Events Archive JPF > Events Archive Check out our past events below. 2020 queerqueen: Linguistic Excess in Japanese MediaOctober 12, 2020VOD Registration: Teaching speech writing for beginner level JapaneseAvailable until January 12, 2021VOD Registration: Online PD for Japanese Language Teachers (Aug 7, 2020)VOD Now AvailableNight Tempo Livestream DJ SetNovember 12, 2020Online Seminar: Teaching speech writing for beginner level JapaneseNovember 11 & 12, 2020Free Film Screening: In This Corner of The WorldOctober 29, 2020Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Oct 2020)October 24, 2020HORROR MANGA JAPANOctober 18, 2019 - Jan 24, 2020Video Matsuri Student Short Film ContestEntries close: September 1, 2020Book Launch: New Frontiers in Japanese StudiesSeptember 7, 2020Kintsugi Workshops: Perfection in ImperfectionAugust 15, 22 & 29, 2020Seikatsu Kogei: Objects for Intentional LivingFebruary 21 - August 29, 2020Tadoku WebinarAugust 11, 2020Online Professional Development for Japanese Language TeachersAugust 7, 2020Kyoko Imazu: GatheringAugust 4 - September 13, 2020Online PD for Japanese Language Teachers (Sept 2020)September 29 & 30, 2020Fluid Forms: Blending Traditional and Contemporary Japanese DanceJuly 28, 30 & August 1, 2020Living Room Tunes: Tradition and Rhythm in Japanese MusicJuly 21, 23 & 25, 2020Make Like Japan: Inspired Crafts at HomeJuly 7, 9 & 11, 2020Pop Japan! Australian Experts on CosplayJune 30, July 2 & 4, 2020Issho EditionsJune 30 - August 1, 2020Online Workshops for Japanese Language TeachersJune 3 - July 9, 2020Online Workshop for Japanese Language TeachersApril 22,& 23, 2020 (Fully booked) April 29 & 30, 2020 (Fully booked)Online Marugoto Seminar 2020March 29, 2020Breathe: A Dining Room Tale with Yoshio HamanoMarch 16 & 22, 2020Tadoku Reading NightMarch 10, 2020Perth Japan Festival 2020March 7, 2020Rakugo in EnglishMarch 6 & 7, 2020Japanese Storytime for ChildrenFebruary 29, 2020Tadoku Reading NightFebruary 26, 2020Eiga Nights: MAMESHIBAFebruary 25, 2020Film Screening: TourismFebruary 23, 2020Melbourne Japanese Summer FestivalFebruary 23, 2020Artist Talk: Seikatsu Kogei with Ryuji MitaniFebruary 22, 2020Pollen RevolutionFebruary 21 & 22, 2020Welcome to Japan: Takashi WakasugiFebruary 20 - March 5, 2020A New World: Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASYFebruary 15, 21 & 22, 2020Mardi Gras Film Festival: Queer JapanFebruary 15, 20202020 Australian Go CongressFebruary 13-16, 2020Tadoku Reading NightFebruary 4, 2020Welcome to Japan: Takashi WakasugiFebruary 3-16, 2020Japanese Storytime for ChildrenFebruary 1, 2020Japanese Storytime for ChildrenFebruary 1, 2020SUBSONIC at AsiaTOPAJanuary 31 - March 12, 2020Kent Florist: Furoshiki WorkshopJanuary 25, 2020Taikoz: Chi UdakaJanuary 23 & 24, 2020Special Advocacy Session for Japanese Language EducatorsJanuary 23, 2020Anime & Manga: Art After Hours x The Japan Foundation, SydneyJanuary 22, 2020Live Music: Elle ShimadaJanuary 22, 2020Tadoku Reading NightJanuary 21, 2020THE NOISE OF WATERSJanuary 17 - March 8, 2020TOKYO GHOUL (LIVE ACTION) (MA 15+)January 16, 