Japan Month 2026
2026/6/23
With the aim of further deepening bilateral relations in a wide range of areas such as politics, security, economics and culture, and building upon the success of last year, September-October 2026 has been designated as 'Japan Month'. During Japan Month, many events such as seminars, symposia, exhibitions focusing on trade, investment, cultural, human exchanges and other carious fields between India and Japan will be held intensively.
We would like to invite many companies and organisations to participate in Japan Month. So if you are interested in cooperating in further deepening Japan-India relations, please participate in this project in accordance with the following guidelines. For details on application, please refer to the 'Participation Guidelines'.
After your event is registered, we will post information about the event on Embassy website, disseminate information about the event on the Embassy's SNS, and provide various other support services. For details on the support provided, please refer to the 'After registration'.
(Please click here to see Japan Month 2025’s event list)
<application>
If you would like to register for Japan Month, please fill in the event description and other information here (questions can also be submitted using this form). Unauthorized use of logos for events other than registered events or by third parties not registered as event companies or organizations is prohibited.
Please check the following points before applying.
1. Apply for the events that contribute to the deepening of India-Japan relations, to be mainly held in September or October 2026*;
2. Events can be held anywhere in India (events outside India are not eligible).
3. Application and registration is for free.
4. You may apply even if you have not yet decided on the detail content of your event. Please also note that there is an internal review after application (see 'After application' for details).
5. When you want to amend the content of your application, please indicate in the 'General Inquiry about Japan Month' section at the end of the application form that this is an amendment.
6. After the event, please complete the questionnaire regarding the number of visitors to the event.
7. In submitting your application, you pledge to comply with the following
(a) Not to implement any project that offends public order and morals.
(b) Not to implementany project that violates or may violate the laws and regulations of Japan or India.
(c) Not to implement projects that do not conform to the project purpose of promoting friendly relations between Japan and India.
(d) Not to implement projects that aim to spread a particular principle, political statement or religion.
(e) The applicant must not be an anti-social force and must not have any relationship with anti-social forces.
<After Application>
1. After the application has been submitted, Embassy of Japan will conduct an internal review before registration.
(a) The fact that the timing and content of the event is provisional does not mean that the applicant is immediately refused registration, but an Embassy staff may contact the applicant to confirm the purpose and detail of the event.
(b) The registration may be rejected if the target audience of the event is extremely limited, if the event's contribution to the deepening of Japan-India relations is deemed insufficient, or if the primary purpose is solely to benefit an individual company, or if the content is considered to be merely an advertisement for an individual company, or if the purpose or target audience is unclear.
2. Once the internal review has been completed, the Embassy staff will contact the person in charge of the registered event by e-mail with the results of the review.
3. If you wish to make any amendments to your application after the internal review has been completed, please submit a new application form and indicate in the 'General Inquiry about Japan Month' section at the end of the application form that the amendments were made after the internal review was completed.
1. If your project is approved, we will send the Japan Month logo. The event organisers can use the logo on the PR media. In addition, we inform you of some points to be noted regarding the project in relation to publicity, etc.
〈logo sample〉
2. An event outline will be posted on the Embassy of Japan's website and posted on the Embassy's SNS accounts.
3. The Embassy will respond to various consultations regarding the implementation of the event, including requests for Embassy attendance or greetings, to the extent possible.
4. Regardless of the event's content, however, please note that we are unable to provide any financial or personnel support.
We would like to invite many companies and organisations to participate in Japan Month. So if you are interested in cooperating in further deepening Japan-India relations, please participate in this project in accordance with the following guidelines. For details on application, please refer to the 'Participation Guidelines'.
After your event is registered, we will post information about the event on Embassy website, disseminate information about the event on the Embassy's SNS, and provide various other support services. For details on the support provided, please refer to the 'After registration'.
