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Date Category Title Venue Info
02/08-17 Film ANIMA Flagey, 1050 Brussels www.animafestival.be
02/24 Exhibition Shiro Kuramata Museum Gent, Jan Breydelstraat 5, 9000 Gent
03/08 Lecture Japanese in manga and anime KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven Flyer
03/11-18 Concert Japanese Week BOZAR Centre for fine Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles Flyer
04/02-13 Cinema 31st Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival BOZAR, Brussels BIFFF
04/17~June Exhibition Invisible Needs of Life -Yuriage Town Renaissance
SHSH / Shizuka Hariu & Shin Bogdan Hagiwara
deSingel, International Arts Campus, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp SHSH
04/22 Lecture Lecture on Architecture by Akihisa Hirata Centre for fine Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles BOZAR ARCHITECTURE
04/28 Workshop Discover Japanese Eating Culture!! Erasmustuin, Ravenstraat 15, Leuven Japan Actually
05/04 Lecture "World War I & Belgo-Japanese relations" (in Japanese) REPORT
by Minister Mr. Katayama (Embassy of Japan in Belgium)
Ecole Marie-Haps Room T3.1.07, Chaussée de Wavre 249, 1050 Bruxelles BNK
05/15 Meeting Tomo no Matsuri (Japanese Matsuri Festival) "Studentenhuis de Therminal", Hoveniersberg 24 - 9000 Ghent Tomo no Kai
05/17 Concert Concertino -Ensemble Per Questa Bella Mano- Salle Fiocco, 23 rue Leopold, 1000 Bruxelles Duo Sweet 17
05/17
at 20:00
Concert CARMINA BURANA DE CARL ORFF - LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN : CONCERTO POUR VIOLON OP. 61
with Elisa Kawaguchi (violin) etc.
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles BOZAR
05/18 Meeting Let's Speak Japanese Café 'L'AUTOBUS', Place Jourdan 33, 1040 Bruxelles BNK
05/22~25 Theater Ground and Floor (Kunstenfestivaldesarts)
by Toshiki Okada / chelfitsch
Théâtre Varia, Rue du Sceptre 78 Scepterstraat, 1050 Brussels KFDA
05/26 Exhibition Nihonga – Peinture japonaise Centre Bouddhiste Shinnyo, Rue Belliard 193, 1040 Bruxelles Mina Ohsawa
until 05/30 Competition 2013 Year of JAPAN (Superior Taste Award) Ask the organizer International Taste & Quality Institute - iTQi
06/06
at 16:30
Lecture How hate turned to love? …the powerful impact of netsuke
by Mr. Max Rutherston (Expert of Netsuke and Japanese Art)
MUSÉE DES INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE, Montagne de la Cour 2 Hofberg, 1000 Brussels Art Connoisseurs
06/08~09
at 11:00
Sports Be a Hero for One Day (Marathon) REPORT
with Mr. Akinori Kusuda, a former Guiness record holder for 52 consecutive days marathons run
3 Square BFO, Rijvisschestraat 124, 9052 Zwijnaarde My Corach Marathonman
06/09
at 15:00
Concert Mixed Chorus Joint Concert (in Japanese)
by Otozure & La Pavanne
Eglise Saint Marc, Avenue Defre 76, 1080 Uccle Hiro Nakayama
06/09
Concert/Exhibition Salon de Musique
European and Japanese music played with mandolin, piano & Violin. Collaboration with photo exhibitions. Reception after the concert.
Salon de Musique, Avenue des Nerviens 129, 1040 Bruxelles Reservation
0470.69.32.90
until 06/09 Exhibition Yoshimasa Matsumoto Sleutelstraat 5, 1000 Brussels +32 2 219 17 93
until 06/16 Exhibition Invisible Needs of Life -Yuriage Town Renaissance
by SHSH / Shizuka Hariu & Shin Bogdan Hagiwara
deSingel, International Arts Campus, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp SHSH
06/29
at 14:00
Meeting Let's Speak Japanese
by BNK
Café "MORT SUBITE", Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potageres 7, 1000 Bruxelles BNK
07/20 & 21 Miscellaneous ATSUSACON
Atsusacon is a 2 day event revolving around Japan and its culture. The convention will hold various things for you to enjoy that have something to do with Japan.
