Image (C) Utagawa HIROSHIGE
Japanese 1797–1858
Nagakubo (Nagakubo)
from the Sixty-nine stations of the Kiso road series (Kisokaidō Rokujūku-tsugi)
Edo period, c.1834 Japan
colour woodblock
25.7 x 38.1 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1910
An interview with His Excellency Shigekazu Sato, Ambassador of Japan to Australia
On 1 August 2012, we had the pleasure of interviewing HE Shigekazu Sato, Ambassador of Japan to Australia, who had come to Melbourne from Canberra to speak in the panel discussion organised by Asialink.
– Recipes of Japanese appetizer –
As the weather gradually becomes warmer in spring, don’t you just want to go do some spring cleaning? The remaining tea leaves in your tea pot will serve as a useful tool!
Clean your tummy, but what is the miracle ability?
Japanese born Hiroyasu Tsuri, also known as street artist TwoOne, explores these ideas in work that contributes a unique contemporary insight into one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai.
14th – 30th September at Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey st, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC.
The Sogetsu School is one of the largest and most modern schools of ikebana* in the world. Sogetsu’s aim is to portray ikebana as an enjoyable and creative contemporary art.
*Ikebana is a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement
Upon entering Asakusa you will feel as if you’ve stepped back in time as you are greeted with the familiar, homely sight of the small Japanese restaurant.
ASAKUSA
127 Waverly Road Malvern East VIC 3145
TEL: 03 9569 2051
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 8am – 1am, Sat & Sun 9am – 1am
A rare opportunity to enjoy an innovative five-course degustation dinner using the finest produce with nine accompanying premium sake…
In season! Learn how to store & cook