2026

• Lecture | Towards a Nude Architecture with Yuval Zohar (February 6, 2026)
• Lecture | Chefs to the Rescue (January 22, 2026)

2025

• Contest | JICC Nengajo Contest 2026 (Deadline: December 17, 2025)
• Talk & Panel | 読書の秋 Fall into Reading with Dr. Deanna T. Nardy and Yuko Ogawa (November 6, 2025)
• Workshop | A Color I Named Blue (September 26, 2025)
• Concert | Koto Comes Alive (September 18, 2025)
• Lecture | Samurai at War, Samurai as Patrons with Dr. Morgan Pitelka (September 11, 2025)
• Talk & Sip | Unmasking Japanese Folklore with Natalie Anna Jacobsen (August 14, 2025)
• Lecture | Reflections of a Japanese-American Theatre Director with Mina Morita (June 18, 2025)
• Lecture | Japanese Gardens as Healing Spaces with Dr. Kendall Brown (May 29, 2025)
• JICC Pop-Ups at DC Public Libraries (Various dates in May, 2025)
• Lecture | Creating a Cultural Bridge: The USA Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025 with Trey Trahan (May 8, 2025)
• Lecture & Demonstration | Discover Kyogen: The Art of Laughter with Junko Izumi, Tokuro Miyake the 10th, Kyoko Izumi, and Kazuhide Izumi (April 15, 2025)
• Exhibition Opening | 心華 Shin Ka: Inner Gardens of Reflection (April 12, 2025)
• Panel Discussion | Lessons from the Garden with Hoichi KURISU, Thomas Charney, and David KOMEIJI (April 4, 2025)
• Workshop | Cherry Blossom Conservation with FUJIMOTO Kurato (March 21, 2025)
• Lecture | Cherry Blossom Conservation with Ron Henderson (March 18, 2025)
• Lecture | Maai 間合い: The Spaces Between Art + Design Practices with Rina Alfonso (March 12, 2025)
• Special Hours | Sakura & Friendship Awards Ceremony (February 20, 2025)
• Lecture | Picture This: Modern Japanese Literature and the Visual Imagination with Dr. Anri Yasuda (February 6, 2025)
• Contest | Sakura & Friendship Cherry Blossom Photography Contest (Deadline: January 26, 2025)

2024

• Contest | JICC Nengajo Contest 2025 (Deadline: December 13, 2025)
• Lecture | Unveiling Enryaku-ji: Through Art, History, and Spiritual Practice with Head Priest YAMAZAKI Jimyō and Dr. Frank Feltens (December 11, 2024)
• Lecture | Japanese Art between Two Worlds: The Case of Creative Prints and People's Prints with Dr. Alicia Volk (November 21, 2024)
• Extended Gallery Hours | Kyō Hyōgu: Behind the Hanging Scroll (October 17, 2024)
• Lecture & Demonstration | Introducing Bunraku: The Art of Japanese Puppet Theater with the National Bunraku Theatre (October 7, 2024)
• Concert | An Evening with Fujiki Daichi & Inoi Ami (October 2, 2024)
• Lecture | The Art and Tradition of Kimono with Paul MacLardy (September 27, 2024)
• Lecture | Kyō Hyōgu: Behind the Layers with ITO Kiyoto (September 5, 2024)
• Summer Retrospective | Art in the Wind & A New League (July 23-August 23, 2024)
• Festival | Summer Matsuri (July 20, 2024)
• Extended Gallery Hours | 70s Edition featuring DJ Em-Pulse (June 21, 2024)
• JICC Pop-Ups at Public Libraries (May, 2024)
• Fireside Chat | Simplicity & Balance with Dr. Syukuro Manabe (May 17, 2024)
• Lecture | Kasuri: A Japanese Textile Technique in Global Context with Lee Talbot (May 16, 2024)
• Sneak Peek Gallery Hours | Photographic Images and Matter: Japanese Prints of the 1970s (May 4, 2024)
• Lecture | Ise: The Changing Meanings of a Timeless Monument with Professor Jordan Sand (March 27, 2024)
• Extended Gallery Hours | Recapturing Happiness (March 11, 2024)
• Culture Talk | The Way of Incense (February 9, 2024)
• Meet & Greet with Keisuke Hirai (February 1, 2024)
• Festival | Oshōgatsu at the JICC! (Janurary 20, 2024)
• 2024 Nengajo Contest Winners

2023

• Contest | JICC Nengajo Contest 2024
• 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival Official Art Display (November 16 - 29, 2023)
• Lecture | Curator Talk with Eric Saul of Go For Broke (November 20, 2023)
• Lecture | Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints with Dr. Frank Feltens & Dr. Kit Brooks (November 2, 2023)
• Panel Discussion | Textile Talks with Aoi Yoshizawa & Virginia Soenksen (October 5, 2023)
• Workshop | Sashiko-ish: A Contemporary Take on Japanese Embroidery with Aoi Yoshizawa (October 5, 2023)
• Lecture & Demonstration | Exploring the Shakuhachi: A Journey of Sound with Kojiro Umezaki (September 7, 2023)
• Lecture | From Kaidan to J-Horror: Rewriting the Ghost for Stage & Film with Dr. Jennifer Yoo (August 3, 2023)
• Demonstration | Tea and Tranquility: Unveiling the Secrets of Chanoyu with Kanako Yamashita (July 27, 2023)
• Extended Gallery Hours | City Pop Edition (June 23, 2023)
• Lecture | The Artistry of Kōgei: Fine Arts and Crafts in the Meiji Era with Smithsonian Curator Dr. Sol Jung (June 8, 2023)
• Extended Gallery Hours | The Superlative Artistry of Japan (May 19, 2023)
• Children's Day at the JICC| Passport DC 2023 (May 6, 2023)
• JICC Pop-Ups at DC Public Libraries (May & June, 2023)
• Special Gallery Hours | Blossoming Flowers in Japanese Art and Poetry (April 22, 2023)
• Lecture | Understanding Tokyo with Professor Jordan Sand (March 29, 2023)
• Lecture & Demonstration | Message in a Vase with David Komeiji (March 23, 2023)
• 2023 Nengajo Contest Winners