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Tickets for Japan Society’s 2025–26 Performing Arts Season are now on sale to the public! 🎫 🎉

Explore the full season lineup and secure your seats today for groundbreaking performances like the World Premiere of Yukio Mishima's KINKAKUJI, stunning noh theater + more: japansoc.org/4lnF6Ih

POV: It’s time for #Japanese class! 👩‍🏫🧠

Did you know Japan Society’s Language Center was named one of the Best Language Classes in New York by @nymag.com?

We offer 13 levels of Japanese year-round, both online and in person! Explore our upcoming courses and workshops here: japansoc.org/45e3lSO

Olympic Medalist Kiyou Shimizu Olympic Silver medalist and world champion Kiyou Shimizu comes to Japan Society! Meet Shimizu during a special talk and karate demonstration followed by a photo op. Hear about her history with the mar...

We’re excited to welcome #Olympic medalist and #karate world champion Kiyou Shimizu to Japan Society on August 7! Hear her story, watch a live karate demo and meet her for a photo op.

🥋 Get your tickets now: japansoc.org/3UppyrX

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 18th annual #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU. Until next summer! ❤️🎥

🎫 PRESALE NOW LIVE 🎫

A reminder to all Japan Society members—you can now secure tickets to our 2025-26 Performing Arts Season, launching this fall with the World Premiere of Yukio Mishima's #KINKAKUJI, traditional #noh theater + more: japansoc.org/4lnF6Ih

📸: © Hosho-ryu School

Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers Exploring the explosion of postwar radical art in the 1960s and the rise of Japanese avant-garde, Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers is an enthralling glimpse into the outsider art of Japan’s underground m...

An enthralling glimpse into the radical postwar art movements of 1960s Japan, JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE PIONEERS gets its New York premiere this Friday at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU, followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Amélie Ravalec.

🎟️: japansoc.org/3GPBDU3

Teki Cometh A retired college professor lives a quiet life alone, until one day he finds a post on the internet about an approaching “enemy” and the world around him begins to melt into paranoia, dream, delusion ...

The award-winning actress also stars in tonight's screening of TEKI COMETH, which swept awards at last year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.

🎟️ VERY limited ticket remain: japansoc.org/Teki

A joy to welcome #YuumiKawai, one of Japan’s most celebrated rising stars, to #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU this past weekend for sold-out premieres of SHE TAUGHT ME SERENDIPITY and A GIRL NAMED ANN. 🎬👏

Japan Cuts starts tonight, and the NYAFF tomorrow. Check the thread here for links to reviews I've already published: Blazing Fists, Cloud, The Last Dance, Daughter's Daughter, and The Old Woman with the Knife. More reviews coming soon!

#japancuts #nyaff

We just announced our 2025–26 Performing Arts Season, launching this fall with a centennial celebration of one of Japan's most iconic and controversial postwar figures.

🎟️ Member presale starts 7/17. General tickets on sale 7/31.

Explore the full season lineup: japansoc.org/4lnF6Ih

Wrote about some cool Japan Cuts premieres in here including a restoration of Shunji Iwai’s debut LOVE LETTER and a surprisingly charming and funny samurai/time-travel comedy called A SAMURAI IN TIME 👇

10 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2025 Comprising international premieres, short programs, and some of the country’s finest-ever films in new restorations, 2025’s Japan Cuts––running July 10-20 at New York’s Japan Society––is upon us. As o...

We recommend the must-see films at NYC’s Japan Cuts, kicking off this week.

A one-night-only showcase of boundary-pushing short films, from the 2024 PIA Grand Prize winner to a Taisho-era fable by the composer of AUGUST IN THE WATER.

🎬 Don’t miss our 2025 #JAPANCUTS SHORT CUTS presentation, screening this Saturday: japansoc.org/SHORTCUTS

This year’s #JAPANCUTS Documentary slate brings three powerful stories to the big screen—from a heart-wrenching video diary confronting mental illness to the underground art movements of postwar Japan.

Catch these docs + more at JAPAN CUTS Powered by GU, starting this week!

🍿 japansoc.org/3FFqzs4

We just announced a huge #JAPANCUTS giveaway on Instagram. 🍿🥳

Prize includes free access to all 25+ festival films, including our sold-out Opening Night (CHAO) and Centerpiece (CLOUD) screenings.

