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SUMMARY:Kamishibai Storytelling Doors Open 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Great Gulf Doors Open 2019 present \nKamishibai Storytelling and Origami Workshops\nSat May 25 & Sun May 26\nThe JFT Library and Gallery will be open 10:00am – 5:00pm for Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf.\nKamishibai Storytelling at 1pm\, 2pm\, 3pm on both days.\n \n            \nWe will host a very special guest to perform Kamishibai Storytelling.\nToshiki Mori is a multi-talented storyteller\, singer\, and author. \nWe will also be holding simple origami workshops throughout the day.\nVisitors can learn to make carp streamers and kabuto helmets.\nOrigami paper and instructions will be provided. \n \nFun Family-friendly Event!\nNo pre-registration required.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kamishibai-storytelling-doors-open-2019-sun/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190527
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Doors Open Toronto 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is pleased to be part of the 2019 Doors Open Toronto! \nMore than 130 buildings across Toronto open their doors over the May 25 – 26 weekend. This year\, Doors Open Toronto will focus on the theme “Twenty Something…” in celebration of its twentieth anniversary! \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto will be celebrating this by having “Twenty Something…Japanese” poster displays to check out\, as well as “Twenty Short Films By Japanese Animators” together with free and fun activities for the whole family! \nDownload JFT Doors Open flyer here > JFT Doors Open flyer\n\n\nProgramming for DOT 2019 at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\n     \n\n\nBOTH DAYS Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26\, 2019\n  \nKAMISHIBAI READINGS  \nIn the Library [1:00 PM\, 2:00 PM\, 3:00 PM] \nKamishibai is a form of Japanese picture book\, used to tell folk tales and children’s stories. More details here > \n \nORIGAMI FOR CHILDREN’S DAY  \nIn the Library ALL DAY \nJoin us in folding simple origami patterns for both children and adults. Origami paper and instruction will be provided. More details here > \n  \n\n \nGALLERY TOUR  \nSaturday [10:30 AM\, 11:30 AM\, 1:30 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 3:30 PM\, 4:30 PM]  \nSunday [10:30 AM\, 12:30 PM\, 1:30 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 3:30 PM\, 4:30 PM]  \n\nJoin us for a gallery tour of the current exhibition Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto photography exhibition and get insight on the 40 pieces of works by photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno that displays nature unfolding its seasonal cycle in the context of human history. Exhibition details here > \nSaturday May 25\, 2019 ONLY\n \nDROP-IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASS [11:00 AM] \nLearn simple Japanese words and expressions in our drop-in starter Japanese-language lesson! In these lessons\, we will introduce helpful words and expressions to get you started on the path to communicating in Japanese. \n \nDREAM WINDOW [Playing continuously] \nDirected by Junderkan\, John [2005] English and Japanese. A documentary about both classical and contemporary Japanese gardens and their roles in Japanese society today\, including those of the legendary Moss Temple of Saiho-ji\, Shugaku-in and Katsura Imperial Villas\, and Sogetsu Hall. \nSunday May 26\, 2019 ONLY\n\n\n \n20 ANIMATION SHORTS by 20 Millennials from Japan [Playing continuously]  \nA diverse and lively compilation of animation techniques and fascinating stories created by a new generation of 20 millennial animators from the Tokyo University of the Arts\, Graduate School of Film and New Media\, Department of Animation. More details here > \n \nKOCHUU [11:30 AM\, 4:00 PM]  \nDirected by Jesper Wachtmeister [2003] English and Japanese. Stunning film about modern Japanese architecture\, its roots in tradition\, and its impact on the Nordic buildings. Winding its way through visions of the future and traditional concepts\, nature\, concrete\, gardens and high-tech spaces\, the film explains how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite modern ways with old philosophies in astounding constructions. \n\nABOUT THE BUILDING\nArchitecture\nYear: 1973\nStyle: Commercial/Industrial\nOriginal Architect: Crang & Boake \n\n  \n\nBuilding Description\nLocated in the heart of the city\, Japan Foundation Toronto (JFT) is on the third floor of the 35-storey Hudson Bay Centre\, which comprises a 535\,000 sq ft office tower\, the Bay department store\, Marriott Hotel\, condominiums and an extensive retail concourse with a variety of shops and services. The tower stands at 135 metres in height and is at the northeast corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets. The International Style office skyscraper was designed by architects Crang & Boake in 1973. The Japan Foundation Toronto established its office and cultural centre in the Colonnade in 1995 and was designed by international and Canadian design icon Yabu Pushelberg. In 2015\, the office moved to the current location and was designed by the global firm Interior Architects. The inspiration of the modern interior can be traced to design elements of traditional Japanese interiors.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/doors-open-toronto-2019-2019-05-26/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190525T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190525T170000
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SUMMARY:Kamishibai Storytelling Doors Open 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Great Gulf Doors Open 2019 present \nKamishibai Storytelling and Origami Workshops\nSat May 25 & Sun May 26\nThe JFT Library and Gallery will be open 10:00am – 5:00pm for Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf.\nKamishibai Storytelling at 1pm\, 2pm\, 3pm on both days.\n \n            \nWe will host a very special guest to perform Kamishibai Storytelling.\nToshiki Mori is a multi-talented storyteller\, singer\, and author. \nWe will also be holding simple origami workshops throughout the day.\nVisitors can learn to make carp streamers and kabuto helmets.\nOrigami paper and instructions will be provided. \n \nFun Family-friendly Event!\nNo pre-registration required.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kamishibai-storytelling-doors-open-2019-sat/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190527
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Doors Open Toronto 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is pleased to be part of the 2019 Doors Open Toronto! \nMore than 130 buildings across Toronto open their doors over the May 25 – 26 weekend. This year\, Doors Open Toronto will focus on the theme “Twenty Something…” in celebration of its twentieth anniversary! \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto will be celebrating this by having “Twenty Something…Japanese” poster displays to check out\, as well as “Twenty Short Films By Japanese Animators” together with free and fun activities for the whole family! \nDownload JFT Doors Open flyer here > JFT Doors Open flyer\n\n\nProgramming for DOT 2019 at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\n     \n\n\nBOTH DAYS Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26\, 2019\n  \nKAMISHIBAI READINGS  \nIn the Library [1:00 PM\, 2:00 PM\, 3:00 PM] \nKamishibai is a form of Japanese picture book\, used to tell folk tales and children’s stories. More details here > \n \nORIGAMI FOR CHILDREN’S DAY  \nIn the Library ALL DAY \nJoin us in folding simple origami patterns for both children and adults. Origami paper and instruction will be provided. More details here > \n  \n\n \nGALLERY TOUR  \nSaturday [10:30 AM\, 11:30 AM\, 1:30 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 3:30 PM\, 4:30 PM]  \nSunday [10:30 AM\, 12:30 PM\, 1:30 