Half-Term Japanese Ikebana Workshop for Young People (Ages 12 to 19)
Join The Japan Society this half-term to discover traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement known as ikebana in this FREE workshop for young people ages 12 to 19.
Half-Term Japanese Sweets (Wagashi) Making Workshop for Children and Young People
Join The Japan Society this half-term and learn how to make delicious traditional Japanese sweets, known as wagashi, in this workshop for for children and young people!
Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Kasho Iizuka co-organised with the Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Kasho Iizuka for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Blue Boy Trial (2025) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
Festive Workshop for Young People: Nengajo Making
In this workshop, artist Aya Burbanks will show you a selection of her original designs, featuring typical motifs used in Nengajo, and will then teach you the techniques of boku-ga (ink wash painting) before you create your own new year card to mark the start of 2026, the year of the horse!
Creating Possibilities for Encounter: The Kansai Art Scene
Drawing on ethnographic research with a network of contemporary art practitioners in the Kansai region of Japan, in this lecture anthropologist Iza Kavedžija explores how artists describe their creative work as shaped by encounters—with people, materials, objects, artworks, and elements of popular culture.