton Library’s collection of artists’ books, held at Winchester School of Art.

The English Sumo Nationals will be held on Saturday 28 March 2026, from 10am to 4pm at Brunel University of London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH.This is a selection event for the European Sumo Championships in Scotland in late June. There will be multiple categories per gender, so plenty of matches to enjoy!

Learn Sumo Wrestling in the London Borough of Hillingdon every Sunday. Open to all abilities, ages and sizes - Adults only. Every Sunday from 3.00 to 4.30pm in Uxbridge, UB8.

On 29 March at Bush Hall, composer Taro Ishida presents “TOKOYO”, reimagining Japan’s 1,300-year-old court music through classical strings and electronics. He is primarily focused on arranging the traditional Japanese music, especially Gagaku and contributed to notable project such as Disney’s SHOGUN (Emmy & Grammy nominated).

After selling out shows at The Barbican in 2025, Ichiko Aoba's next UK stop on her phenomenal rise will be a headline performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 March 2026. The folk sensation has garnered fans from across genres and continents with her dreamy approach to songwriting and stunning multi-instrumental talent.

This event is part of the Japanese Studies series organised in collaboration with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) and The Courtauld Institute of Art. The venue will be at Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre.

The Meaning of Life, a solo exhibition by Kenji Yoshida at October Gallery, London, comprises a selection of significant works, spanning the decades between the 1960s and 1990s. Highlights include large-scale works that employ precious metals of gold and silver leaf upon Japanese lacquer and coloured paints on canvas.