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  • Goethe Gallery Tokyo - Open Call 2026

    REFLEKTOR Tokyo

    In 2026, the Goethe-Institut Tokyo will open the new Goethe Gallery Tokyo, an experimental exhibition space. With the open call REFLEKTOR, we invite curators to propose projects that rethink the cultural dialogue between Germany and Japan. We welcome concepts that emphasize exchange, participation, and artistic experimentation.

    REFLEKTOR © Goethe-Institut Tokyo © Goethe-Institut Tokyo

  • Film Series

    Sandra Hüller: The Art of Ambivalence

    In 2023, two films starring Sandra Hüller were honored at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then, the German actress has been in the spotlight of the international film world, inspiring filmmakers far beyond Germany’s borders.
    The Goethe-Institut Tokyo, in cooperation with German Films, presents a film series showcasing just a few of the many shades of Sandra Hüller’s exceptional presence as an actress. 

    Sandra Hüller Filmreihe quer © Goethe-Institut Tokyo © Goethe-Institut Tokyo

  • The new cultural profile

    "Invisible/Visible - relation and process"

    Art in Architecture' is the idea of spending a certain percentage of the construction costs of public buildings on art. Villa Kamogawa takes up this idea with the work 'Invisible/Visible - relation and process' by the Japanese sculptor Keiji Uematsu and the artist Nobuko Watanabe.

    "Invisible/Visible - relation and process" von Keiji Uematsu und Nobuko Watanabe, Foto: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa "Invisible/Visible - relation and process" von Keiji Uematsu und Nobuko Watanabe, Foto: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa "Invisible/Visible - relation and process" von Keiji Uematsu und Nobuko Watanabe, Foto: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa

  • Literature Prize

    Kakehashi Literature Prize

    The prize supports literary translators in translating a work from German into Japanese and at the same time honours the author. 

    Kakehashi-Literaturpreis © Goethe-Institut Tokyo / Nele Brönner © Goethe-Institut Tokyo / Nele Brönner

  • Festival of German Cinema

    Horizonte

    The Goethe-Institut Tokyo's German film festival 'Horizonte' takes place every two years. The programme includes new productions from previous years that present fresh and unusual perspectives on German society.

    Horizonte 2023 © Goethe-Institut Tokyo © Goethe-Institut Tokyo

  • Interview series with artists

    Inter-context

    To mark the 160th anniversary of Japanese-German relations in 2021, we interviewed artists who work in German-speaking countries between the two countries and incorporate their intercultural perspective into their art.

    Interkontext © Kikuko Usuyama / © Michikazu Matsuno © Kikuko Usuyama / © Michikazu Matsuno

  • New German drama - Scenic reading series

    Visionen

    The Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa is looking for theatre groups who would like to take part in the scenic reading series ‘VISIONEN - Neue Deutsche Dramatik’.

    VISIONEN © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

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