11 July 2017
Enjoy an evening of performances and activities celebrating the life, art and enduring legacy of Katsushika Hokusai, presented in collaboration with Japan House – from 6pm on Friday, 14 July and screening of “The Lost Hokusai” at 7pm.
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Hyper Japan is one of the biggest and most renowned J-culture events in the UK. It will be held at the Tobacco Dock in London! The event celebrates all aspects of the Japanese culture, ranging from cosplaying popular anime characters to experiencing some of Japan’s most famous epochs of history, such as the 17th and
Read on30 June 2017
For one night only, from 7pm on Saturday 8 July, Rich Mix is going Japanese! Rhythm Passport will bring sounds, rhythms, colours and food from Japan to London’s East End. Rich Mix will celebrate Tanabata – the ‘Star Festival’ of Japan – commemorating the meeting of deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. Just once a year, on the
Read on12 June 2017
Twenty years ago, the pianist, composer and singer-songwriter Jason Kouchak, in association with the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh and the Embassy of Japan in Belfast and with the support of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, held an evening of piano recitals called Across the Water at the Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh on 31 October 1997 and at the Harty Room, Queen’s University Belfast on 7 November 1997.
Read on26 May 2017
From 10.15am Lois Barnett will talk on “From Marlene Dietrich to Tanaka Kinuyo: Masculine Fashion and the Female Japanese Star in Ozu Yasujirō’s Dragnet Girl (Hijōsen no Onna, 1933)”
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Yamato: The Drummers of Japan will be performing at the Peacock Theatre in London from 14 to 25 March 2017.
Heart-thumping rhythm, thunderous sounds and explosive beats, the Yamato drummers of Japan push their limits in this staggering display of physical strength and ferocious skill.
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Ikebana International London Chapter 6 are holding a demonstration on the theme of ‘Early Spring, Basic to Landscape in Ohara Style’ by Ruriko Kojima, President of London Ohara England Chapter on Tuesday 7th March. All visitors are welcome, no need to prebook. Light Refreshments, Sales table, and Raffle Venue – Brompton Oratory Church Hall (Next to V & A) Brompton Road SW7
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In his new adaptation for Yellow Earth theatre company, Ng Choon Ping directs a startling production with an East Asian cast and live taiko drumming featuring Joji Hirota. London: 15 March to 8 April; Oxford: 13 to 15 April; Colchester: 19-20 April; Birmingham: 21 April 2017.
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Japan Now returns to the British Library on Saturday, 25 February with a packed day exploring contemporary writing and culture from this fascinating country. Alex Kerr, author of Lost Japan, reflects on the beauty and destruction of the Japanese landscape, and leading writers, including Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Masatsugu Ono and
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Japan Sound Portrait – Thursday 16th March 2017, 7:30pm at Café OTO (18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, London E8 3DL)
Japan Sound Portrait is a multimedia project building a variety of aural representations of the country, from a sound map phone application to virtual reality experiences, founded by BBC Radio 3 DJ and Musicity founder Nick Luscombe and KanZeOn film co-director/producer Neil Cantwell.
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