ENTER ON IG: japansoc.org/3GtyusU

Japanese Craft Beer Festival Join us for Japan Society’s first Japanese Craft Beer Festival, a celebration of Japan’s vibrant craft beer culture. Bringing together 20 craft beers from across the country, this special event will s...

🍻 On July 26, celebrate Japan’s vibrant #jibiru culture with over 20 craft beers from across the country at our first-ever Japanese Craft Beer Festival!

🎟️ Limited VIP tickets available for early access.

Towards a Nude Architecture: A Visual Compendium of Japanese Hot Springs Spend a summer evening virtually visiting a Japanese hot spring in this book launch with author and architect Yuval Zohar.

🫧 On July 25, travel through Japan’s iconic #onsen hot springs with architect Yuval Zohar, author of "Towards a Nude Architecture."

Dassai Sake Series: Benihana & Beyond To celebrate Japan Society’s birthday this year, we are honored to gaze into the future with a forward-looking lecture and reception on the future of sake created together with New York-based sake bre...

🍶 On July 24, hear from the visionaries behind Dassai Sake and Benihana, then enjoy a curated tasting reception featuring premium #DassaiBlue sake.

Sake, hot springs, craft beer. ☀️ We just announced 3 exciting events for your July calendar: japansoc.org/4lcoWlm

From a quiet Nara town to the bustling streets of Osaka, this year’s #JAPANCUTS Next Generation slate spotlights four daring new works by emerging Japanese filmmakers.

Catch these indie gems + more festival highlights at JAPAN CUTS Powered by GU, kicking off next week!

🍿 japansoc.org/3FFqzs4

🏆 We’re proud to honor Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the 2025 CUT ABOVE Award at #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU (July 10–20), with the legendary director joining us in person for screenings of his latest works + classic revivals!

Browse all 25+ festival premieres: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4

Some official movie posters from this year's #JAPANCUTS Feature Slate, featuring new works by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Yu Irie, Kichitaro Negishi & more.

We're just 2 weeks out from the festival! If you haven't already, browse the full lineup and grab your tickets now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4

Oh wow, I wish I could make it out for all of these. Maybe I'll be able to get to one, perhaps.

What’s next? 🎭

Our 2025-26 Performing Arts Season launches this fall with a centennial tribute to Yukio Mishima, featuring four programs that spotlight the global legacy of this complex postwar figure.

Full season preview: japansoc.org/4lnF6Ih

Thank you to everyone who shared the magic with us during Japan Society’s 2024–25 Performing Arts Season. 🩵

From traditional bunraku puppetry to cutting-edge theater, dance and more, we’re grateful to close the chapter on another incredible year of programs.

A set of lithographs of Kurosawa’s storyboards for RAN signed by him and gifted to an art dealer friend on loan to the Japan Society in New York for tonight’s screening of the film.

As featured in @nytimes.com and @hyperallergic.com, "Susumu Shingu: Elated!" is NOW ON VIEW through August 10. 🦋

Come experience the first solo U.S. museum exhibition of the acclaimed Japanese artist, known as the "sculptor of the wind." Plan your visit: japansoc.org/44msWcW

#SusumuShinguElated

Kinetic Artist Susumu Shingu’s Gentle Message for the World A new exhibition at the Japan Society in NYC will center the sculptor’s animated artworks, maquettes, and inspiring sense of gratitude for the miracle of being alive.

How can one capture invisible forces like wind, gravity, motion, and balance in visual art? For Japanese kinetic sculptor, installation artist, and author Susumu Shingu, the answer lies beyond the four corners of a canvas.

Opening this Friday, “Susumu Shingu: Elated!" marks the first solo museum exhibition in the U.S. of acclaimed Japanese artist #SusumuShingu, known as the "sculptor of the wind." 🦋

Don't miss opening weekend: japansoc.org/44msWcW

#SusumuShinguElated

Just announced! CHAO, the highly anticipated feature debut from veteran animator Yasuhiro Aoki, will open #JAPANCUTS Powered by GU on July 10.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now: japansoc.org/3FFqzs4

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