(Please click here to see Japan Month 2025’s event list)
[Event Information]
|
Events Dates |
Place of the Event |
Event Name (Please click the event name for more detail) |
Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st July 2026 - 31st December | Online | Japan On Canvas 2026 - 12th National Painting Competition and Exhibitions | Experience Japan |
| 8th August to 16th August | Online | Lore | Spicedlore |
| 14th August 2026 to 27th December 2026 | Various Places in West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar | KYU GRADATION TEST & CHAMPIONSHIP | All India Kyokushin Karate Association & Shihan Mahadeb Bramha |
| 18th August 2026 | Seminar Hall 1 & 2, India International Centre, MaxMueller Marg, Lodi Estate, New Delhi | Ikebana Demonstration 'Tea Cultures in Bloom: An Ikebana Journey' | Delhi Ikebana International |
| 19th August 2026 | Anand Lok Community Center | Workshop by SubGrandmaster Mrs Syama Balbir | Delhi Chapter of Ohara School |
| 21st August | Embassy of Japan in India | India-Japan Economic Security Conference on Strengthening Critical Mineral Supply Chains through Recycling | Embassy of Japan in India |
| 20th to 24th August | Bangalore and Mumbai (Total 4 venues; 2 in each city) | Kioke Dojo | SpicedLore by Tropical Trading Co |
| 27th August 2026 | Seminar Rooms 1&2, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi-110003 Time - 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | Demonstration of Ikebana with the theme: "Into the Next Era" |
Sogetsu School of Ikebana |
| 1st September | O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY | KONNICHIWA JGU | O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY and Japan Foundation |
| 1st September - 30th September | Pune, Chennai and Ahmedabad, India (Activities will be conducted at participating schools, colleges, universities and other educational/cultural venues.) |
Experience Japan with Ebek – Japan Month 2026 | Ebek Language Hub (EBEK) |
| 2nd September to 12th September 2026 | DISHA Community Centre, Basti Vikas Kendra, Nangal Raya, New Delhi | “Hope for Peace” – 1,000 Orizuru Crafted in Memory of Sadako Sasaki | Ship for World Youth Alumni Association India (SWYAA-India) |
| 2nd September - 19th September | National Gallery of Modern Art | Traveling Exhibition TOKYO Before/After | The Japan Foundation, New Delhi in collaboration with National Gallery of Modern Art |
| 3rd September 2026 (10:30 AM - 2:00 PM) | India Habitat Centre, New Delhi | Trade & Investment Opportunities in Japan: Leveraging the 2026 Indo-Japan Economic Security Agreement | justbGlobal India |
| 4th - 6th September 2026 | Nandan III, Address:1 / 1 Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020 | Japan Talkies 2026 | Consulate-General of Japan in Kolkata, Japan Foundation and Nandan |
| 7-8 September 2026 | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | Indo-Japan Education & Cultural Conclave 2026 ( Inter School Drawing Competition, Exhibition of selected entries, Teachers' Seminar, Cultural show, Prize Distribution...on the theme: Indo Japan Cultural Bonding). Free entry of Meerut schools. | Green Petals Trust, Meerut and St Francis World School Meerut |
| 8th September | India International Centre, Seminar Hall 1,2,3 | Kohei Sugiura and Asian Design, A Talk by Professor Tadanori Nagasawa | The Japan Foundation, New Delhi and Sri Aurbindo Kala Sangam |
| 7 th September - 11th September 2026 | Online | Sakura - Introductory Online Japanese Course | Experience Japan |
| 9th September 2026 | Anand Lok Community Centre | Demonstration by VicePresident of Delhi Chapter, Mrs Meeta Kumar | Delhi Chapter of Ohara School |
| 12th September | Lakshyan Academy of Sports, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore 562125 | KA Bangalore Autumn Camp 2026 | JKA BANGALORE (JKA KARNATAKA - State body of JKAWF INDIA) |
| 15th, 16th and 17th September | KL Unviersity, Vijawayada | Ohayou Japan | Jointly organised by JET Alumni Association of India and KL University and supported by various other organizations. |
| 19th September | Multipurpose Hall, India International Center , Max mueller Marg, ND | 60 Anniversary celebration , Ikebana Exhibition | Delhi Ikebana International |
| 18th September to 27th September | 1) EXHIBITION AT NATIONAL BONSAI PARK, LODI GARDEN 2) WORKSHOP AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE,SEMINAR HALL1&2 |
1)BONSAIEXHIBITION 2)BONSAI WORKSHOP |
1) EXHIBITION BY INDIAN BONSAI ASSOCIATION AND NDMC 2) WKSHP BY INDIAN BONSAI ASSOCIATION . |
| 21st September to 26th September 2026 | DISHA Community Centre, Basti Vikas Kendra, Nangal Raya, New Delhi | Exhibition cum Workshop on Japanese Ink Painting with Renowned Artist Seigo Tabata | Ship for World Youth Alumni Association India (SWYAA-India) |
| 23rd September | Party Hall, Azure the Oceanic, Chennai | Beyond the Golden Routes of Japan | Overseas Women Club Chennai |
| 25th September - 19th October (TBD) | Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh | Traveling Exhibition TOKYO Before/After | The Japan Foundation, New Delhi in collaboration with Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh |
| 2nd - 4th October 2026 | Delhi, Hydrabad and Pune | Kioke Dojo | SpicedLore by Tropical Trading Co |
| 3rd - 4th October | Pacific Mall Tagore Garden, New Delhi | Mela! Mela! Anime Japan!! 2026 | Mela! Mela! Anime Japan!! Executive Committee |
| 7th - 9th October | Delhi and Mumbai | Global Gateway Project (GGW) | JETRO |
| 7th October 2026 | The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi | India-Japan Education Leadership Roundtable 2026 | Acumen, Part of Sannam S-4 & Study in Japan from South Asia Project |
| 11th October 2026 | AJU Hinode, Gurugram, Sec15 | AJU "AKI" Matsuri – Taste & Touch India with AJU | AJU Japanese Hotel |
| 13th October 2026 | Kochi Marriott Hotel/Kochi | B2B Japan Destination Seminar | Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Delhi Office |
