Culture

The Japan Information and Cultural Center (JICC), located on the ground floor of the Embassy in European area in the center of Brussels is open to visitors during opening hours. You can find flyers, brochures, and informational materials related to tourism in Japan, study in Japan etc available to take away and browse. The center also has a library with books in French, Flemish, English, and Japanese about Japan, its history, culture, literature, manga and more. DVDs and other materials are available to borrow upon request. The center organizes temporary exhibitions, concert, lecture, workshop, film screening to introduce Japanese culture, art, history, and current topics. Our staff is happy to answer any general questions about Japan.

The Embassy hosts cultural and public relations events such as special exhibitions, lectures, and cultural experience workshops with our partners at the JICC or other venues. Event calendar also include the events supported by the Embassy of Japan.

                                                                                              

Please click on one the banners below if you wish to discover Japanese-related events in Belgium.

   

※ Other Japan-Related Events in Belgium Calendar was established to keep people up to date on new and upcoming Japan-related cultural events in Belgium. The Calendar provides information and guidance on how to experience Japanese culture here in Belgium. If you are organizing a suitable event that you would like to see listed on this calendar, please fill out this Application Form and send it together with a picture to info@bx.mofa.go.jp. We ask that you send your application form at least 2 weeks prior to the event start date. We will also share your event on our social media when the event approaches.

(Note: The Embassy of Japan does not accept any responsibility for the events registered, or any loss or damage resulting from the events registered in the calendar or from any reliance placed on the information in the Events Calendar. With the exception of those events with explicit support of the Embassy of Japan, the inclusion of an event in the Events Calendar does not amount to an endorsement by the Embassy of Japan or the Government of Japan of any event or organization.

The "Japan-Belgium friendship associations" listed on this website are associations that have been in existence for over a year, engage in regular cultural activities, and whose main purpose is to promote Japanese culture to the Belgian public. Each of these associations is registered by the Embassy of Japan following a review of their application.