Naoko Matsubara creates bold, expressive woodblock prints depicting everything from nature and motherhood to music, dance, and theater. This exhibition celebrates the artist’s storied career, now in its seventh decade, by focusing on specific locations that have been transformative for her practice.

Selected by eight Smith College faculty members, these 35 Japanese woodblock prints invite viewers to consider how works of art can speak across disciplines. Faculty participants came from art history, East Asian studies, History, and Chemistry.

In 1965, Japanese photographer Kawada Kikuji (b. 1933) published Chizu, a photobook that defies clear narratives or explanations. This exhibition explores the full scope of Chizu through the MFA’s extensive archive of images, negatives, notes, contact sheets, and an original copy of the book.

Speaker: Kristin Vekasi, Mansfield Chair of Japan and Indo-Pacific Affairs, University of Montana Moderator: Christina L. Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

From Director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, known for Drive my Car (2021), winner of Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Introduction by Professor Aaron Gerow (A. Whitney Griswold Professor of East Asian Languages & Literatures and Film & Media Studies)

Career Forum is a job fair for Japanese-English bilinguals where multiple interviews are held and possibilities of job offers. You will have the opportunity to meet in-person with a variety of companies across multiple industries.

Speaker: REYHAN SILINGAR, Reischauer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow (Ph.D. Modern Japanese History, University of Cambridge, 2026) Moderator: ANDREW D. GORDON, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Research Professor of History, Harvard University

This Worcester Art Museum exhibition explores the lasting cultural power of dragons, tigers, and monkeys across East Asian art. Spanning seven centuries, it features works from China, Japan, and Korea in media ranging from paintings and textiles to puppets and sculpture.

This weeklong Tokyo retreat offers a food-focused travel experience led by Chef Debbie and sake educator Marina. The trip includes tastings, cooking, and cultural activities designed for travelers interested in Japanese cuisine and sake.

Renowned for their extraordinary athleticism and artistry, YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan return with their powerful new production, Tamayura: Echoes of the Soul, featuring more than 40 traditional taiko drums.