This page provides information about the promotion of Dutch literature in Japan and learning Dutch for Japanese people. For information on traveling to and living, working and studying in the Netherlands, please visit Netherlands Worldwide.

Dutch literature

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands promotes Dutch literature in Japan. We do this by joining the European Literature Festival. As part of this festival we invite writers, publishers, translators and/or educators from the Netherlands. For more information, please visit eulitfest.jp .

The embassy also participates in ‘narrating eu:rope’. This online platform has been launched by the Delegation of the European Union to Japan to connect booklovers and publishing professionals in Europe and Japan through contemporary literature. Our page about the Netherlands can be found here: eubungaku.jp  

Dutch Books

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands offers a selection of Dutch books at the nl/library in the free space of Shibaura House, Tokyo Location and opening hours : SHIBAURA HOUSE

Subsidies for translation for Foreign Publishers and subsidy for travel costs of Dutch Authors
The Dutch Foundation for Literature is the Dutch organization that supports writers and translators, and promotes Dutch literature abroad. The foundation has various subsidies available to encourage foreign publishers to publish Dutch literature in translation.
A foreign publisher can apply for financial support for the publication in translation of a Dutch book of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, a graphic novel or a children’s book.
Translation grants may also be made available to literary magazines and for exclusively digital publications. For more information, please visit Translation grants - Grants - Letterenfonds.
Furthermore, publishers, festivals and literary organizations may apply for a subsidy to cover the travel expenses of recently translated Dutch authors to do promotional activities abroad.
More information: Travel Costs - Grants - Letterenfonds

Language learning

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands participates in events to promote language-learning and organizes events for learners of Dutch. Aspiring Dutch speakers can practice their skills at the EU Day of Languages and Dutch language gatherings. Information about these events will be announced on the social media channels of the Embassy.

Dutch Studies Program
Nagasaki University offers a Dutch Studies Program for Japanese students. For more information, please visit: Dutch Studies Program, Nagasaki University

List of Dutch language teachers living in Japan

This list is provided for reference only and is not intended to recommend any of the teachers listed. The embassy has made this list with the utmost care. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of the Netherlands cannot be held responsible for the use of this list, especially for the quality of the teachers and the lessons mentioned thereon.

For teachers: If you would like to be included to the list, please contact the Embassy (via this form). Please note that the inclusion on, or removal from the list is in sole discretion of the Embassy. The Kingdom of the Netherlands does not assume responsibility for any consequences resulting from such inclusion or removal.