2020Night Parade of 100 Goblins (Sydney Festival)January 16 - 25, 2020Cosplay: Art After Hours x The Japan Foundation, SydneyJanuary 15, 2020Hatsumode to Our LibraryJanuary 11, 2020Studio Ghibli Summer FestivalJanuary 11 - February 8, 2020Tattoo: Art After Hours x The Japan Foundation, SydneyJanuary 8, 2020Tokyo FRUiTS Exhibition TourNovember 15, 2019 - January 31, 2020Japan SupernaturalNovember 2019 - March 2020RETRO HORROR: Supernatural and the Occult in Postwar Japanese MangaOctober 18, 2019 - January 24, 2020Load more 2019 Opening Reception: RETRO HORROR ExhibitionOctober 18, 2019Find Us At #JSAA2019July 1-4, 2019Special Screening – Ainu: Indigenous People of JapanJune 6, 2019Special Screening – Ninja Kids!!!March 23, 2019JF Fellowship Alumni Networking Workshop 2019March 22, 2019Eiga Nights: Ninja in FilmMarch 14 & 20, 2019Barriers to Love: Masculine Perspectives on Relationships and Marriage in JapanMarch 5, 2019The Scoop on Relationships in JapanMarch 2, 2019Sacrifice Or Safety Net: Romance, Marriage and Japan’s Gender GapFebruary 27, 2019Tokyo Electrock Stairs – Twilight SuddenlyFebruary 21 & 22, 2018Eiga Nights: POP IN QJanuary 18, 2019Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli)December 30, 2019Japan SpectacularDecember 16, 2019Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersDecember 11, 2019Yokai Origami WorkshopDecember 11, 2019Marty Friedman Australian TourDecember 11-15, 2019Matsuri Japan FestivalDecember 7, 2019RAMPO NOIR (MA 15+)December 5, 2019Retro Horror Radio: Live Ghost Story ReadingsNovember 29, 2019Hiromi Ito Poetry ReadingNovember 28, 2019ART AFTER HOURS: RETRO HORROR RADIONovember 27, 2019JFF 2019 Classics Program – MelbourneNovember 25 - 26, 2019Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers in Christchurch, NZNovember 17, 2019Natalya Plays: STUDIO GHIBLI Chopin StyleNovember 16, 2019Free Trial Japanese Lesson for BeginnersNovember 16, 2019Melody of Japan: Animation, Film and Classics with Mai FujisawaNovember 16, 2019Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers in Auckland, NZNovember 12 & 14, 2019Keiko Goto: Night JewelsNovember 13, 2019 - December 8, 2019Maintaining Stability in a Volatile Region: A Japanese PerspectiveNovember 11, 2019Japanese Language Education SeminarNovember 9, 2019VOD Japanese Language Education SeminarNovember 9, 201913th Inoue Yasushi Award Ceremony for Outstanding ResearchNovember 8, 2019[MASTERCLASS] The Dark Arts: How to Draw Horror Manga November 7, 2019Meet Ochazukenori: A Horror Manga Artist on All Things Horror MangaNovember 6, 2019Film: ‘Star Sand’November 5, 2019Gender, Media & Japan’s Imperial SuccessionNovember 4, 2019Phenomenal Beings: Spirits in Japanese Art and CultureNovember 2-30, 2019The Possibilities of Comparative Art History with Reiko TomiiNovember 1, 2019Masters of Monsters: The Tradition of Horror in Japanese Folklore & MangaOctober 31, 2019Performance Art and its ‘Second Life’ in 1960s JapanOctober 30, 2019Japan Culture and Art FestivalOctober 27, 2019OzAsia Festival: KukangendaiOctober 24-25, 2019Possible Afterlives: The Buddhist Concept