Events

Edo Hyaku Talk V: Dreams and Nightmares of The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum Edo Hyaku Talk V: Dreams and Nightmares of The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters By Toshi AOYAGI, Program Officer, The Japan Foundation, Toronto   Thursday, March 16, 2023, … Continue reading →

Free

The Man Who Skied Down Everest (film screening)

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Man Who Skied Down Everest Wednesday, April 19, 5:00PM (ET) at the JFT Event Hall & Gallery Directed by Bruce Nyznik & Lawrence Schiller • 1974 • Documentary / Sports • 84 min. • Presented in English • Trailer On-Site Film Screening … Continue reading →

Free

A Sense of Movement: Japanese Sports Posters

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

A Sense of Movement: Japanese Sports Posters Sports Poster Exhibition April 20—September 9, 2023 A Sense of Movement: Japanese Sports Posters, co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, is an exhibition that explores the … Continue reading →

Contemporary Wood-Carved NETSUKE

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Contemporary Wood-Carved NETSUKE Exhibition produced and presented by The Japan Foundation September 15 - December 16, 2023 Admission: FREE Gallery Hours: Hourly timeslots starting at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM (4:30 PM and 5:30 PM on Thursdays) Our … Continue reading →

Netsuke Collection at the ROM, Toronto

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

**This event has reached capacity and registration is now closed. Rush tickets will be released 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. In-person event with slide presentation and Q&A In conjunction with Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke exhibition at The … Continue reading →

Free

From Edo to Meiji: Transformation of Japanese Ceramics

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

From Edo to Meiji: Transformation of Japanese Ceramics Ceramic exhibition with ROM This special presentation of the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, reveals that Western modernization and the demand for exports influenced Japanese ceramics during the transitional period … Continue reading →

Photographic Images and Matter: Japanese Prints of the 1970s

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

  「映像と物質: 版画の1970年代・日本」 Curated by Kyoji Takizawa, Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts Produced by The Japan Foundation in 2015 In 1957, the Japanese government launched the International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo as a special feature of its … Continue reading →

Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Yōkai Netsuke Exhibition at the JFT starting October 17. Come and experience the mysterious universe of Yōkai through these Netsuke figures which serve as gateways to bridge across the dimensions.