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Lecture ''Popular Paintings of Ōtsu in Edo Period: Their History and Attractiveness'' @Sakamoto Hospital

22 NOVEMBER 25

Christophe Marquet gives a talk about “Popular Paintings of Ōtsu in Edo Period: Their History and Attractiveness” ...

F. L. Wright, Chion-in Temple, 1905, courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

Kyoto Lectures 2025-11

14 NOVEMBER 25

Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan Revisited:Traditional Japanese Culture as a Means to Modern American Architecture

Speaker: Kevin NuteFriday, November 14th, 18:00 ...

Symposium: Un siècle pour le rayonnement des arts de l’Asie : la revue Arts Asiatiques, 1924-2024

08 NOVEMBER 25

This symposium will be held at the Guimet Museum in French.Guimet Museum and EFEO are co-organizing the conference 'Un siècle pour le rayonnement des arts de ...

Lecture by Cécile Sakai: Landscapes of Franco-Japanese Translation: History, Theories and Practices @IFJK

04 NOVEMBER 25

Landscapes of Franco-Japanese Translation: History, Theories and Practices

Speaker: Cécile Sakai
After presenting a historical overview of 150 years ...

Lecture “Pictures of Ōtsu and Beliefs” at Ōtsu City Museum of History

01 NOVEMBER 25

Christophe Marquet gives lecture (In Japanese) about “Pictures of Ōtsu and Beliefs” (大津絵と信仰) at Ōtsu City Museum of History in Shiga ...

SPECIAL LECTURE: Microbiome Biopolitics Between the West and the East

22 OCTOBER 25

SPECIAL LECTURE
Microbiome Biopolitics Between the West and the East

Wednesday, October 22nd, 18:00 JST
Speaker: Roberta Raffaetà
This lecture presents a ...

Publication: Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie 34 (2025)

15 OCTOBER 25

We are delighted to announce the publication of Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie vol. 34.
Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie 34 (2025)
Catastrophe and Prophecy in Tibetan ...

Kyoto Lectures 2025-10

10 OCTOBER 25

Globalization of Wine Culture (17-18th centuries):The Dutch East India Company and the Court Journey to Edo
Speaker:Joji Nozawa Friday, October 10th, 18:00 JST
The ...

Yijing divination explained with pictures (易占画解), National Diet Library Shinjo collection

Kyoto Lectures 2025-07

22 JULY 25

Images of Fate:Picturing Good and Bad Fortune in Edo Japan

Speaker: Matthias Hayek
Tuesday, July 22nd, 18:00 JST
From day selection to weather forecasting, divination ...

Conference: “The Unknown Universe of Hokusai” at the Japan National Press Club in Tōkyō

15 JULY 25

Christophe Marquet gives a talk on “Hokusai and architecture”, in a
conference on “The Unknown Universe of Hokusai” organized by the Art
Academy ...

Mingei Films Screening

06 JULY 25

EFEO Kyoto is supporting this event.
Screening of Mingei Films: Yanagi Soetsu and the Beauty of Folk ...

Lecture “Pictures of Ōsaka's Famous Places in French Collections : from Universal Exhibitions to Japonism”

05 JULY 25

Christophe Marquet gives lecture about “Pictures of Ōsaka's Famous Places in French Collections : from Universal Exhibitions to Japonism” ...

Workshop: From Ōtsu-e Pictures to Folk Songs

19 JUNE 25

WORKSHOPThe EFEO is organizing a workshop on Ôtsu-e bushi, folk songs from the late Edo period inspired by Ôtsu-e pictures.The workshop will take place on site ...

Kyoto Lectures 2025-06

13 JUNE 25

Comparative Law in Japan: Birth, Development and Trends
Friday, June 13th, 18:00 JST
Speaker: Andrea Ortolani
Japan’s modern legal system originated with ...

Kyoto Lectures 2025-05

21 MAY 25

Censorship and Japanese Cinema, 1925-1945A Case Study of Mizoguchi Kenji’s Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Wednesday, May 21st, 18:00Chika Kinoshita (Kyoto ...

Kyoto Lectures 2025-04

16 APRIL 25

Embodied “Invented Tradition”: The Bodily Experience of Qigong in Contemporary China and Japan

Speaker: Huang XinzheWednesday, April 16th, 18:00 ...

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Publication: Discovering the Hidden Christians of Kansai

28 MARCH 25

Martin Nogueira Ramos has coedited, with Hiraoka Ryūji (University of Kyoto), a volume on the history of Catholicism and Hidden Christianity in the mountains of Ibaraki Region ...

©The Buddha collecting alms in Rājagaha.

Kyoto Lectures 2025-03

18 MARCH 25

An Early Modern Tradition in Perspective: Nyaungyan Buddhist Narrative Murals of Burma (c. 1580-1800)

Speaker: Cristophe Munier-Gaillard Tuesday, March 18th, ...

International symposium “Japonism and printing in France”@Tokyo

21 FEBRUARY 25

International symposium “Japonism and printing in ...

©Zentsuji

Kyoto Lectures 2025-02

12 FEBRUARY 25

How to Perform Innate Awakening: The Consecration Rituals of Medieval Japanese Tantric Lineages

Speaker: Lucia DolceWednesday, February 12th, 18:00 ...

Kyoto Lectures 2025-01

14 JANUARY 25

Lafcadio Hearn at 120: Strange Tales, Folklore, and Cultural ResonancesCommemorating the 120th Anniversary of His Death

Speaker: François LACHAUD ...

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A Happy New Year 2025

01 JANUARY 25

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