Tour dates, public lectures and other news
Born in England and based in western Japan for 33 years, Pico Iyer talks about the changes, the changelessness and the paradoxes of his adopted home, as reflected in his recent works Autumn Light and A Beginner’s Guide to Japan at this British Library digital event on 6 May, 2021. […]
Author and journalist Pico Iyer in conversation with Lesley Downer
Pico Iyer talks about the changes, the changelessness and the paradoxes of his adopted home, as reflected in his recent works […]
Thrilled to be involved in this brilliant Netflix series on Japan’s Age of Samurai. … I was lucky enough to be asked to tell the women’s side of the story. […]
Thrilled to be contributing to Inaka, an anthology of writing on rural Japan. In my piece have revisited my very first book, On the Narrow Road, and written about what became of the people I met when I made that journey. …. Read more
Before the great 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown began … I had lots of fun activities! I wrote an essay for the catalogue of the V & A’s splendid exhibition Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk on Geisha: Perpetuating the Kimono Mystique. It’s a beautiful book and a good fat read for quiet days! I was also lucky enough … Read more
Panel to mark the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration: with Ian Buxton (editor of Ernest Satow’s diaries) and David Warren (ex-ambassador to Japan). This will be the first event at the brand new Japan House.
For its second event marking the sesquicentennial of the Meiji Restoration, the Japan Society is delighted to welcome three scholars and researchers who will focus in this session on contemporary British connections with Japan.
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT 3.00 – 8.00 pm Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration 5.00 pm ‘WHEN EAST AND WEST COLLIDED: FLASHPOINTS ON THE ROAD TO THE MEIJI RESTORATION’: illustrated talk The Meiji Restoration was actually a revolution, transforming Japan from a feudal to a … Read more
2018: 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration ‘When East and West Collided’ Past Lectures: Tuesday November 6th 1.00 – 4.10 pm ANAシンポジウム: 世界から見た明治維新 ANA Symposium: The Meiji Restoration as seen by the World Public lecture and seminar in Kagoshima, Japan 2.30 pm 東と西がぶつかったとき: 明治維新 に 向かって の できごと WHEN EAST AND WEST COLLIDED: STEPPING STONES … Read more
Thursday 9 November at 6.00pm Daiwa Foundation Japan House 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle London NW1 4QP MAP Nearest station: Baker Street Admission free, booking essential Turning Point: The Momentous Events that Created Modern Japan To Japan, the arrival of Commodore Perry and his Black Ships in 1853 was almost as shocking as if Martians had landed. One of … Read more
Sunday July 2nd at 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Bradford Literature Festival
Bradford City Hall Banqueting Suite
COURTESANS AND CONCUBINES – in conversation with Moni Mohsin