Upcoming Workshops
Jennifer Shinkai offers a variety of public workshops and events based on customer requests.
If you don’t see dates for the program you are interested in, contact me and we can set something up!
Afternoon Session - Perspectives & Paper | An Art & Inclusion Workshop Series with Jennifer Shinkai & Sellisha Lockyer
Perspectives & Paper: An Art & Inclusion Workshop Series
Our Art and Inclusion Series explores artistic creativity alongside topics of inclusion. These sessions are designed to leave you feeling both relaxed and energised through weaving together artistic practice with themes of identity and inclusive perspectives.
This is a space for everyone, whether you have never picked up a pencil since school or you draw every day.
Evening Session - Perspectives & Paper | An Art & Inclusion Workshop Series with Jennifer Shinkai & Sellisha Lockyer
Evening Session 7pm-9pm
Perspectives & Paper: An Art & Inclusion Workshop Series
Our Art and Inclusion Series explores artistic creativity alongside topics of inclusion. These sessions are designed to leave you feeling both relaxed and energised through weaving together artistic practice with themes of identity and inclusive perspectives.
This is a space for everyone, whether you have never picked up a pencil since school or you draw every day.
Music for Makers: An Afternoon of Sound & Sketching
Looking for a space to just... create, without the pressure of a final masterpiece?
Join David Sweet & Jennifer Shinkai on Saturday, September 5th, for an intimate, experimental afternoon where live music meets visual expression.
The Handmade Edit - Pop-up at Atelier Shinkai
The Handmade Edit is a Tokyo based online select shop featuring contemporary styles made using artisanal handloom and hand printed, natural textiles from India. Small batch production. Contemporary, relaxed styles. High quality finish with delightful details.
(Woman Owned ・ Small Business・ Sustainable Fashion)
Silent Book Club Sumida June 20th (Special Guest Karen Hill Anton)
Silent Book Club 📚✨ 12th Meeting with special guest Karen Hill Anton
We are delighted to be joined by a special guest for a short "not silent" reading with writer Karen Hill Anton
As such we will have a slightly different flow and we may run a little longer until 5:30pm but I will aim to close at 5pm
3pm settling in for participants
3:15 short reading from Karen
3:30 silent reading hour
4:30 self introductions and Questions
5:00 photo and event close
𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 wrote the columns “Crossing Cultures” for the 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 and “Another Look” for 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘯 for fifteen years. She lectures internationally on her experience of cross-cultural adaptation, and raising four bilingual, bicultural children. Karen is the author of the award-winning memoir T𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, and the novel 𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦s. Originally from New York City, she’s made her home with her husband William Anton in rural Shizuoka since 1975. Her popular Substack posts can be read at karenhillanton.substack.com
Looking for a calm, cozy space to read and be around fellow book lovers—without assigned reading or pressure to talk?
Join our Silent Book Club at Atelier Shinkai in Kyojima, Sumida-ku! Bring any book you like, enjoy quiet reading time, and optional chatting before and after.
🕒 Schedule: Saturday, June 20th, 3pm to 5pm
30 min: Arrive, settle in, optional chatting
60 min: Silent reading time
30 min: Optional bookish conversation
🍵 Bring your own drinks and snacks
📚 All genres, formats, and languages welcome (ebooks, manga, audiobooks too!)
🎟️Participation fee: 500 yen / Donation at the venue · Cash payment)
📍Location: Atelier Shinkai
Kyojima 3-49-14, Sumida ku, Tokyo (20 min walk from Skytree or 15 mins Hikifune Station)
📍Google Maps link https://g.co/kgs/7WhhRB2
📝 Sign up via Peatix https://silentbookclubsumidajune2026.peatix.com/
Follow on IG https://www.instagram.com/silentbookclub_sumida/
Perfect for introverts, solo readers, and anyone needing peaceful reading time.
