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Taiko Drumming Workshop

August 5, 2022 by GRAadmin

August 18 and 25, 7:00 pm
Dandelion Room, located in the Japan Center West Mall

Taiko drums


Get an introduction to playing Japanese taiko drums in this free workshop! Register now as availability is limited to 10 participants.

Register for free workshop

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Origami paper folding

August 4, 2022 by GRAadmin

August 9, 3:30pm
Dandelion Room, located in the Japan Center West Mall


Learn to create an origami work of art with Linda Mihara, award-winning  designer  of  complex  origami art and owner of Paper Tree. Register now as availability is limited to 10 participants.

Register for free workshop

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Ozashiki Shamisen

August 3, 2022 by GRAadmin

August 10th, 11th & 12th at 7:30pm
Dandelion Room, located in the Japan Center West Mall

$25 per session or $50 for all 3 sessions

Register

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Ozashiki chamber music demo

August 2, 2022 by GRAadmin

August 13, 2:30pm
Dandelion Room, located in the Japan Center West Mall


Enjoy a free demonstration of Ozashiki chamber music with Tatsu Aoki.

Register for free demonstration

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Japan Day 2022

August 1, 2022 by GRAadmin

August 14, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Japantown Peace Plaza and Japan Center West Mall

Japan Day

Join us for Japan Day, a celebration of Japanese cultural arts, featuring free performances, activities, and demonstrations!

In the Japantown Peace Plaza, enjoy live performances in taiko drumming, karate, Japanese folk dance, Okinawan taiko & karate, and the Gintenkai National Project.

Next door, in the West Mall, you can get hands-on activities and demonstrations in origami paper folding, shodo Japanese brush calligraphy, and washi ningyo paper dolls.

Peace Plaza Performances

12:00PM – 12:30PM

GEN TAIKO AND ODORI SCHOOL
Japanese Traditional Drum and Dance performances

12:30PM – 12:45PM

GINTENKAI NATIONAL PROJECT
Japanese Traditional Drum – Chicago and San Francisco collaboration

12:45PM – 1:20PM

SAKURA REN
Japanese Dance Group

1:30PM – 2:00PM

PAGES
Electric shamisen, Taiko, and Saxophone performance

2:00PM – 2:35PM

SAKURA REN
Japanese Dance Group

2:35PM – 2:50PM

SHORINJI KEMPO
Japanese Martial Art

2:50PM – 3:15PM

“THE MEETING” FEATURING
FRANCIS WONG AND TATSU AOKI

Special music performance

3:15PM – 4:00PM

OSHIRO KARATE DOJO &
OKINAWA EISA SHIMA DAIKO

Japanese Karate group and Okinawan Taiko group

West Mall Demonstrations

12:00PM – 1:00PM

WASHI NINGYO
Japanese Paper Dolls

1:30PM – 2:30PM

ORIGAMI
Art of Japanese Paper folding

3:00PM – 4:00PM

SHODO
Japanese Calligraphy

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