Japanese Culture Workshop
so FUN, so EXOTIC, so OMOTENASHI, this is JAPAN
Touch the Japanese Culture
We are very happy if everyone in the world has some interests in Japan and Japanese people’s unique sensibility (KANSEI). We believe that the best way to introduce them is enjoying cultural workshops. Therefore, we will hold this event.
Come DISCOVER, EXPERIENCE and LEARN JAPANESE CULTURE in a single day!
Join us for a day of Japanese culture lessons including flower arrangement (Ikebana), authentic tea ceremony, Japanese sweets making (Wagashi), traditional Japanese dance and traditional music instruments. All programs are suitable for beginners and you can learn under a casual and relaxing environment. Hope you will enjoy this unique and fun event.
NAVIGATOR
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Japanese dance（WAKAYAGIRYU）: Erika Wakayagi (http://p.tl/h2-V）
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Tea ceremony: Koko Okuda (http://chisou.typepad.jp/)
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Flower arrangement(IKEBANA OHAEARYU)： Toei Morita
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Japanese traditional music：
【Sanshin】Mayumi Yokoi (from musicscape)
【Koto】Kanako Fujieda and more
【Tsuzumi】Eriko Furukawa
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Traditional cultural history: Yasuko
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Incense:Aska
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Japanese sweets (WAGASHI): Sana
■STAFF: Makiko, YOKO, Joey, Shun, SADAYO, Susanna, YOU,Toshiko,Akemi,Ai
VENUE
Genshinan: Japanese Style House
There is a traditional Japanese-style building in Heisei Garden of Gyosen Park.
Surround yourself with traditional Japanese culture by experiencing
an authentic tea ceremony and other events.
Gyosen Park is stretching across 30,000 square meters including
Heisei Garden (Japanese style garden) , Genshinan (Japanese-style building),
Family Zoo and play area. You can enjoy all area in a day.
more info(only Japanese): http://edogawa-kankyozaidan.jp/park/gyousen/
Wonderful Prizes
5 winners selected in a drawing will receive wonderful prizes including a Japanese calligraphy (Sho) written by Maki Shimano*, a chopstick rest and so on!
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*Maki Shimano Calligraphy Artist of both Japanese characters and English fonts. Have learned Japanese calligraphy under Suien Tao from kindergarten to High School period.Resumed when I had my first child. Design titles for television programs, shop logos, name calligraphy. Hold calligraphy workshops to build a society of seeking better work-life environment for women having experienced cancer. A mother of two sons (ages three and one).