Silent Book Club 📚✨ 第12回：特別ゲスト カレン・ヒル・アントンさんを迎えて
今回は特別ゲストとして、作家のカレン・ヒル・アントン（Karen Hill Anton）さんをお迎えし、短い「音読（Not Silent）」セッションを開催します！
ゲスト参加に伴い、通常とは少し異なるスケジュールとなります。終了時間は17:00を予定しておりますが、状況により17:30まで延長する可能性がございます。あらかじめご了承ください。
【当日のスケジュール】
15:00 | 受付・リラックスタイム
15:15 | カレンさんによるリーディング（朗読）
15:30 | サイレント・リーディング（読書タイム：1時間）
16:30 | 自己紹介 ＆ 質疑応答
17:00 | 集合写真撮影・終了
カレン・ヒル・アントン氏 略歴
カレン・ヒル・アントン（Karen Hill Anton）は、ジャパンタイムズ紙のコラム「Crossing Cultures」および中日新聞の「Another Look」を15年間にわたり執筆。異文化適応や、4人のバイリンガル・バイカルチュアルな子供を育てた経験について国際的に講演を行っている。受賞歴のある回顧録『The View From Breast Pocket Mountain』や、小説『A Thousand Graces』の著者でもある。ニューヨーク市出身。1975年より夫のウィリアム・アントンと共に静岡県の農村に居を構える。人気のSubstack投稿は karenhillanton.substack.com で閲覧可能。
課題図書なし、発言のプレッシャーもなし。好きな本を持ってきて、静かに読書を楽しむ会です。読書前後のゆるトークも自由参加です。
🕒 スケジュール：6月20日（土曜日）15：00から17：00まで
30分：到着・自由におしゃべり・準備
60分：静かに読書タイム
30分：希望者で本のゆるトーク
🍵 飲み物・おやつの持ち込みOK！
📚 ジャンル・フォーマット・言語は自由（電子書籍・漫画・オーディオブックなども歓迎）
🎟️ 参加費：500円（会場での募金・現金払い）
📍場所：アトリエシンカイ（Atelier Shinkai）
東京都墨田区京島３丁目４９−１４（スカイツリー・曳舟駅から徒歩20分）
📍Googleマップはこちら https://g.co/kgs/7WhhRB2
📝 Peatixよりお申し込みください https://silentbookclubsumidajune2026.peatix.com/
IG https://www.instagram.com/silentbookclub_sumida/
初めての方・一人参加・内向的な方も大歓迎です！
#IamRemarkable with Jennifer Shinkai June 2026
#IamRemarkable is a #Google initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. Learn more at g.co/IamRemarkable
In this interactive session, you will participate in group discussions and exercises to develop the confidence and skills to promote yourself effectively.
During the 90 min #IamRemarkable workshop we will:
● Share data and research regarding self promotion and unconscious bias
● Go through the main exercise to help you articulate your achievements and practice self promotion
● Have a discussion and share take home exercises
PBG: Last Impressions
Atelier Shinkai is delighted to welcome Paula Borel for her final solo exhibition in Japan.
Dates & Times
May 29 (Fri), May 30 (Sat) 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00PM
Admission
FREE ENTRY | 入場無料
No prior reservation required.
Location & Map
Atelier Shinkai | アトリエ新開 https://maps.app.goo.gl/QYU27ofDLk5GZLwh6
3 Chome-49-14 Kyojima, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0046
東京都墨田区京島3丁目49-14
Getting There
Access: Located in the heart of Sumida's creative district.
Station: Short walk from Keisei Hikifune or Kyojima area stops.
Artist profile
Paula Borel is a Tokyo-based artist and bookbinder whose work is a tribute to the 'textures of the everyday.' Operating under the studio name atelier_pbg, she specializes in linocut prints inspired by Tokyo’s urban infrastructure and folk icons. Committed to the philosophy of mottainai, she breathes new life into salvaged materials—using vintage kimono fabrics and antique book pages as the foundation for her contemporary prints. Her art serves as a bridge between Japan’s storied past and its modern, electric pulse.
The journey: Before uncovering her creative practice, Paula trained and worked in the fields of veterinary medicine, biology and clinical research.The transition into expat life completely shifted her trajectory, unleashing a hidden artistic side that reshaped her worldview.
アーティストプロフィール
コンセプト (The Philosophy)
パウラは、東京を拠点に活動するアーティスト兼製本家であり、その作品は「日常のテクスチャー（質感）」へのオマージュとなっています。「atelier_pbg」というスタジオ名で活動する彼女は、東京の都市インフラや郷土玩具（フォークアイコン）にインスピレーションを得たリノカット版画を専門としています。「もったいない」の精神を大切にしながら、ヴィンテージの着物生地や古書のページなどの廃材に新しい命を吹き込み、現代的な版画のベースとして再利用しています。彼女のアートは、日本の伝統的な過去と、現代的でエネルギッシュな躍動感をつなぐ架け橋となっています。
歩み (The Journey)
アート活動を始める前、パウラは獣医学、生物学、そして臨床研究の分野で研鑽を積み、キャリアを築いてきました。しかし、海外移住（エクスパット生活）への移行が彼女の人生の軌跡を大きく変え、それまで眠っていた独学の芸術的才能を開花させ、世界観を一変させるきっかけとなりました。現在、彼女はかつて培った科学的な規律、鋭い観察眼、そして細部へのこだわりを、版画や手製本という触覚的で緻密な世界へと注ぎ込んでいます。
Silent Book Club Sumida March 21, 2026
Silent Book Club Sumida Sat March 21st 3-5pm at Atelier Shinkai
Memory in Bloom: Cinzia Dalessi 記憶の花:チンツィア・ダレシ （March 20-22, 2026)
Atelier Shinkai is delighted to welcome Cinzia Dalessi for her first solo exhibition in Japan.
