One syllable changes everything! 🪑 "Suwatte" (sit) vs. 🏺 "Sawatte" (touch) is the difference between taking a seat and getting too close to the art. 😅
Master your skills this summer at the Language Center! 🇯🇵☀️
Use code EARLY by 4/22 for $10 off!
japansoc.org/45e3lSO
Join our sweet sake shindig on 4/21! 🍶🍫 Hear Hiroshi Sakurai (Dassai) & Maribel Lieberman (MarieBelle NY) discuss building global brands. Then, enjoy a reception with Dassai Blue sake, savory bites & take home an exclusive chocolate gift!
Tickets are limited: japansoc.org/4ccpVjq
Sustaining Members, join us on April 22 for an exclusive Gallery After Hours tour of Kawai Kanjirō: House to House. Enjoy light refreshments, and experience a curator-led tour exploring the U.S. solo debut of this incredible collection. 🏺✨
🎟️ japansoc.org/4tO9tM4
How does a glass of wine play a role on the global diplomatic stage? 🍷🇺🇸🇯🇵
From D.C. to Tokyo, Freeman Winery is beautifully blending U.S. and Japanese cultures. Join us on April 7 for a Talk and Tasting with the team behind the wine, followed by a tasting reception!
🎟️ japansoc.org/47o2Asl
Have you picked up your Midtown Cultural Alliance passport yet? ✈️ 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 🇫🇷 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 🇮🇸 🇸🇪
You can redeem gifts after 3 stamps—explore a range of programming from March 26–April 5! 🎁
Check out the full schedule here: japansoc.org/mca2026 🤩 and come get your passport at any MCA Open House location.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of “Kawai Kanjirō: House to House” at Japan Society last Wednesday. 🏺🤎
On view through May 10, 2026, come check out this inspiring collection of ceramics, calligraphy, and sculptures.
More info: japansoc.org/4qUYi3o
📸: Andrew Levine
Want to say more than "suki desu"? This White Day, give the gift of language! 🤍🌸
Late Spring Language Center registration is OPEN! Choose from 1-day travel workshops, 5-week courses, Shodo & more.
Learn more here: japansoc.org/45e3lSO
We are one week away from the highly anticipated return of Japanese contemporary dance visionary Hiroaki Umeda! 💥 Don't miss "assimilating & Moving State 1"—refined physicality merges with digital design and cyberart in this ultramodern dance double bill.
Secure your seats: japansoc.org/46ciq8Q
Limited tickets left for the World Premiere of Akane-banashi at Japan Society 🎟️
Join us on April 1 to be the first to see the anime adaptation of this acclaimed manga about the art of Rakugo, before it even premieres in Japan!
Grab your seats at the 🔗 in bio!
The Midtown Cultural Alliance returns from March 26 to April 5! Join five of Midtown's premier cultural institutions for free & ticketed programming. Pick up a MCA stamp passport and collect free gifts after 3 stamps! 🎁
Take a look at the full calendar at midtownculturalalliance.org
Who was visiting us in 2016? 🙋♀️🙋♂️ Looking back 10 years, Japan Society has truly grown! 🇯🇵
Marie Kondo, Konmari Your Life 📸 Daphnee Youree
George Takei, From Barbed Wire to Broadway 📸 AS
Yusei Matsui, Creator of Assassination Classroom 📸 George Hirose
At Twilight Opening Reception
We are honored to present the World Premiere of the highly anticipated new anime Akane-banashi on April 1. Based on the acclaimed manga by Yuki Suenaga & Takamasa Moue, it tells the story of a young girl who strives to master Rakugo, a traditional Japanese storytelling art. Tickets launch March 2!
Thank you to our members who attended Matcha: The Next Generation! 🌿🍵 We explored how traditional Japanese tea culture is evolving. Our panelists shared fascinating insights—followed by a delicious tasting reception. We are so grateful for our members who make these vibrant conversations possible. ✨
Sometimes we all need a little "Ganbare!" (Do your best!) 🐒💪 A gentle reminder to always keep going, no matter how heavy the load.
