Japanese Calligraphy Night - March 18, 2015

Halloween Origami - Oct. 19th & Oct. 21st, 2016

Japanese Film Screening in St. John's, Newfoundland

Japanese Cultural Night - March 4, 2016

Japanese Cinema Night - Brave Story

Japanese Cinema Night ---"ROBO-G" (Free Admission)

Japanese Cinema Night - Friday May 30, 2014

Free Admission

  

                       

Voices of a Distant Star  　　　                  Mitsuko Delivers

ほしのこえ(hoshi no koe)　　　 　  ハラがコレなんで (hara ga kore nande)

Directed by Makoto Shinkai                             Directed by Yuya Ishii

2002/ 25 minutes          　　                        2011/ 109 minutes

These films are in Japanese with English subtitles.

Date
Friday May 30, 2014

Location
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Please vise the site, Japanese Cinema Events for the details.

Japanese Film Night - Sep. 25, 2013

Please vise the site, Japanese Cinema Events for the details.

Japanese Cinema Showing on Sat., June, 1 - Free Admission

 

For further information go  www.japanema.blogspot.ca

Japanese Cinema Night on Feb. 22, 2013

Free Admission

The film is in Japanese with English subtitles

Friday Feb. 22

★6:15 p.m. 〜　Cinema    <Doors Open @ 5:45 p.m.>

Departures　(2008/Yojiro Takita/130 minutes)

 おくりびと（監督：滝田洋二郎）
Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009

★8:30 p.m.  〜　Social   (Refreshments will be served)

Location:  Memorial University of Newfoundland
                     IIC 2001 (Innovation Hall)
                      Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
                      IIC Lower Atrium

For further information go online
japanema.blogspot.ca
 or e-mil

  japanema@gmail.com

Halloween Costume Photo Contest

2012 ハロウィン仮装（かそう）フォトコンテスト　

Send in the best photo you took of your costume. You might win a prize.

What kind of costumes can you enter? Any costume is suitable to be shown on this blog. (It should be family-friendly.) It can be home-made…or store/bought. You might have used a sewing pattern… or created your own original design.

Requirement for Entry
Ohara Consulting’s students

Photo Contest Prize for the winner
Prize - おたのしみ (Some Japanese stuff)

The Halloween Contest’s Judges
Judges are Nami's friends in Japan and family in Japan. (Nami does not participate in the judgment.)

Deadline
Pictures must be received by Sunday, November 4th. Winners will be announced by November 7th.
After the winners of the Costume Contests have been decided, the winner and participants’ pictures will be displayed on this blog.

Sounds fun? I look forward to receiving your entry.

Culture Days: Origami Workshop

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Origami with Nami Ohara

Start to learn how to fold paper in simple steps that can result in chraming, breathtaking paper scultpures. Nami Ohara will guide you through the beginning steps.

Organizer

St. John's Public Libraries

Date(s) & Time(s):

Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location

A.C. Hunter Library, Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Road
St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Language

English

Accessibility

This activity is wheelchair accessible.

Origami Workshop - Culture Days

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the A.C. Hunter Library (in the Arts and Culture Centre) Nami Ohara will demonstrate the techniques of folding paper to create beautiful pieces of sculpture. Try a piece of your own.

Admission: Free
Date: Saturday, Sept. 29
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: A.C. Hunter Public Library, St. John's NL

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Japanese Film Night

 Haru's Journey 春との旅

(134 min. Japanese with English subtitles)

Date:        Wednesday, September 26th

Time:        7 p.m.

Location:  IIC 2001 (Innovation Hall)
                  Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation
                (the former: INCO Innovation Centre)
                Memorial University of Newfoundland

Admission: Free
 

Host: Consulate General of Japan at Montreal

Buddy Night - Fudoshin Aikikai

Origami Program

Date & Time:  Thursday May 19 2011, 7-8:30pm

Location:        AC Hunter Public Library
Address:        St. John's Arts and Culture Centre

I taught how to make a paper crane at the origami program of the AC Hunter Public Library. Attendants enjoyed making paper cranes.

