Cultural events

2025/8/21
       

文化関連行事               Évènements culturels 

Japanese Cultural Events

The events listed below are not necessarily co-organized, supported or endorsed by the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal. For more information, please contact the organizers directly.
The Consulate General of Japan in Montreal assumes no responsibility for the quality or reliability of the content on external websites provided.

 

Japanese Book Club

The Argo Bookshop and the JET Alumni Association Québec/Atlantique (JETAA Q/A) invite you to their Japanese literature book club. This edition will discuss "The Master of Go" by Yasunari Kawabata.
No knowledge of the Japanese language required; the book can be read in any language.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 18 (Thu), 2025, at 7 p.m. EST

Location:

1841-A Sainte-Catherine St. West, Montreal, QC
and online via Jitsi Meet

Fee:

Free

For more info:

Website | Email


Next Music from Tokyo vol. 17

NMFT brings four music groups straight from Japan's underground scene, each with its own style and energy.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 22 (Mon), 2025
Doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m.

Location:

Petit Campus, 57b Prince Arthur St. E., Montreal, QC

Fee:

$30 in advance, or $40 at the door

For more info:

Website


Hiroshima – Passing the Torch: a powerful exhibition

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until October 31 (Fri), 2025

Location:

Japanese Pavilion, Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


The Way of Tea

Japanese tea ceremony demonstration by the Association of Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai in Montreal. Includes the service of matcha tea and a sweet Japanese treat.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Every Saturday until August 30, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Location:

Japanese Pavilion, Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, QC

Fee:

$7 (excluding the entry fee for the Montreal Botanical Garden)

For more info:

Website | Email


"Rencontres internationales de la photographie en Gaspésie" Photo Exhibitions

Japanese artists Kai Fusayoshi and Masako Miyazaki are taking part.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until September 30 (Tue), 2025

Location:

Carleton-sur-mer and Pointe-à-la-croix, Gaspésie, QC

For more info:

Website


JFF Theater - Online Film Screenings

Free online Japanese film screenings offered by the Japan Foundation to worldwide audiences, in the original Japanese language with subtitles available in various languages including French.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until October 31, 2025 *for the current film selection

Location:

Online

Fee:

Free

For more info:

Website


Events and resources by the Japan Foundation, Toronto

The Japan Foundation, Toronto, offers much online and free of charge.
This includes multiple cultural events (online event selection varies from month to month), Japanese language learning tools, development and exchange activities for teachers of Japanese, as well as a selection of electronic and audio books via a digital library.
Discover Minato online courses, through which Japanese learners can hone their language skills and interact with fellow students from around the world!

For more info:

Website


French-Japanese Language Exchanges

Weekly online French-Japanese language exchanges by Université Laval graduate student Pascal Paradis.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST

Location:

Online

For more info:

Website | Email


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