Upcoming Events
2025 Hokkaido Fair
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister state relationship with various events and promotions around the greater Boston area! From now through May 15.
Location
Date and Time
Various
Back to the Center
See new work by 5th gen Japanese ceramics artist Yoshinori Hagiwara at Pucker Gallery now through May 4th, 2025.
Location
Date and Time
Pucker Gallery
240 Newbury Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
The JSB Language Room (Virtual Language Exchange)
Looking for a fun way to socialize from the comfort of your own home? JSB has you covered! Practice your Japanese (or your English) at our next online Japanese / English language exchange.
Location
Date and Time
Online
April 18, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM
Planet at 50
This series presents a small selection of fascinating works from the treasure trove that Kobe Planet Film Archive has amassed over the decades.
Location
Date and Time
Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
April 21, 2025 at 11:00:00 PM
Ainu Mosir: Film Screening & Director Talk
2025 Hokkaido Fair event: See the acclaimed film about the life of an Ainu teenager in modern Japan, featuring director Takeshi Fukunaga in a virtual Q&A!
Location
Date and Time
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
April 22, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM
Conservation Spotlight Talk: Japanese Swords
Hear about the conservation of Japanese swords at the MFA.
Location
Date and Time
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
April 25, 2025 at 2:30:00 PM
Japan Festival Boston 2025
Japan Festival returns to the Boston Common on April 26-27!
Location
Date and Time
Boston Common
16 Charles St
Boston, MA 02108
April 26, 2025 at 3:00:00 PM
おうちごはん！(Ouchigohan) - Agedashi Tofu & Nasu Dengaku
In this month's edition of our family friendly online cooking class, learn to make Agedashi Tofu & Nasu Dengaku with the Japan-America Society of Georgia.
Location
Date and Time
Online
April 27, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM
Japan Society of Boston Book Club
Do you love Japanese literature? The JSB Book Club will be meeting to discuss "Runaway Horses" by Yukio Mishima.
Location
Date and Time
Online
April 30, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM
An Afternoon with Novelist Aoko Matsuda
Listen to Japanese writer Aoko Matsuda in person as she speaks on maintaining a Feminist writing practice across languages.
Location
Date and Time
Tsai Auditorium (S010) CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138
May 1, 2025 at 8:30:00 PM
Cherry Blossom (O-HANAMI) Friendship Festival
Celebrate spring with a free cherry blossom festival hosted by the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society.
Location
Date and Time
Whitfield-Manjiro Museum
11 Cherry St., Fairhaven MA 02719
May 4, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM
Exploring Hokkaido Ramen
Learn about and taste Miraku Boston's one-of-a-kind ramen from Rishiri Island, Hokkaido!
Location
Date and Time
Miraku Boston
9 Babcock St, Brookline, MA 02446
May 5, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM
Shashin Koshien: A Summer in 0.5 Seconds
As part of JSB's 2025 Hokkaido Fair, we will be hosting the US premiere of "Shashin Koshien: A Summer in 0.5 Seconds (写真甲子園 0.5秒の夏)," joined by the film's director, Hiroshi Sugawara.
Location
Date and Time
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
May 6, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM
ANI-MANIA!
In partnership with Coolidge Corner Theatre, we present an annual series of classic anime films all through May.
Location
Date and Time
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
May 7, 2025 at 11:00:00 PM
Ichiko Aoba: Luminescent Creatures Tour
See Japanese folk singer/songwriter Ichiko Aoba live in Boston!
Location
Date and Time
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115
May 13, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM
Tomoo Hamada: One Generation to Next
An Evening with Japanese Mashiko Potter Artist Tomoo Hamada.
Location
Date and Time
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
May 15, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM
Music of the Cosmos
Japanese-American actor, author, and activist George Takei serves as cosmic storyteller in BSO's Music of the Cosmos.
Location
Date and Time
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115
May 23, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM
Anime Boston 2025
Anime Boston is an annual 3-day convention held in spring that celebrates Japanese culture and media, such as anime, manga, and video games.
Location
Date and Time
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115
May 23, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM
Japan Society of Boston Film Club
The JSB Film Club will meet next to discuss "Good Morning" (1959) by Yasujiro Ozu.
Location
Date and Time
Online
May 28, 2025 at 10:00:00 PM
ONE OK ROCK
See popular Japanese rock band, ONE OK ROCK, live in Boston!
Location
Date and Time
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
2 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215
June 2, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM
Maine Japanese Woodworking Festival 2025
Four days of unforgettable hands-on workshops, timber frame raising, opportunities to learn and practice with Japanese tools, and special events in Mercer, Maine celebrating Japanese Woodworking!
Location
Date and Time
Mercer, Maine
July 24, 2025 at 11:30:00 AM
Arts of Japan
The MFA's reimagined galleries explore Japan’s art and visual culture from the 7th century to today, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and ukiyo-e prints.
Location
Date and Time
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA