Princess Konoe lifted the lid of the tiny porcelain tea jar and a fresh sweet scent wafted out. ‘Uji tea,’ she said brightly. ‘The finest in the land. Have you ever tried it?’ Atsu shook her head. ‘An urn of this same tea is sent up to the Great Ruler in Edo every year. All … 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
Click below to watch Lesley speaking on Sadayakko at the Royal Opera House on Tuesday March 14th 2017
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 […]
SOAS University of London
Illustrated talk: The Ooku, the Shogun’s ‘Harem’: Life in the Women’s Palace in Nineteenth Century Japan
In 1854 Atsu, an 18-year-old girl, was chosen to become the shogun’s consort and rule over the ooku, the shogun’s harem or Women’s Palace.[…]