Event
Tsumami zaiku workshop for exchange students in University
Hello! I am Tomomi Yamashita, ITA Representative Director, and instructor. As I mentioned in last week's newsletter, we offered a Tsumami zaiku workshop to 36 international students from the university in Tokyo the other day. We were asked to hold a workshop for them to experience Japanese culture as part of their university class. The international students came from all over the world: Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the United States, England, Spain, Russia, Mexico, and Australia. Since we had two hours, I first prepared materials to lecture them about tsumami zaiku. The classroom lecture took about 10 minutes with lots of visuals so that students won't get bored.After that, […]
Craft festival "Monomachi" in Tokyo!
Hello, I am Rei Furuya, ITA Certified Teacher, and director of ITA. From 24th to 26th last month, Monomachi, an event held in Tokyo's Taito Ward, was held. Ateliers, studios, and stores offered workshops and other opportunities for visitors to experience their skills. This year, 110 stores participated in the event. My studio “Aoi Kai” also participated in the event as we did last year. About 90 people attended the workshop this year. The wide age range, from 3 years old to elderly participated. It is always a lot of work to prepare for the event, but we received comments such as, “I was looking forward to experiencing tsumami zaiku!", “I came last […]
Market Event in Singapore
Hello, I am Juveina Sim, ITA Certified Teacher, and founder of Jing Creations SG, from Singapore. On 11-12 May 2024, I attended Doujin Market event and shared a booth there with my partner under our shared brand name Just Kidding! Amidst this electrifying celebratory gathering of Singapore’s doujin culture, I took the opportunity to share about the traditional craft of tsumami zaiku with visitors who dropped by my booth. I brought some new stuff to Doujima. Hanami Dango and Hana Dango (花見団子と花団子) Previously I had written about my chirimen Hanami Dango hairclips in the Doujinfes Kallang post. For Doujima, I brought many new flavors - Hana Dango. They are Matcha, […]