There are several exciting Japanese Events taking place in October across the UK. This month in particular has plenty in store if you are a fan of Sake. There’s the…
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For those looking for an exciting adventure where you can enjoy Sake outside of London, we’d like to introduce the Salon du Sake in Paris taking place on the first…
Hyper Japan – the largest Japanese festival in the UK returned to London after a three-year break on the 22nd to 24th July. While the last couple of Hyper Japan…
Drive My Car won 3 awards at the 2021 Cannes Film festival, Best Foreign Language Film at the Global Globe awards and Best International Feature film at the 94th Academy…
The largest Japanese festival in the UK – with typically over 30,000 vistors attending – is back in London at a new venue in Battersea Park. For those who don’t…
Had a lovely afternoon at The Shotengai Japanese market last month. Shotengai in Japan date back hundreds of years and in many areas of Japan, these free markets become covered…
Golden Week in Japan, often written as GW for short, is a week starting from April the 29th to May the 5th, which includes the following 4 national holidays: Although…
It’s always tricky to know where to start and often it’s the case of getting a Sensei to show you the way. If you’re reading this you’re probably someone who…
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction was the first movie of the 2022 Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme we watched. For those not familiar with the Japan Foundation TFP, they organise…
👹It’s Setsubun! This is the traditional end of winter and start of spring in Japan. Setsubun (節分) has a Halloween-like aspect because some believe devils appear when the seasons change.…