Cultural events

2026/10/15
       

文化関連行事               Évènements culturels 

 

Announcements by the Consulate General of Japan

The Japanese Film Festival - Québec -

The Japanese Film Festival is back in Québec City! This annual event presented by the Japan Foundation offers free Japanese movie screenings in dozens of countries around the world, including several in venues across Canada. The Consulate General of Japan in Montreal is proud to be part of this cinematographic initiative year after year. This Québec edition is presented in collaboration with Association d'amitié Québec-Japon.
The screenings will be preceded by a presentation, "Programmes d'échange du Gouvernement du Japon: découvrir le Japon autrement", with a Q&A session. * Reservation required. Limited seating, assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Films are original Japanese versions with English subtitles.

Date[s] and time[s]:

November 6 (Fri), 2026

Location:

Théâtre de poche (POL-2113), Université Laval, Québec City, QC

Fee:

Free

For more info:

Poster

To reserve your seat:

Google Form (until November 5, 1:30 p.m.)


(!) "Programmes d'échange du Gouvernement du Japon: découvrir le Japon autrement" Presentation and Q&A
Information on the Governement of Japan's JET Programme and MEXT Scholarships will be shared. In French.

Date[s] and time[s]:

November 6 (Fri), 2026, at 2 p.m.


a) "The Nighthawk's First Love" (よだかの片思い)
drama, 2021, 100 min, dir. Yuka Yasukawa
This movie adaptation of a novel by Naoki Prize-winner Rio Shimamoto follows the touching story of a young woman with low self-esteem due to a large birthmark on her face who sees her world and perception shift when she meets someone who accepts her as she is. Ensues the beginning of a hesitant love story, marked by struggle but also revealing growth and inspiring inner strength.

Date[s] and time[s]:

November 6 (Fri), 2026, at 3:30 p.m.


b) "I Am What I Am" (そばかす)
drama, 2022, 104 min, dir. Shinya Tamada
Aromantic and asexual, Kasumi must compose with the normative expectations of society, friends, and family. Viewers are invited along this gentle and deliberate story, discovering this young woman striving to express herself and her identity, elicit understanding in others, and establish her own, justified place in this world.

Date[s] and time[s]:

November 6 (Fri), 2026, at 6 p.m.


Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme Announcement

Curious about Japan, passionate about culture and education, and ready for work experience abroad? Then the JET Programme is for you!
Founded in 1987, this Government of Japan program has grown into one of the largest and most successful international exchange initiatives of its kind, and its 2027 application cycle is now open. To find out more, come meet JET alumni at our promotion kiosks, join one of our information sessions, and check out our social media and jetprogramme.ca!
Teach, learn, live in... Japan!

Application Period:

Until November 13 (Fri), 2026

For more info:

Website


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.

 

Next Music from Tokyo vol. 18

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

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 21 (Mon), 2026
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 $50 at the door

For more info:

Website


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 Dilemmas of Working Women" by Fumio Yamamoto. The translator, Brian Bergstrom, will be present.
No knowledge of the Japanese language required; the book can be read in any language.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 24 (Thu), 2026, at 7 p.m. EDT

Location:

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

Fee:

Free

For more info:

Website | Email


Ikebana International Monthly Activity

Ikebana workshop led by Josiane Girard of the Koryu Shoutoukai school.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 25 (Fri), 2026, at 1 p.m.

Location:

Monkland Community Centre, 4410 West Hill Ave., Montreal, QC

Fee:

$20

For more info:

Website | Email


"Chiharu Shiota - The Soul Trembles" Exhibition

Largest solo exhibition to date of Berlin-based Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. Since its premiere at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, in 2019, it has travelled to eight other venues around the world and will make its first stop in North America at the MMFA in the fall of 2026.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

September 26 (Sat), 2026 to February 14 (Sun), 2027

Location:

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


"The Third Wing of Butterfly" Exhibition

Multidisciplinary exhibition presented by a group of artists including Kimihiro Yasaka and Natsuki Niwa.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

October 3 (Sat) to November 22 (Sun), 2026

Location:

Maison de la culture Janine-Sutto, 2550 Ontario St. E., Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


Kampai Montreal

Festival, presented by the ASQ (Association Saké Québec), boasting a selection of 150 sakes to discover from around 20 exhibitors. Tasting workshops are also offered.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

October 4 (Sun), 2026, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location:

Panorama Venue (2nd floor), Jean-Talon Market, Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC)

Program includes several Japanese films.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

October 8 (Thu) to 18 (Sun), 2026

Location:

Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


Gardens of Light

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until November 1 (Sun), 2026

Location:

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

For more info:

Website


"The Other Side" Photo Exhibition by Masako Miyazaki

Date[s] and Time[s]:

October 21 (Wed), 2026 to January 10 (Sun), 2027

Location:

Centre d'exposition Lethbridge, 2727 Thimens Blvd, Montreal, QC

For more info:

Website


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. The selection changes regularly.

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 the MARUGOTO+ online Japanese learning material! Based on the Japan Foundation's official coursebook and introducing basic vocabulary, grammar, etc. through diversified life and culture topics, this website creates the opportunity to learn more about Japan's language and culture simultaneously. ***

For more info:

Website


NUMA Institute Language Tea Time

Language exchanges over a cup of tea and snacks.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Tuesdays (English) and Thursdays (French), from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
And Saturdays (Japanese), from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location:

Centre St. Jax, 1439 Sainte-Catherine West, Montreal, QC

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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