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- EXHIBITION
  
  Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics
  
  Friday, March 6 — Sunday, July 19
  Boro (“rags” or “tatters”) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Tohoku. This expansive exhibition rediscovers this traditional handcraft, its history of survival and creative ingenuity, and its continued influence on creative practices today.
- LANGUAGE COURSE
  
  Learn Japanese: Anime for Beginners
  
  Monday, June 1 — Monday, August 3
  Japan Society’s Language Center is offering Learn Japanese: Anime for Beginners, a FREE ten lesson language course structured for high school children of frontline workers, ages 15 and above.
  Sold Out
- GALLERY EVENT
  
  Spotlight: Susan Cianciolo
  
  Thursday, July 9, 4 PM
  Participate in a hands-on demonstration with artist and fashion designer Susan Cianciolo. Across boundaries and media, much of Cianciolo’s work is defined by an ad-hoc practice of assembling found textiles, drawings, and even three-dimensional objects into tapestries and DIY kits, as well as employing them through collaborative performances.
- FAMILY
  
  Japanese for Kids
  
  Sunday, July 12 — Sunday, August 16
  
  Sold Out
- STUDENTS
  
  Manga for Beginners: Basics for Aspiring Artists
  
  Wednesday, July 15 — Wednesday, August 19
  
  Sold Out
- FILM FESTIVAL
  
  JAPAN CUTS 2020: Festival of New Japanese Film
  
  Friday, July 17 — Thursday, July 30
  JAPAN CUTS, North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, returns for its unprecedented 14th edition as an entirely online experience.
- WORKSHOP
  
  Learn to Read Hiragana & Katakana
  
  Friday, August 28, 6 PM
  Friday, September 4, 6 PM
  These mini-workshops offer the beginning student of Japanese the opportunity to quickly and efficiently master the reading of the two Japanese syllabaries, hiragana and katakana.
  Register
- WORKSHOP
  
  Japanese Onomatopoeia
  
  Thursday, September 10, 6 PM
  In this workshop, students learn different groups of onomatopoeia such as giongo and gitaigo, covering many topics including animal sounds, weather, health, action, and of course, food!
  Register
- WORKSHOP
  
  Fundamentals of Kanji
  
  Friday, September 11, 6 PM
  In this workshop, you will be guided through the fundamental concepts of Kanji structure, bushu (radicals), on & kun readings, and more.
  Register