16/06/2025The Golden Age of Tea Ceremony: Rikyu, Oribe, Enshu
In this lecture, cultural historian Asao Kozu will explore the evolution of chanoyu (tea ceremony) across three generations - Rikyu, Oribe, and Enshu - linked through a lineage of master and disciple.
21/06/2025The Japan Society Golf Tournament 2025ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメント2025
In 2025 The Japan Society Annual Golf Tournament, for the Asprey and Garrard Plate, will be held at Pine Ridge Golf Course. The format will be Stableford.
01/07/2025Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
02/07/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Irezumi directed by Yasuzo Masumura
Join us for our Film Club in July when we will discuss Yasuzo Masumura's tale of feminine revenge, Irezumi.
08/07/2025Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For the July edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Kaori Iida, Deputy Chief Commentator at NHK. They will discuss issues in international commercial diplomacy including the economic and political implications of the ongoing US-China trade war.
11/07/2025Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road – Private View with Curator Dr Alfred Haft (Non-members)
The Japan Society is pleased to invite a small group of members to an exclusive tour of the exhibition Hiroshige: artist of the open road with Lead Curator Dr Alfred Haft. This is the first exhibition on the celebrated Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) to be held at the British Museum, and in London for more than a quarter of a century.
14/07/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Voices of the Fallen Heroes by Yukio Mishima
Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Yukio Mishima, first published in Japanese in the 1960s and available in English for the first time in 2025
05/08/2025Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
11/08/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi
Set during the final stages of World War II, "Finger Bone" is a haunting portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of war.
02/09/2025Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.