Japan Society

The unraveling mind of a post-WWII arsonist in ‘Kinkakuji’ at NYC’s Japan Society

Launching the Japan Society’s 2025-26 season is its commissioned world-premiere production of Kinkakuji (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion), adapted for the stage from Yukio Mishima’s 1956 novel of...

A meditative mix of object theater, cinema, and music in ‘SHEEP #1’ at NYC’s Japan Society

Without speaking a word, Japanese-born NYC-based creator and performer Sachiyo Takahashi – a three-time grant recipient from The Jim Henson Foundation in 2017, 2018, and 2021, for her innovative work...

A captivating personal perspective on the immigrant experience and inter-generational disconnect in ‘The Nosebleed’ at NYC’s Japan Society

The world-premiere production of The Nosebleed, written and directed by Tokyo-born Brooklyn-based theater-maker Aya Ogawa and presented by the Japan Society and the Chocolate Factory Theater, offers...

Japan Society’s ‘Ludic Proxy: Fukushima’ streams live beginning on Saturday

In association with PlayCo (an Obie Award-winning Off-Broadway theater producing adventurous new plays from the US and around the world), Japan Society (founded in 1907, to foster the exchange of...

Japan Society to livestream ‘Underground Fairy’ by Satoko Ichihara

While Japan Society’s base in New York City, located at 333 East 47th Street, is temporarily closed to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the non-profit organization, founded in 1907, is...