of Hell and the Next WorldOctober 24, 2019AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture FestivalOctober 20, 2019Japanese Language Education SeminarOctober 20, 2019OzAsia Festival: Adam Page & Noriko TadanoOctober 19, 2019ギャラリートーク：レトロホラーの裏話 （日本語版）October 19, 2019Gallery Talk: Inside Retro HorrorOctober 19, 2019UNSW & UTS Postgraduate WorkshopOctober 19, 2019Sake MatsuriOctober 19, 2019Fiona Tan: AscentOctober 18 - December 6, 2019Mini Moss Garden WorkshopOctober 18, 2019TAIKOZ: Seven FlowersOctober 18, 2019Unbearable Darkness: Choy Ka FaiOctober 17-19, 2019Gifu Craft MarketOctober 17-31, 2019Melbourne International Arts Festival: KukangendaiOctober 17-18, 2019LGBT Diversity and the Queering of TokyoOctober 15, 2019Reiwa Spring Chakai – Japanese Tea CeremonyOctober 13, 2019Pop-up Tea RoomOctober 12, 2019Simply Native Japan Pop-Up Opening NightOctober 11, 2019Tumi-isi Balancing Block Painting WorkshopOctober 10, 2019Koto Festival Gala ConcertOctober 5, 2019Koto FestivalOctober 4-6, 2019JFF 2019 Classics Program – SydneyOctober 2 - 23, 2019Intensive Seminar for Japanese Teachers (Primary)Application deadline: Extended to July 3, 2019Imari PorcelainUntil Sep 29, 2019Ai-zome Indigo Dyeing WorkshopSeptember 28, 2019Bee Line Between Okinawa and CanberraSeptember 28, 2019Sakura MatsuriSeptember 28, 2019JapSSoc’s Matsuri 2019September 25, 2019Sydney Fringe: Farm Backpacker (Subclass 417)September 25-29, 2019Origami ChallengeSeptember 22, 2019Let’s Play Hyakunin IsshuSeptember 21, 2019JFF 2019 Classics Program – CanberraSeptember 21 - 22, 2019Nihon Buyo WorkshopSeptember 21-22, 2019Japan and Australia Print SymposiumSeptember 21-22, 2019The Brook of No ReturnSeptember 20 & 21, 2019JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) December 2019Apply now for December 1, 2019MerrigongX: In TransitSeptember 19-21, 2019Lisa Ono: Music JourneySeptember 17, 2019Madman Anime Festival, MelbourneSeptember 14-15, 2019Matsuri Japan Festival in ChatswoodSeptember 14, 2019Moon FestivalSeptember 13, 2019JFF 2019 Sydney Info NightSeptember 12, 2019Confessions of a Custard Melon PanSeptember 12-14, 2019Melbourne Fringe: Farm Backpacker (Subclass 417)September 11-16, 2019Salon X: Ryuichi FujimuraSeptember 5, 2019Japan in the Reiwa Era: Economy, Politics & DiplomacySeptember 5, 2019Japan Update 2019September 4, 2019Launch: Cowra Voices and Japanese War Cemetery DatabaseSeptember 4, 2019Kintsugi WorkshopAugust 31, 20192020 Japan Educational Leaders ToursApplication Deadline: August 31World Bonsai MastersAugust 30 - September 2, 2019Japan Lecture Series: Erika Nakagawa & Yuji Harada (Architects)August 29, 2019Distant Worlds: Music from Final FantasyAugust 24, 2019A History of Japanese Photography: Images of the City after DisasterAugust 24, 2019Let’s Japan! at Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival 2019August 23, 2019TAKO-TEN Japanese Kites ExhibitionAugust 22, 2019CGA! = VOICE + TAIKOZ + ANIMEAugust 18, 2019Bonsai Lecture with Takahiro MoriAugust 13, 2019Indigo Dyeing: ShiboriAugust 10, 2019Reflections: Australian Artists Living in Tokyo