Events Archive JPF > Events Archive Check out our past events below. 2021 Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Dec 2021)December 4, 2021The Japan Foundation Major Grants FY2022Applications close December 1, 2022Online PD for Japanese Language Teachers (Nov 2021)November 20 & 27, 2021New Voices Scholar Panel at JSAA 2021October 1, 2021Video MatsuriResults Now AvailableSurvival AestheticsAvailable NowKiki Ando Online Catalogue Launch & Talk EventSeptember 25, 2021The Japanese Language Speech Contest State/Territory LevelAugust 22 - September 5, 2021VOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Jul 2021)Japanaroo PlusDecember 13-19, 2021Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams Film ScreeningsAugust 17, 2021Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Film ScreeningCancelledOnline PD for Japanese Language Teachers (July 2021)July 9, 2021Read Japan: A Booklover’s Guide to Japanese Literature in Translation, 1960-NowMarch 11-25, 2021‘Beyond Japanese Studies’ Symposium for Early Career ResearchersFebruary 18 & 19, 2021Talk: Mutant Urbanism in Japanese ArchitectureFebruary 16, 2021East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 10th CommemorationMarch 11, 2021VOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Sep 2021)Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Sep 2021)September 25, 2021Kiki Ando Catalogue LaunchAugust 11, 2021Kiki Ando Film ScreeningsCancelledPaper Costume Workshop for KidsCancelledJapanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Jul 2021)July 10, 2021Kiki Ando Exhibition Opening ReceptionCancelledKiki Ando Event SeriesJuly 9, 2021 – September 25, 2021Kiki Ando: Highest Mountain and Deepest BayJuly 9 - September 25, 2021Japanese Storytime for ChildrenCancelledFall! Falter!! Dance!!!July 2 & 3, 2021Info Session For Beginner CoursesDecember 7 & 11, 2021What is Netsuke?June 17, 2021Nestuke Wood-Carving WorkshopsJune 10 & 11, 2021Stamp Making Workshops for KidsMay 8 & 15, 2021VOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Apr 2021)Mio on the Shore Film ScreeningMay 19, 2021Returning – Chapter 1May 3 - December 31, 2021Japanese Storytime for ChildrenApril 24, 2021Teachers Lab: Japanese Learning for Communication -A Marugoto Approach-November 28, 2021Mayflies and Stars: Kyoko ImazuApril 17 - June 27, 2021Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Apr 2021)April 17, 2021Tadoku Reading NightsApril 15, 2021Tile Painting Workshops for KidsApril 9 & 10, 2021Melancholic Film ScreeningApril 22, 2021Let the Carps Grow: Origami KoinoboriApril 1-May 29, 2021Jurasic Plastic Documentary PremiereMarch 30, 2021Female Authors Shine: Japanese Literature from 2000 to TodayMarch 25, 2021Nihongo Talk & TeaNovember 26, 2021New Humans, New Novels: Japanese Literature of the 1980s and 1990sMarch 18, 2021VOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Feb 2021) Online PD for Japanese Language Teachers (Mar 2021)March 16, 2021Steam Dreams Catalogue LaunchMarch 13, 2021Nobuhiko Ōbayashi Tribute SeriesMarch 11-14, 2021Abe, Mishima & Oe: Solving Your Existential Crises Since 1960March 11, 2020Her Love Boils Bathwater Film ScreeningMarch 24, 2021Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Feb 2021)February 27, 2021Steam Dreams Film ScreeningsFebruary 24 - May 19, 2021Thermae Romae Film ScreeningFebruary 24, 2021Architectures for a Mutant City. 60 Years of Metabolism 1960-2020, and BeyondFebruary 22-23, 2021JFF 2020-2021 Classics Program – SydneyFebruary 6 - March 3, 2021JFF 2020-2021 Classics Program – BrisbaneJanuary 8-27, 2021Steam Dreams Event SeriesFebruary 12 - May 22, 2021Steam Dreams: The Japanese Public BathFebruary 12 - May 22, 2021Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for MusicSeptember 25, 2020 - January 23, 2021Research at a Distance: Japan Studies in an Age of COVID-19January 21 & 22, 2021Intensive Seminar for Teachers (Primary)Application deadline extended till November 21, 2021 Load more 2020 Kobun Workshop for Japan Scholars (December 2020)December 15-16, 2020Japan Foundation Major Grants Round, FY2021-22Deadlines: November 20 & December 1queerqueen: Linguistic Excess in Japanese MediaOctober 12, 2020Updates to the Japanese Studies Mini Grant ProgramUntil February 15, 2021The Japan Foundation Major Grants, FY2022Until February 11, 2022 (allocations limited)VOD Registration: Online Workshops for Japanese Language Teachers (Apr 2020)VOD Now AvailableVOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Dec 2020)JFF 2020 Classics Program – CanberraDecember 5-6, 2020Online Catalogue Launch & Talk EventDecember 5, 2020Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Dec 2020)December 4, 2020VOD Registration: Teaching speech writing for beginner level JapaneseAvailable until January 12, 2021Tadoku Reading Nights HybridNovember 19 & December 9, 2020VOD 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, 2020VOD Registration: Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Oct 2020)Japanese Language Education Seminar with UNSW (Oct 2020)October 24, 2020HORROR MANGA JAPANOctober 18, 2019 - Jan 24, 2020City Pop: Inspired Nostalgia Film ScreeningsOctober - December 2020City Pop: Inspired NostalgiaOctober 21 - December 19, 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)Breathe: 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, 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, 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 twitter facebook