Antwerp Expo Email
064.273.741
Ganbaro vzw
07/21
at 14:00
Workshop Tea Ceremony
by Ecole Urasenke (Kyoto, Japan)
Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
064.273.741
Musée royal de Mariemont
07/21
at 20:00
Cinema BANSHUN
by Yasujiro Ozu, 1949, 108'
Cinema Zuid, Lakenstraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen Email
+32 (0) 3 242 93 57
Cinema Zuid
07/21 Workshop Learn to work with a Japanese saw
For those who want to learn more about the popular Japanese saws. Experience yourself how to use Japanese saws like the nokogiri, ryoba and maebiki. Highly recommended!
het MOT | Museum for Old Techniques, Guldendal 20, 1850 Grimbergen Email
02 270 81 11
het MOT
07/21 Demonstration Demonstration of famous “saw-doctor” from Japan
In July an exceptional guest will visit the MOT. The Japanese saw smith and saw sharper Nagakatsu-san visits Belgium for the first time. He is known as the best saw smith in Japan and famous for the superior quality of his saws. The MOT could persuade this famous over 80-year old to demonstrate his skills to the public. During his demonstration, the grinding and the set of teeth will be explained, as well as the various tooth shapes. One of the most difficult and least understood parts, namely putting the stress in the blade, will also be showed. It is a unique opportunity to see this master at work and to ask him your questions in person. At his side there will be two experienced carpenters who speak Dutch and Japanese fluently to act as interpreters and to explain everything he does to the audience.
het MOT | Museum for Old Techniques, Guldendal 20, 1850 Grimbergen Email
02 270 81 11
het MOT
07/23
at 20:00
Cinema TOKYO MONOGATARI
by Yasujiro Ozu, 1953, 136'
Cinema Zuid, Lakenstraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen Email
+32 (0) 3 242 93 57
Cinema Zuid
07/25~27 Workshop / Course Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu Seminar
International Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu seminar with master Yukihiro Sugino (9th dan).
People from France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Spain will attend.
Royal Sport Nautique de Bruxelles, Chaussée de Vilvoorde 170, B-1120 Bruxelles (N-O-Heembeek) Email
0477.495.212
Shishinkan
07/26
at 21:30
Concert Traditional Japanese Drums (Gentse Feesten) REPORT
by GOCOO
Sint-Jacobs, Ghent GOCOO
07/26,28 &
08/01,03,07
Cinema Shokuzaï
15 years ago, an elementary school student named Emiri transfered from Tokyo to an elementary school in the small town of Ueda. Emiri soon became friends with Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka. Emiri invited her friends to her house and had good time...
Cinéma Forum, Rue du Belvédère, 41 – 5000 Namur Email
081/22 26 19
Les 400 Coups
08/01,03,07 Cinema Shokuzaï
15 years ago, an elementary school student named Emiri transfered from Tokyo to an elementary school in the small town of Ueda. Emiri soon became friends with Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka. Emiri invited her friends to her house and had good time...
Cinéma Forum, Rue du Belvédère, 41 – 5000 Namur Email
081/22 26 19
Les 400 Coups
08/03
at 14:00
Workshop Discovery of Chado Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
Musée royal de Mariemont
08/04
at 15:00 & 16:15
Demonstration Tea Ceremony Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Reservation
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
08/11
at 15:00
Concert Wieland Kuijken 75th birthday anniversary concert
by Masanobu Tokura (viole de gambe) & Wieland Kuijken (viole de gambe)
Eglise Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Rue du Marché au Charbon 91, 1000 Brussels FNAC
0900 00 600
08/14
at 18:00~23:00
Festival O-BON MATSURI (nocturne) Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Email
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
09/01
at 15:00 & 16:15
Demonstration Tea Ceremony Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Reservation
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
09/05 & 06
14:00~16:30
Performance FIELDWORKS
Borrowed Landscape - Brussels

by Yukiko Shinozaki etc.