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 3:30 PM\, 4:30 PM]  \n\nJoin us for a gallery tour of the current exhibition Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto photography exhibition and get insight on the 40 pieces of works by photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno that displays nature unfolding its seasonal cycle in the context of human history. Exhibition details here > \nSaturday May 25\, 2019 ONLY\n \nDROP-IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASS [11:00 AM] \nLearn simple Japanese words and expressions in our drop-in starter Japanese-language lesson! In these lessons\, we will introduce helpful words and expressions to get you started on the path to communicating in Japanese. \n \nDREAM WINDOW [Playing continuously] \nDirected by Junderkan\, John [2005] English and Japanese. A documentary about both classical and contemporary Japanese gardens and their roles in Japanese society today\, including those of the legendary Moss Temple of Saiho-ji\, Shugaku-in and Katsura Imperial Villas\, and Sogetsu Hall. \nSunday May 26\, 2019 ONLY\n\n\n \n20 ANIMATION SHORTS by 20 Millennials from Japan [Playing continuously]  \nA diverse and lively compilation of animation techniques and fascinating stories created by a new generation of 20 animators from the Tokyo University of the Arts\, Graduate School of Film and New Media\, Department of Animation. More details here > \n \nKOCHUU [11:30 AM\, 4:00 PM]  \nDirected by Jesper Wachtmeister [2003] English and Japanese. Stunning film about modern Japanese architecture\, its roots in tradition\, and its impact on the Nordic buildings. Winding its way through visions of the future and traditional concepts\, nature\, concrete\, gardens and high-tech spaces\, the film explains how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite modern ways with old philosophies in astounding constructions. \n\nABOUT THE BUILDING\nArchitecture\nYear: 1973\nStyle: Commercial/Industrial\nOriginal Architect: Crang & Boake \n\n  \n\nBuilding Description\nLocated in the heart of the city\, Japan Foundation Toronto (JFT) is on the third floor of the 35-storey Hudson Bay Centre\, which comprises a 535\,000 sq ft office tower\, the Bay department store\, Marriott Hotel\, condominiums and an extensive retail concourse with a variety of shops and services. The tower stands at 135 metres in height and is at the northeast corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets. The International Style office skyscraper was designed by architects Crang & Boake in 1973. The Japan Foundation Toronto established its office and cultural centre in the Colonnade in 1995 and was designed by international and Canadian design icon Yabu Pushelberg. In 2015\, the office moved to the current location and was designed by the global firm Interior Architects. The inspiration of the modern interior can be traced to design elements of traditional Japanese interiors.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/doors-open-toronto-2019/2019-05-25/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190523T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190523T203000
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SUMMARY:Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto & KOCHUU
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of CONTACT Photography Festival\, we will be screening three documentaries\, featuring the beauty of photography\, architecture\, light and the creative minds behind them. On May 23\, we will explore this with the screening of two documentaries together\, Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto\, followed by KOCHUU: Japanese Architecture/Influence and Origin. Then on June 4\, we will screen a serene portrait of an artist in A Room of Her Own: Rei Naito and Light. Two of the films\, Memories of Origin and A Room of Her Own were directed by Yuko Nakamura.    \n\nMemories of Origin: HIROSHI SUGIMOTO\nThis documentary follows 200 days in life of the contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. \nHiroshi Sugimoto is a leading presence in the world of modern art. He has taken the medium of photography and perceiving it as a form of conceptual art\,has extended the barriers of expression. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions.\nThe film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France\, the huge installation art 17th Biennale of Sydney\, his new work Mathematics at Provence\, his art studio in New York while working on Lighting Fields\, his recent direction and production of tradition Japanese performance art and so on. It thoroughly pursues the questions that Sugimoto’s works pose- \n“living in modern times\,what are these works trying to tell us?”\nMEMORIES OF ORIGIN: Hiroshi Sugimoto was first broadcast on Japan’s program WOWOW on December\, 2010. The Director’s Cut of this documentary was expanded from a TV program which was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Art in 2011. \nDirector: Yuko Nakamura\nYear: 2011\, Japan\, 44 minutes \nCast: Hiroshi Sugimoto (Photographer/Contemporary Artist)\, Tadao Ando (Architect)\, Lee U-Fan (Contemporary Artist)\, Mansai Nomura (Kyogen Actor)\, Akira Asada (Critic)\nMusic: Keiichiro Shibuya \nProduction: TV Man Union\, INC. / WOWOW\, INC.\nProducer: Yuko Nakamura / Hiroyuki Ohde / Hideyuki Furutani International Producer: Miyuki Fukuma \nWe will be screening director Yuko Nakamura’s other feature documentary A Room of Her Own: Rei Naito and Light on June 4\, 2019. RSVP here >  \n \n  \nKOCHUU: Japanese Architecture/Influence and Origin\nNakagin Capsule Tower \nKOCHUU is a visually stunning film about modern Japanese architecture\, its roots in the Japanese tradition\, and its impact on the Nordic building tradition. Winding its way through visions of the future and traditional concepts\, nature and concrete\, gardens and high-tech spaces\, the film explains how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite the ways of modern man with the old philosophies in astounding constructions. \nKOCHUU\, which translates as “in the jar\,” refers to the Japanese tradition of constructing small\, enclosed physical spaces\, which create the impression of a separate universe. The film illustrates key components of traditional Japanese architecture\, such as reducing the distinction between outdoors and indoors\, disrupting the symmetrical\, building with wooden posts and beams rather than with walls\, modular construction techniques\, and its symbiotic relationship with water\, light and nature. \nThese concepts can be seen through remarkable views of the Imperial Katsura Palace\, the Todai-Ji Temple\, the Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum\, the Sony Tower\, numerous teahouses and gardens. \nDirector: Jesper Wachtmeister\nYear: 2006\, Japan\, 53 minutes
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/memories-of-origin/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190516T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: PASSION
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. \n\nPASSION\nDirected by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (115 min.) 2008 Japanese with English subtitles \nFollowing the film will be a MASTER CLASS with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. \nFilmmakers\, cinema studies students and film fans are welcome!\nA young couple announces their engagement at a celebration with friends whose reactions\, however\, indicate that within the group lurk unspoken\, contradictory feelings concealing affairs of the distant past. While the women go home after the celebration\, the men carry on and end up at the flat of a mutual girlfriend. During that night and the following days\, tension between the participants rapidly comes to the surface and their mutual bonds fundamentally change. \nIn Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s delicately-conceived graduation film\, passion can suggest affection\, anger\, or suffering. The film treats the communication of extreme emotions as a variation on the cycle of violence from which there is seemingly no escape. \nRyusuke Hamaguchi – The Theatre of Emotions \n \n  \nCommunity Partner \n \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/passion/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190513T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190513T201000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: HAPPY HOUR Part 2
