About

    FROM JAPAN Institute was established in Tokyo in 2009 to enrich education and communities worldwide by promoting Japanese culture while providing Japanese people with international experiences.

    FROM JAPAN Institute

    Established in

    July 2009, Tokyo

    Director

    • Mineo Kageya
    • 30 years of experience in the international cultural exchange
    • Member of Kyodo Karuta Association, Japan

    Contact

    • FROM JAPAN Institute
      3-4-45 Shibakubo-cho Nishitokyo
      Tokyo 188-0014
      JAPAN
    • TEL: +81-(0)42-439-5445
    • Contact Form

    What we do

    Partner organizations, Japan

    • Japan Kyoudo Karuta Association
    • すぎなみKarutaプロジェクト

    Partner organizations overseas

    Timeline

    2009

    • FROM JAPAN Institute was established in Tokyo

    2010

    • The first Japanese Culture Week, Garstang, UK

    2011

    • The first creative karuta workshop, Thanet UK

    2012

    • The first Fairtrade Karuta workshop, Kumamoto, Japan

    2013

    • “My Thanet” hometown karuta completed.
    • The first inter-school Karuta Tournament, UK

    2014

    • The first Faritarde Karuta workshop, UK

    2015

    • Sister City Karuta workshop, Tsukuba, Japan
    • The first creative karuta workshop in Australia
    • Fairtrade Karuta Tournament, Kent, UK

    2016

    • Presentation of “Karuta 2020” at the Karuta Cultural Festival, Tokyo, Japan
    • The first creative karuta workshop in New Zealand
    • The first creative karuta workshop in the USA

    2017

    • Inter-school Karuta tournament, London

    2018

    • The first creative karuta workshop in Sri Lanka

    2019

    • 19th Japanese Culture Weeks, Kent

    2020

    • The 20th Japanese culture week was cancelled due to corona pandemic.

    2021

    2022年

    • Prototype of the “200 countries karuta” set