Cultural events
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Announcements by the Consulate General of Japan
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2027 MEXT Scholarships Announcement
Every year, the Government of Japan (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - MEXT) offers scholarships to foreign students who wish to study at Japanese universities. Three types are offered through the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal: Japanese Studies Students, Undergraduate Students, and Research Students.
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The 11th JLPP International Translation Competition The JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project), established in 2002 by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, hosts this translation competition to uplift and nurture emerging translators of contemporary Japanese literature. |
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Submission Period: |
May 1 to 30, 2026 |
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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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Ikebana International Monthly Activity Onigiri workshop by Kazuyo Fukunishi. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
April 24 (Fri), 2026, at 1 p.m |
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Monkland Community Centre, 4410 West Hill Ave., Montreal, QC |
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$30 |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
April 25 (Sat), 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal (JCCCM), 8155 Rousselot St., Montreal, QC |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 1 (Fri) to 10 (Sun), 2026 |
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Montreal, QC |
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Ikebana Exhibition by the Montreal Chapter of Ikebana International |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 2 (Sat) and 3 (Sun), 2026
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Location: |
Japanese Pavilion of the Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, QC |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 7 (Thu) to 10 (Sun), 2026 |
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Time Out Market, Montreal, QC |
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Concert by pianist Kimihiro Yasaka. Composition by Dominique Lafortune, inspired by the gestures of Japanese calligraphy and based on works by calligrapher Fumi Wada. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 8 (Fri), 2026, at 7:30 p.m. |
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Salle Joseph-Rouleau, Maison André-Bourbeau, 305 Mont-Royal Ave. E., Montreal, QC |
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O-hanami picnic under the flowering crabapple trees Advance registration and payment is mandatory to participate in this event. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 17 (Sun), 2026 |
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Japanese Garden, Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, QC |
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Sogetsu Ikebana Japanese Exhibition (Nova Scotia) By Miyako Ballesteros and her students. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 21 (Thu) to 23 (Sat), 2026
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Location: |
Tantallon Public Library, 3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., Upper Tantallon, NS |
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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 "Diary of a Void" by Emi Yagi.
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
May 28 (Thu), 2026, at 7 p.m. EST |
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1841-A Sainte-Catherine St. West, Montreal, QC
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Free |
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Soundscape, video, and solo piano work based on audio and video recordings of the Goto Archipelago in Nagasaki, commissioned by Montreal-based, Nagasaki-born pianist Kimihiro Yasaka, and Canadian-born, Japan-based composer Daryl Jamieson. |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
June 6 (Sat), 2026, at 7:30 p.m. |
Location: |
Sainte-Hilda, 6341 De Lorimier Ave., Montreal, QC |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Until April 21 (Tue), 2026 |
Location: |
Cinémathèque québécoise, 335 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East, Montreal,QC |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Until April 26 (Sun), 2026 |
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Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, 5290 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal,QC |
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Free |
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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 May 7, 2026 *for the current film selection |
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Online |
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Free |
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Date[s] and Time[s]: |
Until May 17 (Sun), 2026 |
Location: |
Maison Antoine-Beaudry, 14678 Notre-Dame St. East, Montreal, QC |
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Free |
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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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