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. Director will be in attendance for some of the screenings. Stay tuned for more details! \n\nHAPPY HOUR\nPart 2 of 3 (1hr 36 min)\nA powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. Happy Hour is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work\, domestic\, and romantic lives a sudden\, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new\, richer understanding of life and love. Filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s wise\, precisely observed\, compulsively watchable drama of friendship and midlife awakening runs over five hours\, yet the leisurely duration is not an indulgence but a strategy to create a novelistic space for everyday moments to become charged with possibility that yields a subtle emotional intensity rarely possible in a standard-length film. Happy Hour is far more than just an ordinary melodrama. It is a spectacularly complex and fiercely poetic rendering of the details of daily life in which ideas and feelings are swayed by the unseen forces of friendship and love and buffeted by the weight of deception\, loyalty and tradition. \nWinner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno\, where stars Sachie Tanaka\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—Happy Hour has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors. (2016 Kimstim) \n\n\nDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\nYear: 2015\nLanguage: Japanese with English subtitles\nWriters: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\, Tadashi Nohara\, Tomoyuki Takahashi\nCast: Hiromi Demura\, Shoko Fukunaga\, Rira Kawamura\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Yuichiro Ito\nRunning Time: 5 hours 17 minutes\n\n\n  \nOther Ryusuke Hamaguchi Special Screenings here > \nHAPPY HOUR Screening Schedule \nPart 1: Friday May 10\, 6:30 PM – Part 1 (1hr 47 min) @JFT RSVP here > \nPart 2: Monday May 13\, 6:30 PM – Part 2 (1hr 36 min) @JFT RSVP below > \nPart 3: Wednesday May 15\, 7:00 PM – Part 3 (1hr 54 min)@Alliance Francaise de Toronto with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A RSVP here > \nEntire film: April 27\, 11:30 AM – 5:45 PM @JFT RSVP here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/happy-hour-part-2/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190511T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190511T153000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:MARUGOTO Intermediate Japanese Language Class: "Forms of transport in my town"
DESCRIPTION:This class is targeted towards intermediate-level Japanese learners and will cover the “Forms of transport in my town” topic from Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Intermediate 2 (B1). \nUsing various materials\, students will work towards the expansion of vocabulary and grammatical accuracy and fluency in spoken and written Japanese. This class will also look at communication strategies as well as the socio-cultural aspects of the language. \nBy the end of this particular class\, students will be able to: \n\nlisten to another person’s experience of using transport in another country and understand the details of what happened and the person’s sense of values that forms the background to the story.\ndescribe the situation in detail and give concrete advice to a person who is experiencing problems with transit.\nexplain the features of a form of transport\, how to use it\, and things to be careful of in concrete terms.\nread a number of comments about a form of transport on the internet\, for example\, and understand a variety of opinions.\nwrite about an experience on public transport and one’s feelings about it\, on a social networking site\, for example.\n\nClass Schedule and Fees\nThis is a 6-lesson class running from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm on the following Saturday afternoons: \nMay 11\, May 25\, June 8\, June 22\, July 6\, July 20\n* As each class builds on the one before it\, we ask that you attend all classes. \nThe cost of one class (6 lessons) is $150\, and the fees are due on the first day of class (cash or cheque only). Textbooks are available for purchase for $40. \nThe JF Standard\nThis class falls under the B1 level of the JF Standard. If you are not sure if this is the right level for you\, you can click here for an online level checker which will give you an idea of the different levels of the JF Standard. \nInquiries\nFor inquiries about Japanese language classes\, please contact Barbara Carter at bcarter@jftor.org.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/marugoto201905/2019-05-11/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190510T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190510T202000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: HAPPY HOUR Part 1
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. Director will be in attendance for some of the screenings. Stay tuned for more details! \n\nHAPPY HOUR\nPart 1 of 3 (1hr 47 min)\nA powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. Happy Hour is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work\, domestic\, and romantic lives a sudden\, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new\, richer understanding of life and love. Filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s wise\, precisely observed\, compulsively watchable drama of friendship and midlife awakening runs over five hours\, yet the leisurely duration is not an indulgence but a strategy to create a novelistic space for everyday moments to become charged with possibility that yields a subtle emotional intensity rarely possible in a standard-length film. Happy Hour is far more than just an ordinary melodrama. It is a spectacularly complex and fiercely poetic rendering of the details of daily life in which ideas and feelings are swayed by the unseen forces of friendship and love and buffeted by the weight of deception\, loyalty and tradition. \nWinner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno\, where stars Sachie Tanaka\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—Happy Hour has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors. (2016 Kimstim) \nDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\nYear: 2015\nLanguage: Japanese with English subtitles\nWriters: Ryusuke Hamaguchi\, Tadashi Nohara\, Tomoyuki Takahashi\nCast: Hiromi Demura\, Shoko Fukunaga\, Rira Kawamura\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Yuichiro Ito\nRunning Time: 5 hours 17 minutes\n  \nOther Ryusuke Hamaguchi Special Screenings here > \nHAPPY HOUR Screening Schedule \nPart 1: Friday May 10\, 6:30 PM – Part 1 (1hr 47 min) @JFT RSVP below > \nPart 2: Monday May 13\, 6:30 PM – Part 2 (1hr 36 min) @JFT RSVP here > \nPart 3: Wednesday May 15\, 7:00 PM – Part 3 (1hr 54 min)@Alliance Francaise de Toronto with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A RSVP here > \nEntire film: April 27\, 11:30 AM – 5:45 PM @JFT RSVP here > \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/happy-hour-part-1/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190501T200000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
CREATED:20190315T200231Z
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SUMMARY:Cross Cultural Socialization: Raising children in a bicultural environment
