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.
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Event |
Description |
Venue |
Organizer / Contact info |
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| 4 July — 9 September 2025 Exhibition: Memories from Itoshima by Philo Ouweleen  |
Philo Ouweleen is a visual artist, Japanologist, and writer. With the exhibition Memories from Itoshima, she pays tribute to Itoshima (Kyushu, Japan), a green paradise by the coast. She captures the beauty of rural Japan in intimate, narrative works: colorful paintings and drawings, collages, photography, and a sound compilation. Discover both the stillness ánd the vibrant energy of the mountains, beaches, rice fields, and shrines of Philo’s Itoshima. |
Tolstraat 182 |
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| 6 July — 14 September 2025 (Opening 6 July) Exhibition: i fell in love with Nirono Mountains. by Takaka Hamano  |
Please go to the organiser’s website further in formation in English. |
Zone2Source
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Zone2Source | Testing ground for art & ecology |
| 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
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Parish HH. Petrus & Paulus
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14 September 2025 / 16:00
Kaiju Trio - Traditional Japanese Music meets Jazz
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Traditional Japanese music meets modern jazz: The Kajiu Project brings worlds together: the storytelling of Japanese folk music and the improvisational nature of jazz. Several well-known soundtracks from the Ghibli films and famous Japanese folk songs, arranged especially for the band by Aseo, are also part of the repertoire. |
Huize Gaudeamus |
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| 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 |