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100th Anniversary Winnie the Pooh Exhibition

Posted 13th March

Winnie the Pooh has been loved all over the world for 100 years. The story, created in 1926...

Elizabeth Joou (Expanded Version)

Posted 13th March

by Naotaka Kimizuka (JBS member) Chuko Shinsho JPY1,320(incl. tax) ISBN:978-4-121028976 This is the expanded version of “Elizabeth Joou –...

Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon

Posted 12th March

The New National Theatre Tokyo Ballet will present MacMillan’s Manon, which was partially cancelled in 2020 due to...

Spring Festival in Tokyo 2026

Posted 12th March

At this annual Spring Festival in Tokyo, various classical concerts will take place at concert halls, museums and...

Film: Wuthering Heights

Posted 19th February

Wuthering Heights, based on the novel by Emily Bronte, is a timeless tale of tragic love and revenge...

Royal Ballet & Opera in Cinema 2025/26 The Nutcracker

Posted 12th February

Royal Ballet and Opera in Cinemas presents the Peter Wright version of “The Nutcracker” which has been regarded...

PARCO Produce 2026 Mary Stuart

Posted 12th February

Mary Stuart is a masterpiece written by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. This work, depicting the strange fates of...

Museum Lecture: John Saris’s Voyage Diary and the First British Ship to Japan

Posted 06th February

The Toyo Bunko Museum will be holding a lecture by Professor Timon Screech (International Research Centre for Japanese...

Cutting a Valiant Figure Weapons and Armour in the Nezu Museum Collection

Posted 06th February

The museum’s founder, Nezu Kaichirō, was not particularly interested in collecting weapons and armour, however, in 1909 he...

Rekishi ga Mieru Igirisu Zukan

Posted 02nd February

by Ariyuki Kondo X-Knowledge JPY2,420(incl. tax) ISBN:978-4-7678-3493-1 This book traces the history of the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales,...