March – an eventful month for Japan lovers
New Delhi. The ongoing March has proved to be the eventful month for the lovers of Japanese art & culture, environment and its history in India as the Japan Foundation complex in New Delhi goes on to host a series of events with more and more people joining and enjoying these events .
The month took off on its first day with Advanced Calligraphy Workshop, followed by JF Mini-Workshop on “Let’s include what students are interested in each lesson” and the 2-day JF Visitors’ Session for JFKoza students.
The month-long exhibition “Indian Deities Worshipped in Japan” text and photographs by Benoy K Behl is wound up on March 7.
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And up next to look forward is the month-long exhibition “Built Environment: An Alternative Guide to Japan” starting on March 16. It will terminate on April 16.
The Japan Foundation has also thrown open registration for JF Chat Room – Let’s Speak in Japanese! with the theme “Recycle”. This event is slated to be held on March 30.
On March 1, a total of 14 people participated in the Advanced Calligraphy Workshop. Apart from that, two volunteers from JF KOZA Class 8 and 9 helped the workshop out with the same. This time, the participants learned about how to draw the Kanjis of the words, “Excellent, Love, and Sakura”.
After learning about Japanese Calligraphy, and 60 minutes of practice, the participants drew their masterpiece of a special calendar and took it home. The reviews after the workshop were very encouraging for the organisors who have hoped to hold more such workshops soon.
The Japan Fpundation has called upon the Japan lovers to apply for the upcoming workshops.
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Priyanka Garg, a participant wrote on the JP facebook page, “I really enjoyed the lovely Calligraphy session it helped me a lot abt how its done…thanku so much for this golden opportunity.”
Ami Onoda wrote, “I m so happy lots of Indian people want to learn Japanese culture. Thank you.”
Geetesh Nirban wrote, “It was a perfect amalgamation of peace and joy for three of us who came from Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. We would like to have a session for few more from our college who have a deep interest in Japanese Cultural learning.”
On 9th March, a JF Mini-Workshop on “Let’s include what students are interested in each lesson” was held at the Japan Foundation.
Ms. Masami Fukunishi, a JICA volunteer, presented some fun and interesting ways that can be used to make Japanese learning more interesting. Fun games, DIY crafts & manga to teach Japanese are few examples.
On March 12 and 13, JF Visitors’ Session was conducted for JFKoza students here. There were five Japanese volunteers with whom the students practiced Japanese conversation. They enjoyed asking about hobbies, favorite foods, sports, etc. from the volunteers and also each other. Many fun games were also conducted to help them improve their Japanese speaking and reading skills.
The Japan lovers now can look forward to a month-long exhibition “Built Environment: An Alternative Guide to Japan” starting on March 16.
In the late 19th century, Japan was the first Asian country to undergo modernization. This led to rapid growth and guaranteed Japan a place among the world’s advanced nations, but it also created pollution and other crises. Today, many of these problems have been solved, and the focus has shifted
to reconstructing ecological environments. There is also a popular movement to turn modern industrial heritages into tourist resources.
This exhibition aims to examine how Japanese people have engaged and struggled with the natural environment, how they have carried on and created locality, and to introduce the trajectory of these efforts in each area.
Rather than merely considering aspects such as architecture, civil engineering, and landscapes in isolation, the exhibition approaches the subject from the unique perspective of built environments. To adequately convey the diverse nature of Japan, an effort has been made to select at least one site from each of the country’s 47 prefectures and to focus on as many different cities and regions as possible. The resulting exhibition promises to be a truly “alternative guide to Japan.”
The JF Chat Room – Let’s Speak in Japanese! with the theme “Recycle” to be held on March 30 offers an opportunity for the participants to learn and talk about garbage management in Japan and India, and more.
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