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2011
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Wonderful World of Leather ... A pioneer leather artist, Keiko Murakami from Chiba, Japan will be one of the featured artists in the 2011 Aki Matsuri. She will exhibit many of her works and explain about the "Wonderful World of Leather". | ||||
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Kimono Presentation and Yukata Show ... Kimono Coordinator, Ugawa Yu and 5 assistants from Kobe, Japan will conduct the Kimono Presentation and Yukata Show with local volunteer models. This will be Ugawa-san's first Yukata Show in the USA. Previously she has presented shows in Kobe (Japan), Florence (Italy), and Rotterdam (Holland). | ||||
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Mikoshi Gishiki ... A full-scale Omikoshi from Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America will be on display during the two-day events. From 12 PM on September 10 (Saturday), there will be a Shinto ceremony to purify the Omikoshi followed by the Omikoshi procession in the campus courtyards. Matsuri visitors are welcome to join in! This would be a really good experience. Don't miss it! | ||||
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"Great Grandfather's Drum" is presented at Aki Matsuri as a donation for Japan Relief by Opticus Media and producers Victoria & Cal Lewin, Maui Taiko, the Fukushima Kenjin Kai, Peace Winds of America, Regional Taiko Group, Lake Washington JACL, and the Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association. Donations benefit the Northeast Japan (Tohoku) recovery efforts. |
Workshops and Lectures... Space is limited. Sign-up now! |
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Bonsai
Workshop (Puget Sound Bonsai Association) |
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"What
Should We Teach about Japan Now?" - Workshop for the K~12
teachers by the East Asia Resource Center (EARC), University of Washington |
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Japanese
Garden Presentation by Masashige Toguchi |
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"Hiking
in Japan" Presentation by Courtney Caryl |
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Taiko
Workshops by RTG-Seattle |
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"Traveling
in Japan" Presentation by Steven M. Corless |
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Children |
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Eight
(8) Puppet Shows
will be performed during 2011 Aki Matsuri. Open to public. Free. |
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everyone |
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Nomi-no-ichi
(A Japanese Style Flea Market) |
Demonstrations |
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Two
Tea Ceremony Demonstrations: (1) Saturday from 12:30 pm by Chado
Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Kyo-kai and (2) Sunday from 12:30 pm
by Omotesenke
Izumikai at the Tatami Stage in the L-Bldg Lobby [campus
map]. |
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Two
Ikebana Demonstrations by Ikebana
International Seattle Chapter members: (1) Saturday from 2:30
pm till 3 pm and (2) Sunday from 2:30 pm till 3:00 pm. at the Tatami
Stage in the L-Bldg Lobby [campus
map]. |
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