Events

Kamishibai Storytelling Doors Open 2019

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

The Japan Foundation, Toronto and Great Gulf Doors Open 2019 present Kamishibai Storytelling and Origami Workshops Sat May 25 & Sun May 26 The JFT Library and Gallery will be open 10:00am - 5:00pm for Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf. … Continue reading →

Kamishibai Storytelling Doors Open 2019

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

The Japan Foundation, Toronto and Great Gulf Doors Open 2019 present Kamishibai Storytelling and Origami Workshops Sat May 25 & Sun May 26 The JFT Library and Gallery will be open 10:00am - 5:00pm for Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf. … Continue reading →

The First JFT Library Book Club

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

The JFT Library Book Club Thank you to all those who participated in The JFT Library Book Club - Books and Tea! Read about the books recommended by our book club members here. Please continue to check the JFT's website … Continue reading →

Tanabata at JFT Library

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

  Tanabata at the JFT Library Sat. July 6, 2019 The JFT Library will be open  11:00am - 4:00pm for Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival. You are welcome to participate in a variety of activities in the library: Learn … Continue reading →

The JFT Library Book Club – Movies and Books

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

The JFT Library Book Club Thank you to all those who participated in The JFT Library Book Club - Movies and Books! Please find the detailed list of the books recommended by our participants here. Please continue to check the … Continue reading →

The JFT Library Book Club – Mystery Book Club

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

Thank you to all those who participated in The JFT Library Book Club - Mystery! Please find the detailed list of the books recommended by our participants here. Please continue to check the JFT's website for future book club schedules. … Continue reading →

Writers on Writing: Author Kyoko Nakajima in conversation with Lynne Kutsukake

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

The Japan Foundation, Toronto is pleased to invite you to join us as local writer Lynne Kutsukake interviews one of Japan’s most celebrated authors. Known in particular for her subtle narrative style, Kyoko Nakajima will discuss her use of place and time in the narrative of her 2010 Naoki award winning novel Chisai ouchi (The Little House), to be released in English in Canada on October 25, 2019.

Free

Nengajo Workshops & Kamishibai Storytelling 2019

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

Nengajo Workshops & Kamishibai Storytelling Sat Nov 30, 2019 | 11:30 - 3:45 Join us in the JFT Library for our annual Nengajo making workshops. 年賀状 Nengajo are Japanese New Year's postcards. 2020 will be the year of the Japanese rat … Continue reading →

The JFT Library Book Club – The Little House

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

Join us for our last book club for this year, on Thursday December 12, 2019. This month we will discuss “The Little House (小さいおうち)” written by Kyoko Nakajiima, one of the featured guest authors for Toronto International Festival of Authors, … Continue reading →