A Print Exhibition co-presented by University of Alberta and The Japan Foundation November 5, 2014 – January 29, 2015 The Japan Foundation, Toronto proudly presents Threshold, an exhibition featuring the artwork of Ryoji Ikeda and Walter Jule, two pioneers in … Continue reading →
Tour the new exhibition, Threshold, with artist Walter Jule. Walter Jule Walter Jule, a professor emeritus of the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta, is recognised for his exemplary art practice and teaching legacy. Born in … Continue reading →
Tour the new exhibition, Threshold, with artist Ryoji Ikeda. Ryoji Ikeda Ryoji Ikeda, born in Hokkaido in 1947, is one of Japan’s foremost contemporary printmakers. A professor of Printmaking at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Ikeda is widely known for … Continue reading →
*This class is now full. Thank you for your interest* Interested in learning Japanese but not sure where to begin? Join us for Let’s Learn Katakana! In this class we will learn katakana, one of the basic components of written … Continue reading →
Start the week right with Japanese jokes! Worried that the Japanese you’re learning isn’t funny enough? Come to the Japan Foundation and work on developing your sense of humour with kobanashi—Japanese one man stand up comedy. In this class we … Continue reading →
Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954, 156 min. An elegant, emotional chronicle of a teacher’s unwavering commitment to her students, her profession, and her sense of morality. Set in a remote, rural island community and spanning decades of Japanese history, from 1928 … Continue reading →
Speaker: Professor Francesco Campagnola (Ghent University) with an introduction by Professor Thomas Keirstead (Chair, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto) How did seventeenth and eighteenth century European documents, maps and journals represent Japan? How did the Republic of … Continue reading →
*This class is currently full. Thank you for your interest* Our Japanese Language and Culture Sampler courses are a series of courses offering a window into both Japanese language and culture. Please come and sample various aspects of Japanese culture … Continue reading →
co-presented by The Japan Foundation and the Gardiner Museum Speaker: Professor Nicole Rousmaniere (University of East Anglia and Curator, Department of Asia, British Museum) NEW (Dec. 1): Lecture slides available for download This talk will address the history of collecting … Continue reading →
Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2007, 118 min. Based on the popular manga Tennen Kokekko, A Gentle Breeze in the Village transports us to the world of a teenage girl growing up in a small country village. Soyo is the only eighth … Continue reading →
