(1983, Mori Masaki) This animated wartime films tells the story of the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a child named Gen. The film follows Gen through the apocalyptic aftermath of the bomb, bearing witness to the devastation but … Read more

The Ackland Art Museum celebrates Bunka no Hi (Culture Day), a national holiday in Japan that honors culture and the arts. Explore the Museum’s exhibitions of Japanese art, take part in a hands-on workshop, and marvel at demonstrations of Japanese … Read more

(Negishi Kichitaro, 2008, 94 min, Japanese w/ English subtitles, Color, 35mm) Dog in a Sidecar, Negishi Kichitaro’s subtly nuanced, strikingly acted summer’s tale about a little girl whose horizons are expanded by her encounter with a free-spirited young woman, unfolds … Read more

(In Japanese with English subtitles, Uchida Kenji, 2004, 98 min, 35 mm) Writer/director Kenji Uchida makes his feature debut with this smart, tricky romantic comedy. Reika Kirishima stars as Maki, a forlorn young woman who has just broken up with … Read more

In recent decades it has become somewhat fashionable in Japan to recount one’s own personal history of the war and postwar years through a variety of public and private media. Recent scholarship on the phenomena examines how cultural and political … Read more

  Enjoy a bowl of whisked green tea and a Japanese confection while learning about traditional and contemporary tea practices in Japan. Nancy Hamilton, Cultural Programming Coordinator, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and instructor in the Urasenke Tradition of Tea, will … Read more

  Enjoy a bowl of whisked green tea and a Japanese confection while learning about traditional and contemporary tea practices in Japan. Nancy Hamilton, Cultural Programming Coordinator, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and instructor in the Urasenke Tradition of Tea, will … Read more

Lyn Koehnline (Conservator, Ackland Art Museum) and Magdalena Kolodziej (Duke Univ, Art History) will explore the history and aesthetics of the Japanese painted screens and scrolls on view in the exhibition “New Light on Japanese Painting: Recently Conserved Screens and … Read more

In this program you’ll learn about the wide variety of flavors found in sake (Japanese rice wine)―from bright and fruity to aromatic and elegant. The event, presented in partnership with Jujube Restaurant of Chapel Hill and their expert sake sommeliers, … Read more

The NC Japan Center is very excited to present the new fall exhibition of paintings by NYC artist Hisako Kobayashi. Kobayashi, originally from Japan, now spans the globe with her exhibitions in the US, Guatemala, Romania, France, Turkey, Germany, Mexico, … Read more