Attendants' comments:

"Wonderful time-need to work on my folds! More classes would be wonderful"
 

"Lovely evening - great company! Thanks Nami! And now I have a library cars!! :)

"Very good. Thanks. Please let me know if you have more classes"

"Would like more classes"

Japanese Summer Day Camp

COMING SOON: Japanese Language & Culture Summer Day Camp in St. John's, NL for Youth (age 10-17)

Learning Japanese is fun & educational!

- Make Japanese Food

- Practice Japanese Expressions

- Practice traditional activities

- Play Japanese Games

Japanese Birthday Party Service in St. John's Newfoundland

Your children will experience Japanese food, language and culture in a birthday celebration they will never forget! (Suitable for kids of elementary to high school age)
Services Provided:

- Sushi Cake (24cm x 24 cm) $45

Before the decoration of sushi cake

Entertainment (including name tags and materials   )

- 1 hour $150    - 1.5 hours $ 200     2 hours- $240

(This cost for St. John's' residents,
maximum 10 people)

-Name Tags (Participant names written in Japanese)

Names for Michael, Sandra, and Jake

Possible Activities

-Origami activities

- Japanese Games
Bouzu Mekuri

chopsticks game

- Bingo game in Japanese numbers

- Anime quizzes





- Fun activities to teach basic Japanese expressions

Nami's fun games, activities, and authentic Japanese foods will create a unique and memorable party for your child's important day!

For more details about the Japanese Birthday Party Service, please contact Nami ohara.nami@gmail.com

Report of the Japanese Cultural Event

Compusult (www.compusult.net) and Ohara Consulting recently sponsored a Japanese Cultural Event to help support recovery efforts associated with the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and to further awareness of Japanese culture. Hosted by the A.C. Hunter Library, Compusult, and Ohara Consulting, the celebration took place Thursday April 14, 2011, at the main library in the Arts and Culture Centre, St. John’s, NL. Members of the media were also on hand to speak to both attendees and the organizers.

The event began with a slideshow and discussion about the recent tsunami and earthquake, as well as a moment of silence to honour all lives lost and people displaced. Donations were collected by the Newfoundland Japanese Society, which in turn were donated to the Japanese Red Cross. A total of $1,743.54 was collected for the cause.

Compusult then donated twenty Japanese DVD movies to the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries to further expand their holdings of Japanese media. This was in follow-up to an event in 2009 when Compusult donated thirty-two Japanese DVD movies to the libraries in recognition of the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan. Shortly thereafter, a reciprocal donation was made by the A.C.

The event also showcased Japanese cultural traditions plus food and refreshments, including Japanese-style sushi. Various participation areas were set up throughout the library, offering interactive activities for all attendees. Sessions such as origami making, a Haiku Poetry Contest, and an Anime Drawing Contest were big hits. Prizes supplied by the A.C. Hunter Library, Compusult, Parsons & Sons Transportation, Bella Based NL, Fudoshin Aikikai, and Ohara Consulting were later awarded to thank all participants for their generous contributions to the recovery effort and for their interest and support.

Compusult and Ohara Consulting would like to sincerely thank the A.C. Hunter Library, the Newfoundland Japanese Society, the many volunteers, and all attendees for showing their support and taking part in such an important cause. We would also like to thank Parsons & Sons Transportation, Bella Beads NL, and Fudoshin Aikikai for donating door prizes for the event.

Thank you very much for all of your participation. We chose the following people as the winners of the contests. Congratulations!

Winners of the Haiku Poetry Contest 

1st Place  -  Jordan Stack

2nd Place  -  Chris Dunn

3rd Place   -   Marin Darmonknow


Winner of the Anime Drawing Contest 
         
1st Place Anime Drawing  -   Jordyn Roul

These winners will be awarded prizes from Compusult.  We will contact them soon.

Event Photos
(photo courtesy by Alick Tsui <http://www.nlpictures.com/>)