Listed below are some of Akemi’s lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and cultural exchange activities.
| Date | Event | Location | Activity | Link |
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| December | ||||
| 17th Dec | Liverpool Street Station London | Kitsuke (kimono dressing) for Tsubaki and Rimika for a promotional activity for Moshi Moshi restaurant | ||
| 10th Dec morning & afternoon | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 10th Dec evening | Modelling | Wimbledon College of Art | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 10th Dec morning & afternoon | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 3rd Dec | Modelling | Wimbledon College of Art | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 2nd Dec | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Andrew Clement | ||
| 1st Dec evening | Woolwich, London | Kitsuke (kimono dressing) for university students’ graduation party | ||
| 1st Dec morning & afternoon | Woolwich, London | Kitsuke (kimono dressing) the beautiful model, Quyen, for photo shoot with photographer, Phil Antony | ||
| November | ||||
| 28th Nov | Modelling | Harrow Arts Centre | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 26th Nov | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 21st Nov | Modelling | Harrow Arts Centre | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 19th Nov evening | Kite Studios London W12 | Modelling in kimono for Ana Stankovic-FitzGerald | ||
| 19th Nov morning & afternoon | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 17th Nov | Japan Society of the North West | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimonos & The Tea Ceremony | ||
| 14th Nov | Modelling | Islington Arts Factory | Modelling for Life Drawing Class | |
| 10th & 11th Nov | Lecture | Tokyo Japan | Lecture – RP English | |
| October | ||||
| 23rd Oct-12th Nov | Cultural Visit | Japan | Autumn, mo miji gari maple leaves Cultural Visit / Study Tour |
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| 24th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 19th-21st Oct | FuyuCon | Nottingham | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & Tea Ceremony | |
| 18th Oct | Woolwich, London | Kitsuke (kimono dressing) the beautiful models, Tsubaki and Alex, for Recoleta photo shoot with photographer, Martin Melcher | ||
| 17th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 16th Oct | Modelling | City & Guilds Art College, London | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 15th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 13th Oct | Poole, Dorset | Kitsuke (kimono dressing) for a wedding ceremony | ||
| 12th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 11th Oct | Kent | Outdoor photo shoot with David Watkins | ||
| 10th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 8th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 3rd, 4th & 5th Oct | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 1st Oct | Brighton Museum | Preparation for exhibition of aspects of Japanese culture | ||
| September | 28th Sept | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course |
| 27th Sept evening | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 27th Sept morning/early afternoon | Ladies Luncheon Club Leicester | Lecture/Demonstration – Kimono & The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan | ||
| 25th Sept | Modelling | Art Hub, London | Modelling for Life Drawing class | |
| 24th Sept | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 18th Sept | Lecture | Birmingham | Lecture/Demonstration – Bushido | |
| 15th Sept | Lecture | William Adams Festival Gillingham | Lecture/Demonstration – Bushido | |
| 14th Sept | Lecture | Eton College | Lecture/Demonstrations – Bushido & Tea Ceremony | |
| 12th Sept | Paternoster Square, London | Photo shoot & Demonstration – Tea Ceremony, to promote the new Intelligent Life section for the Economist Magazine | ||
| 10th & 11th Sept | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 7th-9th Sept | Alcon 2007 | De Montfort University Leicester | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & Tea Ceremony | |
| 5th Sept | Women’s Institute Cowfold, Sussex | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & Tea Ceremony | ||
| 3rd – 7th Sept | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 2nd Sept | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Chris Abraham | ||
| August | ||||
| 30th Aug evening | Modelling | Crystal Palace Figure Drawing Class | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 30th Aug afternoon | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Philip Weston | ||
| 27th Aug | Lecture | Walford Mill Crafts Dorset | Lectures/Demonstrations – Japanese Culture | |
| 21st – 26th Aug | University of Greenwich | Japanese Gashuku (residential study retreat) | ||
| 19th Aug | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with David Nuttall | ||
| 13th – 17th Aug | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Life Drawing Course | |
| 10th – 12th Aug | AmeCon 2007 | University of Leicester | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & Tea Ceremony | https://amecon.org/ |
| 9th Aug | Modelling | Crystal Palace Figure Drawing Class | Modelling for figure drawing class | |
| 6th & 7th Aug | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 3rd Aug | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Bob Emmott | ||
| July | ||||
| 31st July | Modelling | London College of Fashion | Modelling for Fashion Drawing Course | |
| 30th July | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Sybille Yates | ||
| 24th July | Parklands Language College Chorley, Lancashire | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & The Tea Ceremony | ||
| 22nd July | Dartford, Kent | Photo shoot with David Nuttall | ||
| June | ||||
| 29th June | Tomlinscote School, Surrey | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & The Tea Ceremony | ||
| 13th & 14th June | Roding Valley School Essex | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & The Tea Ceremony | ||
| 12-15 June | London College of Communication | Images of Akemi were featured in Camilla Blackie’s Exhibition from 12th to 15th June 2007 | ||
| May | ||||
| 26th May-9th June | Japan | Leading ‘Shogun & Samurai’ Study Tour around Japan | ||
| 11th-17th May | Study Tour | Japan | Leading a private study tour of Japanese history and culture | |
| 9th May | Pearlfisher Gallery London | Images of Akemi were featured in the BodyMode Exhibition from 9th May to 15th June 2007 | ||
| 4th May | Lecture | Daiwa House London | Lecture – Shinto | |
| April | ||||
| 19th-21st April | Consulting | London & via internet | Consulting on the promotion of European luxury goods in Japan | |
| 15th April | LadyFest 2007 | Leeds | Presentations – Kimonos & The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan as well as a demonstration of Japanese martial arts by Rimika | |
| March | ||||
| 21st March-10th April | Cultural Visit | Japan | Early Spring hana miCultural Visit to Japan | |
| 22nd March | Ardingly College | Visit by pupils of Kanagawa Sogo High School, Japan | ||
| 21st March | Adastra Hall Hassocks, Sussex | Workshop on British language & culture for pupils of Kanagawa Sogo High School, Japan |
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| 16th-18th March | Minami-Con | Novotel Hotel, Southampton, UK | Guest Speaker | www.minamicon.org.uk |
| 5th March | Lecture | The Abinger Eighty Club, Abinger Hammer, Surrey | Lecture – The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan | |
| 3rd March | International Women’s Day | International Women’s Day Brighton & Hove | Presentations – Kimonos & The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan as well demonstration of Japanese martial arts by Rimika | https://www.facebook.com/events/10152864460082825/ |
| February | ||||
| 2nd Feb | Workshop | Cambridge | Workshop – Japanese Business Etiquette | |
| 1st Feb | The Travel Show | Olympia, London | Presenting Cultural Travel to Japan | |
| January | ||||
| 25th Jan | Lecture | Edinburgh University | Lectures/Demonstrations – Kimono & The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan | |
| 10th Jan | Lecture | The Suffolk Women’s Luncheon Club | Lecture – The Role and Lifestyle of Women in Japan | |