Book LaunchAugust 12, 2019Outta the BoxAugust 8 - November 22, 2019Yamato: The Drummers of JapanJuly 30 - September 15, 2019Protected: Japanese Tabletop Gaming RoomJuly 27, 2019JFF Fringe 2019July 25, August 15 & 29, 2019Bayside Japanese Arts and Culture ClubJuly 24 - September 25, 2019Japanese Language Education SeminarJuly 20, 2019Maneki-neko Decorating WorkshopAugust 17, 2019SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime ShowJuly 13-14, 2019JPF @ SMASH 2019July 13-14, 2019Shifts in Japanese MaterialityJuly 11 - August 31, 2019Kite Making Workshop for Kids with Mikio TokiJuly 11 & 12, 2019Edo in the Sky: Traditional Kites of JapanJuly 10 - October 12, 2019The Art of Japanese FramingJuly 24, 2019Japanese Language Education Seminar in Wellington, NZJuly 27, 2019Australia v Japan Women’s RugbyJuly 13 & 19, 2019JSAA Biennial Conference 2019July 1-4, 2019Japanese Bookbinding & Suminagashi WorkshopJune 29, 2019Japanese Gift WrappingJune 29, 2019Winter Magic Sogetsu IkebanaJune 28 - July 6, 2019TAIKOZ The Beauty of 8: Five-City TourJuly 19 - July 27, 2019Fold Origami DinosaursJune 1-28, 2019In One Drop of WaterJune 2019 - December 2020Coexistences: Interview with Jyuri BeniyaMay 30, 2019Coexistences: Interview with Maya SekineMay 21, 2019Artist Talk with Laura LiveraniMay 9, 2019Gallery Visits with Laura LiveraniMay 8 & 11, 2019Coexistences: Portraits of Today’s JapanApril 12 - June 21, 2019Shogi WorkshopApril 1, 2019Rudolf the Black Cat – Alice Springs ScreeningMarch 31, 2019Rudolf the Black Cat – Bunbury ScreeningMarch 30, 2019Special Screening – Rudolf the Black CatMarch 30, 2019Unmasking the NinjaMarch 27-29, 2019Outta the BoxMarch 14 - July 4, 2019Perth Japan FestivalMarch 9, 2019Panel Discussion: Women and Digital Fabrication in Australia & JapanMarch 8, 2019OBJECTively – Connecting Australia and JapanMarch 8, 2019Artist Talk with Erina KashiharaMarch 7, 2019Eiga Nights – Spotlight on Sion Sono and Fumi NikaidoFebruary 13 & 14, 2019FEMUFACTUREFebruary 6 - March 30, 2019Export Empire: Japan and the modern worldJanuary 26 - July 21, 2019Akira Isogawa, 2018December 15, 2018 – June 30, 2019Surface TensionNovember 26, 2018 - January 25, 2019A Fleeting BloomSeptember 8, 2018 - September 29, 2019Reflections of AsiaJuly 7, 2018 - September 1, 2019Load more 2018 JFF Main Program – SydneyNovember 15-25, 2018Roland Barthes and James Bond: Encounters with JapanNovember 2, 2018NINJAL Seminar for Japanese Language TeachersNovember 1, 2018Japanese Film FestivalOctober - December, 2018Furoshiki – Japanese Fabric Wrapping WorkshopNovember 24, 2018JFF Classics Program – SydneyOctober 3-31, 2018Book Circle for Australian Reading Hour 2018September 20, 2018The Origins of Japanese Science FictionSeptember 13, 2018JFF Info NightSeptember 12, 2018ONISHIMAKI + HYAKUDAYUKI CREATE SPACES WITH DIVERSITYAugust 30, 2018JPF @ SMASH 2018July 14 & 15, 2018Student Mobility Roundtable: ASAA 2018July 2, 2018Protected: Let’s Play Shogi!June 30, 2018Bonsai BasicsMay 1, 2018Machi Adventure: Step Into My HomeMarch 16 & 17, 2018Free Film: Summer ThrowbackFebruary - March 