Category Archives: Japanese Event

Animator Talk – OGAWA Iku: Stop-Motion in Motion

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Date: Friday 29 November 2024, 13:00 GMT Online talk event hosted on ZoomFree to attend – booking is essentialThis talk will be given with British Sign Language interpretation Book Your Space Now About the Event As part of the Kotatsu … Continue reading

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Koji Yamamura: In The Studio Where Japan’s Leading Animation is Born

Join Koji Yamamura, live, to get a first-hand insight into the workings of his successful animation studio. Continue reading

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Japan Day at Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

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Japan Festival Day to raise money for victims of the recent earthquake. Continue reading

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Japan Day at Cardiff Central Library

Cardiff Central Library will be hosting Japan Day to celebrate Japanese Culture and Literature on 27th May. Japan Day is organized in partnership with local Japanese community members. Lots of activities for all such as Calligraphy, Origami, Manga and Kimono … Continue reading

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Japan Day at Cardiff Central Library

Cardiff Central Library will be hosting Japan Day to celebrate Japanese Culture and Literature on 25th May. Japan Day is organized in partnership with local Japanese community members and the Cardiff based Saturday Japanese School in Wales. Lots of free … Continue reading

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Princess Mononoke the Play

The New Diorama Theatre in London with the co-operation of Studio Ghibli, Whole Hog Theatre presents the world’s first theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki’s renowned animated film. Using giant puppets made from recycled materials, visceral, physical storytelling and original live … Continue reading

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Hyper Japan

The UK’s biggest J- Culture event Hyper Japan is being held at Earl’s Court in London. This event features Animation screenings, Cosplay, Japanese Street Fashion Show and much more. Professional Calligrapher and Kendo master Yukiko Ayres will be giving demonstrations … Continue reading

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Japanese Saturday School 30th Anniversary Concert

Our Festival Steering Committee member Midori Matsui, MBE is organizing a charity concert to celebrate 30th anniversary of The Japanese Saturday School, Whitchurch, Cardiff. The event will take place on Saturday 18th February 2012 at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm), … Continue reading

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Invitation to a Kamishibai

Kamishibai, made from the two Japanese words for “paper” and “drama”, is a form of Japanese storytelling, originally from the Japanese Buddhist temples of the 12th century. Usually a storyteller sits behind or to the side of a small, free … Continue reading

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Shonen Knife

Live Review – Buffalo Bar, Cardiff, 21st August 2011 Shonen Knife may not be a name you’ve heard much before, but they have been around since 1981 and have achieved worldwide renown with coverage from the likes of the BBC … Continue reading

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