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📅 Feb 7 – Feb 8, 2025
Festival Past

Japanese cherry blossom festival celebrating the Sakura bloom at the Givat Ram Botanical Garden in Jerusalem

📍 Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (Givat Ram), jerusalem
🏢 Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
💰 Standard garden entry
hebrew english Japanese
Past
📅 Jun 4 – Jun 5, 2025
Food event Past

Chang Ba restaurant celebrates its 10th anniversary with a street party featuring Thai food stalls and cocktails

📍 Port Street near Chang Ba, haifa
🏢 Chang Ba
💰 Pay-per-dish at stalls
hebrew
Past
Japan Month at Dizengoff Center
📅 Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2025
Festival Past

Japan Month at Dizengoff Center: A rich cultural event offering Japanese art, food, fashion, workshops, and performances in the heart of Tel Aviv.

📍 Dizengoff Center, tel-aviv
hebrew english
Past
Wei Teamim: Authentic Taiwanese Soul Food Pop-Up in Israel
📅 Wed, Aug 27, 2025 · 19:00
Food event Past

Discover Wei Teamim, a pop-up and private dinner initiative in Israel by chef Yi Ching Lee, bringing authentic, handmade Taiwanese flavors to exclusive culinary events.

📍 tel-aviv
🏢 Wei Teamim
hebrew english
Past
Japan with Sho: Online Workshops for Japanese Culture
📅 Sep 2 – Sep 23, 2025
Workshop Past

Join a series of experiential online virtual meetings with Sho Igawa, who will take you on a fascinating journey to the secrets of Japanese culture, language, history, and cuisine. Learn useful Japanese phrases, discover the wonders of Japanese cooking, and uncover less-known stories behind famous and hidden Japanese sites. Participation cost: 320 Shekels for four weekly sessions in September. A deep dive into Japan from the home of a Japanese expert.

📍 online
english
Past
FLOR Tel Aviv Hosts 'Chinese Christmas' in New York Tradition
📅 Wed, Dec 24, 2025 · 17:00
Food event Past

FLOR restaurant in Tel Aviv celebrates the Jewish-American tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas Eve

📍 FLOR · Cave à Manger, tel-aviv
🏢 FLOR Tel Aviv
💰 À la carte; reservations recommended
hebrew english
Past
Tel Aviv Eat 2026 — the Asian-food guide to Israel's biggest food festival
📅 May 11 – May 14, 2026
Food event Past

Tel Aviv Eat returns to Charles Clore Park 11–14 May 2026 for its 10th edition. Here's what's worth queuing for if you came for Asian food.

📍 Charles Clore Park, tel-aviv
🏢 Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
💰 Free entry; dishes priced ₪25–45
hebrew english
Past
OBI x Down Town Ramen vol.2 — three Sundays of Japanese pop-up dinners
📅 May 17 – May 31, 2026
Food event Past

Chef Sagi Dadush returns to OBI on Yavne 31 for three Sundays in May 2026. Each night a different concept — Tokyo ramen, fish-market night, and a Thai-Korean ramen finale.

📍 OBI - Sound & Kitchen, tel-aviv
🏢 OBI x Down Town Ramen
💰 À la carte; reservations through OBI's Ontopo
hebrew english
Past
CJ Wu conducts the Ra'anana Symphonette — three concerts, 19–24 May 2026
📅 May 19 – May 24, 2026
Cultural Past

Taiwanese conductor CJ Wu (吳思潔) leads the Ra'anana Symphonette Orchestra for three concerts in Petah Tikva and Ra'anana, 19, 23 and 24 May 2026.

📍 Petah Tikva Cultural Hall / Ra'anana Music & Arts Center, raanana
🏢 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Israel
💰 Ticketed — book through SmarTicket
hebrew english
Past
Furoshiki Workshop: Japanese Fabric Wrapping in Tel Aviv
📅 Thu, May 28, 2026 · 20:00
Workshop Past

A 90-minute furoshiki workshop in Tel Aviv on May 28, 2026 teaches the Japanese art of fabric wrapping; the ₪230 fee includes a take-home kit.

📍 HaShmura complex, tel-aviv
hebrew
Past
Japan Lecture at the Cameri: Family and Education
📅 Mon, Jun 1, 2026 · 10:30
Cultural Past

Anthropologist Ayelet Eidelberg lectures on family, education and emotion in modern Japan at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theatre on June 1, 2026, at 10:30.

📍 Cameri Theatre, tel-aviv
hebrew
Past
Tea Wei's 3rd Birthday & Pour-Over Coffee Pop-Up, 5 June
📅 Fri, Jun 5, 2026 · 10:00
Food event Past

Tel Aviv tea shop Tea Wei marks its third birthday with a pour-over coffee pop-up on Friday, 5 June 2026, 10:00-16:00, at Bugrashov St 21.

📍 Tea Wei, tel-aviv
🏢 Tea Wei
💰 Free entry; drinks à la carte
hebrew english
Past
Studio Ghibli's 'Arrietty' Screens at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
📅 Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · 19:00
Cultural Past

Cinema Tokyo screens Studio Ghibli's 'The Secret World of Arrietty' at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on June 11, 2026, with a pre-screening lecture.

📍 Tel Aviv Cinematheque, tel-aviv
🏢 Cinema Tokyo · Tel Aviv Cinematheque
💰 Cinematheque ticket prices
hebrew Japanese
Past
Thai Festival 'Sawasdee Sababa' in South Sharon, 12 June 2026
📅 Fri, Jun 12, 2026 · 11:00
Festival Past

The Royal Thai Embassy hosts the Thai Festival 'Sawasdee Sababa' on 12 June 2026 at D-One, South Sharon, marking 72 years of Thailand–Israel ties.

📍 D-One Conference Hall, south-sharon
🏢 Royal Thai Embassy
💰 Free; see embassy announcement
Thai hebrew english
Past
Asia Day 2026 at the Hebrew University
📅 Mon, Jun 15, 2026 · 10:00
cultural-event

Asia Day 2026 at Hebrew University's Mount Scopus Campus on June 15 — free lectures, workshops, traditional clothing, stalls, and music. Open to the public.

📍 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus, jerusalem
Jun 15, 2026
Taiwan Film Week at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, 18-24 June
📅 Jun 18 – Jun 24, 2026
Festival

The Jerusalem Cinematheque hosts Taiwan Film Week, 18-24 June 2026 — classic and contemporary Taiwanese cinema, closing with Oscar entry Left-handed Girl.

📍 Jerusalem Cinematheque, jerusalem
🏢 TECO Tel Aviv & Jerusalem Cinematheque
💰 Cinematheque ticket prices
mandarin hebrew english
Jun 18, 2026 Get Tickets →
The Missing Piece — French-Japanese drama + lecture on Japanese custody law
📅 Sat, Jul 18, 2026 · 17:00
Cultural

Tel Aviv Cinematheque screens The Missing Piece on Saturday 18 July 2026. A French-Japanese drama about a Tokyo taxi driver searching for his daughter, paired with a pre-screening lecture by Galia Dor on divorced parents in Japan.

📍 Tel Aviv Cinematheque, tel-aviv
🏢 Kolnoa Hadash / New Cinema
💰 Ticketed — book through the Cinematheque
hebrew
Jul 18, 2026