Dates & Times
March 20 (Fri), March 21 (Sat) March 22 (Sun), 2026
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
🚩 Special Note: Friday, March 20th is a National Holiday (Vernal Equinox Day). We look forward to welcoming you on this opening holiday!
🚩 備考： 3月20日（金）は祝日（春分の日）です。連休の初日にぜひ足をお運びください。
Admission
FREE ENTRY | 入場無料
No prior reservation required.
Location & Map
Atelier Shinkai | アトリエ新開 https://maps.app.goo.gl/QYU27ofDLk5GZLwh6
3 Chome-49-14 Kyojima, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0046
東京都墨田区京島3丁目49-14
Getting There
Access: Located in the heart of Sumida's creative district.
Station: Short walk from Keisei Hikifune or Kyojima area stops.
Artist profile
Tokyo-based Swiss artist Cinzia Dalessi creates mixed-media art pieces that translate personal photographs into vibrant works. Using primarily ink, colored pencils and pens, oil pastels, and Japanese paper, her practice explores the intersection of ‘home’ with bold abstraction.
After graduating from the Hong Kong Arts School (RMIT) in 2009, she further studied drawing and painting at the San Francisco Studio School (SFSS), in 2011-2012. Her work is influenced by patterns and colors of both Yayoi Kusama and Beatriz Milhazes. She has held three solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows in Hong Kong, Pakistan, the USA, India, and Turkey. Most recently she showcased her work in a 2025 Sumi-e (Japanese ink drawings) group exhibition in Tokyo.
Tokyo, March 2026
アーティストプロフィール
東京を拠点とするスイスのアーティスト、Cinzia Dalessiは、個人的な写真を活気のある作品に翻訳するミクストメディアアート作品を制作しています。 主にインク、色鉛筆とペン、オイルパステル、和紙を使用して、彼女の練習は大胆な抽象化と"ホーム"の交差点を探求しています。 2009年に香港芸術学校(RMIT)を卒業後、2011年から2012年にかけてサンフランシスコ・スタジオ・スクール(SFSS)でドローイングとペインティングを学びました。 彼女の作品は、草間彌生とベアトリス・ミルハゼの両方のパターンと色の影響を受けています。 これまでに3回の個展を開催し、香港、パキスタン、アメリカ、インド、トルコで多数のグループ展に参加してきました。 最近では、東京で開催された2025年の墨絵グループ展で作品を展示しています。
東京、2026年3月
Sowing Spring Seeds: Kit Nagamura (Mar 14-15, 2026)
Kit Nagamura has lived in Tokyo for more than three decades, and works as a poet, photographer, and painter. Her long-running Japan Times column, titled “The Backstreet Stories,” as well as her numerous appearances on NHK World’s “Journeys in Japan” have taken her the width and breadth of the country, where she finds inspiration in the beauty of the country.
Nagamura studied art at Rhode Island School of Design as an undergraduate, and did illustrations for numerous magazines and book covers. While trained in representational art, her recent exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Wakayama (and upcoming in Miami) reveal a leaning toward the abstract, employing layers of washi, mineral pigments, ephemera, and recycled substrates to summon a deeper emotional and poetical response.
This show, Sowing Spring Seeds, will benefit Global Girls Glow (https://globalgirlsglow.org/) an international foundation which mentors girls around the world to become powerful advocates and confident leaders, a fundamental necessity for healthy societies. キット・ナガムラ（Kit Nagamura）| プロフィール
東京在住30年。詩人、写真家、そして画家として多岐にわたる活動を展開。 長年にわたるジャパン・タイムズ紙の連載コラム「The Backstreet Stories」や、NHKワールドの番組「Journeys in Japan」への多数の出演を通じ、日本全国を隈なく巡り、その土地の美しさからインスピレーションを得てきました。
ロードアイランド・スクール・オブ・デザイン（RISD）で美術を学び、数多くの雑誌や装丁のイラストレーションを手がけてきました。具象画の素養を持ちつつも、近年、東京、大阪、和歌山（および近日開催のマイアミ）で開催された展覧会では、抽象表現への傾倒を鮮明にしています。和紙、岩絵具、エフェメラ（紙片）、再生基材を幾重にも重ねる手法を用い、より深い感情や詩的な共鳴を呼び起こす作品を制作しています。
本展「Sowing Spring Seeds（春の種をまく）」の収益の一部は、Global Girls Glow（globalgirlsglow.org）に寄付されます。同団体は、健全な社会に不可欠な「力強い提言者」や「自信あるリーダー」へと成長できるよう、世界中の少女たちを導く国際的なメンターシップ基金です。
#IAmRemarkable x IWD: March 11, 2026
We are excited to invite you to attend the #IAmRemarkable workshop. #IAmRemarkable is a global movement that empowers everyone, including underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, while challenging the social perception around self-promotion. Learn more at iamremarkable.org
In this interactive session, you will participate in group discussions and exercises to increase your comfort and confidence in self-promotion.
