Welcome
Are you interested in Japan? Its people? Its culture? Its language?
If so, come and join us!
Japan Society North West holds regular Japan-related events in the Manchester / Liverpool / Cheshire / Lancashire region.
Upcoming JSNW Events
A Japanese Conversation Evening in Liverpool
Tuesday 7 February 2012 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Angela Davies, a very experienced instructor of Japanese, will host an evening of Japanese conversation, over delicious food at Etsu restaurant.
If you would like to attend this event please contact Angela.
Venue: Etsu Japanese Restaurant, 25 The Strand, (off Brunswick Street) Liverpool, L2 0XJ
Taiko Workshop
Saturday 25 February 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
A workshop led by John Bolwell of Tantara Taiko.
Cost: £25 for JSNW members, £35 for non-members. If you would like to attend this event please contact our Events Coordinator.
Venue: Padgate Community Centre, Station Road, Padgate, Warrington WA2 0QS
JSNW Social and Japanese Conversation Evening in Manchester
TBC March 2012 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Let’s have a drink, enjoy food, and meet someone new. Our Newsletter Editor, Yuko Howes, who is also a Japanese tutor, will host this fun event. You don't need to be able to speak Japanese, so you can just relax. It might be a good idea to bring your photos or memorable things that you want to talk about.
If you would like to attend this event please contact our Newsletter Editor.
Venue: New Samsi (downstairs in Izakaya), 36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 3NR
What's On
Reflections on Debussy with Noriko Ogawa
Noriko Ogawa plays in a 2012 festival celebrating the music of Claude Debussy in his 150th anniversary year. Debussy was strongly influenced by Japanese and other Eastern cultures, and in her fascinating concert series, traditional Japanese arts and crafts will be placed alongside concerts of Debussy and those Japanese composers influenced by him. 2012 coincidentally marks the 150th anniversary of the first diplomatic corps to visit Europe from Japan, so the series will also celebrate the continuing cultural dialogue between East and West.
Reflections on Debussy is a partnership between the Bridgewater Hall and the BBC Philharmonic and takes place between January and June 2012. See Brochure for more details.
Venue: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Souvenir d'Anne Frank
JSNW Discount Ticket Offer: BUY ONE TICKET, GET ONE FREE
Please call Zion Arts Centre box office on 0161 232 6089 and quote “Japan” to claim your discount.
Traditional Japanese Budo and Cultural Workshop
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March 2012
Ten separate traditional Budo will be taught over this weekend and participants, instructors and teachers will be encouraged to gain some experience of other Budo, outside of their speciality. This event is open to all traditional Japanese Budo practitioners of all grades and styles and will be conducted in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation, so that everyone could benefit from the rich history and tradition of these ancient arts and Japanese culture. The general public can also attend and watch. Details
Venue: The Dome, The University of Derby Buxton, 1 Devonshire Road, BUXTON SK17 6RY
Radio 4
"Mastering the Art of the Kimono" The BBC's Japan Correspondent Roland Buerk reports on efforts being made to revive the popularity of traditional hand-crafted kimonos and ensure ancient skills are not lost. iPlayer
In Search of Sake: Kyoto
Henrietta Lovell runs the Rare Tea Company but her secret obsession is sake. On a tour of Japan wine expert Rie Yoshitake introduces her to three brewers in three different cities who explain the ancient art of sake making and the culture from which it flows. The Guardian
Study Tours to Japan
Visit Akemi's web site for more information.
Japanese Food in Lymm
Japanese Food Specialists TK Trading set up shop in Lymm High School every other Saturday - see their web site for the schedule.
Venue: Lymm High School, Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, Cheshire WA13 0RB
Member News
JSNW member Daniel Rhodes has created the following two web resources:
Mapanese A cunning blend of Google Maps, Japanese government geodata and jiggery-pokery to power an English language enabling of the Google Maps map of Japan. This means that places on the map are labelled in English and that searches can be performed in English. You can search from as much or as little of an address as you have - including postcodes!
Japxlate Tweeting Japanese words - with readings and example sentences - every hour. You can also reply to us with [@japxlate JapaneseOrEnglishWord] to get translations of your (single) words!
Japan Photos
Explore JapanPhotos.org.uk for a high resolution tour of Japan.
