Went to the Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition. Took 10 minutes to finish the view. The low lighting greatly underserves the beautiful photos developed with silver nitrate. A lot of the works are shots of ceilings of historical domes and places- not his best works.
Very interesting place to spend more than afternoon, library and multimedia at best.
Great place, the people there are warm and welcoming. Glad to have been there.
1 star! Because every time i go there and its closed! Always closed! Either repairing or something! Always has a excuse.
They have many events which are all authentic. It is like taking a trip to Japan. They also have Japanese language classes. Children s activities where you will learn how to make Japanese art. There business symposiums, art exhibits and Japanese movies to in their beautiful theater.
Gem in midtown. Love the works by Sugimoto in the lobby.
This is my go to spot for Japanese culture, movies and even lessons. Check out their website for details.
Beautiful scenery. They do multiple events and festivals throughout the year that are a must to attend!
I bet this place was almost destroyed during WW II with people throwing rocks in windows and beating op Japanese on the streets.
I have been here a few times for the business events. They are always well run, with wonderful staff, and have great snacks.
Clean and friendly except for the security guard. Before anyone had IDs he stopped me amongst everyone else. Why wouldn't I be a student there.... Anyways... Besides that, everything was nice.
This place of all things Japanese is a high brow cultural place. The serene entry and the auditorium below welcomes from the start. I ve been to several events which usually sell out quickly. The events are well organized and lectures are always interesting. The prices for the events are reasonable and certainly a good date night.
March 3 is Girls' Day on Japan. There was a wonderful program for children today.
Great way to learn about Japanese culture and a bit about their history. The bathrooms include Japanese toilets too.
Great place for Japanese culture (roving art shows particularly) and talks.
This place is so cool and beautiful! There is a bamboo water garden in the middle of it, and really well curated art exhibits. Additionally, it's worth it to go here just for the Japanese bidet toilet seats. Such a fun find in nyc!
Great place for taking japanese lessons and learning about the culture.
A small sanctuary of peace in the city. The lobby is so beautiful and the rotating gallery always has great exhibits.
Really great programs. Great staff. Wonderful experience
Great art exhibition and sake tasting event, already plan for my next visit with friends!
My wife is Japanese and this place is a great way for her to contect our children to her culture.
A gem of a space with great exhibition and education programs.
The" Made in Tokyo Exhibition" teach us how the 1964 & 2020 summer games shape the infrastructure and architecture of the city.
An excellent place for all New Yorkers to learn about Japan.
The Japan Society is a great cultural institution in NYC, sharing Japanese culture and heritage. I take classes at the Society. It s close to the UN. Great facilities and friendly staff and professors. I ve taken 2 classes at the Society and I always have so much fun in class. The price for the classes are quite reasonable as well. I definitely recommend to anyone in NYC who wants to learn or improve their Japanese.
While this place houses history it is also very much is living history as well. Anyone within travelling distance to this historically and culturally relevant institution whom fancies themselves even an amateur Japanese historian or someone whom has found themselves deeply intrigued by Japanese culture and history and fancies taking a deep look into the subject certainly needs to be apart of this institution. As I said the Society itself is living history, founded in the last year's of the Meiji period, the Meiji period is without a doubt one of the most facinating periods of any culture at any time anywhere in the world. A near over night transition from feudalism to western modernism where in just one example of sweeping sociological evolution, the populace at large had no names as in first name and last name as you and I know and have known all our lives, and by Imperial command the residents of the whole country needed to decide their names for themselves. From the belly of this world the great nobleman Shuzo Aoki and Tamemoto Kuroki with his colleague Goro Ijuin conferred and elected to begin the Japan Society, a sister to the Japan Society of the UK. The facility is spotless and beautiful as one might expect. There are many options across a range of cultural interests that one can become involved with be it linguistic or learning about the great early Japanese filmmakers while taking in a presentation of an assortment of the said filmmakers work. When I was last by the Society I believe the feature was Ozu Yasujiro whose legendary film Tokyo Story is considered by many, including some Westerners, to be the greatest film of all time. I cannot recommend this place enough and again anyone who considers themselves a Japanese historian or cultural savant surely needs to be apart of this society in one way or another.
I think the Japan Society has a lot of unique things to offer for people in New York City. They have really great events. I love going to the discussions they usually have and it is a great place to meet people and network. Usually these events have Japanese food at the end, which is also very delicious. I have been to about 3-4 events hosted by them while I was working at the United Nations. They do treat students well and give good rates (free times) for interns at the United Nations
I attended a private industry related event and was very impressed with the facility. Richard Branson Skyped in to speak to the attendees which was amazing! This is a great facilty for any event that utilizes technology, especially for communications. Very modern design!
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An urban sanctuary. Great place to take Japanese class and learn about the Japanese culture.
I took Japanese language lessons here, very helpful instructors, nice staff. Various events go on here as well, different films from varying eras being shown, other events as well.
Wonderful place with wonderful events and exhibitions
Beautiful Architecture with interesting exhibitions ..
I was here for the Japanese film festival hosted in 2016. The film selection was great and so was the facility.
We love it here. We have been attending events here for just about 12 years--I've just before our older daughter, Kata, was born. Haruna has done an excellent job of speaking Japanese to both of our girls--and, as a result, they are bilingual. They attend a Japanese Saturday school in the City, where they learn numerous aspects of the language and culture. The Japan Society--with their numerous wonderful events--is an excellent augmentation to this process of helping our children better understand their Japanese selves!
Some excellent small exhibits, Japanese films and learning opportunities near the UN.
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This has been my house for studying Japanese! I love it!
While the exhibition itself wasn't very good. The place is nice and can be easily navigated through. Even in the winter when most people keep their coats on, you can walk around comfortably. Good acoustics as well.
Wonderful place to immerse yourself in Japanese culture
They had a cute event for the kiddies this weekend for Halloween, the building was lovely, but it was so crowded and a bit disorganized with tickets for things
Small exhibitions, and an active cinema program are two of the Society's fortes, though they have an active educational program as well. A little off the beaten track, but always glad to have visited, particularly if there is a special program on.
Note: $12 for non-members ($10 for students with ID)
No better place for Japanese language lessons in NYC.
Great place to learn Japanese culture and language.
I've been here on a few occasions. I've enjoyed a food lecture with Iron Chef Morimoto and a movie screening of Aliens vs. Ninjas. The space is nice and elegantly decorated.
Some of the best events related to Japanese culture in the city.
Really loved it- great place to see Japanese films!
I take Japanese lessons here and the facilities and exhibitions are fantastic.
Hi tech restrooms...the jetsons Beautiful settings and sense serenity ultra clean
Very pretty! You will love it!
Kool , quiet place, not that big by New York Standards
Want to learn Japanese language and culture? This is the place!
A wonderful place to get away from the hustle and bustle of New York. The gallery is always interesting and they have such a wonderful mix of programs, films, language classes, and more.
Great spot offering a lot of different ways to enjoy Japanese culture. They just finished Japan Cuts film festival which was a LOT of movies over a short span. Really enjoyed the ones I picked. The downside is the limited availability so if you really want a friend to go see something they have to wait for regular release. I do take Japanese classes here once a week and for what they offer it's affordable. Plus they have several other events with receptions following many times. If you are curious about Japan or just want to learn more this is the place.
They put on a free mixer where they offered yuzu sake, a koto performance, and access to an art exhibit. Very cool stuff and I love the mission of their organization to bring together Americans and Japanese people.
For those with an interest in Japanese culture and art membership is a must, though the museum and the talks and demonstrations are open to non members. A very attractive building.
