Cultural events
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Announcements by the Consulate General of Japan
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The Japanese Film Festival - Québec -
The Japanese Film Festival is back in Québec City, and in a bigger venue! |
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December 11 (Thu), 2025 |
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Free |
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Information on the Governement of Japan's JET Programme and MEXT Scholarships will be shared. In French. |
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December 11 (Thu), 2025, at 2 p.m. |
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drama, 2021, 114 min., dir. Yuki Tanada, original version with English subtitles
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Date[s] and time[s]: |
December 11 (Thu), 2025, at 3:30 p.m. |
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animation, 2019, 114 min., dir. Makoto Shinkai, original version with French subtitles
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Date[s] and time[s]: |
December 11 (Thu), 2025, at 6 p.m. |
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"Built Environment: An Alternative Guide to Japan" Exhibition Presented by the Japan Foundation, the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal, and the Centre de design de l'UQAM, this traveling exhibition introduces built environments in Japan through a series of architectural and urban projects and explores the resilience of Japanese infrastructures and architecture confronted with climate change and natural disasters. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
November 20, 2025 (Thu) to January 25, 2026 (Sun) |
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Centre de design de l'UQAM, 1440 Sanguinet St., Montreal, QC |
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Free |
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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.
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JFF Theater - Film Streaming Platform Free Japanese film streaming offered by the Japan Foundation to worldwide audiences, in the original Japanese language with subtitles available in various languages including French. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Until February 3, 2026 *for the current film selection |
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Online |
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Fee: |
Free |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
November 22 (Sat) and 23 (Sun), 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
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Centre communautaire de loisirs Sainte-Catherine d’Alexandrie, 1700 Atateken St., Montreal, QC |
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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 Earthlings" by Sayaka Murata. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
November 26 (Wed), 2025, at 7 p.m. EST |
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Location: |
1841-A Sainte-Catherine St. West, Montreal, QC |
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Fee: |
Free |
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Ikebana International Monthly Activity Ikebana workshop by Lynne Williams and Adrienne Doedel (Ohara). |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
November 28 (Fri), 2025, at 1 p.m. |
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Location: |
Monkland Community Centre |
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Fee: |
$20 |
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Marché de Noël japonais - Association d'amitié Québec-Japon's Japanese Holiday Market |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
December 6 (Sat), 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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Location: |
Château du Domaine de Maizerets, 2000 Montmorency Blvd., Québec City, QC |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
December 13 (Sat), 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
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Location: |
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal, 8155 Rousselot St., Montreal, QC |
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"Rives" Concerts by Yuki Isami Flutist Yuki Isami presents "Rives", a concert tracing the transformation of traditional Japanese music deeply influenced by the West. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
November 29 (Sat), 2025, at 7:30 p.m. (Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal) |
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Montreal, QC |
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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. |
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NUMA Institute Language Tea Time Language exchanges over a cup of tea and snacks. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Tuesdays (English) and Thursdays (French), from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. |
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Location: |
Centre St. Jax, 1439 Sainte-Catherine West, Montreal, QC |
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French-Japanese Language Exchanges Weekly online French-Japanese language exchanges by Université Laval graduate student Pascal Paradis. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST |
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Online |
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