DESCRIPTION:There are many benefits to living in a place such as Toronto\, where various ethnic groups enrich the cultural fabric of the city and children learn from an early age how to coexist with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Yet a multicultural environment can also present a challenge for parents who wish to maintain their own ethnic/cultural identity and pass it on to the next generation. \nThis talk will focus on families in which at least one of the parents is of Japanese heritage\, although the content will likely be of relevance to any culturally diverse family. How do those families navigate the process of bicultural (sometimes multicultural) child rearing? We will look at cases where the family is on a temporary work assignment\, as well as cases where the stay in Canada is permanent. Cross-cultural marriages provide yet another twist to this process. \nSome statistics and data from academic studies will be used to provide a background to the talk. Dr. Kano Podolsky will however present many anecdotes from her personal experience growing up as a kaigai-shijo (overseas child) and kikoku-shijo (returnee)\, as well as being married to a Canadian and raising two children (now adults) in a bicultural environment.  Q&A to follow. \n  \nMomo Kano Podolsky is a “Third Culture Kid”; born in Japan\, her family moved to England when she was three years old. Due to her father’s occupation\, the family then moved to France when she was four. She then returned to Japan and attended high-school\, university and graduate school before coming to Toronto for PhD studies. Dr. Kano Podolsky earned her PhD in Sociology and Ethnic Studies\, from the University of Toronto (Thesis title: “A study of Kaigai-shijo socialization: Children of Japanese temporary residents in Toronto\, Canada”). Her areas of specialization include cross-cultural socialization (Kaigai-Kikokushijo and “Third Culture Kids”) and ethnic identity retention. Dr. Kano Podolsky has previously held positions such as Associate Professor in Sociology at Kyoto Women’s University and Lecturer in Japanese Culture and Society at York University\, Glendon College. She currently holds the position of Program Administrator and Research Officer at the R.F. Harney Program in Ethnic\, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy\, University of Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kanopodolsky/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T203000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Gatchaman
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nSCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN: THE MOVIE\nApril 30\, 6:30 PM \nDirected by Hisayuki Toriumi (110 min.) 1978 \n  \nAnimated feature based on the popular 70’s series about a team of ninja scientists who battle the menace Galactor\, the technologically advanced villains trying to control earth’s natural resources. Recurring themes of Gatchaman involve conservation\, environmentalism and the responsible use of technology for progress. \nGatchaman debuted in 1972 and was created by Tatsuo Yoshida\, and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. Recurring themes of Gatchaman involve conservation\, environmentalism and the responsible use of technology for progress. The series was made into this animated film\, and two direct sequels\, Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter. Later\, the franchise grew and spawned into many forms and spin-offs. The TV series was adapted into English and known in North America as Battle of the Planets and G-Force. \nHisayuki Toriumi was a director\, screenwriter and novelist who frequently collaborated with Tatsunoko Productions. He is credited as contributing to several other anime series and two dozen novels. \nTatsuo Yoshida was the anime pioneer who also created and designed Mach Go Go Go (1966)\, better known as the original Speed Racer. He animated numerous other series; Space Ace\, Judo Boy\, Casshern\, Hurricane Polymer\, Tekkaman\, Time Bokan and Yattaman. His production company Tatsunoko\, which he founded with his brothers\, has gone on to create hundreds of titles since 1965 including popular titles\, such as Robotech Macross\, Pretty Rhythm\, \nEnglish dub Trailer\, with Japanese opening song. Film will be in Japanese with English subtitles.  \n \n(c) Sentai Filmworks
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gatchaman/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T173000
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SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 29: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto Recorded Class Observation
DESCRIPTION:日本語教師情報交換会：日本語学習を継続させる 29\nビデオによる授業見学\nカナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター \nトロント及びトロント近郊ではさまざまな年齢とレベルの学習者を対象に日本語教育が行われていますが、実際に教えている教師たちはほかの教育機関で行われていること、時には同じプログラム内であっても、自分以外の先生がしていることをあまりよく知らないのが現状だと思います。今、自分の目の前にいる学習者がどのような環境で何を学んできたのかを知り、そして今後彼らが日本語学習を継続するにあたりどのような選択肢があるのかを知ることは、教師にとって大変意味のあることだと考えます。また、教師間のネットワークを活性化させることにより、さまざまなレベルでの意見交換が頻繁に行われることにもなるでしょう。カナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）と国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターでは、2009年12月より、日本語教育機関やプログラム間の“アーティキュレーション（連携、継続性）”のための素地を築くことを目指した集まりを企画してまいりました。 \n第29回目となる今回は、第28回で公開授業（3月19日・28日）を行なった国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター日本語講座のビデオでの授業見学を行います。 \n今回の勉強会では、授業見学を通じ、それぞれ参加者ご自身の課題について振り返ることと、ご自身の授業に活かせると思った点や課題について、参加者間で共有することを目標とします。 \n授業を担当講師からの背景等の説明の後、ビデオでの授業見学、参加者同士でのディスカッションを予定しております。 \n参加ご希望の方は以下をご確認の上、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n日時：2019年4月27日（土）　午後2時30分～ 5時30分　（開場：午後2時） \n会場：国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \n参加申込： 参加ご希望の方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n＊ご質問等ございましたら、担当者までご連絡願います。 \n担当：\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org     Web site: www.jftor.org\nCAJLE　小室リー郁子\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca           Web site: www.cajle.info \n  \nInformation Exchange Meeting for Japanese Language Teachers:\nContinuing Learning Japanese 29\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto Recorded Class Observation\nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nJapanese is taught at several secondary schools in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Yet\, it appears that teachers do not know much about the other institutions\, courses or programmes. This lack of understanding can sometimes be found even within the same institution. We believe that it is very important and necessary for teachers to know what their current students have previously studied and in what type of environment that education took place. Similarly\, it is important to be informed of the available learning opportunities for students who wish to continue studying Japanese.  We believe it is essential for teachers to build a strong and active network that enables them to communicate with one another. Since December 2009\, the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto have been co-organizing events to build a good foundation for the articulation of Japanese language education. \nIn the 29th event of the series\, we will view videos taken during classes held on March 19th and 28th at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto (cf. “Continuing Learning Japanese 28”). Through this recorded class observation\, we hope that participating teachers have the chance to reflect on their own teaching and to share things they would like to implement in class and potential challenges that could arise. \nAfter a background explanation of the classes\, we will watch the videos and then have a discussion amongst participants. \nPlease register using the form below. \nDate: Saturday\, April 27\, 2019 \nTime: 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Doors open at 2pm) \nPlace: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \nRegistration (mandatory): Please register using the form below. \n* Please feel free to contact the following individuals if you have any questions: \nFor Inquiries:\nNoriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nIkuko Komuro-Lee (CAJLE)\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: www.cajle.info
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku29/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T174500
