This installation explores how artisans in Japan utilized materials and handcrafted techniques to forge social relationships and engage with the world around them, featuring lacquerware, ceramics, bamboo baskets, and metalwork from the eighteenth- through twenty-first centuries.

Featuring Japanese bird-and-flower prints and rare Chinese featherwork from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller collection, this exhibition explores the kingfisher’s artistic and cultural significance from the 1700s to the 1900s.

Masako Miki: Midnight March is an experiential world populated by semi-abstracted felted wool sculptures set within a galaxy. Referencing nature, Japanese yōkai (supernatural beings), and Shintoism, Miki creates new mythologies that reflect the complexity of multicultural identities and worlds.

After World War II, Hiroshima University rebuilt with support from universities worldwide, including Harvard, through donations of books and trees. This exhibition revives that bond by showcasing atomic-bombed roof tiles salvaged by Hiroshima students from the Motoyasu River.

This exhibition by Japanese-American ceramicist Lena Takamori explores the artist's interest in dualities and interiorities with her latest body of work. The exhibition title is a reference to fog, how it envelops and insulates, disguises and isolates. Opening reception February 21 at 4:00pm.

Join us for a talk by Lisa Pearson, Head of the Library and Archives at the Arnold Arboretum, exploring the bonsai collection assembled by Larz and Isabel Anderson and donated to the Arboretum in the 1930s.

The Japanese national flag will be raised at Boston City Hall, to commemorate the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. The Flag Raising Ceremony will be open to the public, and walk-ins are welcomed.

[JSB Discount] Choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Hiroaki Umeda is a leading figure in Japan’s avant-garde arts scene. This program of two new works explores behavioral design and the “attitudes” of things in motion within a dance aesthetic where refined physicality merges with cyberart.

Sailor’s Valentines were cherished 19th-century keepsakes, given by sailors as enduring expressions of love and devotion to those awaiting them at home. In this special workshop, participants will create a refined, contemporary Sailor’s Valentine guided directly by Iimuro’s master-level expertise.

Embark on an unforgettable 8-day journey through Japan’s hidden culinary treasures! Delve into traditional dishes that define Japanese culture, beyond the usual guidebook hotspots. This isn’t just a food tour—it’s an immersive adventure that will enrich your understanding of Japan's rich heritage.

A family-friendly benefit concert featuring internationally active marimbist Mika Stoltzman and ensembles ranging from young student performers to professional musicians. Bake Sale at 2:30PM followed by concert at 3:30PM. Net proceeds benefit local community programs Food Link and JB Line.

Featuring Sarah Kovner of Columbia University, this panel explores Japan’s 2023 Penal Code revision and what it reveals about consent. Drawing on NHK’s 2022 nationwide sexual violence survey, it examines how gender norms and social pressures shape experiences of harm.

Drawing on his new book Fuji: A Mountain in the Making (Princeton University Press, 2025), Andrew W. Bernstein will explore these and other contradictions in the story of the mountain, inviting us to reflect on the relationships we share with the nonhuman world and with one another.

[JSB Discount] The Harvard FIlm Archive will screen a series of films by Shinoda Masahiro (1931-2025), including two of his best-known films and several others in which the director’s penchant for visual abstraction matches up with an abrasive and bleak sensibility.

Join Michelle's hands-on workshops to explore Japanese indigo shibori, a traditional Japanese resist dye technique that uses a variety of textile manipulation methods to produce different patterns when the fabric is immersed in indigo dye.

Anime Boston is a three-day convention held annually in Boston, Massachusetts, under the supervision of the New England Anime Society. Held since 2003, the focus is celebrating and promoting Japanese animation, comics, and pop culture.

More than 80 years after World War II, only a few hibakusha remain to share their experiences of nuclear survival. This presentation explores how postwar generations, particularly two female Japanese artists, seek to carry forward and reinterpret the memories of Hiroshima.

Hatsune Miku, a music software which enables anyone to make their computer sing by entering lyrics and melodies, has quickly evolved into a cultural phenomenon. Her popularity has spread across the globe as she has become involved in merchandising and live performance as a virtual singer.