Cultural events

2025/12/19
       

文化関連行事               Évènements culturels 

 

Announcements by the Consulate General of Japan

"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.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until January 25, 2026 (Sun)

Location:

Centre de design de l'UQAM, 1440 Sanguinet St., Montreal, QC

Fee:

Free

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.

 

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 Night of Baba Yaga" by Akira Otani.
No knowledge of the Japanese language required; the book can be read in any language.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

January 29 (Thu), 2026, 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


"Rives" Concerts by Yuki Isami

Flutist Yuki Isami presents "Rives", a concert tracing the transformation of traditional Japanese music deeply influenced by the West.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

January 18 (Sun), 2026, at 3 p.m. (Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre)
February 5 (Thu), 2026, at 7:30 p.m. (Maison de la culture Maisonneuve)
February 8 (Sun), 2026, at 11 a.m. (Maison de la culture Dorval)
March 28 (Sat), 2026, at 2 p.m. (Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay)
And April 4 (Sat), 2026, at 7 p.m. (Victoria Hall Community Centre)

Location:

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.

Date[s] and Time[s]:

Until February 3, 2026 *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 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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