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SUMMARY:Ryusuke Hamaguchi: HAPPY HOUR
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION for the Saturday April 27\, 2019 screening is now CLOSED.\nThank you for your interest. We can not guarantee seats\, but will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event. \nPlease join us for the second round of screenings of HAPPY HOUR:\nPart 1: Friday May 10\, 6:30 PM @JFT  \nPart 2: Monday May 13\, 6:30 PM @JFT \nPart 3: Wednesday May 15\, 7:00 PM @Alliance Francaise de Toronto with Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi in attendance for Q+A \n  \nIn conjunction with the Ryusuke Hamaguchi Retrospective: The Theatre of Emotions co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Cinema Moderne taking place in Montreal\, we will be featuring three special film screenings of his films in Toronto as well. Director will be in attendance for some of the screenings. Stay tuned for more details! \n\nHAPPY HOUR\nDirected by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (317 min.) 2015 Japanese with English subtitles \nA powerful affirmation of the immersive potential of cinema. Happy Hour is a slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirtysomething women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of their work\, domestic\, and romantic lives a sudden\, unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new\, richer understanding of life and love. Filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s wise\, precisely observed\, compulsively watchable drama of friendship and midlife awakening runs over five hours\, yet the leisurely duration is not an indulgence but a strategy to create a novelistic space for everyday moments to become charged with possibility that yields a subtle emotional intensity rarely possible in a standard-length film. Happy Hour is far more than just an ordinary melodrama. It is a spectacularly complex and fiercely poetic rendering of the details of daily life in which ideas and feelings are swayed by the unseen forces of friendship and love and buffeted by the weight of deception\, loyalty and tradition. \nWinner of awards at major international festivals—including Locarno\, where stars Sachie Tanaka\, Hazuki Kikuchi\, Maiko Mihara and Rira Kawamura shared the Golden Leopard for Best Actress—Happy Hour has brought new attention to the work and career of one of Japan’s most talented young directors. (2016 Kimstim) \nOther Ryusuke Hamaguchi Special Screenings here > \n  \nHAPPY HOUR Screening Schedule on Saturday April 27\, 2019 (315 minutes)\nREGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR APRIL 27 \n11:30 AM – Part 1 (1hr 47 min) \n1:22 PM – Intermission (28 min) \n1:50 PM – Part 2 (1hr 36 min) \n3:26 PM – Intermission (24 min) \n3:50 PM – Part 3 (1hr 54 min) \n5:44 PM – END \nFeel free to bring extra comforts to make your screening experience more enjoyable. Let’s leave our noisy and strong smelling snacks at home! Also\,  inappropriate\, offensive\, and suspicious items\, including aerosols and alcohol\, will not be permitted. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/happy-hour/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190720
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SUMMARY:Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto: Photographs by Katsuhiko Mizuno
DESCRIPTION:April 25 – July 31\, 2019\nFour Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto: Photographs by Katsuhiko Mizuno\n『四季の京都の庭園』写真　水野克比古\nJapanese culture has been strongly influenced by foreign culture and aesthetics from time to time\, such as Chinese Buddhism  in the ancient period\, Zen Buddhism in medieval times\, Confucian philosophy during the Edo Shogunate\, and European modern civilization in the Meiji period. Japanese gardens were not an exception and experienced constant transfiguration under foreign influence. However\, over the centuries\, although in different forms\, Japanese gardens maintained some kind of continuity. One of the unique characteristics of the Japanese garden is the relationship between man and nature. \nIn describing his own creations of over 40 years\, Kyoto-born photographer Katsuhiko Mizuno has said that nothing in his photos is either purely artificial or purely natural. He always sees someone’s hands or glances behind a tree or a rock in the gardens and captures the aura of timeless spirits with his camera. In the old capital of Kyoto even nature unfolds its seasonal cycle in the context of human history. \nApril 25 – July 31\, 2019 \nShow GALLERY HOURS  \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \n  \nSaturday openings: \n11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nApril 27\, May 11\, June 8&22\, July 6&20 \nDoors Open Toronto 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: May 25&26 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays \nVictoria Day May 20\, Canada Day: July 1 \nAdmission Free \n \n  \nADMISSION: FREE \n  \nShow The Japan Foundation\, Toronto  \n2 Bloor Street East \nHudson’s Bay Centre\, 3rd floor \nAbove Royal Bank of Canada \nwww.jftor.org 416.966.1600 x229
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gardens-in-kyoto/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190423T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Force of Nature
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nFORCE OF NATURE: The David Suzuki Movie\nApril 23\, 6:30 PM  \nDocumentary Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson (92 min.) 2010 \n \n  \nThis feature documentary profiles the life and work of world-renowned Canadian scientist\, educator\, broadcaster and activist David Suzuki on the occasion of his last lecture in 2009—a lecture he describes as “a distillation of my life and thoughts\, my legacy\, what I want to say before I die.” As Suzuki reflects on his family history—including the persecution of Japanese Canadians during WWII—and his discovery of the power and beauty of the natural world\, we are spurred to examine our own relationship to nature\, scientific knowledge\, and sustainability throughout modernity and beyond. \n(c) National Film Board of Canada
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/force-of-nature/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190417T151000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \n\nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011  \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film about Matsutake culture and foraging in Japan and Canada. \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \n \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake-2019-04-17/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190410T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190410T124500
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SUMMARY:"Bring your own Bento" - Drop-in Lunchtime Language Lessons
DESCRIPTION:Have you been thinking about learning a new language but haven’t been able to find the time?\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is happy to offer a monthly drop-in starter Japanese-language lesson series over the lunch hour! In these lessons\, we will introduce helpful words and expressions to get you started on the path to communicating in Japanese! \nSo if you are in the Yonge/Bloor area\, why not stop by and sample the Japan Foundation’s approach to teaching the Japanese language? And these lessons are B.Y.O.B. (“bring your own bento“)\, so please feel free to bring your lunch with you! \nLessons are held the second Wednesday of every month at 12:15 pm\, and run for approximately 30 minutes. \nUpcoming Schedule: (subject to change) \n\nAugust 14: Katakana English: Constructing Loanwords in Japanese\nSeptember 11: General Features of Japanese\n\n… with more to come! \nRegistration is not required\, but space is limited so please feel free to let us know you will be joining us using the form below! \nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at koza@jftor.org!
