18 September 2017
Experience a night of experimental Japanese music, sand art, authentic Japanese cuisine and specialty Sake at London’s newest venue, The Shaft!
The event will be held over two days at The Shaft, Brunel Museum.
① 8pm, Friday 20th October 2017 (7pm food & drinks)
② 3pm, Saturday 21st October 2017 (2pm food & drinks)
Tickets: £10/£5 concessions
12 September 2017
A PAGE OF MADNESS (1926) by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Sunday 24th September 2017, 6pm at the Arthur & Paula Lucas Lecture Theatre, King’s College London
Starring: Yoshie Nakagawa, Ayako Iijima, Hiroshi Nemoto, Misao Seki
Language: Japanese with benshi narration in English
Running Time: 59 mins
8 September 2017
With a focus on Japanese food and drink, this masterclass and talk delivered by Jill Fanshawe Kato at the Leach Pottery in St Ives will trace the influences which have contributed to this unique cuisine. In the tea ceremony, which reached its zenith in the 16th century, numerous small ceramic dishes presented on lacquer trays would be used in ceremonies lasting many hours and attended by nobility and rulers of the country.
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The purpose of the Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese – dedicated to the memory of the late Sir Peter Parker – is to deepen the understanding of Japanese business culture by businessmen and women of the countries of the European Union through study of the Japanese language, and to contribute to goodwill
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The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival returns to Wales (Chapter – September 29th – October 1st, 2017 & Aberystwyth Arts Centre – October 28th, 2017) for another edition in 2017 with audiences able to enjoy a whole host of Welsh premieres, a Japanese marketplace, and a Q&A and special film screening hosted by an important figure from the Japanese animation industry. Follow this link for the press release.
Read on15 August 2017
Viva Sherry, a ‘prog pop’ duo from Kyoto, will perform at the Cowley Club in Brighton on Saturday, 16 September, 7pm to 12 midnight and at New River Studios in London (N4 1DN) on Sunday, 17 September, 4pm to 11pm.
Read on14 August 2017
The Bower is a collaborative project between Louisa Bailey and Joyce Cronin, which will transform the currently derelict former public toilet in Brunswick Park into a non-profit, communal art space called The Bower. Louise and Joyce are collaborating with Hiroshima-based architects Claire and Kazuya Nakamoto on the interior designs of the building.
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The beauty of the Cotswolds meets the Orient with a brand new running race coming on 3rd September 2017. Cotswold Ekiden brings together the best of Japanese culture and tradition in this relay race. Taking place at the beautiful Sudeley Castle in the heart of the Cotswolds, each runner within a team of four will
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Last chance to see Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall’s ‘London Portraits’ hanging at the National Portrait Gallery in London. They will be on display until the end of August 2017.
Read on28 July 2017
Perspectives on Hijikata Research Collective invite you to join them for a week-long event in Hijikata’s hometown Akita this September! We will kick-start the week with a tour of Mount Haguro, led by a mountain monk [yamabushi], and a visit (for those who are not too squeamish) to the self-mummified Buddhist monks [sokushinbutsu] of Yamagata prefecture.
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