THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF JAPAN
New venue for our conferences:
This year, Luxembourg Accueil’s conferences will be held at Cercle Cité, in the heart of Luxembourg City. We look forward to welcoming you there throughout the season, in the prestigious setting of its Conference Centre.
📍 Cercle Cité – Conference Centre Entrance: 2, rue Genistre, L-1623 Luxembourg
🤔 At a glance
To understand a culture is to discover the way it sees the world. Through this series of talks, Nanako MIYAZAKI invites you to explore the values, sensibilities and traditions that have shaped Japan, past and present. The journey will naturally lead to an encounter between two cultures, with a special talk celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Luxembourg.
📅 Dates
A Series of Five Talks
📅 9 October – Japan Through the Seasons
Why are the seasons so important in Japan? From traditional festivals and landscapes to poetry, gardens and food, discover how nature has shaped Japanese culture, everyday life and sensibilities.
📅 13 November – Japan Through the Lens
A photographic journey through traditional and contemporary Japan, taking in landscapes, temples, festivals, everyday life, craftspeople and street scenes. A chance to discover a more authentic Japan, beyond the familiar clichés.
📅 4 December – The Art of Japanese Simplicity
Explore some of the ideas at the heart of Japanese aesthetics, including wabi-sabi, ma (space and silence), omotenashi (hospitality) and the importance of detail – and discover how they shape the Japanese way of life.
📅 15 January – Noh Theatre: The Beauty of the Unseen
Through its masks, music, history and unique style of performance, discover Noh, one of the world’s oldest living theatrical traditions. This talk explores the beauty, spirituality and sense of mystery at the heart of this remarkable art form.
📅 19 February – Japan & Luxembourg: 100 Years of Friendship
To close the series, we look back at a century of relations between Japan and Luxembourg, exploring the cultural, economic and personal ties that connect the two countries – and looking ahead to the next chapter of this long-standing friendship.
📍 Meeting point
At Cercle Cité, auditorium Henri Beck