Events Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Japan-Ireland Diplomatic Relations
2018/2/22
| Date | Event | Organiser | Venue |
| 5 September 2016 | Lecture marking the publication of the English translation of "The Tales of Ise" | Trinity College Dublin | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 10 October 2016 | Lecture “Current developments in the East Asian and Chinese economies” by Prof Kai Kajitani, Kobe University | Embassy of Japan, Trinity College Dublin | Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Dublin |
| 27-28 October 2016 | Lecture and Masterclass on modern Japanese ceramics by Akiko Hirai | Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) | National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
| 2 November 2016 | Sake Promotion Event | Embassy of Japan, Bord Bia | Ambassador's Residence |
| 3-4 November 2016 | ISCA Japan Research Workshop on Extreme Ultraviolet Source Development for Lithography, Surface Morphology and Water Window Imaging | UCD | UCD |
| 4-6 November 2016 | Eirtakon | Eirtakon Committee | Croke Park |
| 8 November 2016 | JET Programme 30th Anniversary JET Returnees' Welcome Home Reception | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 17-21 November 2016 | ISCA Japan Research Seminar and Workshop 'Future Healthcare: Connected and Ageing Society in Japan' | UCD | UCD |
| 9 January 2017 | 60th Anniversary of the establishment of Japan-Ireland Diplomatic Relations ceremony | Embassy of Japan, DFAT | Iveagh House |
| 12 January - 24 February 2017 | Tomoko Sawada - "School Days" | The MART, JEC Fund | The MART |
| 20-22 January 2017 | Akumakon | NUIG Anime Society | NUIG |
| 23 January 2017 | Lecture on "Japanese Economy and Monetary Policy" by Professor Sayuri Shirai, Former Bank of Japan(BOJ) Board Member | Ibec, Embassy of Japan | Ibec |
| 24 January 2017 | Lecture on "Shifts of Power: Security in the East Asia & the South Pacific" by Mr. Shingo Yamagami, Director-General of Japan Institute for International Affairs | SOFIA, Trinity College Dublin | Trinity College Dublin |
| 26-28 January 2017 | Eco-Urbanites Symposium, International Multidisciplinary Symposium in Comparative Urban Studies | Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, Japan Foundation | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 27-29 January 2017 | Participate in "Holiday World Show" | Embassy of Japan, Japan Tourism Agency | RDS Dublin |
| 3 February 2017 | Ireland Japan Association Annual Dinner | Ireland Japan Association | The Conrad Hotel Dublin |
| 17 February 2017 | Lecture on "A Doctor's Sword" | Embassy of Japan | Epic Ireland |
| 18 February 2017 | Donation of Japanese Translations of Irish Literary Works Presentation Ceremony | Embassy of Japan | Central Library, ILAC Centre, Dublin |
| 18 February 2017 | Shamrock Haiku Journal 10th Anniversary Reading | The Irish Haiku Society | Pearse Street Library, Dublin |
| 20 February 2017 | The Epicentre of the Meiji Literary Translation Boom with Dr James Hadley | Trinity College Dublin | Trinity College Dublin |
| 24 February 2017 | Hideta Kitazawa's Lecture and Demonstration about Noh Masks | Dublin City University(DCU), Japan Foundation | DCU |
| 28 February 2017 | Research Seminar on Lafcadio Hearn Humanities Institute UCD | School of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, UCD | UCD Humanities Institute, UCD |
| 2-8 March 2017 | Matsue - Ireland Youth Exchange Project | Matsue City | Waterford, Dublin |
| 3-4 March 2017 | Maths Counts 2017 | Maths Development Team | Maynooth University |
| 3-9 March 2017 | Hisa Kagawa Tanka/Haiku Reading & Kimono Lecture & Demonstration | Embassy of Japan, | UCC on 3rd, Charlie Byrne's Bookshop on 4th, DCU on 7th, Chester Beatty Library on 9th |
| 3 March - 27 August 2017 | Surimono: The Art of Friendship | Chester Beatty Library | Chester Beatty Library |
| 4 March 2017 | Japanese Speech Contest | Japanese Language Teachers of Ireland (JLTI) | Fitzgerald Debating Chamber UCD |
