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This annual popular science conference is dedicated to deepening knowledge about Japanese culture, science, economy and society. The two-day programme includes lectures, workshops and demonstrations, which will take place in a 300-seat amphitheatre, as well as exhibitions presented in the adjacent space. Japanese literature, albums and books on the art of the Land of the Rising Sun, utility items and works of art will be available for purchase at commercial stands.
All items on the programme are open to the public and participation in the event is free of charge. We cordially invite you to attend!
19th JAPANESE DAYS
25 April 2026, Saturday
11:00 | Opening ceremony |
12:00 | Furisode kimono – a story about Japanese beauty and tradition, a show by Anna Bielak and the members of “Kimonobeya” Polish Kimono Association, Krakow |
13:00 | Protection of intangible heritage in Japan, Iga Rutkowska PhD, Chair of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw |
14:00 | Gagaku – Japanese court music, Marta Wesołowska PhD, author of the book: „Gagaku. History and symbolism of Japanese music” (in Polish) |
15:00 | Slow jogging – how Japanese jogging changes the mind and body, Maciej Kozakiewicz PhD, Slow Jogging Poland Association / Vital Academy, Lodz |
16:00 | Get to know in order to appreciate. Traditional resist dyeing techniques in Japanese textiles – Ewa Soszko-Dziwisińska, textile conservator, Asia and Pacific Museum, Warsaw |
17:00 | Kyoto: center of traditional and modern Japanese culture – Anna Zalewska PhD, Chair of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw |
26 April 2026, Sunday
12:00 | Manga drawing workshop for families, Anna Maria Vanitachi, Studio JG, Warsaw |
13:00 | Woman in the modern customary culture of Japan, Prof. Iwona Kordzińska-Nawrocka, Chair of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw |
14:00 | „Simplicity” of the Japanese language: blessing or curse for the translator of literature? Barbara Słomka, independent translator of Japanese literature, Warsaw |
15:00 | The art of Japanese piano playing in the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, Prof. Maria Szraiber, Chopin University of Music, Warsaw |
16:00 | Poland Pavillon at EXPO 2025 in Osaka through the eyes of the Japanese, Eliza Klonowska-Siwak, Deputy Commissioner General of the Polish Section Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai |
17:00 | Colorful, sensual, strange... Shunga – erotic woodblock prints, Aleksandra Cieśliczka, graduate of the Institute of Art History, Faculty of Philosophy and History, University of Lodz |
Exhibitions: 25 - 26 April 2026
1. | Colors of silence – about the harmony of man, things and nature, Yakumo-goto Club in collaboration with Kumiko-art |
2. | 朧 – OBORO – graphics and drawings, Keiji Matsumoto PhD, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw |
3. | Love woven in silk – wedding kimonos from the collection of Sylwia and Jakub Kurowscy, Little Japan, Siruwia Japanese Garden, Przesieka |
4. | Away from the noise – photos from a journey to Japan, Jolanta Młodawska-Bronowska and Roman Bronowski, Yakumo-goto Club, Lodz |
