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Japan Week Palermo 2026
Palermo embraces Japan: a week of free events and performances from 20 to 26 November at Teatro Politeama, Real Teatro Santa Cecilia and the ZAC space at Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
21 November 2026 · 19:00
JAPAN WEEK 2026 — Grand Opening Ceremony and Inaugural Show
Palermo welcomes the beauty, rhythm, and thousand-year-old tradition of the Land of the Rising Sun. On the occasion of the official opening of Japan Week 2026, the prestigious Teatro Politeama will set the stage for an…
20–26 November 2026 · 08:30
Japan Week at Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa: The Hub of Urban Creativity
From November 20 to 26, 2026, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa will host Japan Week, an unmissable event dedicated to Japanese culture, art, and traditions. For an entire week, Palermo's historic hub of urban creativity…
Japan Week 51st edition - Palermo
Japan Week - Japanese Culture Week
Palermo embraces the Land of the Rising Sun:
Welcome to Japan Week 2026 From 20 to 26 November 2026
A millenary journey between Sicily and Japan
This is not a simple fair or a festival for enthusiasts, but a monumental project of cultural diplomacy and international friendship. Founded more than half a century ago and orchestrated by the prestigious IFF (International Friendship Foundation) of Tokyo, Japan Week is a global travelling event that each year selects a single city in the world to celebrate the deep bond between Japan and the host nation.
From 20 to 26 November 2026When
3locations
Free eventswith PASS
Program
Upcoming Events
20–26 November 2026 · 08:30–20:00
Japan Week at Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa: The Hub of Urban Creativity
ZAC
20 November 2026
The Tea Ceremony: Tradition and Harmony of the Omotesenke School
ZAC
20–26 November 2026
Palermo Japan week
21 November 2026 · 19:00–22:00
JAPAN WEEK 2026 — Grand Opening Ceremony and Inaugural Show
Teatro Politeama
21 November 2026
Tea Ceremony – Japan Presence Association
ZAC
22 November 2026 · 19:00–22:00
Japan Week 2026: From Tradition to Pop Culture
Teatro Politeama
Locations
Where it takes place
The artists participating in Japan Week Palermo 2026
Exhibitors
Exhibitors
100 Year Food x Tohoku
100 Year Food × Tohoku: A Journey Through Japanese Taste and Tradition
Exhibitors
ARTERA Co.Ltd.
Exhibitors
Associazione Culturale Sicilia Giappone
A bridge between two extraordinary worlds, in Palermo since 2002.
Exhibitors
Baby embroidery
Baby Embroidery — The sweetest memory, cherished forever.
Exhibitors
Dressmaking School MEISEI
The Art of Kimono and Tailoring: From Japanese Tradition to Contemporary Restyling
Exhibitors
FUKUI OMUSUBI DOUKOUKAI
Authentic Onigiri from Fukui: The Japanese Comfort Food Boom
Partners