| 4-5 March 2017 | Rokyoku: The Japanese Musical Art of Storytelling - Haruno Keiko | UCC | Aula Maxima, UCC |
| 6 March 2017 | Comparing Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Japan & Ireland: Language & Mathematics | Applied Language Centre, UCD | Seminar Room, O'Brien Centre, UCD |
| 15 March 2017 | Tohoku Sake Promotion Event | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 15-25 March 2017 | U19 Rugby Friendly Matches | IRFU | Versus Munster U-19s (15th, Limerick) Versus Connacht U-19s (19th, Galway) Versus Ulster U-19s (22nd, Belfast) Versus Ireland U-19s (25th, Dublin) |
| 16 March 2017 | "A Page of Madness" with Shakuhachi | St Patrick's Festival | College Chapel on Front Square, Trinity College Dublin |
| 20 March 2017 | Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics | Japan Foundation, Trinity Centre for Asian Studies | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 23 March 2017 | When Robots Meet Art: Talk & Demonstration | UCD Japan Group, Embassy of Japan | Bank of Ireland (University Branch Montrose), Dublin |
| 24-25 March 2017 | Addressing Challenges in Global Health: Research Collaborations between UCD and Hokkaido University | School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD | Lecture Theatre C007, Health Sciences Building, UCD |
| 27 March 2017 | Seizo Sugawara: An Enduring Collaborator | Trinity College Dublin | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 29 March 2017 | Dublin School Spring Judo Championships | Judo Ireland | Marian College |
| 30 March 2017-End of January 2018 | "The Shadow of Sodeisha" Japanese Ceramics Exhibition | Ulster University, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks | National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin |
| 1-13 April 2017 | Japanese Film Festival 2017 | Embassy of Japan, Access Cinema | Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Waterford, Dundalk |
| 3 April 2017 | "A Timely Passion for Printed Things" Lecture on Surimono Printing | Trinity College Dublin | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 9 April 2017 | Experience Japan T.ej Talk event | Embassy of Japan, Experience Japan Organising Committee | UCD |
| 20-22 April 2017 | Connecting Sea - The Curators Are Present - Moving Bodies Festival Butoh and Live Art 2017 | Moving Bodies Festival Butoh and Live Art | Dance Ireland/Dance House & Mart Gallery, Dublin |
| 22-27 April 2017 | Nankin Tamasudare Performance by Masato Ikeda | Embassy of Japan, Japan Foundation | Japanese School (22nd, Dublin), Experience Japan (23rd, Dublin), Busking on Shop Street (25th, Galway), UCC (26th, Cork), Busking on Grafton Street (27th, Dublin) |
| 23 April 2017 | Experience Japan | Embassy of Japan, Experience Japan Organising Committee | Farmleigh, Dublin |
| 23-27 April 2017 | Noh Shozoku Lecture by Akira Yamaguchi | Embassy of Japan | Experience Japan (23rd, Dublin), UCC (26th, Cork), Chester Beatty Library (27th, Dublin) |
| 30 April 2017 | Vintage Japanese Motor Cycle Show | Vintage Japanese Motor Cycle Club of Ireland (VJMC) | National Show Centre |
| 3 May | Lecture by Ichiro Fujisaki, Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. | Embassy, Cabinet Office | IIEA |
| 3 May | The Life and Work of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn also known as Koizumi Yakumo | Rathmines University of the 3rd Age and Age Action Ireland | Rathmines Library |
| 8, 10 May 2017 | Tea Ceremony by Sato Soshu and Sosetsu | Embassy of Japan, Chester Beatty Library | Ambassador's Residence (8 May), Chester Beatty Library (10 May) |
| 14 May 2017 | Irish Pair Go Championship | Irish Go Association | Embassy of Japan |
| 22 May 2017 | John O'Conor Piano Recital | The Japan Business Society in Ireland | National Concert Hall |
| 28 May 2017 | Kodokan Ireland Judo Club Annual Tournament | Kodokan Ireland | St Angela Hall, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin |
| May 2017 | Japan-Ireland Rugby Friendly Reception | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 1 June 2017 | JETRO Seminar | Embassy of Japan, JETRO | The Marker Hotel, Dublin |
