Japan Society (Manhattan)

Japan Society

Founded	May 19, 1907^[1]
Type	Educational
Focus	Education
Location	333 East 47th Street, New York, NY
Area served	New York, NY
Method	Film screenings, Lectures, Symposia, Cultural lectures, Workshops
Key people	Motoatsu Sakurai, President Ruri Kawashima, Tokyo Representative
Revenue	$13,565,062^[2]
Endowment	$60,458,898 (2015)^[3]
Mission	"To bring the people of the United States and Japan closer together in appreciation and understanding of each other"^[4]
Website	https://www.japansociety.org

Founded in 1907, the Japan Society is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that aims to bring the people of Japan and the United States closer together through understanding, appreciation, and cooperation. Society programs offer opportunities to experience Japanese culture; to foster sustained and open dialogue on issues important to the U.S., Japan and East Asia; and to improve access to information on Japan. Producing content on Japan for the United States, Japan Society presents over 100 events annually in the performing and visual arts, business and policy sectors, and education fields.

With performances, exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, conferences, courses, seminars, symposia, and workshops, year-round programming occurs at Japan Society's landmark^[5]^[6] building located in Manhattan near the United Nations. Designed by Junzō Yoshimura in conjunction with Gruzen & Partners as the first building in New York of modern Japanese architecture and opened in 1971, it has a three-story indoor bamboo water garden, a 262-seat theater, art gallery, library, conference and administration facilities, and the Toyota Language Center.

Mission

"The Japan Society’s long range objective is to help bring the people of the United States and of Japan closer together in their appreciation and understanding of each other and each other’s way of life. It is our hope that a vigorous Japan Society can be of real benefit by functioning as a private, non-political organization interested in serving as a medium through which both our peoples can learn from the experiences and the accomplishments of the other."^[7]

History

Since being founded in the spring of 1907, the Japan Society's growth has paralleled the development of both Japan and the United States into global powers.^[1] A pioneer of cultural exchange in the early 20th century, the Japan Society was created in a time when few Americans knew anything about Japan. The Society cooperated with other internationalist organizations including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and conducted an annual gala dinner.

Due to war, the Society was out of business from 1941 to 1952.

With a major contribution from John D. Rockefeller, III, the Society built Japan House and during the 1970s and 1980s expanded to include exhibitions, performances of traditional and classical Japanese dance and music, a film series, a language program, and a lecture series.^[8]

Programs and activities

The Society operates many programs and projects such as Japan Cuts.^[9]

Notes

1 2 Auslin, Michael R.; Edwin O. Reischauer (2007). "Japan Society: Celebrating a Century (1907-2007)" (PDF). Japan Society. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
↑ "Japan Society Annual Report 2012–13" (PDF). Retrieved 6 May 2014.
↑ "Japan Society Annual Report 2014-15" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
↑ "Japan Society - About". Japan Society. Retrieved 2009-11-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
↑ "JAPAN SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS" (PDF). nyc.gov. NYC.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
↑ "Four New York City Buildings Receive Landmark Status". WNYC. March 22, 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
↑ John D. Rockefeller 3rd, March 1952
↑ Japan Society Brief history
↑ About Japan Society programs, projects and resources Official site

External links

Museums in Manhattan

Current	American Academy of Arts and Letters American Folk Art Museum American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space Asia Society Asian American Arts Centre Castle Clinton Center for Jewish History Children's Museum of Manhattan China Institute The Cloisters Drawing Center Dyckman House El Museo del Barrio Eldridge Street Synagogue Ellis Island Federal Hall Fraunces Tavern Frick Collection FusionArts Museum George Gustav Heye Center Girl Scout Museum and Archives Gracie Mansion Grolier Club Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Hamilton Grange National Memorial Hispanic Society of America International Center of Photography International Print Center New York Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Japan Society Jewish Museum John J. Harvey John M. Mossman Lock Museum Lower East Side Tenement Museum Madame Tussauds Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Merchant's House Museum Met Breuer Metropolitan Museum of Art Morgan Library & Museum Morris–Jumel Mansion Mount Vernon Hotel Museum The Museum at FIT Museum of American Finance Museum of Arts and Design Museum of Biblical Art Museum of Chinese in America Museum of Jewish Heritage Museum of Mathematics Museum of Modern Art Museum of Motherhood Museum of Primitive Art Museum of Sex Museum of the City of New York National Academy Museum and School National Jazz Museum in Harlem National Track and Field Hall of Fame Neue Galerie New York New Museum New York City Fire Museum New York City Police Museum New York Public Library New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York Transit Museum New-York Historical Society Paley Center for Media Nicholas Roerich Museum Rose Museum Rubin Museum of Art Scandinavia House Skyscraper Museum South Street Seaport Museum Statue of Liberty Studio Museum in Harlem The Theatre Museum Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Tibet House Ukrainian Museum United Nations Art Collection Whitney Museum of American Art Yeshiva University Museum

Defunct	Chelsea Art Museum Dahesh Museum of Art Forbes Galleries Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

See also: Museum Mile

Coordinates: 40°45′9″N 73°58′6″W / 40.75250°N 73.96833°W / 40.75250; -73.96833

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