Events Calendar

The Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago serves the 10 Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The Events Calendar shows Japan-related cultural events such as Japanese festivals, art exhibits, special events, etc. happening in the 10 states every month.

NOTICE: Due to COVID-19, many events have become virtual. As such, our calendar mainly showcases virtual events inside and outside our 10-state jurisdiction for the time being.

June 2021
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Virtual Class June 1: “Virtual Japanese Culture through Ghibli Movies” with the Japanese Culture Center	2	3 Virtual Seminar June 3: “Coffee & Cocktails: From Pandemic to Economic Recovery.” with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia Virtual Discussion June 3: “The Role of the U.S. and Japan in the China-Taiwan Relationship” with the Japan-America Society of Hawaii Virtual Seminar June 3: “Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trade Relations” with the Japan Society	4 Virtual Class June 4: “Japanese Cooking Class – Yaki Udon” with Japan- America Society of Washington DC	5 Virtual Event June 5: “#EdamameChamp” with the Japan Society of Boston
6 Virtual Event June 6: “Family Art Day” with the Japan Society Virtual Class June 6: “Virtual June Sumi-e Classes” with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Class June 6: “Virtual Shodo Class for June” with the Japanese Culture Center	7 Virtual Class June 7: “Intro to Japanese Calligraphy Session 2 (Virtual)” with the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati	8 Virtual Seminar June 8: “The Power of Washoku: Facts about Umami” with the Japan-America Society of Dallas Fort Worth Virtual Seminar June 8: “CONSTANT CHANGE, CHANGELESS CONSTANCY: Japan in the Summer of its Olympics” with the Japan Society of Boston Virtual Seminar June 8: “Home: Japanese Americans in St. Louis” with the Missouri Historical Society	9 Virtual Seminar June 9: “Annual Sake Event: Brewers Share Their Insider Stories” with the Japan Society Virtual Seminar June 9: “Post-Pandemic Open Innovation in Silicon Valley ” with the Japan Society of Northern California	10 Virtual Class June 10: “Virtual Introduction to Japanese Language” with the Japanese Culture Center	11 Virtual Class June 11: “Intro to Japanese Calligraphy for Kids (Virtual)” with the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinatti Virtual Meetup June 11: “Virtual Networking Lunch in Japanese” with the Japan America Society of Washington DC	12 Virtual Class June 12: “EASY JAPANESE HOME COOKING FOR NON-CHEFS! -PART 12-” with the Japan Society of Boston
13 Virtual Class June 13: “Japanese for Kids” with the Japan Society Virtual Class June 13: “Virtual June Sumi-e Classes” with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Class June 13: “Gong Bath” with the Japanese Culture Center	14	15 Virtual Seminar June 15: “THE BOTANY OF A BUDDHIST SCULPTURE: PRINCE SHŌTOKU AT AGE TWO AND HINOKI CYPRESS” with the Japan Society of Boston	16 Virtual Workshop June 16: “Networking for Success in Work and Life” with the Japan America Service Commitee Virtual Event June 16: “Kamishibai (Japanese Paper Theatre) Performance for Kids” with the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati Virtual Class June 16: “Japanese Calligraphy Class” with the Japan America Society of Washington DC	17 Virtual Seminar June 17: “Virtual: Avian Ambassador, A Japanese Eagle's Journey to Huntsville, Alabama” with the Japan-America Society of Alabama	18 Virtual Seminar June 18: “IRC International Career Series” with the Heart of America Japan-America Society	19 Virtual Class June 19: “Virtual Easy Simple Japanese Cooking” with the Japanese Culture Center
20 Virtual Class June 20: “Sound Bath” with the Japanese Culture Center	21	22 Virtual Event June 22: “Japan-America Society of Indiana Annual Gala 2021” with the Japan-America Society of Indiana	23 Virtual Seminar June 23: “Cybersecurity Webinar” with the Japan America Society of Georgia Virtual Class June 23: “Virtual Ikebana Ohara Ryu Introductory Workshop” with the Japanese Culture Center	24 Virtual Seminar June 24: “Sou Fujimoto: Between Nature and Architecture” with the Japan Society Virtual Class June 24: “Virtual Introduction to Japanese Language” with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Seminar June 24: “Robotics & Japan” with the Japan America Society of Chicago Virtual Seminar June 24: “SHIBA-TALK: ALL ABOUT JAPAN'S ICONIC NATIVE BREED” with the Japan Society of Boston Virtual Seminar June 24: “Anime de Japan” with the Japan America Society of Colorado	25 Virtual Seminar June 25: “How Fujifilm Succeeded in Changing the Fate of instax® Instant Cameras” with the Japan Society of Northern California	26 Virtual Class June 26: “Card Making Workshop” with the Japanese Culture Center
27	28 Virtual Seminar June 28: “Diversity and Impact in Corporate Boardrooms – East and West” with the US-Japan Council	29 Virtual Seminar June 29: “Japan's Pop Culture Takeover Speaker Series” with the Japanese Society of Boston Virtual Seminar June 29: “The Inside Edge: Skating Champions from Japan & the U.S.” with the Japan Society Virtual Screening June 29: “JSNO CINEMA SERIES SCREENING: "KWAIDAN”” with the Japan Society of New Orleans	30 Virtual Seminar June 30: “What You Need to Know about Gift, Inheritance, and Estate Taxes in the U.S. and Japan” with the Japan America Society of Southern California

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2020 JAN - FEB - MAR - APR - MAY - JUN - JUL - AUG - SEP - OCT - NOV - DEC
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2017 SEPT - OCT- NOV - DEC

Check back later in the month for the July event calendar!