GEISAI #11 Art Festival
With the concept of “More Communication in the Art Word,” art festival GEISAI #11 will be held as a place for artists, people in the art world and art fans to get together. ...

Live English Rakugo
Comedy in Japan is still booming, and now it’s becoming international. This is a live English rakugo performance produced by Ms. OHSHIMA Kimie, who arranges and performs annual English rakugo performances overseas. ...

Cultural Heritage of Sri Lanka The Land of Serendipity
Buddhist art is becoming increasingly popular in Japan. Sri Lanka, which means “land of serendipity,” has a long history and culture of more than 2,000 years. ...

Communication Support Board, Police Version
If something happens in Japan and you struggle to make yourself understood in Japanese, how can you communicate the problem to others? “Communication Support Board, Police Version” is here for such occasions. ...

Foreign Family’s Summer Japanese Language Workshop!!!
An excellent way to enjoy your time here is learning and speaking Japanese, and we are having “Family’s Summer Japanese Workshop”!! You can join us if you think you need more Japanese!! So why don’t you join us? You can have only one lesson!! ...

BLUEMAN GROUP
It is not a musical, not a concert, however, it is full of music and art. Three men painted blue perform various types of routine, without speaking a word, in a rock concert-like atmosphere. ...

The Last Lecture
In September 2007, one professor gave his "last lecture" at Carnegie Mellon University. The professor's name was Randy PAUSCH, who at the time had less than six months to live. Though it was a student-oriented lecture, it was also a message to his three young children. This is the much-talked-about book that had America in tears. ...

Odaiba Bohkenoh Final
This is a summer festival that has been put on by Fuji TV since 2003. Each year the festival has attracted lots of visitors to the various events related to TV programs, ...

New Attraction at Fujikyu Highland
Fujikyu Highland is well-known for white-knuckle attractions such as its roller coaster “Eejanaika” which has more turns than any other in the world, and at the end of July a new attraction named “Nagashimasuka” will be unveiled. ...

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai
The warrior traditions of Japan’s martial history have long inspired awe and respect throughout the world. Few would be able to claim more knowledge and authority on these traditions than Dr. HATSUMI Masaaki, the most famous Ninja grandmaster alive. ...

Ongakuza Musical “Love of Seven Dolls”
Love of Seven Dolls by American writer Paul GALLICO, famous for the The Poseidon Adventure, Snowflake and other stories, has been made into a musical.

The 9th International Model Railroad Convention Japan
This event organized by the Japan Association of Model Railroaders is the largest model railroad festival in Japan.

6th Contest of Foreign Students’ Literary Works
This is a “rookie of the year” award for Japanese language literary works by foreign students. It was created to inform as many people as possible of literary works in Japanese by foreign students who are studying in Japan and to encourage the students.

Shizuoka International Translation Competition
This is a Japanese literature translation competition that is held every two years for those who have not previously published translated books. It is held with the purpose of introducing excellent Japanese literature to the world, and this year will mark competition’s seventh anniversary.

Hiragana Playing Cards for Beginner-level Japanese Language Learners
For children beginning to learn Japanese, playing cards with which they can learn how to read while playing games are now on sale.

Life Consulting in Japanese and English
The website “Black T-shirt and blue life consulting” has been accessed by over 360 thousand people and was recently published as a book under the same title.

BASHO The Complete Haiku
Haiku is well-known as the shortest form of Japanese poetry and is loved by many around the world. There have been many great haiku poets in Japan, and among them Basho is the most highly reputed.

Metropolitan Relay-Professional Consultation for Foreign Residents"
We are offering professional consultation for foreign residents in Japan. This year marks the 6th anniversary, receiving a lot of visitors every year. Last year, we had some 350 visitors of around 40diverse nationalities.