{"title": "Shinto craftsmanship in Ise between people and kami (talk with Miyachu)", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Japan House", "address": "Kensington High Street 101-111, W8 5SA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history", "religion"], "description": "A talk about Shinto craftsmanship in Ise, the home of Ise Jingū, Japan's most important Shinto shrine. The speaker is Kawanishi Yōsuke, Shinto priest and President of Miyachu, an Ise-based maker of kami-dana (household shrines) and shingu (Shinto ritual implements) founded in 1938. He explores how craftsmanship can bridge people and kami, discussing the selection of natural materials, passing skills to future generations and sustaining these traditions in a changing world. The talk forms part of a programme presented with Ise City, within the Spotlight on Local Japan Programme with JNTO.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shinto-craftsmanship-in-ise-between-people-and-kami-talk-wit-41598/", "official_url": "", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Japan House", "address": "Kensington High Street 101-111, W8 5SA London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Experience Ise's Okihiki Festival: Make a Zai and sing Kiyari work songs", "start": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Japan House", "address": "Kensington High Street 101-111, W8 5SA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["history/japan", "religion"], "description": "A hands-on workshop about the Okihiki Festival of Ise Grand Shrine, part of Shikinen Sengū, the once-every-20-years renewal of Japan's most important Shinto shrine. Led by Kawanishi Masahiko of Miyachu, a sacred straw rope artisan from Ise who leads kiyari work songs in his local Okihiki group. After an introduction to the festival's history and significance, participants make zai, the signalling batons used to direct Okihiki processions, from wooden sticks and washi paper, and learn to sing kiyari uta, the rhythmic work songs chanted during the festival. The event forms part of a wider programme presented in collaboration with Ise City within the Spotlight on Local Japan Programme, organized with the Japan National Tourism Organization.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/experience-ises-okihiki-festival-make-a-zai-and-sing-kiyari-41599/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Profound Desires of the Gods", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ica.art/shop", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "Profound Desires of the Gods (神々の深き欲望) is Shōhei Imamura's final fiction film for almost a decade, shown in a screening at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Set on the fictional island of Kurage, said to have been forged by discarded objects thrown by incestuous brother and sister gods, it follows the outcast Futori family and Kariya, a Tokyo engineer sent to oversee the opening of a sugar manufacturing facility. Beneath the island's paradisiacal surface of lush forests and turquoise seas, Kariya discovers deep-rooted superstitions, privation and duplicities, and over the months he is slowly drawn into the Futori family's way of life. Tracing Japan's evolution from the agrarian to the industrial, the primitive to the modern, the film examines the entire strata of a society while insisting that our foundations remain as desirous and ritualistic as ever.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/profound-desires-of-the-gods-74140/", "official_url": "https://ica.art/films/imamura-profound-desires-of-the-gods", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dc5f2e82a69b5bebd3f0b42681d78f574662e3665b7eaefa0a396d93bfea69a6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Open To Ideas Workshop: Forest Bathing in Lesnes Abbey Woods", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "place": "Lakeside Centre, Lakeside Centre, London, SE2 9AN, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/forest", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "An immersive forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) workshop in Lesnes Abbey Woods, part of the Open To Ideas programme of wellbeing sessions. It is led by artist, qualified Shinrin Yoku leader and certified meditation teacher Chris Brock, who is also an author of books on mindfulness. The slow, sensory practice involves noticing sounds, textures, scents and light, and the workshop explores the relationship between humans and trees, Shinto ideas, mindfulness practices and forest 'invitations'. Participants meet outside Abbey Wood train station and should bring something to sit on; healthy snacks are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-to-ideas-workshop-forest-bathing-in-lesnes-abbey-woods-35045/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/open-to-ideas-workshop-forest-bathing-in-lesnes-abbey-woods/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/26701b87492f57ded5007c31ae26346a31aebeca93b918ae4a895834b4eb2208-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "From £45", "price_from": "45.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery"], "description": "A relaxed, beginner-friendly two-hour workshop introducing the Japanese art of sashiko stitching, where participants use reclaimed denim to create their own stitched piece to take home. The sessions are led by Alicia Lai, founder of B_Boheme, and teach the foundations of the stitching tradition, from transferring a pattern to working its distinctive running stitches. No sewing experience is needed, all materials and equipment are provided, and returning stitchers can bring a garment or textile to mend and embellish. The session offers a chance to step away from everyday busyness, enjoy making by hand and connect with others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sashiko-sessions-with-b_boheme-78583/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2207581373f4093c377b0a021b0d6690450d6b7abdfc9d73bf1a6685b1dbde72-1200.webp"}]}