Mar 12, 2022 | Articles, Events, News JACCU
In February, between the 19th and 26th, de Bibliotheek Utrecht organised the Manga and Japanese Culture Week in the Neude library. Co-organisers of this event were Himawari no Kai, the Japanese book club, MangaKissa, the only physical manga library of the Netherlands...
Sep 20, 2021 | Articles, Cooking
A favorite Japanese food of mine is yakitori [焼き鳥]. It is not just the often boisterous and happy places where you can eat it, meet “the locals” and study your Japanese language lessons. But it is also the idea of eating most parts of an animal with hardly any waste....
Sep 20, 2021 | Taka's Kitchen
Taka’s next online Japanese cooking class on 17 October Our favourite Japanese chef, Taka’s online cooking class will be back in October. In each class, Taka shares tasty Japanese food recipes and guides you through the process of preparing a delicious meal at home....
Aug 31, 2021 | Articles, News NL
World-renowned international digital art collective teamLab is scheduled to launch a permanent exhibition in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 2024. As Europe’s first digital art centre, called ‘Nowhere’, it is dedicated to the collective’s popular immersive digital art, as...
Aug 4, 2021 | Cooking, Partners
Tamagodashimaki (卵だし巻き) is sometimes called a “Japanese Omelet”.I do not think it is like an omelet at all, except for the fact that it contains egg and that it is fried. The Japanese version is creamy, sweet and savoury at the same time. When visiting Japan, one of...
Jul 28, 2021 | Taka's Kitchen
Taka’s Second Online Japanese Cooking Class on the 5th of September Our favourite Japanese chef, Taka’s online cooking class will be back in September. In each class, Taka shares three tasty Japanese food recipes and guides you through the process of preparing a...
Jul 28, 2021 | Online Events
Online Japan Quiz! Now that the Tokyo Olympics are over, we are sure the entire world has learned a lot about this magnificent country. Want to test that knowledge? Join us for an hour online to participate in a fun quiz about Japan. And it won’t be only about...
Jul 27, 2021 | News, News JP
45 Days of Dutch Experience Shibaura House turns in NL House From the 23rd of July, the Shibaura House in Tokyo will turn into NL House for 45 days. The initiative aims to provide visitors with a unique experience about the cultural partnership between Japan and the...
Jul 3, 2021 | Articles, Artists
In this article, we introduce the artwork of Dutch artist and Japanologist, Philo Ouweleen. She writes about her ‘artist in residence’ experience in Japan in 2019. Also the resulting art project ‘Stories from Kameoka’, the project she is currently working...