Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School Thin Tea
Experience a traditional tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. This demonstration is led by practitioners from Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA, visiting from the Princeton and New York regions. Please note that this demonstration will involve the standard Usucha thin tea. Be prepared to sit on the floor for the duration
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School Thin Tea
Experience a traditional tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. This demonstration is led by practitioners from Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA, visiting from the Princeton and New York regions. Please note that this demonstration will involve the standard Usucha thin tea. Be prepared to sit on the floor for the duration
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School Thick Tea
Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA, the Omotesenke Tea School of NY and NJ, presents a formal Japanese tea ceremony of koicha (thick tea) inside of Shofuso’s historic tea house. Space is extremely limited – only four tickets per seating are available to the public. Guests are asked, but not required,
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School Thick Tea
Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA, the Omotesenke Tea School of NY and NJ, presents a formal Japanese tea ceremony of koicha (thick tea) inside of Shofuso’s historic tea house. Space is extremely limited – only four tickets per seating are available to the public. Guests are asked, but not required,
Insider Tours at the Philadelphia Museum of Art — Arthur Flory and Modern Japanese Printmakers
Join us on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, for an exclusive members-only Insider Tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and experience an expert-led behind-the-scenes look at prints from the museum’s collection, highlighting the fruitful collaborations between Philadelphia-based artist Arthur Flory and Japanese printmakers in postwar Japan. Maria Puzyreva, the Carl
“Box!” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Box! Timid honor student Yuki joins Ebisu High School’s boxing club, aspiring to the raw power of his childhood friend Kabu, who’s a bad boy boxing prodigy. Under the coach’s guidance, Yuki gradually builds strength, moving one step closer to undefeated high school rookie Kabu. Fate leads the two friends
“Kamikaze Girls” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Kamikaze Girls Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town. (Tetsuya Nakashima, Japan, 2004, 102 min.) Friday, April 26, 2024 7:00pm Lightbox Film Center 401
“Bounce Ko Gals” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Bounce Ko Gals The film follows three Japanese schoolgirls in Tokyo escaping boredom in the streets of Shibuya. They confront their identities as young women in Japanese society, while dodging the yakuza in the lucrative and sometimes dangerous practice of “enjo kosai” or “date clubs.” (Masato Harada, Japan, 1997, 110
“Crazy Thunder Road” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
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“Pigs & Battleships” — Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
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