This calendar lists Australia-Japan Society and other Japan-related events in and around Melbourne.
Events are published as soon as information is made available.
Please note that details in this calendar may be changed at any time by the organisers - contact them direct before attending any event.
Shaberoo-kai is a regular conversation group offering an opportunity to take part in Japanese-English language exchange - while having fun!
Attendees include both Australians and Japanese of all ages and the group caters to speakers with Japanese/English language skills of all levels.
Shaberoo-kai aims to foster friendships between people in a relaxed, informal environment, and to facilitate cutural exchange.
Attendance is free for Society members. Non-members are requested to pay a nominal donation of $ 3.00 to cover drinks and food.
In the Japanese Manner: Australian prints 1900-1940
A National Gallery of Australia touring exhibition
8 September - 31 October 2010
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
In the Japanese manner highlights the work of Australian artists inspired by the traditional Japanese woodblock printing art of ukiyo-e.
This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to observe how Australian artists adapted the style and technique of Japanese woodblock printing to form a distinctly Australian aesthetic. The influences of Japanese art initially came to prominence in Europe in the 1850s through woodblock prints. Their radical forms, cropped figures, flat colours and unique compositions transformed the art world at the time and by the 1900s this influence had spread to Australia. Its effect on the art world was revolutionary.
The artists selected for In the Japanese manner represent some of the most well known in Australian art including Paul Haefliger, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Ethel Spowers, Lionel Lindsay, Violet Teague and Napier Waller.
For more information, please visit National Gallery of Australia website / Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery website.
Konshin-Kai is a casual monthly gathering for those living in Melbourne with a shared interest in Japan.
Venue: Blue Diamond Club, Level 15, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne
Entrance: FREE for Konshin-Kai Network participants
Dress: Neat Casual Attire / Business Attire
See you there!!
Hanami is the custom of viewing the beauty of flowers, but it mostly refers to the Sakura or Cherry blossom Japan’s official national flower.
Every Spring in modern Japan, crowds of people sit under the blooming cherry blossoms, usually on plastic tarps, and have a picnic celebration.
Come and enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms in the National Rhododendron Gardens in Olinda, along with the myriad of other plants. Enjoy a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony a gold coin donation, as well as some stunning Ikebana demonstrations.
Bring your picnic basket and rug/seat, and we can join together and celebrate spring under the cherry-blossom trees. For some extra entertainment, bring along a kite and take advantage of the perfect kite-flying conditions in the cherry tree grove.
Cost: free entry this year
The AJSV/JCCI/JSM Golf Day is an 18-hole 3-ball Ambrose Stroke competition with teams of three. Now entries open to Individuals and corporate teams of 3. (Golf is limisted to 72 players).
Date 20 September (Monday)
Place Yarra Yarra Golf Club
Warrigal Road, East Bentleigh
Cost $140 per Player
(covers 18 Holes of Golf, Lunch)
Time 6.50am Breakfast available (at own expense)
7.20am Pro Clinic,
8.00am Shot-gun start
Presentation of prizes during lunch
Please download the registration form from here
The Australia-Japan Society of Victoria,Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry,and the Japanese Society of Melbourne
Australia-Japan Society of Victoria Inc. office@ajsvictora.org.au T: +61 3 9642 2125 F: +61 3 9642 2129