The Japanese Arts Foundation is proud to welcome you to our annual Toro Nagashi lantern ceremony, in Jackson Park’s Osaka Garden.

Learn the art of Japanese Papermaking with Takahashi-sensei! Participants can use green leaves, sands from beach, etc for decorations!

Casting "Reconnect," a student thesis film made in partial completion of the MFA Film and Television Directing Degree at DePaul University.

Please join us in person on Saturday, July 26th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Katie Yee's new novel, Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar. Katie will be in conversation with Jessamine Chan!

Immerse Yourself in Traditional Fan Painting. Led by a master artist, this hands-on workshop guides you through painting and calligraphy techniques on a Chinese fan. All materials are provided—and you’ll take home your own artistic fan, perfect for cooling off this summer.

Step Into a World of Wonder at the 4th Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival! Join us on the South Side of Chicago for a one-of-a-kind celebration where imagination runs wild and stories come to life!

Open to all ages! Catch comedian Alvin Kuai for one night only at the historic Lincoln Lodge comedy club!

Daisuke Muramoto Stand-Up Comedy Show “Hands Off My Jokes” on July 24 (ticketed) and July 25 (donation-based)