Featured Programs
JAPAN HOUSE presents a vibrant, curated program of events throughout the year to spark cross-cultural conversation and inspiration. Programs include lectures, performances, gastronomy contents, premieres, and panel discussions bringing some of Japan’s most dynamic voices to Los Angeles.
Recorded Programs

12.07.2022
Bamboo in Japanese Culture & Lifestyle | Limitless Potential of Bamboo

11.02.2022
Sustaining Black Bamboo | The Artist and the Woodsman

09.01.2022
Director's Talk: Director Makoto Nagahisa & Kim Yutani

08.16.2022
Tradition & Modernity in Japanese Bamboo Baskets

05.20.2022
Chasing the Eccentrics: Takashi Murakami in Conversation with Etsuko Price

05.17.2022
SAMPURU: The Art of Japanese Food Replicas

04.23.2022
Movie & Bites | Explore "Tampopo" with Music Director Kunihiko Murai

04.05.2022
The Ceramics of Mino: 500 Years of Beauty and Innovation

03.22.2022
Delicious Design: Conversation with The Art of the Ramen Bowl Exhibition Curators

02.24.2022
Connecting Hydrogen Supply and Demand

02.22.2022
The Secret of Sustainability in Business | Domyo

02.01.2022
MA in Japanese Film

01.26.2022
Striking Cords: Kumihimo Silk Braids as Fashion Statements in Japan Past and Present

12.15.2021
The History and Significance of Kumihimo in Japanese Culture
11.18.2021
Japan National Parks | Hidden Views & Untold Stories

11.16.2021
Building Blocks for a Hydrogen Economy

11.04.2021
The Relationship between Art and Advertising in Edo-period Japan

10.27.2021
MA in Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

09.17.2021
WAVE Exhibition Opening Webinar

09.15.2021
The Secret of Sustainability in Business | Yamamotoyama

08.31.2021
U.S.-Japan Partnership | Present and Future Bilateral Cooperation on Space

08.18.2021
FOREST THERAPY: Reconnecting with Nature via Shinrinyoku

07.29.2021
MA in Contemporary Japanese Architecture

07.06.2021
Transportive Hollywood Power: Conversations with Film Director Michael Mann on the Appeal of Filming in Japan

07.14.2021
Line, Circle and Space in Art Now and Zen

07.08.2021
Japanese Food Lab | Giada De Laurentiis's Rice Salad

06.23.2021
The World of Kengo Kuma – New Form of Encounter between Tradition and Modernity in Architecture

06.15.2021
RECONNECTING Exhibition Opening Event

06.02.2021
The Secret of Sustainability in Business | Kikkoman U.S.A.

05.18.2021
Webinar | Woodblock-printed and Real Journeys Through Japan

04.27.2021
MA in Contemporary Art

04.19.2021
Webinar | Scenic Views and Supernatural Beings: New Themes in 19th-century Ukiyo-e Prints

01.04.2021
Japanese Food Lab | Dress Up Your Dinner Series Part 1: Classic Dressings

03.15.2021
Japanese Food Lab | Dress Up Your Dinner Series Part 2: Sesame Based Dressings & Sauces

04.02.2021
Japanese Food Lab | Dress Up Your Dinner Series Part 3: Savory Dressings

03.25.2021
Webinar Conversation | Yōkai Past and Present

03.17.2021
Redesigning Communities for an Aging Society

03.10.2021
Be Prepared! Lessons Learned on Readiness and Resilience

03.09.2021
Hydrogen Solution Webinar 2 | Los Angeles' Green Energy Goals and Collaboration from Japan

03.03.2021
Hydrogen Solution Webinar 1 | Japan’s Leadership in Building a Hydrogen Society

03.02.2021
Mothers and Film Making

02.22.2021
Curator's Talk : NATURE/SUPERNATURE

02.17.2021
The New Age of Elder Care

11.20.2020
Hollywood's New Anime Gold Rush
11.17.2020
"Visas for Life" 80th Anniversary: The Legacy of Chiune Sugihara
Past Events

01.28.2023
Global Japan Forum 2023 | Designing with Disaster

01.06.2023 - 01.15.2023
SAIDO’s Vegan Way | Chef Katsumi Kusumoto Popup

12.21.2022
City Pop Night

12.12.2022
MUFG Bank, Ltd. Program | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

12.06.2022
Technology, Storytelling, History, Proximity | Masaki Fujihata & DJ Spooky in Conversation

12.03.2022 - 12.18.2022
LIFE CYCLES Soundscapes Series