Ask the organizer KAAI THEATER
09/07 & 08
at 14:00~18:00
Festival COSPLAY & MANGA FESTIVAL Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Email
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
09/08
at 18:30
Concert Concert Bruxelles/Kyoto
Joint concert of chorus Belgo-Japon, Psalette de Bruxelles and KBS Kyoto chorus
Eglise Notre Dame du Perpetuel secours, Avenue des Archiducs 70, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort (Bruxelles) Email
09/15
at 14:00
Workshop Tea Ceremony
by Ecole Urasenke (Kyoto, Japan)
Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
064.273.741
Musée royal de Mariemont
09/19
at 14:00
Course Ikebana
by Ecole Ohara
19 September
17 October
14 November
12 December
20 February 2014
13 March 2014
10 April 2014
15 May 2014
12 June 2014
Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
064.212.193
Musée royal de Mariemont
09/21
at 14:30
Lecture Japanese prints
Lecture (in Flemish) on Japanese prints by Hotei Japanese Prints, specialized art dealer and member of the Ukiyo-e Dealers Association of Japan.
HASHI, Sint-Jorispoort 4, 2000 ANTWERPEN Email
03.21.31.777
Hashi
09/23
at 14:30
Workshop Artistic Experimentations for a New Society: Continuities and Ruptures in Japan before and after the War
The Experimental Workshop (Jikken Kōbō, active 1951-ca.1957) was an artistic group which anticipated the postwar Japan avant-garde movement. The numerous "experimentations" they conducted for the post-war new society qualify them as forerunners even outside of Japan. Using the artistic experimentations of Jikken Kōbō as a case study, the two speakers (Mr Okamoto Genta and Ms Ikeno Ayako) will reflect on artistic and cultural continuity and discontinuity in Japan before and after the war.
Ghent University, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, Department of Languages and Cultures, 6th floor, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent Email
0032-(0)9-264-3998
Universiteit Gent
09/24
at 17:30
Performance RAKUGO
A comic story told by Ryuraku Sanyutei (in French)
HEB ISTI, Rue J. Hazard 34, 1180 Brussels Email
Ryuraku Sanyutei Official Site
09/25
17:00-19:00
Lecture East Asian Security Situation & Japan's New Strategy
by Prof. Shinichi KITAOKA (International University of Japan (IUJ) & National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
ULB Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management Building (Room R42.4.502), 42, Av. F.D. Roosevelt B-1050 Brussels Email
09/26
10:15-12:00
Lecture Historical Issues and Reconciliation in East Asia by Prof.Dr. Shinichi KITAOKA (President at International University of Japan (IUJ); and Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Diplomacy at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) KULeuven, Faculty of Arts, Erasmushuis Justus Lipsiusroom, 8th floor, Blijde-Inkomsstraat 21, 3000 Leuven KULeuven
09/28
14:00~16:00
Meeting Let's Speak Japanese
by BNK (Belgian Association of Japanese Language Teachers)
Café MORT SUBITE, Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 7, 1000 Bruxelles BNK
09/30
09:30~17:00
Workshop Ikebana Ohara Workshop
by Professor ITO – Ohara School Tokyo

Professor ITO staying in Belgium for the EOTA seminar from 15-29 sept. 2013 will lead 2 ikebana Ohara Workshops on Monday 30 september open to all persons interested in ikebana.
Hotel Domaine des Hautes Fagnes, Rue des Charmilles 67, 4950 Ovifat Email
0474.54.17.16
Domaine des Hautes Fagnes
10/03 Concert Piano Recital
Fumie Onda and Jean-Michel Kim, two young Japanese students at Le Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris will give a unique piano recital in Belgium at the Academy of Hannut. They will play the Sonate n°18 K.576 of Mozart, followed from masterpieces of Liszt and Schubert. A concert not to miss !
Académie of Hannut, salle Rosoux, Rue des Combattants 1, 4280 Hannut Email
019/519063
Web
10/03
at 15:00
Course Export boost Japan
Doing Business with Japan demands a lot of expertise. Many questions require an answer, such as:
• What does the consumer want in Japan?
• Who are the biggest retailers?
• Which are the big trends?
• What are the do’s and don’ts of the Japanese market?
• What do FEVIA members experience on the Japanese market?
You will get the answer on all these questions and a lot more during our seminar “Export boost Japan”.
