Listed below are some of Akemi’s lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and cultural exchange activities.
| Date | Event | Location | Activity | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||
| 10th | Japanese Cultural Day | Two Rivers High School, Tamworth | ||
| Every Wed | Teaching | Ravens Bourne School | ||
| February | ||||
| 5th | Lecture | London | London Anime Club | |
| 25th-27th Feb | Tsukino-Con | Victoria, BC, Canada | https://ti.to/tsukino-con/ | |
| March | ||||
| 5th | Bunkasai – Japanese Culture Festival | Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL | Featuring shamisen, martial arts, Japanese language, Para Para dance kimono fashion show, cosplay competition, manga workshops, Tea Ceremony and more. | https://www.facebook.com/events/908273145903226/ |
| 8th | Lecture | The Corinium Ladies Luncheon Club | Japanese Etiquette Lecture | |
| 12th | Lecture | The Embroiderers’ Guild In West Essex | Tea Ceremony and Kimono Lecture | |
| 18th & 19th | Minami-Con | Novotel Hotel, Southampton, UK | Guest Speaker | www.minamicon.org.uk |
| 20th-31st | Cultural Study Trip | Japan | Cultural Study Trip To Japan (cancelled) | |
| April | ||||
| 1st | 4thought | Channel 4 7:25pm | www.4thought.tv | |
| 1st-3rd | Kitacon | Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Guest Speaker | https://kitacon.org/ |
| 15th | Bexley Anime and Manga Festival | Erith Library | Lecture | |
| 18th-24th | Japan Trip | Japan | Akemi’s Japanese Assistance Trip (cancelled) | |
| May | ||||
| 26th May | Workshop | Workshop at Birds Bush Primary School, Tamworth | ||
| 20th May | Lecture | Lecture (Japanese Manner) at Victoria Library | ||
| 10th-13th, 16th-19th, 23rd, 27th and 31st (from 16:00-5:30am) | Filming | Filming for 47 Ronin film | ||
| 14th | Tea Ceremony | Tea Ceremony at Livingstone House (Charity event) | ||
| 15th | Play for Japan – Japan Aid | Conway Hall, London | Fundraiser Event for Aid For Japan | https://www.facebook.com/events/1019264161424999/ |
| June | ||||
| 1st, 14th, 16th | Filming | Filming for 47 Ronin film | ||
| 12th | Lecture | London | Kimono lecture at Geffrye museum in London. 13:00-14:00 and 15:00-16:00 | |
| 13th | Workshop | Japanese workshop in St Francis CE Primary school in Hampshire | ||
| 18th & 19th | Nema Con | York | Nema Con, York | www.nemacon.org.uk |
| 19th | Brighton Festival | Brighton | Lecture and demonstration in Brighton Festival | |
| 20th | Lecture | London | Japanese Manner and Life Style Lecture at Victoria library | |
| July | ||||
| 1st | Lecture | Lecture in Hindleys a special Art College | ||
| 2nd & 3rd | Japanese Art Festival | Conway Hall, London | Japanese Art Festival, Conway Hall, London | www.japaneseartfestival.com |
| 5th | Lecture | Japanese Lecture at Hemel Hempstead School | ||
| 9th | London Film and Comic Con | London | London Film and Comic Con – lecture | |
| 11th | Lecture | Lecture and workshop at St. Wilfrids Catholic High School | ||
| 12th | Lecture | Dorset | Lecture at The Wing Centre in Bournemouth, Dorset | |
| 13th | Consultant | 23rd Japan business trip as a consultant | ||
| 23rd | Return from Japan | |||
| 25th-29th | Teaching | London | Teaching a course: Japanese Language and Culture in the Future University in London | |
| 30th | World Together Day | Wakefield | Demonstration of Tea ceremony at “World Together Day” in Wakefield Westgate | |
| 31st | London Anime Con 2011 | London | Lectures at Anime League in London | |
| August | ||||
| 14th | Lecture and Demonstration | Tea Ceremony at Geffrey Museum | ||
| 19th-21st | Ayacon | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK | Ayacon (Anime convention) as a guest speaker (Japanese culture) | www.ayacon.org.uk |
| 26th-29th | Abunai | Holland | Abunai (Anime convention) in Holland as a guest speaker | |
| September | ||||
| 3rd & 4th | Sussex Bonsai Festival | Lecture and demonstration Tea ceremony, Bushido and Shinto, The History of Kimono, Teaching calligraphy |
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| Every Wed 19:00 – 23:00 | Bunkasai Club | London | Bunkasai Club to help www.aidforjapan.co.uk | https://bunkasaiclub.org.uk/ |
| 8th-11th | Alcon 2011 | De Montfort University, Leicester, UK | Lecture and demonstration: Teaching Japanese Language using Anime | |
| 11th | London | Helping to wear Yukata – Akari project near river Thames (The Japan Society and embassy) | ||
| 18th | Matsuri | Appeal for Fundraising – Aid For Japan for orphans in Matsuri | ||
| October | ||||
| 22nd | Dance Festival | London | Japanese Traditional Dance (Nihonbuyo) at Dance Festival in London | |
| 26th | Lecture | London | Lecture: The History of Kimono at London College of Fashion | |
| November | ||||
| 4th-6th | NekoCon | USA | Guest of NekoCon convention in USA | |
| 12th-13th | Doki Doki | Sugden Sports Centre, Manchester, UK | Lectures and Demonstration at Doki Doki Con in Manchester | http://dokidokifestival.com/ |
| 25th | Bunkasai | Old Spitalfields Market, London | Kimono Fashion Show, Tea ceremony, shamisen, traditional Japanese Dance plus Harajuku and cosplay fashion show | https://www.facebook.com/events/840298972729872/ |
| 29th | Lecture | Yorkshire | Lecture in Yorkshire | |
| December | ||||
| 1st | Lecture | Bishops’s Stortford College | Lecture at Bishops’s Stortford College | |
| 2nd | Workshop | Workshop for Astley Copper school | ||
| 3rd | Tea Ceremony | London | Japanese table manner lesson and Tea Ceremony at Mitsukoshi restaurant in London | |
| 7th | Teaching | Cambridge | Teaching Japanese business manner in Cambridge | |
| 19th | Japan | Leaving for Japan | ||