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SUMMARY:Sakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection
DESCRIPTION:“Sakura at ROM” talk event on May 10 is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However\, on the day of the event\, we will have an in-person waiting line starting 60 minutes before the event on a first-come\, first-served basis for cancelled seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance\, but if you are willing to take a chance\, please join the line. \n \nIn-person event with slide presentation and Q&A\nCo-presented with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto\, in celebration of springtime and the cherry blossom season\n \nSakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection\nby Dr. TAKESUE Akiko Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture\, Royal Ontario Museum \nFriday\, May 10\, 6:00 – 7:30PM (ET)\nDoors open 5:30PM | Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall\nPresented in English | Free admission\nRSVP Required | Please register below \n  \n  \nCherry blossoms—sakura in Japanese—have been one of the most familiar flowers in Japanese life since ancient times to the present\, with a symbolic meaning unique to them. While cherry blossom viewing has become a global phenomenon of the spring season\, including in Toronto\, a variety of works of art with the sakura motif from ROM’s Japanese collection—from paintings\, prints\, and photographs\, to ceramics\, lacquer ware\, and even arms—will attest to the significance of the flower in Japanese culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRe-conceived re-productions of Hiroshige’s Sakura-themed prints from JFT collection to be displayed for this occasion at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto
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SUMMARY:Kominka Projects: Regional Rejuvenation through Tourism
DESCRIPTION:“Kominka Projects: Regional Rejuvenation through Tourism” talk event on May 21 is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However\, we will have an in-person waiting line before the event on a first-come\, first-served basis for cancelled seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance\, but if you are willing to take a chance\, please join the line. \n \nJapan is facing a problem of empty/abandoned houses (“Akiya”) as a result of aging\, a low birthrate\, and depopulation. This is particularly prevalent in rural areas as the younger generation move towards urban parts of the country\, leaving behind empty houses with a risk of unlawful occupation\, animal infestation\, and structural collapse. In 2023\, there were an estimated 10 million vacant houses and apartments across Japan. \nMany destinations around the world have remodeled such abandoned homes and buildings into tourist attractions. In Japan\, this strategy has become increasingly important in the revival of Akiya. Among these Akiya\, 100-300 year old Kominka (old folk houses) are gaining popularity as buildings to be remodeled and renovated for use in community rejuvenation projects. \nTelevision programs and Internet sites feature Kominka Cafés\, Machiya (townhouses) Restaurants and Kominka Hot Spring hotels. These revitalisation projects in rural areas have not only attracted increasing numbers of tourists\, but have also helped protect historical townscapes and been a source of community development. The remodeled buildings come with modern conveniences while offering tourists a view of historic rural Japan. This revitalization of rural villages are also attracting young urbanites to return and pursue the countryside life which\, now\, also offers a livelihood. \n\n \nThe Speaker\nDr. Atsuko Hashimoto is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies\, Brock University\, Canada. Her research interests are human aspects of tourism development\, especially in Japan. She has researched Heritage tourism\, Japanese culinary traditions and tourism\, agriculture and tourism\, and Green Tourism projects\, Human Rights in Tourism\, and Anime Tourism. She also teaches courses about using tourism as a tool for community development.
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