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/byob-2019/2019-04-10/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190408T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190408T200000
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk Series\, Part III
DESCRIPTION:Edo Hyaku Talk Series\, Part III: HIROSHIGE\, EDO ARTIST\nTalk and slide presentation about the woodblock prints from Hiroshige’s Edo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series.\nCoinciding with the exhibition Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo \nBy Carol Dorman\, Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto \nAdmission free\, Reservation required \nMonday\, April 8\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part III: Hiroshige\, Edo Artist \n \nHiroshige was a son of Edo\, truly one of the most remarkable cities that ever existed.  Edo’s unique culture provided fertile ground for all manner of arts to flourish and for the growth of some of Japan’s most famous artists.   In many ways Hiroshige’s career path was typical for the time until his lyrical and sometimes breathtaking 1833-34 series of The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō proved to be a best-seller.  That series established him as a master of the genre and he continued to produce popular landscape series through the rest of his career.  He achieved a lasting relevance because of the beauty\, novelty and variety of his compositions\, but also through his choice of subject matter.  More than any other artist of the time\, Hiroshige showed us his world:  the countryside\, the cities\, and their inhabitants.  His monumental Edo Hyaku series is a portrait of the seasons\, the moods\, the variety and the beauty of that city – Hiroshige’s city. \n \nCarol Dorman has been an associate at the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, specializing in antique Japanese prints (ukiyo-e)\, for over 20 years.  Ms. Dorman has lectured on ukiyo-e to various groups in Ontario and Quebec and most recently at the University of Delhi\, India.  She has curated and been involved in print exhibitions at the Japan Foundation\, the Gardiner Museum\, and the Stuart Jackson Gallery and in 2018 she began teaching classes in Japanese art and culture through Ryerson’s Life Institute.  Ms. Dorman became interested in Japanese art at university and began collecting ukiyo-e prints while completing a Master of Arts degree in Sociocultural Anthropology at the University of Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiroshige-2019-04-08/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190404T194000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Hunt for Matsutake
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nTHE HUNT FOR MATSUTAKE\nApril 4\, 6:30 PM & April 17\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Alejandro Yoshizawa (40 min.) 2011 \nPreceding the film\, we will be screening the short films of the We Heart Canada and Japan 90 Short Film Contest (20 min). There will also be a Q+A and discussion after the film. \n  \nThis documentary looks at Japanese-Canadian history and the history of Matsutake hunting. Matsutake – a delicacy in Japanese cuisine – can only be found in the wild\, and is both a commercial and cultural symbol. The film chronicles annual trips into the forests of Canada in search of the elusive and much sought-after mushroom. \nI believe there is something unique about these rare\, precious mushrooms. For more than just their earthy aroma\, they are special to many Japanese people in North America\, symbolizing a connection to Japan yet rooted (literally) in Canadian and American soil. This simple Fall tradition flourished before and now alongside the now multi-million dollar matsutake exporting industry. \nBy documenting matsutake hunting\, I hope to learn about our shared history. Yet perhaps most of all\, I would like to tell a simple\, sweet\, and heartwarming story decades in the making. \nFall can’t come fast enough. – Alejandro Yoshizawa 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/matsutake/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190320T200000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: The Gift from Beate
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nThe Gift from Beate\nWednesday March 20\, 2019 6:30 PM \nDocumentary by Tomoko Fujiwara (92 minutes.) 2004 \nThis March\, during International Women’s Month\, we will be sharing the story about the pioneering women behind the inclusion of two important articles in the Japanese Constitution: Basic Human Rights and Equality of the Sexes. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a Q+A and discussion about the topics in the film. \n  \n  \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & 16            Lu Over the Wall  \nMarch 15 & April 15  The Final Straw
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chikyu-films-the-gift-from-beate/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190319T210000
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SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 28: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto Class Observation
DESCRIPTION:日本語学習を継続させる28\n日本語教師情報交換会／日本語クラス見学\nカナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター \nトロント及びトロント近郊ではさまざまな年齢とレベルの学習者を対象に日本語教育が行われていますが、実際に教えている教師たちはほかの教育機関で行われていること、時には同じプログラム内であっても、自分以外の先生がしていることをあまりよく知らないのが現状だと思います。今、自分の目の前にいる学習者がどのような環境で何を学んできたのかを知り、そして今後彼らが日本語学習を継続するにあたりどのような選択肢があるのかを知ることは、教師にとって大変意味のあることだと考えます。また、教師間のネットワークを活性化させることにより、さまざまなレベルでの意見交換が頻繁に行われることにもなるでしょう。カナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）と国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターでは、2009年12月より、日本語教育機関やプログラム間の“アーティキュレーション（連携、継続性）”のための素地を築くことを目指した集まりを企画してまいりました。 \n第28回目となる今回は国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター日本語講座の公開授業を行ないます。参加ご希望の方は以下をご確認の上、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n会場：国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \n\n\n\n授業見学１\n日時：2019年3月19日（火）集合時間：午後6時15分  (Tentative)\n見学クラス：Japanese Together 2 (A2-1)\n見学時間：2時間30分\n\n\n授業見学2\n日時：2019年3月27日（水）集合時間：午後5時45分 (Tentative)\n見学クラス：Japanese Together 5 (B1)\n見学時間：2時間30分\n\n\n\n★参加を希望された方には、後ほどメールで集合場所と集合時間をお知らせいたします。 \n申込期日：2019年3月13日（水）または定員（各クラス5名）になり次第締め切り \n参加申込： 参加ご希望の方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n＊参加いただける人数に限りがございます。参加希望者多数の場合は、定員になり次第締切とさせていただきます。\n＊今回の日本語クラス見学は、ビデオ撮影を行い、「継続29」（4月27日（土）実施予定）において、講師の解説を併せてのご紹介を予定しております。 \n＊ご質問等ございましたら、担当者までご連絡願います。 \n担当：\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org     Web site: www.jftor.org\nCAJLE　小室リー郁子\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca           Web site: www.cajle.info \n  \nContinuing Learning Japanese 28\nInformation Exchange Meeting for Japanese Language Teachers:\nJapanese Language Class Observation\nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nJapanese is taught at several secondary schools in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Yet\, it appears that teachers do not know much about the other institutions\, courses or programmes. This lack of understanding can sometimes be found even within the same institution. We believe that it is very important and necessary for teachers to know what their current students have previously studied and in what type of environment that education took place. Similarly\, it is important to be informed of the available learning opportunities for students who wish to continue studying Japanese.  We believe it is essential for teachers to build a strong and active network that enables them to communicate with one another. Since December 2009\, the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto have been co-organizing events to build a good foundation for the articulation of Japanese language education. \nIn the 28th event of the series\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto opens our Japanese-language classes for observation. Please register using the form below. \nPlace: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \n\n\n\nOpen Class 1\nDate: Tuesday\, March 19th\, 2019\nMeeting Time: 6:15 pm (tentative) \nClass Observed: Japanese Together 2 (A2-1)　　2 hours 30 minutes\n\n\nOpen Class 2\nDate: Wednesday\, March 27th\, 2019\nMeeting Time: 5:45 pm (tentative)\nClass observed: Japanese Together 5 (B1)　　2 hours 30 minutes\n\n\n\n★Participants will be notified of the meeting place and time via email. \nRegistration (mandatory): Please register using the form below. \nRegistration Deadline: Wednesday\, March 13th or when all 5 spots are filled. \n* Due to the nature of the event\, the number of participants is limited. We will close registration when all spots are filled.\n* We are planning to view the videos from the above classes with the lecturer’s commentary as “Continuing Learning Japanese 29” (tentatively scheduled for Saturday\, April 27th). \n* Please feel free to contact the following individuals if you have any questions: \nFor Inquiries:\nNoriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nIkuko Komuro-Lee (CAJLE)\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: www.cajle.info
