A MESSAGE FROM OUR SECRETARY It’s been a busy weekend for Japan-related activities. JSOS Council members were invited to attend the private viewing of The Photography of Joe Honda exhibition at the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum (JCMM) at Duns. Family and friends of The Jim Clark Trust alongside motorsport enthusiasts were there to see theContinue reading “Joe Honda Photography Exhibition”
Category Archives: Announcements
Japan Sakura @ Lauriston Castle – message from our Secretary
Congratulations to Dr Yuriko Arima and everyone associated with the Japan Sakura @ Lauriston Castle, for a very successful event. I visited yesterday and JSOS Vice-Chair Helen on Saturday, and it was very busy with lots of different activities, origami, tea ceremony, hina matsuri dolls, talks on Japanese culture, kimono, and a chance to tryContinue reading “Japan Sakura @ Lauriston Castle – message from our Secretary”
State visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the UK
The Royal Family have announced that His Majesty the King has invited the Emperor and Empress of Japan to pay a state visit to the UK. They will be staying at Buckingham Palace in late June of 2024. For more information, click here to see The Royal Family’s Facebook page.
JIM CLARK: Remembering Japan’s Temple of Speed
This event was supported by JSOS. Date – from Mar 1st to Nov 30th 2024 Location – Jim Clark Motorsport Museum Pricing – Included with admission to the museum The society is very pleased to announce our support for this special exhibition on Joe Honda’s photography of Japan’s first IndyCar style race. The photography ofContinue reading “JIM CLARK: Remembering Japan’s Temple of Speed”
PAST EVENT: Communicating beyond the spoken word in Japan: with some reference to its arts and crafts
At our recent March meeting, Professor Joy Hendry gave a fascinating talk drawing on her four decades and extensive collection of personal photographs and extracts from her famous book on the subject of Japanese wrapping. The lecture was well attended by members and friends, both in-person and via zoom, as well as academic staff fromContinue reading “PAST EVENT: Communicating beyond the spoken word in Japan: with some reference to its arts and crafts”
JSOS Twitter Launch
We have launched our Twitter! Follow us at @JapanSocScot for updates on the society, notifications of new events and other things related to Japan and Scotland.
JSOS Eventbrite launch
We have launched our Eventbrite organisation page! Eventbrite is a website that makes hosting events easy and allows us to reach more people and increase the online presence of the society. All of our future events will be posted on Eventbrite in addition to our usual communication channels. Our event scheduled for April 24th isContinue reading “JSOS Eventbrite launch”