De Montil - Moortelstraat 8, 1790 Affligem Email
02/788.43.65 / 02/550.17.55
FEVIA
10/05 Workshop Discovery of Chado Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
Musée royal de Mariemont
10/05 Concert Duo concert
The concert by Japanese students studying at Royal Conservatory of Brussels
Musical Instruments Museum, Hofberg 2 Montagne de la Cour B, 1000 Brussels +32 2 545 01 30
Musical Instruments Museum
10/06
at 15:00 & 16:15
Demonstration Tea Ceremony Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Reservation
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
10/10 & 13 Festival CHRYSANTENFESTIVAL Japanese Garden, Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23, 3500 Hasselt Email
011 23 95 40
Japanese Garden
10/11
at 20:00
Concert Flutissimo : Latino-Japonaise / Guitare - shamisen flûte traversière - shinobue
Nozomi Kanda, flûte traversière- shinobue (flûte japonaise) Hideaki Tsuji, guitar - shamisen (instrument japonais)
Varied program with Argentine music, Brazilian and Japanese music
Atelier Marcel Hastir, r. du Commerce 51, 1000 Bruxelles Email
0498-47.06.80
Flutissimo
10/12
11:00~13:00
Meeting Let's Speak Japanese
We welcome everyone who is interested in practicing Japanese, as well as native speakers who want to exchange information or to simply network.
Institut Libre Marie Haps, bâtiments de la rue d'Arlon ,11 1050 Bruxelles BNK
10/13
at 14:00
Workshop Tea Ceremony
by Ecole Urasenke (Kyoto, Japan)
Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
064.273.741
Musée royal de Mariemont
10/14
at 20:00
Cinema 3.11 TSUNAMI 2011
A series of three short films by Ryuji Miyamoto + Hashime Seto, Moriko Ikeda, and Kenzaburo Kobayashi, each of which consists of raw video footages of the tsunami attack on March 11, 2011, and interviews with the survivors who shot the video in nearby villages of Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture.
Cinema Galeries, Galerie de la Reine 26 Koninginnegalerij, 1000 Brussels Email
02.514.74.98
Galeries
Wiels
10/15
at 20:00
Concert Kaoru Tashiro, piano
La pianiste japonaise se produit dans de nombreux concerts au Japon et en Europe. A part sa spécialisation dans les compositions de Sergei Prokofiev, son large répertoire couvre la musique classique et contemporaine ainsi que celle pour enfants.
Palais des Beaux-Arts - BOZAR
rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles
02-507.82.00
BOZAR
10/17
19:00~21:00
Performance Japanese Rakugo Performance by Master Shunputei Ichinosuke
Comic stories told in Japanese (with sub-titles in English).
Filmplateau, Paddenhoek, Gent Email
Ghent University
10/24
at 19:00
Concert Récital de piano « Du Baroque au Contemporain »
Programme:
Bach,Haydn,Beethoven,Chopin,Liszt,Debussy,Bartok,Dutilleux,
Pianiste: Ayako MORITA
1er prix au Concours de piano Andrée CHARLIER.
Boursier de la Bruxelles Wallonie International.
Etudiante au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.
Concervatoire Royal de Bruxelles Auditorium
Rue du Chêne 17,1000 Brussels
Email
0485 664 304
10/24-12/22
13:30~17:00
(Thu~Sat)
Exhibition Sei Arimori
Après lq prestigieuse exposition Los proverbios de Goya, le Centre d'Art propose la déxouverte du monde de Sei Arimori. Sei Arimori maîtrise la tradition de la tempera, du glacis et feuille d'or, alliant les techniques ancestrales Japonaises et la peinture médiévale Flamande ainsi que la Renaissance Italienne. Il étudie très tôt ces maîtres dans les musées Européens. Créateur infatigable, en osmose avec la nature, il nous révèle ses émotions dans un univers abstrait tout imprégné de spiritualité. Ses expositions à New York, Washington, Paris et au Japon recueillent à chaque fois un succès égalé. Inscrit dans le paysage Belge où il s'est installé récemment. Sei Arimori présente à Herentals un éventail de ses approches sensibles.
Vernissage: 21 Oct at 19:30
Art Center Hugo Voeten
Vennen 23, 2200 Herentals
0475.55.51.25
Art Center Hugo Voeten
la galerie.be
10/26-27
10:00~16:30
Exhibition TONSEN IKEBANA EXPO
Atsuko Bersma & Students welcome you to the 23rd edition of their annual exhibition.
