Japan-related Event Calendar

This calendar has been established to keep people up to date on new and upcoming Japan-related cultural events in the Netherlands. Note: the Embassy of Japan does not accept any responsibility for the events registered, or any loss or damage resulting from the events registered in the calendar or from any reliance placed on the information in the Event Calendar.

Event	Description	Venue	Organizer / Contact info
13 September - 5 October 2025 What Never Dies - Takashi Nagai	80 years after the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Takashi Nagai remains a "mystic for peace" as well as a physician, scientist and pioneer in radiology. Among them, Nagai is an exceptional witness to reconciliation and a honorary citizion to the city. Proceedings to beatify him began, along with his wife Midori, have started. An international exhibition about his life has been travelling around Europe for years. Opening: Saturday 13 September at 3 pm with a lecture lecture (in English, simultaneously translated into Dutch) and a violin performance of the music of Nagasaki no Kane.	Sint Joseph church Herensingel 3 2316 JS Leiden	Parish HH. Petrus & Paulus    Website   Email
20 September 2025 / 12:00 - 18:00 Sake Sip	Sake Sip is a new sake festival taking place in Amsterdam, just a 5-minute cycle north of Centraal Station. During the festival, visitors can sample nearly 100 different premium sake in a casual atmosphere, attend masterclasses ranging from basic knowledge to Japanese cultural understanding, and enjoy food and music. Founded to share the beauty of sake and Japan's younger generation of brewers, Sake Sip also features a small selection from emerging European breweries. This event fosters appreciation for Japanese brewing heritage while creating meaningful exchanges between Japanese and Dutch communities, making Japanese sake culture accessible to Amsterdam's diverse audience.	Cafe Soleil Papaverhoek 31 1032 JZ Amsterdam	Jan Philipp Hopf (PR: Kazumi Uejo) Website Email