Ensemble Post-Scriptum: Joint concerts

Friday, 26.10.2018 – Sunday, 28.10.2018
Concert

Led by Swiss conductor, singer and organist Romain Mayor, the Ensemble Post-Scriptum is invited by Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation to an exchange and a joint concert in Japan.

Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo / Owari City Segiyama Hall, Mie

Schnellertollermeier: First Japan Tour

Thursday, 18.10.2018 – Wednesday, 24.10.2018
Concert

Swiss music band Schnellertollermeier was founded by drummer David Meier, bassist Andy Schnellmann, and guitarist Manuel Troller during their time at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Location: Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tokyo

Match&Fuse music festival: Switzerland meets Japan

Wednesday, 17.10.2018 – Sunday, 21.10.2018
Concert

Initiated in 2011 by a community of musicians from all over Europe, music festival Match&Fuse matches bands from di erent countries and ‘fuses’ them together to let new works and original sounds emerge.

Mayuko Akimoto & Christian Chamorel Concert

Tuesday, 16.10.2018 – Saturday, 20.10.2018
Concert

Mayuko Akimoto, a graduate from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and winner of numerous international ute competitions is invited to perform at Kioi Hall in Tokyo as part of a recital series for rising talents.

Location: Kioi Hall, Tokyo

atelier oï ＆Uchida Design: ENSO ANGO

Monday, 15.10.2018 – Monday, 31.12.2018
Exhibition

ENSO ANGO is a new concept that combines five dispersed hotels that function as one; all five lie in the bustling center of Kyoto between the major arteries of Gojo and Shijo Street.

Location: ENSO ANGO, Kyoto

Swiss Festa in Fukushima

Saturday, 13.10.2018 – Sunday, 14.10.2018
Exhibition ; Concert

As one of the Host Towns of Switzerland on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Tokyo 2020, Fukushima city will welcome a series of Swiss events.

Location: Several venues in Fukushima City, Fukushima

Colin Vallon Trio 2018

Wednesday, 10.10.2018 – Wednesday, 17.10.2018
Concert

On the heels of its latest album «Danse» released by ECM in 2017, the Colin Vallon Trio returns to Japan three years after its sensational rst Japan Tour in 2015.

Location: Osaka, Tokyo

Catastrophe and the Power of Art

Saturday, 06.10.2018 – Sunday, 20.01.2019
Exhibition

This group exhibition looks at how art deals with both the major catastrophes that strike communities, as well as personal tragedies, and the role art can play in recovery.

Location: Mori Art Musem, Tokyo

Documentary Dream Show — Yamagata in Tokyo 2018

Saturday, 06.10.2018 – Friday, 26.10.2018
Movie

Asia’s first international documentary Fi lm festival, the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) travels to Tokyo, showcasing selected titles from its 2017 program.

Location: K’s Cinema, Tokyo

Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival / Festival of Regions: Swiss Design Kiosk

Thursday, 04.10.2018 – Sunday, 07.10.2018
Exhibition

The Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival invites visitors to experience the spirit of product making in Tsubame-Sanjo, a region of Niigata renowned for its steel craftsmanship. The «Swiss Design Kiosk» will be featured at the Festival of Regions section, introducing Swiss daily design items.

Location: several venues in Sanjo & Tsubame city, Niigata

11th Newcastles of the World Alliance Conference in Japan

Wednesday, 03.10.2018 – Tuesday, 09.10.2018
Conference

United by the meaning of their name, the 16 member-cities of the "Newcastles of the World Alliance" come from 14 di erent countries, including the city of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Location: several venues in Shinshiro city, Aichi

Björn Meyer First Solo Japan Tour

Tuesday, 02.10.2018 – Saturday, 06.10.2018
Concert

Based in Switzerland, Swedish bass player Björn Meyer has been a member of the Swiss minimal groove collective Ronin together with Nik Bärtsch.

Location: Niigata, Kanazawa, Kashiwa, Yokohama, Tokyo