Keeping a vibrant hub for Japanese art and culture in NYC is a big lift, and we couldn't do it without our incredible members. Thank you & we're cheering you on!
Due to inclement weather, Japan Society will be closed on Monday, February 23, 2026. All Japanese language classes will be conducted virtually.
📸 Thomas Haar, Second floor garden on a snowy day at Japan Society, 1971.
Slick avant-garde mastermind Hiroaki Umeda returns to Japan Society with an ultramodern dance double bill, operating within an aesthetic where refined physicality merges with digital design and cyberart.
📆 March 20-21
Secure your seats here: japansoc.org/46ciq8Q
He left Google and wrote about the dark side of tech. 💻 ✍️
Join author Terao Tetsuya & translator Kevin Wang for a talk on "Spent Bullets", unpacking the "work harder" mentality, queer identity, and the Taiwanese diasporic experience.
📆 March 19 | 🎟️ japansoc.org/46gZjKR
Witness rare Japanese cinema come to life 📽️
On February 25, step inside our projection booth with Film Programmer Alexander Fee for a demonstration of celluloid projection—a vanishing craft Japan Society preserves in the digital age.
Open to Sustaining+ members. Tickets: japansoc.org/3MGiVkG
Japan Society was honored to host an advance screening of the doc "Homecoming: The Tokyo Series," exploring the cultural link between the US & Japan, plus a Q&A with Director Jason Sterman. Ambassador Katahira even wore an Ohtani jersey! In theaters Feb 23 & 24. ⚾️🇯🇵
This Valentine’s Day, start a relationship with the Japanese language! 🇯🇵❤️ Join us at the Language Center this spring for crash courses, trial lessons, and weekend intensives!
Sign up here: japansoc.org/3K0wBWs
#JapaneseLanguage #JapanSociety
Celebrate #GodzillaDay next Saturday with film historian Steve Ryfle, coauthor of “Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions." 🦖💥
Hear about #Godzilla’s evolution from nuclear nightmare to national hero + more in this special author talk & signing!
Celebrate the beloved Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window & the new sequel at @japansociety.org on Nov 25!
Get your tickets here: 🎟️ japansociety.org/events/totto...
Watch the trailer here: ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=869w...
#TottoChan #JapanSociety
Tickets just dropped for our #Gundam Film Festival on Oct. 11 & 12! Join Japan Society and Bandai Namco Filmworks for two days of milestone screenings, live Q&As + exclusive fan giveaways.
💥 Secure yours now: japansociety.org/film
Despite all the current problems and risks in the world, shared passions for art and culture give us bright spots in which to take refuge. @japansociety.org has an event on 11 Dec with jazz, curated readings, and intro by #HarukiMurakami
japansociety.org/events/murak...
We’re thrilled to announce #MurakamiMixtape, a one-night-only chance to see acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami live in NYC at The Town Hall on Dec. 11! 📼✨
Presale NOW LIVE for Japan Society members (check your inbox for the code). General tickets go on sale Sept. 26.
Limited edition #KINKAKUJI postcards + bookmarks featuring Chiharu Shiota’s stunning stage design sketches. These will be available for purchase onsite only starting tomorrow! 🔥🪑
Yukio Mishima’s KINKAKUJI runs Sept. 11-20: japansoc.org/41b9Rs2
Hailed as one of the must-see exhibitions of the season by ELLE Magazine and @washingtonpost.com, "Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries" opens this Friday at Japan Society. #ChiharuShiotaJS
🎟️ Book tickets to the exhibition's opening weekend: japansoc.org/4fHR1Ps
Thrilled to see our Yukio Mishima Centennial series featured in the @nytimes.com. 📰👏 The series opens next week with #KINKAKUJI, a hauntingly beautiful stage adaptation of "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion." Read Brian Seibert’s full story for an in-depth look at what's in store:
Opening in two weeks. 🪑
Here’s a first look at Chiharu Shiota's hauntingly beautiful stage design for #KINKAKUJI, a feverish adaptation of Yukio Mishima’s 1956 literary masterpiece "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion."
Running September 11-20 at Japan Society.
🎫: japansoc.org/41b9Rs2
