A huge part of life in Japan is the natsu matsuri (summer festival). Every year people put on their yukata (summer kimono) and gather together to eat, dance, and watch the hanabi (fireworks). Join us at the Japan Foundation, Toronto for our class all … Continue reading →
Directed by Satoshi Watanabe, 2012, 95” Thursday, July 7: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL Tuesday, July 12: 6:30 pm EVENT HALL A documentary that shines a light on "heirloom vegetables" handed down through generations in Yamagata Prefecture. Heirloom vegetables have been … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto The initial clash of ceramic artist Julia Nema’s predominantly Constructivist and Bauhaus background with the immediacy, naked materiality and natural imperfection of Japanese aesthetics led her to embark on a long adventure in search … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto After her first visit in 2005 to a yakishime-style ceramics manufacturing centre in northern Japan, ceramic artist Julia Nema returned to Japan as a Japan Foundation Fellow in 2013 on an extensive study trip … Continue reading →
Anyone who has studied Japanese knows about keigo, or formal Japanese. In Japan, politeness comes in all shapes and sizes, and is not limited to only the business world. Our new 2-part class is designed to help learners know what to say … Continue reading →
Looking to travel to Japan but worried about what to say when you get there? Join us for our “Travel Japanese” class where we will go over the essential words and phrases you need to know before departing for Japan! … Continue reading →
May 24 - August 18, 2016 The Japan Foundation, Toronto YAKISHIME—Earth Metamorphosis focuses on the yakishime ceramic technique in which unglazed wares are fired at extremely high temperatures of 1,200-1,300˚C. While one of the most basic or primitive means of … Continue reading →
April 13 - May 13, 2016 The Japan Foundation, Toronto The works exhibited here form a set of posters, compiled as an initiative of the Hyogo Aid ’95 Committee in 1996. In order to support the victims of the Great … Continue reading →
Have you ever wanted to wrap something in a furoshiki? Or had trouble figuring out okaeshi? Just in time for the holidays, we have a class looking at the language and culture surrounding gift-giving in Japan. Come join us at the Japan … Continue reading →
On Saturday, December 12, the JFT Library will be hosting a special welcome event from 11 AM until 4PM, open to all visitors. Library materials will be available for checkout all day Hot chocolate and snacks will be provided 11:30-12:15/1:00-1:45 … Continue reading →
