Past Events – 2025

PAST EVENT Held on the 19th May 2025 Dr Geoff Goolnik gave an excellent talk on Richard Henry Brunton, known throughout Japan as the father of Japanese lighthouses. Like Glover, he was the son ofContinue reading “(Past Event) A Man of Resolve: Richard Henry Brunton. Civil Engineer at work in 19th century Great Britain, Japan and Ireland”

PAST EVENT An Introduction to Japanese Decorative Metalwork – held 9th June 2025 In-person and Zoom audience. Professor Sandra Wilson gave a most interesting talk on Japanese metalwork, which focussed on design and special preciousContinue reading “(Past event) An Introduction to Japanese Decorative Metalwork”

PAST EVENT 13th May 2025. The Japan Society of Scotland working with the Asia Scotland Institute. We recently collaborated with the Asia Scotland Institute (ASI), who organized a superb lecture by Haruko Fukuda OBE. SheContinue reading “(Past event) My Families and Other Samurai”

Guest Speaker: Jackie Reid Held on: Monday 28th of April 2025 at 7pm APRIL TALK: we were treated to another wonderful cycle tour around southern Japan on Monday night (28th) when Jackie Reid concluded herContinue reading “(PAST EVENT) A Winter Tour Through Southern Japan”

Fifteen members enjoyed a wonderful day out today (25th March 2025) at The Mitchell Library Glasgow, for a private viewing of The Henry Dyer collection. Most of us gathered for lunch in the Mitchell caféContinue reading “PAST EVENT – The Henry Dyer Collection: Members Only Private Viewing – Mar 2025”

Guest Speaker: Professor Ian Gow Held on: Monday 3rd of March 2025 at 7pm lan, standing in for the scheduled speaker, gave an engaging talk on Admiral Sir James Stirling, from Drumpellier, Coatbridge, 10 milesContinue reading “PAST EVENT – The Scot Who Reopened Anglo-Japanese Relations: Admiral Sir James Stirling – 3rd March 2025”

This is a JSOS members only event. THIS EVENT IS FULLY SUBSCRIBED THERE IS NOW A WAITING LIST When: 1.30-3.00pm Tuesday the 25th of March 2025 Where: The Old Glasgow Room at the Mitchell Library,Continue reading “The Henry Dyer Collection – Members Only Private Viewing 2025”

Event by JSOS. Held on – Saturday 1st of February 2025 at 11.30am Venue – University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square, Room G.04 Guest Speaker – Daniel Goldie-Furlong Neil Gordon Munro was a Scottish anthropologistContinue reading “PAST EVENT – NEIL GORDON MUNRO: Connecting Scotland and the Ainu – 1st Feb 2025”

Held – 13th January 2025 at 6.30pm Venue – University of edinburgh 50 GoergeSquare Room G.05 Thank you to all who attended in-person and via zoom for our January lecture. Guest speakers, Kathleen Gray andContinue reading “PAST EVENT – In the Footsteps of Isabella Bird: Victorian Lady Adventurer with Kathleen Gray and Fraser Mitchell – 13th jan 2025”