Museum Lecture: John Saris’s Voyage Diary and the First British Ship to Japan
Posted 06th FebruaryThe 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 FebruaryThe 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 Februaryby 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,...
Lecture Series on Children and Society “Envisioning a World We Live Together: How Children’s Books Open the Way to an Inclusive Future”
Posted 27th January“Bookstart” was conceived in 1992 by Ms. Wendy Cooling, a picture book consultant in Birmingham. She wanted all...
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Posted 27th JanuaryThis is a production from the “National Theatre Live” series. Five-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress Imelda Staunton stars...
Musical Lady Bess
Posted 26th DecemberThis work is a grand historical romance musical that boldly portrays the life of Elizabeth I. The masterpiece...
Film Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Posted 26th DecemberThis is a historical drama film directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes. It is...
Beautiful Utopia: The Modern Japanese Who Dreamed of an Ideal World
Posted 26th DecemberIn his book News from Nowhere, the English social activist William Morris advocated for the amalgamation of life...
Noh Performance: Urushi Kuyo
Posted 24th DecemberThis work is a new Noh play written by Nozomu Hayashi, known as a writer and scholar of...
Book: Gikaisei Minshushugi toiu Shinwa
Posted 23rd Decemberby Naotaka Kimizuka Chikuma Shobo JPY2,090(incl. tax) ISBN: 978-4480018397 This is the latest publication of the book by...