Visiting Japanese classes and learn more about Japanese culture from different perspactives

  投稿 by Motoko Japanese Culture.   It was a Japanese day for me. Not only listen  but also I could taste  Japanese new year. Mochi was served! I learned a lot about Japanese culture.I enjoyed myself learning what American young students like and have interest in , such as Anime and Vocalid. They are …

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November 15th in Japan is a day to celebrate children’s healthy growth, Shichi-Go- San

  How pretty she is! How cool these little Samurais! Kimono is not usually worn in our daily life but in November you can see little princesses and princes in kimono. November 15th is a day to celebrate healthy growth of children and go to shrine to have Shinto purification ritual. They receive candy called Chtose …

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Promise Day November 14 One more month to Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting

Promise Day:  Promise to be a bystander I was talking with my friend Shoko , who joined my Origami Project and came to Newtown  for joining summer camp about a day for everybody stop using a gun and give silence for all victims of gun shooting.  We are Japanese and brought up where carrying a …

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It’s fall and fall flower is crysanthemum! Japanese Chrysanthemum Festival

I enjoyed chrysanthemum Festival last week, I missed Japanese one so I checked on line about Kiku Matsuri and found very interesting story. Kiku Matsuri (Chrysanthemum Festival) started at a shrine after Japan and Russo-Japan War (1904-5). The chef priest of shine exhibited chrysanthemums in the precinct so that people calm. Then year by year the …

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Kiku Matsuri at University of Dallas from October 30 to November 2

菊:Kiku is chrysanthemum in English and 祭り:matsuri , festival. In Japan during a week of fall, there are many Kiku matsuri many places. Festival doesn’t mean festival , drinking , dancing, eating delicious food in this case. Japanese names some events 〇〇〇festival. Main purpose of kiku matsuri in Japan is to enjoy viewing chrysanthemum beautifully …

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Experience Japanese culture at Huffines Recreation Center in January 2015

Hello! Thank you for visiting my website. I will start “Experience Japanese culture” class at Huffines Recreation Center in January 2015.  This class will enable you to taste Japanese culture.  I am Japanese native and I would like to share in joy of Japanese culture. Just a taste but it’ll be interesting. Just give it a …

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Here’s some tips to make beautiful Ikebana and flower arrangement

Hello!  Please let me share some tips to make a beautiful flower arrangement or Ikebana: the Japanese art of flower arranging. The most important thing is   Flowers Yes, fresh flowers! When you try Ikebana, leaves and stems play a role so lines of stems and shapes and colors of leaves important. If you observe …

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Thank you for a wonderful night, sharing Ikebana flower arranging!

Thank you for visiting my website. Thank you for joining my Ikebana sessions at Crow Collection. It’s a great pleasure to meet new people and sharing in joy of Ikebana. So happy to see you, enjoying Ikebana and beautiful unique flower arrangements. Your joy is my joy! I had prepared for long and the very …

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