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku28/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190316T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190316T180000
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SUMMARY:Travel Japanese
DESCRIPTION:The class is now full. We thank everyone for their interest. If you would like to have your name added to a waiting list please e-mail koza@jftor.org. \nLooking to travel to Japan but worried about what to say when you get there? The Japan Foundation\, Toronto’s “Travel Japanese” class is designed to help you navigate your way through Japan\, with content matching the ever-changing landscape of the country! \nIn this class\, we will go over some essential words and phrases you need to know before departing for Japan\, as well as some tips and tricks to make your journey smoother. \n※ This class is designed for people who have little to no experience studying Japanese/visiting Japan.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/travel-japanese-march2019/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T203000
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Lu Over The Wall
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nLU OVER THE WALL\nFriday March 15\, 2019 6:30 PM & Saturday March 16\, 2:00 PM \nDirected by Masaaki Yuasa (2017) 107 min. Japanese with English subtitles (not dubbed) \n  \nFrom visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift\, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village after his family moves from Tokyo. His only joy is uploading songs he writes to the internet. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band\, their practice sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu\, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats\, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance – whether they want to or not. \nAs Kai spends more time with Lu\, he finds he is able to tell her what he is really thinking\, and a bond begins to form. But since ancient times\, the people in the village have believed that mermaids bring disaster and soon there is trouble between Lu and the townspeople\, putting the town in grave danger.  Winner of the Grand Prize at the prestigious Annecy Animation Festival and an official selection of Sundance 2018\, Lu Over the Wall is a toe-tapping\, feel-good demonstration of Yuasa’s genre-mixing mastery that will leave you humming long after you leave the theater. \n \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & April 15  The Final Straw \nMarch 20                    The Gift from Beate
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lu-over-the-wall/2019-03-15/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Chikyu Films: Final Straw
DESCRIPTION:CHIKYU FILMS  \nThis spring\, we will feature a series of films\, CHIKYU FILMS\, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment\, our earth\, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese. \nFINAL STRAW\nFriday March 15\, 2019 2:00 PM  (second screening Monday April 15\, 2019 6:30 PM) \nDocumentary by Patrick Lydon and Suhee Kang (2015) 74 minutes \nInspired by the works of Masanobu Fukuoka\, author of the seminal environmental book The One Straw Revolution\, the film weaves together meditative landscapes\, and inspiring stories from some of the world’s foremost figures in the natural farming movement. Together they give modern-day relevance to age-old ideas about food\, environmentalism\, and happiness. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a Q+A and discussion about the topics in the film. \n  \n  \nOther CHIKYU FILMS:\nMarch 15 & 16 Lu Over the Wall  \nMarch 20         The Gift from Beate
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chikyu-films-final-straw/2019-03-15/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk Series
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: The Edo Hyaku Talk Part II on March 25 is fully booked.\nReservations are CLOSED for this talk on March 25. We are no longer taking reservations.  \nGuests are welcome to line-up in the “Rush-line”on the day of the talk. We cannot guarantee your seat\, but we may be able to accommodate you in the place of cancellations.            \n–Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm \nEdo Hyaku Talk Series\nTalks about the woodblock prints from Hiroshige’s Edo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series.\nCoinciding with the exhibition Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo \nBy Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nAdmission free\, Reservation required \nTuesday\, March 12\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part I: Moon and Snow at Shinagawa\, Takanawa\, and Shibaura \n \n \nMonday\, March 25\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. < RESERVATIONS CLOSED \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part II: Bridges Over The Sumida River\, Asakusa\, Yoshiwara \n \nEdo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series was the creation in the last three years (1856-1858) of Hiroshige’s life\, majestically concluding his entire artistic career. Aside from the vast scale of over one hundred prints\, the series is impressive as a reflection of Hiroshige’s personal\, rather intimate\, affection to the city of Edo\, current Tokyo. Hiroshige expressed his nostalgia and admiration to Edo\, where he was born\, lived\, and built his artistic success. Through his memories of young days and recent visits\, Toshi Aoyagi\, also from Tokyo\, intimately relates to the city described in Hiroshige’s works.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiroshige/2019-03-12/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T170000
DTSTAMP:20260916T212400
CREATED:20181220T201839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T182753Z
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SUMMARY:The 26th Katari Japanese Storytelling Festival - Southern Breeze from Okinawa
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Toronto Storytelling Festival present\nThe 26th Katari Japanese Storytelling Festival – Southern Breeze from Okinawa\n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us for an afternoon of Japanese folk tales\, songs\, stories and dance performances at the 26th annual Katari Storytelling Festival. This family-friendly event is presented in cooperation with the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The Katari Japanese Storytellers programme includes traditional and contemporary storytelling for all ages\, this year’s selection is inspired by the southern islands of Okinawa in Japan. \nAudience: Family\nAdmission: Free (RSVP required)\nWheelchair Accessibility: Yes \n**Registration will open in February 2019** \nProgramme: \n\nKoko Kikuchi : Kusuke\, an Okinawan folktale \nToshiki Mori : Jugemu\, a man with a long name\nYusuke Tanaka : The Cinderella Boy\, Japanese folktale\nJack Howard : The Freezing Tanuki\, Japanese folktale\nSachiko Hata-Pereklita : Songs of Okinawa\nSonoe & Yoko : Tanchame\, Okinawan dance\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– \n2019 Storytellers \nKoko Kikuchi \nBorn in Tohoku\, the northeast of Japan\, Koko has been involved in Katari since its inception. He specializes in the folktales of his native region of Iwate Prefecture. \nSachiko Hata-Pereklita \nBorn in Hyogo\, Japan\, Sachiko is an active community worker and singer at various local community events. She loves painting and teaching Etegami (picture card) crafts. \nJack Howard \nRetired librarian at the Royal Ontario Museum\, Jack has told stories at the ROM and other venues for over thirty years. Jack feels a particular bond with the traditional fables of East Asia\, especially Japan and Korea\, and enjoys sharing folktales from those countries. \nToshiki Mori \nAn actor\, storyteller\, singer and writer. Toshiki was born and raised in Fukushima\, Japan. He started his career as storyteller of Kamishibai  in Toronto and has been actively performing in Montreal and at various schools\, libraries and cultural events throughout Toronto. \nYusuke Tanaka \nA veteran translator\, writer\, director of the Katari Storytelling Festival since 1994. He has been telling stories of the Ainu people\, and his own adaptations of Japanese folklore in many places including New York\, Seoul\, Kyoto\, Tokyo and Sapporo. \nYoko Hyde and Sonoe Howard \nThey are members of Urara\, a Toronto Odori (Japanese dance) group. They have danced together for many years and are Japanese dance enthusiasts. Their dance depicts life in the fishing village\, Tanchame\, on the west coast of the island of Okinawa. \n\n  \n  \n  \n*Please note: the library will have extended hours until 5:30 on Sat March 2