During this 90 minute workshop we will:
● reflect on our own limiting beliefs on self-promotion.
● share data and research regarding self-promotion and bias.
● go through the main exercise to help you identify and share your achievements.
● wrap up with discussion and take home exercises.
Silent Book Club Sumida February 28, 2026
Silent Book Club Sumida Sat Feb 28th 3-5pm at Atelier Shinkai
2025–2026 Year Compass Workshop
✨ 2025–2026 Year Compass Workshop ✨
Face-to-Face at Atelier Shinkai | ¥5,000 | Max 5 participants
Join us for a rare in-person reflection and visioning workshop at Atelier Shinkai in Kyojima, Sumida.
We’ll use the internationally loved Year Compass format to look back on 2025 and create a meaningful vision for 2026.
This session is fully face-to-face and will not be recorded or offered in hybrid format.
#IAmRemarkable December 4, 2025
We are excited to invite you to attend the #IAmRemarkable workshop. #IAmRemarkable is a global movement that empowers everyone, including underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, while challenging the social perception around self-promotion. Learn more at iamremarkable.org
In this interactive session, you will participate in group discussions and exercises to increase your comfort and confidence in self-promotion.
During this 90 minute workshop we will:
● reflect on our own limiting beliefs on self-promotion.
● share data and research regarding self-promotion and bias.
● go through the main exercise to help you identify and share your achievements.
● wrap up with discussion and take home exercises.
#IAmRemarkable
#IAmRemarkable
Jennifer Shinkai has been facilitating quarterly online Probono #IAmRemarkable workshops since 2022. #IAmRemarkable is a global movement that empowers everyone, including underrepresented groups, to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond, while challenging the social perception around self-promotion. Learn more at https://rmrkblty.org/
In this interactive session, you will participate in group discussions and exercises to increase your comfort and confidence in self-promotion.
During this 90-minute workshop we will:
● reflect on our own limiting beliefs on self-promotion.
● share data and research regarding self-promotion and bias.
● go through the main exercise to help you identify and share your achievements.
● wrap up with discussion and take-home exercises.
When: Once per quarter
Where: Online
How long: 90 minutes
How much: Free
Workshop Testimonials
“I think Jennifer did a great job allowing us to examine our own implicit bias towards self-promotion in ourselves and others. She also was very vulnerable and open in sharing her own experiences with us which I really appreciated.”
“I loved having a healthy space to share my achievements and listen to the achievements of others. The workshop helped me to question my perspective on self-promotion and to see it in a positive way.”
The Four Tendencies Workshop
The Four Tendencies Workshop
The “Four Tendencies” is a framework developed by Gretchen Rubin that explains the different ways people respond to expectations.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
● Identify the Four Tendencies and their patterns, strengths, and weaknesses.
● Be able quickly to identify the Tendency of a [client, student, trainee, etc.].
● Predict the potential for conflict among the Tendencies and take steps to avoid it.
● Persuade or encourage someone effectively according to his or her Tendency.
● Recognize that people have different perspectives and that different methods work for
different people.
When: By request
Where: Online with minimum 6 participants
How long: 1,2, or 3 hour workshop
How much: ¥7,000, ¥10,000 or ¥15,000 per person
Workshop Testimonials
“She is very warm, intuitive, and incredibly knowledgeable facilitator. She guides gently, listens with open heart, and makes you feel comfortable and accepted. Before this workshop, I knew a little about the framework of Ikigai, but didn’t know how to put it in practice and arrive to insights by myself.”
Introduction to Ikigai
Introduction to Ikigai
In this interactive 2 to 3 hour session, Jennifer Shinkai, ACC, and host of “Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai” Podcast will take participants through a brief history of Ikigai with concepts from Japanese researchers, an activity to check in on their own ikigai and a group coaching exercise on how to integrate the concept of Ikigai going forwards in small but meaningful ways
When: By request
Where: Online/ F2F with minimum 6 participants
How long: 2 or 3 hour workshop
How much: ¥25,000 or ¥30,000 per person
Points of You® Experience Workshops
A Points of You® experiential taster session to introduce you to the powerful methodology and tools.
Previous Themes:
Are you Conscious of Your Unconscious Bias
Finally: Letting Go of the past year
WOOP Up Your Life (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan - Positive Psychology Goal Setting Methodology)
Resilience in Times of Uncertainty
Ikigai x Points of You®
When: With a minimum of 4 people
Where: Online
How long: 90-120 minutes
How much: ¥5000 (including 10% Tax)
Workshop Testimonials
“The work itself was simple but I really enjoyed the chance to participate in English as a second language. I really liked your presentation materials. it was beautifully structured!! ”