Japan-British Society events provide opportunities for members to meet throughout the year. These include an Annual Dinner, the Gala Party, the Princess Chichibu Memorial Lecture, outings to places of interest around Japan and the Annual Golf Tournament.
Thursday, 29 October, 2026
1400-1530 Door opens at 1345
Kasumi Kaikan Memorial Gakushuin Museum/ Gakushuin University
Members only (for 30 people) JPY2,000
The Society will have another event at Kasumi Kaikan Memorial Gakushuin Museum to view the exhibition “Welcome to the Magnificent World of Imperial Court Banquets!”. Participants will enjoy a lecture...
Monday, 5 October, 2026
1830-2030 Doors open at 1800
Abbey Road Roppongi
Members JPY11,000 Guests JPY12,000 (incl. buffet food & free flow drinks) *Payment is required in advance.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ visit to Japan in 1966. Following the event held in January 2025, we will have another Beatles Night inviting Mr. Kunihiko...
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
1830-2030 Doors open at 1815
Hibikoku Lounge, 8F Hibiya Kokusai Bldg.
Junior Members, Students & Daiwa Scholars OB/OG JPY3,000 Members JPY4,000 Guests JPY5,000 (incl. nibbles and drinks)
The Daiwa Scholarship is a program run by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation to provide talented young British people who have the potential to become the next generation of leaders with...
Wednesday, 9 September, 2026
1200 (Doors open 1130)
Club Kanto (Otemachi Park Bldg.)
Members only JPY12,000 (incl. course lunch and lecture) Payment is required in advance. Please advise if you have any special dietary requirements.
The Society is pleased to announce that Prof. Naotaka Kimizuka (Professor at Komazawa Univ./ Professor Emeritus at Kanto Gakuin Univ.) will give a lecture on the history of Anglo-Japanese exchange...
Tuesday, 25 August, 2026
1800 (Doors open 1730)
Christie's Japan Office (Marunouchi)
Members only JPY3,000
Mr Katsura Yamaguchi, President and CEO of Christie’s Japan and an expert in Japanese art, will give a lecture on the “Edo in Focus, Japanese Treasures from the British Museum”...
Saturday, 11 July, 2026
1830-2000 (doors open at 1800)
Shitaya Shrine (Ueno)
Members JPY3,000 Guests JPY4,000 Payment is required in advance.
Beat the heat the traditional way by listening to chilling ghost stories! This special one-man presentation by Stuart Varnam-Atkin will feature classic stories by Lafcadio Hearn (aka Koizumi Yakumo) in...
Thursday, 25 June, 2026
Doors open at 1730 with welcome drinks
Members only JPY28,000 (incl. drinks and British food)
In May 2025, at the British National Day during the Osaka-Kansai Expo, Lisa Nandy, British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, announced the “MUSUBI Initiative.” With the aim...
Friday, 5 June, 2026
1900-2100
FootNik Ebisu
Junior Members/Students JPY4,000 Members JPY4,500 Guests JPY5,000 (incl. food and 2 drinks) Payment is required in advance.
The UK’s National Fish and Chip Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday of June. The Junior Group will be hosting a pub night on this day to...
Saturday, 9 May, 2026
1100-1600
Tokyo Racecourse VIP Room
Members JPY8,500 (incl. lunch, tea and cake) Accompanied guests are only accommodated depending on availability at JPY10,000
Members will have another opportunity to attend the Epsom Cup Race, which commemorates the partnership between Epsom Racecourse in the UK and Tokyo Racecourse. Participants will watch the horseracing from...
Friday, 24 April, 2026
1400 (Door opens at 1330)
Suntory Museum of Art (Roppongi Midtown)
Members JPY3,000 Guests JPY4,000 (incl. Lecture and Admission)
In relation to the exhibition ”Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection” which was held at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2022, a special exhibition on Kyōsai Kawanabe will be held...