| 8-9 June 2017 | Koto Performance of Fuyuki Enokido | St. Ann's Church, Ambassador's Residence, Waterford | |
| 9 June 2017 | Mari Moriya Soprano Concert | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra | National Concert Hall |
| 10 June 2017 | Experience Japan at the UCD Festival | UCD Japan Group, Experience Japan | UCD |
| 11 June 2017 | Irish National Kendo Championships and Ambassador’s Cup | Irish Kendo Federation | Dublin |
| 17 June 2017 | Ikebana Demonstration | Ireland Japan Association | Chester Beatty Library |
| 22 June 2017 | Reido Konno Shakuhachi Recital | St. Ann's Church | |
| 23-27 June 2017 | Lafcadio Hearn Project & "Music Documents" in Japan and Ireland | Yuji Itoh | Letterkenny, Dublin, Waterford |
| 24 June 2017 | Silent Film Live Show with Hideyuki Yamashiro Katsudo-Benshi Narration and Mie Yanashita Piano Accompaniment | Shindofuji Ireland | Chester Beatty Library |
| 29 June - 1 July 2017 | Gagaku Performance by Naoyuki Manabe | St Ann's Church (29 June), St Patrick's Gateway Centre (30 June), Chester Beatty Library (1 July) | |
| 1 July 2017 | JET Programme 30th Anniversary Pre-Departure Farewell Reception | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 9 July 2017 - 7 January 2018 | Preserved in Partnership: Treasures of Japanese Art | Chester Beatty Library | Chester Beatty Library |
| 12 July - 9 August 2017 | Japanese Dolls exhibition | Japan Foundation, Cervantes Institute | Cervantes Institute |
| 27 July 2017 | JRA Tyros Stakes | Leopardstown Racecourse, Japan Racing Association London Representative Office | Leopardstown Racecourse |
| 25 July - 30 July 2017 | Shigeyama Sengoro Kyogen in Ireland | Committee for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland: Shigeyama Sengoro Kyogen in Ireland | Dublin (Smock Alley Theatre), Sligo (Factory Performance Space), Waterford (Garter Lane Arts Centre |
| 3-4 August 2017 | Symposium: The World of Japanese Picture Stories | Professor Toru Ishikawa, Keio University, Chester Beatty Library | Chester Beatty Library |
| 5 August 2017 | Japan GAA Visit to Croke Park | Asian County Board GAA | Croke Park |
| 9 August 2017 | Screening of "A Doctor's Sword" & Lecture by Bob Jackson | Embassy of Japan | Embassy of Japan |
| 12 August - 5 November 2017 | Hi! Fashion | National Craft Gallery | National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
| 15 August 2017 | Japanese Whiskey Tasting Experience | Paramount Events Limited | Tengu at Yamamori, Dublin |
| 18 August 2017 | Special Lecture by Fr. Donal Doyle on his 59 Years of Living in Japan | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 18-20 August 2017 | The 14th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-do Championships | JKA Ireland | University of Limerick |
| 28-29 August 2017 | Origami Paper Folding Challenge | Kiki Theatre and Performance Group | Portlaoise |
| 31 August - 23 September 2017 | "Shotai" Lithograph Exhibition | SO Fine Art Editions | SO Fine Art Editions, 10 South Anne Street, Dublin 2 |
| 13-19 September 2017 | Hokkaido University First Step Program in Europe | Hokkaido University Institute for International Collaboration | Embassy of Japan, University College Dublin, National Museum of Ireland, etc. |
| 14 September 2017 | UCD Humanities Institute Seminar Series: Lafcadio Hearn's "Celtic Lullaby" and the Resonance of Irish Aesthetics: From his Essay "By the Japanese Sea" | Humanities Institute, UCD | UCD |
| 28 September 2017 | Supporting Ageing with Communication Robot "Sota" Talk & Demonstration | UCD Japan/UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice | Community Space, Bank of Ireland (University Branch Montrose) |
| 29 September 2017 | "Abe Economics and the World Economy | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| October 2017 | Japan Week | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| 6 October 2017 | "The Power of Pop Culture" lecture by Yuichi Yamada | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| 6-11 October 2017 | 'Her Voice' inspired by Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' | Executive Committee of Kamome-za Tour Commemorating 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Ireland | Nun's Island Theatre (Galway)(6-7 October), Dublin Theatre Festival - Samuel Beckett Theatre (Dublin)(10-11 October) |
