Culture

Culture February 24, 2013

Shepparton’s Art Blockbuster

There’s a good reason for taking a trip up the Hume Highway. From March, there will be an exclusive collection of Japanese prints on exhibition at the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM).

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The Seven Gods of Good Fortune Playing Party Games
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, (?)–1806)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese, Edo period, about 1802–03 (Kyōwa 2–3)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 11.21171
Image copyright 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Culture January 7, 2013

KIZUNA Project 2012

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan offered the opportunity for Australian and New Zealand students to travel to Japan for 10 days, 9th December to 18th of December 2012, in order to experience Japan’s current situation and its culture. The project was introduced as part of the recovery plan of Japan after the 2011 earthquake disaster.

This is the travelogue by Brett Ong, one of the participants from Melbourne.

Culture December 19, 2012

Recruitment of ZOSAN CLUB

We are seeking an individual to take the role of an assistant during classes for middle and senior school students, from April 1, 2013 until March 31 2014, at our school in Sapporo, Japan.
This entails working together with the main teacher in teaching, as well as in crafting and reviewing the school’s curriculum.
Applicants are expected to encourage students and convey a passion for learning in the classroom, as well as to offer strong academic and moral support to students throughout the year.