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(Event full, registrations closed.) Meet the Artist: Free Guided Tour, Izumo Museum of Quilt Art, Sat. Sept. 17, 2022
Update 9/8: this event is now full and registration is closed. In cooperation with Mutsuko Yawatagaki, one of Japan’s leading quilters, I will give a special tour in English on Saturday Sept. 17 at The Izumo Museum of Quilt Art in … Continue reading
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Videos about Noh and Kyogen on Mt. Oyama
With English subtitles, available only until March 31, 2022 For those of you have joined me on Mt. Oyama for outdoor Noh performances, and also for those who haven’t, here are links to newly created videos with English subtitles about … Continue reading
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Japan’s Poetry Islands: Free Online Presentation
Sign up here! This just isn’t the time for in-person events, alas, but thanks to online meeting software, we can still come together and learn from the safety and comfort of our own homes. To that end, my colleague Kit … Continue reading
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Postponed due to omicron: Quilting with Kimono Workshop and Mt. Oyama Tour
UPDATE (Jan. 26) Due to the increase in corona infections, this workshop is postponed. We do not have a date to reschedule yet but we hope it may be possible to hold it in April or May. If you haven’t … Continue reading
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Updated 5/2022: Getting to Mt. Oyama for Less: How to Purchase the Tanzawa-Oyama Free Pass
Anyone who knows me knows I send a lot of visitors to Mt. Oyama, once one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in Japan and still a great destination for hiking and gourmet tofu lunches. The mountain’s proximity to Tokyo … Continue reading
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Ticket Giveaway: Noh and Kyogen Outdoors on Mt. Oyama
(Update Sept. 2: All seats have been taken for both nights but I’ve started wait-lists — links below, one for each of the two nights. I’ve added information on the Kyogen and more information on special education opportunities.) Join me … Continue reading
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View now: “Horimono: Japan’s Tattoo Pilgrimage”
Catching up with some news, I’m happy to announce that the short documentary I made with David Caprara and Kira Dane was picked up by Vice News for worldwide distribution. I hope you’ll watch it — it’s only 17 minutes. … Continue reading
Online Gallery Tour, Early Japanese Photography (now available on demand)
Update Dec. 21: The online guided tour I gave on Dec 18 is now available for viewing any time. It introduces an exhibition on early Japanese photography at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum through Jan. 24, “History of Early Japanese … Continue reading
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Event notice: tea ceremony, Sat. Dec. 7
UPDATE NOV. 13: THIS PROGRAM IS NOW FULL. Experience an authentic tea ceremony with English explanation in a historic teahouse within a beautiful Japanese garden. Saturday Dec. 7, 2019 at 11:30 am. Hosted by the Mushakōji Senke School of Tea … Continue reading
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Event notice: outdoor Noh Oct. 2 & 3
Join me at special performances of Noh and Kyogen at the Oyama Afuri Shrine on Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture. On Oct. 2 and 3, 2019, top actors from the Kanze School of Noh — including Living National Treasures — … Continue reading
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