Top 4 Must-Reads for UK Japanophiles!
JapaneseLondon.com’s Vanessa picks the top 4 must-read books for Japanophiles based in the UK! Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure by Hoshino Yukinobu This marvellous manga (comic book) stars...
View ArticleHow to Enjoy Cherry Blossom in the UK
Admiring the springtime blooms is a bit of a national obsession common to both Britain and Japan. Here in the UK we are delighted by daffodils, snowdrops and glades of bluebells, but we do also have a...
View ArticleExplore Britain’s Best Japanese Gardens
The Japanese and the British both share a deep-rooted appreciation of gardens, even though the chaotic tumble of blooms in an English country garden and the clipped order and raked gravel so...
View ArticleEnglish & Japanese Meetup Party!
We are happy to announce that we are presenting an English and Japanese Meetup party in collaboration with ZOOM JAPAN Free Monthly Magazine and Sozai Cooking School. This is a unique event made up of...
View ArticleJapan in London for Kids – All You Need to Know
Japanese culture boasts so much for kids to love. But where can you find Japan-related things to do and see for children, in London? Here, we’ve rounded up some family-friendly ideas for you to...
View Article‘Pluto’ at Barbican – Theatre Review
I certainly didn’t expect to be moved to tears by the on-stage tale of a little boy comic book character with pointy hair and rocket booster shoes. Astro Boy? Wasn’t that just a Japanese manga for...
View ArticleLove Japanese London? Why not try Korean London?
Anything like us, and love just about everything Japanese? You can’t help have noticed that exports from their closest neighbour, South Korea, are slowly but surely gaining ground over here in London....
View ArticleYamato ‘Passion’ Taiko Drumming Review
Passion - Yamato Taiko Drummers at The Peacock Emerging from the Yamato ‘Passion’ Japanese Taiko drum performance, my cheeks actually hurt from smiling. So touching was the troupe’s camaraderie, the...
View ArticleWhere to Learn Traditional Japanese Arts in London
Japanese Vinyl Printmaking Tea ceremony? Flower arranging? Taiko drumming? London might just be the best place outside of Japan to learn a traditional art or craft! Interest in time-honoured Japanese...
View ArticleJapan in… Dalston, London
Cafe OTO Photo by Dawid Laskowski 5 awesome Japan-inspired businesses in Dalston that you seriously need to check out. Café OTO – Perched on upcycled wooden chairs and sipping flat whites, everyone in...
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