| 9 October 2017 | "How to Make Homemade Sushi in Ireland" lecture by Chef Yoshihiro Iguchi | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| 10 October 2017 | "Japan and Ireland" lecture by Ambassador Miyoshi | Dublin City University | Dublin City University |
| 10 October 2017 | "My Experience in Japan" lecture by Patrick Brophy | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| 11 October 2017 | Yoko Owada Flute Concert | Embassy of Japan | St Ann's Church, Dublin |
| 11 October 2017 | "Introduction to Shogi" lecture by Patrick Brophy | UCD Japan Group | UCD |
| 16-21 October 2017 | Play "La Marie Vison" | Hedgehogs Theatre | Smock Alley Theatre, "Boys School" |
| 19 October 2017 | Tsumugu - Irish Harp and Japanese Satsumabiwa Lute with Triona Marshall and Thomas Charles Marshall (Ranjo) | St. Ann's Church | St. Ann's Church |
| 3-4 November 2017 | 4th Ireland-Japan Collaborative Research Workshop on Extreme Ultraviolet Source Development for Lithography, Surface Morphology and Water Window Imaging | UCD School of Physics | UCD |
| 6 November 2017 | "From 'Far East' to 'East Asia' in Global English Academic and Societal Discourse"with guest speaker Dr Kenn Nakata Steffensen | Trinity College Dublin | |
| 7 November 2017 | JET Programme 30th Anniversary JET Career Seminar & JET Returnees' Welcome Home Reception | Embassy of Japan | Merrion Hotel, Dublin |
| 18 November 2017 | Rakugo: Japanese "Sit-Down" Comedy with Yanagiya Kyotaro and Shunputei Shotaro | UCC | Aula Maxima, UCC |
| 22 November 2017 | 2017 Embassy of Japan Business Seminar: Brexit and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement | Embassy of Japan | InterContinental Dublin |
| 25 November 2017 | Screening of "Mona Lisa Cowboy" by Atsushi Ogata at Dublin Web Fest | Dublin Web Fest | The Generator, Smithfield Square |
| 29 November 2017 | Strings Sextet "Prades Sextet" Recital | IJA, Ozaki Associates | Connect Ireland, Dublin |
| 30 November - 2 December 2017 | International Conference: "Japanese Studies in a Global Context" | Trinity Centre for Asian Studies | Trinity Long Room Hub |
| 2 December 2017 | CTTS Symposium "Poetry and Prose in Translation" | Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, Dublin City University | H18, Health Sciences Building, Dublin City University |
| 9 December 2017 | Irish Judo Association All Ireland's 2017 | Irish Judo Association | National Indoor Arena, National Sports Campus, Dublin |
| 19-21 January 2018 | Akumakon | NUIG Anime Society | NUIG |
| 25 January 2018 | Japan Quiz Night | Post-Primary Languages Initiative | Dublin City University, Coláiste Muire, Ennis, Loreto Secondary School, Wexford, Coláiste Daibhéid, Cork |
| 26-28 January 2018 | Japan Booth at Holiday World Show | Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) London Office | RDS Dublin |
| 2 February 2018 | Book Launch "Caring for Japanese Arts at the Chester Beatty Library" | Yoshiko Ushioda, Etsuko Kanamori, Dalkey Archive Press | Chester Beatty Library |
| 16 February 2018 | Ireland Japan Association Annual Dinner | Ireland Japan Association | The Westbury Hotel Dublin |
| 4 March 2018 | Hisa Kagawa Tanka/Haiku Reading & Kimono Lecture & Demonstration | Embassy of Japan, | Chester Beatty Library |
| 10 March 2018 | Japanese Speech Contest | Japanese Language Teachers of Ireland (JLTI) | Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin |
| 14 March 2018 | Tohoku Sake Promotion Event | Embassy of Japan | Ambassador's Residence |
| 21-25 March 2018 | Yoshida Brothers - Tsugaru Shamisen Concert Tour 2018 | Embassy of Japan | St Ann's Church, Dublin (21 March), Nun's Island Theatre, Galway (23 March), Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford (25 March) |