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katari-storytelling-2019/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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SUMMARY:The Cultural Dimensions of Packaging in Japan
DESCRIPTION:Packaging\, the wrapping of goods and materials\, indeed “wrapping” even in its widest sense\, is integral to human exchange and interaction. There are of course direct functional reasons for both personal and commercial packaging: physical protection; containment or agglomeration; security; information transmission\, or even just for general convenience\, to name but a few. However\, beyond these pragmatic rationales there are important\, often unspoken\, cultural uses for packaging and wrapping\, e.g. a package as package may have an emotional\, or a communicative\, or a symbolic import that is integral to the traditions of a culture. This talk proposes to introduce some of these same elements and their aspects as they inhere in Japanese packaging and wrapping practices. \nDr. Rudi Meyer holds a BFA from NSCAD University\, a BA from McGill University\, an MA from the University of Toronto\, and a PhD from McGill University. He has taught at both McGill and Concordia University\, while keeping up a freelance design practice\, and is now the Director of the Master of Design Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University). He has had a long association with Japan\, having lived there for two years and visiting almost every year since his return to Canada to take up a position at NSCAD. He is keenly interested in Japanese design and has participated in a number of conferences devoted to the topic in Japan. His research interests also include design through use; repair and ad-hoc design as sources of innovation; flexible urban dwellings. In addition to studio courses he teaches design history and theory. \nReservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/meyer/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Secrets of the Smithsonian Samurai: Rediscovering the Lost ‘Living Dolls’ of Japan
DESCRIPTION:The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was a global spectacle unlike anything the world had ever seen. To showcase its history and culture at the Fair\, Japan sent a myriad of arts\, crafts\, and other treasures. Among these were eight iki ningyō (生人形) or ‘living dolls’ – lifelike mannequins that depict a unique Japanese aesthetic – including an intriguing samurai set piece. The Smithsonian purchased these mannequins upon the Fair’s completion and later exhibited them intermittently at the US National Museum. After being removed from display\, however\, these enigmatic mannequins disappeared and were presumed lost for decades. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Robert Pontsioen of the Smithsonian Institution traces his recent rediscovery of these artifacts\, and explores their place in the artistic and cultural milieu of late 19th century Japan and America. Through collaboration with traditional artisans in Japan\, Dr. Pontsioen describes how we can both increase our understanding of museum collections and reunite source communities with treasured objects from their past. \nRobert Pontsioen is a Researcher in the Asian Cultural History Program at the National Museum of Natural History\, Smithsonian Institution. A Japan Foundation Fellowship recipient in 2016- 2017\, his research involves extensive fieldwork among artisan communities\, and centers on Japanese and other Asian material culture with a focus on traditional arts and crafts\, the reproduction of craft skills\, and strategies for cultural heritage promotion and preservation. The co-author of four books\, his recent publications include “The Alexander Graham Bell Collection of Japanese Masks at the Smithsonian” (Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide\, Vol. 17\, 2018)\, in which he describes and interprets seven unique and evocative masks collected in Japan by the famed inventor. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pontsioen/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Valentine's Day Card Making Workshops
DESCRIPTION:  Valentine’s Day Card Making Workshops\nJoin us at the JFT Library to make Valentine’s Day cards\, by stamping and collaging with Japanese papers. Drop by to make a cute card for your special someone! \nWorkshops throughout February 2019: \nSaturday\, Feb 2           2:00-4:00pm \nThursday\, Feb 7           4:00-6:30pm \nMonday\, Feb 11           4:00-6:30pm \nThursday\, Feb 14        2:00-4:00pm \nWorkshops will be first come first served. Registration NOT required. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/valentines-workshops/2019-02-02/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190126T143000
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SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop: Introducing practical examples of using "Marugoto" in adult Japanese courses
DESCRIPTION:国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n日本語教師研修のお知らせ\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター（以下JFT）では、トロント近郊の日本語の先生方が日本語の教え方について学び合うことのできる場の提供を目指し、日本語教師研修を実施しております。今回は下記の通り、国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター日本語講師の善積祐希子（よしづみ　ゆきこ）による国際交流基金開発教材「まるごと」を活用した授業の実践例についてのワークショップを実施いたします。日本語教育にご興味をお持ちの方なら、どなたにもご参加いただける内容ですので、皆さま奮ってご参加ください。 \nご参加をご希望の方は以下よりお申込みください。 \n参加申込：登録必須 \n記 \nテーマ：成人日本語講座における「まるごと」教材使用の実践例の紹介\n「まるごと」はそれ自体がメインの教材として開発されたものですが、付属のオンライン教材も充実していることなどから、他の日本語教材による講座においても、既存の教材と併せてご利用されている先生方もいらっしゃることと存じます。今回は、「まるごと」やオンライン付属教材の「まるごとプラス」についての最新情報と併せ、講師が実際に大学において行なった実践例についてご紹介いたします。 \n日時：2019年1月26日（土）\n研修会：午後2:30~午後4:30（開場：午後2:00）\n懇親会：午後4:30~午後6:00（軽食をご用意しております。）\n会場：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto 　　Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\n参加費：無料\n講師：善積　祐希子（国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　日本語講座常勤講師）\n講師紹介：\n2018年9月より国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターにて常勤講師として勤務。オタワ大学で博士号（言語学）取得。レスブリッジ大学助教授（言語学・日本語）、トロント大学非常勤講師、オタワ大学非常勤講師等、様々な現場で日本語教育を経験。また、オタワ-カールトン教育委員会が主催する夏の日本語プログラムにおいて年少者に対しても日本語教授の経験有。専門は、社会言語学、言語変化・変異、バイリンガリズム、継承語としての日本語など。 \n本研修に関するお問い合わせ先：齋藤典子　nsaito@jftor.org  416‐966‐1600 ext. 224 \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT)\nWorkshop for Japanese Language Teachers\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) will hold a workshop which aims to provide a place for teachers to learn together about teaching the Japanese language. As detailed below\, this workshop will be a session that introduces practical examples of using Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture in adult Japanese language courses\, hosted by Yukiko Yoshizumi\, Japanese Language Lecturer at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. Those working in the field of Japanese language education as well as those with an interest in Japanese language education are welcome to attend. \nFor registration (required)\, please see below. \nRegistration: mandatory \nTheme: Introducing practical examples of using “Marugoto” in adult Japanese courses\nThis workshop will showcase practical examples of using Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture. While the Japan Foundation developed Marugoto to be used as the main textbook in a course\, the concepts promoted by the books as well as its various supplementary online resources can be used in Japanese language courses using other books as the main textbook.\nThis workshop will provide new information about Marugoto and the website Marugoto Plus\, as well as introduce actual examples from how they were used in university classes. \nDate and Time: Saturday\, January 26th\, 2019\nWorkshop: 2:30pm – 4:30pm (Doors open at 2:00pm)\nMixer: 4:30pm – 6:00pm (A light meal will be served)\nLocation: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto　　Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\nRegistration Fee: Free\nInstructor: Yukiko Yoshizumi (Japanese Language Lecturer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\nInstructor’s Introduction:\nYukiko Yoshizumi has been the Japanese Language Lecturer at the Japanese Foundation\, Toronto since September 2018. She earned her Ph.D in Linguistics at the University of Ottawa\, and has extensive experience teaching Japanese and Linguistics at the University of Lethbridge\, the University of Toronto\, and the University of Ottawa. She has also taught the Japanese summer program for children at the Ottawa-Carlton District School Board. Her areas of specialization include sociolinguistics\, language change and variation\, bilingualism\, and Japanese as a heritage language. \nFor inquiries about this workshop: Noriko Saito  nsaito@jftor.org or 416-966-1600 ext. 224
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/workshop190126/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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