Tour dates, public lectures and other news
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
Thursday, February 9th 2017 at 6.30 – 8.00 pm
Daunt Books
51 South End Road,
London NW3 2QB
Illustrated talk: ‘ “Traveller” – let that be my name.’ Travelling Japan through the ages
£5 entry fee includes wine, nibbles and conviviality – Click here to BOOK TICKETS
SISJAC (Sainsbury’s Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture)
The Hostry,
Norwich Cathedral,
Norwich
Illustrated talk: The Shogun’s Harem: Life in the Women’s Palace in Nineteenth Century Japan
Admission free. All welcome. Places are limited and booking is essential – Click here to BOOK A PLACE
Wednesday 8th February, 2017 at 6.45 – 8.00 pm
Asia House
63 New Cavendish Street,
London W1G 7LP
Illustrated talk: Love at the Crossroads in Old Japan
Book tickets here
Tuesday 13th December, 2016 at 6.00 pm
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace,
Outer Circle,
London NW1 4QP
Illustrated talk: The Shogun’s Secret World of Women
Admission free, booking essential
Wednesday 7th December, 2016 at 6:00 – 9:00 pm
October Gallery Theatre
24 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AL
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Friday 4 November, 2016 at 6:00 – 8:00pm
Travelling Through
131 Lower Marsh,
London SE1 7AE
Illustrated talk: ‘ “Traveller” – let that be my name.’ Travelling Japan through the ages […]