1 March 2022
During the pandemic we experienced a transformation of standard methods of communication, with a significant increase in online interaction. The workshop “Sharing Senses” aims to share senses with participants online, through our computer screens. Participants will explore the possibility of sharing senses in separate three-dimensional spaces by using a two-dimensional screen and online communication.
Fully bookedMore info26 February 2022
The artist Yukako Tanaka will lead a guided tour of her exhibition, Fluctuating Fluctuations: now＝then here＝elsewhere. This is an excellent chance to view the exhibition with the artist herself providing an explanation and commentary on the works on show.
More info4 February 2022
The artist Yukako Tanaka led a guided tour of her exhibition, Fluctuating Fluctuations: now＝then here＝elsewhere. This was an excellent chance to view the exhibition with the artist herself providing an explanation and commentary on the works on show.
More info25 May 2021
In this webinar, chaired by film producer Shozo Ichiyama, legendary Oscar-winning auteur and film producer Jeremy Thomas discussed the cultural influences surrounding Japanese cinema and what drew him to work with Japanese directors and actors, and explored creative approaches to scripted projects that break through with international audiences.
Fully bookedMore info3 March 2020
The artist Hochoul Lee led a guided tour of his exhibition, Fragments of Information. This was an excellent chance to view the exhibition with the artist himself providing an explanation and commentary on the works on show, and to get an insight into the contemporary Japanese art world and creative process through Lee’s own experiences.
More info4 March 2020
Kamaishi City was once a thriving city in Iwate Prefecture with 80,000 inhabitants, a flourishing steel industry and Japan’s most successful rugby team. Following the decline of its steelworks, however, Kamaishi is today a small rural city with a population of 36,000 facing a chronic crisis of depopulation. In this lecture, Dr Naofumi Nakamura used Kamaishi as a case study to investigate crisis thinking in post-war regional Japan; he examined the policies and actions of both the public and private sectors in their pursuit to find solutions to depopulation, economic restructuring, and disaster readiness.
More info16 January 2020
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to introduce several works by the Ainu artist Kohei Fujito, which are on display in the Foundation’s Regency Room. Fujito, an emerging Ainu artist from the young generation based in Akan, Hokkaidō, presents a small selection of his artworks ranging from a knife and sheath to phone cases and sunglasses. The display will be on until the 14th of February 2020.
More info26 July 2018
Be drawn into the faraway world of The Women of Ishikawa: a selection of strange, hilarious, and tragic folk stories from the mountains of Ishikawa, brought over from Japan and performed by Doubtful Sound. The show is in a mix of Kaga-ben (the local dialect) and English, and the stories are sprinkled with traditional folk songs from the SOAS Min’yo Group.
Fully bookedMore info11 May 2018
During London Craft Week, Made in Japan Project and The Creation of Japan will hold a one-day crafting exhibition at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. The exhibition highlights the variety of Japanese materials and techniques used to create hand-crafted pieces. Taiyo Nakazato, 18th generation potter of Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln, will demonstrate the techniques of Mikawachi ceramics, traditional porcelain with a 400 year old history.
Demonstrations at 11am, 1pm and 3pm .
Bookings available at goo.gl/dSbqij .
21 February 2018
In this special event, Hisashi Yoshida, Director of a Shinto ceremony company, discussed the origins of ‘Shouzoku’, garments worn by Shinto priests, which was followed by a musical performance by Tokiko Ihara, a Shō flute player, and a display of Shouzoku garments. Outside of Japan, not much is known about this element of Japanese society, and in his talk, Yoshida spread Japanese culture and knowledge.
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