札幌国際プラザで「おもてなしウィーク」が始まり、6日(土)と7日(日)は特別プログラムを行いました。
OMOTENASHI Week has started at the Sapporo International Communication Plaza, and we had special programs on the 6th (Saturday) and 7th (Sunday).
茶道体験と鳥獣人物戯画を描く体験は二日とも行いました。
Experiencing tea ceremony and drawing the Choju-jinbutsu-giga (literally “Animal-person Caricatures”) were provided both days.
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| Experiencing tea ceremony |
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| Higashi (dried sweets with tea) were a pine needle and snow crystal. |
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| Choju-giga is the roots of Japanese manga. |
土曜には、日本舞踊と詩吟の披露がありました。
Japanese traditional dance and Japanese poetry reading were on Saturday.
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| Japanese traditional dance (nihon buyo) |
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| You can express many things with a Japanese folding fan (sense). |
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| Everyone enjoyed the bon festival dance (bon odori) in a circle last. |
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| Japanese poetry reading (shigin) |
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| Audience sang a phrase of a Japanese folk song, Kurodabushi, together. |
日曜には江戸芸かっぽれと英語落語の披露がありました。
Kappore dance and comic story telling in English were on Sunday.
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| A part of male's dance in Kappore |
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| A part of female's dance in Kappore |
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| Audience beat time with their hands. |
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| Comic story telling (rakugo) |
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| Audience enjoyed two stories. |
11日（木・祝）は特別イベント「ひな祭り」です。
折り紙、茶道体験、着物の着付け、英語落語、箏の演奏と体験があります。
皆さまのお越しをお待ちしています。
We have another special event "hinamatsuri" (doll festival) on the 11th (Thursday/holiday).
You can enjoy origami, tea ceremony, kimono-wearing, rakugo in English and koto (Japanese harp).
We are looking forward to seeing all of you!