| 23 October 2026 (Tentative) | The Quorum, Gurugram, India | Japan–India DeepTech Investment Forum | MeritX Ventures |
| 25th October 2026 | Anand Mohan Mathur Sabhagrah, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Konnichiwa Indore 2.0 | Yen Academy, Indore |
| 29th Ocotber - 1st November 2026 | T-Works,IIT-Hyderabad | Hamamatsu Day in T-Works,Hamamatsu Day in IIT-Heyderabad | Hamamatsu city（co-hosted by:T-Works,Indobox,IIT-Hyderabad） |
| Oct 2026 (exact date TBD) | TBD | “Valley of the Wind” - Workshop on Japanese Art & Culture for students | Dr Anu Jindal |
| Oct 2026 (exact date TBD) | Indian International Centre, New Delhi (tentative location) | Illustrated Talk on Japanese Arts & Culture by Dr Anu Jindal | Dr Anu Jindal |
| 13th November | CD Deshmukh Auditorium , India international Centre , | Ikebana demonstration titled 'Symphony of Cultures, India and Japan' by visiting Master Instructor from Sogetsu headquarters, Tokyo, Mr. Takayuki Fukazawa | Delhi Ikebana International and Sogetsu School, New Delhi |
| 29th October to 2nd November (Tentative dates) | Mumbai and Pune | Kioke Dojo | SpicedLore by Tropical Trading Co |
| October 2026 open every Saturday 11 am to 3 pm through appointment | Cosno Arts India Gallery J block Dlf phase 2 gurgaon | Bridging Horizons: Indo-Japanese Art & Photography Exhibition | Dr Meenu Kumar - Founder Cosmo Arts India Gallery |
| 18th -23rd Nov 2026 (tentative dates) | Purple Streak Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Exhibition of Artworks in Mixed Media by Dr Anu JINDAL | Dr Anu Jindal |
| 21st and 22nd November 2026 (3 to 8 pm) | The Pune-Okayama Friendship Garden (Pu La Deshpande Udyan) | Konnichiwa Pune | Indo-Japan Business Council and Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai. |
| 23th Nov - 27nd Nov | Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi | Japan Roadshow & Seminar | Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Delhi Office |
| 28th-29th November | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) | The 5th Japan-India Universities Forum | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) |
[Participation Guidelines]
<application>
If you would like to register for Japan Month, please fill in the event description and other information here (questions can also be submitted using this form). Unauthorized use of logos for events other than registered events or by third parties not registered as event companies or organizations is prohibited.
Please check the following points before applying.
1. Apply for the events that contribute to the deepening of India-Japan relations, to be mainly held in September or October 2026*;
2. Events can be held anywhere in India (events outside India are not eligible).
3. Application and registration is for free.
4. You may apply even if you have not yet decided on the detail content of your event. Please also note that there is an internal review after application (see 'After application' for details).
5. When you want to amend the content of your application, please indicate in the 'General Inquiry about Japan Month' section at the end of the application form that this is an amendment.
6. After the event, please complete the questionnaire regarding the number of visitors to the event.
7. In submitting your application, you pledge to comply with the following
(a) Not to implement any project that offends public order and morals.
(b) Not to implementany project that violates or may violate the laws and regulations of Japan or India.
(c) Not to implement projects that do not conform to the project purpose of promoting friendly relations between Japan and India.
(d) Not to implement projects that aim to spread a particular principle, political statement or religion.
(e) The applicant must not be an anti-social force and must not have any relationship with anti-social forces.
<After Application>
1. After the application has been submitted, Embassy of Japan will conduct an internal review before registration.
(a) The fact that the timing and content of the event is provisional does not mean that the applicant is immediately refused registration, but an Embassy staff may contact the applicant to confirm the purpose and detail of the event.
(b) The registration may be rejected if the target audience of the event is extremely limited, if the event's contribution to the deepening of Japan-India relations is deemed insufficient, or if the primary purpose is solely to benefit an individual company, or if the content is considered to be merely an advertisement for an individual company, or if the purpose or target audience is unclear.
2. Once the internal review has been completed, the Embassy staff will contact the person in charge of the registered event by e-mail with the results of the review.
3. If you wish to make any amendments to your application after the internal review has been completed, please submit a new application form and indicate in the 'General Inquiry about Japan Month' section at the end of the application form that the amendments were made after the internal review was completed.
[After Registration]
After your application is registered, an Embassy staff will contact you and will assist in organising the event.1. If your project is approved, we will send the Japan Month logo. The event organisers can use the logo on the PR media. In addition, we inform you of some points to be noted regarding the project in relation to publicity, etc.
〈logo sample〉
2. An event outline will be posted on the Embassy of Japan's website and posted on the Embassy's SNS accounts.
3. The Embassy will respond to various consultations regarding the implementation of the event, including requests for Embassy attendance or greetings, to the extent possible.
4. Regardless of the event's content, however, please note that we are unable to provide any financial or personnel support.