National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise Tonsen Ikebana
11/01-03 Festival JAPAN EXPO BELGIUM 2013 REPORT
Embassy of Japan presents "Demonstration of Japanese cuisine BENTO", "Therapy Robot PARO" and "Japanese Language Lesson". At the Embassy's booth, you can enjoy origami, calligraphy and videos etc.
Tour & Taxis, Brussels Japan Expo
11/01-03 Course 2ND BELGIAN GASSHUKU WITH MASUYAMA SENSEI 8TH DAN
International stage of traditional karate of Okinawa with Masuyama Sensei 8th DAN IOGKF (International Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do Federation)
BLD DES INVALIDES 214 – 216 - 1160 BRUSSELS Email
0473.23.39.36
Gojuryu
11/05-07 Festival November 2013: Fourth Japan Week
From 5 to 7 November 2013 the Catholic University of Leuven (Research Unit Japanese Studies) and its sister university Kansai University organize the fourth “Japan Week”. During the Japan Week a series of cultural, educational and academic events takes place with the aim of promoting Japanese culture, stimulating research and strengthening the relations between both universities.
KU Leuven KU Leuven
11/08
at 20:00
Concert Musica Vivante
by Yuko Wataya (Organ) etc.
Eglise Protestante de Bruxelles Musée Chapelle Royale, 5 Coudenberg, 1000 Brussels 0477.75.76.48
11/09
at 14:00~16:00
Workshop Japanese Calligraphy Hashi (Japanese shop) 1st floor. Sint-Jorispoort 4, 2000 Antwerp Email
32(0)32131777
Hashi
11/15-16-17 Dance WARLL in Europe Refresh
A Japanese dance artist Hiroshi Wakamatsu will present his ambitious dance project "WARLL" in Europe Refresh, selected and organized by Les Halles and KissKissBankBank.
http://hiroshiwakamatsu.wix.com/chw/
In Brussels, heart of Europe, Les Halles and KissKissBankBank, European leader in crowdfunding, organise a participative event. EUROPE REFRESH will bring together to Les Halles dozen of projects, dedicated to creativity in all its diversity: arts, fashion, design, ecology, education and much more.
You'll have the chance to discover projects during one to one meetings with the project holders. And if you're convinced, you'll have the possibility to finance the projects that inspire you. The program will be completed with talks, workshops and exhibitions.
From November, 15th on, and for 90 days, the projects will also be online on KissKissBankBank.
You can already have a look at most of the selected projects on Les Halles' website: www.halles.be
Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Rue Royale Sainte Marie, 22a, 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels Email
32(0)488.476.839
WARLL in Europe Refresh
11/16
14:00~18:00
Contest The 23rd Japanese Speech Contest
organized by NIHONJINKAI a.s.b.l.
The Japanese School of Brussels, Avenue des Meuniers 133, 1160 Brussels Email
02.647.38.39
Nihonjinkai
11/17
at 14:00
Workshop Tea Ceremony
by Ecole Urasenke (Kyoto, Japan)
Musée royal de Mariemont, Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz Reservation
064.273.741
Musée royal de Mariemont
12/11
at 20:00
Concert World Music "Japaniche Melodien"
with Marc Grauwels (Querflöte), Ingrid Procureur (Harfe), Hiroko Masaki (Soprano) and Gosiro Kineya (Shamisen)
arsVitha Kulturforum VoG, Hochkreuz 42, 4770 Amel arsVitha
12/18
onwards
Cinema Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru)
Theatrical release of acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s new masterpiece ‘Like Father, Like Son’ (Japanese title: ‘Soshite chichi ni naru’) in cinemas in Belgium.

‘Like Father, Like Son’ won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.

Synopsis:
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth, he must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Several cinemas in Belgium URL
12/28
at 15:15
Cinema Youth Journal of Mongolian Baseball
Youth Journal of Mongolian Baseball tells the story of an unemployed Japanese former baseball player who spontaneously decides to accept a job as a baseball coach in Mongolia. This family-friendly film won the prize for “Best Feature Film” in the LA Sportfilmfestival 2013 and is being shown for the first time ever in Europe. A unique opportunity to see this fun and family friendly movie in an incredible setting.
Cinema Dome, Godefriduskaai, Antwerp URL
Ticket
Official website (Japanese)
Email
+32(0)36892201