2018Free Films at Casula PowerhouseJanuary 28 & February 3, 2018Artist Talk with Hiroyasu Tsuri / TWOONEDecember 19, 2018Japanese Natural Dye WorkshopOctober 13, 2018Designers Discuss Japanese Textiles and Natural DyeOctober 11, 2018Free Film: Weaving ShibusaSeptember 5, 2018The Intuitive ThreadAugust 24 - October 27, 2018Giant Robots and Cute AndroidsJuly 19, 2018Workshop: Drawing Imagined WorldsJuly 7, 2018Eiga Nights – Cult StatusJune - August, 2018Anime ArchitectureJune 1 - August 11, 2018JFF Fringe Special ScreeningsMay 30 - August 29, 2018Bonsai: Generations of GrowthApril 30 - May 5, 2018Shifts in Japanese MaterialityFebruary 2 - March 17, 2018Let’s Play Kendama!March 10, 2018Designers Discuss Japanese MaterialityMarch 8, 2018Discover Ukiyo-e in SydneyFebruary 28, 2018Jewellery Making with Rui KikuchiFebruary 3, 2018Ikenobo IkebanaJanuary 16-19, 2018Manga Hokusai MangaFebruary 13 - March 11, 2018Load more 2017 Robot as CompanionOctober 12, 2017Seijun Suzuki: The Stylist RebelOctober 5, 2017JFF Classics: Works by Suzuki SeijunOctober - December, 2017The Future of AI in the ArtsOctober 3, 2017AnxieTEA: PopUp Tearoom SeriesSeptember 23, 2017Like a Person – Humanoid Robots in PerformanceSeptember 21, 2017Human Meets Robot – A Talk Series on Social RoboticsSailor Moon R: The MovieAugust 22, 2017JFF Mini in HobartAugust 3 - 10, 2017SPACE & ENNUI: Contemporary dance showcaseJuly 22 & 29, 2017Free Film: KOCHUU – Architecture DocumentaryJune 27 & July 5, 2017Free Film Program: Eiga NightsApril - May, 2018Japanese Cultural Area @ Snow Travel ExpoMay 21, 2017School Holidays Film ProgramApril 18 - 20, 2017Free Film: Makoto Shinkai MarathonMay 16 & 17, 2017The Unknown Dancer in the NeighbourhoodMarch 22 & 23, 2017Collaborative RoboticsMarch 15, 2018Echoes: Ainu Sounds – Indigenous Music from JapanMarch 10, 2017Discover Ukiyo-e in TownsvilleFebruary 26, 2018JFF Mini in CairnsFebruary 25, 2018Echoes: Discover Goma’s StoryFebruary 23, 2017Echoes: Harmonies in Japanese and Aboriginal Australian MusicFebruary 9, 2017Echoes: Solo Didgeridoo ConcertFebruary 5, 2017BodyWeather and Butoh: Move, Imagine, Dance!September 30, 2017Eco-Anxiety – Holding a Deep BreathSeptember 22 - November 4, 2017Tokyo FRUiTS – 20 years of Street FashionAugust 4 - September 16, 2017Sharp and Boyish: Male Aesthetics and Self-hood in Contemporary Japanese CultureSeptember 7, 2017Tokyo Style Girl Boss Alisa UenoAugust 30, 2017Where Have All the Lolitas Gone?August 10, 2017Breathing BuildingsJune 16 - July 28, 2017Taiko Taiken this School HolidayJuly 8, 2017Papercraft workshop with Benja HarneyJune 17, 2017Ainslie Murray in conversation with Julian WorrallJune 16, 2017Unseen Everyday JapanMay 10 - June 9, 2017Japanese Traditional Craft in the 21st Cent.March 30, 2017Unseen Everyday Japan: Artist TalkMay 10, 2017Kachofugetsu: Sumi-e WorksApril 13 - May 5, 2017Thirty-Seven Views of FujiJanuary 20 - February 18, 2017Contemporary Ceramics: Artist TalkMarch 3, 2017Contemporary CeramicsMarch 1 – April 7, 2017Thirty-Seven Views of Chippendale: Artist TalkFebruary 2, 2017Load more Share Tweet Share
