January 24, 2013

Ainu Events January 25, 26 & 27 in Tokyo, Tokushima, Sapporo!


Ainu-related events in Tokyo, Tokushima, and Sapporo this weekend (and onward), check them out!

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Seminar on Ainu Culture Education in Schools
–Promoting Understanding of Ainu Culture to Students–

A seminar for elementary, middle, and high school teachers to help them incorporate Ainu culture education into their curriculum.

Date: January 25, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 17:00 – 20:30
Admission: Free
Venue: Tokyo Ainu Culture Center
3F Urban Square Yaesu, 2-4-13 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3245-9831

Program:
Lecture: Kazushi Abe, Vice-Chairman of Hokkaido Ainu Association
Report 1: Hiroshi Sasaki, Teacher at Tsuishikari Elementary School, Ebetsu City
Report 2: Koji Yuki, Ainu Culture Advisor
Discussion: Facilitated by Prof. Michiaki Okada, Tomakomai Komazawa University

Capacity is limited to 100 persons. Please apply online at http://www.frpac.or.jp

Organized by the Foundation for Research and Promotion of Ainu Culture

Supported by Kanagawa Board of Education, Saitama Board of Education, Chiba Board of Education, Tokyo Board of Education, Hokkaido Prefecture, Hokkaido Ainu Association

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Special Exhibition
Ryuzo Torii and the Ainu –Looking to the North–

Special Exhibit on the works of Ryuzo Torii, who studied the Kurile Ainu from 1899. The exhibition will include the results of his findings as well as feature information on the Ainu today. The exhibit will be ongoing, while gallery talks, a commemorative speech, and workshops are scheduled for certain dates.

Date: January 26 (Sat) to March 3 (Sun), 2013
Time: 9:30 - 17:00
*Closed Mondays except February 11 (holiday). Closed February 12.

Venue: Ryuzo Torii Memorial Museum, Exhibition Room
Mukoterayama, Hachimancho, Tokushima City

Admission: Free

Gallery Talks:
January 26 (Sun) 13:30-14:30 with Prof. Reiko Saito of National Museum of Ethnology
February 3 (Sun) 13:30-14:30 with Museum Curators
February 23 (Sat) 13:30-15:00 with Prof. Takahito Hirose of Utsunomiya University

Commemorative Speech:
February 17 (Sun) 13:30-15:00, Museum Event Hall
Prof. Shiro Sasaki of National Museum of Ethnology

Workshops:
Workshop 1 “Home Made Camera”
February 11 (Mon), 10:00-11:30, 13:30-15:00
Capacity: 20 people per workshop
Reception: 2nd Floor (first come first serve)

Workshop 2 “Experiencing Ainu Cuisine”
February 24 (Sun), 10:00-12:00
Capacity: 30 (registration required)
Venue: Workshop Room
Instructor: Hiromi Takao (Head of MarbleWorkshop)

Workshop 3 “Experiencing Ainu Designs”
February 24 (Sun), 13:00-14:00
Capacity: 30 (registration required)
Venue: Workshop Room
Instructor: Hiromi Takao (Head of MarbleWorkshop)

*Those interested in joining workshops 2 and 3 must send to the museum a return-postage postcard with the desired workshop, participant names, age/year, address, and telephone by February 14 (Thu). A lottery will be drawn in case of over-capacity.

Organized by Ryuzo Torii Memorial Museum Power Up Projects Committee


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Ainu Forum Hokkaido 2013

Date: January 27, 2013 (Sun)
Time: OPEN 12:30 / START 13:30 / END 16:00
Venue: Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F Eminence Hall
(2-1 North5 West7,Chuou-ku,Sapporo,Hokkaido)
Admission: Free

Program:
13:30 – 13:40  Opening Ceremony
13:40 – 14:40  Yamabiko-za & Koguma-za Ainu Puppet Theater
14:40 – 14:50  Intermission
14:50 – 15:20  Report on Ainu Cultural Promotion Activities
*Promoting Ainu Culture through Cooperation
Yoshitaka Ono, Manager, CS Department of AEON Hokkaido
*Activities of the Urespa Project
Prof. Yuko Honda, Vice President of Sapporo University
15:20 – 15:50  Ainu Culture Stage
*"Night of Poroto Kotan" by The Ainu Museum
15:50 – 16:00 Closing Ceremony

Exhibition Corner:
Panel Display -
*Together with the Ainu –History and Culture–
*Urespa Student Activities
Live Crafts by Shigeru Araki and Hatsue Miyata

Organized by Hokkaido Prefecture
Supported by Hokkaido Justice Department, Hokkaido Human Rights Committee
and numerous corporate sponsors (full list in Japanese available here)

Flyer (PDF): Front Back

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